In the past two days, Hua Chun always felt that things were not going well. Whenever she turned around, she would always find that the prince was staring at her gloomily. The sorrow in his eyes seemed to break through the sky. If she had to explain it in detail... it was probably similar to the "hatred of having one's wife stolen" described in the storybook.
When Hua Chun thought about this, he felt that he might be crazy. How could such a strange idea suddenly come up with him
Maybe she has been too tired lately.
She shook her head and turned to continue cooking the medicinal porridge. The prince ordered that the young master should be given some nourishment every day.
Xiao Weixin watched her go out, and was still thinking about putting her marriage on the agenda in the room, but he couldn't find a suitable candidate after thinking about it. Huachun had been with him for so many years, and her status in his heart was no less than Luoyao's. It was not an exaggeration to say that he regarded her as a sister. If he wanted to arrange a marriage for her, he felt that no man was worthy of her.
Qi Han has a hot temper and Wang Chen is a fool. He didn't even consider those people outside the mansion. After thinking about it over and over again, he really couldn't close his eyes.
Except for Xiao Shu, none of the men outside are presentable.
Xiao Weixin fell into a strange cycle again. On the one hand, he felt that You Shu and Hua Chun would be a good match if they really stood together, but on the other hand, he felt unhappy and completely terrible.
Thinking of the fact that Xiao Shu still hasn't figured it out, Xiao Weixin became a little anxious. Wasn't his expression obvious enough? Why didn't the little shadow guard just figure it out
In the study, Xiao Weixin and Shen Qingyu were discussing the heavy taxes and levies that the people had to pay recently. As they were talking, Xiao Weixin became distracted. Shen Qingyu noticed his absent-mindedness and asked softly, "Is there anything bothering you, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Weixin was brought back to his senses by his words. Just as he was about to shake his head, he suddenly remembered that Shen Qingyu was smart and beautiful, and maybe she could give him some advice, so he revealed his worries to him: "It's nothing serious."
"Tingshan... do you have someone you like?"
Shen Qingyu's courtesy name is Tingshan. Since they are on good terms and plan to do great things together, he simply lets Xiao Weixin call him by his courtesy name, which makes them seem closer. Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyu's face also showed some embarrassment, "Your subordinate, your subordinate has only been focusing on governing Huaizhou in recent years and has never thought about such things."
Xiao Weixin hesitated for a while, then said, "If you have a crush on someone, how should you pursue them?"
Shen Qingyu thought about it and replied, "If there really is such a person who is worth my thoughts day and night, and I want to marry him, I must cater to his preferences and treat him sincerely."
"Isn't sincerity the most important thing between people?"
Xiao Weixin knew all this, of course, but the problem was that the little shadow guard was not smart enough, so no matter how sincere he was, it would be useless. "What does it mean to please someone?"
The rabbit he sent last time apparently didn't work.
"Of course I have to find out what he likes." Shen Qingyu could roughly guess what he was thinking. "This preference must be different from other preferences. It must be something that can touch her deepest heart."
"As long as one is human, there will be something that one desires extremely. If the prince could find a way to know it and give it to her at the right time, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
Xiao Weixin felt that there was some truth in it. Perhaps he did not really understand You Shu's thoughts last time, so the gift he gave was not right.
"you're right."
Shen Qingyu thought about it again and again, and said: "To be honest, I shouldn't ask too much about the prince's private affairs, but since the prince asked, I dare to ask, who is the person the prince likes?"
"I won't tell you." Xiao Weixin suddenly pursed his lips and said nothing. He didn't want anyone to know what he was thinking before it was done.
Now that his plan has not been accomplished, he does not want to let others know how important You Shu is to him through any possible channels.
Shen Qingyu was not the kind of person who liked to ask questions, so seeing that he was unwilling to say more, she stopped asking.
The whip wounds on You Shu's body healed in a few days, but Xiao Weixin, for some reason, forced him to come to his place every day to drink medicinal porridge, saying it was good for the body. Although the porridge was indeed delicious, You Shu felt that his body was not so fragile.
Of course, he could only think about this in his heart. The male protagonist was so good to him now and planned to train him into his confidant. He was already very satisfied with the current situation. It would not be difficult for him to go down in history in the future. His career seemed promising and he was full of motivation every day.
Qingming Festival is coming soon.
For some reason, every Qingming Festival is always shrouded in mist and rain, and he has never seen the sun on this day.
Xiao Weixin was in a good mood today. He took You Shu out for a stroll early in the morning and took him to the lake for the first time. There was a lake outside the capital city, where there were always pleasure boats floating on the lake. Xiao Weixin chartered a pleasure boat, took You Shu to sit in the boat, and ordered two or three singing girls to sing songs, looking very leisurely.
You Shu was originally standing behind him, but Xiao Weixin insisted that he sit down, so he had no choice but to sit down with him and carefully pour him wine.
"Can you drink?" Xiao Weixin looked at him with the wine glass in hand, "Have a couple of drinks with me."
All the men in the Shadow Guard Battalion have a good alcohol tolerance. By comparison, he can knock out five princes.
But this matter must not be said, You Shude modestly said: "My drinking capacity is OK, just average."
"Oh..." Xiao Weixin curled his lips slightly, as if he had thought of a bad idea, "That's good."
You Shu: “???”
The alcohol content of the wine in the pleasure boats is generally not high. It is easy to get drunk if you drink one glass after another. By the time you realize it, you may already be drunk.
After three cups of wine, You Shu felt refreshed and relaxed. There were a few young girls singing behind a pearl curtain. They looked young. He thought of the little girl named Luying and wondered how she was doing now.
If this happened in modern times, these teenage girls would be at the best time of their lives studying, chasing and playing with their classmates in school, and discussing the newly debuted boy and girl groups together.
He thought of his little sister again, and suddenly he felt sad.
Perhaps sadness can only be relieved by drinking it down with alcohol.
Xiao Weixin noticed that he was inexplicably depressed, and wanted to ask him a few questions but didn't open his mouth. As they were both men, he knew best that men needed alcohol to relieve their depression. Sometimes, two glasses of wine were the best way to relieve their depression.
The two of them were drinking by the window of the painted boat. You Shu felt so happy that he wished he could become sworn brothers with Xiao Weixin right now. I would be your big brother and you would be my little brother.
Just as they were drinking happily, there was a loud noise coming from the houseboat not far away, mixed with the screams of a girl, followed by a "splash" of someone falling into the water, and then shouts of "Someone jumped into the water!"
You Shu looked over with a glass of wine in hand, and saw a group of dishevelled men standing on a luxurious pleasure boat not far from them. The leader was none other than the villain Xia Huaizhang. He was standing by the mast, staring at the lake viciously. There was a girl struggling desperately in the lake, and not only did he not allow anyone to rescue her, he also had someone take a paddle and hit the girl in the water, trying to trap her in the water and prevent her from coming out.
The girl's head was hit by the oars and blood was flowing out. She tried to raise her head again and again but was hit down again. Xia Huaizhang said with a sinister smile: "I let you serve me because I think highly of you. Since you don't want to jump into the lake, I might as well grant your wish! Hit her down!"
The people around him were so frightened by his cruel behavior that they dared not move, and no one dared to speak and plead for mercy.
You Shu squeezed the cup in his hand hard and it broke into pieces. He watched the scene with a cold face.
This is a beast raised by beasts. He could even lay his hands on such a young girl!
He subconsciously wanted to rush out, but just as his hand touched the windowsill, he remembered Xiao Weixin beside him.
If it were just him, he would have changed his appearance so that no one could recognize him. But the prince was here, and it would be troublesome if he was targeted by Xia Huaizhang. He couldn't let him be implicated because of his sense of justice.
"Go ahead." Xiao Weixin held up the wine glass and whispered, "If I don't let you go, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep well again."
You Shu looked back at him with some surprise in his eyes.
Xiao Weixin raised his eyes to look at him, his gaze fixed squarely on him, "Xia Huaizhang is becoming more and more arrogant. This happened in broad daylight, and I just happened to be the one who came across it. As a prince, I helped him, and it would be reasonable for the news to spread. No one would suspect me."
"As for Xiao Weishen, you don't have to worry too much. I have my own way."
“Go do what you want to do.”
This sentence created a ripple in You Shu's heart, and he even felt that he almost saw the tenderness in Xiao Weixin's eyes. In fact, he didn't have to save her. No one would know that he was on this ship. He was a noble prince, and the girl who fell into the water was just a low-class brothel girl, and had nothing to do with him.
But he agreed.
Their prince... is still the hero in the book who is worthy of his love.
You Shu climbed out from the window without hesitation, leaped onto the lake surface on the splashes of water, and pulled the girl, who had stopped struggling and was about to fall silent, out of the water. Then he lifted her up with force, and the two of them landed on the deck.
His arrival frightened everyone on the deck and made them take a few steps back; no one dared to come forward.
You Shu put the girl down and laid her down, only to find out that she was actually Lu Ying!
Without having time to think too much, he put his hands together and pressed hard on the girl's chest and abdomen several times, asking her to spit out the water she had swallowed. After the water in Luying's nasal cavity was forced out, she coughed twice and opened her eyes tremblingly.
Just as You Shu was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he heard a gloomy voice in his ears.
"Who are you? How dare you act wildly under my nose!" Xia Huaizhang was furious. "Someone, arrest him!"
"Who dares?"
At this moment, Xiao Weixin's voice came again, and his pleasure boat gradually approached. A board was built between the two boats, and he walked out of the boat and stepped on the board.
The lake breeze blew his long black hair down to his side, and his white cloak fluttered up and down. His face was as handsome as jade, his eyes were indifferent and clear, and he walked over the pedals step by step, as if the fairy in the painting had come to life.
Xia Huaizhang's eyes almost popped out of his head and he was almost drooling.
You Shu was so disgusted that he wanted to stab his eyes out. His own prince was also blasphemed by a scum like him!
Xiao Weixin quickly walked to stand behind You Shu, glanced at him calmly before looking up at Xia Huaizhang: "Why did Lord Xia touch my guards?"
His voice was as cold as he was. Xia Huaizhang felt like he was floating all over. He had long coveted this beautiful prince, but it was a pity that he couldn't have her. Seeing that he had come out by himself, he couldn't see the others. He smiled and said, "It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
Seeing that Luying had woken up, You Shu helped her to stand up and then moved to Xiao Weixin's side, staring at Xia Huaizhang with burning eyes, not letting him get close.
"Since it's all a misunderstanding, there's nothing to say." Xiao Weixin said calmly, "Lord Xia has gone too far this time. He wants to force a decent girl to death in broad daylight. If it gets out, I'm afraid it will be bad for your reputation."
"Prime Minister Xia will also be unhappy."
Recently, many people in the court have been reporting the bad behavior of Prime Minister Xia and his son. Although they are all harmless trivial matters, Xiao Weishen couldn't help but feel annoyed after hearing so much about them. He called Xia Huaizhang into the palace and scolded him severely, warning him that if he did it again, he would be dismissed from his official position and sent home to reflect.
Although Prime Minister Xia did not care about those who impeached him, after all, no one in this world was surnamed Xia. If the emperor really wanted to punish his son, there was no reason for him to stop him, so he came back and let the emperor behave himself for two days.
Hearing what Xiao Weixin said, Xia Huaizhang also remembered this, "It was this woman who had no sense and didn't want me to jump into the lake. What does it have to do with me?"
"But since Your Majesty is here, I can let this matter go."
Xia Huaizhang was a pervert. He kept staring at Xiao Weixin with a smile on his face. "Your Highness, it's a rare opportunity for us to meet. Would you like to come in and sit down?"
Xiao Weixin glanced at him, but he couldn't really tear his face apart. "I also want to have a drink with Lord Xia, but the wind is strong on the boat. I feel dizzy after standing for a while. I'm afraid I can't go."
He nodded slightly, motioning You Shu to follow, then turned around and walked back on the plank. Xia Huaizhang had the intention but not the courage to do so. Even if he had no real power, he was still a real prince and had been favored by Xiao Weishen recently, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
You Shu followed behind him, and Luying also followed him away with her head down in fear. Xia Huaizhang didn't say a word, but just stared at them grimly as they left.
They returned to their cabin safely, and You Shu breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that a fight would really break out, mainly because he was afraid of causing trouble for Xiao Weixin.
"Thank you, Your Highness." He stepped forward and thanked him in a low voice.
Xiao Weixin turned around and stared at him for a long while: "No need to thank me."
"Are you happy now?"
You Shu was stunned, raised his head and looked at him, and after a long while he replied: "Your subordinate... I... am happy."
Xiao Weixin raised his lips and smiled.
"Then... I'm happy too."