Shadow Guard stand-in

After a full meal, He Jue hiccupped and looked at Jin Jiuye with a silly smile.

The two were eating wildly, the corners of Jin Jiuye's mouth were greasy, He Jue took out a clean handkerchief from his arms, and handed it over to help Jin Jiuye wipe it.

"Uh...it seems to be holding on." He Jue hiccupped again, Jin Jiuye disliked him for being too gentle, so he took the handkerchief and wiped his mouth carelessly, "The subordinate is holding on too."

"What if I can't sleep?" He Jue asked.

Jin Jiuye looked at the night, and saw the palace in the distance, "Why don't we go to the martial arts field and fight?"

He Jue couldn't help chuckling, reached out and rubbed Jin Jiuye's hair, "You didn't sleep last night, go back to sleep, don't read that kind of book again."

"En." Jin Jiuye allowed He Jue to move, and even lowered his head slightly towards He Jue in order to make things easier for others.

It looked so cute, like a large dog being petted.

He Jue's eyes were always smiling, and his chest was filled with happiness. He looked at Jin Jiuye's profile for a while, and then asked, "Are you scared tonight?"

Jin Jiuye turned his head to look at him, "No."

He Jue said, "So calm?"

Jin Jiuye said: "Master will not hurt me."

He Jue chuckled, stretched out his hand to cover the back of Jin Jiuye's hand, and then slowly held it without speaking.

This man is not smart about some things, but he is very sensitive about other things.

The two sat on the roof under the moonlight for a long time, so long that He Jue thought it would last forever.

In the end Jin Jiuye still said: "Master, do I have to leave the palace in the future?"

He Jue rubbed and caressed Jin Jiuye's fingers. The thick calluses on his hands reminded him of what kind of man he was. He was decisive and ruthless. He was never a canary trapped in the harem.

He Jue thought for a while, then asked, "What do you think?"

Jin Jiuye was silent for a while, and said, "I will do whatever my master asks me to do."

He Jue looked at Jin Jiuye quietly, his eyes, his voice, and his tone were all so sincere.

He really trusted himself without hesitation.

"Then I want you to kiss me." He Jue nodded his lips, "The kind that sticks out its tongue, the kind that is particularly fierce, the kind that wants to kill me."

As he spoke, He Jue laughed.

Jin Jiuye looked numb for a moment, "Master, come here."

He Jue leaned closer obediently, Jin Jiuye raised his head slightly, brought his lips together, tapped He Jue's lips lightly, then quickly withdrew and sat back in his original position.

With a smile on the corner of He Jue's mouth, he looked at Jin Jiuye, "It doesn't count if you didn't stick out your tongue."

Jin Jiuye was a little embarrassed and hesitated.

He Jue just put his arms around the man's shoulder, "Brother Ye, I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Jin Jiuye didn't speak.

He Jue hugged him harder, and whispered in his ear, "Do you hear clearly?"

Jin Jiuye nodded, "Listen clearly."

"Then do you have anything to say?" He Jue kissed him on the ear, and Jin Jiuye trembled sensitively, "Isn't it a lifetime before?"

"No, what I thought at that time was different from what I think now." He Jue told Jin Jiuye bit by bit, "At that time, I didn't want to kiss you, sleep with you, or not want others around for you. Beside, and now, I just want to be with you alone."

"Oh." Jin Jiuye was still reticent.

He Jue sighed, it was his greatest surprise that the man didn't resent and resist, and he might not dare to expect anything else in his life.

"I will treat you well, no one will treat you better than me." He Jue solemnly promised.

"It's always been like this." Jin Jiuye said, "It's always been like this, master."

When He Jue heard such words, he hugged him even tighter, his heart trembling with pain.

His shadow guard.

Early the next morning, He Jue called Sun Jixiang from the respect room and Li Qingyu, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, to the Hall of Qinzheng, and specifically explained that Jin Jiuye should not be disturbed by the rules of the harem in the future.

Zhang Fu went to find a new pair of Buddhist beads bracelets for He Jue. He Jue put it on, and his temper became much milder. He only reprimanded him, and there was no major punishment.

"What sutra is engraved this time?" He Jue asked.

Zhang Fu thought for a while, "It is said that it is a prayer scripture."

He Jue expressed satisfaction, "Very good, when the Mid-Autumn Festival is held on August [-]th, I will ask an eminent monk to give Jin Jiuye a peace talisman, please remind me."

"Yes." Zhang Fu replied obediently. He soon discovered that His Majesty was quite different after waking up this morning from the previous two days. He did not know when he had reconciled with Lord Yingwei.

Two days ago, if Lord Shadow Guard was mentioned, His Majesty would frown and get angry, but today he has a smile in his eyes.

The two palace servants hadn't resigned yet, when mentioning Buddhist scriptures and eminent monks, Li Qingyu quickly remembered that there was still a difficult master in the palace, so he hurriedly took this opportunity to ask for his life.

"Your Majesty, the concubine ordered someone to inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs to wait until August [-]th before going to the Universiade Temple to clean up. She said that the heat in July is so hot that the road is not easy to walk."

He Jue didn't like to mention this person, but the embarrassment between him and the concubine did not spread widely, so he said coldly after hearing the words: "You just make arrangements."

"Yes." Li Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, His Majesty has a good temper today, perhaps because of Lord Shadow Guard. Otherwise, the errands have not been done well, and his head is as if a knife is hanging beside him.

"Will Lord Shadow Guard attend the dinner to welcome the envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty?" Li Qingyu asked again. These were organized by him in cooperation with the Minister of Honglu Temple, and even the imperial dining room was requisitioned.

If he hadn't been so busy with this, the head of the imperial dining room, Wu, lost two pots of braised pig's trotters last night, and there would have been a lot of trouble.

He Jue thought for a while, and said: "It depends on Jin Jiuye's wish, but there are many officials in Xuanyi, and he likes to be quiet, so he should not be willing to show up. Then forget it, don't force it."

Li Qingyu agreed, and had nothing else to do, so he dragged Sun Jixiang along to leave.

Then Qi Lezhi went into the palace to discuss the Northern Qi envoy's matter, and he could see that He Jue was in a good mood at a glance, and couldn't help asking: "Did the Lord Shadow Guard come to see His Majesty yesterday?"

He Jue raised his eyebrows, "Why are you talking about this?"

"Your Majesty is smiling even at the corners of his eyes today, and he is much gentler when he mentions Lord Shadow Guard." Qi Lezhi looked at He Jue with experience, "I am also a person who has been here, how can I not know the reason? It seems that the shadow guard Master Wei is not a stupid mallet."

"What stupid mallet?" He Jue angrily copied a booklet and threw it on Qi Lezhi's face, "You still have to make fun of him?"

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong." Qi Lezhi hurriedly apologized, "I don't know who is talking about how bad the Lord Shadow Guard is all the time, but I can only say it myself, not..."

"Hey, are you still rambling on?" He Jue pretended to stand up, and Qi Lezhi quickly took a step back, covering his mouth to indicate that I would stop talking.

He Jue thought of Qi Lezhi's words, "What did you say to him yesterday, why did he come to me?"

Qi Lezhi blinked, "It's nothing, I just said that there is a Ninth Princess in the Northern Qi Mission, and she might want to marry His Majesty."

He Jue was taken aback, "Why did you tell him this?"

Qi Lezhi was shocked and said: "Could it be that Lord Shadow Guard has complained about His Majesty?"

He Jue glared fiercely, "Next time, don't gossip in front of him. He is so thoughtful that he hides his thoughts. If there is a misunderstanding, I will suffer."

"Yo yo yo..." Qi Lezhi saw that He Jue's expression was not the same as before, and he joked a little more casually, "Your Majesty really dotes on Lord Shadow Guard."

"It's good to know." He Jue was noncommittal.

Qi Lezhi saw more, and couldn't help teasing: "Maybe your Majesty got some benefits from Lord Yingwei yesterday?"

He Jue smiled lightly, but didn't say much, "What's the benefit? You hurry up and stay with that Ninth Princess, and I'll see if Ayao will be angry with you."

"Ayao certainly won't, she knows I only have her in my heart." Qi Lezhi is very confident.

He Jue couldn't get used to it, "Jin Jiuye also knows that I have him in my heart."

Like a kid showing off.

Qi Lezhi was not to be outdone, "I only have A Yao in this life."

He Jue also said, "I only want Jin Jiuye alone."

Qi Lezhi suddenly stopped talking, he looked at He Jue fixedly, "Your Majesty's words are serious?"

He Jue naturally knew what he was asking, nodded seriously and said, "Do the math."

Qi Lezhi's expression changed instantly, "What about the heir, the crown prince?"

He Jue let out a sigh of relief, rubbed the center of his eyebrows, "I will find a way."

As he spoke, he laughed again, as if he didn't care about anything, "The big deal, let Jin Jiu have a baby at night."

Qi Lezhi: "..."

Your Majesty, are you crazy? Men can have children?

The dinner to welcome the envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty was held in the Jiaotai Hall. He Jue attended with a group of clan and cabinet ministers. The envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty had a party of more than ten people, all of whom were courtiers of some status, and they were all invited.The legendary Ninth Princess changed her palace attire to look like a beauty, which is indeed a bit of color.

In addition to the nine princesses, there is a main envoy with a beard, who is in his early thirties, has a savage body, and looks like a general.

But Qi Lezhi had discussed with He Jue in private, this person's name was Lang Di, he was a member of the imperial family of the Northern Qi Dynasty, he was very cunning and arrogant.

Sure enough, after drinking for three rounds, Lang Di opened his mouth to test He Jue: "I heard that the harem of His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty is empty, and I have beautiful women in the Northern Qi Dynasty who are all over the country and the city. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to have her?"

He Jue lost his expression, "Master Lang's words are wrong. There are many beauties in the Southern Tang Dynasty, slender and stunning. If I want a beautiful woman, I don't have to go all the way to Northern Qi to find them."

Lang Di sneered, "I forgot, Your Majesty likes masculinity, and there are also elegant young masters in Northern Qi."

He Jue's voice turned cold, "What does Mr. Lang envoy want?"

"Your Majesty, don't misunderstand." Lang Di's gaze fell on the Ninth Princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, "I have another task besides finding the Seventeenth Prince when I am on the mission to the Southern Tang Dynasty. good."

"The ancients said that a gentleman should have a virtuous wife. Your majesty has been on the throne for several years and has not been a queen. If you can marry the nine princesses as the queen, you and I will naturally be as close as brothers, and there will be no more wars. Wouldn't it be a blessing for the people?" Lang He clasped his hands and saluted respectfully, "This is also the meaning of His Highness the Crown Prince. Of course, if His Majesty likes it, Northern Qi has always had the custom of accompanying concubines. The Seventeenth Prince and the Nineteenth Prince must be able to win His Majesty's favor."

The seventeenth prince of Northern Qi disappeared, and the nineteenth prince was the rival brother of the Northern Qi prince.

Lang Di's move was to blame the internal turmoil in Bei Qi to Nan Tang, He Jue's complexion suddenly darkened, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed into a straight line.

He knew very well that if he really complied, the Prince of Northern Qi would not only throw away a nineteenth prince, but he might also bring along a few weaker brothers who were difficult to deal with.Anyway, he, He Jue, was famous for choosing a male concubine, and it was justifiable to accompany his concubine.

But why did he, Nantang, take over Beiqi's pot? Isn't he, He Jue, too full to eat and restless?Or did Lang Di think that he was so obsessed that he could confuse him by showing off a princess?What a joke, these nine princesses can't even compare to Jin Jiuye's fingers, no, they can't even compare to the calluses on Jin Jiuye's palm.

He Jue glanced at Lang Di contemptuously, "Master Lang is too whimsical, but I have never said that I am interested in the Ninth Princess! As the Northern Qi clan, you still have to put Ninth Princess's name first."

Lang Di didn't take it seriously, and smiled lightly, "I heard that there is only one noble person in your majesty's harem?"

"So what?" He Jue said.

Lang Di smiled, "A gentleman is lustful and human, but His Majesty is so unreasonable. Is it because this nobleman is too fierce?"

Jin Jiuye's reputation has long been heard in the Northern Qi Dynasty, not to mention the Southern Tang Dynasty.Lang Di said this in public, firstly to provoke the relationship between He Jin and the two, and secondly, to save He Jue's face, his heart is to be punished.

Everyone present was silent, Lang Di met He Jue's icy cold piercing gaze, and made another soft stab: "Could it be that your majesty is afraid of internal affairs?"

"Waiting for you, how dare you speak boldly?" Qin Zhen was furious immediately, he could not see others insulting He Jue, and this was the reason why he had verbal battles with others for more than ten days.

Lang Di smiled, but he was not afraid at all, "Why should this lord get angry? Lang is just trying to persuade His Majesty of your country. Jin Jiuye is just a nobleman with such a humble background. On the same level? The people of the Southern Tang Dynasty were willing to surrender, which really puzzled Lang."

Qin Zhen was already dissatisfied with Jin Jiuye, so when he heard Lang Di belittle him, he couldn't refute him, so he was speechless for a while.

Lang Di laughed even more when he saw this, and was extremely arrogant, "It turns out that the subjects of your country are not convinced by that little nobleman..."

"You're wrong." He Jue said suddenly, interrupting Lang Di, "It's a noble concubine, not a nobleman."

Lang Di was stunned, "What noble concubine?"

He Jue said word by word: "Jin Jiuye is my noble concubine."

Lang Di didn't believe it at all, he had inquired about Jin Jiuye a long time ago, the man who entered He Jue's harem was obviously a concubine of low status, he was nothing more than a concubine.In the Northern Qi Dynasty, concubines from high-ranking officials and noble families could even be given away as gifts, so Jin Jiuye was naturally not that important.

"The noble concubine is No. 1 under the empress. According to the ancestral system of three wives and six concubines, although she is not my first wife, she is still my wife." He Jue said coldly, "Master Lang insults my wife. Is it not a coward who does nothing?"

"You..." Lang Di was shocked.

He Jue snapped and asked, "Where is Yubayashi?"

"The minister is here!" Lin Chi shouted, and led a group of guards in armor with knives into the hall.

"Take this person and take him to court!" He Jue gave the order expressionlessly.

Lang Di panicked and began to beg for mercy in fear, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor, you can't treat me like this. I am an envoy of the Northern Qi Dynasty and a clan member of the Northern Qi Dynasty! I am a person of honor, and you in the Southern Tang Dynasty can't treat me like this! The ancients said , the two countries are at war before they will be killed..."

He Jue sneered, "But now it's not the war between the two countries, it's me venting my personal anger."

"His Royal Highness, Princess Nine..." Lang Di finally turned to the Ninth Princess of Northern Qi who had never spoken.

Naturally, Princess Nine couldn't see that the envoy was being taken away, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is just Lang Di's slip of the tongue, not to mention that as far as we know, that nobleman is still a nobleman so far, so there is no need to go so far..."

"I said it was a noble concubine, so it is a noble concubine!" He Jue's voice was as cold as ice, "If the ninth princess has any doubts, why don't you write a letter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of your country and ask him to come and plead for the Lord Lang's sins in person? Maybe I can forgive him one time."

"Otherwise, I will keep his life!"