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nMerry Christmas Eve everyone!!!????

nWhen Xu still wore this silly look, Shi already stood in front of him.

nXu didn’t resume his consciousness until Shi got so close to him.

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nAfter that, Xu brightened his eyes.

n“Sister-in-law!” shouted Xu in excitement.

nAll the eunuchs and palace maids, “…”

nShi almost got chocked on Xu’s words, but Xu ran inside already.

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n“Ah, sorry.” Xu instantly apologized to Shi. “Elder brother told me not to call you like this, for you would be unhappy. He asked me to call you Elder Brother Shi.”

nAll the eunuchs and palace maids, “…”

nShi said with his eyes narrowed, “Elder brother?”

n“Yes.” Xu continued in excitement, “Elder Brother Shi, you’re more beautiful than I imagined.”

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nShi, “…”

nXu said with intoxication, “Elder Brother Shi, I deemed it womanish to describe a man as beautiful, but now I finally understand there are different kinds of beauties! Well, I only can use ‘exceedingly charming’ to describe you.”

nShi, “…” He suddenly found himself stupid after he had felt unpleasant for such a long time because of Xu’s appearance.

nPerhaps, the intelligence was not right as if what the naked eyes saw might be false…

nLong had explained to Shi that they got drunk and purely slept together.

nHowever, the rumor told another story.

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nSeeing the teenager in front of him, Shi considered Xu a little silly, especially for Xu’s eyes.

nIf Xu disguised himself, then Xu must be really good at it, for even Shi couldn’t spot a flaw.

nWhat if Xu didn’t disguise himself?

nShi slightly curled the corners of his lips. “Elder Brother Shi, is it fun fighting at the border?”

n“Fun is an inappropriate word to depict wars,” said Shi lightly.

n“Uh…” Xu immediately scratched his head with embarrassment. “I know that…Elder Brother Shi, er, I was only asking. Can you tell me something about the border? I haven’t been there yet!”

nShi slightly narrowed his eyes.

nAfter a long time, Shi talked about the border…

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nXu listened to Shi with bright eyes, a scene that Long saw after finishing the morning session and coming to the Qiankun Palace.

nWas his sworn little brother having a nice talk with his empress?

nLong couldn’t help twitching the corners of his lips and walked inside.

n“Xu You, what are you doing here? Your Elder Brother Shi just got back last night and needs rest now. Did he wake up to welcome you after you showed up?”

nHearing this, Xu fiercely tapped his head. “Ah, I didn’t think of this…right, Elder Brother Shi just came back and must be very tired. I was too excited…”

nLong sighed and sat beside Shi. “Qingzhou, are you tired?”

nAs he spoke, Long squeezed Shi’s shoulders, which looked like that Long curried favor with Shi.

nShi narrowed his eyes again.

nAn emperor wasn’t supposed to do such an action, but Long did it.

nShi paid careful attention to Xu’s reaction and only saw tease, not jealous, in his eyes…

nShi was silent for a moment but didn’t refuse Long’s behavior.

nThus, Long used his two hands to massage Shi with more strength.

nAll the eunuchs and palace maids lowered their heads as if seeing nothing.

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nAs a modern person, Xu had lived in this world for six years, but he wasn’t afraid of Long, because Long was a modern person, too.

nTherefore, Xu directly made fun of Long. “Elder brother, you’re awesome. Your massage skills are really good!”

n“Of course.” Long said with a sneer, “You should learn this from me. Otherwise, I’m afraid Fang Shuoyang will desert you.”

n“Fang Shuoyang?” asked Shi with his brows cocked. “Who is Fang Shuoyang?”

nLong explained with a smile, “Fang Shuoyang is his lover and the young master of Sky Hermit Fort. But, Fang’s parents didn’t agree them to be together, found a woman for Fang, and wanted to harm him, so he escaped.”

n“Elder brother,” cried Xu. “How could you tell my matters so loudly…it’s too embarrassing, isn’t it?”

nLong grinned at Xu. “Don’t worry, your Elder Brother Shi isn’t an outsider and is way better than you in martial arts. So he may help you.”

n“Uh.” Xu said with a nod, “You’re right…Elder Brother Shi, thanks for this!”

nShi said with a faint smile, “En…”

nLong asked, “Haven’t you eaten breakfast?”

n“No, no.” Xu immediately nodded. “Elder brother, I’m hungry.”

nLong rolled his eyes. “You’re a pig. What else are you capable of except for getting hungry and eating?”

nXu felt a little sad. “Elder brother, how could you say this to me?”

nShi interrupted them with a smile, “I’m hungry, too.”

nLong said immediately upon hearing this, “Qingzhou, you get hungry? I’ll order breakfast to be served.”

nSuch a distinct treatment made Xu shout. “Elder brother, you’ve done too far. How could you act like this?”

nLong said with a smile, “A sworn brother is different from a lover. Don’t you know this? I don’t mind if you treat your lover better than me!”

nXu instantly turned darkened.

nShi raised the corners of his lips and smiled.

nLong ordered breakfast to be served, so breakfast was placed on the table shortly.

nThe three sat together to enjoy breakfast. Among them, Xu had the worst table manners. Shi slowly ate breakfast, which formed a beautiful picture to behold.

nLong squinted at Xu up and down and said, “Xu You, just then I learn of your ugly table manners. Is this the reason why your parents-in-law don’t like you?”

nXu twisted the corners of his lips. “Elder brother, you turn bad. You were not this before. When Elder Brother Shi came back, you’ve changed. You like to give blows to me!”

nLong grinned at Xu with his white teeth shown. “Is that so?”

n“Yes!” Xu complained of Long with indignant.

nHowever, Long totally neglected Xu.

nUnder the circumstances, Xu sadly finished breakfast.

nAfter breakfast, Long made Shi lie on the bed to rest after asking Xu to leave!

nShi couldn’t sleep while lying on the bed against his will.

nLong didn’t expect Shi to fall sleep right away and just declared his stand that he didn’t want to Shi to get tired.

nHence, Long placed all the imperial reports at Shi’s bedroom and dealt with them right in front of the bed.

nShi watched Long and then asked, “Did you meet the envoys of the Northern Barbarians?”

n“No, I didn’t. I plan to neglect them for two days. It isn’t urgent,” said Long directly.

nShi nodded and asked again, “Are you going to agree on the peace proposal?”

n“Eh.” Long said with a nod. “Qingzhou, I’m honest with you, I don’t want to dominate the world. Our people aren’t fit to live in the Northern Land. What if we defeat them? Frankly, I dislike there at all.”

nShi thought about it for a while and nodded after a pause. “Point taken.”

nLong said with a smile, “Do you think I’m not ambitious?”

nShi replied while shaking his head. “No, I don’t. Your Majesty, you have far-reaching thoughts. After conquering the Northern Land, we have to manage it. Besides, the people there will fight against us. Even if we can resort to force, the price is rather big.”

n“That’s right.” Long said with a nod, “It’s easy to occupy the Northern Land, but the management is rather difficult. What’s more, when the country is going down, its people will put up a desperate fight, so we’ll pay big prices. If the small country in the east takes advantage of this, chaos will be made. In that case, we can’t seize the Northern Land for the time being.”

nShi nodded and smiled. “Your Majesty, I’m afraid you’ll utilize this chance to dominate the world considering the good situation.”

n“Haha.” Long burst into laughter. “I’m not that ambitious. After all, our country is vast enough.”

nShi chuckled. “Eh. Your Majesty, when you agree with the Northern Barbarians to enter the imperial city, I know the war is about to be over. I think it’s good.”

n“Eh.” Long said with his eyes fixed on Shi, “Qingzhou, I haven’t extended my thanks to you yet. Thank you for not only guarding against the border but also fighting bravely to seize three cities of the Northern Land. Qingzhou, you’re awesome!”

nShi paused for a while and felt bashful for such a compliment, especially for the softness in Long’s eyes…

n“Your Majesty, you were flattering me.”

n“Alas…” Long sighed. “Qingzhou, why do you still call me Your Majesty?”

nLong winked.

nSeeing such an innocent look of Shi, Long couldn’t help bowing his head down to kiss Shi’s lips. “Qingzhou, are you in pain?”

n“What?” Shi felt confused.

nLong whispered in Shi’s eyes, “I was too excited last night….there were so many times I couldn’t control myself…”

nShi shook his head and said with his ears reddened, “No…”

n“Not in pain?” Long kissed Shi’s reddish ears. “Then can we continue tonight?”

nShi subconsciously changed his look, making Long laugh unconsciously. “Qingzhou, you’re still in pain, aren’t you?”

nShi looked away and directly neglected Long.

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