There was still a bit of a smile in Murong's voice, and he asked rhetorically, "What?" Do you want everyone else to know that you're dressed as a man? ”

Xiao He lay on the bed, angry and ashamed, tears rolling in his eyes, biting his lower lip tightly, and turning his face away. This Murong is hateful, but he is indeed negligent, who can blame him. It's just some flesh and skin, and it's better to be seen by him than to be known with great fanfare.

Murong was sure that Xiao He would not make a sound, not only would he not make a sound, but he would not even be angry, so he simply regarded himself as a stubborn stone when he lay there, and let him open his shirt and untie his men's trousers. When the steel needle is pierced into the flesh, the injury is both light and heavy.

Although the needle is thin, it is extremely hard, and if it goes deeper, it will be very troublesome to wander around.

Murong used a magnet to slowly suck the tip of the needle out of the flesh, and then fixed the needle with internal force, secretly lucky, and pulled out a needle with a pop, only oozing a little blood, but it didn't hurt so much. Then he pulled out the second needle as well.

"Don't move, there's one last step." Murong's voice came slowly.

A chilly sensation came from behind, moving back and forth with the temperature of his fingers. He was drugged himself, but in the most explicit position. No matter how strong Xiao He is, he can't stand it anymore. Xu is this way, she is too favored by God, although it is an ordeal, but she can be resolved one by one, and the real humiliation has not suffered much.

Even if she is being treated by Murong now, she is flirting openly and secretly, but she has not really hurt her. It was because her heart was still not strong enough, and she had a vain thought, so that she was taken advantage of. The so-called self-inflicted iniquity cannot live, and everything has nothing to do with others. But even if she gritted her teeth and suffered the humiliation she suffered at Murong's place, she still had to ask him for help, and sent people to find someone for her, which was the most humiliating.

Murong's palm rubbed on her smooth and tender skin for a long time, and suddenly noticed her trembling, not knowing whether to hate or regret. He let go of his hand and whispered, "Alright." Xiao He felt no pain at this time, reached out and quickly tidied up his shirt and trousers, and was about to get out of bed, but he was pulled by him.

She raised an eyebrow and glared at him, "Do you want me to say thank you?" ”

"You look like this, don't be in a hurry to leave......" Murong looked at her with tears in her eyes, but she tried her best to endure it, and there were rows of tooth marks on her lower lip, dripping with blood. She looked ahead and said in a cold tone, "Did you say you were leaving?" A trace of pity rose in Murong's heart, and his tone softened, "In that case, let's talk about business." ”

After speaking, he stepped aside, and after cleaning his hands in the basin, he sat opposite Xiao He.

Xiao He raised his eyes slightly to look at him, snorted, but listened to him continue.

"You came to me just to ask me to help you find someone, but you know that he took the initiative to leave you. Just like you found it once, what happened? I advise you to give up, or find back a dying person, and you will be sad yourself, and you will owe me a favor in vain. Murong was not polite at all.

At first, Xiao He did have anger on his face, but when he thought of the farewell in the wine cellar, his heart felt like a knife.

He did allow her to accompany him for a long time, but unfortunately God didn't allow it. She still remembered that Hongzhu told her about the situation when she checked Xiao Shi's pulse earlier, and even Hongzhu was helpless, but the world is so big, even if Hongzhu's medical skills have been passed down to the true inheritance of the Xue family's medical Tao, what she can't cure may not necessarily be cured by others.

Xiao He still has a glimmer of hope in his heart that he can find a famous doctor to renew his life, even if it is a few more years.

She looked at Murong with a firm gaze, "Say, what are your conditions?" ”

"Two days later, there will be a banquet in the palace, and I want you to leave a cook for Mu Churan." Murong stretched out his hand to pick up his mask and played with it in his hand, "Your name is Xu, you are good at cooking food, and you don't need to do anything on purpose, just feel free to say a few kind words for her in front of Mu Churan, so that he can feel that you like to eat Xu's dishes." ”

"It's as simple as that?" Xiao He raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

"It's as simple as that." The corners of Murong's mouth curved, and he smiled sincerely.

"If I did so, and Mu Churan didn't leave her, what should I do?" Xiao He frowned and asked cautiously.

"You underestimate your weight in Mu Churan's heart too much." Murong smiled teasingly, laughing uncomfortably at Xiao He. instantly made her feel as if she had become a tool for his power trading, but she was also a real champion, but she was ridiculed by him so much that she wanted to slap his handsome face.

Now that she had negotiated the terms of reciprocity with him, she had no intention of staying, and immediately returned to Xiao Mansion in Murong's carriage.

Murong deliberately asked people to prepare soft cushions in the carriage. When Xiao He saw this arrangement, he felt that he was sarcastic about himself, probed out of the car window, looked at Murong who was watching him leave at the door, glanced at him fiercely, and sat back. However, the cushion was really comfortable, and with the medicine she had applied before, she would not remember that she had been injured if no one reminded her.

The Wanshou Festival is approaching, and the busy rhythm in the palace has not been affected by the previous attack on the Jiudan Palace outside the palace.

Originally, everything was going on in an orderly manner, but the Ministry of Rites Shangshu suddenly took a leave, saying that he was unwell and could not supervise and accept the final link. Shen Suhang was temporarily ordered to pick up this burden, and after he looked at the list of preparations, one of them was to try the dishes in advance to decide the chef of the banquet that day.

The candidate had already been decided, and it was originally going to be reported to the Internal Affairs Office and then make a decision, but Mu Churan had been in a bad mood recently, and Gonggong Liu had been waiting so hard in front of him that he forgot about it after coming and going. It has only dragged on to the last moment, if it weren't for the sudden illness of the Ministry of Rites, and Shen Suhang to take over this mess, I'm afraid I wouldn't have discovered this detail.

Father-in-law Liu also frowned when he heard Shen Suhang mention this matter, "It's true that the old slave was negligent, but Lord Shen doesn't need to worry." Anyway, one day, the old slave recommends a person to you, this person is as careful as dust, and he understands His Majesty's preferences, if this person is satisfied, the case can be decided! ”

Liu Gonggong said it publicly, but Shen Suhang had a candidate in his heart, and he was also good at finding the true chapter in the details.

He smiled, "The person that Gonggong Liu said shouldn't be the same person as Shen Mou, right?" ”

"Xiao He, a scholar of the Imperial University."

"Lord Xiao He Xiao."

The two of them spoke in unison, pronounced the same name, and then looked at each other and smiled.

It's just that since the trip outside the palace that day, Shen Suhang hadn't seen Xiao He, so he came to visit directly this time.

Xiao He didn't expect Shen Suhang to come and drag him to the palace to prepare for the Birthday Festival, if it wasn't for Shen Suhang coming to the door in person, she wouldn't even be bothered to open the door. In front of people, you naturally have to be strong, but that's not easy.

After all, it was the other party who came to the door in person, and she was really fine, so she couldn't shirk it, so she followed Shen Suhang into the palace.

"This is a good errand, not as good as the side, but the chefs who were sent in this time, I heard that there are a few experts who specialize in cooking food. Summoned to the palace from hundreds of miles away, you can't see it anywhere else, and you can't eat it. You don't need to contribute, just make a mouth. Shen Suhang was just waiting for Xiao He to comment on one or two.

Xiao He smiled reluctantly, "It's just a food trial, and you can praise it." Lord Shen's mouth is really admired by Xiao He. ”

When they arrived at the imperial dining room, they saw two or three of the cooks' best dishes. The menu of the day has been decided, and now the competition is just the one who chooses the chef, and the rest of the unsuccessful ones have to stay and help. To put it bluntly, it is to choose a responsible person, and of course you can get the most reward.

Xiao He suddenly noticed that among these cooks, the only woman was standing in the second row, not tall, dressed in light cyan but looking very plain, and her appearance was also Zhou Zheng and beautiful.

I'm afraid this woman is the person Murong found, even she, a real woman and a fake man, can't help but look at it twice, if her cooking skills can also be outstanding, it is also a wisdom. Xiao He specially inquired about Shen Suhang for confirmation, and Shen Suhang held a pair of lists, and this woman was indeed Xu.

I thought it would be a half-old, but I didn't expect it to be so young.

When they were trying the dishes here, someone immediately spread the news to the front hall.

Mu Churan was in a very bad mood in the past two days, and he was reading and reading almost day and night, tirelessly. Suddenly, I heard that the palace people came to report, Lord Shen Suhang Shen and Lord Xiao He Xiao tried dishes for the Wanshou Festival banquet in the imperial dining room.

Mu Churan was stunned, "Who is Shen Suhang with?" ”

"Lord Xiao He Xiao."

Mu Churan's heart stirred, she didn't leave? She's back? Teng got up, ready to go over to confirm with his own eyes, but because he got up too fast, he was a little dizzy, and immediately fell on the dragon chair. He realized that he had not rested for two days, and when he heard the good news, his spirit relaxed suddenly, and his body, which had been tense, suddenly felt tired.

But at this time, how can he waste time on resting, if he wakes up from sleep, and the person he is looking forward to is gone, what should he do?

"Give me a cup of ginseng tea!" Mu Churan supported his forehead with one hand and closed his eyes slightly.

"Yes." The palace people retreated cautiously, and ordered the palace maid who served tea to hurry up and prepare. Gonggong Liu, who had been waiting on the side, stepped forward, "Your Majesty is tired, and your body should be tired, so it is better to go and rest first." There is a lot of smoke and a lot of people in the imperial dining room, and we will ask Lord Xiao to bring the tried dishes to His Majesty later, and it will be almost available for lunch after a while. Just kill two birds with one stone, and Your Majesty can also try it in advance. ”

Liu Fuhai is four or five years older than Mu Churan, but he understands Mu Churan's mind better than anyone in this palace, and knows when to say what to say and what not to say. It was also his cleverness and luck that led to Mu Churan's first ascension to the Treasure Hall and has been with him to this day.

He naturally knows the temper of the master, and he can see the joy and anger of the master even more clearly.