"I apologize to my master and ask for your punishment." Jiang Ti had heard the noise behind him a long time ago. When he saw Xu Tianze walking towards him, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
But before his head hit the ground, Xu Tianze raised his foot to block it, and it hit Xu Tianze's inclined surface directly.
"Get up. You've been kneeling for a while, it's time to stop." Xu Tianze had no expression on his face and his tone was normal.
But his eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously blocked it. Who knew that Jiang Ti was really going to hit him to death, and it hit his foot so hard that Xu Tianze gasped in pain.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, master. From now on, I will follow your lead and go through fire and water..." Jiang Ti's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, and then gradually disappeared.
He stood in front of Xu Tianze, his face full of shame, not knowing what to do.
"Next time you kneel, remember to hide this knee pad." Xu Tianze picked up the knee pad that fell when Jiang Ti stood up just now, with a playful look on his face.
He had played this little trick when he was ten years old and was punished to kneel in the Xu family ancestral hall because he was always getting into trouble. At first he was very proud of it, but later he realized that his little trick could not be hidden from anyone.
Now seeing Jiang Ti like this, he finally understood that the state of a person kneeling on the ground with the knee pads tied on was completely different from the state of kneeling on the ground without the knee pads. It was not something that could be passed off by just acting.
This is also the reason why Xu Tianze was not moved at all when Jiang Ti was kneeling in his yard, not to mention that Jiang Ti was punished to kneel without missing any meals three times a day.
"Slave, I deserve to die." Jiang Ti closed his eyes and knelt down, looking like he was doomed.
"You're smart, but you know it's useless to ask Long Musi for help, so you come to me to complain." Xu Tianze looked down at Jiang Ti with a hint of interest on his face. "You're stupid, but you actually thought you could get away with such a simple trick."
"Jiang Ti, what do you think I should do with you?" Xu Tianze looked at Jiang Ti's lowered head with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Xichen retreated out of the yard. After he left the yard, he saw Xue Wei standing at the gate of the yard early in the morning. The two of them couldn't help but smile at each other.
Xue Wei looked up at the yellow leaves falling all over the sky, his expression indescribably relaxed, but this relaxation was mixed with a hint of unknown complexity.
In the past, Xue Wei didn't understand why his own prince always stared at the falling leaves in a trance. Later, when Xu Tianze became his master, Xue Wei didn't understand why this new master always sat quietly in the courtyard in late autumn for the whole day.
Now he seems to understand, but if he has the chance he would rather not understand.
"Brother Xue, are you missing your family?" Seeing Xue Wei so sad, Xichen spoke to bring him back to reality.
"My wife and children are now in Zhoushan City. You know this, so why are you asking me like this?" Xue Wei smiled, then put away his sadness and turned to look at Xichen.
"You and I are no different, so why the term 'young master'?" Xichen shook his head, keeping his distance from Xuewei's address. "When it comes to understanding the master, I'm not as good as Brother Xue."
Seeing Xichen change the subject so easily, Xue Wei didn't say much. To Xue Wei, perhaps Xichen was no different from him when he was still Xiaozhanzi.
Even when the prince gave Xichen directly to Xu Tianze, Xue Wei had no feelings for him, but Xue Wei was not someone who would pretend to be deaf and dumb. Now Xichen already had a place in Xu Tianze's heart.
That is a little different. To put it politely, Xichen is now half his master. Although Xu Tianze is relatively lenient with his servants, he usually doesn't care about trivial matters.
But the master is the master, and the servant is the servant. Even if you have some face in front of the master, you cannot be self-righteous and take advantage of him. This is what his prince once secretly warned him, and what his wife often told him in front of him.
"How dare I comment on the master's affairs? It's just that the master is suffering." Xue Wei glanced at the quiet courtyard. Even if he didn't deliberately use his internal force, he could hear the occasional panting coming from the innermost part.
"In the past, I looked down on Brother Chen because I knew very well the relationship between my prince and my master. Later, when I saw that you occupied a place in my master's heart, I understood what the prince's last words meant." As he spoke, Xue Wei bowed respectfully to Xichen.
"I'm sorry for offending you in the past. I hope Brother Chen won't blame me."
Xichen did not dodge, but accepted Xue Wei's gift with openness, because he knew that only by accepting this gift could he and Xue Wei cooperate without barriers in the future.
As for what Xue Wei said, Xichen just listened to it, but didn't take it seriously. He saw that his master was protecting him everywhere and his behavior was full of intimacy.
It's nothing more than the master's appreciation for him, with a touch of pity on his part. The most important thing is the benefits he can bring. As for true love, how many sons of noble families can stand up for love?
How many people are there like the virtuous king and his own master? Furthermore, he noticed that his master's situation was sometimes not right, and he relied on his primitive desires to vent. I'm afraid he really thought he was special.
Of course, Xichen would not tell any of this to anyone. After all, he knew clearly which method was most beneficial to him.
"My sister-in-law and nephew followed Brother Xue to Zhoushan City. Even if the master doesn't know now, he can guess a little from Brother Xue's words and actions. Brother Xue should report it as soon as possible."
In return for Xue Wei's attention in the future and his past apologies, Xichen naturally couldn't be ungrateful. He could just regard the current warning as a favor.
"I will." Xue Wei nodded, then watched Xichen slowly leave.
It was not until Xichen left that Xuewei began to close his eyes and rest, paying attention to the movements around him.
Jiang Ti was in high spirits today. He had thought that his perfunctory request for punishment would result in a miserable death. After all, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that he was being sent to Xu Tianze.
Xu Tianze was not satisfied and thought that he would end up like Ma Zheng, but who knew that he would accidentally arouse the interest of his master and they had sex several times in a row.
The previous fear and anxiety disappeared immediately. Now he was in the same position as Xichen. Although his food, clothing and other expenses were no different from before and were still very rich, it was still very important to gain face in front of his master.
Didn't you see that the confidant next to the master, Xue Wei, would nod and greet him when he saw him? If it were in the past, this would be unthinkable.
Therefore, Jiang Ti came to Xu Tianze more and more frequently, and he even wanted to stay in Xu Tianze's yard.
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