The strong liquor slid down his throat, spreading warmth through his entire body. Even the way the Ruler of Eastern Lin looked at Yuanbao was steeped in drunken desire.
Truly, a beauty touched by wine was a sight no one could look away from.
Yuanbao naturally noticed. He gave a bitter smile, then sighed mournfully. "Ah... you're a monarch, and so imposing, too. What a pity we can only be friends."
The Ruler of Eastern Lin's face began to burn, but he still had his wits about him. Hearing that Yuanbao harbored such feelings for him as well, he asked in wild excitement, "Why? Why must you and I stop at that?"
Yuanbao smiled, rose, and took two graceful steps before stopping by the window. He said plaintively, "Because our Emperor of Great Xia wants me as his consort."
"But you..." The Sovereign stopped short. Yuanbao was a man. Could a man become a consort, too?
"Unfortunately, I am a man. But His Majesty said it didn't matter. He could even give me a high official post, as long as I entered the palace often to keep him company," Yuanbao continued.
At those words, the Ruler of Eastern Lin trembled.
Back then, Wushuang had been his high-ranking official and trusted minister, a standout among men despite his youth, with peerless good looks.
After they became involved, their sordid affairs could not be made public, so he sent people to bring Wushuang into the palace every night.
It was exactly like the Emperor of Great Xia's coercion of Yuanbao now.
No. I won't allow it.
He could never agree to let Yuanbao serve the Emperor of Great Xia while wearing Wushuang's face.
Great Xia's Late Emperor had been inferior to him. The Late Emperor's son absolutely could not have the man