The General's Black Bellied Little Wifey (BL)

Sidetrack Story 2 🌟 (Part 1)

"The autumn air is clear, the autumn moon is bright. Fallen leaves gather and scatter, the jackdaw perches and starts anew. I often thinks of you, when will we meet once again? This hour, this night, my feelings are hard to conceive."
The lady in pink clothing had a melancholy air surrounding her as she recite while staring into the darkness of the night. Only the bright circular moon above could be seen. A tall, handsome man walked to her side, placing a warm, cozy and fluffy coat made of red fox fur onto her shoulders. She smiled, yet the yearning sadness reflected in her eyes, making whoever had seen it to feel their heart wrenching for her.
" Little Sister, still thinking of that General Han?"
"En. Elder brother, is there still no news on your side?"
An Zi Jue shook his head. This two person are precisely the An siblings, An Zi Jue and An Zi Ling.
"That man comes and goes like the wind. The last time he appeared on the battlefield was three years ago, with General Zhe as the main General and against the Li Country. Since then, he had never once appeared."
"I see..."
"He was only an unnamed scout boy when you first met him that year. Would he still remember you? Even General Qiu doesn't know where he was from. All he knew, he came with the recommendation from the Su family's head."
"Su family?"
"Yes. However, right now, I'm only a lieutenant. Perhaps when I joined the higher ranks then only I could make a request with the Emperor to help you meet this famed hired General, Han Leng Feng."
An Zi Ling sighed, her head slightly tilted in agreement.

In Green Spring Pavilion, the current most revered, and envied by many, couple were having their weekly high tea routine. As usual, Su Xing Chen wore his veil out. The General, Zhe Yun was pouring tea for his beloved wifey when someone stood beside their table. This person was An Zi Ling. She stared at Su Xing Chen for a moment, before greeting them.
"Yun dage (big brother), Saozi (sister in law). Can I sit down for a moment?"
Her eyes kept on flitting towards Su Xing Chen. She was still afraid, after that one time being scolded by the drunk Xing Chen. Every time she came across Zhe Yun and Su Xing Chen on the road, she would make a quick greeting and disappeared in a flash after.
Su Xing Chen knew of this, of course, as he had been trying to reconcile with her but all in vain with An Zi Ling being the one avoiding him every single time. So he said with his eyes curving like the smiling moons.
"Please sit, little sister Zi Ling. It's rare to meet on such a good day. The Pavilion even had a new addition to their menu. You should take a try."
"Thank you, Saozi."
Xing Chen glanced at Zhe Yun, who then poured a new cup of tea for An Zi Ling. She took a light sip. Xing Chen looked at An Zi Ling.
"Actually, I've had something I wanted to say to little sister Zi Ling."
"What is it, Saozi?"
Xing Chen took up his cup of tea and said,
"Su Xing Chen feels the need to apologize to you for what I've said four years ago at the banquet dinner in the Crown Prince's manor. Though time had passed for so long, I still feels I should apologize for it. It's my fault causing you to avoid me every single time you met me. I feels regretful about it. With tea replacing the wine, I apologize."
Xing Chen drank his tea away.
"Saozi didn't need to apologize to me. Actually it was my own fault at first. Knowing Yun dage had already married Saozi into the manor, I've still tried using Yun dage to shield from Duan Feng that day. So, I should apologize as well, Saozi."
An Zi Ling quickly drank her tea too. Zhe Yun happily refilled their tea as he saw the two had reconciled. Their order of nine kinds of sweet and savoury pastries had been served, and Zhe Yun clipped a small piece of the pastries to feed Xing Chen. Xing Chen raised his veil slightly and ate it. He was used to it and this had long becoming a habit to the couple whenever they ate outside the manor. It was how Zhe Yun had wanted to show off his loving relationship with his beloved wifey. And Xing Chen thought there was no need to correct their conducts. He felt it the same way as Zhe Yun, so he fed another small piece of pastries to Zhe Yun as well.
An Zi Ling was feeling rather bashful at seeing their loving relationship, at the same time she was envious too. She sighed. And took a piece herself to slowly nimble.
"What's wrong?"
Xing Chen savoured his tea when he saw her sigh.
"Nothing, I'm just being envious at Yun dage and Saozi. If only I have my other half too. Saozi, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Please ask."
"I've heard General Han Leng Feng is affiliated with Su family. Can I request for a meeting with him?"
Zhe Yun choked up on his pastry, and Xing Chen dropped his pastry onto the table, which he soon ignored as he passed a cup of tea to Zhe Yun. The couple turned to stare at her.
"Why would you want to meet General Han? Is there something.....?"
An Zi Ling shyly looked down as she played with her handkerchief. She didn't noticed how Zhe Yun was glaring at Xing Chen, his eyes were narrowing as he was questioning Xing Chen who stared back at him with the same confusing look.
"General Han saved me once when I was on my way back from the North City that year. He was only a scout boy then. Yet he was so courageous to go against 20 barbarians by himself. I've been infatuated with him since then. I don't wish for anything, just a meeting is enough for me. Really."
How long had it been since I was a scout. I really don't remember a thing about her ah...Xing Chen looked at his hubby and shook his head as he thought.
See, this is what happened if you saved a damsel in distress. You should deal with it as soon as possible. Humph! Zhe Yun spoke out his mind with his eyes. Xing Chen nodded, knowing Zhe Yun was angry now. He kept on trying to pacify his angry hubby on the way back to the manor.

That evening, the Crown Prince sent an invitation to the An siblings which had included the list of guests. General Han Leng Feng was on the list too.
The An siblings went to the banquet dinner full of joy. They would soon be meeting the famed General Han. An Zi Ling had donned herself even prettier. When they entered the hall, her eyes had long beguiled by the purple clothed handsome slim figure standing beside Zhe Yun who wore a dark blue clothing similarly. The man in purple had a guqin, covered in brown bag and tied to his back. She listened in on their conversations as she heard General Qiu speaking highly of the man, and Zhe Yun introducing Han Leng Feng to the others as his sworn brother. They then noticed the An siblings arrival.
"An Zi Ling greets General Han."
"Can I speak to you for a moment?"

Su Xing Chen in his male clothing was as dashing as ever. He brought An Zi Ling to the side pavilion next to the lotus lake where he used to come for tea with his sister, the Crown Princess Su Xing Yan. An Zi Ling felt her face reddened and her hands getting sweaty from the nervousness.
"General Han."
"I've heard from General Zhe and his wife about Lady An. I apologized, but I cannot accept your infatuation. My heart and soul had long belongs to another. I've married. So I hope Lady An....."
A servant suddenly rushed over to them with an alarming news.
"An assassin appeared at the banquet, trying to assassinate the Crown Prince. The assassination failed, but General Zhe is injured! And the weapon dagger used is poisoned! The Crown Princess requested your presence urgently, General Han."
Su Xing Chen trembled at hearing the news. His eyes narrowed, and his heart was in turmoil. Even An Zi Ling was shocked when she heard the servant. They rushed over, with Xing Chen leading the way. His face's expression was grim.

Ah Yun!

A/N: Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ
In commendation for reaching 10k, I've decided to post this chapter of Sidetrack Story 2 part 1. There's a chinese translated poem I've found, but slightly altered the wording in use. Hopefully no one will complain about this... (○ﾟεﾟ○) look forward to the next one!