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Chapter 37 - Lemon Flavored Film Emperor Gong (16)
Chapter 37 - Lemon Flavored Film Emperor Gong (16)
Chapter 37 - Lemon Flavored Film Emperor Gong (16)
Translator: KunLin
Editors: Amaris, Mimishjie
======?River Mountains?Scene 3, Camera 50, action??======
The East Palace, in a heated residence.
The Crown Prince Dian Xia wasdressed in a robe of gold, looking down from above at the head of the imperial guard who was kneeling in salute. As if afraid of the cold, he clutched the censer closer to himself and said somewhat absent-mindedly: “You are the martial arts teacher who has come to replace Teacher Gao? Raise your head and let Gu take a look.”
Guan Hui raised his head, revealing a peerlessly handsome and fair face.
The Crown Prince Dian Xia became dazed for a moment before quickly shifting his eyes away from the other’s sharp gaze. He let out a small laugh before saying: “Born with such an appearance, what terrible thing had happened to you that you ended up becoming a martial arts teacher? No wonder Gu noticed that all the palace maids have rouges on their cheeks today… Do you know that even if the maidservants in this palace are not my woman today, they will be later on? An impudent person such as yourself, say, how should Gu feel?”
Guan Hui’s expression remained unchanged as he said solemnly: “Replying to Your Highness, this servant doesn’t dare.”
“Doesn’t dare?” The Crown Prince Dian Xia walked down from his seat, stepping onto the white carpet with his bare feet. He stood in front of Guan Xia and stooped down. “Gu looks down the most on people who has the will but not the guts.”
Guan Hui: “…This servant has no intentions of causing offense, may Your Highness deal punishment as you see fit.”
The Crown Prince Dian Xia’s lips curved downward in disinterest. He yawned and said: “I heard that people who have learnt martial arts are very familiar with bone structures and acupuncture points. Come and give Gu a massage and Gu will forgive your insolence, how’s that?”
Guan Hui watched as the other took a seat on the floor. He hesitated before saying: “Many thanks for Your Highness’ benevolence.”
Seeming to feel that the other was skilled at kneading his shoulders, the Crown Prince Dian Xia decided to keep the other by his side regardless of day or night.
……
======?River Mountains?Scene 29, Camera 36, action??======
The crown prince held the Autumn Hunting Festival with the ministers in the Emperor’s stead but was met with an assasination attempt. The imperial guards were no match for the attackers and were all beheaded by the assassins, leaving only Guan Hui behind to persist strenuously.
He hurriedly escaped with the crown prince on horseback, but was chased after by the assassins the entire way. In the end, an arrow shot itself through their horse’s leg, causing the horse to throw off the two people on its back. Guan Hui hugged the crown prince tightly as they rolled off a slope; he was heavily injured but still managed to flee with the crown prince.
The crown prince had an unfortunate fall and had injured his knee. Enduring the pain, he said: “It’s not a big deal, we should refrain from staying here any longer.”
Seeing that he still stubbornly continued to run, Guan Hui lifted the other onto his back, running while saying: “An arrow has no eyes, take the sword and use it to protect yourself.”
After some twists and turns, they finally came across a concealed cave and hid inside.
……
======?River Mountains?Scene 29, Camera 37, action??======
Inside the cave.
Having been injured by an arrow, Guan Hui’s complexion was pale as paper, his brows tightly furrowed as he leaned against the cave wall. The crown prince ripped his clothes and clumsily bound the other’s wound to stop the bleeding. Guan Hui looked at him in silence before suddenly speaking up abruptly: “Your Highness, if we are unable to get out of this predicament, do you have any regrets?”
The crown prince paused for a moment. “I’ve done my best. What regret is there to have? As for the other things…I’m afraid everyone has their own fate and even Gu cannot force this.”
“Your Highness is indeed wise, such broad-mindedness leaves this servant in awe.”
“You are extraordinarily chatty today. Rest assured, Gu won’t let you die. You will have plenty of chances to speak in the future, no need to exhaust your words all at once.”
“Many thanks to Your Highness… It’s just that this servant has both remorse and regret, does Your Highness know of this?”
Guan Hui weakly curved his lips, seemingly forming a smile.
The Crown Prince Dian Xia felt his heart thump. He said: “If you are willing to say, Gu don’t mind hearing you out.”
“I don’t want to say.”
“What do you——wu?”
Guan Hui suddenly leaned in to kiss the crown prince’s lips. The latter widened his eyes in astonishment. When the crown prince had returned to his senses, he found that the other still hadn’t parted from his lips. He recoiled back in rage at once, waving his hand. “Impudent!”
His palm slapped across Guan Hui’s face, but the latter didn’t try to dodge or avoid it. Rather, he revealed a profound wisp of a smile and blatantly said: “Your Highness’ taste, it can make up for all of this servant’s regret.”
“You!”
The Crown Prince Dian Xia was both embarrassed and enraged. However, he noticed that the other’s arm—which had been injured by an arrow—was bleeding again, so he only hatefully flicked his sleeves and said: “Once we return to the palace, Gu definitely won’t spare you!”
Guan Hui held back his laugh.
……
“CUT?”
The minute the director spoke up, Gou Liang immediately snapped out of character and asked: “Director, was that OK?”
Gou Liang would’ve loved to reenact the scene once more but he heard the director say: “Very good, it was perfect, we only need one take!” He looked towards He ChongFeng with regret.
He ChongFeng sent him a comforting gaze as he allowed the makeup artist to touch up his makeup.
After filming today’s scene, Gou Liang—who had been put in the same room to cultivate mutual understandings—closed the door and immediately pounced on He ChongFeng, giving him MUAMUAMUA kisses before saying: “Male God, you did the kissing scene so well. I thought for sure that since you’ll be kissing a male for the ‘first time’ today, you’d be very nervous and unaccustomed and would NG a lot, ne.”
He ChongFeng fell silent for a moment before saying: “I thought you were going to do that.”
Gou Liang: “…”
The two looked at each other helplessly. Gou Liang spoke up: “Tomorrow seems to be the scene where Gu and his beloved subject become intimate with each other for the first time, only to be disrupted by the Empress Dowager. You’ll have to touch me in a lot of places, ne. May I ask Film Emperor He, how many times do you plan to NG tomorrow?”
Film Emperor He lifted the other up and said with a face full of righteousness: “A long shot scene with such high-level difficulty, to maintain our professional integrity, I think we should rehearse it first.”
Gou Liang peeled off the other’s clothes. “Trust in my professionalism, Mr. He.”
He ChongFeng allowed the other to push him onto the couch. He let the other kiss, bite, and fondle him, letting the other’s hand roam all over his body before he grabbed the hand that was about to strip him of his pants. He furrowed his brows and stood up. He pulled the other’s clothes close before clutching his own tightly, saying: “Your Highness, you have the wrong script. It should be this servant committing an offense to his superior, one which he cannot atone for even if he died ten thousand times over.”
Gou Liang: …Wa, Teacher Guan is so handsome!
He ChongFeng rested his hand on the other’s chest and felt his rapid heartbeat. He lowered his voice and said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile: “Your Highness, what are you so impatient for? Your lines are ‘stop it’ and ‘impudent’, not staring at me like this with a face begging for a fuck.”
Gou Liang blushed furiously. “Teacher, you—let go…”
He ChongFeng’s spare hand slipped underneath the other’s clothes. He gently caressed the other’s exquisite waist as he said in a teasing tone: “Your Highness wants this servant to let go of you, but is holding this servant’s hands so tightly, why is that?”
Gou Liang: “You audacious subject, how can you be so insolent!”
He ChongFeng forcefully pinched the other’s chest. Hearing him gasp, he smiled suggestively. “Your Highness, that’s not what your body is saying.”
Gou Liang: “I’ve already said all of my lines, if you still don’t act, are you still a man?!”
He ChongFeng pressed down on his shoulder, pinning him to the couch. His knee slid between his legs as he said in a husky voice: “There’s no need to be so impatient, Your Highness. This servant will definitely let you experience what a man tastes like. I guarantee…you’ll like it.”
He fiercely kissed Gou Liang. The latter, at the start, still cooperated with the act and shook his head twice, but the dense concentration of positive soul force quickly muddled his head. Soon, he was hugging the other’s neck and taking the initiative to deliver himself into his mouth, leaving himself at the other’s mercy for him to toy with and devour at will.
He ChongFeng’s actions were very crude which excited Gou Liang even more, but when the time came for him to enter, he became exceptionally gentle again.
Looking at his expression, Gou Liang knew the other didn’t have the mind to continue acting anymore. However, this piqued his interest. Sitting on top of him, moving up and down, he kissed him wantonly, smiling foolishly while saying: “Teacher, Gu loves your taste very much. L-later, G-Gu must see if others are just as valiant as this beloved subject.”
He ChongFeng gave him a fierce look. “Your Highness, angering this servant right now won’t do you any good.”
Gou Liang gave a dazed smile. “So what if I do, could it be, ngh——could it be that Gu is afraid of you?”
Seeing that he was unrepentant, He ChongFeng lifted him up and pressed him against the bed, quickening his thrusts. “Your Highness, will you still think of other men?”
“En…C-ChongFeng, harder, you’re so good…”
He ChongFeng smiled deeply, obliging to his every wish.
After they had done it once, He ChongFeng took him to take a bath. However, Gou Liang still hadn’t eaten his fill, ne. He hugged He ChongFeng tightly and said: “Are you tired from filming?”
He ChongFeng, rubbing Gou Liang’s thighs and waist, also felt unsatisfied but he still said rationally: “No, but there will be fight scenes tomorrow, it will be hard on you.”
Gou Liang persisted: “It won’t. Of all the times that we’ve done it, when haven’t I recovered faster than you—eh?”
Seeing He ChongFeng’s icy expression, Gou Liang wanted to cry but had no tears. What I meant is, Blood Regen Prop’s recovery speed is slower than the Identity Reset Prop’s. I really don’t have any other meanings, I swear! Ah, Husband, you are handsome even when angry! Ao, husband is mighty—ying, it hurts a bit.
In the end, even as Gou Liang incoherently begged for mercy, he was entirely unaware of what sort of vulgarities had spilled from his mouth.
He ChongFeng heard him say: “Husband, I was wrong.”, “Husband, I won’t dare to anymore.”, “Wuwu, Husband, you don’t love me anymore.”, “ChongFeng, you taste so good, let me have another bite…”
He ChongFeng smiled while saying: “You ate so much, still not full?”
Gou Liang’s eyes glistened with tears. “Husband~, I’m so hungry, give me all of you…”
He ChongFeng granted his request.
?Ding, the target’s favorability value has been updated. Current favorability value?+98??
?Ding! The mission progress rate has increased. Current completion rate?80%??
The next day, at the production set.
Director: “Today is still long shot scenes. It’ll start with Guan Hui stepping into the palace hall, with the Empress Dowager barging in later to berate them. The scene will last roughly forty seconds, Ah Feng, grasp a hold of the tempo, okay?”
He ChongFeng nodded his head.
The director had already mentally prepared to NG a few times. He patted Gou Liang who had directly shot to stardom despite being inexperienced and said: “Get ready to shoot!”
======?River Mountains?Scene 32, Camera 6, action??======
“Your Highness, this servant only injured his arm and not his mouth. Guiding you on your martial arts studies is still manageable, so why have you been absent these past days?”
Guan Hui’s arm was bandaged on his wound, his expression serious and reliable.
The Crown Prince Dian Xia didn’t answer him but only glared at him fiercely, his expression resembling the palace maids when they see a particularly handsome guard—flushed red like he had worn rouge.
Guan Hui took a step forward but when he saw the other flinch back, he furrowed his brows and asked: “Is Your Highness perhaps feeling unwell anywhere? Should this servant call for the imperial physician?”
The crown prince said frankly: “No need, Gu is a bit tired today, you may withdraw yourself.”
Saying this, he turned and walked back to his bedside. He was about to call for his personal eunuch to come serve him but didn’t expect Guan Hui to be so bold. Not only did he not retreat, he even walked closer. “Your Highness, there’s no need to call for someone else, this servant can help you change.”
The Crown Prince Dian Xia turned around only to collide into the other’s broad and sturdy chest. Their overly close distance immediately caused him to remember the disrespectful action this dog servant had done to him that day, causing his face to flush red. He kicked away his shoes and drilled into the bed. “No need, take your leave, ba.”
But even after waiting for two breaths of time, he still didn’t hear the sounds of footsteps retreating.
The Crown Prince Dian Xia opened his eyes only to see Guan Hui leaning over him as he pulled off the blanket on him, saying: “Your Highness, I’m afraid it’s against etiquette to sleep while wearing everyday attire. Since this servant has already accepted the title of your teacher, how can I turn a blind eye to this?”
As he said this, he tugged on his belt. The Crown Prince Dian Xia was flabbergasted. He gaped, seemingly wanting to call for the servants, but unbeknownst what he was thinking, he endured himself again. “Guan Hui, you’re really too courageous! Gu is ordering you to retreat!”
Guai Hui inexplicably laughed all of a sudden, he then pushed the crown prince who was trying to sit up back down. The crown prince wanted to push him aside, but he saw that the arm holding him down was the one that had been injured by the arrow. His brief hesitation caused him to lose the chance to retaliate and he could only helplessly glare at the other.
Guan Hui chuckled again, lowering his head. “Your Highness also holds feelings for this servant, why do you not dare to admit to it?”
The Crown Prince Dian Xia was completely enraged. He opened his mouth to call for his servants—to have this preposterous dog servant dragged away—but he had barely managed to say a word before his mouth was sealed by the other person.
His eyes widened with indignation, he twisted his head wildly in a struggle and his legs flailed but he was not Guan Hui’s opponent at all. His belt slid off his waist and his robes were torn open.
There was a trace of panic in the crown prince’s eyes. He opened his mouth, wanting to berate the other, but had unintentionally given Guan Hui the opportunity to slip in his tongue, immediately smothering any words he was about to say. The crown prince’s long lashes trembled; his eyes, rather than being full of anger, looked more helpless and shocked. Guan Hui lifted him up, undoing layer after layer of gorgeous outer garments and tossing them off the bed, leaving behind only a thin inner robe. The Crown Prince Dian Xia resumed his struggles once more. As Guan Hui undid his robes, he left fleeting kisses down his neck.
The Crown Prince Dian Xia felt the other’s scalding tongue and shrank back. Trying to block off Guan Hui’s hands, his eyes were moist as he yelled: “Stop!”
“Your Highness, please indulge this servant. Your Highness…”
“Impudent!”
The crown prince was furious, but for some reason he didn’t push him aside. Instead, he allowed Guan Hui to tear apart his clothes and kiss him. The crown prince lifted his hand, seemingly wanting to hug the man in front of him who was doing as he pleases when suddenly——
There was a loud banging sound, the palace door was suddenly kicked open and a splendidly dressed Empress Dowager walked through.
The crown prince was alarmed. He pushed Guan Hui aside and scrambled off the bed.
“Imperial Father, Imperial Grandmother——”
“You, you!” The Emperor who originally didn’t believe the Empress Dowager’s words was shocked by the scene before him. He suppressed his coughs as his chest was heaving. The Empress Dowager looked at the ashen complexion of the Emperor, then at the disheveled appearance of the crown prince and Guan Hui who was kneeling at the side without a sound, as well as the palace servants who were on their knees behind—hating that they couldn’t just shrink out of existence. Her mouth curved upward briefly. She then said in a cold voice: “This grieving one wants you to get out of here! What sort of scandalous affair is this?!”
As she said this, she flicked her sleeves and left.
……
“CUT?”
Gou Liang wiped away the wetness on his lips and tidied his costume which had become disarrayed but hadn’t been completely stripped——In the script, he originally would’ve been showing a great deal of his chest, but then again, there was no such things as butterfly and french kisses in the original script, there was only an innocent scene of partial stripping.
“Director, how was it?”
Gou Liang walked over and watched the playback. For some reason his ears felt a bit hot.
The director felt that the result was very good, the scene was pleasant to look at from this camera angle and it also made the act seem more realistic. It was just that the robes hadn’t been completely ripped apart, making him wonder if it would impact the scenes later on. Hearing someone call him, the director snapped out of his thoughts. Upon seeing He ChongFeng who was following behind Gou Liang, he raised his hand, beckoning him and asked: “Ah Feng, you think this change is better?”
He ChongFeng, who refused to let other people see even an extra inch of Gou Liang’s skin: “En. Based on the crown prince’s straightforward temperament, if he hadn’t been moved by Guan Hui, he wouldn’t have protected him like so in the palace and agreed to get together with him even after being humiliated and admonished by the Empress Dowager.”
As the director pondered on this, the screenwriter couldn’t help but chime in: “Director, I think this change is very good ah, it’s more natural, very—cough, cough, Ah Feng has worked hard.”
With such a scene, there was no need to worry that the tickets would not sell at the box office!
This sentence wasn’t said aloud but it was practically written across the screenwriter’s face.
He ChongFeng continued to say: “My understanding is that right now Guan Hui isn’t completely just using the crown prince, his heart has also been moved. Appropriately portraying the image of being unable to hold back his emotions, it not only makes the contradictory characteristics in the character Guan Huai more three-dimensional, but it also sets the foundations for his future actions. At that time, he clearly knew that the crown prince hated him more than he loved him and was using him, but he still chose to walk into the trap willingly.”
After Niu Qing talked things over, Guan Hui’s role in the script increased somewhat and some changes were also made to his background and identity.
He was still the grandson of the marshal who was killed by the late Emperor, but his ancestor was the founding Emperor’s brother-in-arms. His ancestor was also supported by the public to ascend the throne, but in the end gave up the position out of consideration for their brotherhood, becoming a king who was conferred with a one-word title instead.
Guan Hui was also aware that the false charge which had led to his family’s demise that year was a result of the Empress Dowager and her relative’s manipulation from behind the scenes. Even so, he still accepted the Empress Dowager’s fostering, allowing her to exploit him and falsely pandering to her, all for the sake of entering the palace in order to plan an assassination and rebellion. The rivers and mountains that exist underneath the heavens, he would change the surname of whom they belong to. After all, didn’t the late Emperor fear that his household would conspire to rebel sooner or later, thus striking first to kill them as an insurance? Then he would rebel for him to see!
Thus, the reason he entered the palace wasn’t solely for tricking the crown prince. He had ambitions, drives, and even ways and means.
Despite all this, in the end, he was willing to give up the whole world that was at the tip of his fingers for the crown prince. For the crown prince he was willing to pay his life; for the crown prince he was willing to put down his hatred. Who could still say that he didn’t truly love the crown prince, ne?
It could be guessed that when this movie aired, it would definitely harvest many tears from maidens.
Gou Liang said: “On one hand, Gu thought it would be nice to remain sweet and harmonious with beloved subject for a longer period of time and didn’t want to rush into entering a love-hate relationship. But on second thought, it’s better to progress faster.”
Afterall, there were only two bed scenes in the entire script and they took place after the crown prince’s blackening. Ah! This sort of goblin fighting that was full of deep sado-masochistic feelings, it excited him just thinking about it!
He ChongFeng amusedly rubbed his head.
……
After finishing the day’s scene, He ChongFeng requested a day off in order to attend the premiere of a movie he had filmed last year.
Gou Liang packed him a whole suitcase full of snacks, as if afraid He Chong Feng would become thin from hunger during his stay away. If anyone ignorant saw this scene, they never would’ve thought that his male god was only going on a day trip—the type where he would return the very next morning. Niu Qing spectated from the side as she watched the two bid a tearful farewell to each other. She secretly rolled her eyes. He ChongFeng naturally didn’t disdain the sticky rice Gou Liang at all. He even rubbed his head to comfort him. “I’ll be back soon. I’ll bring back the local specialty Fuling cake for you to taste, didn’t you say you want to eat it before?”
Only then did Gou Liang finally reveal a smile.
However, none of them could’ve predicted that the next day, what reached Gou Liang first wasn’t Film Emperor He himself but the news of a sex scandal.
It was the sex scandal of a person who was known to be ascetic. It was a sex scandal of He ChongFeng.