The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

"Master, master...don't be so fierce, you will scare them." Xue Pan smiled obsequiously.

The man raised his eyebrows disapprovingly, and immediately shifted his gaze, staring firmly at Xue Pan's chest that was glowing with orchid light: "I said, since you left last time, this palace has lost a night pearl , it turned out that you were the one who walked away."

The voice is cold and cold, and it makes people feel the urge to shiver when they hear it.

"Hey!" Xue Pan touched his head uncomfortably, and changed the subject abruptly: "Master, didn't you promise me... Hey!"

The man glanced at Xue Pan with a half-smile, lowered his head and continued to embroider slowly.The movements that should have been gentle and gentle made people vigilant and creepy.

Xue Pan rubbed his nose boredly, turned his head and smiled at a few people: "This is the master I worship, he is amazing! You can call him...Mr. Shi."

"Hey!" Zhen Baoyu glanced at Mr. Shi, and carefully tugged Xue Pan's sleeve, he always felt that this person was weird.

"Master, this is Zhen Baoyu, I'm begging you... I told you..." Xue Pan said, pointing to Long Siye beside him, hesitantly said: "This is the one you asked me to bring. Fourth Master Long who came over..."

"En!" Mr. Shi responded lightly, just as the pattern in his hand was embroidered to the last stitch.After carefully closing the tail, Mr. Shi moved his little finger slightly, and the incomparably strong golden thread was easily broken.

Gently shaking off the bright red robe that he just showed off in his hand, Mr. Shi asked, "How is the show?"

Several people watched intently, and the big peonies on the clothes were blooming one after another, and they could even feel the tenderness of the petals, which was so lifelike that it was unimaginable.And the whole body can't feel the traces of embroidery, as if the pattern was printed on it by nature, they couldn't help but praised: "The craftsmanship is amazing."

Xue Pan even stepped forward, took the outer robe, looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "Beautiful."

Zhen Baoyu couldn't help grinning because of the lack of language.Mr. Shi slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, and said, "It's fine if you like it, after all, it's for you to show off."

"Give it to me?" Hearing this, Xue Pan frowned and glanced at the incomparably beautiful peony flowers on the clothes, and said reluctantly: "It's not appropriate for me, a big man, to wear something like this! I think my sister is wearing something like this." It must be pretty."

"Do you dare to give the things I gave you to others?" Hearing this, a murderous intent flashed in Mr. Shi's eyes.Sensing the unscrupulous murderous intent, Zhen Baoyu's face turned pale, and his knees softened and he almost stopped.Fortunately, Zhaocai who was beside him quickly supported him.Although Fourth Master Long wasn't that unbearable, he could tell from the way he bit his lip and clenched his fists that he was holding on.

"Haha, of course I have to keep the things my master gave me. How could I give them to others!" Xue Pan laughed awkwardly, glanced at Zhen Baoyu and Fourth Master Long guiltily, and wiped the pimples on his head. said in a cold sweat.

"Hmph!" Mr. Shi restrained his murderous intent, carefully sized up the people below, pointed at Fourth Master Long and said, "You come first."

Fourth Master Long hasn't said a word since he entered this weird underground palace, nor has he made a movement or expression.He was just wondering when this huge underground palace was built, and the wealth of jewels all over the place... Hearing Mr. Shi's words, he felt a chill in his heart.Although he didn't believe that Xue Pan had the guts to harm him, but the current situation...

"Fourth Master, you sit here." Xue Pan quickly ran down the steps and pulled Fourth Master Long to sit on a box closest to the steps.Then he patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Don't worry, my master won't harm you."

For some reason, my heart, which was still worried, suddenly relaxed a little when I heard Xue Pan say these words.

Fourth Master Long watched silently after saying this, then turned around and opened another tightly closed box, and then took out a pile of bottles and cans from it.Finally, he said to Mr. Shi at the top: "Master, you are ready."

Mr. Shi suddenly appeared in front of Fourth Master Long, looking at this ghostly figure, Fourth Master Long's pupils shrank slightly.

A pair of cold and smooth hands covered his face, Mr. Shi frowned, and said in a cold voice, "Don't tense your face so tightly."

"Relax, relax." Xue Pan immediately laughed at the side.He stretched out his hand to hold Fourth Master's tightly clenched hand, his warm palm covered his arm, and the instant warmth made Fourth Master Long blink.

It's been a long, long time... He's been touched like this.

The tense expression eased in an instant, and Fourth Master Long turned his head to look at Xue Pan's eyes... There was a kind of friendly warmth in his eyes.

Mr. Shi didn't say a word and smeared on Long Siye's face. Long Siye only felt that the skin on his face was getting dry and tight, but there was more and more ointment on his face.In the end, under the terrified eyes of Fourth Master Long, Mr. Shi actually chose a delicate piece of leather to stick on Fourth Master Long's face.

"Hmm..." Fourth Master Long couldn't help but struggle with the suffocating feeling of having his mouth and nose blocked for a moment, only to find that Mr. Shi's hand had only touched him a little, and he couldn't even move.

"It's over..." Fourth Master Long felt a chill in his heart, and closed his eyes in despair.

After about thirty breaths of effort, when Fourth Master Long was about to lose consciousness in a daze due to lack of oxygen, there was a sudden light in front of him, Fourth Master Long subconsciously opened his eyes, and began to breathe heavily.

"Fourth Master, are you okay!" Xue Pan patted Fourth Master Long on the back with concern.

"You—" Fourth Master Long patted Xue Pan's arm away weakly, not knowing what to say.Turning his gaze to Mr. Shi, he found that Mr. Shi was holding a piece of soft leather in his hand.Fourth Master Long looked intently, his pupils shrank involuntarily, and the feeling of suffocation just now seemed to return.

Seeing it in his eyes, Mr. Shi coldly hooked the corners of his mouth, pointed to Zhao Cai, who had a stronger figure beside him, and said, "Come here."

Zhaocai swallowed nervously, and walked over obediently.

"Sit down!" Mr. Shi pointed to a box opposite Long Siye.

Zhaocai sat down silently.

Mr. Shi couldn't help but paste the skin on Zhaocai's face, smear it again, and move away.Borrowing the candlelight on both sides, Fourth Master Long suddenly discovered that the face of Zhaocai who was sitting there just now... had suddenly turned into himself.

"That's amazing!" Zhen Baoyu said with his tongue open and his eyes shining.He is just at the age when he is young and playful, so he naturally has a dream of being a hero.Now Mr. Shi's methods are like those of the seniors in those scriptures, and Zhen Baoyu can't help but admire him.

Seen with such naked adoring eyes, the cold light in Mr. Shi's eyes softened a little, and then he pointed to Zhen Baoyu and said, "Come here."

"Do I have it too?" Zhen Baoyu obediently walked up to Mr. Shi with an excited face, and sat down on a box obediently under Mr. Shi's instructions.After some tinkering, the mask belonging to Zhen Baoyu was also made.As a display, it was naturally displayed on Jin Bao's face.

"It's amazing, it's exactly the same as me!" Zhen Baoyu looked at it with a look of amazement, and asked Jin Bao to lower his body to touch it from time to time.

Seeing this, Mr. Shi said, "It's nothing, the really good masks are actually made of human skin."

"Then can you make me a human skin?" Zhen Baoyu asked without thinking, his head getting hot when he heard that.

"No!" Mr. Shi shook his head lightly.

"Why?" Zhen Baoyu curled his lips in disappointment.

"Since it's a human skin mask, it's naturally made of human skin. If I make you a human skin mask, would you still want your face?" Mr. Shi asked sinisterly.

"Hiss!" Zhen Baoyu lost his voice for a moment, and looked at Mr. Shi in silence.

"That...Master, I want to ask you if you know any private means that women in the former court used to murder others?" Xue Pan looked at Zhen Baoyu, who had been languid for a while, and couldn't help laughing. road.

"Why are you asking this?" Mr. Shi slightly raised his eyebrows.

"Because of my younger sister Baochai, she will enter the palace for draft in the future. I used to read that dramas and story books like to talk about... the most private things in the palace. I am afraid that my sister will suffer at that time." Xue Pan Smiling flatteringly, he said, "I know Master is the best..."

Mr. Shi frowned unintentionally, pointed to the direction of his right hand and said: "Go straight to the end there is a side hall, there are many books in it, you find the shelf in the front, there are introductions to those private things And methods, prescriptions, etc. There are two or three books in total!"

"Master, I can't read!" Xue Pan said in embarrassment.If it is the traditional traditional characters in ancient times, he still knows a little bit, but the master's temple is basically handed down from the Qin Dynasty, such as Xiaozhuan and Lishu, he doesn't know it at all!

"..."

Mr. Shi looked at Xue Pan speechlessly.

"..."

Xue Pan looked back innocently.

After a while, Zhen Baoyu coughed twice in embarrassment, and said, "I know some Xiaozhuan, how about I accompany you there!"

Xue Pan nodded immediately, and the two held hands and walked towards the side hall.Fourth Master Long was about to raise his heels when Mr. Shi said: "Your Highness, please stop. I still have something to say to you!"

Hearing this, Xue Pan immediately stopped in his tracks, turned around and shouted: "Master..."

"It's none of your business, obediently go and choose the cheat book you want." Mr. Shi waved his hand, glanced at Zhaocai and Jinbao who were wearing masks, and ordered lightly: "You two also follow."

"Master..." Xue Pan glanced at Fourth Master Long anxiously.

"Hurry up." Mr. Shi frowned impatiently.

"Master..." Xue Pan flattened his mouth, getting more and more embarrassed.

Seeing this, Mr. Shi fell silent.It's just that the eyes looking at Fourth Master Long became more and more cold.

After persisting for a while, Fourth Master Long sighed softly and said, "Xue Pan, you go with Baoyu first! I also have something to talk to your master."

"Oh!" Xue Pan touched his nose, then turned and left.

It's not that I don't stay with you, it's that you want me to go away!Don't bother me later!

Staring straight at the figures of Xue Pan and the others as they went further and further away, and after they had completely merged into the darkness, Mr. Shi turned his head to Fourth Master Long and said, "Your Highness, how about we make a deal?"

"What deal?" Fourth Master Long asked, raising his eyebrows.

"You are in a very dangerous situation now, do you know?" Mr. Shi did not answer Long Siye's question, but raised his eyebrows and asked.

Fourth Master Long remained silent.

"As the current queen's son, you are currently the thorn in the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince! You have suffered many assassinations this time when you came to Jinling, right? That's why you lived in the royal merchant Xue's house regardless of the risk of revealing your identity. Want to use the power of the Xue family to keep you safe all the way?" Mr. Shi flicked his long sleeves, turned over and flew back to the steps, half-lying lazily on the large chair, and said slowly.

"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Fourth Master Long's complexion darkened, and he said coldly, "His Royal Highness is benevolent, pure, filial, friendly and loving brothers, how could he do such a rebellious thing."

"Then why did the two hundred guards who escorted you become twenty when you left Beijing? Where did the others go?" Mr. Shi said with a half-smile.

Fourth Master Long froze, pursed his lips and stopped talking.

"You are the son of the current queen, and the crown prince is the son of the former queen. Although the queen's natal family is weak, it is far inferior to the former queen's family. But the identity of the queen's son alone is enough for him to fear. Especially in the past two years , the queen's brother has won several battles in the northwest, and as the tide rises, the queen's position has become more and more consolidated. Therefore, he may be more anxious, right?" Mr. Shi found out another set from somewhere When the pattern came, I began to embroider in an orderly manner.

Seeing this, Fourth Master Long clenched his fist slightly.

"Although you are the queen's son with a noble status, it is precisely because of this status that your development is restricted. You cannot go out of the palace to build a mansion like your other brothers. This prevents you from establishing your own power. But Your identity... Are you going to just stay in the palace and wait to die?" Mr. Shi asked softly, bending his pretty eyebrows.

Fourth Master Long took a deep breath and asked coldly, "How do you want to trade?"

Hearing this, the corners of Mr. Shi's lips were slightly curved, revealing an extremely gleaming arc. He leaned forward and said with a smile: "I have a hidden guard in my hand. Although there are not many people, there are not many things that can be done." Not much. At least, it can let you know the news you want to know at any time, even..."

Mr. Shi rolled his eyes, revealing a gleam of surprise, lowered his voice and said, "You can kill the person you hate at any time."

"What do you want?" Fourth Master Long lost his thoughts and continued to ask.

"I will do my best to help you achieve great success. Naturally, I have requirements." Mr. Shi looked at Long Siye's appearance as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and said softly, "Don't be nervous, it has nothing to do with you. I just want You promise me one thing..."

"What's the matter?" Fourth Master Long subconsciously asked.

Mr. Shi's face suddenly turned cold, and he said murderously: "I want you to promise me that once you succeed in sitting on that throne, you will use all your strength to destroy Qianxiang Kingdom."

Fourth Master Long was startled, and blurted out, "Who are you?"