Chapter 66
Your Highness has always had the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, but this mute does not. He seldom takes a nap. Sometimes he stays in Prince Yan's bedroom for the first half of the night, and before noon, he has to get up to wash and change clothes, prepare a sedan chair, and buy snacks and meals for Prince Yan to eat on the way to court.
Even though he felt sleepy at noon, Shen never dared to sleep. First, he was afraid that he would fall asleep if he didn't sleep carefully, and his mind would be dull when he woke up. Second, he was afraid that His Highness would wake up at any time, and he had to be there whenever he was called. If he delayed the trivial matter of putting on clothes and boots, His Highness would be unhappy.
Xie Shiguan was a light sleeper, and sometimes he would be accidentally woken up by the chirping of birds on the eaves. The chirping caused trouble, and the bird would suffer, and naturally the people in the mansion would be no exception.
If Chen Que, who was serving him closely, was not seen at this time, I am afraid that even the delicate and beautiful maids in the room would be asked to open their inkstones one by one.
After this, Shen Que developed the habit of not taking a nap no matter how sleepy or tired he was. Therefore, even if His Highness pressed him on the couch and held him in his arms to force him to sleep, he could not muster the slightest desire to sleep.
When His Highness fell asleep, the mute gently pried his arms free. However, Xie Shiguan used too much force in his hands, and he had to exert too much strength to break free. Once he exerted force, His Highness would surely wake up.
Unexpectedly, his slight struggle startled Xie Shiguan. The prince half-opened his eyes and asked him vaguely, "Why are you making such a fuss? Sleep well."
Shen moved his lips and said something silently.
Xie Shiguan didn't see clearly, his eyes were about to touch his lips, so he simply turned his head, forcing him to kiss his face unavoidably: "Where does it hurt? If you loosen your grip a little, you'll want to run away again, don't run..."
Having said that, he closed his eyes again.
However, Shen's hands were tied by him and he could not move anymore, so he could only move closer carefully and rub his nose against His Highness's face.
Then His Highness half-opened his eyes again, suppressed a little anger, and asked in a muffled voice: "What are you doing now?"
"I want to relieve myself." Shen opened her mouth with a red face, but was afraid that he wouldn't understand, so she said it several times.
Xie Shiguan was in a daze. After understanding his lip language, he asked him in a low voice, "Why don't you go before bed?"
"Can't help it?" Xie Shiguan pretended to be confused and whispered in his ear, "Can't help it?"
He waited until the mute's face turned red before he was willing to let go. Seeing him get up and lean over to crawl over him, Xie Shiguan deliberately grabbed his ankle and said, "Does your leg still hurt? Do you want me to carry you?"
As he expected, the mute's hands and feet suddenly froze. He stopped helplessly, met his gaze, and shook his head in panic.
Xie Shiguan was happy, but he felt sleepy again, so he stopped bullying him and moved in a little to make room for him.
"I'll be right back," Xie Shiguan yawned and whispered, "I want to hold you to sleep."
It was unknown whether the mute responded or not, and His Highness had his eyes closed and could not see.
But after a long while, the mute didn't come back. Xie Shiguan was still feeling sleepy, but since he couldn't wait for the mute, he couldn't fall asleep at all. He reached his hand inside and found it was empty.
How come this mute went to relieve himself and took the baby with him?
His Highness suddenly woke up, picked up a robe from the end of the bed, put it on, put on his black boots, stood up and prepared to go out.
At the same time, there was a knock on the door. Xie Shiguan walked over and opened the door. The person outside seemed to be surprised that he would answer the door so soon. He was startled by his action and stammered, "Master."
"What's the matter?" Xie Shiguan said impatiently, "Did you see that mute?"
"I am here to disturb you at this hour because of Lord Shen's business." Knowing that His Highness would not be in the mood to listen to nonsense, Gu Yu was very tactful and only spoke the most important things. "Just now, His Highness found me and gestured for a long time, as if he wanted to borrow some money from me."
Looking at Xie Shiguan's expression, Guyu's voice became lower and lower: "I thought that he was fine and he didn't need money, so why did he suddenly ask me this... I dare not make a decision myself, so I have to ask you first."
"Where is he now?" Xie Shiguan's face suddenly became uglier.
This mute has a criminal record. He just said that he would go back to Beijing early tomorrow morning. Shen hurriedly went to borrow money from Guyu. This is already Suzhou Prefecture. Where else does he want to run to? The sea?
Guyu replied hurriedly, "My Lord has already asked me to lie to him. I deliberately said that I didn't have enough money and had to go to Xiaoman to get it together, so I asked my Lord to wait in the hall first."
The more Xie Shiguan thought about it, the angrier he became. He had been pampering the mute these days, and after hearing what Tao Yiru said, he wanted him to take care of himself so that he wouldn't get sick from the long journey back to Beijing, so he forced himself not to touch him even if it meant he was suffocating to death.
I specially bought cakes for him, but he didn't smile. He deliberately put those new sets of clothes on his suitcase, so conspicuous. The mute was mute, but he was not blind. He just pretended not to see it!
It would be fine if she didn't appreciate his kindness, but this mute actually wanted to run away?
He should have made a pair of thin chain shackles and tied the man tightly to himself, not allowing him to move half a foot away from him.
His Highness had gone to bed with his hair loose. Now his long hair was loose and he was wearing a crane cloak on his upper body, but the inside was empty, revealing his tight and beautiful body underneath.
Shen was shocked when he saw him suddenly kick open the door of the main room. Si Lai in his arms was startled and woke up. After a pause, his little face turned red, and then he cried out "Wow".
Xie Shiguan was already upset. If this mute hadn't given birth to him, he would have been unable to control himself and strangled this annoying little thing to death.
"Why are you crying?" Xie Shiguan said unhappily, "Every day you either want to be fed or you cry!"
This brat is a coward who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. He was frightened by his fierce behavior. He choked on his crying and pressed his cheek against his body. After that, he could only whimper and rub against the mute's chest, asking him to coax him.
Chen patted Si Lai's back gently, and seeing Gu Yu following behind him, he guessed that he must have told His Highness everything. He kept thinking about the fact that he still owed Tao Yiru and her daughter twenty-five taels of silver, and he felt uneasy. It was impossible for him to talk to His Highness about it. As for asking the assassins he brought with him, it was just a try.
Guyu seemed smooth and easy to get along with, and spoke politely, so Shen finally gritted his teeth and spoke to him.
"You lied to me," Xie Shiguan said bitterly, "You said you were going to relieve yourself, but you actually went to borrow money from someone. What do you want the money for? Where are you going with this kid?!"
Shen, however, held Si Lai in his arms and was not in a position to raise his hand to talk to him. He had forced him into a corner. The prince was very tall and stood in front of him, blocking out the light coming in from the door and making the area in front of him cold and gloomy.
"Answer me," Xie Shiguan pinched his chin, his eyes almost tearing him apart, "Answer me!"
With such stubborn eyes and such useless lips and tongue, he would always just stare at her like this, unable to say anything.
Xie Shiguan hated him to death.
He was obviously so angry that he wanted him to die, but after grabbing his neck several times, he was reluctant to tighten his grip. This mute only made him angry, so why was he reluctant?
Shen didn't know what he was thinking, he only knew that his jaw was about to break with pain. He wanted to live more than ever before, because in addition to the concerns in Kyoto, he had another concern in his arms.
Si Lai was still so young and needed him more than anyone else in the world. He wanted to watch Si Lai grow up and chase after him, calling him Aye...
So he stretched out a hand, gently grasped the wrist where Xie Shiguan was exerting force, and begged him to let go.
Xie Shiguan didn't move, so Shen Que had to write on his other hand: Let me say it, okay?
He had learned to read only for a short time, so he had to think before writing each word. His fingertips moved slowly and gently, but His Royal Highness Prince Yan, who was always impatient, was not in a hurry at this moment. The palm of his hand felt itchy, as if a piece of down feather was gently tickling it.
Xie Shiguan then let go of his hand, told Guyu to carry Silai over first, and then listened to the mute's explanation.
Seeing the mute gesticulating clumsily for a long time, Xie Shiguan's anger finally subsided a little, but he still complained to him: "Why didn't you ask me for help instead of going to borrow money from an outsider like him? All these warriors have signed death contracts and were sent away with a handful of silver. They have no salary to take. What money can he have to lend you?"
The "outsider" who was helping to amuse the kid at the back suddenly felt a little embarrassed, so he half turned away and pretended that he heard nothing.
After saying this, His Highness untied the bag from his waist and threw it to him: "This is a reward for you. You can return as much as you want to them. Just take it. I will not take care of you."
He thought he was generous, but the mute did not appreciate his kindness. The purse felt heavy in his hand, and he was nervous. He shook his head and said, "Only twenty-five taels will be enough."
"What a difficult thing." Xie Shiguan looked at him with a half smile, "Take twenty-five taels and return them, and you can keep the rest."
But Shen still shook his head.
Xie Shiguan didn't understand his unreasonable stubbornness, so he held his wrist with his hand and rubbed his wrist bone with his thumb lightly: "Didn't we agree to be obedient?"
Shen Que raised his eyes slightly and caught his gaze, then he accepted the purse, and then walked behind His Highness and took the baby back from Guyu's arms.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard the man behind him say unhappily, "Where are you going again? Just ask Guyu to pay back the money you need to pay, what are you going there for?"
Shen didn't dare to look him in the eye, he just raised his hand and gestured slowly: "Let's say goodbye."
"What is there to talk about?" Xie Shiguan said with a somewhat unpleasant tone, "Is that all you have to say to them?"
The mute didn't answer again, and there was a stalemate between the two for a while.
Guyu felt so cold and his scalp numbed by this inexplicable atmosphere. He was afraid that His Highness would get angry again, so he buried his head even lower than Shen Que, for fear of getting into trouble.
"It's up to you," Xie Shiguan finally gave in, but he gritted his teeth. He raised his chin slightly and pointed at the kid in his arms, "Leave this kid here. I'll hold him."
The mute stood there motionless, so he went over to grab it. Si Lai was startled and opened his mouth to howl, but Xie Shiguan glared back at him. He only whimpered a few times and didn't dare to do anything else.
His Royal Highness Prince Yan had never taken care of such a small baby before, but Shen was afraid that Si Lai had been wronged by him, so he took a step forward and took a look at the little boy, as if he couldn't bear to leave him.
When the kid saw him, he immediately started to howl, but Xie Shiguan ignored him and looked at Chen Que and said, "I am the kid's biological grandfather, so I deserve to hug him. Don't you allow me to do that?"
How could Shen dare to disobey? If he shook his head, His Highness would surely say that he was disobedient.
Gu Yu, who was behind him, was also shocked. He only guessed that there was some unspeakable relationship between the mute and His Highness, and he also thought that he was just like those young men from noble families who were invited into the palace before, a plaything that His Highness summoned at will to entertain him.
It was just that he had the additional identity of a royal guard compared to those people, and he had come all the way to Suzhou Prefecture, so he attracted a few more attentions from Xie Shiguan.
As for the more, Guyu did not dare to guess blindly. Now that he really heard His Highness say with his own ears that this kid was his bloodline, he still felt a little surprised.
When Chen was about to leave, Xie Shiguan leaned against the door with Silai in his arms, and said deliberately: "Since we want to talk, a moment or two won't be enough. Anyway, this kid listens to me very much. I'm sure he won't cry no matter how long you're gone."
He said it sarcastically on purpose, because he expected that the mute could not let go of the crying and noisy kid.
As expected, Shen Que paused, turned around and gestured, "I'll be right back."
Guyu had never seen such a childish King Yan. He just felt cold on his body, but now he had goose bumps in his heart. However, he did not dare to show it on his face, so he had to keep a forced and weird smile on his face.
Xie Shiguan didn't pay attention to him. Seeing Chen left, he threw the kid into Guyu's arms.
"Just keep an eye on him and don't let him cry."
Guyu hugged the kid who was obviously unhappy, smiled bitterly in his heart, but nodded repeatedly on his face.
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