[If he wanted raunchier stories he was going to have to work for them. He laughs softly as he's pushed over, settling into the blankets with a contented sigh.]

I don't like that look per se. It reminds me of my father's reign, ostentation with rot underneath. I like more understated elegance, thank you very much. Things can be gold and beautiful if you pair it with other colors as well.

I would like to think that I took care of some of the things that were overly done. Did you know he had a gold chamberpot? You could feed several villages for a year with that! No wonder the accounts were such a mess.

[Jin Guangyao looked at him through his lashes, and pulled him down as well, wrapping his arms around the other man, tightly.]

Er-ge, I was afraid I'd never see you again. I can't believe you are solid and real.