Chapter 22
After the rain, the river water rose sharply, and the long river beside the road rumbled towards the distance.
Luo Tingshi carried Yu Zhi as if walking on flat ground, striding across the muddy country path towards the official road. The road was deserted, with the guards and Imperial Physician Zhang following closely behind.
Half an hour later, everyone returned to the county magistrate's mansion.
Lu Jing was efficient and reliable, finding a home in just one day. The house, located in the west of the city, had belonged to a wealthy businessman. Soon after the house was built, the family moved to Kyoto, leaving it vacant ever since. Yesterday, Lu Jing had the entire compound swept clean inside and out.
When Yu Zhi heard the news, he decided to move in today.
County Magistrate Lin was apprehensive: "Your Majesty, why are you moving? I've failed to serve you well."
Yu Zhi smiled and patted County Magistrate Lin's shoulder. His voice was gentle, "I will need to rely on you for many things in the future, so I won't hide it from you. I'm pregnant and need a quiet place to nurture the baby. Your house is crowded with people and eyes, so it will be inconvenient for me to do anything."
County Magistrate Lin sucked in a breath of cold air and subconsciously looked at the emperor's belly covered by the loose white robe. After a closer look, he saw a slightly protruding arc.
He was surprised and delighted, and stood there at a loss, wanting to say something but unable to squeeze out anything. He kept repeating in his mouth: "Okay, okay!"
I don't know why he was so excited, as if he was the child's father.
Luo Tingshi looked extremely unhappy, but he suppressed the coldness in his eyes and, seemingly unintentionally, covered Yu Zhi's lower abdomen with his wide sleeves. He said with a forced smile, "There is no time to lose, let's get going now."
County Magistrate Lin's expression froze. He was so busy being happy for the emperor that he didn't even know who the child's other father was.
Is this the man?
County Magistrate Lin was secretly shocked.
He didn't know the other person's true identity, only that he was from Sheng State. If he was truly the father of the heir to the throne, he was afraid...
County Magistrate Lin didn't feel well.
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County Magistrate Lin escorted the emperor to his residence.
The wealthy merchant was a refined man. He paved the path with white stone, with pines and bamboos winding through it. A small bridge lay over the water, flowers and trees grew luxuriantly, and pavilions loomed in the distance. Not far from the garden path lay a lake, with withered lotus leaves still standing, and a pleasant breeze blowing. The house was well-built to Yu Zhi's liking.
County Magistrate Lin accompanied Yu Zhi on a tour and then left.
Yu Zhi returned to his bedroom. Doctor Zhang was waiting inside and took Yu Zhi's pulse to confirm his safety.
"Everything is normal, Your Majesty."
Yu Zhi smiled slightly, picked up the kitten beside him and fed it.
This is a little white cat, but it is too weak, with dry and sparse fur, and it doesn't look very pretty.
Luo Tingshi glanced at the gray kitten and smiled, "Your Majesty seems to like cats very much. When I was a child, I saw a little white cat at the Yu Kingdom Embassy. It was the most beautiful kitten I had ever seen. I wonder if Your Majesty has seen it? Is it still there?"
When Doctor Zhang heard this, he immediately looked up at Yu Zhi with a questioning look.
"Your Majesty, did you visit him in the annex when you were a child?"
Yu Zhi avoided Doctor Zhang's gaze guiltily and said calmly, "I have never seen any little white cat."
Luo Tingshi: "It's okay. When we go to Kyoto in the future, I will take Your Majesty to see it. I hope it's still alive."
Yu Zhi: “…”
Of course the kitten is alive, right in front of you!
Recalling his childhood, Yu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He and Luo Tingshi were truly an ill-fated relationship.
When Yu Zhi saw Luo Ting for the first time, he actually liked him very much.
That year, he was only five years old, and Luo Tingshi was only nine years old.
The nine-year-old boy had shed his childish innocence, revealing a distinctly handsome appearance. His eyes were calm, and his posture was upright, standing like a pine tree. As a member of the royal family, the boy exuded an air of dignity that made no one dare to underestimate him.
He accidentally stepped on empty air and the young man rushed up and hugged him in his arms.
Yu Zhi looked up and saw the young man's calm eyes and his small body seemed so reliable.
Yu Zhi was delighted, hugged the boy's neck tightly and smiled sweetly at him.
He really liked Luo Tingshi at that time.
He wanted to play with the boy and take him to his favorite stone forest, but he didn't expect...
In the cave, the moment the fang-covered monster came into view, he was terrified. His heart began pounding wildly, almost jumping out of his throat. He was sweating all over, his legs weak, and he collapsed to the ground.
The monster seemed to be outside all the time. He didn't dare to look, so he buried his head firmly in his knees and kept repeating it in his heart.
"Don't eat me, kitten meat is not tasty!"
He didn't want to make any noise to attract the monster's attention, but he couldn't control it at all. The whole cave was filled with his heart-wrenching cries.
elder brother……
Why don’t you come to rescue me, little brother?
He felt a little aggrieved.
In order to play with the boy, he ordered all his servants to stay outside the stone forest and not to follow him in.
No one could save him.
No more crying, don't bring in monsters.
He covered his mouth desperately, trying to swallow his cries, trembling and hugging himself, tears falling in the dark.
He was so frightened that he didn't even notice when the monster left.
When he came to his senses, he was the only one in the cave.
He quickly crawled out of the cave and ran out crying. When he reached the cave entrance, he ran into the young boy. He raised his head and wanted to complain to the young man why he didn't come to save him.
Suddenly, he smelled a familiar scent——
It was the aura of the monster just now.
With the blood of the demon race, their senses are more acute than those of ordinary people. He was very sure that the little brother in front of him was the monster just now.
He was too scared at the time and didn't notice anything unusual.
Yu Zhi was heartbroken.
He didn't understand why the boy in front of him wanted to scare him. Did he do something to make his brother angry?
Yu Zhi cried even harder.
The young man thought he was frightened, so he picked him up and sat him on a rock nearby. He patted his back gently and kept comforting him: "Don't be afraid, Your Highness. It's okay. Brother is here. It's all my fault for leaving you alone in the cave..."
Yu Zhi was very sad, because he clearly liked this little brother from Shengguo so much.
But the boy seemed to hate him.
Humph! Then I don’t want to like you anymore.
Yu Zhi wiped away his tears, broke free from the boy's embrace, and jumped off the boulder: "I don't want to play with you anymore. I want to go find my father."
Back in the bedroom, Yu Zhi felt more and more aggrieved.
He couldn't help but transform into his original form, sneak out of the palace and go to the villa, wanting to see what the hateful bastard was doing.
When he found his way into the house where Luo Tingshi lived, Luo Tingshi was painting.
Yu Zhi was a little curious, so he climbed up the beam along the pillar and looked down.
Saw a pair of eyes.
A pair of eyes shedding tears.
Yu Zhi frowned. Such familiar eyes, as if he had seen them somewhere before. After looking at them for a long time, Yu Zhi suddenly woke up.
Aren't these his eyes?
Okay, you scared me to tears, and you even want to draw me crying so that you can enjoy it.
Bad thing!
Yu Zhi's fury flared up, and he leaped down from the beam onto the table. He quickly dipped his claws in ink and stomped all over the painting.
After destroying the painting, Yu Zhi immediately tried to escape, but was unexpectedly grabbed by the back of the neck by the man.
"Meow!" Yu Zhi showed his claws fiercely at the boy.
The boy's eyes were cold: "You ruined my painting."
At this moment, Yu Zhi keenly sensed a murderous intent. His whole body stiffened and his arrogance instantly dropped.
He climbed tightly onto the boy's shoulders, and like an ordinary kitten, he carefully rubbed the boy's cheek and meowed at him in a soft voice.
The young man tilted his head and their eyes met.
The boy spoke slowly: "Your eyes are very similar to his."
Yu Zhi's heart skipped a beat. What did he mean by that? Did he find out?
My father said that we must not let others know that they are monsters.
Yu Zhi hurriedly moved forward, stuck out his tongue and licked the boy's face.
The young man suddenly smiled and released his hand that was pinching the back of Yu Zhi's neck.
Yu Zhi spread out his body, revealing his hairy belly, and let the young man touch it. After playing with the young man for a long time, he was rubbed all over his body by the young man.
Yu Zhi was relieved when he saw that the young man was fine.
He probably didn't notice.
worn out.
While the young man was not paying attention, Yu Zhi jumped out of the window and escaped.
The memory that had been buried deep in his heart surfaced before Yu Zhi's eyes. Yu Zhi pursed his lips and glared at Luo Tingshi unhappily.
I was that bad when I was a kid.
It's even worse when you grow up.
After the two cubs are born, he will teach them personally and must not let them be like this bastard, harming innocent people everywhere.
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