"Hahaha... Master, stop tickling me! It's so itchy! Master, you're so childish! I promise, I promise! Please spare me, Master!"
Hearing Xia Lin's promise, Jiang Yun let him go. Pinching one side of Xia Lin's cheek with one hand, he said, "You're not allowed to go back on your word now that you've promised. From now on, Xiaolinzi and I are each other's closest people."
Xia Lin bit Jiang Yun's chin lightly. "Since you've said I'm your closest person, then Master, you should listen to me. Just beat up the son of the minister of rites. If you don't listen to me, I'll go back on my word, and what I just said won't count."
Jiang Yun didn't say a word upon hearing this. He just stared straight at Xia Lin. Xia Lin felt that Jiang Yun seemed a bit dangerous at this moment. The next second, he felt a moist and warm touch on his lips. It was Jiang Yun's lips.
This kiss lasted for a very long time. It was not until Xia Lin felt that he could hardly breathe that Jiang Yun let him go. "Okay, I promise you. I'll just beat him up and that's it."
【Ding~ The task is completed. Jiang Yun's blackening value has decreased by 6 points. The current blackening value is 61 points. Please keep up the good work, host】
Xia Lin let out a sigh of relief. "That's right. Anyway, we've already taken advantage. By the way... Jiang Yun, let's not tell my parents about us for now. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear such a big shock."
Jiang Yun nodded. Actually, what he was thinking in his heart was that even if they didn't tell Xia Lin's parents directly, they could still let them know that their son liked men first, so that they could have some mental preparation. Maybe they wouldn't faint when they found out that their son was together with him in the future... Maybe...
Jiang Yun, who had abducted someone's precious son, had a thick skin and didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt at all. He really lived up to his reputation as the villain boss.
A few days later, the four members of Xia Lin's family entered the palace to attend the palace banquet. Xia Lin first went to pay his respects to his emperor uncle and his grand - mother, the empress dowager. This mother - son pair had a very good relationship with his mother and him. When Xia Lin was a child (before he had transmigrated into this body), he often came to play in the palace. He was specially allowed to enter and leave the palace freely, which showed that he was extremely favored. Moreover, since Xia Lin was not a prince, and the emperor had to be strict with his sons for some reasons, the doting that he couldn't pour on his sons would be transferred to Xia Lin.
The original owner of Xia Lin's body had always lived a very comfortable life, which was the main reason why he had developed a naughty and spoiled personality. After Xia Lin transmigrated here, he carefully changed his personality bit by bit. Fortunately, everyone thought that he had grown up and suddenly become sensible. In order not to arouse others' suspicion, Xia Lin still had to cause some trouble from time to time to maintain his persona.
"Xiaolin has grown so much taller and looks even more handsome." His grand - mother stroked Xia Lin and said kindly.
The grand - mother was in her sixties this year, but her body was still very healthy. Xia Lin guessed that she could live for another ten years.
"Grand - mother still looks in such good spirits. I'm relieved. I've prepared a birthday gift for you, Grand - mother." That's right, the reason why Xia Lin's family entered the palace this time was to attend the sixty - fifth birthday banquet of the empress dowager.
Xia Lin's birthday gift was a cypress tree carved from jadeite, which symbolized longevity. The gift was both precious and had a good meaning. The old lady couldn't stop praising her good grandson and saying that she hadn't doted on him in vain.
Apart from the emperor, the empress dowager, and Xia Lin's family, the people attending today's banquet also included concubines of the rank of imperial concubine and above, as well as five princes. The princesses were not qualified to attend today's banquet. They could attend the evening banquet, when there would be fireworks and Chinese opera performances.