Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

Xue Shu returned to his residence with the brocade box in his hands.

The fan servant on duty saw a big box in his hand, and wanted to please him, so he came up to help him carry it.

It's just that Xue Shu's cold eyes stared at him before his hand touched the brocade box, and his outstretched hand froze, neither advancing nor retreating.

Xue Shu gave him a cold look and said, "We take it ourselves."

After finishing speaking, holding the brocade box, skipping the special service, strode back to his room.

After closing the doors and windows, Xue Shu opened the brocade box.

The brocade box has two layers. On the upper layer is a pair of scrolls, tied in the middle with a red string.

Xue Shu pulled the red string, and carefully unfolded the scroll, revealing the young man on the rice paper—it turned out to be a painting.

Draw a red robe and a silver knife on the boy's clothes.The plum blossoms in the snow behind each other set off each other, and the two sides are burning.

——Prince Dayyan mastered five classics and six arts, which is well known to the world.But very few people know that he is actually better at painting.Among the paintings, he is still good at figures, flowers and birds.Meticulous brushwork and heavy color, one painting is hard to find.

Xue Shu didn't know until Zheng Duobao mentioned it because he often went in and out of Hongren Hall.

Yin Chengyu is the crown prince of a country, and he cares about the common people of the country. He rarely has leisure time to paint, so his paintings are very few.Except for the part that was begged by Hao Danqing's veterans, the remaining few paintings were kept by Zheng Duobao as treasures.

But now, His Highness is drawing again to celebrate his birthday.

Xue Shu's heart was agitated, and thinking of His Highness sticking to the paintbrush, outlining his own appearance stroke by stroke... his heart almost overflowed with joy.

His eyes fell in love with the painting, and he noticed the inscription below the portrait.

"Where the heart is, how much more desolate, stay attentively and say when you return, but meet again when you arrive, just after years of parting." Xue Shu vainly clicked the words with his fingertips, and read out word by word: "Don't bear the pillow The clouds and rain in front of you, the flowers and moon in front of you."

Although he did not go to school formally, he was able to read and write.Before the Yutai epidemic, although the family was poor, my mother would send some rice grains and broken silver to ask the old scholar next door to teach him and my sister. I don’t expect to be able to take the imperial examination, but to be wise and rational.

He had read this poem in an old scholar's book, and it was written by predecessors who missed their hometown and wife.

But right now, His Highness is inscribed on the painting given to him.

And if he remembers correctly, the original sentence should be "Let's live up to the clouds and rain in front of your pillow, respect the flowers and moon in front of you", but now it has been changed to "Don't let the clouds and rain in front of your pillow, respect the flowers and moon in front of you".

"Don't blame..."

Xue Shu touched those two words with his fingertips, and felt that there was some emotion surging in his heart, but he couldn't tell clearly.

He repeated that sentence in a low voice, as if he wanted to engrave it in his heart.

Xue Shu looked at the painting for a long time before putting it away reluctantly.

When I put the painting back to its original place, I realized that there seemed to be something on the lower floor.He opened the second layer with joy, but found only a plain cloth bag.

Opening the cloth bag, it was found that it contained a muzzle.

The muzzle was originally used by some prisoners suffering from madness and hysteria. The rope was tied behind the prisoner's head and the wood was stuffed in the mouth to prevent the prisoner from shouting and making noise or even biting.

But the one Yin Chengyu gave was quite delicate.Two finger-width black leather straps are connected to a palm-length, inch-thick cork. The outer side of the black leather strap is dotted with small gemstones. The wood placed in the mouth is also high-quality cork. Also carved fine patterns.

It doesn't look like a shackle for punishing a prisoner, but rather... a thing for fun in the bed.

When he was wandering around two years ago, he heard people say that some high-ranking officials and dignitaries were curious, and the Qinlou and Chu Pavilion prepared many gadgets to cater to them, among them this shackle.

I put it in my mouth during intercourse, and no matter how much I tortured and played with it, the other party couldn't make a sound.

Xue Shu listened to it at that time, and only felt that the expressions on the faces of the people who talked about these things made people sick.

But now, when he held this exquisite and small shackle in his hand, his desire boiled up.

If this shackle is stuffed in His Highness's mouth...

Thinking that His Highness was forced to open his mouth, unable to speak, he could only whimper like a small animal——

Xue Shu lowered his eyes, put the shackle in his mouth and lightly bit it.

The size and thickness of the cork are just right, and the texture is not hard, so it will not hurt people.

……

Probably because of being aroused by the shackle, Xue Shu slept very restlessly that night.

Even in the dream, the whole person was filled with unspeakable anger.

Yin Chengyu was dealing with official business in Hongren Hall, and he didn't even notice when he came in from the door.

Xue Shu quietly walked behind him, and saw him reading the memorials handed over by officials.

"Are you asking for the appointment of the Crown Princess?"

Xue Shu took the booklet out of Yin Chengyu's hand, flipped through it casually for a few times, and his face turned dark, as if a storm was about to come.

He leaned down and hugged Yin Chengyu almost from behind: "Your Highness is already twenty-four, and has no wives, concubines or heirs. It's time to get married..." He smiled, but his voice was gloomy, like a poisonous snake Spit out the letter, with a bit of temptation: "Does your Highness have a suitable candidate for the crown princess?"

Yin Chengyu looked at him from the side, and suddenly sneered: "This is full of civil and military affairs, who doesn't have one or two daughters of the right age, are you afraid that there is no suitable candidate? I am afraid that the governor will not allow it."

Xue Shu looked at him for a while, his eyes were filled with anger.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, lifted his chin with his fingertips, and said with a fake smile: "Our family is doing this for His Highness's benefit. After all these years of teaching, can Your Highness still want a woman? Showing timidity will also damage His Highness's wisdom."

"Xue Shu!" Yin Chengyu scolded sharply when he heard the words, his face flushed red, and he was really angry.

"You can act as an eunuch, so why not?"

The eyes of the two collided, using words as swords and guns, and refused to give in to each other.

After confronting each other for a long time, Xue Shu suddenly sneered, with a bit of sarcasm in his eyes, but also sad: "Your Highness really has hardened wings, so we don't need our house anymore."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and took a hard bite on the side of his neck.

Yin Chengyu frowned in pain, but didn't say a word.

Xue Shufu raised his head, his lips were still stained with blood, but he rubbed his ears together: "Does Your Highness hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt." Yin Chengyu kept a pale face, refusing to show weakness.

Xue Shu didn't know whether he believed it or not, he smiled heavily, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, remember this feeling, only our family can give it to you."

After finishing speaking, he put the booklet of inviting the crown princess into his sleeve, and Shi Shi ran away.

……

When Xue Shu broke free from the dream and woke up, he felt panic in his heart.

It was as if something he was desperately trying to hold on to was slowly but surely slipping away.

He desperately wanted to hold on to it, but instead lost it faster.

And there was nothing he could do except to be filled with anger.

Xue Shu got up and drank two cups of herbal tea to dispel the lingering panic in his heart.

He touched the wound on the side of his neck before he regained his composure.

His Highness didn't stay strong when he bit him, the scars were quite deep, and after one night, the complete teeth marks could be vaguely felt.

But he didn't feel any pain, just peace of mind.

Dreams are the opposite of reality.

In the dream, he and His Highness were running in opposite directions, drifting away.

But in reality, His Highness could not have treated him better, and he would never let His Highness hurt him so much.

After Xue Shu had breakfast, he left the palace and went to the prison.

The Ministry of Criminal Justice had already heard the case of the Sun family yesterday. Although the case has not yet been finalized, everyone already knows the result.The only thing that remains to be discussed is Gao Yuan's disposal.

Gao Yuan has been in business for many years and has Gao Xian's support.The tree is big and deep-rooted, and he can't rush to move it.On the other hand, those scholars who were imprisoned in the imperial prison with Sun Miao before can be picked up from the imperial prison in advance.

In the prison of the Ministry of punishment, it is always safer than the imperial prison.

You can also kill Dongchang's prestige along the way.

Xue Shu brought the people from Xichang to the Imperial Prison and begged for people from Dongchang.

Gao Yuan hurried over when he heard the news, and when he saw the high-spirited people in the West Factory, his face was distorted with anger: "The people I arrested in the East Factory, why do you ask for them in the West Factory?"

"The East Factory is not doing well, and the governor is involved in lawsuits. The imperial prison and even the East Factory will belong to our West Factory sooner or later. Now we only need a few people. What evidence do we need?"

When he left the palace today, Xue Shu wore a black and silver embroidered flying fish suit with a long knife on his waist.He pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife, and when he glanced at everyone in Dongchang with his long and narrow eyes, there was a chill in his eyes.

With his saber unsheathed, he flaunted his evil aura, and he did not hide his ambition at all: "If I were the high governor, I would not waste my words here right now, but hand him over quickly. Otherwise, if those scholars die In the Imperial Prison, the High Governor would kill himself on the spot, I am afraid that it would not be able to quench the anger of those literati, and even implicate Mr. Zhangyin for no reason."

Since Gao Yuan became the governor of the East Factory, no one has dared to be so rampant in front of him for many years.

Xue Shu is the only one.

But he had to admit that Xue Shu was right.

Gao Yuan is not a tolerant person, but he is still a little afraid after all.The case of the Sun family has turned into such a situation. In order not to be implicated, Gao Xian, the elder brother of the same family, has taken the initiative to avoid suspicion. Not only did he not intervene in the trial, but he has not even seen him these days.

He and Gao Xian are said to be brothers, but it's just a bit of the same clan relationship.He did a good job, Gao Xian was willing to give him some praise, but if he caused trouble, Gao Xian's godsons would all be waiting to take care of him.

If he passes this hurdle right now, forget it, if he can't, I'm afraid Gao Xian won't stretch out his hand to pull him.He even stomped on him in order to clear the ties and appease the anger of those literati.

"Go and bring those people out and hand them over to Supervisor Xue." Gao Yuan gritted his teeth bitterly, for the long-term plan, he had no choice but to trample Dongchang's face under his feet.

The Dongchang servants were originally full of anger, and they all pressed their hands on the handle of the knife. When Gao Yuan said this, everyone in Dongchang was stunned.

Gao Yuan lost face and was full of displeasure. He was even more aggrieved when he saw the servants standing still, and scolded in a sharp voice: "Are you all deaf? Hurry up!"

The fan servants who came back to their senses hurried to pick him up.

After a while, the remaining eight scholars were handed over to Xue Shu.

Xue Shu got someone, nodded in satisfaction, and said to Gao Yuan: "Governor Gao really understands righteousness, so our family took him away."

Everyone in the West Factory came in a mighty way, and left in a mighty way.

Only the Dongchang people were left looking at each other in blank dismay, secretly looking at Gao Yuan's livid face, feeling uneasy in their hearts.

When several scholars were sent out, they were loaded in the prison van.Xue Shu didn't intend to take over, so he didn't release him, but went directly to the Ministry of Punishment with the prison car.

Probably because of Sun Miao's death, Gao Yuan had some scruples. Although these scholars were tortured, they all had arms and legs, and there were no missing parts.

One of the scholars even recognized Xue Shu's face, grabbed the prison cart and yelled, "Girl dog! You are killing my brother grandson! You are so reckless about human life, you will die sooner or later!"

They have been locked in the imperial prison. They only know that Sun Miao is dead, but they don't know that because of Sun Miao's case, there has been a lawsuit outside, and all parties are wrestling.

On the contrary, another scholar who looked a little cleaner pulled him and persuaded him: "Say less, brother grandson's death..." He paused, glanced at Xue Shu, but didn't say anything over.

He was there that day, so he could tell that the other party had killed Sun Miao, which was a good thing for both Sun Miao and the Sun family.

It's just that it's cruel to tell the truth, and he doesn't believe that these eunuchs have such good intentions. Most of them are still fighting for their own interests, so he suppresses it and only advises his classmates not to abuse them anymore, lest they suffer some flesh and blood for nothing, which is not worth it.

Xue Shu was indifferent to the abuse of these scholars, but looked at the persuading scholar more.

If he remembered correctly, this scholar was called Xie Yunchuan.

The author has something to say:

Dog Hook: Your Highness loves to bite people, so the shackles are of course for His Highness.

Your Highness: .

PS: I didn’t find any relevant information about the ancient mouthpiece. I set up the relevant information in the article privately. In order to satisfy my (…) writing this, everyone understands it.