Chapter 19: Please Be Mindful

The room became silent once more as all the gazes soon turned on Zhu Hui. Zhu Hui still covered his mouth with his sleeve as he looked away suspiciously.

Doctor Li furrowed his brow as he thought something was strange with his behavior. Hadn't Zhu Hui always been so proud and domineering? What was the reason behind his current flustered appearance?

Eunuch Wan hesitated, looking between Doctor Li and Yuan Ling until finally, Doctor Li waved him off. "Go on. If the Lord wants privacy, we can't go against his wishes."

Eunuch Wan gulped before nodding quickly, "Y-Yes… I will just leave you two it then." He gave one last dubious look at Zhu Hui before walking out of the door and closing it behind him.

Once Doctor Li ensured that he had left, he turned back to Yuan Ling. He flipped his beard and held out his hands, "Alright, my Lord. Let me check your lungs now."

Yuan Ling flinched away from his hands, "Oh… Um…"

Doctor Li's face twitched impatiently, "My Lord… Is something wrong?"

Yuan Ling looked at Zhu Hui who also had no idea what to do. Eventually, he looked back to Doctor Li with a bit of hesitance. "O-Okay… I am taking it off now."

"Thank you, my Lord." Doctor Li waited patiently as Yuan Ling slowly… Very slowly… began to remove his robe. His smile strained, "My Lord… I do not have time to play this game. I heard from many people that my Lord quite enjoys being nude. Is there a problem behind the reason why you can't take off your clothes now?"

"N-No problem…"

"My Lord, I am a doctor. You can trust me."

Yuan Ling was at a loss for what to do. He was quickly losing confidence, "There's no… Problem…"

Doctor Li's patience was quickly running out, "My Lord… If you take too long, Empress Dowager will come to look for you. Then you will have to strip with her watching. Surely my Lord would like to avoid that?"

Yuan Ling shivered at the thought and took a deep breath. He blushed as he removed his shirt, revealing the bruises and bite marks from the previous nightly rendezvous.

Zhu Hui's pupils dilated as his mouth suddenly turned dry. It took all of his willpower not to kick out the unsuspecting doctor and pounce on the bashful Emperor fidgeting on the bed.

Doctor Li's expression didn't change as he stared at the suggestive state of Yuan Ling's torso. He calmly reached out and tested Yuan Ling's lungs. He gave a nod and stood up once he finished his assessment, "I will go prepare the medicine for you. Please wait a moment, my Lord."

As he left the room, Yuan Ling turned to Zhu Hui. His eyes watered, "D-Do you think he knows?"

Zhu Hui gave a cough and looked away. His lips still chapped from the previous encounter. Yuan Ling watched him as he gave him the cold shoulder and felt slightly aggrieved. He shivered and whimpered dramatically, "Ah… So cold."

This caught Zhu Hui's attention immediately.

He looked back at him and felt his chest tighten in concern. He walked over to Yuan Ling and took off his outer robe to place around him. Zhu Hui's voice was hoarse as he tried to contain his urges, "Why didn't you put it back on?"

Yuan Ling decided to tease Zhu Hui to help relieve his own embarrassment. He spoke in a childish voice, "Hui-Gege… How does it look? Does it look bad?" He coyly glanced over his shoulder at the man standing behind him.

Zhu Hui's fingers twitched as they hesitated to finish putting on the undershirt. His eyes glanced down and hungrily traced the ivory skin littered with his own personal marks. He bent down and placed his nose in the crook of Yuan Ling's neck.

He took a deep breath as he desperately wished that his own scent would stay stuck on Yuan Ling.

He wanted others to know who he belonged to.

Yuan Ling shivered, feeling his warm breath on his skin. He let out a weak moan and bit his lip feeling ashamed by his quick reaction. Zhu Hui suddenly embraced him from behind, spurred on by Yuan Ling's response. His hands traced his chest, teasing at his nipples.

"Ah…"

Zhu Hui's eyes burned with passion as he stared at Yuan Ling's earlobes that were burning red. He bit down on the tender skin as his tongue teased it.

Yuan Ling moaned quietly as his hot heavy breath taunted his ears, causing his body to tremble. He whimpered out, "Hui-Gege…"

Zhu Hui's arms lowered as they began to caress Yuan Ling's little friend which twitched in anticipation. As he firmly gripped the heated rod, he bit down on Yuan Ling's exposed nape. Yuan Ling let out a gasp as his appendage was stroked. He squirmed under the bite which only excited Zhu Hui more.

Suddenly, Doctor Li's voice sounded from behind the closed door. "My Lord, I have the medicine. I am entering now."

Zhu Hui snapped out of his enamored state and pulled away quickly. Yuan Ling grabbed a pillow in a panic and placed it onto his lap to hide the obvious reaction.