In Xiao Shen’s memory, the number of times that his master called him by his full name like this could be counted on one hand.
In just a few moments, his mind was full of thoughts. He immediately threw away the rag in his hand, rushed forward and hugged his master’s thigh, and apologized with a strong desire to survive: “I’m sorry, Master, I really didn’t mean it…”
Shen Qingzhuo’s eyelashes drooped, and his slightly bulging chest rose and fell with his heavier breathing.
The Feiyu uniform of the Jinyiwei is strictly placed according to the number of people, and even though he is now the commander of the Jinyiwei, it is no exception.
If one of them was torn, it meant that he would lose a change of Feiyu uniform, and he would have to make up a proper reason and record it and report it for filing.
But the youth who stood up as straight as a bamboo is now curled up into a small ball and kneeling at his own feet, cautiously hugging his thighs and begging for mercy, just like a puppy who has done something wrong and is afraid of being beaten, looking both disgusting and pitiful.
“You—” Shen Qingzhuo took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. “You were sitting there quietly, why did you suddenly fall on me?”
“I…” Xiao Shen blinked his eyes. “I just didn’t sit still for a moment, I didn’t mean it…”
Of course he didn’t dare to say it, but he was actually bewitched for a moment, seduced by his master’s beauty, and boldly wanted to get closer…
Shen Qingzhuo stretched out a finger, tapped his forehead gently, and said unhappily, “What were you thinking about? How can you fall flat on your face for no reason?”
“Master, don’t be angry, en, en?” Seeing that acting cute was effective, Xiao Shen lay on the ground, hugged his master’s legs, and volunteered, “I will fix the clothes for Master!”
“You know how to fix clothes?” Shen Qingzhuo finally laughed and pushed his head away. “Master already has to thank God if you don’t tear my other clothes as well.”
“Then…” The youth rolled his eyes. “Since Master can’t wear this Feiyu uniform anymore, why don’t you let me try it?”
Shen Qingzhuo made a “tsk” sound and gently kicked him, “Get up. What does it look like to keep hugging Master’s legs?”
“I won’t, I won’t…” Xiao Shen tightened his arms and was about to throw around and do the whole thing, but he heard a strange noise coming from outside the window.
He looked towards the window alertly and met the secret guard’s stunned eyes. His expression suddenly changed.
At the same time, Shen Qingzhuo also found the secret guard standing in front of the window and couldn’t help but gloat: “I told you to get up, but you didn’t. Now good, His Highness the Seventh Prince has been seen rolling around in a mess.”
Xiao Shen immediately stood up swiftly, but he stood up too quickly and almost hit his head on the edge of the bed again.
Shen Qingzhuo suppressed his laughter and said, “Slow down.”
“What are you looking at?” Xiao Shen steadied himself and shouted in a fierce voice, “If you look again, I will dig your eyeballs out!”
Hearing this, Shen Qingzhuo frowned. “Xiao Qi, where did you learn these cruel words?”
Xiao Shen’s expression froze. Oops, he forgot that his master didn’t like to hear such bloody and cruel words.
Although, in his opinion, digging out eyeballs was not torture at all.
“Ouch, my eyes hurt…” He raised his hands to cover his eyes and cried out in pain, trying to divert his master’s attention.
Shen Qingzhuo was fooled and stepped forward nervously, “Let me see, did you hit your eyes?”
“I don’t know, I just felt a sharp pain…” Xiao Shen took a hissing breath and gestured to the window while his master was examining his eyes.
Get out quickly!
“Master can’t figure out what’s going on. Let’s call the imperial physician over.” Shen Qingzhuo said with a worried tone, “Eye problems are no small matter.”
“There’s no need to call the imperial physician. Master, just blow on my wound.” Xiao Shen curled his eyes and leaned his pretty face towards his master. “Blow on it, and it will stop hurting.”
Shen Qingzhuo: “……”
He stretched out his hand and pushed his little disciple onto the bed.
Xiao Shen followed his force and lay down on the bed without any struggle, pretending to be weak and vulnerable. “Master… what do you want to do to me?”
“I want to beat you to death.” Shen Qingzhuo looked at him with a fake smile. “Let me ask you, who did you learn your sword skills from?”
The youth, who was pretending to be pitiful, was stunned for a moment, then he quickly straightened up and replied calmly, “A master in the martial arts arena taught me.”
Shen Qingzhuo leaned down and held his little disciple’s chest with one hand, not allowing him to stand up. “You can practice swordsmanship, but you can only use it for proper self-defense, not to hurt others.”
Xiao Shen was forced to look into those peach blossom eyes that were filled with divine light, trying his best not to show any guilt.
“En?” Shen Qingzhuo exerted force with his palm and used his eyes to urge his little disciple to express his opinion, “Can you do it?”
After a while, Xiao Shen finally agreed: “Alright.”
He could temporarily agree to his master, but the so-called legitimate defense was too broad. It would be up to him to define which actions were necessary for self-protection.
Shen Qingzhuo nodded in satisfaction, withdrew his hand, and straightened his waist. “Alright, you can go back. Master is ready to rest.”
“Ah?” Xiao Shen jumped up from the bed immediately, “I just met Master not long ago, I won’t go back!”
“Do you still want to sleep with me ah?” Shen Qingzhuo lifted up the rags on his body and gestured, “Master was already giving you face by not kicking you out.”
Xiao Shen’s face fell, and the corners of his lips turned down. “I thought this matter was over…”
Shen Qingzhuo ignored him, raised his hand to unbutton his waist belt, pulled out the jade belt, turned his back to his little disciple, took off the tattered flying fish suit, and threw it on the shelf.
Little did he know that the youth behind him suddenly widened his eyes and stared at his back without blinking, from the slightly protruding butterfly bones to the slender waist that could not be grasped with one hand, and then stayed on the raised buttocks for a long time…
Xiao Shen couldn’t help but absentmindedly think that the curves of his master’s body seemed to be becoming more obvious and beautiful day by day…
“How dare you say that?” Shen Qingzhuo turned around and said, “Leave quickly before Master gets angry.”
Xiao Shen walked forward, hugged his master’s arm in a familiar manner, and swayed, “Master…”
Shen Qingzhuo: “The secret guard is watching at the window.”
Xiao Shen let go of his hand as if he had been electrocuted. He looked around and realized that he had been deceived. He couldn’t help but shout in shame, “Master!”
“You still know shame ah.” Shen Qingzhuo pinched the half of his face that was still intact, “You are already this big, and you still want to sleep with your master, aren’t you ashamed?”
However, he didn’t know what the youth was thinking about, his fair and thin face suddenly turned red.
“Young Master, Kong Qianhu wants to see you.” Seeing his little disciple blush, Shen Qingzhuo still wanted to embarrass him, but he heard the eunuch’s announcement coming from outside the door.
Lord Shen suppressed his smile and raised his voice to reply, “Ask him to wait outside.”
“It’s already so late, why did that person come to see Master?” Xiao Shen frowned in dissatisfaction, “Master is not sold to the Jinyiwei.”
“It must be something important.” Shen Qingzhuo took a casual uniform from the shelf and put it on his shoulders. “You stay here obediently and don’t come out. If you come out, you will be exposed.”
After all, they had just performed a drama in front of Kong Qianhu two days ago.
Xiao Shen’s eyes followed him around, and he replied reluctantly, “I understand.”
***
In the outer hall, Kong Shang was sitting at the desk. When he saw Lord Zhenfu’s figure, he immediately stood up and greeted him, “My Lord.”
“Take a seat. No need to be polite.” Shen Qingzhuo sat down at the main seat. “What have you got?”
Kong Shang nodded. “The subordinate just came back from Lord Xue. As you expected, the pattern does have a special meaning.”
“Oh?” Shen Qingzhuo suddenly became interested. “Tell me in detail.”
Kong Shang replied: “According to Lord Xue, the pattern is a mysterious sun totem. He once saw a similar totem on a lady.”
“Lady?” Shen Qingzhuo narrowed his eyes slightly. “Is she also a maid in the palace? Where is the lady now?”
Kong Shang stammered, “This…”
Seeing that his expression was a little strange, Shen Qingzhuo frowned. “Why, what’s the matter? Is there something you can’t tell me? Could it be that that woman is no longer alive?”
“Cough, cough…” Kong Shang lowered his voice and replied, “That’s not the case. That lady is still alive, and she is in Zuixiang Fang.”
Shen Qingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “It’s fine as long as the person is still alive.”
Kong Shang: “Yes…”
It seems that he was worrying too much. Lord Shen is knowledgeable and will not be surprised by such a small matter.
“Zuixiang Fang…” Shen Qingzhuo picked up the teacup on the table and said thoughtfully, “What kind of place is this? Is it for brewing wine or making incense?”
Kong Shang was stunned and replied, “Neither ah, My Lord.”
Shen Qingzhuo: “Hmm? Then what does Zuixiang Fang do?”
“It’s…” Kong Shang said hesitantly, “Zuixiang Fang is the most famous brothel in Shengjing.”
“Poof—” Upon hearing that, Shen Qingzhuo almost spit out the tea in his mouth.
“Cough, cough…” Lord Shen covered his lips with his sleeve, trying to pretend to be experienced, and said calmly, “Oh, it’s a brothel ah.”
Kong Shang tried to hold it back but couldn’t help his curiosity. “My Lord, have you never been to such a place since you came to Shengjing?”
Even if he has never been there, Zuixiang Fang was so famous, he must have heard of it, right?
“Who said I haven’t been there?” Shen Qingzhuo replied calmly, “This lord was just too busy lately and couldn’t think of it for a while.”
Kong Qianhu looked suspicious but did not dare to ask any further questions.
Whatever his lord says, that’s what it is.
Shen Qingzhuo put down the teacup and said calmly, “How about this? You make the arrangements. Tomorrow morning, we will go to Zuixiang Fang to find out what’s going on.”
Kong Shang hesitated to speak again: “My Lord…”
“Hmm?” Shen Qingzhuo signaled him to just say what he wanted to say and not to worry.
“Early in the morning may not be appropriate.” Kong Qianhu replied seriously, “As far as the subordinate knows, most brothels are closed in the morning.”
Shen Qingzhuo: “……”
“Alright, alright, you arrange it. I’ll leave it all to you!” Lord Zhenfu’s face flushed slightly, with a hint of anger and shame. He emphasized, “Arrange it in secret. Don’t alert anyone.”
Kong Shang lowered his head and suppressed his laughter: “Yes, My Lord.”
“Oh, there’s one more thing.” Shen Qingzhuo ordered his subordinate with a clear conscience, “The Feiyu uniform I wore today was accidentally torn while performing official duties. Help me register it and get another one.”
“Yes, My Lord.” Kong Shang paused and asked again, “My Lord, did you encounter any danger today? Why was the Feiyu uniform torn?”
“No.” Shen Qingzhuo immediately denied, “It’s just that the quality of the Feiyu uniform is too poor.”
Kong Shang: “Alright, the subordinate understands.”
Just as he was about to leave, a loud noise suddenly came from the inner hall.
Shen Qingzhuo’s heart skipped a beat. He stood up and strode to the half-closed door and asked anxiously, “What’s wrong? Are you alright?”
However, the inner hall was silent.
Worrying too much led to confusion. Shen Qingzhuo was so anxious that he didn’t even notice that Kong Qianhu hadn’t left yet. He pushed open the door of the palace with force and looked around.
But the next moment, he found that his little disciple had wrapped himself up in his undergarment like a snow-white dumpling and was sitting cross-legged on the bed, staring at him with a pair of big wet eyes with an innocent expression.
Shen Qingzhuo: “?”
Kong Shang, who didn’t understand what was going on, hurried over and asked, “My Lord, what happened?”
Shen Qingzhuo suddenly came back to his senses, grabbed the doors on both sides of the hall with both hands, and closed the door again at lightning speed.
So Kong Shang only had time to catch a glimpse of a figure on the bed.
Shen Qingzhuo smiled slightly and casually said, “It’s nothing, the puppy is causing trouble.”
After hearing this reason, Kong Shang couldn’t help but remain silent.
He shouldn’t have laughed at Lord Shen for never been to a brothel. It was obvious that Lord Shen was hidding a beauty in his golden house1(Idiom) to take a concubine or wife, to keep a mistress in a luxurious house or apartment. ah!
“Well…” Shen Qingzhuo urged calmly, “If there is nothing else, you can go back and prepare first.”
“Oh! So that’s how it is!” Kong Qianhu suddenly had an idea and couldn’t help but sigh with his hands clasped.
No wonder Lord Shen’s Feiyu uniform was torn to pieces. It turns out that what’s hidden in Lord Shen’s golden house is not a dog but a passionate little wild cat!
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Xiao Qi: You are the cat, your whole family are cats, I am a wild dog! Woof!
