Because His Royal Highness the Ninth was sleeping soundly, Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards did not dare to disturb him, and gently lowered the curtain and tiptoed out of the dormitory.

Youshu was firmly pinched by her master's waist-limb, and she couldn't walk even if she wanted to, so she could only close her eyes and recuperate. From time to time, there were cicadas chirping and birds chirping, and the wind blowing through the treetops, which was very hypnotic, but after a while, he also slept to death, and when he opened his eyes again, there was already a reddish cloud outside, and the sky light also turned from bright golden to dim and slightly white.

Youshu opened her mouth and yawned slightly, then turned her face to look at her master. In his sleep, his expression was calm, his eyebrows were calm, and he was exactly the same as the man who was gentle as water but also cold as the wind in his previous life. But Youshu knew that it was just the appearance, once he opened his eyes, the hidden sharpness in his eyes could burn people.

Although they have the same soul, they eventually become different and independent individuals. Youshu likes the master in the previous life, and he also likes the current master, no matter what he becomes, he likes it. The guilt of making a mistake and the joy of regaining it were intertwined, and his eyes slowly turned red.

He spontaneously froze for a moment, and finally his gaze rested on his master's red lips. Somehow, the scene of the last time they met in his previous life kept flashing back to his mind, making his heart itch and his skin hot. He covered his face and told himself not to think too much, but he couldn't suppress the sudden desire in his heart no matter what.

He didn't need Long Jin or Dragon Spirit now, but when he had the opportunity to ingest it, he couldn't suppress that urge. Is it addictive to eating too much? What about addiction? Anyway, it will be good for you and harmless, if you don't taste it while the master is asleep, you probably won't have a chance. Youshu held her head, closed her eyes, and struggled with her expression.

The sweet taste of Longjin was recalled by his memory, causing him to secrete a lot of saliva in his mouth for no reason, and the stirring process of ingesting dragon essence was repeated in his brain uncontrollably. After hesitating for about a quarter of an hour, emotion finally prevailed over reason, and he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at his master, only to find that he had come so close that he could touch his master's lips half an inch lower.

The body has already made a choice, so what is the hesitation? He took a deep breath, and then he poked out a small piece of powder-tongue and gently pried open the master's lip-valve......

The Nine Emperor Princes had awakened the moment the boy opened his eyes. He noticed that the boy was observing him, and his eyes were warm, and he didn't dare to open his eyes when he was nervous, wondering how long the boy would be watching. He likes his gaze to stay on him for a long time, warm, comfortable, and reassuring.

But then, the warmth and reassurance turned into an anxious stir, and the boy drew closer and closer, so close that the long eyelashes brushed to the tip of his nose, and the warm breath blew on his cheeks. The Nine Emperors' heart stopped beating for a moment, but it was as urgent as a drum, causing bursts of throbbing pain in his chest. He vaguely guessed what the boy wanted to do, but he couldn't believe it.

He is also experiencing a violent struggle inside, should he open his eyes and hug him and kiss him, or continue to pretend to sleep and suffer silently? What if you open your eyes and scare the boy away? After thinking about it, he finally chose to be passive.

The tip of the boy's tongue was wet and slippery, with the astringency of grass and a little sweetness, and it was delicious. He took the initiative to pry open between his teeth and poked in, as if to hook the tip of his tongue, but he was hesitant and afraid, so he trembled slightly against the roof of his mouth.

This stolen kiss was not highly skilled, but it made the Nine Emperor Princes smit. He raised his arm slightly, and was about to take the boy into his arms and love him to the fullest, so that he could know that he had understood his hidden love thread, and had the same passionate love in his arms, but unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door, and a nervous voice came, "Son, son? Dinner has already been prepared, it has been heated twice, and if it is hot, it will not be able to eat, when will the Nine Emperor Princes wake up? ”

Youshu trembled, hurriedly pulled her tongue out, and hurriedly got out of bed to deal with the Wang family outside the door. The crimson curtain was lifted and quickly fell, and the Nine Emperor Princes opened their eyes and exhaled a breath of turbidity. He half-sat up, wiped the silver thread that the boy had pulled out when he left, and wiped it into his mouth, his cheeks slowly flushed.

It's just a kiss, and it's unbearable to be rusty, how can you give up halfway? How can you even hang the evidence on your lips clearly? Know that you never drool when you sleep on your own. All kinds of strange and flustered thoughts flashed in the heart of the Nine Emperor Princes, and his eyebrows were raised for a while, and his eyes were lowered for a while.

Youshu asked Wang to wait a little longer, but when he came back, he found that the master had woken up, and his cheeks were flushed and he was leaning on the soft pillow. He also blushed and said nervously, "Lord, master, when did you wake up?" ”

"I woke up when I heard you and Mrs. Zhao talking outside." The Nine Emperors glanced at him quickly, and his cheeks became even hotter.

The two of them were silent for a moment, and at the same time said, "Then go to dinner?" Then they looked at each other and giggled.

The Nine Emperors jumped out of the lodging, quickly got dressed, put on the outer robe, shoes and socks for the young man, and finally took him by the hand and came to the front hall. Zhao Zhizhou was chatting with Xue Wangjing, and when he heard the sound, he hurriedly ran out to greet him, and asked His Highness if he slept well.

"Well, it's never been better." He squeezed the young man's palm and took the lead in sitting down on the main seat.

Zhao Zhizhou breathed a sigh of relief, but Xue Wangjing's gaze turned on His Royal Highness Jiu's face. This is unprecedentedly good, probably not a lie, the previous highness seems to be shrouded in clouds at any time, but whenever you get too close to him, you feel cold and depressed. But now he seems to be bathed in light and heat, and the whole person is fluttering and happy, as if he has become a fairy. And his cheeks, which had always been pale, were now very abnormally red.

Also abnormal is Youshu, the two of them together like two monkey farts, very eye-catching. Could it be that something shameful has just happened? Xue Wangjing guessed to himself and laughed secretly. At the same time, Wang also ordered his servants to bring food and wine.

Zhao Zhizhou saw that it was not early, so he hurriedly invited the distinguished guests to sit down, racking his brains and patting the horses. He first talked about his political achievements in Lin'an Mansion, and then talked about what he had seen and heard after returning to Beijing, for fear that His Royal Highness Jiu would feel impatient, so he changed the topic and talked about his son's troubles when he was a child.

The Nine Emperor Princes, who were still absent-minded, immediately pricked up their ears and looked straight at him with sharp eyes, showing extraordinary interest.

Zhao Zhizhou is a good person, so he also dug deep into his son's past, "Youshu has known how to take precautions since he was a child, when our family first arrived in Lin'an Mansion, he often used a small bag of rice noodles to hide under the bed, and hid it for three or four years in a row. ”

The Nine Emperor Princes smiled, "Youshu has been smart since she was a child. "It's as if I've watched a teenager grow up.

Youshu twisted his eyebrows, and felt more and more that this "Zhao Youshu" was very similar to his own personality, you know, he also has the habit of stockpiling grain, and now there are several bags of rice and noodles hidden under the bed. Could it be that the previous "Zhao Youshu" was also himself, but he was □□, he was the ontology, and as soon as he appeared, he disappeared to avoid the collapse of the space?

Youshu, who fell into the spatial folding theory, had slightly straightened her eyes, and obediently ate the food that the Nine Emperor Princes fed from time to time.

Zhao Zhizhou saw that his son was treated so well by His Royal Highness the Nine, and his heart was both proud and worried, but he would not show it during the banquet. He subconsciously avoided topics related to his son and switched to talking about something else.

But how could the Nine Emperor Princes let him go? A few pots of liquor were poured without a trace, and many secrets were revealed. Before I knew it, the topic was about the last murder lawsuit. Until now, Zhao Zhizhou still felt indignant, and slapped the table and said, "Your Highness, tell me, is he well-behaved?" Satoshi is not smart? ”

"Well-behaved, smart!" The Nine Emperor Princes nodded cautiously, filled the two wine glasses, handed over one glass, brought one to his lips, and said gently and politely, "Lord Zhao, please." ”

"Your Highness, please!" Who dares not to drink the wine toasted by the Nine Emperor Princes? Zhao Zhizhou naturally drank it all.

His head became more and more dizzy, and Zhao Zhizhou continued to complain, completely forgetting how the master in front of him was moody and high-minded, "You see that my family is so well-behaved and smart, how can he kill people?" If it weren't for the peasant girl's demon magic, my family Youshu wouldn't even look at her much! My family Youshu is sixteen years old this year, and sending two girls to his room can still scare him into crying, and he doesn't dare to go back to sleep at night......"

"Daddy!" Youshu shouted with red cheeks, and then glanced at the master, but saw that he was smiling softly at himself, so his head began to smoke.

Xue Wangjing coaxed, "What happened after that?" ”

After that, he slept for a few nights in the storehouse where the grain was stored, and looked like a little beggar with ears of straw and wheat. He couldn't, so he had to send people away. Tell me, just like him, can he suddenly like an ordinary peasant girl? It's definitely weird! What's even more bizarre is that he still holds a knife and forces people to jump into the river! Don't you know, my family has a soft heart, and the butterflies and ants caught are reluctant to be crushed to death, and they are released after playing for a while, saying that he has the courage to kill, I don't believe it! Zhao Zhizhou was indignant.

The Nine Emperors also felt the same way, stroked the young man's red and hot cheeks, and said slowly, "This king doesn't believe it either." ”

Zhao Zhizhou became more and more emboldened when he was recognized, and slapped a table of food up and down, "Your Highness, you are really wise and martial, unlike those fools, who insist that my son is a murderer, and force me to hand him over, otherwise you will be involved in my crime of 'arson's murder and bending the law for personal gain'." My son is the meat of my heart, and even if I die, I can't give him up. Besides, I never believed that he would kill someone, there must be something hidden in it. No, in the end, it came to light, and it really proved that my son was innocent. ”

The Nine Emperors had a great impression of Zhao Zhizhou, and couldn't help but praise him sincerely, "Lord Zhao's fatherly heart is commendable!" ”

"Everywhere, the fathers of the world are the same, and His Majesty is also devoted to you, and his love is like a treasure." Zhao Zhizhou sighed, "Weichen returned to Beijing to report on his work this time, but because he didn't take the initiative to hand over his son, he didn't even have an errand. "A human spirit is a human spirit, that is, a drunken one, and he has not forgotten his business.

Xue Wangjing couldn't help but applaud Zhao Zhizhou. This is a clever statement, and it can be regarded as a crooked fight. He should have wanted to use the example of His Majesty's love for his son to touch His Highness, so that His Highness could empathize, and then appreciate his fatherly heart, paving the way for the next transfer, but where could he have thought that there was no need to talk about the father and son of the Heavenly Family, but with his behavior of refusing to let Youshu suffer even if he died, he had won His Highness's great favor.

Sure enough, the Nine Emperor Princes personally poured wine for him and said firmly, "Lord Zhao has rated this time, and this king thinks that it is completely possible to get a 'Jiashang'." ”

"Where, where, Your Highness!" Zhao Zhizhou laughed dizzily.

The Nine Emperors sandwiched a lot of dishes for the young man, watched him eat them slowly, and said, "Lord Zhao seems to be running around for the two Huai salt envoys in recent days?" ”

Zhao Zhizhou hit a spirit, sobered up for a while, and didn't know whether to nod or shake his head. The Nine Emperor Princes didn't wait for him to respond, and continued, "The Two Huai Salt Envoys are indeed a good errand, but they are also very risky. Counting the previous salt roads, there are few people who have a good death, and many who have broken heads, because the top is staring closely, and the eyes below are hot. ”

Zhao Zhizhou's face was pale, and his hands and feet trembled slightly. Although His Royal Highness Ninth talked to him in a heartfelt tone, he always felt a chill in his spine and his knees were weak, and he wanted to kneel down on the spot.

While comforting the young man who had stopped eating with a worried expression, the Nine Emperor Princes patted Zhao Zhizhou on the shoulder, "Lord Zhao, you are very proficient in general affairs, especially good at the way of management, wouldn't it be a waste to be a mere salt administrator?" You come to the household department and be the king's money bag. ”

This sentence is not an inquiry, but a final conclusion, as if tomorrow the holy decree will be issued. If he heard it from the mouth of the prince next to him, Zhao Zhizhou would definitely have doubts, but the words of the Nine Emperor Princes were sometimes more effective than the holy decree. You must know that this master is a ghost talent who can handle complicated government affairs at the age of six, and many of the decisions made by His Majesty have his shadow behind them.

Zhao Zhizhou was flattered, and hurriedly got up to thank him, but he was pressed back by the Nine Emperor Princes, so that he didn't have to be formal.

After a meal of pleasure to the guests and hosts, when they arrived in the palace, they were about to give the key, and the Nine Emperor Princes got up to say goodbye, and when they walked to the door, they whispered, "Tomorrow, I will send someone to take you into the palace." ”

"Huh? What do you do when you enter the palace? Youshu was puzzled.

"Didn't you promise to come with me? Naturally, I want to be my companion. The Nine Emperor Princes smiled freely, their eyebrows fluttering.

The drunken Zhao Zhizhou was immediately woken up and said hurriedly, "Your Highness already has two companions, why do you need to add another one?" Don't hide it from Your Highness, Weichen's son is really not a weapon, he only knows how to play since he was a child, and the total time for studying is no more than two months. Weichen spoiled him, and his temper was very arrogant, and he was afraid that he would not be able to enter the eyes of His Highness. ”

"Why can't you get in?" The Nine Emperor Princes understood what Zhao Zhizhou was worried about, and said cautiously as if he had sworn an oath, "Lord Zhao, please rest assured, this king will definitely treat Youshu well, and he will never let him suffer a trace of grievances." Without waiting for anyone to react, he pulled the young man into the carriage and walked away.

The carriage drove out far away, and Shu Cai poked his head out and shouted, "Dad, I'll send off His Royal Highness the Ninth and I'll be back soon." ”

Zhao Zhizhou stood stiff for a long time before wiping his face, revealing a strange and worried expression. How could His Highness's words before become more and more wrong? It's like a son-in-law dealing with an old man. I drank too much.

Youshu sent the master to the gate of the palace, and when he saw that there were still a few quarters of an hour before the lock was locked, he dragged the corner of his clothes and talked for a while, his face revealing the attachment that he didn't even know. The Nine Emperor Princes enjoyed it very much, trapped him in his arms, stared at him with a smile, and waited for him to say goodbye before saying, "I don't worry about you going back alone, so I might as well send you off." ”

Youshu's eyes lit up, and he was about to nod, but was interrupted by Xue Wangjing, who couldn't bear it anymore, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has already sent someone to urge, you better go in." Youshu sent you back, you sent him back, and in the end he was not at ease, and sent you back, do you want to send him back? When did you send it to and fro? I'll just sleep in the carriage tonight. Our Xia Qi is not like Daming, there is a curfew. ”

Not to mention, just the strength of the two of them in the alley today, it is really possible to do such a stupid thing.

Youshu was said to be hot, and the Nine Emperor Princes glared at their companions angrily, and finally entered the palace gate step by step, and repeatedly explained that they would see each other tomorrow. It wasn't until the palace gate was completely closed and the figure could no longer be seen that Youshu put away her blushing face and climbed into the carriage with an expressionless face.

Xue Wangjing, who was entrusted to send people home, looked at the cold young man, and sighed what pot with what lid, these two are actually masters of changing faces, and they are clearly cute and shy dumplings around His Royal Highness, and when they come to him, they are a lump of ice slag that rejects people thousands of miles away, and the treatment is worse than 108,000 miles.

But because of this, his affection for the boy skyrocketed. Without pretense about others, just digging out his heart and lungs to His Highness, regardless of whether he is true or not, this practice alone can make His Highness feel safe, so as to maintain a calm and happy state of mind. Your Highness doesn't like people who are left and right, and they are all-encompassing.

When Youshu returned home, he saw many people standing at the corner gate, but when he looked closely, it was the second uncle and the second aunt, as well as Zhao Yusong, surrounded by a eunuch in the middle, and said something excitedly. The eunuch was very impatient, and several times he wanted to leave, but the second aunt grabbed him and stuffed a silver ticket into his sleeve.

Youshu had a gut feeling that he would be in trouble, so he took a long detour, entered the house from the corner gate in the west, and just stepped into the weeping flower gate, he saw that Wang was sitting under the grape trellis with the fourth and fifth aunts talking and laughing, and his expression was quite mysterious. Without waiting for him to ask, Wang Shi bumped up to him and whispered, "Son, have you heard of it?" Zhao Yusong was impeached by the imperial history for writing an article criticizing the Holy Emperor of the Sect! His Holiness has decreed that he will be disqualified from the examination for the next five years. Isn't he going to take the exam in two months? It's no fun now! ”

The fourth aunt also gloated, "It's not! At the beginning, the second sister-in-law swore that he could get the top prize, but what was the result? ”

"As a result, my face was crackled!" The fifth aunt put down the melon seeds and slapped them on her face a few times.

It is said that three women can top a flock of ducks, which is true, seeing the three people gathered together and giggling, there is Shu's temples twitching. Fortunately, Wang knew that his son didn't like to listen to this, and he didn't care about fame, so he waved his hand to let him go and wash, as if he thought of something and stopped him, "By the way, your father looked for you, changed his clothes and went to his study." ”

Youshu obediently agreed, knocked on the door two quarters of an hour later, and saw Zhao Zhizhou holding his forehead and sighing.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" He poured a cup of hot tea and placed it on the corner of the table.

"It's all your dad who hurt you!" Zhao Zhizhou became more and more distressed, and pulled his son and said carefully, "If it weren't for Dad asking you to go to His Royal Highness Jiu, you wouldn't have had such an unlucky thing." ”

"What's bad luck?" I don't know why.

"Read to His Highness the Ninth Highness! It's still your father who hurt you, and always thinks that you will grow up when you are old, so he refuses to tell you about the bad things outside. You don't know, His Highness the Ninth is sick. Zhao Zhizhou pointed to his head.

Youshu's heart was beating wildly, and she asked hurriedly, "What is the illness of Your Highness?" Is it strict? ”

"With this disease, he can't die, it's all others who die." Zhao Zhizhou sighed, "His Royal Highness the Ninth has often dreamed of his past life since he was three years old, so he can't sleep at night. Think about it, how painful it is for a person to go from the age of three to seventeen and not sleep for fifteen years in a row? As soon as he suffered, his temper was extremely short-tempered, and if anyone accidentally provoked him, he would pick up his sword and cut it. Don't think that Dad is scaring you, he doesn't know what kind of elixir he has taken today, it's normal, but that's not usually the case. One year, he cut off half of the arm of the sixth prince, and the sixth prince's mother came to the door to cry, and he almost cut off his neck. Another summer, he thought that the cicadas were so harsh that he couldn't sleep, so he asked all the palace maids and eunuchs to catch cicadas, but a few of them were not caught cleanly, so that he could hear them, and he actually killed half of the attendants in the East Palace with a cane. That scene was really a river of blood! Later, the courtiers impeached him too loudly, and Emperor Zhong Kang came to him to ask him, only to find out that he had not closed his eyes for seventeen or eighteen consecutive days for fear of nightmares. Seventeen or eighteen days, if you think about what it is, if you change your mind, you will go crazy a long time ago. ”

Zhao Zhizhou recalled the past, still felt very distracted, and said in a trembling voice, "He is so violent and unstable, he has already been criticized a lot, and the courtiers are also quite dissatisfied with him. If it weren't for his talent and legendary background, he would have been abolished a long time ago. Son, my father is not like your second uncle, who forced the child to jump into the fire pit knowing that it was a fire pit. If you don't want to, Dad will go to the old lady and ask him to think of a way. You may not know that Zhao Yusong has been his companion for more than ten years, and he will give up when he says he will give up, without showing any mercy. Where are you and him......"

Youshu didn't wait for Zhao Zhizhou to finish speaking, and couldn't help but cry with a sob. He thought that his master had a good life in his previous life, and he only had a slight regret, but he didn't expect him to be hurt so deeply that he was reincarnated, and there was an indelible wound in his soul. The reason why the Nine Emperor Princes couldn't sleep at night and had an anxious temper was because he was too uneasy, and this uneasiness stemmed from his own failure to say goodbye.

He couldn't imagine how he had woken up from those dreams of hesitation and hopelessness, and how he had greeted the next tomorrow with fear. Between the ages of three and seventeen, did he have a day of peace? He looked high and invincible, but he had been trapped in pain.

The more you think about it, the more sad she becomes, the more she thinks about it, the more she blames herself, and she suddenly cries out of breath.

Zhao Zhizhou saw that his son was shaking his head, as if he was about to cry and faint, so he hurriedly took him into his arms and patted him, and even said that Dad was wrong, Dad shouldn't scare you, Dad went to the old lady and asked him to push the errand of accompanying him.

"Don't push, I'm going to be a companion for Your Highness." Youshu immediately stopped crying and grabbed Zhao Zhizhou's arm tightly. In this life, he will follow his master every step of the way, and never run again, even if he beats him, scolds him, dislikes him, and does not run away.