Ten days later, news came from the palace that the Wang family of Yanzhou had colluded with foreign tribes and intended to murder the ninth prince, and the entire family was executed.

"The third prince Zhou Huaichen knelt in the Xuanzheng Hall for three days and three nights, crying and begging, and finally he passed out from starvation and was carried back."

"Your Highness, this is all the news from the palace."

After receiving the punishment, Hongdou came back with a much more respectful tone.

"Um."

Zhou Huaiyan was not surprised as he had guessed this outcome long ago. However, he did not expect that the emperor would deal with the Wang family faster than he had imagined.

The assassination was finally over. Zhou Huaiyan got up early today and planned to meet Duke Wei.

Seeing that its owner was about to go out, the kitten immediately followed obediently.

"Come, let me see if the wound has healed."

"yes."

After the last incident, Doctor Li found the source of the poison. Now, after taking a few doses of medicine, Ah Fei can already speak a few simple words.

The young man lifted his hair from his ears and couldn't help but frowned in confusion.

"It seems that Doctor Li's medicine is not as effective as before."

Ten days later, although the wound healed a lot, it still left a very obvious scar. Logically speaking, such a shallow wound should not leave such a deep scar even without medication.

Ah Fei lowered her head guiltily.

But Zhou Huaiyan didn't worry too much. Everyone has a different physique, so the effects of medicines may be different.

"Let's go, uncle must be free today."

Zhou Huaiyan went straight to the martial arts arena.

Although Jiang Yi is over fifty years old, he still keeps the habit of getting up early every day to practice martial arts. When he was a teenager, he saw Wei Guogong sparring with others.

He immediately applauded his uncle enthusiastically.

"Great! Uncle is awesome!!!"

When Ah Fei saw her master clapping, she also started clapping hard.

Jiang Yi heard his voice and stopped. The practitioner also respectfully put away the sword, knelt on one knee to Zhou Huaiyan and saluted.

"Your subordinate greets His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince."

Zhou Huaiyan looked at the man.

"Hey, you are..."

Ah Fei noticed that the boy kept looking at her for too long, and couldn't help but start looking over at her.

The other person was shirtless, with well-defined muscles and beads of sweat rolling down his bronze skin, which shone beautifully in the sunlight.

That guy's pecs... look huge.

The kitten subconsciously touched his flat chest, looked at the boy's stunned eyes, and couldn't help but lower his eyes sadly.

[Sure enough, the master likes this. ]

[Otherwise, why would you stare at me for so long? ]

Seeing the scar on the man's left shoulder, Zhou Huaiyan finally remembered

"Huo Xiao?!"

Huo Xiao is a confidant of Duke Wei. He is 25 years old this year. He is upright and loyal, and has good swordsmanship.

When Zhou Huaiyan was raised in the Duke's Mansion as a child, Huo Xiao served as his personal guard. The scar on his left shoulder was caused by him because of Zhou Huaiyan.

The young man quickly stepped forward and helped the man up.

"Aren't you staying in the northern border? When did you return to the capital?"

Huo Xiao has been away from Beijing for ten years. He was still a handsome young man when he left. Now he looks so different that it's no wonder that no one could recognize him.

The man stood up, his movements were somewhat soldier-like.

"I arrived at three o'clock last night, but His Highness had already gone to bed, so I didn't disturb him."

Zhou Huaiyan touched the scar on the man's left shoulder.

"Thank you for your hard work over the years."

Huo Xiao shakes his head

"For the sake of Da Zhou and His Highness, it's not hard."

【Touch him!!!】

Seeing the boy's actions, Ah Fei's eyes widened immediately, and her heart was filled with sorrow and bitterness.

【Master...Master still touches him!!!】

The kitten lowered his eyes and pinched his thin shoulders aggrievedly.

——We can’t go on like this!

Ah Fei was originally a martial artist, he had learned it in that place. But in order to conceal his identity, he used poison to remove all traces of martial arts training on his body. But now it seems that he has to find an excuse to practice martial arts, at least, to develop the chest muscles that his master likes.

At this time, Duke Wei interrupted the two people's reminiscence.

"Why, you're not going to stay in bed today?"

"Aren't you here to see the great general's heroic figure?"

Zhou Huaiyan's flattery of Duke Wei was spot on, and the latter snorted and cursed with a smile.

"Slippery!"

"Uncle, thank you!"

Zhou Huaiyan handed the handkerchief to Duke Wei attentively.

"A Fei, go make a pot of oolong for uncle, and then go to the kitchen and bring me a stack of glutinous rice cakes. Oh, and Huo Xiao, he likes spicy food, so ask the kitchen to prepare some spicy dishes for lunch."

[The master actually still remembers what that person likes to eat? ! ! ! ]

The kitten was so upset that his heart was trembling.

But no matter how bitter he felt, he still had to obey. Ah Fei responded softly and turned around and ran away.

Huo Xiao frowned. He had heard about this foreign slave from the Duke, but he still felt it was absurd and dangerous.

"Why would Your Highness keep a foreign slave by your side?"

"Because he's cute."

Zhou Huaiyan sat lazily in the sun and answered with a smile,

"Look at the way he runs. Does he look like Cuicui?"

"......"

When talking about the cat, Huo Xiao's face changed slightly. He wanted to persuade him again, but Zhou Huaiyan interrupted him directly.

"Huo Xiao, I haven't seen you dance with a sword for a long time. Show me how you dance."

"......yes."

When the man started to dance with the sword, Zhou Huaiyan had already come to the side of Duke Wei.

"Uncle, are you satisfied with Huai Yan's answer?"

Jiang Yi glanced at him.

"You are willing to take the trouble to take care of that foreign slave. You kept Sovoxie just to clear his identity."

As soon as the assassination happened, he found the cat stuff on Sowoxie's body, but Zhou Huaiyan kept him, saying that he would be useful in the future, but he didn't expect this to be the use.

The boy's beautiful peach blossom eyes are curved.

"I did all this to make you feel at ease, uncle. Even if someone checked Ah Fei's background, you still wouldn't feel at ease in the end."

He nonchalantly watched Huo Xiao dancing with a sword on the stage, wondering why his uncle had summoned him back to Beijing.

"But through Suowoxie, it can be proved that Ah Fei has nothing to do with those people."

A foreigner who had been branded as a servant slave could not even have contact with the royal family, let alone the wealthy. There was no way he could be a spy sent by the foreign king to the capital.

Although Ah Fei's past was tragic, it also proved that he was safe.

"Besides, it's been so long, didn't your uncle already look into Ah Fei's past thoroughly?"

Among foreigners, pale blue eyes are extremely rare, but also very conspicuous. Ah Fei came with a convoy transporting prisoners of war, and with Jiang Yi's influence in the northern border, it would not be difficult to investigate.

Duke Wei snorted coldly.

"Oh, you are quite clever about this matter of foreign slaves."

"Thank you, uncle, for the compliment."

Zhou Huaiyan smiled like a little fox. He looked at the little cat that came over carefully with the glutinous rice cake, and suddenly said,

"But uncle, please stop calling me a foreign slave. It's not nice. From now on, Ah Fei will be... well, my book boy."

The boy smiled and waved to the kitten.

Ah Fei's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran over. Huo Xiao saw him running over, and his eyes fell on the plate in his hand. The pile of cakes didn't move at all, and even the full pot of tea didn't spill a drop.

——This is not something ordinary people can do.

Buzz!

The long sword suddenly turned and went straight towards Ah Fei. The cold murderous aura made every cell in Ah Fei's body tremble. At the moment when he wanted to dodge by reflex, he held back.

——Can’t hide!

Even if you are killed by a sword through the heart, you cannot hide.

Otherwise he couldn't explain to his master why a toy used for sexual gratification in the slave camp knew martial arts.

Ah Fei stood there blankly, as if she was frightened by the sudden sword.

"Huo Xiao——!"

The young man's anxious roar suddenly rang out.

Buzz!

The cold sword stopped in front of Ah Fei's throat, and only a strand of hair fell off. He looked at the man's cold eyes and found that he was looking at the food plate in his hand.

——Food plate!

Ah Fei immediately understood why the other party was suspicious.

Pah--

The plate fell to the ground, and the exquisite cakes and teapot were shattered all over the floor. He deliberately splashed the boiling tea on his hands, and his skin instantly turned red.

Huo Xiao was close and saw it most clearly. He explained hurriedly,

"Your Highness, don't be fooled by this foreign slave. He just did it on purpose..."

“That’s enough!”

Zhou Huaiyan's face was gloomy, but he scanned the scar on Huo Xiao's left shoulder and finally took a deep breath.

"I'm not feeling well today and can't eat spicy food, so I won't keep you for lunch."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xiao’s face turned pale.

The boy walked over quickly and pulled the kitten to his side.

"Are you okay, Fei? Are you hurt?"

"No...no."

Ah Fei trembled and shook his head, hiding his burned hand behind his back. How could he hide it so poorly?

"Don't hide it! Take it out and let me see it."

In just a few breaths, the skin on his hand had turned red and shocking. Zhou Huaiyan couldn't help but poke the kitten's forehead hard.

"Fool, you're helping to hide someone's wound, don't you know it hurts?"

Ah Fei glanced at Huo Xiao, whose face was ashen, and her beautiful cyan eyes were immediately filled with tears.

"Master, don't... don't blame General Huo. It was my fault. I was careless..."

He covered his forehead with his hands in grievance, and shrank into the boy's arms again, sobbing softly,

“No…it hurts…it hurts…”

When Huo Xiao, who was standing next to him, heard this, his face turned green with anger.

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Little cat learns tea art without any teacher√