Hongdou couldn't stop Zhou Huaiyan from doing what he was determined to do. She called a guard to

"Go find the Duke immediately and tell him that His Highness has brought back a foreign cat."

【cat?】

The guard obviously didn't understand, but nodded respectfully. After everyone left, Hongdou came in with the food box.

"Your Highness, it's time to drink the medicinal food."

When Zhou Huaiyan heard about the medicinal diet, his whole face fell.

"Drink again..."

He muttered, but still took it obediently.

"Hey, why isn't it bitter today?"

Hongdou's heart skipped a beat.

"Your Highness, the Duke has changed your doctor. He said that Your Highness has taken too many medicines since he was young. The best way now is to supplement your diet."

Half a month later, the Duke did find out a lot of spies, but the exact type of poison in His Highness' body has not yet been found out. In order to avoid any conflict with the medicinal materials, the medicinal diet had to be stopped.

No one told Zhou Huaiyan that he was poisoned. He just thought that he had a high fever because he was a sickly person and couldn't stand the cold wind.

"real?"

The boy's beautiful peach blossom eyes are crooked and look very pretty.

"This is a good doctor. All those before were quacks! Quacks!"

[It's just that I'm afraid of suffering, how childish. 】

Hongdou saw through everything but didn't expose him.

Another half an hour passed, and the young man looked at his maiden, feeling a little impatient.

"Where are you? Why does it take you so long to take a bath?"

Hongdou felt helpless and soothed her gently.

"Your Highness, please be patient. You are a prince, a body worth a ton of gold. You must wash that alien thoroughly and check if it has any dirt or disease before you keep it with you."

However, Zhou Huaiyan had been sleeping for more than half a month and felt sick all over. This time he finally found some new fun and naturally couldn't sit still.

"I want to go and have a look."

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Hongdou didn't call him, so he had to hurriedly pick up his cloak and follow.

"It's cold outside, put on a cloak before going out!"

Foreigners were not allowed to enter the masters' bathrooms, so they naturally washed in the servants' bathhouse. As it was a matter of concern to His Highness's safety, Hongdou had specifically ordered that he wash thoroughly and also had to have his body checked, and had specially called three or four servants to go.

Zhou Huaiyan had never been to such a place before, and before he got close, he heard the noisy sound inside.

"Catch him! Catch him!"

There was a loud splashing sound, and things were scattered all over the floor, as if some small beast was roaming around inside. Before the boy even entered the door, he was hit by a black shadow that emerged.

Hongdou was about to pull the person away, but was stopped by the boy. Zhou Huaiyan looked down and saw a wet little head.

Hey, isn't this the one he took?

The young man didn't expect to run into him. His beautiful eyes widened slightly, filled with shock and fear.

He seemed to have just climbed out of the water, all wet, clutching his tattered trousers tightly. His posture was like that of a good girl who was bullied by robbers but refused to give in.

Zhou Huaiyan couldn't help laughing.

"It's just a shower, why are you running around?"

Although he said this, there was no trace of blame in the boy's tone.

[Sure enough, she is afraid of water just like Cuicui. ]

Zhou Huaiyan knew that the person in front of him was not Cuicui, but seeing the pair of eyes that looked very similar, he still had a strong desire to protect her. He reached out to wipe the water off the little guy's eyebrows.

The little wild cat washed its face, its jet-black eyelashes were wet, and it looked weak and pitiful.

Zhou Huaiyan took the hood from Hongdou and covered him with it. Only then did he realize that his exposed skin was red and hot, with countless fine red marks, as if it had been brushed hard with a brush, and some places even bled.

Zhou Huaiyan's eyes turned cold.

At this time, the servant inside came out cursing, with many scratches on his body and face.

"You bastard, you dare to touch me..."

But before they could finish their words, they saw Zhou Huaiyan standing at the door.

The young man had crow hair and a jade crown, a beautiful face, and was dressed in a brocade robe with cloud patterns. He looked as brilliant as the son of God.

The servants were stunned. They were stunned for a few seconds before they knelt down and apologized.

"Bye...Bye, Your Highness, I beg Your Highness to forgive me. It's all, it's all because of this slave who didn't obey my orders!"

"Slave?"

Zhou Huaiyan's gaze fell on the wooden brush that the servant had not yet put down.

——That's something used to wash horses.

Still an inferior horse!

The little prince stopped smiling, his eyes were cold.

"You mean, my things are... cheap?"

I don't know if it's because I heard "my Lord's stuff" or "cheap"

The little servant froze instantly. He bit his lips tightly and trembled uncontrollably. The young man spoke in a calm tone, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, but several of the servants were about to cry.

"No, no, no, little one, that's not what I meant!"

They were trembling, as if they were desperately trying to think of an excuse to escape. Zhou Huaiyan didn't want to waste time anymore.

"Give them thirty lashes each and sell them off."

"yes."

Hongdou waved her hand, and soon someone dragged a few servants away.

"No! Don't!!!"

"Your Highness, please forgive me! Your Highness, please forgive me!!!"

Seeing the boy frown, Hongdou's face immediately darkened and she scolded him harshly.

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you shut up these filthy things?!"

The next second, the servants were quickly gagged with rags and dragged away. After dealing with the disobedient servants, the head maid turned back.

She looked at the alien slave cowering in the tent and felt something was wrong. Hongdou had seen with her own eyes how much the little prince doted on the cat. He doted on it so much that he even shoveled the cat's poop himself.

The eldest palace maid narrowed her eyes.

——She must not let this alien seduce her master.

"Your Highness, I will go and get some gentle maids to bathe... him."

Hongdou wanted to pull the person away, but was stopped by Zhou Huaiyan.

"No need, go prepare hot water and clothes, and take him to my room to wash."

Hearing the words "in my room", the little slave raised his head suddenly. He didn't know what he was thinking about. His pale face instantly turned red. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he bit his lip and swallowed it back.

Hongdou beside him called it out for him.

"What... go to your room to take a shower?! How can this be allowed?!"

This was the first time she was so upset. Zhou Huaiyan glanced over and Hongdou fell silent.

She didn't know why, the little princess was born to be spoiled, but sometimes, she felt that there was an indescribable aura in him.

Hongdou calculated the time and estimated that the Duke should be back soon. Rather than angering His Highness at this time, it would be better to let the Duke come. Zhou Huaiyan didn't think there was anything wrong at all and took the man back to his own yard.

Hongdou took a deep breath and quickly followed.

Everyone in the Duke's Mansion knew that the Ninth Prince was weak and afraid of the cold, so after winter came, the silver carbon and hot water in the room were naturally kept on at all times.

In the bathroom, hot water poured in and thick mist rose up. Hongdou helped the little prince change his outer brocade blouse while trying to persuade him again.

"If Your Highness is worried, how about I personally give him a bath?"

Zhou Huaiyan remained unmoved.

The little slave was huddled in a corner wrapped in his cloak. He sniffed the scent from the cloak, which was an indescribable fragrance.

Zhou Huaiyan took medicine every day and hated the smell of medicine, so all his clothes in his room were treated with special spices. But as time went by, it was inevitably mixed with a little bit of the smell of medicinal materials. The smell was very light, like a light wood smell, and a bit like cold plum, which was very special.

The little slave took a big sip, filling his chest, and a look of infatuation flashed in his blue eyes.

[It smells so good...]

He couldn't help but bury his face in it and inhale it, like a kitten hugging cat mint. Zhou Huaiyan packed up and turned around to see the little guy hiding his face in his hood.

"Hmm? What are you doing holding that cloak?"

Hearing the boy's voice, the little slave froze instantly.

[I was...discovered...]

He actually did this to the nobleman's cloak...

So dirty, he is so dirty...

He defiled the nobleman's cloak.

The little slave was about to cry. He shrank back a little further into the corner, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself. Zhou Huaiyan found it funny, so he waved his hand.

"Come here."

After a while, the little slave popped his head out of the tent, his hair sticking to his face, and his beautiful cat pupils clearly showed his struggle and entanglement. Seeing that the alien was so disobedient, Hongdou was about to scold him. But after thinking about it, she held back.

She stared at the foreigner sinisterly, hoping that the Duke would come back and make the decision. She would not let this little thing seduce His Highness.

Zhou Huaiyan waited for a moment and saw that the young man was still struggling in the same place.

"Don't understand what I'm saying?"

He was about to withdraw his hand, but the little slave's eyes widened slightly, and he stood up straight and hurriedly ran to him. The little guy's chest rose and fell violently, and his cyan cat eyes stared at him eagerly, as if he was extremely nervous.

Zhou Huaiyan: “…”

——It turns out that he can understand what I say.

He rubbed the boy's head and glanced at the bathtub next to him.

"Take it off."

Little slave: “……!!!”

His whole body was stiff, his pupils dilated, and at this moment he seemed unable to breathe. It was as if the steaming bathtub was hell.

The little slave looked at him, then looked at Hongdou not far away, and finally lowered his head with an embarrassed expression.

"?"

Zhou Huaiyan noticed the other party's embarrassment.

"Are you shy?"

He turned around and looked at the maid who had served him since childhood, and said coldly,

"Men and women should not touch each other, do not look at anything inappropriate, you should get out first."

Red Bean: "......???"

She doesn't even want to look at something as small as a fart? ! !

Anko took a deep breath.

【The Duke is coming back】

[The Duke will definitely be back soon! ]

[See how this foreign slave can still seduce His Highness now that the Duke has returned! ]

"Yes, I'll be waiting outside."

"Um."

Seeing the man leave, the young man turned back, his eyebrows and eyes were gentle and smiling.

"She's gone, take it off."

“.......”

The little slave said nothing, but just pinched the cape, his finger bones turning white from the force.

Ever since he could remember, he knew that his body was different from that of ordinary people, neither yin nor yang. Everyone hated him and said he was lower than livestock.

Later, the little slave killed those "evil ghosts" and deliberately mixed in with the slaves captured by the Zhou people, hoping to cover up his past. He thought that it would be good for him to just be a lowly slave.

but......

The little slave closed his eyes and trembled as he loosened the hood. He carefully took it off, folded it, and put it aside.

After the cloak was taken off, the young man's upper body was exposed. He was pale and thin, with scars all over, a mixture of old and new. Zhou Huaiyan couldn't help frowning when he saw it.

The boy's height just reached his chest, and he looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.

[——Too small.]

Seeing Zhou Huaiyan frowning, the little slave subconsciously clenched his fingers. He hugged his chest embarrassedly, trying to cover his body.

As expected...I was disliked by the noble man.

His ugly and lowly body has indeed polluted the eyes of the nobles.

Zhou Huaiyan thought his tangled little look was very interesting. He sat aside, propping up his chin with one hand, staring at the little slave with his beautiful peach blossom eyes.

"There are no women here, why are you so shy?"

The little slave was about to cry, and was panicked and scared. Just the fact that he was naked had already displeased the nobleman. If... if the nobleman discovered his private parts...

His shaking hands grasped the loose belt, as if he was carrying out extremely complicated psychological activities. But after struggling for a moment, he suddenly tried to tear the injured throat, wanting to fight a final battle.

"Dirty, dirty..."

The voice was hoarse, but not unpleasant. It sounded more like a kitten whose voice had become hoarse and could only make weak whimpers.

"Dirty?"

【So you can speak the language of the Zhou Dynasty? 】

The young man's slender white fingers stirred the hot water, and suddenly scooped up some and sprinkled it on his body.

"You know you're dirty, why don't you take off your clothes and wash them?"

He threatened deliberately.

"If you keep on dawdling, I'll strip you naked and throw you in."

“Wow….”

The little slave's face turned pale, and tears immediately filled her beautiful blue eyes. She had no choice but to untie her belt tremblingly...

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