Tutelage (Xun Yu)

"Young master, the stroke for this character is slightly off,"

_____ furrowed his brows in response to his tutor's correction. It was just a stroke, such a small case, nothing to fuss about.

Xun Yu made no comments about the youth's behaviour and continued to examine the remaining words of _____ 's work.

It had been a bad day for ____, he had accidentally torn off the embroidery of his aunt's silk and there he was, condemned by his uncle for his misdeed to study for the rest of the day and thus explained the temper of the youth.

Throughout the lesson, he had been pouting and sighing. Never a smile was plastered on his lips and his work seemed to be of inconsistent quality. Xun Yu glanced at _____ and smiled.

"Let us proceed to a game of trivia, young master," Just as the man guessed, the youth's sour expression lightened and eagerly agreed to his proposal.

"You will be rewarded for each correct answer," a toothy grin was made by ____, he hopped off from his seat and hugged the older male who was caught off guard by the sudden affectionate move: "Finally! I was really bored Wen Ruo, I really am!"

The man chuckled and patted his head: "Alright then, who was the first emperor to unify this land?"

"Emperor Qin!" the youth answered enthusiastically, waiting impatiently for his reward. Xun Yu smiled, he lowered his head and brought his face to ____'s then gently place his lips onto his with a soft lingering kiss: "Who was the wicked consort to the notorious King Zhou of Shang?"

_____ hesitated, he enjoyed the reward and he wanted more; it was actually the only time where he and Xun Yu get to spend times with each other without prying ears of servants and it was very irritating to have extra pairs of eyes and ears when the two of them were attempting to enjoy their leisure conversations within the Cao household.

"Su Da Ji," he muttered out with uncertainties, the older male nodded with a smile, he again, rewarded ____ with another kiss but the duration was much longer: "The final question," Xun Yu stated with uneven breathing: "Name the five hegemons from the Spring and Autumn period,"

The youth bit his lip as the older man waited patiently for his answer. With a huff of air he finally answered: "Qi Huan Gong ---

His reply was interrupted with a kiss and ____ began to make his answers between the kisses: "Jin Wen Gong...Chu Zhuang Wang...Qin Mu Gong...and...Song Xiang Gong,"

There were no more words to be made, just the sounds of moans and pants filling the room as time slowly passed. With rewards like these, perhaps _____ should be cranky more often and he definitely looked forward to his next lesson with his tutor bringing something much more interesting.

监护 荀彧