Shen Shijiu was frightened by him and said stupidly, "Master said, he said, a doctor has a kind heart, saving the dying and the wounded is his duty, and he should help others to the best of his ability..."
"That master you always talk about, has left now and doesn't want you anymore?" Pei Zheng said deliberately coldly.
Shen Shijiu was already very sad because he hadn't found his master. When he heard this, he pursed his lips and looked very aggrieved.
"No, no... Master, Master won't abandon me. She just went to do other things... She will definitely come back to pick me up!"
"Really?" Pei Zheng's eyes were dark and unclear, but there was a slight smell of alcohol around him, which became stronger as he became more excited.
After a long time, the two returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This time, Shen Shijiu walked in front with his head down, and Pei Zheng followed slowly behind.
The house was quiet and everyone had gone to bed.
Shen Shijiu hurried back to his room and was about to close the door when a hand stopped the door frame.
Pei Zheng ignored Shen Shijiu's surprise and walked straight into his simple little room.
Shen Shijiu was a little nervous. He felt that Pei Zheng was particularly unpredictable tonight. Sometimes he seemed to be in a good mood, and sometimes he looked ferocious as if he wanted to eat him.
Now, it was almost late at night, and Pei Zheng hadn't gone back to rest yet. Shen Shijiu was so sleepy that his eyes were almost closing.
"Sir... Huwu..." As Shen Shijiu was speaking, he yawned and a layer of water appeared in his eyes.
"You, aren't you sleepy?"
Pei Zheng glanced at him, walked to the table and sat down, saying, "Go get some wine."
Shen Shijiu was puzzled. He had already drunk so much, why did he want to drink more? Why didn't he go back to his room to drink? Why did he drink here and disturb his sleep
But he didn't dare to say these words out loud, so he could only ask in a soft voice, "Sir, I don't know where the wine is..."
"In my room."
Shen Shijiu was stunned. He knew where Pei Zheng's room was, but he had never entered that yard.
There are two places in the entire Prime Minister's Mansion that no one else is allowed to enter. One is the back garden, and the other is the courtyard where Pei Zheng lives.
Shen Shijiu walked to the door slowly and looked at the pitch-black outside. He felt a little scared. In fact, he didn't dare to go out alone at night because he was afraid of the dark.
"Aren't you going yet?" Pei Zheng had stood behind him at some point, and the voice seemed to come from above his head.
"Just, I'll go!" Shen Shijiu made up his mind, opened the door, took a deep breath, and ran out with his head down.
Pei Zheng looked at his anxious back with a complicated look in his eyes.
Shen Shijiu walked quickly in the dark with his head down, while encouraging himself in his heart.
"I am not afraid, I am brave, I am not afraid, I am brave..."
Finally seeing the courtyard where Pei Zheng lived, he quickly quickened his pace and ran straight in. After stepping through the archway, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This courtyard looks smaller than the back garden. There are several trees and rockery in the yard, as well as a long corridor surrounding the entire yard.
Shen Shijiu walked through the corridor, came to Pei Zheng's door, gently pushed it open and walked in.
A faint scent of sandalwood wafted into my nose, lingering at the tip of my nose, exactly the same scent as that on Pei Zheng's body.
Shen Shijiu took a few deep sniffs and found it smelled very good.
The room was dark, with a little moonlight coming in through the window.
After Shen Shijiu got used to the darkness, he could almost see the structure of the room. He couldn't find the candle, so he just groped around with his hands.
I walked to a tall antique shelf. The front of the shelf was filled with various ancient books and paintings, while the back of the shelf was filled with wine jars.
Shen Shijiu clapped his hands happily. He didn't expect to find it so easily.
He carefully walked around to the back of the shelf and picked out a small wine jar that was about the size of his palm. It looked very cute in his hand.
But this amount is definitely not enough for adults to drink.
He picked up the largest wine jar, but unfortunately he couldn't even hold it with both hands, and instead he was so tired that he was out of breath.
Finally, Shen Shijiu picked out a wine jar of the same size. Although it was a bit difficult to carry, he still went out with his bulging belly.
When he reached the door, he put down the jar of wine and closed the door carefully, then he picked up the jar and walked up the corridor.
The night wind suddenly grew stronger at this moment, blowing up the fallen leaves on the ground and swirling in the air. The rustling sound sounded a little scary.
Shen Shijiu was holding the jar of wine and couldn't walk fast, but he was afraid inside and took small steps to hurry forward.
Unexpectedly, he heard footsteps from behind. The sound was light and gentle, and it sounded like it was not far behind him, following closely.
Shen Shijiu was almost frightened to death. It was the middle of the night and there should be no one in this courtyard.
If it wasn't a person, then what was following him
Shen Shijiu suddenly stopped in his tracks, his neck stiffened, and he turned his head very slowly, swallowing saliva involuntarily.
Before he could turn his head completely, a dark shadow jumped up from the ground and pounced towards his face.
"ah"
Shen Shijiu was hit by an unknown object, his arm was thrown upward, and the wine jar was thrown into the air.
The cork at the mouth of the jar slipped open, and all the wine spilled out, pouring all over Shen Shijiu.
Shen Jiujiu fell backwards onto the ground, landing on his butt. The wine jar fell down and broke into pieces. Some pieces broke and slid onto Shen Jiujiu's neck.
It felt like something was stepping on his chest, pressing on it, and he felt a wet and hot touch on his chin.
Shen Shijiu squinted his eyes and took a look, and found that the little black cat was lying on him obediently, licking his chin again and again.
"Ah! Xiao Miaowu! It's you!" Shen Shijiu's fear disappeared instantly.
Ever since the little black cat was let go by Pei Zheng in the back garden last time, it has been locked up in this courtyard and is not allowed to run around the mansion anymore. As a result, Shen Shijiu hasn't seen it for a long time.
Not caring that his body was wet with alcohol, Shen Shijiu sat up, hugged the kitten, buried his face in it, and rubbed it, unwilling to let go.
"Long time no see, did you miss me?"
"Miaowu" the kitten called out in a cute voice and used its chubby little paws to scratch Shen Shijiu's face, just lightly sweeping it, like tickling.
"Yeah! I miss you too!" Shen Shijiu picked up its little paw, put it to his mouth and kissed it.
He liked this soft and adorable kitten who loved to be close to him very much, but what he didn't know was that this cat was very cruel to other people and no one in the mansion could do anything about it.
—After talking nonsense for a long time, Shen Shijiu finally remembered what his mission was.
But now, not only did he break the wine jar, he also took a bath in the fragrant liquid. How could he dare go back and tell Pei Zheng about this
"Xiao Miaowu, what do you think I should do? Will the adults be angry with me?"
"Meow meow meow" The little black cat could only call softly at him.
"The adult will definitely be angry. Will he beat me? Ah, I don't dare to go back..."
Shen Shijiu put his head into the fluffy cat hair again.
"What are you doing?"
—A voice sounded behind Shen Shijiu. Shen Shijiu trembled all over, his face still buried in the cat and he refused to look up.
Pei Zheng walked over and lifted the little figure from the ground by the back of his collar.
—An extremely strong smell of alcohol blew over with the wind, much stronger than the one on Pei Zheng.
Pei Zheng leaned closer to him and sniffed it, frowning slightly.
"You drank alcohol secretly?"
Shen Shijiu said sullenly, "I, I didn't..."
Pei Zheng loosened the back of his collar and steady him.
"Keep your head up."
Shen Shijiu hesitated for two seconds before he raised his head from the little black cat, but he still kept his head down, looking as if he had done something wrong.
Pei Zheng noticed the debris all over the ground and knew what was going on. He also saw the thin body of the person in front of him shivering in the night wind, and he must be very cold.
Pei Zheng inexplicably felt a soft feeling in his heart. He grabbed Shen Shijiu's collar again and walked away.
Shen Shijiuhuai was still holding the kitten tightly, with his two toes just touching the ground, and he followed Pei Zheng's steps lightly all the way.
Pei Zheng picked up the person and pushed open the door of his room, threw the person in, then walked in himself, closed the door and locked it, his movements were smooth and natural.
After hearing the noise, Shen Shijiu became very nervous. He held the cat against his chest and looked at Pei Zheng with some wariness, mumbling incoherently.
"Sir... what do you want to do... I... my master said... a single man and a single woman cannot be in the same room..."
Seeing him like this, Pei Zheng deliberately took a step closer and said in a low voice, "Then what about the single man and the single woman?"
Shen Shijiu's eyes widened in panic, "That... that's even worse..."
Pei Zheng curled the corners of his lips in a good mood, walked two steps to the table and lit the candle.
"Don't worry, I'm not interested in you."
After hearing this, Shen Shijiu heaved a sigh of relief, but for some reason he still felt a little sad.
He knew that his current face was not good-looking. His master said that his original face was disfigured, so he made a mask for him to wear all the time. In other words, his face under the mask might be even uglier.
The adult must have said this because he dislikes me. Apart from my master, no one will like and love me.
Thinking of his master, Shen Shijiu became even sadder. He didn't know how to hide his emotions, and when he was unhappy, it all showed on his face.
A clean robe was thrown over and covered Shen Shijiu's head.
"Put it on."
Shen Shijiu pulled down his robe, revealing his eyes, "Would you like to change here?"
Pei Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Yeah."
Shen Shijiu clutched the loose robe tightly, but did not dare to refuse Pei Zheng's request. He could only frown and put the little black cat in his arms on the stool beside him.
Pei Zheng hooked his finger at the little black cat, and the little black cat quickly jumped off the stool, leaped onto Pei Zheng's shoulder in three or two nimble steps, then held its tail and stared at Shen Shijiu together with its master.
The clothes on Shen Shijiu were indeed extremely cold, and he had to change them quickly, otherwise he would get sick.
His ears turned red with shame. He turned his back and began to unbutton his robe.
Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at his slender and soft waist. Under the swaying candlelight, large patches of white skin like jade lingered in front of his eyes like a ghost.
Shen Shijiu finally put on the wide robe with trembling hands. The corset around his waist tightened suddenly, making it so thin that it could not be grasped with one hand.
His body was originally as petite as a girl, and now he was wearing such a big robe, with the hem hanging on the ground and the sleeves hanging down, like a little baby who had stolen adult clothes.
Shen Shijiu wanted to turn around, but he was tripped by the hem of his clothes. The moment he turned around, he knelt down in front of Pei Zheng.
The blow was so severe that his knees were definitely bruised. He couldn't even get up on his own and knelt there, looking at Pei Zheng with tears in his eyes.
When Pei Zheng saw his tearful eyes, he walked forward as if possessed by a ghost, put his arm around the man's waist, lifted him up from the ground and steadyed him.
"Thank you, sir..." A soft and thin voice came out from the nose like a cry.
Pei Zheng's mind went blank for a moment, and then he saw the bloodstain on his neck.
"How did you do that?" His fingers had already moved up faster than his thoughts, and the person he touched shrank in pain.
"Maybe, maybe I was cut by those fragments just now, but it's okay..."
Shen Shijiu's expression didn't look like a big deal. If the wound had deviated a few more times, it might have cut his throat.
Pei Zheng didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a little scared.
He pulled the man directly to the table next to the candlestick, and he could see it more clearly under the light. The wound was quite deep, and the blood was flowing down the neck into the robe.
However, the robe is black, so the blood cannot be seen. Pei Zheng likes to wear black clothes for this reason.
"Any more medicine?"
Shen Shijiu pointed to his clothes on the other side, "There's still a little left."
Pei Zheng walked over and picked up his small robe. After searching for a long time, he actually took out several bottles and jars of different sizes from his sleeves.
"Use that, the purple one..." Shen Shijiu whispered.
Pei fought for the purple medicine bottle and after opening it, a medicinal fragrance came out.
Pei Zheng dipped his fingers in some cooling ointment and applied it to Shen Shijiu.
The skin under his fingers was as delicate as sheep cream and jade, and the more he applied it, the darker Pei Zheng's eyes became.
Shen Shijiu kept avoiding his eyes, looking elsewhere, and his breathing was very shallow.
Pei Zheng slowly moved his fingers down, lifted up his collar a little, and continued to apply the ointment.
However, a little red suddenly appeared under the black robe, which looked like cinnabar. Two slender irregular shapes stretched along the fair skin in a winding manner.
Pei Zheng's breathing suddenly choked, and he pulled hard with both hands to rip the clothes off Shen Shijiu's chest.
There were actually several red marks on the concave collarbone. Although they did not form any obvious pattern, they were bright red and eye-catching.
What's this
Why wasn’t it there when I saw it before, but it appears again now
And it happened on the collarbone, which is too much of a coincidence.
Pei Zheng raised his narrow eyes and stared at Shen Shijiu.
"What's this?"
Shen Shijiu quickly lowered his head to look at his chest, and when he found that thing was exposed, he hurriedly tried to pull his clothes to cover it.
"Master said, this, this is a birthmark."
"Birthmark? Then why didn't you have it before? Tell the truth!"
"I, I am telling the truth. Master said that I have a special physique, so, so the birthmark sometimes appears, sometimes, sometimes disappears."
Shen Shijiu was so scared that he stuttered. His birthmark was hidden by his master with special medicine. It had only appeared once in the past few years, and this was the second time.
But neither time was it fully revealed.
Shen Shijiu didn't know when this mark would appear, so what he said was indeed true.
As for the truth, perhaps only Shen Huan, who has disappeared, knows it.
Shen Shijiu looked so anxious that she was about to cry, but she still remembered Pei Zheng's words and did not look at Pei Zheng.
"Look"
The little black cat suddenly cried out, as if trying to stop Pei Zheng from bullying Shen Shijiu.
Pei Zheng's mind was in a mess at the moment, with all kinds of thoughts and speculations flooding in. He felt that the blood in his body was rushing around, almost making him lose his mind.
He suddenly raised his fingers, pinched Shen Shijiu's little chin, and lifted it slightly.
Then he rubbed Shen Shijiu's ear with his other hand twice, and then his eyes changed, and he continued to probe back and forth along Shen Shijiu's jaw line, as if looking for something.
Pei Zheng also knows some disguise skills and has worn a human skin mask before.
But as far as he knew, no matter how sophisticated the mask was, it would never fit the human face perfectly. If one looked carefully, there would definitely be gaps.
However, Shen Shijiu's chin and neck were smooth without any gaps, so it couldn't be the effect of wearing a mask.
Pei Zheng suddenly dropped his arms weakly and smiled palely.
What is he looking forward to
It has been three years, more than a thousand days and nights. Haven’t I had enough dreams like this
But every time I woke up alone and cold, every time I reached out my hand only to touch emptiness
He tried hard to recall more than once what the little man said to him at the end, but he never got an answer...
"You go now."
Pei Zheng used all his strength to suppress the ups and downs in his heart so that his tone could be flat without a trace of emotion. He turned around.
Shen Shijiu was so scared that he shed a few tears, but he wiped them away himself and then silently straightened the collar of his clothes.
"My Lord, I am leaving now."
Shen Shijiu walked to the door and looked at Pei Zheng's back, but the candlestick suddenly went out. There was darkness in front of his eyes and he could not see anything clearly.
Shen Shijiu stepped out of the door and closed it from the outside.
The dark figure finally moved, and a little black cat on its shoulder called out "miaomiaomiao" twice. It was the only witness of this event tonight.
Shen Shijiu walked slowly back to his room alone. He tripped over the wide hem of his clothes and fell twice, which made him cry uncontrollably.
What's going on? He has always been able to endure pain, so why is he crying non-stop
It wasn't just the wound on his neck, his knees, and his broken hand that hurt, the most painful part was actually his chest. It was a sharp pain, as if someone had stabbed him with a knife, and even his head felt a dull pain.
Shen Shijiu returned to his room, lifted up his trouser legs and took a look. His knees were indeed a little red and swollen. He applied some ointment himself, wondering if they would be better tomorrow.
After cleaning up, Shen Shijiu was so sleepy and tired that he fell on the bed without even taking off his clothes. He rolled up the quilt and wrapped himself up like a silkworm cocoon, then fell asleep on his stomach. In his sleep, he could still smell the faint sandalwood scent coming from his clothes.
But no one knew that on the collarbone hidden under the quilt and robes, a red lotus of fire, which was extremely enchanting like the enchanting girl Yao, slowly appeared, but soon disappeared.
The next morning, Shen Shijiu woke up with numbness all over his body due to his weird sleeping posture. It was still gray outside.
He stretched himself and climbed up from the bed with his clothes in disarray. The wide neckline slid directly down from his shoulders, revealing most of his shoulders.
He got out of bed yawning, tugged at his collar as he walked, and then opened the door.
Zhou Wu on the opposite side unexpectedly walked out of the room. He looked in good spirits, much better than Shen Shijiu who couldn't open his eyes.
Shen Shijiu was curious about where he went last night, but he didn't expect Zhou Wu to walk directly towards him.
"Shen Shijiu! Hurry up and get up and wash up! Look at you, your eyes are not even open yet."
Zhou Wu walked to Shen Shijiu's room, suddenly his eyes widened, and he covered his mouth in surprise.
“Shen Shen Shen Nineteen! You you you!”
"What's wrong with me?"
"Whose clothes are you wearing!"
Shen Shijiu, who was still half-closed his eyes, immediately woke up and stared at Zhou Wu.
Then he shouted, "This is my clothes! I bought them new!"
Then with a "bang", the door was closed in front of Zhou Wu's face.
His heart was pounding so hard that he quickly changed back into his own clothes, then stuffed Pei Zheng's clothes directly into the bottom of the suitcase before he dared to open the door.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Wu was still standing at the door, staring at Shen Shijiu with strange eyes without saying a word.
Shen Shijiu felt guilty, so he pushed him away and walked out.
"I, I want to go out, don't block my way."
Zhou Wu followed behind him and seemed to have a lot to ask him, but Shen Shijiu kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, and kept his mouth tightly closed, not intending to say a word.
Fortunately, someone came to rescue them at this time. It was a gatekeeper at the prime minister's residence. He said that someone had come to the door looking for Shen Shijiu.
"Looking for me?" Shen Shijiu pointed at himself, looking very surprised.
"Yes," said the servant, "They said they were looking for a small child in the mansion. I think he is here. Isn't that you?"
The servant compared Shen Shijiu's head with his own shoulders.
Shen Shijiu snorted in dissatisfaction, but still followed the tall servant to the door obediently.
There were several people standing at the door. A familiar fat man with a bruised face and nose was standing in the middle. Next to him was a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance, who looked like an elder.
After seeing Shen Shijiu's small figure, the fat man's face turned colorful, but he bowed deeply respectfully.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen! I was wrong! I'm here to apologize to you!"