Keeping Up Appearances

Achoo!

Huang Rong had barely finished cursing him in her heart when Song Qingshu, lying in the carriage elsewhere, sneezed heavily. Puzzled, he thought, Could one of my beauties be thinking of me again?

Wanyan Liang hurriedly put on a concerned expression. "Brother Tang Kuo, you suffered serious injuries and were poisoned. Although the poison has been neutralized, your body is still very weak. Once we return to the residence, you must recuperate properly."

Yet his thoughts were entirely different: Hmph, you'd better become a consumptive invalid from now on, with no strength left for bedchamber affairs, so Ge Bi can take a few less pounding...

In terms of seniority, Ge Bi was Emperor Xizong's biological younger sister, which naturally made her Wanyan Liang's cousin. Wanyan Liang harbored such incestuous thoughts toward his own cousin; even Song Qingshu, who was usually quite the libertine, could only bow in defeat in this regard.

"Thank you for your concern, Prince." Song Qingshu also assumed a deeply moved expression. "This time, I had thought there was no escaping disaster and had already resigned myself to death. I never expected Your Highness to save me. For this life-saving grace, Tang Kuobian will repay you even if he must become an ox or a horse."

Hmph, it's not as though you'd offer your wife to me for a few nights of fun.

Wanyan Liang sneered inwardly, but his face wore a gentle, jade-like smile. "What are you saying, Brother Tang Kuo? We serve in the same court, so we should naturally help each other. Besides, you and I have always shared a close personal friendship. How could I possibly stand by and watch you die?"

Wanyan Liang knew that Tang Kuobian and his wife were deeply devoted to each other. Unlike Wu Dai, the Military