Today was such a beautiful day. The springs already bloomed splendidly and the big cherry blossom tree in the courtyard also had all its branches covered in small pink white flowers. The pink blossoms scattered on the ground near the pavilion creating such a breathtaking view.
At the same time, Zhan Chen was in the middle of wearing a soft pink colored hanfu with cherry blossoms design. It still took him sometime to wear the antic clothes but he was better nowadays than before. Then, he matched the clothes with the gift Wei dage gave him. The cherry blossom hairpin looked really good with this hanfu. Looking at himself in the mirror, he nodded in approval.
He was very beautiful if he said so himself.
At first, when he just came to this strange world, he was sceptical of being in girly, feminine clothes. However, nowadays, he was fine with it.
Don't get him wrong.
He was still a man through and through. And he still wouldn't let another man hold him. That was still a big no-no. But, he did like the pretty little things.
And the reason he dressed like this was because...
"Xiao Chen, Wei dage is here." Bai Xiu Ying's head popped up from Zhan Chen's bedroom door. He smiled seeing his ger son dressed very cutely today. Usually, the young ger would make a fuss being dressed up prettily. He chuckled softly. Then, he saw the new ornament decorated his son's hair. "Where did Xiao Chen get that?" He said in confusion. "Mother don't remember you bought anything from our last outing..."
Smiling happily, Zhan Chen twirled - yes, he did twirl - and showed off his hairpin. "It's pretty, right? Wei dage gave it to me."
"Oh... Is that so?" Bai Xiu Ying said with a sly smile. Hm... It seemed something smelled so sweet here. Recently, his husband told him that when he had a meeting with the Emperor, the man would take every chance to ask about their son's wellbeing. "Hehe..." Bai Xiu Ying covered his mouth, laughing softly. Looked like someone had fallen for his dear baby.
"...Mother?" Zhan Chen was confused when he suddenly heard and seen his mother laughing. "Do I look weird?" He looked down on his body and frowned cutely. What? Did the clothes not fit him as he thought? As expected, he was crazy if he thought this feminine type of clothing would suit him ba!
Luckily, he was still sane! Gosh, he almost lost himself in this strange place! "I'm going to change this hanfu to a normal one!"
"Don't! You look absolutely adorable and pretty." Bai Xiu Ying quickly said when he saw Zhan Chen unhappily pulling at his sleeves. Coming inside, he adjusted the hairpin a little and smiled widely. "As Mother thought! No one can look more adorable beside my ger son!"
"Mother!" Zhan Chen smiled embarrassingly.
"Okay, let's go. Don't make Wei dage wait for you too long."
Bai Xiu Ying began pulling the shy ger towards the main hall where Emperor Xian Long Wei waited.
At the same time, Emperor Xian Long Wei was sitting on a chair. Today, the emperor adorned a normal looking plain black hanfu. Even though, it was plain black but the fabric quality was the finest in the empire.
Xian Long Wei looked calm and collected from the outside, but, inside he was anticipating and quite impatient to see the cute ger. His Chen Chen. He was sure that his ger would look very beautiful and he could already see it in his mind.
Just he was fantasising the young ger in various clothes, he saw the person himself being pulled by Lady Bai. He stood up and greeted calmly.
"Morning, Chen Chen." Emperor Xian Long Wei smiled and nodded at the older ger. "Aunt."
Bai Xiu Ying smiled and nodded back.
"Morning, Wei dage." Zhan Chen smiled at the older male as he shyly came up to the emperor.
Inside, Bai Xiu Ying was squealing at how cute his ger son being so shy. This was the first time he saw Zhan Chen being soft and ger-like. "Okay, you two young people. Go out and have fun. As for you Long Wei ah, please bring Xiao Chen back before dinner."
"Then, Lady Bai, I'll be taking Chen Chen out. We'll be back before dinner." He gave a slight nod at the older male and escorted the young ger out of the house. At the outside, there was already a plain carriage waiting for them as not to alert the common people that it was the emperor. Besides the coachman who drawn the horse, there were only shadow guards who were protecting the emperor and his guest secretly.
Zhan Chen looked in wonder. 'I thought when it's the Emperor there would be so many guards.' He didn't know about the shadow guards who were guarding them. He smiled as he accepted the older male's hand to enter the carriage. Well, since, they were going in disguise, it was better if no guards present, right? Zhan Chen innocently thought.
When they were inside, Zhan Chen sat opposite of the emperor. Their journey was quiet and serene with Emperor Xian occasionally asked Zhan Chen about himself.
Zhan Chen inwardly was relieved. He thought it was hard to talk to the Son of Heaven but it was not. Though, the emperor looked cold from the outside but he was quite a warm and kind person inside.
While, Zhan Chen was praising the emperor as a benevolent and kind person... The person himself was actually thinking about another matter. Emperor Xian Long Wei was staring at the young ger in front of him with a pair of wolf eyes.
Forgive him for being hungry but today, his Chen Chen looked extra beautiful and cute. The hairpin that he gifted him suited him so well.
"It does look good on you." Emperor Xian Long Wei smiled as he eyed the young ger.
"Eh?" Zhan Chen was surprised with the sudden sentence.
Seeing the adorable look on his Chen Chen, Long Wei chuckled. He moved forward as he caressed the hairpin on the young ger's head. At the same time, he dragged his fingers down and lightly touched the cute ear.
Zhan Chen who was suddenly seeing Emperor Xian's face in front of him, closed his eyes. Inside, his heart was beating faster and truthfully, he didn't even know why he closed his eyes. He trembled slightly when he felt a light feather touch on his ear.
"The hairpin suits you."
Ehhhh?
Opening his eyes wide, he looked up at the older male who had retreated back to his chair. He blushed in embarrassment when Emperor Xian Long Wei chuckled. "Wei dage!"
"Hm... What?" Smiling innocently, Emperor Xian Long Wei blinked his eyes.
Inside, Emperor Xian Long Wei still relished in the soft touch of Chen Chen's ear. He felt a strong desire to lick and nibble on it but if he acted right now... He would frighten the ger. He needed to build his web and slowly reign the prey before he could finally catch the prey.
Zhan Chen narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the older male. Inside, he was lamenting if Wei dage not accidentally touched his ear. But, he saw nothing suspicious and when the man himself looked at him 'innocently', he decided to let it go.
'...Maybe, I was wrong.'
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Small Theatre
Emperor Xian: Chen Chen, there's a sauce on your cheek.
Xiao Chen: Oh! (trying to wipe it clean but fails)
Emperor Xian: Here let me... (swipes his finger to clean the sauce and takes his time to touch the soft, squishy cheek before he brought his finger into his mouth) Hm... It tastes good.
Xiao Chen: (Drops his chopstick and blushes heavily)
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