Chapter 3 I have come to you, sir!
Ice-cold water continuously poured into Chen Zhejiang’s mouth and nose, tightly wrapping his entire body and drowning him deeper.
The instinct for survival made Shen Zhejiang struggle towards the surface of the water, but it seemed as if a hand was dragging him from below, his flying hair brushed against his cheek, and a huge feeling of suffocation and chillness soaked his whole body.
“Help…”
Shen Zhejiang was in a daze, and suddenly he saw himself ten years ago, with disheveled hair and bloodstains.
It was like a ghost demanding his life.
You should be dead, why are you still living in this world?
No, I can’t die! I also want to fight for the Shen family’s innocence!
The truth is right in front of you, why don’t you believe it? Your father is an unforgivable sinner! There was turmoil in the capital, and tens of thousands of innocent lives were lost at the hands of King Shen! Your sins are grave and cannot be paid for!
Shen Zhejiang, go to hell!
Sinking deeper, like an abyss.
Yes, I deserved to die…
“Sir!”
Who is it?
Shen Zhejiang tried hard to open his eyes. A familiar and anxious figure broke into the backlight. He didn’t have the strength to recognize it anymore and let his weak body drift like a fallen leaf.
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Chen Zhejiang woke up again and found himself lying on a golden and purple brocade quilt covered with intricate python patterns embroidered with gold thread. A hazy gauze curtain floated down from the top, making him feel as if he was in another world.
Where is this…
Maybe it was because he had been in the water for too long, and his brain was filled with water as well. Shen Zhejiang, a talented scholar who was once famous in the capital, did not even react to what the python pattern represented.
He was about to sit up when he felt pain in his chest and lungs and started coughing violently.
“Cough! Cough cough!”
The curtains fluttered, and the view in front was completely blocked by an enlarged face.
“Sir, you’re finally awake!” Xiao Zhinian was surprised and happy. He stroked his back to help him breathe smoothly. Seeing that Shen Zhejiang was coughing horribly, he turned his head and shouted outside, “Old Zhao! Where are you? You’re so slow. You’re the turtle in the Wanshou Pond! Come here!” Shen Zhejiang
covered his mouth with one hand and grabbed the quilt underneath with the other hand. He bit his lower lip hard to hold back the cough, and his neck turned red. However, he still couldn’t suppress the cough as usual.
“Cough cough cough!”
the sound resounded through the sky and the earth.
“Sir!”
Xiao Zhinian supported him, with a look of anxiety on his face. He shouted at Doctor Zhao who arrived just in time: “What are you still standing there for? Stop coughing! Do you want me to invite you in person?”
“Yes, yes…”
Doctor Zhao wiped his sweat. He thought that the girl who could make the prince so concerned must be a beautiful girl. But when he saw her, he was so scared that his knees almost collapsed to the ground.
Master Shen actually climbed onto the prince’s bed? !
Xiao Zhinian had no idea how shocked he was, and hurriedly urged him, “Hurry up!”
He didn’t dare to think about it too much.
Doctor Zhao immediately took out the needle bag and quickly applied acupuncture to the critical acupuncture points, barely relieving Shen Zhejiang’s pain. He then took his pulse and found that his face became even more solemn.
Shen Zhejiang was afraid that he had really dug up his inner secrets, so he coughed twice more, a hint of blood rising from his throat. He swallowed it calmly and said, “It’s just a minor problem. There’s no need to make such a fuss.”
He wanted to take his hand back.
Doctor Zhao held his hand, stroked his graying beard, and said carefully: “Sir Shen, please forgive me for being frank, but this is not an ordinary cold. Your pulse is very similar to a case I have diagnosed before. This is…”
“I know,” Shen Zhejiang withdrew his hand and said calmly, “I know my physical condition. I’d like to trouble Doctor Zhao to prescribe two doses of cold-relieving medicine for me.”
Xiao Zhinian was confused and worried, “Old Zhao, what’s wrong with you? Tell me!”
Shen Zhejiang said, “It’s a cold from falling into the water. It’s nothing serious.”
Xiao Zhinian would never easily believe Shen Zhejiang’s lies that he was in good health, so he still forced Doctor Zhao to ask, “Tell me.”
Since Shen Zhejiang said that, it was obvious that he didn’t want the prince to know. Doctor Zhao tried to smooth things over and said, “Your Highness, Lord Shen has an old illness. This time he fell into the water and injured his lungs. It’s a double whammy. Compared with ordinary people, the symptoms are more obvious. I will prescribe some medicine for Lord Shen to recuperate for a period of time.”
“Go quickly!” Xiao Zhinian waved his hand, then sat down on the edge of the bed and approached Chen Zhejiang, muttering, “Sir, are you feeling better now? You don’t know how scared I was at that time. Fortunately, I rescued you.” Chen
Zhejiang leaned against the head of the bed, deliberately keeping a distance from Xiao Zhinian: “Why is Your Highness here?”
“This is my bedroom. Where else could I be if not here?” Xiao Zhinian laughed out loud when he heard him ask this.
Prince’s Eastern Palace?
Shen Zhejiang looked around, and sure enough, this meant that he was now lying on Xiao Zhinian’s bed.
“……”
This realization made Shen Zhejiang’s heart skip a beat, and his face stiffened slightly.
No wonder Imperial Doctor Zhao looked at him with an inexplicable weirdness in his eyes at first. So this is how it is.
Xiao Zhinian did not notice his abnormality, and said cheerfully: “In my bedroom, you can do whatever you want. You like sweet and sour taste, so just tell the chef in the imperial kitchen to make it. The servants here are at your disposal. If you don’t like the furnishings here, you can rearrange them. You admire Hu Shen’s original rubbings, and my father has one. I will send someone to get it for you.” He
was like a little wolfhound shaking his head, wanting to give the best treasures in the world to the person he loves most.
Unfortunately, Shen Zhejiang did not appreciate it. He only thought about breaking the rules. He lifted the quilt and got up and said, “I am terrified. It is inappropriate to break the rules now. I will leave the palace now.”
“Sir, you haven’t recovered yet. Please stay for now.”
Xiao Zhinian pulled him.
Shen Zhejiang shook him off, his eyes firmly saying, “No.”
One of them ran out desperately, while the other pulled the other to stay, neither of them giving in.
During the tug of war, Shen Zhejiang was pulled so hard by Xiao Zhinian that he fell towards Xiao Zhinian.
At this moment, a sharp shout was heard outside the palace gate.
“Go in!”
Immediately afterwards, a dirty beggar rolled in trembling and lay face down on the floor.
The prince walked in with his attendant Liu Bao, originally to report the situation to His Highness, but he saw His Highness and Tutor Shen flirting in public.
What’s more, Master Shen was lying on top of His Highness, his clothes were disheveled, exposing a large area of his chest. His Highness was so heartless that he even grabbed Master Shen’s clothes and kissed him on the collarbone.
I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat.
His Highness is the one below? It’s incredible!
“Ouch!”
At that moment, thousands of ways of dying flashed through Liubao’s mind like a kaleidoscope. He thought it was all over. Maybe His Highness would poke out his eyes and chop him up and feed him to the dogs.
Looking down, he saw the beggar also staring at that place in amazement. He kicked him and immediately picked him up: “Get out!”
Beggar: “…” Ah, the royal family is really chaotic.
As they went in and out, the only atmosphere left in the inner hall was an awkward and ambiguous one.
Now, other people have misunderstood me even more.
Shen Zhejiang glared at Xiao Zhinian’s hand that was holding the fabric, and silently pulled out the piece of clothing with force, pushed Xiao Zhinian away and stood up, meticulously arranging every inch until there was no wrinkle that could give rise to any suspicion.
Really…shameless.
He was scolding himself.
Shen Zhejiang calmed down and said, “Your Highness, I will withdraw first.”
The soft touch disappeared in Xiao Zhinian’s palm. Instead of feeling disappointed, he was even happier.
He kissed the gentleman!
Xiao Zhinian licked his lips, his mouth corners raised, even if a thousand-pound weight was hung on him, it couldn’t be pressed down, and he chased after Shen Zhejiang and said, “Sir, don’t be in a hurry to leave. I have found the person who deliberately pushed you into the water. Sir, don’t you want to know who ordered it?”