Tw: Mentions of non-con
It was not difficult to love a man like General Pan.
He had so much propensity for goodness, for greatness, that even though Shen Xi did not have the chance to see him as regularly as he might have had as a free man, he cherished every moment of General Pan's company. These were far and few in-between; despite returning to the capital after the battle, it was unseemly for the crown prince's study companion, now a powerful general with political clout and an army to command behind him, to continue spending all his time after morning court in the eastern palace. This would only arouse the suspicion of the emperor and cause unnecessary trouble for them all.
(1) Princess Royal: The title granted to the eldest daughter of an emperor or to the aunts and sisters of emperors once they ascend to the throne, mainly so distinguish them from the emperor’s daughters. Regarded as higher in rank than a normal princess as it incorporates seniority either in age or generation.
(2) Fuma: Title of a princess’ husband. I have no idea how to begin to even translate this in a fashion that would make sense, the characters kind of mean ‘carriage horse’…
A/N: Thank you very much for reading, the lovely reviews, comments, powerstones and golden tickets! <3 Liu Suzhi's backstory isn't the happiest, these two chapters have been very heavy. ): But we're back to our Yan Zheyun next <3 And with a little friend that we haven't seen in a while!