At midnight, the new emperor walked back to Chengqian Palace with someone in his arms.
The young emperor exuded a lazy and dangerous aura, like a wolf king holding prey in his mouth. Although he was far from being full, he took a bite to satisfy his hunger and became happier.
The fabric of the luxurious black and gold dragon robe was slightly wrinkled, and the wide sleeves almost covered the person in his arms. The eunuchs who lowered their heads and looked obedient naturally could not see the person’s face clearly.
Some people could not resist their curiosity, but they could only catch a glimpse of a thick and bright red from the corner of their eyes. The long and delicate robe spread out in the air, swaying with the wind blowing from all directions, making people itchy.
Xiao Shen carried his master into the bedchamber and gently placed him on the dragon bed.
“En…” The sleeping man hummed softly, and the soft, tail sound was like a kitten’s paw, gently touching his heart.
The passion and heat that had not yet subsided almost instantly swept over him again. Xiao Shen swallowed and gently rubbed his master’s flushed cheek with his fingertips.
But Shen Qingzhuo turned his face away unconsciously, as if he wanted to avoid the touch that disturbed his sweet dream.
“Don’t hide, Master.” The five slender and powerful fingers opened, pinched the pointed jaw, and twisted it back. “I’m having a hard time holding it, Master.”
The emperor spoke in a low voice, rubbing the soft and moist red lips with his thumb covered with a thin callus, and after a while, he couldn’t help but try to probe inside.
“No, don’t want…” Shen Qingzhuo protested vaguely with his delicate eyebrows furrowed.
Xiao Shen tried his best to suppress his violent desire to stir him up hard, retracted his veiny hand, and sighed.
What should he do? He hasn’t even started to use any real weapons yet, but his master is already too angry to bear it. What should he do then ah?
However, just the intimate embrace tonight made him so happy that he almost lost control. He simply couldn’t imagine…
After a while, the new emperor took the beautiful hand and kissed the soft and smooth palm deeply. “You have to get used to it quickly, Master.”
He himself didn’t know how long the beast in his heart could be imprisoned either.
***
The next day, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, Shen Qingzhuo woke up from his deep sleep.
“Hmm…” His brain was dizzy after the hangover, and his throat was so dry that it seemed like it was going to catch fire. He couldn’t help but groan in pain.
He raised his upper body sleepily, and after a glance around, he found himself lying on—
The dragon bed?
Shen Qingzhuo sat up straight, chaotic memories rushing into his mind.
Last night, he and the new emperor actually did something outrageous on the dragon chair—
“Help…” He closed his peach blossom eyes as if he couldn’t bear to look directly, but he couldn’t stop the picture from appearing in his mind.
Last time, he could still convince himself that he was just helping his little disciple.
But last night, he was clearly bewitched by the new emperor, and on the dragon chair that symbolized the pinnacle of power, on the throne that everyone in the world dreamed of, he indulged…
Stop!
Shen Qingzhuo was startled and finally realized that some things seemed to be out of his control.
But he didn’t want to think about it. He got up and left the bed. Just as he was about to search for his clothes, he heard rustling sounds coming from outside the door.
“Lord Shen.” Xiao Guizi walked in with a tray in his hands. “You are awake.”
Lord Shen, who was about to sneak away, felt a little guilty for no reason. He cleared his throat and asked, “Have you seen my dragon robe?”
“His Majesty asked me to prepare a new dragon robe.” Xiao Guizi presented the brand-new azurite and gold-embroidered dragon robe. “The servant will help you change your clothes.”
Shen Qingzhuo’s eyes moved slightly. “Where did His Majesty go?”
Xiao Guizi replied, “His Majesty has gone to the morning court. Before he left, he ordered that no one should disturb My Lord. The servant heard the noise in the palace, so the servant dared to come in.”
Shen Qingzhuo lowered his eyelashes, spread his arms, and let Xiao Guizi help him dress.
But a scene suddenly flashed in his mind. That big hand with distinct joints opened the jade belt around his waist and reached under the hem of his clothes…
“Ah—” Shen Qingzhuo closed his eyes and let out a low cry as if to vent his anger, which frightened Xiao Guizi so much that he shrank his hands and looked at him anxiously.
“It has nothing to do with you.” Lord Shen sighed, “Put it on, so I can leave quickly.”
When Shen Qingzhuo returned to Jiuyue Pavilion, Xiang Chen was squatting on the wall. When he saw him, he jumped down, “Master.”
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he no longer has to hide. However, last night was a special day, and he did not follow his master. He did not expect that his master would not return home all night.
“What are you doing squatting on the wall?” Shen Qing glanced at him, “But it’s just right, I have something to tell you.”
Xiang Chen followed his master into the hall in silence.
At this time, Xiao Dezi also came up to greet him: “Young Master, you are back!”
“Pour me a cup of tea, my throat hurts.” Shen Qingzhuo sat down and rubbed his swollen temples with his fingertips.
Xiao Dezi quickly poured a cup of hot tea and asked curiously, “Young Master, did you stay in the palace—His Majesty’s bedchamber—last night?”
Shen Qingzhuo paused and pretended to be calm. “Yes, I got drunk by accident.”
Yes, he and his little disciple were drunk last night, and their actions after drinking were not counted…
“Master, what do you want to say?” Xiang Chen asked.
“Ah…” Shen Qingzhuo came back to his senses. “When my big brother returns to Youbei in a few days, you can go with him.”
Xiang Chen was stunned for a moment and blurted out, “Didn’t you promise not to chase me away?”
“I’m not chasing you away, I just let you go ahead.” Shen Qingzhuo explained, “Now I don’t need your protection, you might as well go with my big brother. Besides, I will also go back to Youbei sooner or later.”
Xiao Dezi was also stunned. “Young Master, you want to go back to Youbei?”
Shen Qingzhuo replied, “I just—”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Dezi knelt down with a “thump”, “Please take me with you, Young Master!”
Shen Qingzhuo was almost defeated by these two ‘loyal servants’ and said helplessly, “First, your Young Master has just been promoted, it is impossible for me to quit and run away now. Second, when the day comes, I will make sure to arrange everything for you two.”
Xiang Chen still stared at his master. “I am Master’s secret guard. I only protect Master.”
“Alright, alright…” Shen Qingzhuo gave up trying to persuade him, “It’s up to you, but I will tell my big brother in advance, you can go whenever you want.”
Xiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and quietly stepped aside.
Shen Qingzhuo put down the teacup. “By the way, if His Majesty sends someone to summon me in the next two days, tell him that I am not feeling well and need to rest.”
Xiao Dezi immediately became anxious: “Young Master, what’s wrong with you?”
“Excuse, excuse, understand?” Shen Qingzhuo stood up. “Your young master wants to be quiet for two days.”
“Oh…” Xiao Dezi seemed to understand and asked again, “What if His Majesty comes in person?”
“Holding him back.” Shen Qingzhuo said in a calm tone, “Just tell him that it was my intention, he won’t force his way in.”
Xiao Dezi and Xiang Chen looked at each other and couldn’t help but feel a chill on their necks.
***
As Lord Shen expected, the emperor was turned away when he came in person, but he returned the same way without saying anything.
But he could only hide for two days. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the system of holding court every three days was restored. As the current grand tutor and the commander of the Jinyiwei, Shen Qingzhuo could not miss the morning court again and again.
When the sky was about to brighten, the civil and military officials dressed in court robes and stepped into the Hall of Supreme Harmony one by one and stood still.
Grand Tutor Shen, dressed in a dark blue dragon robe, stood at the front of the left column with a graceful and elegant manner.
“His Majesty has arrived—” A sharp announcement sounded, and the emperor appeared in the Jinluan Palace.
Civil and military officials bowed their heads in greeting, and the new emperor’s eyes stayed on the grand tutor for a long time since he entered the palace.
“Everyone, please stand up.” A deep and pleasant voice sounded.
After Shen Qingzhuo stood up, his eyes slightly dropped, trying to ignore the gaze on him.
The court officials began to play carefully according to the script.
During this period, the civil and military officials found that compared with the previous emperor, the young new emperor was obviously more moody and unpredictable, and it was often impossible to tell which words would offend the emperor.
But at the same time, the new emperor showed an incomparable kindness and grace. He only punished the ministers of King Chu who were involved in the conspiracy to usurp the throne and did not involve any more people. He even gave some officials the opportunity to make meritorious contributions while serving their sentences.
This action made people even more trembling and cautious.
“Your Majesty, the minister has a memorial to make.” After the others finished their memorials, Shen Qingzhuo stepped out and bowed.
The Majesty’s eyes finally fell on the Grand Tutor’s face, and a hint of joy could not help but appear in his voice, “Grand Tutor, please speak.”
“The minister has lived in the palace since he entered in the 20th year of Guangxi. Now it is also time for the minister to leave the palace.” Shen Qingzhuo looked calm, his eyes still looking away from the emperor. “The minister petitions Your Majesty to allow him to build a residence outside the imperial city.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor on the dragon throne looked gloomy.
“The Grand Tutor is right.” The Minister of the Ministry of Rites stepped out, “Since ancient times, there has never been an example of an outsider living in the harem. It is indeed time for the Grand Tutor to build a mansion.”
The emperor stared at the Grand Tutor without saying a word, and the Jinluan Palace fell into a dead silence.
After a long while, Xiao Shen slowly replied, “The late emperor’s death has just passed, it is not appropriate to build a large-scale project. This matter will be discussed later.”
Shen Qingzhuo was unmoved: “The minister dares not build a large-scale project. Your Majesty can give the minister an old house that can be lived in.”
Xiao Shen sneered, “Lord Shen is the Grand Tutor, how can it be so careless?”
Some court officials secretly thought that it was not good.
The new emperor had just ascended the throne, and he must want to monitor and control Lord Shen nearby. However, Lord Shen couldn’t wait to leave the palace and set up his own family. Would the new emperor allow it?
At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Qi Benyu, stepped out and bowed, saying, “The house of the former Deputy Minister Cao is still vacant. Your Majesty can give it to the Grand Tutor to stay in temporarily. The old minister thinks that this is not too bad for the Grand Tutor.”
Hearing this, the Emperor glanced at Minister Qi coldly.
Good Qi Benyu! He hasn’t even started to operate on the Qi family yet, but he can’t wait to run into the sword himself.
Pei Yanqi stepped out: “The humble minister agreed with the views of several Lords.”
Shen Qingzhuo finally opened his eyelashes and looked directly into the emperor’s angry eyes.
After a brief stalemate, the emperor walked away, “Approved!”
***
After leaving the court, Shen Qingzhuo told Xiao Dezi to pack up and move.
Xiao Dezi was naturally very happy. His young master finally had his own mansion. Besides, there were many rules in the palace, how could it compare to the freedom outside the palace?
That night, Shen Qingzhuo stood in front of the desk and wrote.
After a while, there was a noisy sound of footsteps outside the door, and Xiao Dezi stammered, “Your, Your Majesty, please stay! My young master said—”
“Get lost!” A cold voice sounded, “How many heads do you have?”
The tip of the brush paused slightly. Shen Qingzhuo put the brush back on the brush holder, walked to the door, and opened it. “Come in.”
After saying that, he turned around and walked back without even looking at him.
A moment later, heavy footsteps stepped into the inner hall. “Master…”
“Not bad, you still remember to call me master.” Shen Qingzhuo smiled faintly, “Tell me, what’s the matter?”
“Master!” Xiao Shen strode forward, staring at him with his gloomy eyes, and his voice suppressed the obvious storm, “Why do you want to leave the palace?”
Shen Qingzhuo sighed, “I am an outsider. What is it like to live in the palace all the time?”
“But hasn’t Master lived here all the time? Why do you have to leave the palace as soon as I ascend the throne?” Xiao Shen couldn’t hear him at all. “If I had known this, I—”
“Shh…” Shen Qingzhuo made a gesture to silence him, “Don’t talk nonsense.”
With his lips pursed into a line, Xiao Shen suddenly asked, “These are all excuses. Master, you just want to avoid me, right?”
Shen Qingzhuo was stunned. “Master didn’t…”
Xiao Shen took a step forward and said in a firm tone, “Since the night in the Jinluan Palace, Master has been avoiding me.”
Shen Qingzhuo stepped back unconsciously, his eyes dodging, “Master was drunk that night and doesn’t remember anything.”
“Really?” Xiao Shen continued to approach until he pushed his master against the edge of the table, then raised his hand and carried his master onto the table.
“Ah!” Shen Qingzhuo cried out and stretched out his hand to hold the approaching young man, “Talk properly, don’t…”
Don’t get so close.
Xiao Shen held the table with both hands and held the man tightly in his arms with his slender and strong arms. “Master clearly remember it.”
The hot breath lingered around the tip of Shen Qingzhuo’s nose, and the memories that Shen Qingzhuo had tried his best to forget came back all at once.
“Master was drunk…” He was flustered but tried to stick to his words. “You were drunk too, just pretend nothing happened, alright?”
Otherwise, why would his little disciple say that he wanted him?
This is his little disciple that he had raised himself, how could he have such thoughts about him…
“I’m not drunk.” Xiao Shen looked at him with wet eyes, his tone more serious than ever before, “If Master wants to confirm it, I’ll say it again—I want you, Master, from beginning to end, I only want you.”
Shen Qingzhuo froze and felt dizzy again.
“Xiao Qi, no…” He leaned back, trying to escape the hot breath. “I understand your feelings for Master, but this is just family love. Maybe… maybe there is also admiration and respect, but it should never be…”
Love!
Xiao Shen let him talk incoherently, then grabbed his master’s slender waist and pulled him back, then raised his face and kissed his chattering red lips.
The voice stopped abruptly.
Shen Qingzhuo blinked his thick and long eyelashes but didn’t react for a while.
As soon as their lips touched, they parted. Xiao Shen asked with a smile, “What about this?”
The next moment, Shen Qingzhuo suddenly raised his hand to cover his lips. His affectionate peach blossom eyes widened, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
Xiao Shen grabbed his master’s other hand and put it on his beating chest without rejection.
The violent heartbeat made the fingertips numb and then transmitted back to the body through the numb fingertips, causing the other party’s heartbeat to suddenly become disordered.
“I long to kiss Master, long to touch Master, and long to…” The dark eyes hid a surging tide of emotion. Xiao Shen walked over and restrainedly kissed the back of the white hand covering his lips.
With a “pop” sound, Shen Qingzhuo felt his spine go numb and his waist almost softened even though it was clearly through the back of his hand.
Xiao Shen held his master with his arms and pressed his forehead against his, his voice low and seductive: “And longing to have skin contact with Master, is this also family affection?”
The author has something to say:
The Master: Want to continue being a scumbag…
Xiao Qi: Hiding from me? Don’t even think about it!
Straightforward little wolf is online, hehehe…
