After being busy for most of the day, towards evening, Xiao Xu was so tired that he lay on the sandalwood table like a dog, with his feathers still fluttering as he panted.
The room returned to normal and it narrowed its small eyes.
Looking around, the tables and chairs carved from fine sandalwood were delicately engraved with different patterns. The faint scent of sandalwood filled the air around me, and the hollow carved window frames let in spots of light from the setting sun.
The jade tents are decorated with carved beams and painted buildings.
Through the beaded curtain that looked like raindrops, one could see Shen Yanjin, dressed in a cloud-silk gown with wide sleeves, sitting on the edge of the bed. His long hair was neatly tied up with a light grey headband, and his facial features were delicate, with a look of barely perceptible fatigue.
“Chirp.”
Xiao Xu flew up from the sandalwood table, passed over the bead curtain and landed on the legs of the person at the edge of the bed. He turned around a few times and then lay down obediently.
"Chirp." It called out in a daze, its eyelids becoming heavier and heavier, and finally it could only slowly close.
Xiao Xu discovered that Shen Yanjin had a faint scent of grass and sandalwood on his body, like a sleeping stove. Whenever he was next to him, he slept very well. On the contrary, when he was away from him, he felt as if his body was hollowed out. Although he could sleep, he always had all kinds of dreams.
It slept very well. When it woke up, it was pitch black and the chirping of night cicadas was ringing in its ears. It subconsciously wanted to lift its wings to rub its eyes, but it was dazed to find that it was not its hands. It raised its head, shook its head towards the candlelight, and looked at Shen Yanjin who was sitting at the table.
He flipped through the book slowly, with a serious look on his cold face.
His wide sleeves slid as he picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and drew a circle on the yellow paper. Putting the pen down, he stood up rustlingly. The long clothes fit his body perfectly, as if they were tailor-made for him.
Thinking about how this little bastard was still a dwarf and ugly four years ago, Xiao Xu couldn't help but laugh.
Perhaps because of its movement, Shen Yanjin, who was sitting at the desk, raised his drooping eyelids slightly, raised his hand, and five fingers as white as jade were revealed from his cloud sleeves, delicate and beautiful.
This action...
Xiao Xu stopped laughing, opened his eyes and spread his wings, then flew towards the people in the dim light.
Standing on that shiny index finger, Xiao Xu tilted his little head and chirped a few times towards the person in front of him. A happy voice could be heard from it.
As usual, Shen Yanjin gently rubbed its feathers with his thumb and flipped through the books on the table.
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The next day, Shen Yanjin changed out of his Yunluo wide-sleeved robe and put on the court robe that the servants had delivered last night.
If this gray color were worn by someone else, it would probably make him look like a poor scholar in a rural town. However, on Shen Yanjin, it does not look shabby at all, but instead shows a different taste.
As usual, Xiao Xu hid in his sleeve pocket and went with him to the palace to meet the emperor.
The one-year period was up, and the emperor had thought that the handsome young man's legs had recovered long ago, but news came that he had been assassinated in Shenjia Village and his injuries were even more serious.
The emperor was furious about this and sent people to investigate who dared to touch the official under his nose.
When Shen Yanjin was pushed into the Golden Palace in a wheelchair, countless eyes fell on his face that could not be ignored. Seeing that his brows were thick and his face was pale, they knew that he was really injured, and the injury was serious.
He raised his hand and saluted: "Your Majesty, Shen Yan respectfully pays homage to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
"Stand up."
The emperor sighed deeply and asked solemnly, "How are you these days, my dear Lord Shen?"
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