How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

After discovering Xie Jinyu's secret feelings, the suspicious things in the previous life were explained.

For example, why, ever since the trip to Liaozhou, whenever there was an overseas mission, the Crown Prince would never give it up to the Second Prince, even if it was thankless.

Back then, the Second Prince deliberately made Wuhen Wuji kneel as punishment, and then secretly left the government office in the middle of the night and almost froze to death outside. At that time, he thought it was a self-torture trick by the Second Prince. The other party clearly knew that he would definitely go looking for him, so he pretended to run away from home and forced him not to return the relief grain to the prince.

But now think about it, the Second Prince was clearly carrying a small bag with a fake pass and valuables in it. When he saw him lying in the snow, the Second Prince looked at him with a look of tears and laughter, and his eyes were full of sarcasm, "You really look like a dog."

At that time he thought that the Second Prince was mocking him for being the Crown Prince's dog.

Only now did he understand that the Second Prince was mocking him for being like a stray dog ​​who could never escape from the Crown Prince's clutches.

The second prince is the worst homosexual.

I'm afraid no one knows when the Crown Prince revealed his true colors in front of the Second Prince, and what he said that made the Second Prince so frightened that he dared not stay in the capital anymore and even gave up the status that could allow him to enjoy wealth and glory.

Maybe even Wuhen and Wuji were secretly forcing the Second Prince to stay in the capital, that's why the Second Prince didn't even dare to bring Wuhen and Wuji with him and could only sneak away alone in the middle of the night.

Finally he caught him back.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but be stunned.

Perhaps he was also the one who pushed the Second Prince to rebel. If the Second Prince had fled Liaozhou that year, or had frozen to death on the street, the subsequent events would not have happened.

Xie Chengze subtly felt that the atmosphere seemed not right. He looked at Xie Jinyu who was looking down and laughing at himself, then at Shen Yuan who seemed to be thinking about something, and at Xie Shoujun who looked like he was seriously studying chess. Finally, he could only look at Xie Zimiao who was teasing the little white tiger with an innocent smile on his face.

Alas, the innocent little white rabbit is more likable.

Xie Chengze couldn't help but raise his hand and touch Xie Zimiao's head.

Xie Zimiao raised his head and grinned, "Second brother, I'm hungry."

"Okay, I'll ask someone to prepare the meal." Xie Chengze nodded.

This little guy is at the age of growing up. Judging from the momentum he shows in the past few months, he will probably be taller than his big brother in no time.

I'm so envious...

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After dinner, Xie Chengze took out paper and pen and continued writing his textbook.

Xie Jinyu and Xie Shoujun started to "learn" chess again, while Shen Yuan and Xie Zimiao just stared at each other.

"Master Shen, why haven't you left the palace yet?" Xie Zimiao asked in a clear and childish voice, "If you don't leave now, the palace gates will be locked."

"Even if I don't leave the palace, the Second Prince will take me in. But the Fourth Prince, why don't you return to Yufu Palace?" Shen Yuan said with a smile, "After Prince Gong's Mansion is completed, it will be difficult to keep Yufu Palace."

Xie Zimiao has been given the title of "Prince Gong". The Prince Gong's Mansion in the north of the city is also being rebuilt and he will move in soon. By then, he will be setting up his own household and naturally he will no longer be able to live in the palace with his mother.

Xie Zimiao grinned, "Master Shen is right. Once I set up my own business, I won't have the chance to sleep with my brothers at night. It seems better for me to stay in Wude Hall tonight."

After saying that, he ran to the main couch and asked Xie Shoujun who was playing chess, "Brother, can I stay in Wude Hall tonight?"

Shen Yuan:?

You are smart. You knew to ask Xie Shoujun instead of Xie Chengze.

"Okay." Xie Shoujun said indifferently, and then invited Shen Yuan, "The palace gates will be locked soon, and I guess Lord Shen won't be able to make it in time. Why don't we stay overnight in Wude Hall together?"

Anyway, there are plenty of beds.

"Then it would be disrespectful to refuse." Shen Yuan said with a smile, thinking that this saved him the trouble of persuasion.

The little white tiger on the side couch let out a howl.

Xie Shoujun said to the little white tiger in a serious tone, "Well, okay, you can also stay in Wude Hall."

The little white tiger seemed to understand and roared happily again.

Since they were all going to stay in Wude Hall, they could save a lot of time on the court tomorrow and indulge themselves at night. Xie Shoujun went to get a few jars of wine, and the four of them drank and chatted together. Xie Zimiao was strictly controlled by Concubine Rou, and he rarely drank. Now that he was drinking secretly outside, he naturally drank a lot.

Even the little white tiger could not escape Xie Shoujun's forced drinking. After a few sips, it became drunk and lay on its back, with its emerald tiger eyes squinting in a daze, looking very naive.

By the time Xie Chengze finished writing the textbook and was ready to go to bed, the four men and one tiger were already lying down, some drunk, some sprawled out, in a mess that was simply a disgusting sight.

Xie Chengze:?

Leave it to me to clean up the mess?

Am I such a weak person?

Rubbing his brows, Xie Chengze resigned himself to trying to pull Xie Shoujun, but found that he couldn't drag the muscular Xie Shoujun at all. He rubbed his hands and tried to drag Xie Zimiao, but he didn't expect that the boy was also very heavy. Not only did he fail to drag him, but he almost tripped him and fell on him.

"Well, second brother..." Xie Zimiao squinted his drunken eyes, and after seeing the person clearly, he stuffed his head into Xie Chengze's arms and said coquettishly, "Why do you smell like alcohol? It smells so good, let me rub it~"

Xie Chengze: ...That's the fucking smell of alcohol on you.

Pushing Xie Zimiao's head away, Xie Chengze found that he could only move the little white tiger, so he carried the little white tiger to the bed. He wanted to ignore these four drunkards, but after lying down for a while, he had no choice but to get up, picked up the bedding and made a bed on the floor.

Then he rolled the four people onto the floor like a snowball.

"Why are they all sleeping like dead pigs?" Xie Chengze wiped his sweat and sat down next to Shen Yuan. He pinched his tall nose and asked in confusion, "Do they all have such a low alcohol tolerance? It seems that when they wake up tomorrow, I have to ask them to drink less."

The main thing is that he really didn't expect that Xie Shoujun, who had stayed at the border for so long, could have such a low alcohol tolerance. Could it be that because his military pay was too low and he had no money to buy alcohol, so he drank less?

Shaking his head, Xie Chengze rested enough, walked to the bed, opened the quilt, and fell asleep while holding the little white tiger.

He didn't know if it was because the smell of wine in the hall was too strong, but he felt a little drunk from smelling it too much. He slept deeply and dizzily, and occasionally he would be conscious again, making it difficult to tell whether he was in a dream or in reality.

He didn't know when his arms were empty, so empty that it made him feel uneasy, but they were quickly filled up again. He felt a wet and sticky licking sensation on his face, with a slight tickling sensation. Xie Chengze subconsciously touched it and felt a handful of fur. He couldn't help but whisper, "Xiaobai, stop licking."

The little white tiger seemed to let out a low howl.

Xie Chengze turned over and continued to sleep, but he vaguely felt something licking and biting his neck, which made him feel itchy and slightly painful.

I was wondering vaguely whether this little tiger cub had reached the age where he wanted to bite people, but I was too sleepy to open my eyes. I just felt myself raising my hand and hitting the cub, humming something, and then falling asleep again.

I slept until dawn.