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

In front of the gate of Jiya Pavilion, Gu Nian got into the carriage and walked in with ease.

Sima Yao looked at Gu Nianzhi's back and couldn't help thinking that perhaps he should learn from Gu Nianzhi. Even if he had vague feelings for Gu Nianzhi, it would be best to keep these feelings deep in his heart and not disturb her.

The carriage set off again.

In the shaking carriage, Sima Yao took out the phoenix-inlaid kingfisher hairpin from his waist and examined it carefully.

Hairpins are women's things. My mother gave this hairpin to me because she must not want to see me entangled with a man in this life.

Never mind, people always have to learn to give up those inappropriate desires.

Mr. Gu is just Mr. Gu.

He can be a confidant or a friend, but he will never be your partner.

After returning home, Sima Yao came to the study, his eyes were on the book, but his heart was not at peace.

"Mr. Gu hasn't returned home yet?"

"Not yet. You asked me several times at first, and I have told the maid to come and inform me as soon as Mr. Gu comes back, so that you don't have to worry about him." Lin Heng said from the side.

"Remember? What do I care about? I just have something to discuss with him."

Lin Heng looked at Sima Yao with an all-seeing eye, then lowered his head and continued to read the military book in his hand.

"It's getting late now. Would it be unsafe for Mr. Gu to come back alone?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness the Third Prince. With the skills I taught him a few days ago, it's no problem for him to deal with three or five thieves."

"Why don't we go pick him up? After all, he is an important adviser to the Crown Prince..."

"Your Highness..." Lin Heng was a little speechless, and had to say what he wanted to say for a long time: "Mr. Gu didn't go to a restaurant or teahouse, he went to Jiya Pavilion. It's a brothel, and he has a lover there. Even if he stayed up all night and didn't come back, it's normal."

Sima Yao knew this very well, but when he heard Lin Heng say these words with his own ears, his heart seemed to skip a beat. Although the feeling was brief, it was so clear.

"Last time you mentioned that Yang Sheng and his deputy general Shi Wen were a couple, so... do you know how they discovered that they liked men?"

"I'm not sure about this." Lin Heng organized his words, thinking about how to explain the matter clearly, but he couldn't let Sima Yao find out that he had seen that scene. "But..."

"But what?"

"This matter is the same as the matter between men and women. It must follow the principle of mutual affection. If either General Yang or General Shi likes a woman, they can't become a couple. What do you think, Your Highness the Third Prince?"

"That's...that's natural."

Sima Yao knew very well that he should give up his unrealistic thoughts about Gu Nianzhi, but he couldn't help but worry about him and miss him.

"If the Third Prince is bored at night, I have found a place for you that may be able to relieve your troubles."

Ever since Lin Heng found out that Sima Yao had special feelings for Gu Nianzhi, and knowing that Sima Yao had never been attracted to anyone, he began to inquire around and finally found a special entertainment venue.

Lin Heng took Sima Yao through winding alleys and finally arrived at their destination - the "Anling Courtyard" which looked like an ordinary house from the outside but was a different world inside.

The two put on half masks at the door and went inside and sat down.

On the stage was a man with heavy makeup, singing and twisting his waist.

The dancers behind him were all feminine men.

"This place..." Sima Yao looked around and knew that this place was unusual.

Lin Heng leaned close to Sima Yao's ear and whispered the introduction.

"This place is a place for the young men in the capital to have fun. There are only male actors here, no women."

"You... like this?" Sima Yao obviously misunderstood.

“No, no, Third Young Master.” Lin Heng was speechless, but he couldn’t say that he had seen Sima Yao forcefully hugging Gu Nianzhi. “I just brought you to see something new and strange in the world today.”

"Gentlemen, is this your first time here?" A hoarse voice came from behind, and the shop owner stroked Sima Yao's shoulder and walked around to the two men.

"A friend introduced it to me." Lin Heng said.

"Of course, our place is very secretive. If no one introduces you, you will definitely not be able to find it. You two gentlemen can relax here without worrying about it. No one will know your identities."

Sima Yao brushed the shop owner's hand off his shoulder. He didn't feel friendly, but just awkward.

"That's the best."

"How do you two want to play? Do you want to just watch the dance and listen to the music, or do you want to pick someone you like and spend the long night together?"

Sima Yao felt more and more uncomfortable, but he did want to know if he was really an abnormal man.

"Let's find a private room to listen to some music for now."

Seeing that Sima Yao showed no sign of leaving, Lin Heng made arrangements for him.

Into the Tianzi private room, two male actors and several attendants entered one after another.

The male actors sat on either side of Sima Yao and Lin Heng.

Lin Heng suddenly felt goose bumps all over his body.

"You two can just serve this gentleman. I am only here to accompany him."

One of the male actors stood up from Lin Heng's side, sat down next to Sima Yao, and picked up the grapes on the table to feed Sima Yao.

"I will do it myself."

Sima Yao subconsciously leaned to the side, but bumped into another actor.

He didn't feel relieved, just panicked.

"Sir, it's a bit embarrassing to come here for the first time, so just relax a little."

The actor next to him actually leaned towards Sima Yao. Sima Yao suddenly felt nauseous and stood up quickly.

"Stay away from me."

"Son..."

"go out!"

Sima Yao became more and more agitated. He paced back and forth in the private room, took out a silver ingot and placed it on the table, then left.

Lin Heng quickly followed.

"Third Master, you are not interested in the girls in this episode of Ya Ge, and you don't like the actors in Anlingyuan. What's wrong with you? I asked people privately for a long time before I found this place..."

Sima Yao stopped and seemed to realize something.

He turned and looked at Lin Heng.

"Even you can see that I'm not normal?"

"This, no..."

"If you think I'm a normal man, why would you bring me to a place like this for no reason?"

"I just...but Your Highness has been asking about gay love recently, and he was also responding to the girls in Ji Ya Pavilion. I thought that maybe the man you like......"

"presumptuous!"

When his secret was exposed, Sima Yao's face suddenly changed and he yelled at Lin Heng angrily.

Lin Heng rarely saw Sima Yao so angry, and he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Highness, please forgive me! I have overstepped my authority!"

"Get up."

Sima Yao's anger came and went quickly.

He helped Lin Heng up, frowned slightly, and sighed softly.

"I can't blame you."

"However, Your Highness, judging from your reaction in Anlingyuan today, you are not a man who likes men."

"Really?"