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Li Yuan glanced at the people below, and lazily said: "Look up, let me see who is close to my eyes."

The six people kneeling underneath raised their heads together.

The other five people had cold and stern faces, motionless, and their eyes were dead and dark, like shadows that had just crawled out of hell, out of tune with the magnificence and splendor of the surroundings.

As expected of the dead soldiers of the Shadow Palace, they don't look like living people, but like a knife filled with death.

For the one in the middle, Li Yuan glanced at him and didn't look away. He rested his chin and looked at him quietly, raised his eyebrows slightly, and hesitated to speak.

Although his face is still covered, this little brother looks familiar.

Ying Si saw that the prince seemed to be interested in this young man, so he looked at him coldly. Every subtle movement and gaze could not escape his well-trained eyes. After that, he leaned over to Li Yuan's ear and said, "Your Highness, this is a ghost." guard."

"Ghost guards?" Li Yuan suddenly became interested, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Ghost guards like you?"

Shadow four nodded.

The guards in the palace are divided into three classes, the most common ones are ordinary guards, who are in charge of guarding the palace;

Those who entered the shadow palace and came out alive are the shadow guards, who directly obey the prince's orders, and follow him like a shadow, just like the prince's shadow;

During the three years of shadow palace training, there are countless assessments, and those who pass the tests will get the first place in the shadow palace assessment.Then he is qualified to be a ghost guard. If he comes out alive but still has the feelings of a living person, he can be directly selected as a ghost guard. They are more loyal and powerful than ordinary shadow guards. They will live and die with the palace and enjoy the best benefits of the palace Luxurious treatment, luxurious and exquisite food and clothing, extraordinary status, rare and hard to find, rare and hard to find, not exchanged for a thousand dollars.

Those who survive the Purgatory of the Shadow Palace are already considered masters, but unfortunately, the experience of the Shadow Palace is too cruel, and most of the trained shadow guards are cold-blooded and ruthless, a knife who only knows how to obey orders.

Then after leaving the Shadow Palace, the shadow guards who can still retain their emotions and thoughts are very precious, because they are too rare. When the old prince was young, he had thirteen ghost guards by his side. Wei was old and retired, and the old prince devoted all his energy to paving the way for his son, but such talents were hard to come by, and the palace only got six new ghost guards.

The boy who knelt down at the hall dared to sneak out of the shadow palace, which shows that his feelings and thoughts have not been wiped out, this is the symbol of the ghost guard.

If you ask why you escaped, Shadow Four is also investigating, but these trivial things are insignificant compared to getting a new ghost guard.

Li Yuan knocked on the table, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly: "Then I want him."

Seeing that the prince was referring to him, the young man kept his gaze indifferent, lowered his head, and replied in a low voice: "Of course."

Li Yuan propped his head up and looked at him boredly, he lowered his head, the tips of his ears were as red as the haw jelly from a small kitchen yesterday.

Li Yuan smiled, was he being shy?

Wasn't it amazing when it fell from the sky?

Li Yuan tapped the table twice, telling him to look up: "Come here."

Wen Ji originally lowered his head, but looked up, and realized that he was calling him. He knelt down at Li Yuan's feet, raised his face slightly, so that the prince could see himself clearly, and lowered his eyelids, not daring to face the prince. See.

Li Yuan rested his chin on one hand, stretched out his hand and pinched the ear of the boy kneeling under his feet, his earlobe was red and hot under the pinching of his fingertips, Li Yuan snorted softly: "I heard that you have already paid homage to your father, Did you do the same when you saw your father?"

The voice is gentle, like a gentle gentleman blowing a spring breeze on his face. The son has always been like this. His gentleness is always full of aggressiveness, which makes people unknowingly let go of their vigilance, and they don't know when they will turn their faces.

"Subordinates dare not." He responded lightly.

Li Yuan stared at his downcast eyes, only then could he see his embarrassment.He is very interesting, his emotions are invisible, but all the emotions in his heart are hidden in a pair of eyes.

The tiny mole on the eyelid is still printed there obediently.

Li Yuan stopped embarrassing him, and followed the others on behalf of everyone: "The monthly money is paid according to the shadow guards in the mansion. The palace has never treated you shadow guards badly. Remember, don't violate my taboo."

"Of order." Those people responded together.

Li Yuan glanced at the young man under his feet: "Go."

Several people thanked En and left. Wen Ji didn't know what he was thinking, but he was a little distracted. When he left, he took a step slowly. Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and called him: "You stay."

Then he said: "Ying Si, you go out too."

"The new ghost guard has just arrived, and I'm afraid there will be ambiguity. Your Highness, it's better not to be alone with him." The young man who knelt at Li Yuan's feet without hesitation, reminded the prince in a low voice. He was also alerting the new ghost guard and wanted to gain trust. Just honestly.

"It's okay, wait outside the door." Li Yuan waved his hand and sent everyone around him away, leaving only two people in the lobby.

Finally got to take a good look at him.

Wen Ji also took a deep breath. He didn't look at Li Yuan. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Li Yuan's long hair hanging down softly, brushing his cheeks through the black satin mask. faster.

With a playful smile on the corner of Li Yuan's mouth, he gently removed the black satin covering his face, revealing a pale and indifferent face.

When he was young, his appearance was completely ruined... so ruined that he was so handsome.Li Yuan secretly laughed in his heart.

His face was still cold and silent.

Wen Ji felt that the mask was so tight that the prince should not recognize him. If everyone knew that he was the one who saved the prince's life that night, he would definitely not be grateful to him, but would be on the defensive and suspect that he had other plans.

There are so many masters in Prince Qi's mansion, making a shadow guard disappear without a sound is as easy as crushing an ant to death.

Suddenly, Li Yuan frowned, and lifted his chin to look carefully.

He was a little nervous, wondering if His Highness was dissatisfied with him, so he could only wait obediently with trepidation.

However, His Royal Highness took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Are you that Wen Chang?"

Wen Ji's foot slipped.

Never expecting His Highness to say such an earth-shattering name, the tips of his ears turned red.

"Your Highness...you have a really good memory...you can still remember what happened two years ago so clearly." He praised Li Yuan embarrassingly. "Warming clothes" was the most difficult experience he had ever experienced. When it was suddenly brought up, he was at a loss as to what to do. Cheeks are hot.

Li Yuan's memory is indeed excellent, he can recognize this little brother with the eyes of the masked man, and he can even remember the troubled young man he met two years ago when he was traveling in Qinhuai with a few friends - Wen Shang .

Famous as a famous lady, cold as a green lotus out of water, and as elegant as a gladiator in the valley, this beauty stole a secret letter from her body.

Of course what he stole was not a secret letter, it was just a fan that Li Yuan wrote at will. Later, Li Yuan heard the explanation. It was the shadow guards of the Shadow Palace who were training. Draw lots, and pretend to be whatever you draw. This Mr. Wenshang is actually a Shadow Palace shadow guard in disguise. He took the fan from Li Yuan, passed the examination, and went back to the Shadow Palace.

At that time, Li Yuan was very angry, and wanted to find an opportunity to talk to him again, but he never came out of the Shadow Palace. The Shadow Palace is a forbidden area, and Li Yuan is not allowed to enter and leave at will. After a long time, he gradually forgot about it.

Now that I think about it, I'm not angry, I just think it's interesting.

Most of them still remember that he is really good-looking, which makes people unable to lose their temper.

Li Yuan asked, "Is your name really Wen Shang?"

At that time, he had soft edges and corners, and his eyes were gentler than now, but now he looks handsome and tough, and the name Wen Chang does not suit him.

Wen Ji shook his head, then nodded hesitantly: "Your Highness can call his subordinates whatever you like."

Li Yuan smiled: "I never give names."

They are shadows, it would be cruel to make them forget their names.

It could be seen that he was shy, maybe because he didn't want to bring up the past, Li Yuan didn't want to embarrass him, so he stopped asking.

Looking carefully at this face that he had imagined many times during the night, it was not quite the same as he had imagined. After two years, his brows and eyes still had a calm and distant look, half more masculine.

However, to Li Yuan's displeasure, there was a wound on the part where his left cheek connected to his neck, extending all the way to his collar, with scabs on the edge and redness in the middle, looking like a whip.

"How are you doing in the Shadow Palace?" Li Yuan restrained his smile, raised his chin, looked at the scar carefully, and asked softly.

"The subordinates all obey the instructions of Director Xue." He replied in a low voice, his voice trembling with tension, as if he was trying his best to hold back something that was about to come out.

The wound left by the salt punishment on the back hurts sharply.

His voice was still low, with a hint of tiredness and hoarseness. Before, Li Yuan thought he was too injured and tired, but now he realized that this little brother's voice is like this, a little lazy, deep and pleasant, just like before. Not quite the same.

"Oh..." Li Yuan traced the scar with his fingertips, feeling displeased.

It's like playing with a piece of porcelain smoothly, but a piece of blue and white is knocked off by someone who is not good at it.

"Go get some medicine, change into your clothes, and take office. The ghost guard in the house is only sixth, so I'll call you Shadow Seven."

"Yes, Your Highness." He responded and hurriedly exited the hall.

Li Yuan rested his chin in one hand, squinted his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly to see the Shadow Guard fleeing, and was amused in his heart: Did he think that his master didn't recognize him as the little brother who fell from the sky?

Seeing him coming out, Ying Si returned to Li Yuan's side.

Li Yuan supported his forehead and raised his eyes to look at Ying Si, and asked with a soft smile, "I look a little stern? Why is he trembling with fright."

Ying Si looked indifferent: "If His Highness doesn't like it, you can send him back."

"No way." Li Yuan rubbed the coral carving on the teacup with great interest.

How can you not like it? I like it very much.

But he said in his mouth: "It took a lot of effort for the mansion to send out some of you ghost guards, even if you exchange the fief with your father, he is not willing."

"The head of the Shadow Palace has checked, and he has a simple background and no background." Ying Si said, "The prince also likes him."

"That's right, tell your father, I like it very much." Li Yuan threw down the delicately crafted teacup, got up and left, "You can arrange it."

"By the way, remember to bring it to the Shadow Palace's reward."

"By the way, give Master Xue a special reward." Li Yuan sneered.

Shadow Four agreed indifferently: "Yes."

King Qi had only one only son, and he was especially favored. He was sealed as his son when he landed, and he was given the name of Li Yuan by the former emperor.

His Royal Highness has a great reputation. When Yuezhou, the capital of the capital city, mentions Prince Qi's son, there are mixed reputations. Some people call him a flirtatious dude.

Having said that, when it comes to appearance, everyone agrees:

Yuezhou is full of beautiful flowers in winter, and it is not as good as the spring of the son alone.

A few years later, the eldest son Li Yuan was twenty-two, the concubine passed away, and the old King Qi was not in good health. He often recuperated behind closed doors, and the palace seemed a little lonely.

Ying Simu saw the prince into the study, and quietly exited the hall, with a slight bow, suddenly jumped up the three-foot-high cornice, stepped on the glazed tiles and left quickly, heading for the backyard of the palace.

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Thank you for your rewards!Moved to tears!I'll sort it out and write it down in a small notebook qaq