Bodhisattva's Subject

Opening at 300 favorites [Rebellious and untamed x gentle black-lotus beauty | Love grows over time] Wen He can't say when he got used to living such a double life. By day, he is a refined and cultured senior official, helping the emperor govern the country and bring peace to the people, acclaimed by the masses. By night, he is the ruthless leader of the secret guards, the emperor's invisible hand, using the lowest and most brutal methods to clear away obstacles. With his Xianren Sword at an assassin's throat, Wen He says lightly, “If you talk, you'll spare yourself a lot of trouble. I doubt you'd want to experience the instruments in the imperial prison.” In the end, though, Wen He still cuts off the assassin's head with a single stroke. He lets warm blood spatter across his face. His Xianren Sword is soaked with blood, so much that Wen He can no longer tell: are the people he's killed good or evil? Besides being a chancellor and an assassin, he is also the adoptive father of a child. When the Fourth Prince, Xiao Muyun, was little and often ill, Wen He would hold him in his arms, sing him folk songs from Jiangnan, and pat his back as he softly asked, “Do you feel better?” But as Xiao Muyun grew older, he became less and less obedient. Wen He is shoved hard against a wall by his adopted son, Xiao Muyun, and dodges his hand. “Muyun, you've had too much to drink...” Xiao Muyun's eyes are bloodshot, and tears fall silently as he asks, “Uncle Wen, why is it all right for my third brother, but not for me?” Yes, Wen He is also a man's lover. His tenderness is for everyone, but he gives his love to only one person. * Xiao Jinglan's relationship with his father, the emperor, can only be described as severed. He has been stationed at the border for many years with an army of his own. He has long since rejected the emotions of the world, seeking only freedom and the open desert. Until Wen He lifts the flap of his military tent and says in a voice of utmost gentleness, “Third Highness, I am Wen He, the Right Chancellor. Your father has asked me to look after you.” Xiao Jinglan's loneliness melts away; his rebellious nature is no match for Wen He's tenderness. By the time he realizes what's happened, he's already fallen. Xiao Jinglan kisses the side of Wen He's neck, grips his hand and thrusts again and again, murmuring, “...Stay with me like this forever, all right?” * With Wen He mediating between them, Xiao Jinglan returns to the capital and implements new policies. During this time, he discovers that a secret guard organization operates behind the scenes in Daqi, killing countless people and placing itself above the law. Xiao Jinglan advances step by step, finally backing the leader into a dead end. “You can't escape,” Xiao Jinglan says from horseback, pointing his spear at the slender figure. “Take off your mask and let me see your true face.” Beneath the mask, cold sweat beads on Wen He's forehead, and his hand hanging at his side clenches unconsciously. Blood drips from the Xianren Sword in his hand. tips: 1. Both are each other's only partner, in body and heart. The top is younger. 2. Wen He is the leader of the secret guards, an organization established by the emperor. He's a complex, multifaceted character, neither wholly good nor wholly evil. The characters' values do not represent the author's. Please approach them with nuance. 3. The story involves court factional struggles. It begins with “Xiao Jinglan returns to the capital and implements new policies”; earlier events will be filled in through flashbacks. 4. The new policies are modeled on Wang Anshi's reforms, while the government system and society are modeled on the Northern Song and Ming dynasties. Content warnings!! 1. The bottom is beautiful, powerful, and tragic. There may be some feminization of the bottom, but it won't diminish his appeal. At first, the bottom loses all his inner power and can only fight by taking medicine; he recovers later. 2. The bottom is everyone's unattainable ideal. He also has a prince he raised from childhood who admires and loves him. Please don't read if you can't accept this. 3. The top is a good person, but he has a bad temper at first and is somewhat coercive toward the bottom. Please don't read if you can't accept this. Theme: I hate that we couldn't meet sooner.