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Gongsun Yin loosened the outer layer of his cloak and was halfway toward his usual seat somewhere in the middle-back when he noticed the unfamiliar figure sitting alone near the western windows – the reason half the academy had been whispering for days.
(Or, perhaps not unfamiliar, just new – although nearly everyone already knew who he truly was.)
Xie Zheng.
The Chancellor’s nephew. The sole heir of the noble Xie family.
The boy who had supposedly begun accompanying military forces before most students here had even touched a sword.
The boy everyone whispered about.
Gongsun Yin had heard enough stories over the past three days to fill up three entire volumes, each less reliable than the last.
One claimed Xie Zheng had killed a mounted bandit at twelve. Another insisted he slept with a dagger beneath his pillow even within the Chancellor’s residence. Someone else swore he heard that he had once ridden three days through a storm carrying crucial military intelligence after an ambush slaughtered the original messengers.
Gongsun Yin suspected at least half of the stories were nonsense.
(He didn’t know what to think of the remaining half.)
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Xie Zheng’s worried gaze lingered on her and the barely touched roasted pheasant meat in her little bowl.
“Why aren’t you eating?”
Changning looked up slowly at the sound of his voice – but still not making any eye contact.
“I’m not hungry,” she mumbled listlessly.
Xie Zheng frowned faintly.
Earlier, before they started the journey after the battle, Gongsun Yin had already warned him that the fright and exhaustion might bring on a fever. At the time, when he handed her the last of Changyu’s tangerine peel candy, she seemed alright – even if her face seemed pale and tired from everything she had endured.
But now she looked worse. Not dramatically so – if someone hadn’t known her, they might have thought that she was just a quiet, well-behaved, shy child, and praised her for her manners.
But to Xie Zheng’s eyes – who spent so much time in the company of his little sister-in-law in more peaceful times in Lin’an – the difference was glaringly obvious.
She was not okay.
And thinking about the reason she wasn’t her usual self, made guilt settle unpleasantly beneath his ribs again.
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- Part 7 of Jiefu & NingNiang crumbs
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As if under a spell, she leaned in again and pressed a light kiss to the corner of his lips.
It had been gentle and brief – but this time, his breathing did change: not abruptly, not in any way that suggested he was startled, but enough that she noticed, and knew that he wasn’t sleeping anymore.
“You’re awake,” she murmured, the words slipping out low and quiet, trying to not disturb the quietness of the morning.
There had been a pause, then along with a small stretch, a soft sound came from Xie Zheng – sleepy and ridiculously comfortable even from her outsider view.
“Mm.”
Her hand drifted up to smooth over his beautiful hair in a gentle caress automatically, making Xie Zheng simply melt under her touch with a satisfied hum.
But she noticed the faint, smug smirk in the corner of his lips – entirely at odds with the soft atmosphere. It didn’t take long for her to figure out why he had that expression on his face.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, watching him with a mixture of exasperation, fondness, and slight embarrassment due to her actions.
“You were pretending,” she accused him, pursing her lips, feeling betrayed.
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“Jiefu,” she said abruptly, without taking her eyes off the cage, but waiting for Xie Zheng’s welcoming hum, “if he likes me one day, can I keep him?”
His hands paused in their whittling.
“No.”
“Why not?” she asked stubbornly. Xie Zheng almost expected it, really.
But what could he tell her, honestly? How could he explain without destroying the delicate structure of lies upon lies that he had been building here?
“Because he is a gyrfalcon, not a pet,” he answered in the end, going with something simple and hoping she would drop it, his hands moving again but losing their finesse.
But, of course, Changning trampled all over that perfect plan.
She huffed. “You don’t know. Maybe he wants a family. Maybe he wants to stay.”
“He does not want to stay,” he said evenly, carefully not looking at his falcon lying all cozy in his nest of a cage to avoid feeling like a liar. Before he could stop himself, he added more quietly, “He wants to fly home.”
Xie Zheng swallowed, trying to focus on his almost-done chopstick, while his thoughts and emotions were racing.
Why did it suddenly feel like that they weren’t just talking about the bird anymore?
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- Part 6 of Jiefu & NingNiang crumbs
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Five Times the Marquis of Wu’an Was Feared, and One Time His Marchioness Was Feared More by Baekbootie
Fandoms: 逐玉 | Pursuit of Jade (TV)
19 Apr 2026
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The Dragon Throne stood empty.
In its stead, at the foot of the dais, sat the Prince Regent.
The Marquis of Wu’an did not need the throne to command the room’s attention or respect. Clad in dark robes embroidered with the finest gold thread, midnight hair tied up and adorned with a golden guan, he exuded an authority so absolute that no one dared mistake his position. His posture was flawless, his expression composed and unreadable.
Even in relaxation, he seemed like a dangerous predator, ready to strike.
And his gaze, when falling on a low-ranking official like him, was bone-chilling.
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Stories in the Vincenzo universe featuring my OC, Maria Pia Cassano, grandmother of Vincenzo Cassano.
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Superman & Lois by Baekbootie
Fandom Superman & Lois (TV 2020), Superman & Lois (TV 2021), Superman - All Media Types
12 Nov 2021
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