The night darkened.
The two hugged each other tightly, their hot breaths intertwined, and their breathing was inseparable. The darkness magnified all senses, and the air in the bed curtains became thicker.
Shen Qingzhuo’s eyes were filled with mist, and he gradually came to his senses, but his voice was still soft. “You… you let go of Master first…”
“I won’t, I won’t…” Xiao Shen said, kissing the sweaty forehead, the wet eyelashes, the tip of the nose, and finally the lingering kiss fell on the bright red lips and sucked the slightly upturned lip.
“Love me, Master.” He threw away all his self-esteem, lips pressed against lips, piously begging, “Please love me, Master…”
His hug was too strong, squeezing Shen Qingzhuo’s bones and hair, and his limbs were trembling like an electric shock.
It was clear that he was restraining himself with a strong posture, it was clear that he was depriving himself of his breath, but he made an extremely humble plea, as if saying “no” could easily cost him his life.
It was too crazy, he had never experienced such strong emotions before…
“Xiao Qi, you are the most important person to me.” He tried to organize normal language from his muddled brain, “Master likes you very much, but this kind of like is not… “
As if he was extremely dissatisfied with his master’s answer, Xiao Shen blocked the open lips again.
The first time was unfamiliar, the second time was familiar, and the wild kiss came down gently. He held the shy and trembling tip of his tongue and teased it, carefully caressing the lips that were numb from being bitten, sucking the saliva that he didn’t have time to swallow cleanly, and then grabbed the soft and fragile lips again.
But the two big hands, like iron pliers, always firmly controlled the slender wrists, and he did not dare to touch other parts of his master’s body.
He was afraid that once he touched his master, his precarious rationality would collapse, and he would swallow his poor master like an out-of-control beast.
It seemed like an endless kiss. Before Shen Qingzhuo’s mind completely faded, he squeezed out a vague and broken sob from his throat: “I promise you… to consider it…”
The tall figure covering him stiffened, and finally released his lips that were about to melt, “What did Master say?”
“Master promises you…” Shen Qingzhuo panted softly and compromised helplessly, “I will seriously consider… our relationship…”
A huge wave of ecstasy came, and dense kisses like raindrops fell randomly on every part of his face. “Master! Master, I love you so much…”
Shen Qingzhuo had been tortured by him to the point of being completely exhausted, and his crow-like eyelashes trembled like a butterfly that was suffocated in the rain. “But we have to make three rules.”
Xiao Shen stopped kissing. “Three rules?”
“Tomorrow, we will talk tomorrow…” Shen Qingzhuo struggled, his voice as light as a feather, “Too tired, Master wants to rest…”
He was not clear-headed at all, so he could only calm his crazy little disciple down.
As expected, Xiao Shen quickly woke up from his madness.
He loosened his grip on his wrists and fumbled to light the lamp, only then did he discover the distinct finger marks on his wrists.
He suddenly felt extremely distressed and gently kissed the marks he left as if he was holding a rare treasure, apologizing repeatedly: “I’m sorry, Master… I’m sorry, I was too rough…”
Shen Qingzhuo didn’t even have the strength to kick him, his eyes were closed, and his breathing was light.
He had beaten him, scolded him, begged him, but in the end he still couldn’t escape. Facing this stubborn rebel, he really had no other options.
Xiao Shen opened his eyelashes and looked at his master, who was in silence.
The snow-white cheeks were abnormally flushed, and even the corners of the eyes were stained with beautiful red, looking pitiful as if he had been bullied by him.
But he was just restrained in kissing…
After a while, Xiao Shen extinguished the candle, lay down beside his master again, and put his soft hand into his palm.
“Stop making trouble…” Shen Qingzhuo moved his fingertips, his voice tired, “Master is really tired…”
“I’m not making trouble.” Xiao Shen replied in a low voice, “I will leave after Master falls asleep.”
Shen Qingzhuo wanted to say something else, but his consciousness fell into the darkness quietly.
***
The next morning, when Shen Qingzhuo woke up, he was the only one left on the bed.
Perhaps because he was too tired from the torture, or perhaps because the familiar breath beside him had a soothing effect, he fell into a deep sleep in the second half of the night, and he had no dreams all night. It was a rare good sleep in this period of time.
Shen Qingzhuo sat up and subconsciously touched his side. It was cold. The person must have been gone long ago.
With a “creak”, Xiao Dezi pushed open the door and walked in lightly. “Young Master, you are awake.”
“En.” Shen Qingzhuo got up and asked casually, “When did His Majesty go?”
“Ah?” Xiao Dezi looked confused. “Did His Majesty come last night?”
Shen Qingzhuo shook his head. “Nothing, change clothes.”
Xiao Dezi took the robe off the shelf and was about to put it on his young master when he suddenly screamed again, “Young Master! Why is your lower lip damaged?”
Shen Qingzhuo was stunned, raised his hand to touch his lips, and felt a slight stinging pain.
He walked quickly to the bronze mirror and found that his lips were red and swollen, as if something had sucked them hard. A closer look revealed that his lower lip was a little damaged.
“Why is it so swollen?” Xiao Dezi stamped his feet anxiously. “Young Master, are you sick?”
“It must be a bug bite.” Shen Qingzhuo blurted out and instantly remembered that when he woke up the next day after taking the drug, he found a red mark on his collarbone. What did his little disciple say at that time?
“It’s not hot yet, where did the bug come from?” Xiao Dezi looked at his young master worriedly and promised solemnly, “I won’t sleep tonight, I must catch that damn bug for Young Master!”
Shen Qingzhuo: “……”
That abominable bug, you can’t do anything to him even if you catch him.
Xiao Dezi asked again, “That bug can’t be poisonous, right? I’d better ask Imperial Physician Lu to come and take a look!”
“It’s fine, bring a basin of cold water, I’ll apply a cold compress.” Shen Qingzhuo waved his hand, “And find the ointment over.”
The wolf cub was just biting hard, not poisonous.
After simply treating the wound on his lips, Shen Qingzhuo stepped out of the inner hall and called out, “Xiang Chen.”
After a while, the secret guard who always came and went without a trace appeared in the yard, “Master.”
Shen Qingzhuo asked calmly, “Someone came to visit again last night. Did you know?”
Xiang Chen glanced at his master nervously. “I know.”
Last night he tried to stop His Majesty, but His Majesty glanced at him and asked if he wanted to startle his master, so he could only put away his sword and retreat.
He didn’t dare to do it, for he was afraid of causing trouble for his master.
“He is His Majesty, it’s normal that you don’t dare to stop him.” Shen Qingzhuo sighed softly, “He probably won’t come again in the future, and even if he comes again, just pretend you can’t see him.”
***
In the study, the emperor sat at the desk, with the ministers of the inner cabinet and the six ministers standing below him.
The emperor’s eyes fell on the memorial, and his index finger tapped the table from time to time. It was clear that he didn’t say anything, but the atmosphere in the hall was extremely heavy, and everyone dared not breathe.
After a while, the emperor opened his eyelids and said in a tone that was hard to tell: “Who can tell Zhen where the money that was emptied from the treasury went?”
Several ministers looked at each other, and no one wanted to be the first to speak.
“Ministry of Revenue.” Seeing that the ministers were pretending to be dead, the emperor called them coldly, “The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of financial revenue and expenditure. Lord Lin, please tell us.”
Lord Lin replied truthfully: “In reply to Your Majesty, the total income of the national treasury last year was 40 million taels, and the actual expenditure was 50 million taels, a deficit of 10 million taels, and the expenditure was 18 million taels more than the budget.”
The emperor sneered, “After working all year, not only did you all not make a penny into the treasury, but you all also lost 10 million taels. Zhen wanted to ask, where did you all spend the money?”
The last word fell, and the memorial fell down suddenly.
Several ministers lowered their heads in a hurry.
Lord Lin continued with a stiff face: “According to the expenditures submitted by various departments, the Ministry of War lost 3 million taels, the Ministry of Works lost 4 million taels, and the remaining money was used for the severe drought in two states and the flood in one state last year, including the tense war in Youbei and Suixi…”
“Is the war in Suixi tense?” His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly. “Lord Lin has reminded Zhen. Zhen has to investigate carefully to see who ate the food that should have been sent to Suixi.”
“This…” Lord Lin hurriedly stated, “Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has never withheld food from Suixi!”
The emperor raised his hand and signaled him to shut up. “Ministry of War, say first, where did the 3 million taels of silver that were lost go?”
About an incense stick later, as soon as Shen Qingzhuo stepped into the inner hall, he heard the minister of the Ministry of Works and the minister of the Ministry of War arguing fiercely. If they weren’t in front of the emperor, they would have rolled up their sleeves and started to fight already.
“The humble minister pays his respects to Your Majesty.” Shen Qingzhuo walked to the center of the hall as if nothing had happened and bowed.
The emperor was particularly gracious, and the imperial preceptor did not have to kneel before him.
The two ministers stopped talking and took a step back at the same time.
The emperor’s face lightened up a little, and he knocked on the table with his finger bones, “The Grand Tutor has arrived just in time. Let him also hear how ridiculously empty the national treasury is.”
“Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the losses caused last year are irreversible. The most important thing is that we can’t lose as much as last year this year.” At this time, Xie Gelao slowly said, “Let be frank, if the ministries do not spend according to the budget this year, the lords will all bear the losses themselves.”
The emperor looked at him and said, “What Xie Gelao means is that we should just let last year’s losses go?”
The minister of the Ministry of Finance was the first to disagree: “Your Majesty, some places have already collected taxes for several years, and the drought in several states is getting worse. If the budget is not reduced, the treasury will only be more and more empty year by year.”
As soon as the voice fell, the hall fell into silence.
“To reverse the deficit in the national treasury, both increasing revenue and reducing expenditure are necessary.” After a while, Shen Qingzhuo suggested, “My Lords, why not start from these two aspects?”
After another round of chatter, the emperor’s patience was completely exhausted, and he ordered in a cold voice, “Retreat, all of you. Zhen wants a solution in two days!”
The lords exchanged glances with each other, bowed, and retreated one by one, leaving only Grand Tutor Shen standing there.
The idle people finally left, and the depression in the emperor’s eyes disappeared instantly, and he walked up to his master to ask for a hug.
Unexpectedly, the Grand Tutor dodged him in a flash, “The first of the three rules is to refuse unnecessary physical contact.”
“What three rules?” Xiao Shen pounced and turned around in astonishment.
Shen Qingzhuo smiled slightly, “Didn’t Your Majesty agree to it last night?”
Xiao Shen frowned and said unhappily, “Master said that you would consider and agree to my request, but Master didn’t say that I can’t hug you.”
Shen Qingzhuo didn’t respond and continued, “The second of the three rules is that you can’t sneak up on Master in the middle of the night.”
Xiao Shen immediately asked, “Is it also not alright to just look at you and do nothing?”
If his master hadn’t woken up by himself, he would never disturb his sleep at night.
“You are the emperor, how can you be a thief every night?” Shen Qingzhuo’s expression did not change. “Don’t worry, since Master promised you to think seriously, I will not deliberately avoid you anymore.”
Xiao Shen stared at his master with a gloomy look. “What about the third rule?”
“The third rule…” Shen Qingzhuo looked away. “Whatever Master wants to do, you cannot interfere or stop me.”
“No!” Xiao Shen refused decisively, “What if Master wants to leave me?”
“Look at the mess that the departments just settled, where can Master go now?” Shen Qingzhuo softened his tone and tried to comfort him, “Master will accompany you. Master wants to see you create a peaceful and prosperous era with peace and prosperity.”
He has made up his mind. He will stay here with his little disciple until he has to leave.
After a long silence, Xiao Shen replied word by word, “I don’t care about the prosperous era, I just want Master.”
“Nonsense.” Shen Qingzhuo frowned slightly and couldn’t help but lecture, “Since you are in this position, you must take the responsibility of a king to your people.”
Xiao Shen took a step forward. “I have to take responsibility for my people, then what about Master?”
Shen Qingzhuo stepped back unconsciously and asked, “Is Master not being good enough to you?”
“Enough, but also not enough.” He finally pushed his master to the table as he wished and pressed him against the edge of the table so that he could not move.
The next moment, he lowered his head and kissed the swollen and attractive lips and whispered back, “Master is good enough, it’s my fault for being greedy.”
He didn’t want a master-disciple relationship, he wanted his master to love him as a man, he wanted his master to be willing to open up everything for him…
The “pop” sound was very loud, Shen Qingzhuo’s peach blossom eyes widened, and he reminded in a hoarse voice, “Three rules, the first one!”
“It’s not physical contact ah.” Xiao Shen spread his hands innocently and corrected with a malicious tone, “It’s lip-to-lip contact.”
Shen Qingzhuo: “……”
The author has something to say:
The Master: Too careless!
The Wolf Cub: Actually, there is no need for physical contact in intercourse…
