Chapter 76 Come on, take advantage of it!

When Shen Zhi woke up, he was covered in sweat.

Yuanbao came in to help him wash up. Shen Zhi did not ask what happened to the "corpse" last night. If he wanted to keep it secret, he, a blind prince, would not be a threat.

"Your Highness, Doctor Chu has arrived early in the morning. Why don't you let him take a look at Your Highness first?" Yuanbao handed over the handkerchief at the right time.

Shen Zhi wiped the water stains from his lips and let the person in.

Chu Cunjian is a doctor who specializes in treating Shen Zhi's eye diseases. He has been the one who has been treating Shen Zhi since he became blind. Shen Zhi's blindness was not just an injury, but more accurately, it was poisoning.

Shen Zhi hadn't seen Chu Cunjian for almost half a decade. He said he was going to look for an antidote for him, but after a lot of noise, no one knew what it was.

"Call him in." Shen Zhi just woke up and felt a little tired. He had been haunted by nightmares all night and felt a little weak.

Chu Cunjian's clothes were wrinkled and his hair was loose. If it weren't for his handsome and energetic face, he would have looked extremely sloppy to others.

Fortunately, Shen Zhi is blind and doesn't care, otherwise no one would agree to Chu Cunjian appearing in front of Shen Zhi in this image.

As soon as Chu Cunjian appeared, Yuanbao immediately took a few steps back in disgust, his clothes disheveled, like a playboy who had just got off the bed with girls' lip balm on his face.

Of course there is no girl. Chu Cunjian really worked hard to look through the classics to find medicinal materials, and only then did he make it look like this.

Chu Cunjian's eyes were burning, and the joy on his face could not be concealed.

Yuan Bao took a look and, not caring about his poor image, asked hurriedly, "Doctor Chu, what great news is this? But your Highness's illness has been cured."

Chu Cunjian's etiquette was also messy. He couldn't even tell the difference between bowing and kowtowing. He simply knelt at Shen Zhi's feet to report. When he looked up, he saw Shen Zhi's sweaty and thin collarbone.

The slender, fair neck was covered with sweat, and dense beads of water meandered down the indigo-colored blood vessels. My sticky eyes couldn't help but follow them until the beads of sweat sank into the collar and disappeared.

Looking down, there was only a small shadow. His vision was suddenly blocked, which was a bit regrettable. Chu Cunjian's eyes were dark and his head was swollen from not sleeping for a long time.

Logically, he should have looked away in fear, but somehow, his gaze slowly turned upwards, lost in thought. The prince had gorgeous facial features, and his red lips were as beautiful as if they were painted with lip balm, which was very attractive.

The prince was born too evil and people used to not dare to look at him directly. But now that he is blind, he has become even more fragile and pitiful, which makes people have inappropriate thoughts about him.

Yuanbao did not notice Chu Cunjian's strangeness. Anyway, this genius doctor Chu suddenly appeared and was entrusted with an important task by the prince. He behaved strangely all day long, so Yuanbao did not blame him too harshly for his rude behavior.

"Doctor Chu?" Shen Zhi opened his lips slightly, and a low, hoarse voice came out, causing Chu Cunjian to come back to his senses and quickly turn his head away.

Chu Cunjian vaguely remembered what he was here for today and reported, "The prince's eye disease is caused by a poison from the Western Regions. I have never heard of it before. I can only suppress the poison temporarily. I will send a letter to my master by flying pigeon and ask him to identify it."

"I have received a reply from him these days. This is either poison or a snake," Chu Cunjian said.

Shen Zhi leaned on the soft couch, his slender white fingertips leaving red marks. Having stayed indoors all day without seeing the sun, Shen Zhi's skin was a cold, porcelain-white. A little bit of different color created a rich visual impact.

A faint and cool fragrance passed over Chu Cunjian's nose, mixed with the bitter taste of herbs, and a slight warmth when sniffed carefully.

There was an extra warmth to Shen Zhi's usual scent, and Chu Cunjian couldn't help but wonder if it was the heat from soaking in the hot spring?

"Your Highness, did you take a bath in the hot spring water this morning?" Chu Cunjian rubbed his nose and asked abruptly.

Yuan Bao didn't know what Chu Cunjian was up to, so he hurriedly said, "Your Highness just got up, and I'm afraid that Doctor Chu will have to wait for a long time, so he didn't have time to soak in the spring water. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Chu Cunjian's gaze fell on the untied quilt behind Shen Zhi. He realized belatedly that the lingering warmth of the fragrance was coming from the prince's soft quilt. Chu Cunjian's eyes wandered and his ears felt a little hot.

My thoughts were in a mess, and I couldn't tell whether the rumor that the prince liked southern wind was true or not.

The prince has an appearance that is of the highest quality, so it is not difficult to understand why he likes men.

"There's nothing wrong with it" means that I never thought that there are people in this world who sweat and smell good.

Perhaps the door was not closed tightly, and a ray of morning breeze came in. Shen Zhi clenched his fist to his lips, his throat itching unbearably, and he coughed a few times. His pale face was flushed with the rosy morning glow, and he actually looked a little lively.

Yuanbao was sharp-eyed and went to close the door.

When he came back, he saw Doctor Chu had already put his hand on the prince's snow-white wrist and asked concernedly, "How is your highness?"

Was his job taken away from him? Yuanbao stared at Chu Cunjian's sincerity with dissatisfaction. Who would come to take the eunuch's job? He remembered that when Chu Cunjian first came, he insisted on using the gold thread to diagnose his pulse.

Is this too much to worry about? He knew that everyone coveted his master, regardless of gender!

Shen Zhi coughed violently, his body trembling and his fair neck turning pink. He finally calmed down and said, "It's okay."

Chu Cunjian's fingertips suddenly touched the cool and smooth skin on the fair wrist. He couldn't help but be distracted. He calmed down and carefully touched the pulse, and withdrew his hand after a long time.

"The meaning of the insect is both easy and difficult to understand," Chu Cunjian said ambiguously.

Yuan Bao asked: "What does this mean?"

"The easy answer is that all the insects in the world are similar. It's nothing more than finding a mother insect to draw out the young insects in her body, or finding someone to transfer the insects in her body." Chu Cunjian paused and continued, "The hard answer is that it's hard to find a mother insect, and it's also hard to find someone who can handle the transfer of the insects."

Shen Zhi understood what Chu Cunjian meant and asked directly, "What conditions must the person who receives the insect meet?"

The female pig must be in the hands of the person behind his blindness, so she can only find someone to be the victim.

"That person must be a herb-eater. The dragonflies in the prince's body like yang, so that person must be strong and healthy." Chu Cunjian only listed a few items. He would need to verify more. "After finding them, I will use people to test the dragonflies with blood one by one."

"Whoever the insect likes the most is the best person to attract the insect."

After hearing this, Yuan Bao muttered, "This is not good news."

He was stupid, and he realized that what Chu Cunjian said was the same as if he hadn't said anything. No matter whether it was poison or a snake, it couldn't be cured at the moment.

Where in this vast world can you find people who grow herbs? Not to mention the fine and extravagant food of kings and nobles, even if they have the conditions to eat herbs, it doesn't make sense for them to eat them every day. Poor people can't even afford to buy herbs when they are sick, so where can they find them?

The current strategy is to feed the animals herbs right away, but we don’t know how long we’ll have to wait.

Chu Cunjian did not hear Yuanbao's complaints, and recalled excitedly, "I went out last night and came across a pool of blood in front of His Highness's door. That blood is different from that of ordinary people. Maybe the parasites in His Highness's body will like it."

"Your Highness, has it been possible to find the person who was bleeding outside the door last night?" Chu Cunjian asked with great interest. It didn't matter if he couldn't find him, after all, he was in the Prince's Mansion.

If he gathered everyone together and searched one by one, he would be able to find the person.

Shen Zhi didn't say anything, but Yuanbao's face changed first. It was Xiao Lang who was injured by washing with snow last night.

No matter how His Highness humiliated Xiao Lang, it was all done by Yuanbao. He knew how badly Xiao Lang had been tortured and how he had offended everyone.

Telling him now that Xiao Lang might be able to save His Highness was like God was deliberately teasing him.

Shen Zhi looked calm and told Chu Cunjian that he would send someone to investigate, then let the person go.

After everyone left, Yuan Bao knelt on the ground with a sad expression, "Your Highness, I will go to General Xiao to apologize and take all the blame. I will make sure that General Xiao will treat your illness without any grudges."

Shen Zhi pressed the corner of his forehead and waved his hand to signal Yuan Bao to get up, "No need."

He didn't want to attack Xiao Lang. He had other purposes in humiliating Xiao Lang. Guts like blood, and Xiao Lang could have it if others had it. He couldn't be the only one in the world who had it.

Yuan Bao wiped his tears, stood up, and sobbed, "I have arranged everything for the male concubine. Your Highness will be able to see him in a few days."

Shen Zhi drummed his fingers on the supporting beam. Ever since he became blind, all kinds of demons and monsters have come out to threaten him with his daughter's engagement. Let's see who is more willing to take it.

Pushing his daughter to the Prince's Mansion in Haonanfeng and letting her jump into the fire pit, Shen Zhi is not afraid of being stabbed in the back. He wants to see which adult is so shameless.

"It's up to you," Shen Zhi handed the matter over to Yuanbao. He had no interest in the man and didn't care who he was.

Yuanbao was looking for a male favorite, Chu Cunjian was looking for blood, and Xiao Lang stood outside Shen Zhi's gate every day to protect the prince's safety. Except for the sound of bells when he came, no other sound was heard.

The prince's mansion is peaceful and tranquil.

Chu Cunjian found many people but none of them had as good blood as the previous one. However, there was a standout male pet that Yuanbao found.

The girl, dressed in soft gauze and with makeup on, looked like a pretty girl. Yuanbao found her in a brothel. The brothel owner swore that she had never been touched by anyone and was still a prostitute.

Yuanbao looks good, but he's a little old.

A man is as delicate as a willow in the wind, and she can act coquettishly at will, "Eunuch Yuanbao, I'm not very old, only nineteen. Besides, I'll be more caring when I get older."

She is a sweet-talker. Yuanbao nodded with satisfaction. His Highness is a cold-tempered person and deserves a lively person by his side. Yuanbao spent a huge amount of money to redeem her and took her back.

Zheng Qing looked like a girl since he was young. It is said that boys with girlish appearance will have a bright future, but Zheng Qing did not see any such future. Instead, he became a male favorite with his outstanding appearance.

It’s the time and the fate.

Zheng Qing was twirling the various dishes on the plate with no interest, and said in a distressed tone: "General, are there any special rules in this prince's mansion? How can they eat grass every day and take herbs as meals? I have never heard of it before."

Not even worthy of a bowl of rice.

"You eat these too?" Zheng Qing was very confused.

Xiao Lang's eyes swept across the various herbs and shook his head. They don't eat these.

Zheng Qing put down his chopsticks irritably. This was strange. "So only male pets eat it?"

Xiao Lang's pronunciation was still a little strange, as if he was squeezing the words out of his throat one by one: "Maybe the male pet needs to clear out the dirt in his body."

Zheng Qing's face turned green instantly. When did this guy learn to tell sarcastic jokes? It really froze him.

He had been in the Prince's Mansion for several days, but had not been summoned by the Prince, so he thought that nothing would happen tonight.

"I will go to the prince's study tonight. If there is anything, please come to him first," Zheng Qing asked in a flattering manner, as if asking a favor.

The prince's accident happened almost when Xiao Lang returned to the court after a victory. It was revealed in the court that someone had embezzled military funds, and the prince was ordered to exterminate the nine clans of the person. It was during the resistance that the prince was injured.

Lord Fan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was accused of embezzling military pay, was a good friend of Xiao Lang's father. The two families were on good terms, and Lord Fan often delivered supplies to the front lines at critical moments and never refused to respond to requests for military supplies.

He embezzled military funds, and not only the soldiers but also the court officials did not believe him.

Zheng Qing just wants to find the account book stored in the Prince's Mansion and make it clear what is black and white.

Seeing Xiao Lang remained silent, Zheng Qing advised, "You see, we are similar in stature, and you can also change your appearance and voice. I have impersonated you many times on the battlefield and helped you avoid many attacks. Now you are only helping me deal with the prince."

"You wouldn't be unwilling, would you?" Zheng Qing asked deliberately at last.

He knew very well that Xiao Lang was not an ordinary person's match in leading troops in battle, but when it came to food, clothing, housing, transportation and communicating with others, he was not even as good as a three-year-old child and was mentally retarded.

He can be fooled with just a few words.

It's like he just doesn't have that kind of brain. Let alone love between men and women, he may not even know what family and friendship are all about.

Before Xiao Lang could speak, Zheng Qing interrupted him and said, "We are not on the battlefield. I am not your subordinate now, but your brother. Don't order me around."

Zheng Qing had to tell Xiao Lang clearly about the relationship between them. Zheng Qing really couldn't stand it if the brothers treated each other like superiors and subordinates, as he was a very lively person.

Xiao Lang was silent for a while. He was raised in a wolf pack and was taken to the Xiao family when he was in his teens. He was recognized as a member of the Xiao family. Living in a wolf pack for a long time made him unsure of how to get along with people. In his mind, there was only the submission and being submitted of wild animals.

The relationships among the beasts were very simple, but when he became a human, he discovered that they were only applicable on the battlefield and were completely useless in other situations. He tried hard to learn them, but they were only superficial and could not be applied.

"Then go quickly and come back soon," Xiao Lang could only leave this sentence.

Zheng Qing was satisfied and poured himself a cup of tea, and promised: "Good brother, I will definitely come back soon and will never let you fall into danger."

It's not dangerous. Xiao Lang's eyes were confused, and hesitant about whether he should tell his good brother about this. "I should be mating age. I've been emotionally unstable recently, and it's easy for me to get into trouble."

"Puff", Zheng Qing spat out the tea in his mouth. Although he understood Xiao Lang's weirdness, he still couldn't help being shocked when Xiao Lang said this.

Is this a speech that people still have? !

The only person who knew that Xiao Lang was raised by wolves was the late General Xiao. As for Xiao Lang's different behavior, others only guessed that General Xiao was strict in educating his son and did not know the inside story.

Zheng Qing had nothing to say, so he just said, "Anyway, I'll be back as soon as possible."

The moon was hanging on the branches, and Xiao Lang was keeping watch for the prince as usual. The sound of water could be heard from the room.

This new master always loves to take a bath, and even though he has no fur, his fur is always shiny and smooth.

Xiao Lang stood outside the door motionless, and the bell tied to his ankle did not ring, which showed Xiao Lang's tenacity.

Soon the sound of water in the room stopped, and the people inside talked for a few words and then hurried out.

Yuanbao wiped his sweat. He was the one who took charge of the male pet's food. Buying him back and feeding him with herbs was the best way to make the best use of him. Besides, Chu Cunjian hadn't been found yet.

The male pet was just there anyway, so Yuanbao suggested to Shen Zhi that he hire someone to serve him. Unexpectedly, it was approved today.

Yuan Bao hurried out and told Xiao Lang who was standing outside the door, "Go to Xuanyu Pavilion and find Master Qingqing to serve you. Don't let the prince wait anxiously."

Zheng Qing's words "he will definitely come back soon" were still ringing in his ears. Xiao Lang paused slightly and asked with difficulty: "After sending people, do I still need to keep watch for the prince?"

Yuan Bao glanced at Xiao Lang with dissatisfaction: "You can't look directly at the prince's private affairs. You should stay away and don't let the prince see it."

This may be a blessing in disguise.