The Truth

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     As Yunlan wake up in the morning, Shen Wei is still sleeping soundly while leaning his head to Yunlan. His husband, he must protect him no matter what.

     While he carefully laid Shen Wei on the bed. Yunlan heard someone knock on the door. As he open it Officer Luan stood in their doorway. As he bow to him. "What do you want in this early morning?!" Yunlan irritated ask. "Aren't you gonna let me in first?" He ask.

     As officer Luan look around, hmmm....where is your husband, he should be fuming right now since I'm here?" Said officer Luan. "My husband is still sleepy he waited all night for me to go home." Yunlan sternly said. As officer Luan throw a sack of money, "This is your payment for a job well done. "I don't need it! I only need your protection against my family!" Yunlan said. "But prince Guo have a liken to your service, he wants you to come back and....." Yunlan suddenly pounce his hand, "I don't want to be connected to anything! Please! You have given your word. "I want my new family safe from them!" But he didn't notice Shen Wei have already woken up and heard everything. He almost draw his dagger unto the officer, Yunlan just stop him by holding his hand. "Are you treatning my wife?!" He shout to the officer. "I'll be leaving for now, I hope you change your mind." As  the officer left.

     "Why didn't you tell me?!" Shen Wei ask. As Yunlan kiss Shen Wei's head and embrace, "I don't want you to get worried! And beside he made a promise! I'll protect you no matter what!" Said Yunlan. Shen almost cried unto that as he hold Yunlan tightly making his wound open a little. That make Yunlan panic and pulled him again into the room, to put again some medicine and bandage it again. Minute pass, "Ah! Finished! You looked good as new!" He said to Shen Wei who suddenly sit on his lap and kiss him passionately without hesitation. Yunlan suddenly pulled him tightly on the waist. To not hurt him on the shoulder. As he responded back to the kiss. "Am I forgiven now?" Said Yunlan. "Silly fool! I should be the one to apologize to you yesterday, I almost killed you!" As Shen Wei lean his head to Yunlan. "Then this  is a promise no one would lie and make a secret  anymore!" As Yunlan caress Shen Wei's hair. "And what would be the punishment?" Shen Wei ask. "I don't know it's for you to decide?" As Yunlan's caress Shen Wei's cheek going to his soft pink lips. "But first tell me? Who command you to kill the prince?" Yunlan ask. "Remember he help us escape the palace I couldn't believe you do such thing without a reason?" As Yunlan's hand descending on Shen Wei's neck to his shoulder. "We didn't intended to kill him, its only a diversion, our target is the prime minister. And we did it. We kill the target." As Shen Wei almost breathless say as Yunlan gone further down and caressing Shen Wei bare torso. "You still didn't tell me who requested it?" Said Yunlan as he intensly looking to Shen Wei dark eyes. Shen Wei suddenly turn his head, "It's a secret, we can't tell...." As Shen Wei looked back to Yunlan's hazel eyes. "But I promise you this I won't do it again!" As he embrace Yunlan. Yunlan sight a little. "Is it Chu who command you? I've heard he disappeared when the prince got married? Is he seeking revenge on the royal family?" Shen Wei almost wide his eyes. As he shut Yunlan's mouth. "Don't ever tell that to anyone, Chu have many spies now! He have joined the enemy of Tang Empire, because of prince Guo betrayal on him!" Shen Wei said. Yunlan almost pop up his eyes of. "He love the prince deeply but the prime minister suggest a marriage to a princesses so they can have many allied force. That's why he killed the prime minister. Promise me you won't go back being a bodyguard to him. Because their gonna war! And I don't want my wife in the middle of it!" As Shen lean his head to Yunlan.
Yunlan was speechless, "A war? Because of Prince Guo? That weakling prince began a war because of him, who ever thought of that?" Yunlan said yo himself.

    As Yezun came to the meeting place and bow to Chu. "You heard what happened, we have finished your requested, I hope your satisfied on that." As Chu given him the reward payment. "Tell me....whose the bodyguard of the prince he almost captured you two?" He ask. "We didn't know, they are new! We only anticipate the previous body guards of prince Guo." Said Yezun. "I want you to find out whose he and brought him to me, understand!" As Chu command. "Yes sir!" As Yezun bow and leave.

      In the palace, General Xin ci can't stop himself from thinking of the new bodyguard of the prince, "That soft brown eyes, it remind me of my dead Yunlan and the way he fight! Could it be?" As he called one of his spies, Sang. "I want you to find the new bodyguard of the prince, if you find him brought him to me! Understand!" Sang bow to him, "Yes sir!" As she bow and disappeared. One of Ting Xuan's man heard everything and report to his commander.

     As Yunlan was making breakfast for his dear husband, Da quing and the others come bursting in as they sit on the dinning room and saw the breakfast. They are almost shocked everything is burn even the bread and the noodles is swimming on some kind of thing in which they dreaded to eat. "Hey! Guys! It's like old times! Shen Wei can't cook for us today! So I had  to cook every dishes there, eat up now!" As he intensly looked at the three of them. In which the three just look. "What?! Eat up or I'll gonna eat you up!" Shout Yunlan. As the three got frighten and almost eaten everything on the table, as they gag and almost became blue. "I knew it you love my cooking, well I'm off now to my room to give breakfast to my beautiful husband!" As all of them said, "No!!!! Don't poison your husband!" Yezun suddenly came, "Whose gonna kill my Gege! Who?!" Until he turned to Yunlan who'll be serving food for his brother. He laugh suddenly making Yunlan red in anger. "You! Get out of my house!" Shout Yunlan. Da quing and the others tried to stop the two from fighting. "What's going on?!" Until Shen Wei came. "My dear husband they all said I will poison you with my food!" As Yunlan cried to Shen Wei. Shen Wei suddenly glared to them. Making them back away. As he comfort his wife, "Here....here...I'll eat everything on that tray!" As he kiss Yunlan's on the forehead making him stop his cry. And lead him to their room. "No!!!! Gege!!!! You will die!!!" Yezun said. Shen Wei suddenly make that stotic look to his brother. Making Yezun stop his dramatic thing, as he jerk back from his brother is getting angry. "Don't you dare mock my Yunlan!" As Shen Wei close the door and never emerge back. Da quing and the others praise Shen Wei for being a good friend, brother and husband. "Wait! My Gege! Is not dead yet!" Yezun said. "Oh! Yes he will with that food!" Said Da quing.

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