I became the leopard cub of the paranoid emperor

Just now beside the stone forest, when Luo Bai was left alone, he felt very panicked.Seeing this water pool now, remembering that time when Chu Yuzhao was shot by an arrow and fell into the water, and fell unconscious in the water, no matter what, he didn't want to stay alone.

Chu Yuzhao walked towards the water's edge, and seeing Xiao Bao following him, he stopped and said, "You are waiting for me on the shore."

Luo Bai didn't nod or shake his head, just looked at him with round eyes, but followed him after he moved forward.

Chu Yuzhao had no choice but to say: "Then be careful when you get into the water, if anything goes wrong, go ashore immediately."

Little Leopard nodded heavily, and trotted to the edge of the pool.

He stretched out his front paws and carefully tested the temperature of the lake water. It was not bad, not too cold.Just when Chu Yuzhao was about to tell him to wait and let himself go first, he heard a plop, and the little leopard had already plunged into the water, splashing a cloud of water that was not too big or too small.

Luo Bai sneaked out of the water for more than ten feet before he emerged.The hair on his face is all close together, and his ears are drooping on the side of his head, which looks a little funny.

Seeing him like this, Chu Yuzhao indeed showed a faint smile.

Dazzled by his smile, Luo Bai looked a little stunned, and shook his head, trying to get the water off his head, which made Chu Yuzhao's smile even bigger.

Immediately afterwards, he stretched his arms and plunged into the lake. Luo Bai quickly dived into the water and swam towards his position.

One person and one leopard swam to the center of the lake, Luo Bai kept tossing his limbs, the white hair on his body softly rippled with the lake water.Chu Yuzhao looked at him sideways, then kicked his feet suddenly, and slid forward like a fish. Luo Bai hurriedly chased after him, his four paws scratched out afterimages, and he wanted to flick his tail to help.

Chu Yuzhao slowed down in front, floating in the water half submerged and half buoyant. After Luo Bai chased him, he found that although his mouth was closed, his beautiful eyes were slightly bent, revealing full of joy.

Luo Bai forgot that he was still in the water at this time, and grinned to make a sound.

"Aw... Gulu Gulu." He hastily shut his mouth, and Chu Yuzhao couldn't hold back his appearance, and a long string of bubbles came out.

Both of them forgot the situation at this time, forgot that they were still trapped in a painting, and they were still looking for a way out, and they just played and chased in the lake.

Luo Bai was swimming next to Chu Yuzhao, getting under him from time to time, and scratching his armpit lightly.But Chu Yuzhao didn't seem to be ticklish, but when he accidentally touched other parts, his body trembled.

ha!It turned out that I was afraid that I would touch his belly.

Touching the belly is so comfortable, why are you afraid of me touching the belly?

Luo Bai thought it was interesting, so he kept touching his lower abdomen, and didn't stop until he quickly grabbed him.

The two of them surfaced occasionally to take a breath, and Chu Yuzhao would lie on his back, only stirring the water once in a while to keep his body from sinking, and Luo Bai, who was dripping wet, lay on his chest.

When diving deep again, the two saw a vortex formed by the current in front of them at the same time.Luo Bai hesitated and didn't move, but Chu Yuzhao took his paw and motioned him to enter the vortex together.

Luo Bai didn't hesitate anymore, climbed onto Chu Yuzhao's back, wrapped his claws around his neck, and let him swim to the whirlpool with him.

When they were about to approach the vortex, the water flow carried great force, swirling the two of them, quickly sucking them into the center of the vortex.Luo Bai only felt a buzzing in his head and felt dizzy for a while, but his paws were firmly wrapped around Chu Yuzhao's neck.

At this moment, Chu Yuzhao turned around, hugged Luo Bai in his arms, curled up his body, and put his face on the top of his head. During the high-speed rotation, he pressed against him closely in a protective posture.

The noisy sound of water in his ears gradually disappeared, and Luo Bai felt a bright light appear in front of his eyes.He slowly opened his eyes and saw that the surroundings were still spinning, but he could also tell that he was standing in the study room of the Kande Palace, leaning on a solid and warm embrace.

He looked at the person in front of him, and Chu Yuzhao's handsome face was also spinning, turning into two, three...but each of them was looking at him intently, as if they were still calling his name.

"Brother..." Luo Bai called out inarticulately, then smiled foolishly, "Brother, you have become many."

Chu Yuzhao shook his hand in front of his eyes, Luo Bai also shook his head, but he was still dizzy, the sky and the earth were spinning.

Chu Yuzhao seemed to let go of his hand, he staggered two steps on the spot, and then was supported again, his body felt covered by cloth.

"...How do you feel?" He vaguely heard Chu Yuzhao asking.

"I... want to throw up."

Luo Bai felt in a trance that he started to vomit, and was supported by a big hand, who patted his back lightly, with tears in his eyes, and water was handed in front of him, and after he rinsed his mouth, he was picked up in the air, After a while, he fell into the soft bed.

"...You are dizzy, just sleep and you will be fine."

Luo Bai heard Chu Yuzhao's voice, and there were echoes, which sounded very unreal.He didn't insist anymore, and let himself fall into a lethargic sleep.

When he woke up, he found that it was still bright outside the window, and there were the rustling sounds of the servants walking lightly and passing by the door.

"...Are you awake?" He heard Chu Yuzhao's low voice asking.

A servant was replying: "Shicai is still asleep."

Luo Bai hurriedly closed his eyes again and pretended to be asleep, and when the door was pushed open lightly, he let out an exaggerated snoring sound.

He heard the sound of footsteps approaching the bed, and the sound of a spoon touching the wall of the porcelain bowl while being stirred. At the same time, Chu Yuzhao was talking to himself: "Since I'm still sleeping, I'd better drink this bowl of Bobobo soup by myself." Bar."

The snoring stopped immediately, and Luo Bai opened his eyes: "Brother, I'm awake." Then he sat up and looked at the white porcelain bowl, "Hey, what is that? Wow, it's a long soup."

Chu Yuzhao looked at him with a half-smile, and when he reached out to pick it up, he put the bowl back: "Get up and drink, you can't lie on the bed."

Luo Bai rolled out of bed, went to sit down at the table, and waited for the bowl of soup.

While he was drinking the soup, Chu Yuzhao was watching him from the side. After he swallowed a ball, he suddenly said, "I was involved in the painting with Xiaobai today."

Luo Bai stopped drinking the soup, slowly raised his eyes, and looked at Chu Yuzhao from above the rim of the bowl.

"You know Xiaobai, right? It's that little leopard." Chu Yuzhao's tone was very gentle, as if he was afraid of frightening him: "Luo Bai, is there anything you want to tell me about that little leopard?"

"What, what's the matter." Luo Bai said, "After all, I can't become a leopard after all. Maybe, maybe there's nothing I can tell you."

His voice is getting smaller and smaller.He didn't want to lie, but he didn't dare to disobey his mother's instructions. Xiaobai was Luo Bai's business, so he couldn't just say it like that.

Chu Yuzhao just looked at him like that, his eyes still soft, but Luo Bai suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and turned his eyes away to avoid it.

He was very ashamed in his heart, ashamed that he had been lying to his brother all the time, and he wanted to tell the truth without hesitation.

After all, my brother's greatest wish is to meet someone who can transform into a leopard.

But he didn't know that the expert was always by his side.

Chu Yuzhao looked at Luo Bai, who was full of flaws like a sieve, and didn't expose them, but asked: "Luo Bai, if I have a secret, and it's not a bad thing, but I still keep it from you, what do you think is the reason? "

Luo Bai pursed his lips, and replied somewhat vaguely: "Maybe your mother forbids you to tell others."

"Well, it is indeed because of this." Chu Yuzhao nodded seriously: "Then you don't need to ask me again in the future, as long as you understand it in your heart."

"Okay." Luo Bai nodded heavily, and when he saw Chu Yuzhao smiling at him, he also smiled foolishly.

It wasn't until after laughing that I realized that my brother also had a secret?Before I had time to ask, he said that I don't need to ask him in the future, as long as I understand it in my heart.

But I don't understand.

After Luo Bai finished eating the Bobo Bobo soup, he suddenly remembered the picture of Yun Ji's autumn charm, and turned his head to look at the wall, only to find that the picture hanging there was gone, only the picture of longevity peach that he drew himself was left.

"I've had someone take that painting away, and I'm interrogating the person who sent it at the moment." Chu Yuzhao knew what he was thinking, and explained in words.

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"Master Chen, do you recognize this painting?"

Chen Mian, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, stood in a closed room in court clothes, facing the people sitting in the hall, his face was full of anger, mixed with a bit of confusion.

He knew that the sitting person was Liu Yuci from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, an interrogator whose methods were so cruel that everyone turned pale.It's just that he couldn't figure it out, he was here to go to the morning court today, but he was brought here before he could enter the palace, and he had to be interrogated by Liu Yuci.

His eyes fell on the painting held by Liu Yuci, and he recognized that it was the birthday gift he gave to the emperor yesterday, and his heart skipped a beat.

Although I don't know what's wrong with this painting, it is definitely not a good thing to appear in the Ministry of Criminal Justice at this time.

"Knowledge, it's my birthday present to His Majesty." Chen Mian had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"Take a closer look."

Chen Mian took a few steps forward, looked at the painting carefully, and suddenly pointed and shouted: "No, no."

Although this painting looks exactly the same as the one he presented, and when the sunlight pouring into the room from the skylight shines on it, the brilliance flows, and the picture seems to come alive, but it reveals an indescribable gloomy atmosphere .

"Oh? How did you recognize it?" Liu Yuci asked.

Of course, Chen Mian couldn't say that the painting gave him a completely changed feeling, but he pointed to a rock in the upper left corner of the painting and said: "The last time I was appreciating this painting in the house, the youngest son of the family came in quietly and put the candied haws in his hand. The sugar stains rubbed on it, although it has been treated, it also leaves a small dark red mark, which cannot be seen unless you look carefully. But the painting is clean, and it is clearly not the one dedicated to His Majesty. vice."

Liu Yuci said, "Take a closer look and see if there are any differences."

Chen Mian's eyes were almost on the painting, and he still held the edge with his hand. After a while, he seemed to sense something was wrong, and leaned closer to the edge to take a closer look, and shouted: "I said, why is it getting thicker? It's two pieces of paper pasted together."

Chu Yuzhao was just picking up a handkerchief to wipe the soup from the corners of Luo Bai's lips when he saw Cheng Gonggong and Hong Si walking into the room quickly.

"His Majesty."

Chu Yuzhao hummed, and then fixed Luo Bai's head which he wanted to avoid, "Don't move."

After saluting, Hong Si said: "The painting has been carefully checked, and it is indeed tampered with. The method is not clever. It is pasted on the painting sent by Chen Shilang, and another one is pasted on the paper used. It's very thin, so it's not easy to be found. It's just that I don't know when the outer layer was pasted on."

When he said this, Eunuch Cheng's expression was a little bad, because at that time all the birthday gifts presented by courtiers and envoys from the vassal states were all arranged by his hands.

Chu Yuzhao threw the handkerchief in his hand on the table, lowered his eyes and said, "Chengshou, you have to think about it, there is something in the middle that makes people find loopholes."

Sweat was already dripping from Eunuch Cheng’s forehead, he said in a low voice: “The old slave has thought about it carefully, the painting was sent directly from the main hall to the inner hall, without passing through other people’s hands, and the old slave has been following by the side, it’s also true. Put the painting into the room with my own hands. There were only a few servants and guards in the palace yesterday, and the servants were all taught by the old slave himself, so there will be no dissatisfaction."

Hong Si continued: "As for those imperial guards, I can assure you that they are all reliable people selected by me. They have been born and died for many years, and there is no problem."

Eunuch Cheng thought for a while: "Yesterday, there were many birthday gifts, which were priceless. Those who were too late to be put into the warehouse were placed in the back hall. The old servant was afraid of making mistakes, so he sent away all the other servants in the hall. Blocked out."

He was a bit hesitant when he said this, but he continued: "However, the concubine once sent someone to sober up the soup, and she was allowed to enter the inner hall, but she didn't go inside at all, and was stopped at the entrance of the corridor. Take away the hangover soup."

"The person sent by the concubine? Is it Luhe?" Chu Yuzhao raised his eyelids and asked.

Eunuch Cheng replied: "Exactly, but this matter has nothing to do with Luhe, she put down the hangover soup and left."

Luo Bai was listening at the side, and when he heard the hangover soup being delivered, he remembered that he happened to meet her delivering the soup yesterday, so he said, "Is the sister in the green dress who often accompanied the concubine's sister called Lu He? I only know her name now." .”

Only then did Eunuch Cheng notice Luo Bai, and he slapped his forehead: "By the way, the young master was also wandering around the inner hall at that time. It was after he left that the old slave locked the room where the birthday gifts were kept, and left for a while. For a while."

Luo Bai nodded: "Well, after I met Sister Luhe, I went to the front hall to play starlings with Wang Feng. After playing for a while, I went back to Yuqing Palace and saw Sister Luhe again on the road outside the hall."

"Wang Feng?" Eunuch Cheng asked in astonishment.

He even remembered the name of the cleaning servant in Qiande Palace, but he didn't remember such a person.

It was Chu Yuzhao who spit out three words softly, stopping his questioning.

"It's the emperor's uncle."

Eunuch Cheng responded, but saw that Chu Yuzhao and Hongsi's expressions were not very good. After a moment of stunned, their expressions suddenly changed, and they also realized that there was something wrong with Luo Bai's words.

Chu Yuzhao didn't make a sound, and the room fell into a brief silence, but Hong Si took a step forward and asked: "Mr. Luo, you met Lu He once, and then played with Prince Chu Yu for a while, starling, when you returned Did you see Luhe again on the road to Yuqing Palace?"

Luo Bai recalled, and said: "Yes."

"We met in the corridor on the west side of Qiande Palace?"

"Huh?" Luo Bai opened his eyes blankly.

Chu Yuzhao knew him very well, and explained from the side: "Is that the tunnel where you buried the jujube pits you ate under the tree?"

"Yes, that's right there." Luo Bai nodded.

Hong Si continued to ask: "Mr. Luo, how long have you been teasing mynah with Lord Chu Yu?"

"About how long..." Luo Bai scratched his face in a bit of trouble, and while falling into memories, he began to ramble: "He asked the starling to talk in the hall, but the starling didn't say a word. After I watched there for a while, I accompanied him to the outside of the hall...Wang Feng, is this the quarrelsome starling you mentioned last time?...Yeah, I usually scold people very fiercely. It made people want to wring its tongue out. Now when it's time to speak, it doesn't make a sound. What's the use of this tongue? Wring it out when you go back..."

Luo Bai sometimes turned to the left and sometimes to the right. When he turned to the left, he still pretended to be holding a birdcage. When he turned to the right, he looked envious, and his tone of voice was also different. Yu's dialogue.

Just when the three people in the room looked at him in surprise, he suddenly withdrew his expression, squeezed his throat and said in a strange voice: "You idiot."

Chu Yuzhao's forehead twitched, Luo Bai returned to his normal expression, and turned around to explain to him: "That starling said it."

Hong Si stole a glance at Chu Yuzhao, and interrupted Luo Bai's words bravely: "Okay, Mr. Luo, okay, there is no need to continue, I already know about how long it has passed."