134 Ruin

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.