This shadow guard, you are enlightened

When Zhuo Ying arrived at Xuanming Palace, Xing Chenmu was still reviewing the memorial, and he didn't see anything unusual on his face. Seeing him coming, he only raised his head briefly.

Zhuo Ying felt that there was a mistake, she stepped forward and said: "This subordinate is late today, I hope the Holy One will forgive me."

"It's not time for the shift, so why are you guilty?" Xing Chenmu said lightly.

He was indeed in a bad mood, but he wasn't angry because Zhuo Ying was late.

He was angry with himself, he wanted to pamper Zhuo Ying even more unscrupulously, and don't just kneel down and admit his mistakes to him, but after so many years, he found that Zhuo Ying hadn't changed, on the contrary, he was spoiled by Zhuo Ying. He has gotten used to the other party's tireless guarding him all the time, and after only leaving for a moment, he misses him terribly, and his mood is hard to calm down.

This made him feel that he did not pay as much as the other party in this unformed relationship, but he was always enjoying Zhuo Ying's thoughtfulness.

Zhuo Ying couldn't figure out what Xing Chenmu was thinking, so he stood there for a while, not knowing what to do.

Yan Qing, who also entered together, saw that the atmosphere between the two was awkward, and asked aloud: "Master Zhuo is here, is the Holy Majesty going to pass on the meal?"

Only then did Xing Chenmu put down the memorial in his hand, nodded and said: "Biography."

After Yan Qing left, Zhuo Ying looked at Xing Chenmu's face and hesitated for a long time, and finally carefully took out the paperweight carved from red sandalwood from her bosom, and held it in front of Xing Chenmu.

"This subordinate is...going back to do this, so it's late, don't be angry with this subordinate." Zhuo Ying's voice was very low, and he felt really embarrassed. He couldn't imagine whether such a self was extremely weird in Xing Chenmu's eyes.

The truth is naturally that he thought too much. Xing Chenmu was surprised at first when he saw the thing, but soon turned from surprise to joy: "Is this a gift for me?"

"Hmm... This subordinate really doesn't know what to give to the sage, and only this bit of craftsmanship can show shame. The red sandalwood was given by the sage back then. I hope you don't blame it."

The sandalwood was cut into a half-foot square, with sharp edges and corners, and on the top of the square lay a lifelike Proud Dragon that had been carefully carved, and even every beard and scale were as detailed as the naked eye. visible.

Xing Chenmu took the paperweight with both hands, and immediately figured out all the strange things that happened to Zhuo Ying in recent days.

The slightly pale complexion, the bruises that have not subsided, and the fact that he left today were all to prepare this surprise for him.

Many words were choked in his throat, and Xing Chenmu didn't know how to express his overflowing emotions.

Zhuo Ying waited for a while, but did not get an answer, so she lowered her head and asked again: "Does His Majesty feel that this subordinate has done something wrong?"

"No." Xing Chenmu said immediately, and said solemnly, "I like it very much."

More than just liking it, this is probably the most precious gift he has ever received in his life, because it contains Zhuo Ying's priceless affection.

"Then... that's good." Zhuo Ying murmured in a low voice with heat on her face, and she didn't know if she said it to Xing Chenmu or just blurted it out subconsciously.

Xing Chenmu lowered his head to look at the paperweight again, but this time he found something strange in it. The dragon scales on the dragon tail were obviously darker in color than the others. At first glance, it was only deliberate. I found that it was not dye at all, but a little blood stain attached to it.

His heart tugged in an instant: "Where are you hurt?"

There was a tremor in his voice that he didn't even notice when he spoke.

"It's just that I didn't pay attention today, I made a small cut on my knuckles, it's not in the way." Zhuo Yingyan paused, and added: "It's the left hand, it won't affect holding the sword."

"Could it be that in your heart, I only care about whether you can guard with a sword?"

Xing Chenmu tried his best to restrain his tone, for fear of scaring the other party, but it seemed that the effect was not good, Zhuo Ying was slightly taken aback and explained: "I don't mean that."

"Show me the wound."

Zhuo Ying didn't dare to disobey, she spread her palms in front of Xing Chenmu.

The carving knife was extremely sharp, although it was just accidentally scratched, it was not as insignificant as Zhuo Ying described, there was still a large bloodstain on Zhuo Ying's ring finger, almost a small piece of flesh was cut off.

It is said that the ten fingers are connected to the heart, how can such a wound not hurt, not to mention that Zhuo Ying only did a simple hemostasis, and did not bother to disinfect or apply medicine. It starts to become red, swollen and inflamed.

Xing Chenmu knew that Zhuo Ying took care of himself day and night some time ago, so he must not be able to take care of the carving, and he didn't know how much energy he had spent in the past few days to deliver the gift on his birthday.

More than distressed, Xing Chenmu held that hand and waited for a long time before he could make a sound, and told Xiao Anzi who was guarding not far away: "Someone send someone to send the doctor Sun."

Before Xiao Anzi agreed, Zhuo Ying was already a little surprised and said: "Your Majesty...you don't need to be so troublesome, you can just take some medicine yourself after you go back."

"Let the imperial doctor take a look at it, I don't worry." Xing Chenmufang coaxed him softly, then looked at Xiao Anzi, "Go."

"Yes."

Xiao Anzi didn't inform the imperial physician of the specific reasons, the imperial physician only thought that Xing Chenmu's condition had recurred, and rushed over quickly.

Xing Chenmu sat on the main seat safely, and ordered: "Lord Zhuo is injured, Doctor Sun will bandage him well, and then examine how he is doing recently."

"Yes." Seeing that Xing Chenmu paid so much attention to it, Physician Sun secretly wondered whether Zhuo Ying was going to carry out some secret mission for Xing Chenmu, and he didn't dare to delay at all. After carefully treating the wound on his finger, he checked the pulse again, and then replied, "Master Zhuo seems to be a little overworked, but it's not a serious problem. I have given him a prescription to replenish the essence, take it for a few days, and then rest more."

Xing Chenmu didn't feel at ease, but his brows were furrowed even more. At this time, Yan Qing led the people from the imperial dining room to bring dinner, and Xing Chenmu asked him to send someone to make the medicine immediately.

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Today is the Longevity Day, but according to Xing Chenmu's order of keeping everything simple, the life is not much different from the usual day.

It's just that Xing Chenmu used the excuse that it was too lonely to have this birthday banquet alone, so Zhuo Ying insisted that Zhuo Ying agreed to eat with him again.

During the banquet, he asked someone to bring the altar of peach blossom wine that Xing Chenxiu had given him. Seeing this, Zhuo Ying was a little worried and said, "The Holy One has just recovered, so it's better not to drink alcohol."

Xing Chenmu didn't insist too much, and after thinking for a while, he said: "That's right, Zhuo Qing doesn't seem suitable to drink this peach blossom wine with me today, why don't you drink with me some other day."

"Your subordinate really doesn't know how to drink, your majesty should find someone else to drink with you." Zhuo Ying never thought that Xing Chenmu planned to let him drink with him, but when he thought of something, he said again: "Shadow guards are not allowed to drink, this is a military rule. "

The Shadow Guard needs to stay awake at all times, ready to complete the tasks assigned by the Holy Majesty at any time, and to protect the safety of the Holy Majesty.

Xing Chenmu said: "Rules are dead, people are alive, not to mention this is my order. If you don't drink today, I will let you owe it first, and you must pay it back someday."

"Can......"

Zhuo Ying wanted to refuse again, but Xing Chenmu interrupted him and asked: "Today is my birthday, could it be that you can't satisfy me even the tiny wish of drinking with you?"

Zhuo Ying had no choice but to agree.

Xing Chenmu smiled, dismissed the serving eunuchs, and finished dinner quietly with Zhuo Ying.

Before going back to Zhengquan Palace to rest, Xing Chenmu put the paperweight on the table and stared at it for a long time, then suddenly turned back to Zhuo Ying and said, "I see this dragon and I am really lonely here, why don't you give it to me on my birthday next year?" Zhuo Qing will carve a paperweight for me to be his companion."

Zhuo Ying originally thought about making a pair when he was sculpting, but he had limited energy and didn't want to delay Xing Chenmu's daily guards, so he had to give up. Hearing this, he immediately responded: "Yes, this subordinate will carve for the saint again. Fangfeng Town, be with it."

"No, I don't like the phoenix pattern. Why don't you carve another blue dragon? Don't the two dragons match?" Xing Chenmu didn't wait for Zhuo Ying's reaction. "But next time, don't prepare it for me in such a sneaky way. I also want to see how such an exquisite thing is carved by you bit by bit."

"You hurt your body preparing the gift, even if I like the gift no matter how much I like it, I still can't help feeling distressed."

Xing Chenmu's words were straightforward, Zhuo Ying's eyes widened, he didn't know how to react for a while, and didn't dare to think about the deep meaning, so he nodded subconsciously: "I understand."

"Well, there is nothing to do today, so let's get up and drive to Chengyang Palace earlier."

Xing Chenmu's tone was flat, and there was no sign of any abnormality in his expression. After Zhuo Ying calmed down, he assumed that he was overwhelmed, and he didn't know whether it was more peace of mind or more disappointment. It was always a complicated mood.

But after a while, he heard Xing Chenmu speak again: "However, I still have one thing I want to discuss with you."

"What orders does the Holy One have?" Zhuo Ying asked immediately.

"You also know that the situation in the court has changed rapidly recently, and it is not safe in the imperial city. I thought, why not ask someone to prepare a soft couch for you in the Chengyang Hall, so that you will sleep with me at night and stay in the palace during the day. About me, as for the daily affairs of the Shadow Guards, I can give you one or two hours a day to go back and deal with them."

Although for Zhuo Ying, this was Xing Chenmu's order, and there were good reasons for him to disobey, but when he said it, Xing Chenmu was still so nervous that his palms were sweating.

Only he himself knows how much of this order is really for safety, and how much selfishness is contained in it.

Zhuo Ying was almost pleasantly surprised when he heard the words, and agreed almost without thinking. God knows how much he wanted to be by Xing Chenmu's side all the time. Although he trusted his subordinates, when he couldn't see Xing Chenmu, he would Still can't feel completely at ease.

Although their purposes were different, the two had the same ideas, and Xing Chenmu didn't want to wait for a day, so he immediately ordered Yan Qing to make arrangements.

When driving to the Chengyang Palace, Xing Chenmu was full of thoughts, on his birthday next year, it would not be just the paperweight that he hoped would no longer be alone.

He really couldn't wait any longer and wanted to take this person in front of him as his own.

Although a dragon and a phoenix were compatible, it was never what he wanted. He took a fancy to a green dragon. The green dragon was majestic and ferocious, and its sharp claws were invincible, but it was a holy beast that guarded one side in mythology, and it was unique.

The author has something to say: I didn't catch up with the 12 o'clock update, and I decided not to set a flag anymore....

And, the emperor who is trying to get closer to Aying.

Today is still a day when Zhuo Ying didn't understand~