The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Sima Yao waited in the tent for a long time, but Gu Nianzhi did not come back, only the soldier who brought water came.

"Mr. Gu asked me to give His Majesty a message. He will go back to the tent to rest and will not come to serve His Majesty today."

Sima Yao felt a little disappointed, but also a little relieved.

After Gu Nianzhi walked out of the tent, Sima Yao actually thought a lot.

He recalled the initial passionate love between them. Although he was happy, he was also horrified to find that when he kissed Gu Nianzhi, Gu Nianzhi in his eyes appeared as a woman.

When I kissed Gu Nian, I treated him as "her".

During that brief moment of infatuation, the feminine fragrance I smelled might have been my imagination.

Sima Yao was very confused.

Was his uncontrollable feelings towards Gu Nianzhi a result of a man's homosexuality towards another man, or was it a man's emotional attachment to a man who looked like a woman?

He had never had the experience of "love". Before Gu Nianzhi, he had never fallen in love with anyone, no matter whether it was a man or a woman.

Now, facing Gu Nianzhi's transformation from a man to a woman in his heart, he was really confused.

If you love women, then what does it mean to love a man as if he were a woman?

Sima Yao tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

He still couldn't figure it out.

Is it because he and Gu Nianzhi have experienced life and death?

Is it because he and Gu Nianzhi had laughed together?

Or was it because of that fantastic dream that made him fall in love at first sight with Gu Nianzhi, the woman in his dream?

He originally wanted to sleep on the same bed with Gu Nianzhi simply because he would feel at ease leaning against her, and he had no improper thoughts. But now he was glad that Gu Nianzhi did not agree.

Otherwise, he really didn't know what he would do to Gu Nianzhi.

Gu Nianzhi was lying on the bed that originally belonged to Shu Huaiyuan, sleeping soundly.

She did briefly suspect that Shu Huaiyuan had already known her identity as a woman, and that was why he took care of her in this way, but Shu Huaiyuan's explanation was very reasonable, which made her retract her doubts.

Yes, Shu Huaiyuan is a fair and impartial person. If he finds out that I am a girl, he will definitely detain me with a stern face, just like when he investigated the bombing case. He will not even care about the prince's face and directly send me back to the capital. Maybe he will even charge me with deceiving the emperor or some other reason to make me suffer...

As she was thinking, Gu Nianzhi fell asleep, and she slept soundly.

It seemed like a dreamless night, and dawn arrived soundly.

The bugle sounded and the entire camp woke up from its slumber.

Gu Nianzhi yawned and just opened her eyes, she saw Shu Huaiyuan standing beside the bed, looking straight at her.

She subconsciously pulled the quilt up to cover her body.

On second thought, I was wearing a chest binder yesterday and slept with my clothes on, so why should I panic?

So Gu Nianzhi lifted the quilt and got out of bed.

"General Shu, good morning."

"It's late. As the prince's general affairs officer, if the prince doesn't see you when he wakes up, how are you going to handle his affairs?"

"correct."

Gu Nianzhi hurriedly tidied up her clothes, rinsed her mouth hastily, and rushed out without even bothering to wipe her face properly.

Seeing that her eyebrow pencil was almost completely removed, Shu Huaiyuan quickly grabbed Gu Nianzhi.

"As the prince's general affairs officer, can you at least clean yourself up first?"

"We're on the march and fighting, not in the palace, so it doesn't matter."

"Mr. Gu, can you at least wash your face and look in the mirror?"

Shu Huaiyuan almost dragged Gu Nianzhi to the bronze mirror.

The ancients were very particular about this and would hang a bronze mirror next to the table even when they were marching or fighting.

"Okay, okay, I'll wash it."

As Gu Nianzhi thought about it, he looked into the bronze mirror. In the mirror, his eyebrows were rubbed off, and he no longer looked heroic at all.

She couldn't help but be startled. If she really rushed out like this, her identity would be easily discovered.

"I'll be waiting for you outside the tent. Wash yourself well. No one will come in."

After saying that, Shu Huaiyuan walked out.

The early morning sunlight shone outside the tent, casting a clear shadow of Shu Huaiyuan on the curtain door.

He stood motionless, like a statue, blocking the door.

Gu Nianzhi didn't have time to think about it. He quickly took out a small piece of indigo from his arms and began to draw it on his eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror.

Did Shu Huaiyuan deliberately remind me because he saw that my eyebrows were losing color, or did he accidentally help me?

Gu Nianzhi couldn't understand.

If it was the former, Shu Huaiyuan was not surprised at all and even reminded himself. Doesn't that mean that he already knew that she was a woman disguised as a man?

If it's the latter, then it's nothing...

The eyebrows have been drawn, but Gu Nianzhi is still confused.

She turned around and saw Shu Huaiyuan's shadow still there.

Was he waiting for me just because he was going to look for Sima Yao, or was he watching the door for me to avoid being discovered while I was drawing my eyebrows?

But if I want to know the answer, I can only ask him directly. But if all his actions are unintentional, wouldn't that expose the fact that I am a woman dressed as a man?

Gu Nianzhi lifted the door curtain. Shu Huaiyuan heard the sound and turned around. His eyes actually fell directly on Gu Nianzhi's eyebrows.

"Let's go."

The two men walked towards Sima Yao's tent, one in front and one behind.

"General Shu, do you have any secrets? Or do you know other people's secrets?"

"Since it's a secret, why would I tell others?"

"Are you a person who can keep secrets?"

"What do you think?"

Why are men always like this? When faced with a question they don’t want to answer, are unwilling to answer, or can’t answer, they always pass the question back!

Gu Nianzhi pouted and stopped asking questions, but she kept muttering to herself.

The two of them came before Sima Yao together.

"Your Majesty, the army can move forward in half an hour."

"very good."

Sima Yao's gaze fell on Gu Nianzhi.

Gu Nianzhi looked pretty good.

"Did you sleep well last night?"

"When marching and fighting, it's natural to fall asleep as soon as you lie down..."

As soon as Shu Huaiyuan answered, he realized that Sima Yao was not asking him.

He turned around and said, "Mr. Gu, the prince is asking us questions. How did you sleep?"

"Ah? Me? I slept well too."

"I just heard that you sleep in a dormitory. Are you not used to it?"

"I've adapted, I've adapted, Your Majesty, don't worry." Gu Nianzhi was afraid that Sima Yao would notice something, so he quickly added, "Although the commanders in my tent look big and strong, they don't snore or grind their teeth when they sleep. I sleep very well."

After saying that, he looked at Shu Huaiyuan with a slightly cunning look, as if to say, "Look, I kept the secret between us so well."

This action concealed a huge hidden danger in Shu Huaiyuan's eyes, so he quickly looked away and distracted Sima Yao with other topics.

Shu Huaiyuan knew that Sima Yao was not as easy to fool as Gu Nianzhi.