The passion of a cutsleeve

Chapter 8, Bloody rain cleaned with mud

Liu Xin couldnt keep his mind off of Dong Xian. Liu Xin loved Dong Xian's long soft brown locks, his nervous but careing personality, his robes that Liu Xin spent hours apon hours making. Liu Xin wasnt good at making clotheing, but he learned just for Dong Xian! Liu Xin knew that he had more importent things to do other then being inlove. Liu Xin never knew it before, but love makes people do crazy thingds. Empress Wu stood up, gave Liu Xin a short glare, before leaving. Liu Xin knew that face, she would pout and then scrunch up her nose like a child...She was mad.

Liu Xin must have accidently ignored her by being in his own thoughts. Liu Xin sat up, but felt light-headed so he layd back down again. Liu Xin huffed softly, who would take care of him now? Like his guarden, Liu Xin didnt like people touching him.

Speaking of guarden.

Dong Xian sits under the plum blossom tree, and yet the fair blossoms were all gone, as well as the elegent leafs. It was fall, and Liu Xin's flowers were wilting. Dong Xian was deeply upset by this, he didnt know how to stop it. Dong Xian was by himself, Hong Yan wasnt allowed near the emperor's personal chambers, or his personal guarden. Dong Xian stood up and walked over to the now wilted rose. He planted this purple rose so many months ago, and now it was gone. Not fully, there was about 10 peddles still on, but that didnt comfert the man. Dong Xian gently reatched out, his slender jade like finger tips brushed against the stem of the flower, and then the peddles, before back to the stem. Dong Xian closed his eyes and took steddy breaths. He only planted this because of the bald spot in the guarden. He didnt think Liu Xin would fall inlove with him because of it!

Dong Xian cleared his mind, still touching the rose. The world around him didnt matter any more, he was deep in meditation. Dong Xian didnt acticely meditate, he was still part of the court after all. But he use to when he was young, he remebered reading something about how it helped with making you feel less cold or not hungry. Dong Xian felt a serge of energy go through him, he has never felt this before. The energy went straight to his hand. Dong Xian felt a few beads of sweat fall down his face. So he opened his eyes.
The world seemed a little bit clearer, Dong Xian felt his senses highted. He smiled softly to hinself and let out a soft laugh that sounded more like a sigh. It was a weird feeling, he didnt feel as cold from the fall winds.

Dong Xian gasped and took a few steps back, his eyes widening. The rose, the wilted rose, was standing tall and proud. Dong Xian was both confused and over joyed! He couldnt believe it, did he do that? How did he do that? Thats so cool! Dong Xian felt like laughing but didnt want to alarm anyone so he didnt.

"Who got you smiling like that?"

Dong Xian almost jumped 10 feet high after hearing that teasing voice. Hong Yan giggled and reatched out to steddy her husband. Dong Xian blinked a couple of times, his honey eyes had a soft glint of affection. Hong Yan's rosey lips were turned up into a smile. Dong Xian shakes his head, his bangs pokeing his eye slightly untill Hong Yan fixed it. "It's it's nothing, just did something cool with a flower." Dong Xian wasnt even going to question how Hong Yan got past the gaurds, he will just let her be. Hong Yan rases one of her eyebrows and tilted her haid, her dark inky hair falling to one side. "Something cool with a flower?" She questions.

Dong Xian steps aside and pouts at the purple rose. Hong Yan looked excited and wraped an arm around Dong Xian's shoulder, "Looks like my dumb husband finaly found out the wonderdul powers of the live force!" Dong Xian was just happy from the attention. He nods slightly "I have heard that qi does wonders for many things. I just have been too busy to learn more."
With formerly being homeless as a child to now working consently in court, Dong Xian was running around and barely got sleep.

But since he got married, he didnt have to attend court as much. That and the fact that he did get a higher position, the court just didnt trust anyone else to take his role so they begged Dong Xian to help sometimes. Dong Xian was too embarrassed to say no, so he always went along with it. Dong Xian has mostly been trying to get ready for when his sister shows up. He delayed it, he wanted to make sure he had enough money for her to get all dolled up. Not like he worked for the court anyways, Liu Xin has rased hi sposition so many times. Dong Xian doesnt even do work, Liu Xin normaly just takes him with him to where ever he has to go.

Hong Yan knew she wast allowed in the garden, it was a place even the empress was forbidden to enter. But she honestly didnt care, it was just a garden. She has honestly seen better. Then again, the garden was falling apart cause its fall and winter should be coming soon. Liu Xin believes it has been delayed by the heavens so that the farmers can make srue that they get all their crops.

Dong Xian beemed as he looked at the flower. Wait, does this mean he can bring back the whole garden! Hong Yan noticed that glit in his eyes and she quickly smashed his dreams like a bug, "Useing too much of your qi for other things will kill you Dong Xian. I'd just be happy with the one flower and replant the others when spring comes." Dong Xian's face fell and he nodded. "Get me the vase from over there, it doesnt have holes so it should fit the flower nicely I hope." Insted of making a bad joke like she normaly would, Hong Yan just gets the vase and helps Dong Xian transfer the flower into said vase. Hong Yan knew that Dong Xian cared for Liu Xin, even if Dong Xian himself didnt realize it.

Dong Xian talks to Hong Yan for a bit, he loved her voice. But after a while he remebered he has a job and cant be a simp all day long, so he gave Hong Yan a soft peck on the lips before rushing away with the vase in his hands.

Liu Xin layed sound asleep in the bed, the empress was no where to be seen. Dong Xian put the flower vase next to the bed, just so that Liu Xin would be able to smell it. Liu Xin suddenly wrapped his arms around Dong Xian's waist. Dong Xian sighs, "Your majesty..I can tell by the way you look and act towards me that you like me..But I dont know how to feel about it. I enjoy the attention, but I am only here to get money for my sister. But I do like yo-." He was cut off by a loud snore. Dong Xian thought Liu Xin woke up, he grew extremly embarrassed. But the harder he tried to strugle the tighter Liu Xin's grip got, like a snake with a mouse. Dong Xian soon ended up falling asleep in Liu Xin's arms, praying that no one saw them like this.

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Dong Xian my cute baby boy! Anyways, yes his sister will show up soon I promise! Just let me be cuddley with DX and LX, please?

Hoped you enjoyed!