Looking at the soft, white, and tender little radish head, Yuan Yuan smiled and said, "Uncle-Master is not hungry."
"Hungry!" Little Radish Head raised his voice.
I'm not hungry.
"Hungry!"
It looks fierce.
Yuan Yuan was amused.
Her fair, jade-like face was flushed with a tipsy blush.
He glanced sideways, a smile playing on his lips, and asked Chi Ying, "Is this child a little silly?"
Chi Ying's eyelids twitched, and she replied, "He is the most suitable for martial arts among more than a hundred children, but..."
I just really like to eat it.
He only took a chicken leg, and he managed to coax the person over...
Yuan Yuan didn't ask what "just" meant.
He raised an eyebrow slightly, gently lifted the pink wine jar in his hand, and asked, "Tell your uncle, what's your name?"
"Broken Moon," the little voice replied.
Yuan Yuan glanced at the radish head next to him again: "And you?"
Radish Head replied, "Uncle-Master, my name is Canfeng."
A lingering wind and a broken moon?
Yuan Yuan glanced at Chi Ying and said, "Couldn't you have chosen a more auspicious name?"
auspicious?
Chi Ying's lips twitched, and she asked in a deep voice, "Then, can you revise it?"
"How about I give you the training camp roster, and you can revise it?"
Yuan Yuan: "..."
He glanced at him sideways and asked, "Besides Canfeng Poyue, what are the names of the others?"
Chi Ying thought for a moment and replied, "Night, stars, long river, like daytime, momentum, like, breaking, bamboo..."
"stop!"
Yuan Yuan interrupted Chi Ying, then pressed his long, slender, fair fingers to his temples and gently massaged them with his fingertips.
Beside him, the fair-skinned little boy, Poyue, wiped his mouth and said, "Uncle Shi, it's so beautiful!"
Chi Ying smiled and said, "Look how hungry the child is."
It's time to eat.
Yuan Yuan raised the wine jar in his hand and asked Po Yue, "Would you like some sweet soup?"
"Drink!" Poyue said in a childish voice.
"A-Yuan?" Chi Ying looked helpless.
Yuan Yuan raised his finger: "Shh..."
Chi Ying: "..."
Yuan Yuan gently shook the wine jar and said to Po Yue, "How about your Uncle-Master gives you some sugar water?"
"Okay, okay!" Po Yue's eyes were black and bright, like black grapes.
Yuan Yuan smiled and handed over the wine jar: "Here, drink up."
Po Yue stretched out her delicate white hand, took the wine jar, held it with both hands, and obediently began to drink.
Chi Ying: "..."
After Po Yue had taken several sips, Yuan Yuan took back the wine jar and asked Po Yue, "Is the sugar water sweet?"
"sweet!"
Po Yue's face turned as red as an apple.
The tiny little person, whose tongue was too thick to speak, swayed slightly, feeling dizzy.
Yuan Yuan then asked Can Feng, "Do you want some sugar water?"
Canfeng shook his head: "Uncle-Master, Canfeng doesn't drink alcohol."
puff……
You even know it's alcohol?
Yuan Yuan narrowed his eyes and said to Chi Ying with a smile, "This one isn't stupid."
Chi Ying looked utterly helpless.
Beside her, the drunken Po Yue was already slurring her words, whining in a childish voice, "Master, I'm dizzy..."
Chi Ying: "..."
Chi Ying was in a real bind.
He helped Yuan Yuan sit down, picked up the drunken Po Yue with one hand, and turned to say, "I'll take them to rest first."
Wait a moment, I'll be right back.
"Um."
Yuan Yuan sat in the chair, resting his chin on one hand.
His narrow, watery eyes, tinged with intoxication, stared blankly at the flickering candlelight.
Chi Ying raised her hand, picked up a plate of roast chicken from the table, and said to Can Feng, "Take that roast chicken and come with me."
Canfeng glanced at Yuanyuan, somewhat hesitant to take it.
"Take it," Yuan Yuan said lazily. "Take that plate of melons too."
Canfeng then obediently picked up the roast chicken and the delicately sliced melon, and followed Chiying away.
Chi Ying placed Po Yue on the soft couch in the side hall, bent down like an old father, and helped him take off his shoes. Then he used his inner strength to help him expel the alcohol...
After finishing her work, Chi Ying tucked the blanket in and turned to look at Can Feng: "Keep an eye on your junior brother. Call me if you need anything."
There's food on the table; eat if you're hungry.
“Master, Canfeng has remembered.” Canfeng nodded steadily.
"Good boy." Chi Ying raised her hand and patted Canfeng's little head.
Canfeng blushed immediately: "Master, go find your uncle. I'll keep an eye on Junior Brother."
Chi Ying nodded and stepped out of the side hall.
It was half an hour later when they returned to the Moonflower Palace.
Inside the Moonlit Palace, the candlelight was dim.
At the round table, Yuan Yuan sat on a stool, resting his chin on one hand, revealing half of his jade-like wrist.
He closed his eyes, his brows and eyes relaxed.
Chi Ying glanced at the wine jar on the table, raised the corners of her lips, shook her head, and sighed silently.
The next day, when Yuan Yuan woke up, he found himself lying on his bed.
He rubbed his forehead and slowly sat up.
After staring blankly for a long time, I finally came to my senses.
He gave a self-deprecating laugh.
He had rushed back from so far away, intending to have a few drinks with Chi Ying, but when he woke up, it was already the next day.
Just then, Chi Ying came in from outside: "Awake?"
"Um……"
Yuan Yuan responded in a hoarse voice and raised his hand to rub his temples.
Chi Ying put the water down and said through the screen, "I'm leaving again."
Yuan Yuan's movements faltered.
After a moment, he spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, unique to someone who had just woken up: "Senior brother."
"Hmm?" Chi Ying placed the cloth beside the basin.
Yuan Yuan said, "That's enough. There's no need to look for anyone else."
Chi Ying was stunned.
Yuan Yuan got up from the bed, wearing a snow-white and soft inner robe, his black hair flowing freely. He slowly walked around the screen and dipped his fingers into the cool water.
A chill ran through him, and Yuan Yuan looked up at Chi Ying, his eyes clear and bright. He said slowly, "The key to a good bodyguard is quality, not quantity."
Chi Ying immediately understood: "Okay."
The children in the Dark Guard Camp varied in age, with the oldest being only a teenager.
In the days that followed, Chi Ying began a busy period of training and selecting participants...
Yuan Yuan was also quite busy.
This year, several areas in Daqi have suffered from severe drought. It is already the season for spring planting, but there has not been a single drop of rain.
In the fields and on the mountains, even the bark of the trees has been stripped off.
The court was extremely busy and overwhelmed.
After days of debate, a conclusion was reached: the imperial court would allocate a portion of the disaster relief grain, and if that wasn't enough, the six ministries would share the remaining amount...
After the court session ended, it was already close to dusk.
Yuan Yuan walked slowly.
After walking for a while, we heard a series of scoldings and cries for help.
Yuan Yuan looked up.
The secluded and deserted palace road was pitch black after dark.
This place is near the Jin Cui Palace.
Back then, Consort Yuan lived in Jincui Palace.
In the year or two following Consort Yuan's suicide, rumors circulated that people heard crying coming from Jin Cui Palace at night.
The rumors of it being haunted have been circulating for many years.
To this day, hardly anyone dares to come this way...
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar bricks and tiles, Yuan Yuan slowed his pace.
Looking up, I saw two eunuchs in their early twenties carrying sacks, peeking out from around the corner.
Upon seeing this, the two eunuchs nearly fainted on the spot.
Yuan Yuan was dressed in white, a rare sight for him. His long black hair was tangled in the wind, and against the light, his clothes and hair fluttered.
Eunuch: "!!!"
One of the eunuchs was so frightened that he cried out, "Ah! A ghost! A ghost!"
Another eunuch was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically: "Your Highness, have mercy! Have mercy on me..."
Yuan Yuan squinted.
My aunt passed away many years ago. I never thought that anyone would still remember her.
My aunt was such a kind person when she was alive.
These people are so afraid!
Yuan Yuan scoffed and looked down.
On the ground, there was a burlap sack.
If you look closely, the sack can actually move.
kill?
Was the body disposed of?
Yuan Yuan smiled and raised his hand.
With two "whoosh" sounds, the two eunuchs fainted.
Yuan Yuan walked to the sack, drew his soft sword from his waist, and cut open the sack.
A pretty oval face struggled to emerge, its color devoid of color and streaked with tears.
Upon seeing Yuan Yuan, she cried out joyfully, "Waaah...waaah..."
Yuan Yuan flicked his sword tip slightly, removing the cloth from the maid's mouth: "From Huining Palace? What's your name? What capital crime did you commit?"
The palace maid, with tears in her eyes, replied in a hoarse voice, "Your...Your Highness, my name is Danqing. I saw something I shouldn't have seen..."
Someone I shouldn't have met?
This is interesting.
Yuan Yuan stood against the light in the twilight, a beautiful smile playing on his lips, and asked softly, "Danqing? I saved you, you have to repay me."
"Tell me properly, what kind of things are hidden in the Empress Dowager's possession that shouldn't be seen, hmm?"
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