How can a thousand crematoriums be enough?

Gently wiped off the ink marks on Yu Mao's face, Yu Zhu put the towel back into the basin, seeing that Yu Mao was still dumbfounded.

"What are you thinking?"

Yu Mao finally came to his senses, touched his wet face, and looked at Yu Zhu's still expressionless face.

The little face was flushed red, and the heart was still beating non-stop.

What to do, he seems to like Master Yuzhu even more.

Originally, I wanted to contain it slowly, but now it is getting more and more out of control. The love in my heart is like a flood breaking through the embankment, gradually filling the whole heart.

Master Yuzhu was already very likable, but now he suddenly became so gentle, he couldn't resist it at all.

Yu Mao covered his face and whispered, "I'm wondering why Master Yuzhu is so nice." He was so nice that he couldn't stop liking it.

"..." Yu Zhu didn't know what to say.

He didn't understand. When others saw him, they were unwilling or afraid to approach him, and felt that he was not easy to get along with.But this Ninth Prince, obviously less courageous than ordinary people, and shy, but he didn't seem to be afraid of himself at all, he kept leaning towards him, and talked about himself all day long.

No, in fact, the Ninth Prince was still afraid of himself at first, otherwise he would not have asked the host or himself.But after he helped him, his attitude changed.

Just because I helped him up?

Realizing that he was thinking too far, Yu Zhu withdrew his thoughts, and handed the notebook back to Yu Mao, "It's already written, you can take it back and read it."

Yu Mao took the notebook and looked at Yu Zhu before closing the door. Seeing Yu Zhu looking over, he bent his eyes and smiled, and said goodnight softly.

"......Good night."

Time passed quickly, in the blink of an eye, Yu Mao stayed in Xuanhua Temple for a month and a half, during which time he got along very well with other people in Xuanhua Temple.

Especially Jingci, Jingxin, and Jinghui, because of the box of red plum cakes as a matchmaker, their relationship with Yumao is simply changing by leaps and bounds.In the end, he stopped calling Yu Mao by his name when he saw Yu Mao, and just called him Kitten.

Yu Mao was very dissatisfied with this title, and struggled a few times for it, but unfortunately it was all to no avail.In the end, I could only accept this childish and excessive name with grievances.

Tomorrow is Yu Mao's birthday, and the letter came early from the palace.

Thinking that he hadn't seen anyone in the palace for a long time, Yu Mao naturally planned to go back.

"Master Yuzhu, tomorrow is my birthday, can I ask you something?" Yu Mao blinked his big eyes, looking expectant.

Yu Zhu glanced at Yu Mao, only to realize that tomorrow is the Ninth Prince's birthday.

Nodded, "What's the matter?"

Seeing that Yuzhu agreed, Yu Mao smiled more happily, "The palace prepared a birthday banquet for me, and I want Master Yuzhu to accompany me."

"It's just a small birthday party, only grandma Huang, maybe father and elder brother, and no one else." Yu Mao was worried that Yu Zhu would not go, and explained.

"Family dinner?"

Yu Mao nodded, "It's almost a family feast."

The nervous little eyes stared at Yuzhu, for fear that the other party would say something of rejection.

Yu Zhu was stared speechless by this expression, "I can't say anything."

"Master Yuzhu, you are so kind, let's go now." Yu Mao excitedly pulled up Yuzhu's sleeve.

Yu Zhu didn't move, "You go back first, I'll come in tomorrow, I still have something to do today."

Anything else?Yu Mao didn't care, so he gave Yu Zhu a pass token for the palace, otherwise he wouldn't be able to enter tomorrow.

"Then it's settled, Master Yuzhu, you must come tomorrow." Yu Mao stood at the door and emphasized again worriedly.That appearance, it looks like Yu Zhu is a person who always speaks without words.

"......Um."

birthday evening

Yu Mao paced back and forth at the gate of the palace, making the two maids at the side dizzy.

"Ninth Prince, who are you waiting for?" Finally, the grand maid of Liuqing Palace couldn't help asking after the Compassionate Ning Palace sent someone to remind her again.

Yu Mao's feet kept moving, and he responded, "Yes, Master Yuzhu hasn't come yet, I'll wait for him to go with him."

Those eyes had been staring at the road leading to the Liuqing Palace, and the eagerly awaited appearance made the maids laugh.No matter how the Ninth Prince looks like this, he looks like a little daughter-in-law waiting for her husband to come home.

Of course, they only dare to say this in their hearts, and they absolutely dare not show it on the surface.

Finally, under the eager anticipation of everyone, a white figure appeared on that road.

"Master Yuzhu!" Yu Mao recognized him at a glance from a long distance away, and waved happily.

Yu Zhu looked at Yu Mao and nodded.

Yu Mao trotted all the way to Yu Zhu's side, and then grabbed Yu Zhu's sleeve directly, "Master Yu Zhu, Grandma Huang is already waiting, let's go there quickly."

"It's not polite. I'll wait for you here, you go first and talk later when you come back." Yu Zhu didn't plan to go together.

"This..." Yu Mao wanted to say something else, but the maid at the side tried to persuade her.

"Ninth Prince, this master is right. This is a family banquet, and it is indeed impolite to bring outsiders there."

"Yes, and the queen mother and the emperor have been waiting for a while, it would be bad if I don't go."

Yu Mao also knew that what they said was reasonable, but in his heart he felt that Master Yuzhu was not an outsider.

"...Okay." Finally Yu Mao agreed.Reluctantly looking at Yuzhu, "Master Yuzhu will go to the hall to rest first, and I will come back as soon as possible."

Can't be as soon as possible... the maids thought in their hearts.

Yu Zhu suddenly grabbed Yu Mao's hand and put something on it.

Yu Mao was taken aback, and looked at the palm of his hand, which was a wooden bead threaded with red thread.The wooden bead is small-leaf red sandalwood, the surface is polished extremely smooth, and words are neatly engraved on it.

虞猫

"Happy birthday." Yu Zhu said softly.

Yu Mao felt his heart start beating faster again, and heat spread across his face.I feel warm in my heart, it turns out that what Master Yuzhu said yesterday was that he wanted to prepare a gift for himself.

How could Master Yuzhu be so good?

Immediately putting the beads around his neck, Yu Mao smiled happily, "Master Yuzhu, you are so kind, I like this gift so much."

Although not as precious as those rare treasures, this was the best gift he had ever received since he was a child.Because it was made specifically for him, not just bought with money.

Yu Zhu was not as expressionless as usual, the corners of her lips moved slightly, evoking a very shallow smile, "Yeah."

Yu Mao was almost drunk, and was dazed by Yu Zhu's earth-shattering smile.

In the end, it was the maid from the Compassionate Ning Palace who rushed over again and took Yu Mao away half-dragging and half-yelling.

"Xiao Jiu, what are you doing there? Grandma Huang called so many times before she came over." The Empress Dowager asked with a smile as she sat down at the table with the support of a palace maid.

"Xiao Jiu, your grandma has been waiting for you for a long time, and she has been talking about you all the time." Sitting at the table, the emperor also smiled.

Yu Mao hurried over to help the Empress Dowager, and smiled embarrassedly while helping, "I'm just waiting for someone, I kept my father and grandma waiting for a long time, Xiao Jiu will pay for it."

"Waiting for someone?" the emperor asked, "The maid said it was a monk, the little master with great medical skills?"

"Well, I invited Master Yuzhu to celebrate my birthday with me yesterday."

"Speaking of which, Xiao Jiu, how did you learn medical skills from that person?"

When Yu Mao heard this, he patted his chest proudly, "Master Yuzhu said that I am very good, and I can already cure some minor illnesses for Grandma Huang."

The queen mother was amused by this small appearance, and raised her hand to gently rub Yu Mao's head, "Our Xiaojiu is smart and can learn everything quickly."

The emperor agreed, "Indeed, Xiao Jiu has learned things quickly since she was a child, and her reaction ability is also strong. She is far smarter than ordinary people."

If it wasn't for being a little younger, he would indeed be an emperor.

Yu Mao was embarrassed by the praise, and blushed, "Actually, Master Yuzhu taught me well, I just followed suit."

The emperor smiled, "It can be seen that Xiao Jiu likes that little master very much."

Yu Mao blushed completely, and her voice lowered, "Yes...I like it very much."

The emperor only thought Yu Mao was thin-skinned and didn't think much about it.On the other hand, the Queen Mother's smile froze for a moment, and she became thoughtful looking at Yu Mao's expression.

"By the way," Yu Mao thought suddenly, "Where's Brother Dahuang?"

"Yunzhi went to Yunwen's."

Yunzhi is Yu Mao's eldest brother, and Yunwen is the fourth brother.The fourth prince has been training with General Zhao Anchao of the Zhao Mansion in the frontier army for the past few years, and he has not returned for a long time.

Yu Mao nodded, feeling a little regretful, "I haven't seen Brother Dahuang for a long time, and I miss him a little bit."

The queen mother smiled, and put a piece of fish into Yu Mao's bowl, "Yunzhi also knew that Xiao Jiu would say that, so he specially prepared a gift before leaving, and waited for Xiao Jiu's birthday to give it to you."

Yu Mao swallowed the fish in his mouth, his eyes lit up, "Really, Brother Dahuang is so kind."

"Your little mouth is the sweetest." The Queen Mother gently scratched the tip of Yu Mao's nose, "Hurry up, the food is going to be cold."

The three of them had a great meal, and after the meal, the emperor still had government affairs to deal with, so he went back first, leaving Yu Mao to chat with the queen mother.

Yu Mao chatted with the Queen Mother for about [-] quarters of an hour, and suddenly realized that Yuzhu was still waiting for him, so he said, "Grandma Huang, I'll go and call Master Yuzhu over, I've been waiting for a long time, and it just so happens that Master Yuzhu is also waiting for you." Take a look at Grandma Huang's body."

"Xiao Jiu and so on." The queen mother took Yu Mao's hand, and said to the maids waiting around, "You all step back first."

"Yes." The maids retreated, closed the door and left the hall.

Yu Mao was a little puzzled, and shook his held hand, "Grandma Huang, what's the matter?"

The Queen Mother looked into Yu Mao's eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Jiu, tell Grandma Huang honestly, do you like that monk named Yu Zhu?"

Yu Mao was stunned for a moment, wondering if the queen mother saw something, and said nervously, "Master Yuzhu is so good, I naturally like it."

"It's not that kind of liking," the queen mother paused, "it's like the kind of liking between men and women."

Yu Mao was startled, and subconsciously avoided the Queen Mother's eyes, "Grandma Huang, what are you talking about? How could I possibly do that to Master Yuzhu..."

"Grandma Huang is someone who has been there. When you mentioned that Yuzhu just now, you had that smile and tone. Grandma Huang has seen it a lot."

The queen mother sighed, looking at Yu Mao's innocent face, although she couldn't bear it, she still said, "Xiao Jiu, you have to know that Yu Zhu is a monk, there is no way you can be with him."

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