17
Many dramatic changes happened in the family that day. The housekeeper was exhausted. He had to block the news, comfort the master, appease several younger masters, and finally send a transatlantic telegram to worry about the eldest master.
Su Yun maintained the state of an angry father. He sat in his dim study with the curtains drawn. He did not turn on the lights after the sun went down until the old housekeeper knocked on the study door again.
The bright light from the corridor spilled into the dark study, illuminating the quaint wooden furniture.
Su Yun adjusted his sitting position on the single sofa, trying to make himself look less depressed.
"Anything else?"
The old butler whispered, "The two young masters are very worried about you... The young master has been crying."
Su Yun was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'll go check on them. Are they still awake?"
The old butler lowered his head: "It's my fault."
Of course Su Yun knew the status of the little plagues. The old butler said this just because he hoped that he would stop sitting in the study.
"Dinner is ready. Please eat something anyway," the old butler said with great sorrow. "We have received a telegram... The young master has arrived safely."
Su Yun walked out of the study and lay on the sofa for a day. His long hair had long been scattered. He combed the loose hair on his forehead back with one hand: "From today on, he is no longer the eldest young master. From now on, there will be only six children in our family. Your eldest young master is..."
Su Yun thought about it and gave Julia's name.
This is a complete recovery of inheritance rights.
The old housekeeper sighed and said, "Yes."
Su Yun took the old butler around his mansion for several rounds, and finally moved from the main house to one of the secondary houses. Su Yun had been to this small building not long ago, and the three little plagues who were still at home all lived here.
It really feels like we are a family.
The first person Su Yun went to see was Alice. He pushed open the door of the nursery. There was only a soft night light on in the sky blue room, and the maid silently saluted the master.
The child in the cradle has fallen asleep, with a faint halo on his round cheeks, looking quiet and well-behaved.
Su Yun left quietly with peace of mind, and then went into the next room. Jasmine and Theresa had their own rooms, and he went to Jasmine's first.
Unlike Alice's quiet room, in Jasmine's room there was someone Su Yun didn't expect besides the maid. The governess was sitting beside Jasmine's bed... reading a bedtime story gently.
Su Yun: “…”
The old butler glared behind his master, staring fiercely at the maid in the corner. The maid shivered and almost fell to the ground.
The governess, Miss Mary, did not see the maid in the corner. She heard the door open but pretended not to know and continued to read the storybook in her hand tenderly.
This noble lady had been scheming for this moment. She wanted the Duke to see her best side and that she could take good care of all the children of the Syracuse family.
Moreover, she was skillful in choosing her children. She chose the Sixth Young Master, who was the most rude to her, to demonstrate her kindness and generosity.
Su Yun didn't understand what Jasmine wanted to do for a moment. He walked straight to the bed and naturally ignored the tutor beside the bed.
Mary turned around with a smile, raised her index finger to her lips and made a soft sound. At this moment, Jasmine, who was pretending to be asleep in the quilt, opened her eyes, picked up the glass on the bedside table, and poured the milk in the glass onto the tutor.
Jasmine: Hehe.
Miss Mary didn't expect that the child was pretending to be asleep. She was so frightened that she cried out, "Ah!"
This was the first time Su Yun saw Jasmine had such a side to her. Even her mental age seemed to have become younger than her appearance. Su Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to the tutor, "Please go back first."
Before Miss Mary could react, Su Yun had already stepped forward and touched Jasmine's forehead: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Jasmine blinked her big smoky grey eyes: "Father, will she be my new mother?"
Su Yun was helpless: "You know, it's impossible."
Miss Mary's face was pale and tears filled her eyes: "Your Excellency the Duke..."
Since the young master was not asleep, the old housekeeper immediately stepped forward and said to the tutor without any courtesy: "Miss, please follow me."
Miss Mary wanted to say something else, but the old housekeeper was unwilling to let her continue to procrastinate, so this time he took direct action. The maid in the corner was also pulled down, and soon only Su Yun and Jasmine were left in the room.
"Go to bed early..." Su Yun said softly, "See you tomorrow."
Jasmine puffed up her cheeks, her dark red curly hair was playful and cute: "I don't want to sleep, I want my father's goodnight kiss."
Su Yun leaned over and gently kissed Jasmine's forehead: "Okay, good night."
Jasmine closed his eyes obediently. Su Yun touched the top of his head again and turned away.
The old butler was already waiting outside the door. When he saw Su Yun walk out of the door, he immediately bowed slightly and said, "Master,
This is all my fault.”
For an outsider to appear in the young master's room at night was more than a dereliction of duty; it was a sheer disgrace to him.
Su Yun walked towards Theresa's room: "Let that tutor go too."
The old housekeeper: "Yes."
Theresa's room was very similar to Jasmine's, except that there were two large bookcases. Theresa had fallen asleep obediently. Su Yun kissed the top of her head and left silently as well.
18
The manor was silent at night. The lights in the corridor had been turned off one by one. All the windows were covered with thick curtains. The maid on night watch held an oil lamp and silently walked through the dead corridors.
Darkness and shadows engulfed everything.
Su Yun returned to his room. As the owner of the manor, his room was the largest and most luxurious of all the bedrooms. The layout of the bedroom seemed to have gone back two hundred years, while the decoration of the bathroom went back two thousand years. Small mechanisms that truly belonged to this era were hidden in every corner, secretly providing convenience for the entire room.
The antique bathtub had already been filled with hot water. Su Yun walked into the pool. The little white snake on his wrist swam up along his arm and hooked around his neck obediently and docilely.
Su Yun teased the little creature, and the little snake licked his throat with its blood-red tongue.
The shadow that was attached to Su Yun's arm like a tattoo also changed silently. It spread out as if melting in the water, gradually dyeing the entire pool of warm water a deep black.
When the little white snake's tail touched the pool water, it was like touching a flame. It quickly shrank and rubbed Su Yun with its snake kiss in a wronged manner.
Su Yun touched the little snake's head: "...Flora?"
The water in the pool began to boil silently, and the shadows that spread across the entire bathing pool began to settle. They gathered at Su Yun's feet, and in the blink of an eye they condensed together beside Su Yun, gradually forming a tall human figure. Then, the shadows fell like a curtain, revealing a man with blond hair and red eyes.
Now Flora is no longer the boy disguised in the human world. His true appearance is revealed. His huge body casts a shadow, almost completely covering Su Yun.
Su Yun laughed: "Why are you still here? Are you back?"
Flora did not answer this question. He lowered his eyes and stared at his father: "My God, your hair is wet."
Su Yun never cared about these things: "Really?"
Flora reached out and fished out the mute hair from the pool, and at the same time, the vagina that climbed up Su Yun's neck
Ying caught the white snake unexpectedly and threw the little creature into the water.
The little snake struggled unwillingly. It wanted to wrap itself around Su Yun's ankle, but the shadow on the bottom of the pool was faster than it. In an instant, countless thorns made up of shadows pierced its body, creating a cruel cage.
Su Yun: "Flora, don't be like this."
The sharp thorns turned into a simple iron cage. Flora had already tied up Su Yun's messy long hair with her shadow. He kissed the end of her hair: "Father God, I'm here. You don't need this ugly little thing."
Su Yun was helpless: "It has always been with me, but you, didn't you run away from home?"
"I have always been by your side." Flora leaned over and hugged Su Yun, "My shadow has never left."
Su Yun recalled his shadow in another world. That shadow was not at all like the strong Flora. It was timid and well-behaved. Only when it turned into the River Styx did it look a little overbearing.
That shadow was not Flora. Or rather, not entirely. Only a part of that shadow belonged to Flora, and more of it belonged to the other six little plagues - Su Yun knew this instinctively.
In the moment when Su Yun was distracted, Flora had already picked him up, and carried him out of the water, until she put him on the bed and took off his pajamas.
Su Yun stretched out his hand: "I'll do it..."
Flora sat down next to Su Yun and hugged him from behind: "When I was still in that pillar, I always wanted to hold you like this, but unfortunately at that time I could only see the empty throne and the monotonous roses."
"You've awakened." Su Yun said softly, "You are all free."
"free?"
This word sounded like a vulgar joke, causing Flora to laugh softly. Her breath brushed past Su Yun's ears: "My God, I have no freedom, and I don't need it. I just want to be your prisoner."
Su Yun said: "So are you from the trap tonight?"
"...That's about right." Flora loosened her arms and turned sideways. "I'll ask for a goodnight kiss."
"Now I believe your shadow has been following me." Su Yun was helpless, "You are so old, why are you still like your little brother?"
“But I’m not like them.”
Flora restrained her smile, and suddenly leaned over to hold Su Yun's lips, biting them gently, and said vaguely: "You know what I want."
19
Make me your prisoner, or your master.
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