Ch. 91 - Zhong Yansheng: Xiao Nong really likes him very much

A low, hoarse voice entered his ears, and Zhong Yansheng's body trembled slightly. His heart felt soft and bitter, and his vision became blurry for some reason. After a long while, he whispered, "It was obviously you..."

The voice was nasal, low and gentle, with a soft tone, full of grievance. Xiao Nongzhi felt his chest being rubbed back and forth. He wrapped him up in a fox fur coat like a small ball, turned him around, and kissed his cold forehead: "You wronged me."

Zhong Yansheng's eyelashes trembled several times, and he lowered his head. The tremor in his voice became more obvious: "Hasn't your poison been completely removed yet..."

Xiao Nong has been in a daze these days, oblivious to the outside world, with only him in his mind and eyes. However, the more Xiao Nong is like this, the more dependent he becomes on him, making him feel uncomfortable and guilty.

He always wondered if it was because of the influence of the mother Gu.

Xiao Nong sighed silently, holding his face patiently, and spoke gently: "Tiao Tiao, from what your aunt and Lou Qingtang have said these days, you also know what people who have been infected with the Gu look like."

This poison was originally created by the barbarian nobles in order to secure their own positions and avoid betrayal.

After all, you will have a splitting headache every once in a while, and no one can bear that kind of pain. People who have been infected by the male Gu will either go crazy or die in pain during an attack, and they can only calm down by staying by the side of the female Gu.

If you don't want to be bound by the law and kill someone with the mother poison, you will die.

Therefore, the barbarians called this Gu "unsolvable".

Xiao Nong stroked his cheek with his fingers: "My dear, why do you think I haven't taken action against the royal family in all these years?"

Zhong Yansheng's eyes were filled with tears. He couldn't see the face in front of him clearly. He blinked twice and said, "Isn't it because of... the poison?"

The old emperor had been using child Gu to control Xiao Nong, allowing him to flatter him. Xiao Nong also knew who had poisoned him, so he was cautious.

"If I wanted to, I could have marched south and stormed into the palace five years ago." Xiao Nong was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "But if I march south, the border will be weak, and the barbarians will take action. The countless foreign countries that are eyeing Dayong will also take action."

The border has always been turbulent. Dayong is vast and prosperous. Countless eyes are staring at this piece of fat meat. If there is any sign of dejection, the hungry wolves will rush over and eat it up.

Through the blur of tears, Zhong Yansheng vaguely saw Xiao Nong's handsome face. His beautiful eyes stared at him, just like the icy lake not far away.

He slowly understood what Xiao Nong had unfinished meaning.

Xiao Nong was not afraid that the old emperor would not take action, nor did he care about the infamy of treason in the future.

The Black Armored Army guards the border. If he takes action, Mobei will once again fall into the chaos of many years ago, and the war will surely spread across this land.

He had seen that scene with his own eyes and didn't want to see it again.

"It was never poison that bound me." Xiao Nong said with pride, "I will not be swayed by a mere insect."

He never pretends to like something he should hate, and he never hides what he likes.

He didn't take action only because the entire Dayong was tied to him.

Zhong Yansheng's lips trembled, and the tears that he had been able to hold back just now fell more and more violently. He leaned his head against his neck, and his body trembled continuously.

Xiao Nong's collar was almost wet from his crying. Fearing that he would freeze his eyes, he wrapped him in the fox fur again and said, "Do you remember what Lou Qingtang told you a few days ago, why this secret technique of poison became a taboo secret of the barbarians?"

Zhong Yansheng nodded slightly.

Because in the end, the controlled slaves could no longer bear it and killed all the nobles who were with the mother poison.

A tragic mutual destruction.

"If it weren't for you, I would have killed the person who was with the mother Gu." Xiao Nong lifted up his tear-soaked face affectionately and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, "But you saved me, Tiao Tiao."

Zhong Yansheng stared at him in a daze.

"You are not the one who binds me."

The cold whistling wind swept in from the snowfield in the distance, swept across the icy lake, and ruffled the hair of the person in front of him.

The starlight is grand and brilliant, and the sky is full of stars. The sound of Hujia from the nearby felt tents is long and distant, as if telling the ancient stories on the grassland.

"You are the one who rescued me."

He had been feeling uneasy in his heart, and something that was slightly hanging in the air suddenly fell to the ground at this moment. There was a rumbling in Zhong Yansheng's ears, and he understood what Xiao Nong said in a solemn tone.

He couldn't control his sobs and asked anxiously: "So, so, my birth is not a shackle for you?"

"How is that possible?" Xiao Nong said softly, "It was obviously God's mercy that allowed you to be born and come to my side."

Zhong Yansheng knew that Xiao Nong was speaking to him very clearly.

Xiao Nong told him seriously that the things he was worried about never existed.

"If you keep thinking about that nonsense, I will change my tactics to make you believe it." Xiao Nong pretended to be angry and pinched his face, "You actually don't trust my heart."

His heart felt as if it was soaked in a hot spring, warm and cozy. Zhong Yansheng grabbed his sleeve tightly, his eyelashes flickering several times before he nodded his head a few times in embarrassment under Xiao Nong's gaze and apologized obediently: "I'm sorry, brother, I shouldn't have thought about it."

Xiao Nong hummed softly, but there was a smile in his eyes. He rubbed his head a few times through his furry hat.

He had just woken up and Zhong Yansheng was not around. He went all the way to look for him, but saw the young man sitting alone by the lake, hugging his knees, looking pitiful. His heart ached so much that he wished he could curl him into a small ball and hold it against his heart, so that he could stick to him there to see what he meant.

But children of this age are prone to having wild thoughts, so as the older party, we need to patiently guide and explain to them so that they don’t panic.

In the past, these words were not very credible, but now there are no more poisonous insects.

Zhong Yansheng was moaning as he was being rubbed, and Xiao Nong seemed particularly happy to hear him moaning. After chuckling muffledly for a few times, he laughed out loud.

Zhong Yansheng thought he was laughing at him, and then he realized that he was ashamed of his previous words and deeds. He was a little annoyed and wanted to ask Xiao Nong to stop laughing, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Nong lowered his head, moved close to his lips, and took the opportunity to kiss him.

Zhong Yansheng's breathing was a little disordered, and he was forced to keep his mouth open. The root of his tongue felt sore and numb that he almost couldn't breathe.

Taxue was rubbing against the side, looking a little confused, as if it didn't understand why Zhong Yansheng asked it to bite off Xiao Nong's legs not long ago, but now he was kissing him again.

Their hot breaths were entangled together, their lips and tongues were grabbed forcefully, and their soft lips were rubbed out of shape, from light red to bright red. Although the surroundings were so cold, Zhong Yansheng felt as if he was in a steamer. His eyelids turned red from being kissed, and he didn't know how long it was before he was released.

Xiao Nong's hand fell on his knees, and he easily picked him up and carried him back.

Zhong Yansheng was startled by the sudden feeling of being lifted into the air, and he quickly hugged his neck.

There were some barbarian soldiers patrolling in the tribe. When they saw Zhong Yansheng being carried back by Xiao Nong, they recognized them as Pei Yue's two distinguished guests and couldn't help but take a few more glances at them.

Zhong Yansheng felt embarrassed by being stared at and could only bury his head in Xiao Nong's arms, his ears turning red.

When entering the felt tent, Xiao Nong raised his foot and drove away Taxue who was following him with a clattering sound.

Zhong Yansheng was anxious: "Why did you drive it out?"

Although the snow was furry, it was very cold outside.

Xiao Nong put him on the bed without even raising his eyelids. He didn't know how he moved, but Zhong Yansheng's belt loosened.

Because Zhong Yansheng was afraid of the cold, Pei Yue had people put several charcoal braziers in the felt tent, which kept it very warm.

Xiao peeled off Zhong Yansheng neatly and continued what he was doing: "It's in the way, I'm anxious."

"…Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xiao Nong raised his eyes to look at him, his deep blue eyes were filled with lust, and he said frankly, "I'm in a hurry to sleep."

As expected, Zhong Yansheng didn't even dare to cry out loud.

Pei Yue lived in the next yurt, and Lou Qingtang lived in the other yurt. Outside, there were the footsteps of patrolling barbarian soldiers.

((Yurt = tents))

He was wet all over, his hair was soaked with sweat, his eyes were dazed, and he didn't dare to shout out, for fear of being heard by his aunt next door.

If his aunt found out that he was bullied by Xiao Nong again, she would definitely drug Xiao Nong.

He was a little reluctant.

The aunt felt sorry for Zhong Yansheng, so she filled the felt tent with several layers of soft blankets, just like a bed, making it more convenient for Xiao to play with him.

The last time his legs were so weak that he couldn't kneel was two months ago. Zhong Yansheng collapsed and was turned over by Xiao. He held him sideways in his arms and pressed his thin belly viciously: "Tiaotiao, what is this?"

The person who was so gentle by the lake before is now wicked to the core.

Zhong Yansheng was almost broken by him, and he forced her to speak in a trembling voice with tears in her eyes: "...you."

Xiao Nong let go of his hand with satisfaction and asked, "Will you dare to think too much in the future?"

"No, I don't dare." Zhong Yansheng's mind was blank, and he agreed to whatever he said, "No... I don't, brother."

Xiao Nong rewarded him with satisfaction: "Tiao Tiao can't lie down anymore, can you sit down?"

not good.

But Zhong Yansheng couldn't say it.

Xiao Nong's gentleness and patience were obviously put into explaining and comforting, by the lake. The remaining slight anger was resolved on the bed, and he used the last few movements that Zhong Yansheng had drawn in the picture book.

When something furry rubbed against his calf, Zhong Yansheng screamed in fear and fell into Xiao Nong's arms, trembling. Xiao Nong stroked his sweaty back and comforted him affectionately, then glanced coldly at Taxue who had slipped back at some point.

The big cat lay beside him and stared at Zhong Yansheng, its fluffy tail sweeping back and forth and rubbing against Zhong Yansheng's calves.

When he found out it was Taxue who came back, Zhong Yansheng was almost fuming from being stared at by its piercing eyes, so he softly pulled its tail away: "Taxue...get out!"

The big cat, who usually listened to him, wagged its tail again. Instead of leaving, it hooked its long tail around his calf and let out a vague growl from its throat.

Zhong Yansheng hit Xiao Nong in frustration: "You, you chase it away."

Xiao Nong decisively slapped Taxue's big head away, turned over and covered Zhong Yansheng under him, and said with a smile: "I told you it's in the way."

Fortunately, Taxue appeared and interfered, and Xiao Nong was unable to get into trouble.

It was almost midnight, and Zhong Yansheng was almost asleep when Xiao Nong wiped his hands with a towel. When he was half asleep, he found Xiao Nong pulling away to wash the towel. He grabbed his arm and said vaguely, "It's not...clean."

Xiao Nong coaxed him: "It will be done in a moment."

Zhong Yansheng hummed, with a hint of doubt, and closed his eyes sleepily.

This sleep was the most peaceful one Zhong Yansheng had had in recent times. It was sweet and dreamless, without any unnecessary worries or anxieties.

When he woke up, Xiao Nong was gone. Taxue was lying on the other side, with his butt facing Zhong Yansheng, wagging his tail, and refusing to look back. He was angry about being driven away by Zhong Yansheng and Xiao Nong in turn last night.

Zhong Yansheng rubbed his eyes in confusion, and did not notice that Taxue was angry. He grabbed the big cat's tail, which was waving in front of him. He was still tired and his voice was hoarse: "Taxue, where is my brother?"

Hearing his voice, Taxue's ears stood up and its tail twitched, but it still ignored him angrily.

Zhong Yansheng saw that it was sulking and thought of what happened last night. He really couldn't bring himself to comfort Taxue.

After waking up for a while, Zhong Yansheng remembered that Xiao Nong should have gone to the medicine pool to take a medicinal bath at this time. He hurriedly grabbed the clothes next to him and put them on. He moved his body stiffly to the ground and limped two steps.

Taxue turned around to look at him, afraid that he would fall, so she jumped off the bed and followed him.

Zhong Yansheng smiled and patted its head: "Are you not angry anymore?"

Taxue turned her head away and ignored him in a bad mood.

It's very similar to the weird tone Xiao Nong has when he's angry.

When Zhong Yansheng arrived at the medicine pool, Xiao Nong was already soaking in it. Lou Qingtang and Pei Yue were not here today, so he was bored soaking in it. When he saw Zhong Yansheng and Ta Xue coming over, he leaned against the pool with his chin in his hand. He scanned his whole body with a hooked look in his eyes and raised his lips: "Did you sleep well?"

Zhong Yansheng felt his spine tingle when he saw that look in his eyes. He pursed his lips, hummed softly, moved a stool to the side and sat down, not wanting to move. He stared at Xiao Nong with his dark eyes without saying a word.

The poisonous insect in Xiao Nong's body has lost its activity. Yesterday, his aunt said that he didn't need to go into the pool and Xiao Nong could just soak in it by himself.

Xiao Nong raised his eyebrows: "Tiao Tiao, why don't you come down and accompany me?"

“No.” Zhong Yansheng knew that he would definitely do something bad, so he moved the stool further away to avoid being dragged down by him. “I’ll watch you.”

Hearing his hoarse and soft voice, Xiao Nong raised his eyebrows and smiled. It was boring to soak in the medicine pool. Did he have to say a few words to tease him? "Just look at me?"

Zhong Yansheng thought for a while and decided to tell him something interesting: "I have recently learned a few Mongolian words from the herdsmen here. The lake here is called 'Nor'."

Xiao Nong said softly, "Anything else?"

Seeing his interest, Zhong Yansheng was encouraged and continued, "The milk tea cooked by my aunt is called 'Sutaiqie', the stallion is called 'Ajilega', and there are many other names for horses of different ages..."

Things that he had only seen in travel notes before appeared before his eyes. He was very excited, and his eyes were shining, like a little bird flapping its wings happily. Xiao Nong looked into his bright eyes with a smile on his face, and suddenly, casually, he spoke a string of Mongolian.

Xiao Nong had been at the border for many years and spoke much better than Zhong Yansheng. The Mongolian sentence was very long and Zhong Yansheng had never heard of it before. He was confused and asked, "Brother, what does this Mongolian sentence mean?"

Xiao Nong casually crushed the scorpion that Pei Yue had thrown into the pond to death: "Nothing."

Zhong Yansheng was very suspicious: "Are you secretly calling me stupid again?"

Xiao Nong raised his eyebrows: "Come here, I will tell you what it means."

"Really?" Zhong Yansheng was full of curiosity. After hesitating for a while, he pushed away Taxue biting his clothes, walked to the edge of the pond and squatted down, "What does it mean..."

Xiao Nong suddenly stretched out his arms and kissed him on his red lips.

Zhong Yansheng was stunned. After a while, he backed away in a panic with a red face.

Xiao Nong laughed softly: "Stupid."

Zhong Yansheng was angry.

Sure enough, Xiao Nong was just calling him stupid.

After Xiao Nong had been soaking for a while, Lou Qingtang yawned, opened the felt curtain and walked in, saying hello: "Oh, the little prince is here too, soaking it early in the morning, Prince Ding, it's almost marinated, haha."

However, Xiao Nong did not remain silent as usual as if he did not understand what was said. He looked at Lou Qingtang with a cold look, as if he was not smiling.

Lou Qingtang paused and quickly retreated: "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. My little prince, please continue to watch, don't let this water ghost crawl out and kill passers-by!"

After driving away the uninvited guest, Xiao Nong held up his chin and turned his gaze back, saying gently: "Go on, Tiao Tiao."

Zhong Yansheng: “…”

Xiao Nong soaked the water for another two days. As Lou Qingtang said, the medicinal flavor was almost absorbed into it, and the poisonous insect that had crawled under his shoulder could be taken out.

It was not pleasant to remove the poisonous insect. Pei Yue and Lou Qingtang worked together. Zhong Yansheng was sitting next to them, holding Xiao Nong's hand tightly and letting him bite himself if it hurt.

Xiao Nong was unwilling to do that, and even when he was about to fall into a coma, he just gave him a light kiss on his finger.

The thing that had tortured Xiao Nong for more than ten years was finally taken out and thrown into the brazier and burned to ashes. The pain of the past years seemed to have turned to ashes as well.

Xiao Nong frowned and held Zhong Yansheng's hand tightly when he was unconscious.

Pei Yue pretended not to see it and solved the problem of the male Gu in Xiao Nong's body. The female Gu in Zhong Yansheng was even easier to deal with. After all, the barbarian noble who created this thing back then would not do anything that would harm himself.

It didn't hurt at all when the mother Gu was taken out, nor did he feel like he was being peeled off. Zhong Yansheng looked at Xiao Nong's handsome face and still wanted to give him a kiss secretly.

Pei Yue looked at how clingy the two of them were and shook her head.

Zhong Yansheng felt a little embarrassed and hesitated for a while. Seeing that Pei Yue had not left yet, he remembered the Mongolian words Xiao Nong had said before and suddenly became curious: "Aunt, Xiao Nong said something in Mongolian to me two days ago."

"Hmm?" Pei Yue asked as she prepared the medicine. "What?"

Zhong Yansheng recalled the tone of that sentence, stumbling over it and complaining to his aunt: "Is he calling me stupid?"

Pei Yue paused her movements, her eyes looked slightly strange, she glanced at Xiao Nong, and when she heard Zhong Yansheng's question, she smiled without saying anything.

"aunt?"

Pei Yue did not answer. After a while, she said leisurely, "Before you were born, my elder brother and his wife and the old Prince Ding had arranged a marriage between you and Xiao Nong. When I was in the capital, I heard that the prince of Prince Ding was very noisy and insisted on cancelling the engagement. He even ran away from home and was caught and beaten several times by the old Prince Ding."

Zhong Yansheng thought of Xiao Nong's expression when he said he would cancel the engagement, and he wanted to laugh: "Well, brother really deserves a beating."

Pei Yue skillfully diverted Zhong Yansheng's attention, prepared the herbs, and showed mercy by adding two pieces of coptis root: "Okay, have his men go and cook the medicine. Drink it twice a day for a month and it will be enough."

Zhong Yansheng nodded obediently: "Thank you, aunt."

Xiao Nong didn't wake up until the afternoon. As soon as he woke up, he looked for Zhong Yansheng first. Seeing that he was right next to him, he fell asleep leaning against him and felt relieved.

After finally solving his own problems, Xiao Nong should prepare to return to Dayong's border camp. These days, Zhan Rong and Huo Shuang must have been so anxious in the military camp that they were probably bubbling at the corners of their mouths.

If Xiao Nong leaves, Zhong Yansheng will definitely follow him.

Pei Yue touched Zhong Yansheng's soft hair reluctantly, but did not say anything to persuade him to stay: "Remember to write more letters to your aunt."

Zhong Yansheng nodded obediently, and after listening to Pei Yue's instructions for a few more words, he said, "Aunt, my brother and I have something to discuss with you."

Pei Yue put down her hand: "Hmm?"

"The two great tribes, Khoshut and Aluko, are very ambitious. Even if they fail to attack Dayong this time, they will try again next time." Zhong Yansheng's face became more serious. "They frequently send envoys to the Aohan tribe, hoping that you will send troops. It was all because of you, my aunt, who pressured them. I'm afraid they will harm you."

Moreover, this time the two large tribes have been badly injured and it will be difficult for them to survive the winter. They will inevitably turn their attention to the Aohan tribe, which has abundant supplies and is stable. If they join forces to attack, the Aohan tribe is not like the Dayong tribe, which has elite soldiers and generals and a long border defence line.

The herdsmen in the tribe love Pei Yue, but many of the nobles are dissatisfied with Pei Yue, and it will be hard to guard against them stabbing in the back.

Pei Yue pondered for a moment, turned to look at Xiao Nong, and asked bluntly: "Your Highness Prince Ding, do you want to cooperate with the Aohan tribe?"

Xiao Nong restrained his usual arrogant nature and said modestly, "Those nobles dared to come to the big tent to challenge us a few days ago. Auntie should also understand that you are now in danger. Cooperating with the little king is the best choice."

“…”

Pei Yue's eyebrows twitched when he called her "Aunt" and "Little Wang": "Tell me about it."

Xiao Nong smiled slightly: "The barbarians have not had a Khan for more than ten years."

Pei Yue did not speak, Zhong Yansheng followed up and said: "Aunt, if the Aohan tribe does not annex other tribes, it will be annexed sooner or later. The barbarians need a Khan. I think my uncle is of noble birth and has such a weak body, so he is very suitable for this important task."

Hearing her well-behaved nephew say such vicious words, Pei Yue glared at Xiao Nong imperceptibly.

Xiao Nong touched his chin and bowed his head to admit his mistake.

In recent years, anyone among the barbarians who claimed to be Khan was assassinated by Xiao Nong's men, but people cannot be killed all, and they will come back again when the spring breeze blows.

Sooner or later the barbarians will realize that they have to unite, and sooner or later they will gather around a leader to be the Khan, which will then be even more troublesome.

Rather than letting a capable person take power, it is better to support a puppet who is pro-Han first.

Back then, the barbarians massacred the northern desert, and the Xiao family had a blood feud with them.

When he was young, Xiao Nong wanted to kill all the barbarians, but now he has grown up and knows more clearly who is the cause of all the blood feuds and how to deal with everything calmly.

Pei Yue was not the type to sit and wait for death. After listening to what they said, he restrained his expression and thought for a moment, then nodded slowly: "He is indeed very suitable to be the Khan."

After discussing with Pei Yue in the felt tent for an afternoon, Xiao Nong and Pei Yue reached an agreement.

The Aohan tribe helped Dayong to repel the cavalry from the other two tribes. Xiao Nong helped the Aohan tribe to annex the two tribes and establish the Khan.

This was the first time that Zhong Yansheng participated in a discussion of this kind of thing, and he felt a sense of relief and pride that he had grown up.

Then Pei Yue fed him two bowls of milk tea and Xiao Nong fed him three pieces of milk cakes.

Zhong Yansheng sternly refused: "I won't eat it anymore."

Pei Yue saw that his face had become much thinner in recent days, so she took out some beef jerky and handed it to him.

Zhong Yansheng gave Taxue one piece as well, lowered his head and bit the hard beef jerky, and said vaguely: "Anyway, aunt, you can rest assured that His Royal Highness Prince Ding would not dare to have any bad intentions."

Xiao Nong smiled and said, "I really don't dare."

We were all full when we left the yurt.

Zhong Yansheng wanted to take Xiao Nong out for a walk to help digest the food, but Xiao Nong was called over again by Pei Yue.

Pei Yue glanced at Zhong Yansheng, then exchanged glances with Xiao Nong: "I still have something to say to His Royal Highness Prince Ding alone."

Xiao understood what she meant and rubbed Zhong Yansheng's head through his hat: "Be good, go back and wait for me for a while."

Seeing that they didn’t want him to hear it, Zhong Yansheng said “oh” and didn’t care. He took Taxue for a stroll and didn’t worry that Xiao Nong wouldn’t be able to find him after coming out of his conversation with Pei Yue.

Anyway, no matter where he is, Xiao Nong will always find a way to find him.

The tribe was still very lively today. Zhong Yansheng had become somewhat familiar with the enthusiastic herdsmen. Although they still couldn't communicate in the same language, they could still chat with each other for a while.

The herdsmen liked to feed Zhong Yansheng food. Zhong Yansheng was struggling at the moment, and after reluctantly declining the two herdsmen's offer, he could only stroll to a place with fewer people so as not to be unable to resist their enthusiasm.

After strolling for a while, he suddenly heard low voices nearby. Zhong Yansheng and Taxue pricked up their ears alertly, tiptoed over, and quietly poked their heads out to look over.

There were two young boys, hiding behind a felt tent, leaning against each other and talking in low voices, their faces red as they looked at each other.

Suddenly, the boy on the left said a long speech to the boy on the right. After a moment of hesitation, the boy on the right hugged the person next to him with a happy face, kissed him hard, and also said that long sentence in Mongolian.

Zhong Yansheng didn't expect to see such a scene, and he didn't expect to hear what Xiao Nong said before among the young lovers who were hiding here to express their true feelings.

Judging from the reactions of the two teenagers, that was not an insult at all.

No wonder my aunt looked at him strangely after hearing what he said. She just smiled without saying anything.

Zhong Yansheng was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hastily shrank back, thinking of that day when Xiao Nong lay beside the medicine pool with his chin in his hand, looking at his deep pupils with a smile, and his face suddenly turned red from the tips of his ears to his neck.

Although he still didn't understand what this sentence meant, he now knew that it was definitely not calling him stupid.

Xiao Nong really likes him very much.

Maybe more than he thought.

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