Chapter 8 Or maybe, he just wanted the boy to wake up

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory concluded that the child was an ominous sign and would bring disaster to the State of Qi.

The emperor believed it and wanted to execute his own son that night.

It was Concubine Rou who risked her life to protect Xiao Jiwu, who was still an infant at the time.

But that very night, she and the prince who was considered unlucky were banished to the cold palace.

What the emperor meant was actually to let them fend for themselves.

Life in the cold palace is hard. Even adults suffer, let alone a child.

But at that time, Concubine Rou still had maternal instincts and tried her best to protect Xiao Jiwu.

But later, as Xiao Jiwu grew up day by day, Concubine Rou became more and more crazy due to the stimulation.

Her feelings towards Xiao Jiwu are also complicated.

When she is sober, she loves her children like a normal mother.

But when she was sick, she wanted to kill Xiao Jiwu.

She did it, several times.

So it is indeed a miracle that Xiao Jiwu survived.

Later, Concubine Rou committed suicide by taking poison. At that time, Xiao Jiwu was only four years old.

The four-year-old child survives by eating stale food every day, and it is not available every day.

It was also that year that someone discovered the poor little prince in the cold palace.

That man was Xiao Jiwu's later master.

The master taught Xiao Jiwu how to read and write, and also taught him martial arts.

Xiao Jiwu also worked hard and was gifted. He learned well at a young age.

With a master, Xiao Jiwu's life became better than before, but it was still difficult.

It was not until he was twelve years old that Xiao Jiwu designed a plan to leave the cold palace.

The director of the Imperial Observatory who had predicted that Xiao Jiwu was unlucky had passed away, and the emperor had few children, or perhaps he suddenly thought of his family ties, and in any case, Xiao Jiwu was released from the cold palace.

But to say that the emperor treated Xiao Jiwu well from then on was not true.

Whenever state affairs went wrong or disaster struck somewhere, he would subconsciously blame Xiao Jiwu.

Therefore, from time to time, Xiao Jiwu would be subjected to unwarranted blame, and it was common for him to be confined and beaten.

Xiao Jiwu grew up to be sixteen years old.

That year, the neighboring State of Qi, Yu, repeatedly invaded the border of Qi. Xiao Jiwu led his troops to fight for four years and finally defeated the enemy and returned victorious, but he was feared by the emperor.

Now, it was probably the time when Xiao Jiwu had just returned from the battle.

Because in the following plot, the emperor will do all kinds of weird things.

Yun Qingshi was also speechless. This emperor was really a dog.

Later, Xiao Jiwu killed his father, his two older brothers, and even spared none of his younger brothers.

After he killed all the people, he naturally ascended the throne.

Then, a generation of tyrants was born.

Thinking of this, Yun Qingshi sighed, not knowing what to say.

It would be understandable if he became the emperor and worked hard, but Xiao Jiwu didn't.

Even the things he did later made it hard to understand his motives, as if he was crazy.

Yun Qingshi couldn't figure it out either.

But anyway, none of this has anything to do with him. He just hopes to get out of this vortex as soon as possible.

Yun Qingshi stopped letting his mind wander and chose to close his eyes and rest.

He had also decided that if it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't stay at the hotel today...

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Lunch was brought by the maid as usual.

In the afternoon, Ye Runan also came to change the dressing for Yun Qingshi.

When the gauze was removed, Yun Qingshi took a look at the wound and found that it had improved compared to yesterday. There was no bleeding and the swelling had subsided a little. This was undoubtedly a good sign.

In the evening, maids came one after another to deliver medicine and food.

After dinner, Yun Qingshi washed up in bed with the help of her maid.

This day ended peacefully.

However, Yun Qingshi was still waiting for Ying Twelve because he wanted to get more information from Ying Twelve. After all, he knew nothing at the moment, so it was obviously impossible.

But it was so late and Ying Twelve didn't show up. He guessed that the other party must be busy with a mission.

Thinking of this, Yun Qingshi picked up some painkillers from the small table and swallowed them with water.

He had nothing to do, so he decided to go to bed early.

In modern times, this is obviously not in line with Young Master Yun's schedule, but now he has lost his mobile phone and cannot move due to his injuries. Apart from daydreaming, all he can do is sleep.

After drinking the medicine, Yun Qingshi prepared to lie down slowly, but suddenly he remembered that his clothes were open when he woke up in the morning.

So, before lying down, Yun Qingshi carefully tied the belt of his underwear again.

This time he pulled it very tightly, so it shouldn't be easily opened by him.

After doing all this, Yun Qingshi slowly lay down with peace of mind, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Even with the help of the medicine, he still fell asleep very quickly.

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That night, the moon was bright in the sky and the night was as cool as water.

A light breeze blew into the room, shaking the candlelight on the table.

Under the dim candlelight, a figure once again walked into Yun Qingshi's house with familiarity.

The door was closed casually, and a certain prince appeared in front of Yun Qingshi's bed again, and then sat down calmly beside the bed.

Yun Qingshi was still sleeping soundly and was completely unaware of this.

Xiao Jiwu first tidied up the boy's long hair which was a little messy from sleeping, and then continued the same procedure as the previous night.

She first kissed the boy's lips thoroughly, and then traced his eyebrows and eyes with her fingertips.

He seemed a little puzzled as to why the boy was sleeping so soundly, and tentatively touched his eyes.

Then, after discovering that Yun Qingshi was not pretending to be asleep, Xiao Jiwu continued to lift the thin blanket on the boy.

Then he put on the black undergarment that secret guards often wear, but this time, his movements were not as smooth as the night before.

The fingertips passed by, but the belt was not easily torn open.

Noticing this, a certain prince first frowned slightly, then directly pulled out the several bows that Yun Qingshi had carefully tied.

The clothes were opened again, and Yun Qingshi, who was sleeping, was disturbed and finally frowned in impatience.

But, he still hasn't woken up.

A certain prince did not feel guilty at all, nor was he worried at all that Yun Qingshi would be awakened.

Or maybe, he just wanted the boy to wake up.

His slender fingertips stroked the hideous scars on the boy's chest, and then Xiao Jiwu took out a small porcelain box from his sleeve.

Then, he opened the porcelain box, took out the creamy medicine inside and began to apply it carefully on every scar on the boy's body.

This is the scar removal medicine he asked Ye Runan for. He said that as long as it is applied for a few months, even the most severe and difficult scars can be removed completely.

This was also the solution Xiao Jiwu came up with after thinking deeply about it last night.

He didn't like those marks, so he just removed them.

Xiao Jiwu applied it carefully, not minding the trouble and tediousness. He checked Yun Qingshi's whole body very seriously and found that there was really not a single scar left.

Because his pants were difficult to take off, he simply rolled up his trouser legs. Fortunately, the boy didn't have many scars on his legs.

After applying the medicine and wiping his hands with a handkerchief, Xiao Jiwu left with satisfaction.

Only Yun Qingshi was left lying on the couch without a blanket...