Memories of the PalaceCh11 - Surprises And Brushstrokes (NSFW)

Author’s Note: Here is an early release of a very SPICY chapter in honor of me starting grad school today. Yaaaay! Light a candle or stick of incense for me, everyone. You will get a regularly scheduled chapter this Sunday, though.

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After his back had healed, the next few nights were Li Changyu’s duty to “serve” the Emperor. It had become such a regular song and dance between them: a little flirting there, a bit of arguing, and shortly after they’d find themselves entangled with one another in bed. Then, once the Emperor’s knot died down, Li Changyu would be promptly kicked out of the room and sent back to the Phoenix Palace. That was how many of their nights went.

Until now.

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They had just finished the deed, and Li Changyu stood outside with his back to the Emperor’s door. He had his silk pants draped over his arms, but was otherwise dressed – slightly sticky, but dressed at least. His annoyance at the cut and dry procedure grew, but there was one other thought that trumped it. Something just peeked at the surface of his brain, like it was on the tip of his tongue, telling him that he needed to remember something.

“You there,” Li Changyu looked at the eunuch who stood between two guards at the opposite side of the hall. “What day is it?” hXVe0w

The guards watched him warily, and a eunuch – Li Changyu forgot his name, so he called him “shorty” in his head – quietly wrung their hands together.

“Answering Your Highness…at this hour it should be the twenty-first of the month.”

Twenty-first?! Li Changyu stuck his hand in front of his face and calculated some mental math on his fingers. Married on the fourth, wedding night on the fifth…whipped the tenth…my heat comes on the fourteenth…but…I didn’t have it.

Li Changyu’s gasp was loud enough that the three other men in the hall startled. He smacked his hand over his mouth, as if that could somehow prevent the truth from escaping. He had to think fast.

Or…do I?

Li Changyu tilted his head and considered his options. He very well couldn’t call a physician at this hour because he did not trust any of them. News like this would spread like wildfire that way. But this also meant that what he’d been doing the past few days was unnecessary, and was just out of a sense of duty and…well, if Li Changyu were honest with himself…it was pretty fun. In a way, Li Changyu could catch a glimpse of the young Prince he once knew when he had his arms wrapped around Jin Xiyan.

Jin Xiyan had insisted that once a night was plenty enough to ensure an heir and fulfil their duties. But what if we didn’t do it because of duty? He twisted around to peek at the door behind him. The sex so far is nice…but it could be a bit more fun. Li Changyu was no fool – other men talked about being unsatisfied with just doing it once. He now counted himself among that group of men. Surely the Emperor isn’t fully satisfied either, right?

He turned himself all the way around and put his hand on the door. Though the men behind him protested, Li Changyu thrust the door open, quickly stepped in, then snapped it shut behind him. 8M0wr3

“What is going on?” Jin Xiyan’s voice called out from further in his chambers. “Su Ao, is that you?”

Li Changyu clicked the lock in place before venturing further in. After the small receiving room there was a lattice moon archway that separated it from the formal bedroom. The Dragon Bed was in view at the center, but he couldn’t see Jin Xiyan there. Li Changyu followed the glow of the lamp to the left of the inner room, where Jin Xiyan sat at his desk with ink brush in hand and a stack of appeals in front of him. He had on a loose robe without a tie and most likely pants, but he couldn’t see them because of the desk.

Frowning, Jin Xiyan set the brush on the rest, “Li Changyu? What are you still doing here?”

Li Changyu didn’t answer but tossed his pants to the floor and undid his robe. When he was naked, he dropped the robe to join his pants and prowled forward. Jin Xiyan watched Li Changyu, his head slightly askew and eyes wary. ipaXUf

“It’s no fun going over court business in the middle of the night.” He rounded the desk and purposefully bumped his hip against one of the stacks and knocked them over. Jin Xiyan quickly set his brush on the stand while simultaneously reaching for the falling stack.

“As much as it is not fun,” Jin Xiyan bit out with a glare, “I am the Emperor and it is my duty.”

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Li Changyu bit his lip to keep his smile from getting too big. Jin Xiyan looked just like they did when they were children whenever he was too engrossed in one of his books and was interrupted – all self-important and trying to look dignified. Li Changyu thought to himself, He turned out so handsome, didn’t he?

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“Wouldn’t you rather have fun with your Wife, Xiyan?” Li Changyu faked a pout, which Jin Xiyan answered with another scathing look. Slowly, Li Changyu spread his thighs apart and openly displayed his slight erection. He brushed the tips of his fingers along his own hips, tracing the bruised indents of a certain someone’s fingers that had held on tight. “Does this Wife displease you?”

Jin Xiyan took a deep breath and dipped his chin down and stared at a spot between Li Changyu’s feet. “It is not good for one’s health to over indulge like that.”

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Over indulge!? Li Changyu huffed out loud. What encouraged him to be so brazen in this moment, he was unsure, but he chalked it up to the tenacious Li spirit. He took hold of his own cock and slid his closed fist up and down the length of it, all while letting out soft sounds under his breath. Jin Xiyan continued to look down and though his face was undisturbed, his fingers had curled into fists that bunched up the silk of his pants.

Emboldened, and turned on even more by how he knew Jin Xiyan was having a reaction, Li Changyu dared to stretch his leg out and reach out to between Jin Xiyan’s legs with his foot. He lightly pressed the bottoms of his toes against the clear outline within his pants. Jin Xiyan hissed at the contact while his cock leapt at the attention. z 4ClS

“I think a little someone is interested in over indulging…” He let out a breathy sigh. Not only was his cock leaking freely over his palm; fresh slick mixed with Jin Xiyan’s cum trickled down his thighs. Li Changyu continued to goad Jin Xiyan, even though he himself blushed now. “What is so wrong with enjoying ourselves?”

All Jin Xiyan did was shudder, so Li Changyu turned things up a bit. “I’m already soft for you,” Li Changyu used his big toe to draw a line up the underside of his cock, “And so, so wet.”

“Li Changyu!” Jin Xiyan’s tone was reprimanding, but the fiery look in his eyes as he lifted them back up told a different story. “You were a virgin – how did you become so wanton?”

“Mm,” Li Changyu tapped his chin, pretending to think on the answer while rubbing against Jin Xiyan’s cock. “Since you were my first, I suppose it is all your fault. Are you going to take responsibility–!” bZ90cB

Li Changyu was startled when Jin Xiyan stood up abruptly and grabbed him by the chin. Jin Xiyan’s hold pushed his cheeks together, and he was inches from Li Changyu’s face.

“Does your filthy mouth ever get tired of hearing itself talk?” Jin Xiyan growled and erection pressed against Li Changyu’s. He involuntarily arched up into it, seeking the bit of friction and contact.

He managed to chuckle even with his smooshed lips, “Well, I am trying to offer to use my filthy mouth in other ways, but – ah!”

Jin Xiyan pushed him higher up on the desk with a forceful push of his hips and free hand until he sat on the edge completely. Li Changyu let go of his own cock so he could catch himself and knocked over the ink brush in the process. It left a distinct splatter of ink and rolled off the desk, clattering to the floor. With a sweep of his hand, Jin Xiyan pushed aside his paperwork and scattered the official appeals across the desk, some even launching into the air. 8gHfDL

“I don’t know how you manage to get under my skin,” Jin Xiyan all but hissed and fought with his robe like he struggled to remember how to take off his sleeves. Eventually he whipped it off himself and tossed it behind himself before looming over Li Changyu.

He chuckled and hitched a knee up to wrap a leg around Jin Xiyan’s waist. His laugh turned into a loud moan when Jin Xiyan pushed the front of his loose pants down to free his cock and shoved his hips forward. He entered his already loosened hole in one fell swoop, seating himself fully with a smack of their flesh. Li Changyu fell back, his hands scrambling for purchase, and knocked over the ink stone. His hand landed in the pool of black liquid that spread over the glossy surface, making his hold slip. Jin Xiyan caught the back of Li Changyu’s head before he could hit against the desk.

Jin Xiyan didn’t ease into a fast tempo like he normally would. His hips snapped back and forth in a punishing pace and Li Changyu writhed. It didn’t hurt, but he could still feel the stretch and perhaps he had a lapse in judgement in doing this because he somehow forgot how deep Jin Xiyan’s big cock reached. He reached out for Jin Xiyan, needing to hold onto something. Li Changyu eventually grabbed Jin Xiyan’s shoulders and dug his fingers in and raked his fingers down, leaving a trail of four stripes of ink down one of his biceps.

“X-Xiyan…” At a particularly hard thrust, Li Changyu’s breath practically became a hiccup. “You feel so! Ah, good!” 2db3ZC

Li Changyu’s thighs were pulled wider apart, and he was certain fresh bruises would be on them from how tight Jin Xiyan held them. The thought made his cock ache even more and he reached back down to grab himself again. Jin Xiyan growled, and Li Changyu’s hand was pried off his cock. His expression darkened and Li Changyu’s heart jumped into his throat, cutting off his next moan.

“You can cum from my cock,” said Jin Xiyan through harsh breaths.

He almost did right there, but he miraculously held off. The desk creaked and groaned under them, scraping against the floor at each thrust. Li Changyu clawed into Jin Xiyan’s back and he in turn bit one of his pecs hard enough to leave a mark. That was when Jin Xiyan changed positions slightly.

Jin Xiyan straightened and grabbed both of Li Changyu’s wrists to pull them down. He used his arms as a counter weight to thrust harder into him. Practically immobile, Li Changyu arched his chest up, further straining the rapid ache that was building up in his arms. wQj4bt

“Xiyan!” He cried out, tears burning in the corners of his eyes. Li Changyu could tell that Jin Xiyan was close by the way his cock was twitching as it hit all the right places inside him. He squeezed tighter and appreciated how Jin Xiyan’s growling turned into a low, raspy moan.

He was the first one to shoot – it came on so suddenly, like a bolt of crackling energy shooting up his spine. His cum arced high and he hit himself square in a chest that heaved with the effort of his breathing. Jin Xiyan kept staring down at him, watching him intently with a gaze that threatened to burn the surface of his skin. The sounds that came out of his mouth made him blush as a tiny bit of embarrassment and shame trickled in. Jin Xiyan continued to fuck him through his orgasm, but Jin Xiyan’s cock was rapidly thickening.

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Li Changyu’s aching hole should have been used to the oncoming fullness since he had been knotted once already tonight, but still is throbbed as he was impossibly stretched before Jin Xiyan finally locked within him. Jin Xiyan shot deep inside, and it felt like it was even more than the last time. Miraculously it was possible for him to spurt one last time when he felt the rush of warmth, but this time it was a tiny bit of clearish liquid that landed on his belly. Li Changyu’s cock screamed that he was spent.

Jin Xiyan let go of Li Changyu’s wrists and dropped forward onto his elbows. Because he was so hunched over, Jin Xiyan’s face was so close that their noses almost brushed against one another. It would take little effort to close the distance and kiss him, but through his post-orgasmic haze, Li Changyu managed to remember what Jin Xiyan had said about kissing. He craved a bit of intimate contact – something even more than having his huge cock lodged inside – so he tilted his head up and nipped lightly at Jin Xiyan’s chin. He could feel Jin Xiyan’s gentle rumble and Jin Xiyan dipped his head down to lightly nip and kiss at the crook of Li Changyu’s neck. drR AE

Humming softly, he turned his head to expose more of it, silently asking for more. The warm, fuzzy feeling leaked out of the deepest part of his chest which he usually guarded well, but it was hard to do so every time he got close to Jin Xiyan. Perhaps it was this little moment of tenderness that made him whisper softly into Jin Xiyan’s ear.

“I’m pregnant.”

Li Changyu was yanked out of that feel-good moment when Jin Xiyan violently jerked back, tugging at the knot between them. He cried out and smacked at Jin Xiyan’s chest.

“What are you doing?!” TxdZMz

“You are pregnant and you let me knot you!?” Jin Xiyan’s eyes were wild and his face pale. His hands awkwardly started touching Li Changyu’s waist and stomach like he was searching for something. “Are you okay? Do you know how risky that is?” Jin Xiyan’s demeanor changed in a snap, his brows furrowed and he scolded, “How could you be so foolish!”

Li Changyu rolled his eyes. I should have known this is how he’d react. He propped himself up on his elbows and blew some hair out of his face.

“You know that’s a superstition, right? You can knot during pregnancy.” Even he knew that, and he wasn’t the physician in the family!

“I do not care if you can or cannot, but anything that poses a risk should be avoided!” The worry lines on Jin Xiyan’s forehead creased as he continued to lecture him. “You should not have come back here tonight. Oh, Gods…” Jin Xiyan covered his face with a hand, “I should not have been so rough!” ivPjGx

“I’m not one of your fragile little dolls,” Li Changyu resisted the urge to snort and tried to have a serious conversation. “I’m tough, and if I am doing my math correctly, I got pregnant on our first night.”

Jin Xiyan dropped his hand and Li Changyu could see the mental calculations going on in his head. His stern face fell and Jin Xiyan rested a trembling hand over Li Changyu’s stomach as he stared down at it. For some reason, this sort of gesture made Li Changyu slightly uncomfortable. It was a different kind of intimacy, and his brain was still trying to catch up to it.

“Are you certain it would be then…?”

“My heat should have been on the fourteenth, but it didn’t happen. Because of that, it’s the only time that makes sense.” He gave as much of a shrug as he could in his position. “You lucked out, because I must be really fertile then.” Ljyx87

Jin Xiyan’s eyes shuttered and his lips pursed so much that they were just a line.

“Then when you were…” Jin Xiyan’s voice trailed off, and a whole other sentence began, “If you were pregnant then…”

“When I was whipped, you mean?” He didn’t need to point out the obvious, but he did so to prove a point: he was tough. This future kid was clearly tough, too. Jin Xiyan visibly flinched. “Yeah, I probably was. Which means that I can handle something like this.”

He gestured between them vaguely, hinting at sex. Jin Xiyan’s eyes shifted up from his belly to look into Li Changyu’s eyes. His frown was obvious, and Jin Xiyan’s eyes shined like there were tears caught in them. Li Changyu’s breath caught in his throat when he caught a glimpse of a Jin Xiyan he remembered; vulnerable and young. Jin Xiyan bent forward and scooped up Li Changyu into his arms. He cradled Li Changyu to him, and Jin Xiyan’s soft, thick voice murmured in his ear. BXGbsh

“I will not let any official hurt you ever again, no matter what.”

Said with such conviction, how couldn’t Li Changyu feel moved? A strange sense of déjà vu made him wonder if somewhere, deep down, Jin Xiyan remembered him. His heart softened once more, and if this went on any longer it threatened to melt. He wrapped his arms around Jin Xiyan’s neck and shoulders, squeezing him softly.

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“There, there, you big oaf.” Li Changyu pulled back and stroked Jin Xiyan’s hair. “I am not even a hundred percent sure of it, so stop worrying.”

After clearing his throat, Jin Xiyan’s authoritative voice returned, “I’ll call for a physician once my knot goes down.” Cj4PKl

“No!” He shook his head, “My mother will be the one to check. We can’t have this news leaving this room, do you understand?”

Jin Xiyan looked like he was geared up to protest, so Li Changyu cupped Jin Xiyan’s face and looked him in the eye. “If you are so worried about this early on, you have to promise me that you won’t reveal this to anyone. Try to hold it off as long as possible, or else the Harem or Court might catch wind of it and put pressure on either of us.”

“What is so wrong with the Harem finding out?” Jin Xiyan frowned.

Ignoring that bit of naivete, Li Changyu shifted the conversation into a different direction. “Just humor me, please. Actually, could we have this conversation somewhere more, softer, more comfortable? I don’t know…maybe a bed?” zQ9pbt

“Oh!” Jin Xiyan lifted Li Changyu up and shifted them a bit so he rested comfortably on Jin Xiyan’s knot in order to carry him towards the bed. He ducked under the alcove and used an elbow to part the golden curtain to sit on the bed. Jin Xiyan leaned back against the wall with Li Changyu in his lap.

Li Changyu sat up slowly, mindful of his movements while they were attached to one another. “Will you permit my mother to come and check?”

“I will, but only if you promise that you will follow any and all of her instructions completely.” Jin Xiyan was the only one that could sound both endearing and bossy at the same time. It brought a smile to Li Changyu’s lips.

“Deal.” Finally noticing the mess he made of both of them, Li Changyu groaned. “Can we take a bath together after you are all settled down?” qBXfF

Jin Xiyan looked down at himself and it was probably his first time realizing that there was ink pretty much everywhere on him. Handprints and fingerprints were splattered all over his torso. Jin Xiyan surprised Li Changyu by chuckling and shaking his head.

“Yes. Also, it is much too late. Would you…” Jin Xiyan looked to the side, showing a strange shyness. “Would you stay the night?”

Li Changyu’s eyebrows rose, “You really want that? You know the Palace will gossip about that for days…”

Strong, sure hands gently glided up and down Li Changyu’s waist and hips as Jin XIyan said, “For now, let’s pretend that neither of us care about what the servants, or family, or Courts think. Alright?” o8JugS

He’s just…why is he so cute? Li Changyu’s chest pleasantly ached, but he held back the overwhelming emotions that threatened to spill over. He nodded slowly and shared a little smile with Jin Xiyan.

“Alright.”