Twelve steamed buns

Xiao Peiyang said coldly: "Besides, I want your life."

Xiao Zhuoxi was stunned for a moment, then smiled again: "If Master Xiao doesn't mind Zhuoxi's life, you can take it, anyway, he won't live long anyway."

Xiao Peiyang felt a little uneasy when he heard these words, and frowned: "What do you mean you won't live long?"

Xiao Zhuoxi took a deep breath, and suddenly took off the mask on his face. It was a fairly handsome face, if not for the thick scar from the brow to the jaw.Ignoring the shock in the eyes of everyone present, he continued to say leisurely: "How long do you think a body like this that has been modified against the sky can live? If you can live to forty, it is considered a gift." After speaking, he stood a little trembling. He got up, walked towards the window, and said, "Master Xiao, let's give birth to a few more while there is still time. According to the way Twelve was transformed, his lifespan is only shorter than mine." After finishing speaking, he jumped out of the window and was never seen again.

The few people staying in the room looked at each other in blank dismay, and after standing for a while, Xiao Peiyang said: "It's almost dawn, so Twelve and I will go back to the room first."

Mu Hanqing actually wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth a few times, she didn't know what to say, and finally said dejectedly: "Well, I haven't slept all night, and I'm a little tired, so I won't send the owner off. "

Twelve spoke at this time: "Master, do you need to report to the emperor about the five counties, towns, and county magistrates in the southern border?"

Xiao Peiyang seemed to have thought about this problem a long time ago, and said: "No need, let's see the situation first." After saying that, he turned and walked out the door.

Twelve originally wanted to walk back to the room after Xiao Peiyang, but he didn't know whether it was standing for too long or something, his feet became a little stiff, and he couldn't catch up after walking a few trembling steps.Xiao Peiyang couldn't feel the breath behind him and looked back, so he hurried over and said: "I was negligent, I forgot that your legs are still swollen, and I made you stand all night."

After finishing speaking, he embraced the hollow of the twelve knees, and gently lifted him up and hugged him horizontally.Twelve couldn't react in time, and he couldn't help hugging Xiao Peiyang's neck with both hands in a fright.Seeing this, Xiao Peiyang showed a smile that he hadn't seen in half a month, and jokingly said: "If you're afraid, you can hold me tighter, master, I won't abandon you."

After Twelve heard this, his face also flushed a little. His behavior just now was a bit embarrassing, but he didn't refute anything, and buried his face in Xiao Peiyang's chest, and really hugged Xiao Peiyang tightly.

Mu Hanqing looked at the two, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and finally turned his face away, not looking at them crookedly anymore.

Xiao Peiyang smiled again, exerted strength in his arms, and hugged Twelve tighter, but felt a little bitter in his heart.After returning to the room, he put Twelve on the bed, and then stared blankly at Twelve's face.At this time, the sky outside the window was already dark, Twelve was puzzled by Xiao Peiyang's behavior, didn't the master say to take a rest?So he tentatively called "Master".

Xiao Peiyang didn't answer, raised his hand and slowly stroked Twelve's cheeks for a while, and then softly said: "Twelve, how about staying with the master from now on?"

Twelve didn't know why: "Since Twelve is the master's secret guard, he will naturally dedicate his life to the master, how can he leave the master's side?"

Xiao Peiyang's eyes flickered after hearing this, and he said again: "Then master is by your side?"

Twelve was stunned, not knowing how to answer.Xiao Peiyang didn't force him, and lightly kissed him on the forehead, comforting him: "Go to sleep, the master is looking at you. Your injury is not recovering, and you need to rest more."

Twelve was obedient, so he obediently closed his eyes.Xiao Peiyang stood by the bed and watched him breathe evenly before walking to the table. After writing a letter with a pen, he called out to Eleven in a low voice, and said to Eleven: "You ask someone to bring this letter with you." Go to Jiajia, and then ask someone to go to Southern Xinjiang to inform Thirteen... No, let Fourteen take his team to find Thirteen, keep an eye on the movement in Southern Xinjiang, and look at it from a distance from the five counties and towns. alright."

After Eleven answered "Yes", he took the letter and wanted to leave, but Xiao Peiyang stopped him again: "Wait, send someone back to the village and inform Manager Yang that I will take ten Second go back and tell him to call more maidservants and servants to take care of Twelve, and by the way, go outside to find a few nanny."

Eleven thought of something after hearing this: "Master, does the emperor want to send someone to investigate?"

Xiao Peiyang sat down, was silent for a while, and said: "Yehua has only been on the throne for the past two years, and it should not have much to do with him, but you can send someone to find the clues left by the old emperor. I heard that it has been more than 20 years. The former emperor once met a foreigner among the people, if I think right, that person should be Changtian."

Eleven couldn't help but look up at Twelve on the bed, and said, "But what is the purpose of the old emperor and Chang Tian doing this?"

Xiao Peiyang said: "I heard that the old emperor hid a very favored male favorite in the deep palace back then. Now that I think about it, maybe he wanted to reform that male favorite, so he made a deal with Chang Tian. If I remember correctly, at that time Several officials wrote a letter to participate in the disappearance of the people in the southern border area at that time, but they were all ignored by the emperor in the end. And after that, no officials were sent to manage the local area when Yehua ascended the throne. I didn't know why before , combined with Xiao Zhuoxi's words now, isn't this helping Chang Tian to provide test subjects." After all, he sneered.

Eleven said again: "But the current emperor has repeatedly refused us to take over the salt and iron business in the southern border area. From this point of view, I always feel that there is something going on inside."

"Yantie has been followed by Twelve before, right?"

"Yes, but I have been in charge of this matter since the twelfth pregnancy. Only then did I know that all the caravans sent to the southern border were wiped out. Now that I think about it, these people may be connected."

Xiao Peiyang was not worried: "Don't worry, these things will always come to light. Shishi has been staying with the emperor, if there is anything, he will report it."

"But it's been a long time since there was any news from Twenty's side. I'm afraid that my subordinates..."

"If you're really worried, let someone go over and have a look. Regardless of whether Yehua knows about it or not, it's the old emperor's business and has nothing to do with him. As for the salt and iron in southern Xinjiang, wait for us After solving Changtianjiao, he will have no reason to refuse. Besides, Rueqing Villa is not short of business."

Only then did Eleven say: "Yes."

"The day when Twelve will give birth is not far away, so let's hold back for a while, and it will not be too late. Of course, you also remember, don't let Twelve get involved in this matter." After saying that, before Eleven left himself, he After leaving the house, he had to go find Mu Hanqing again.

Not surprised to see that Mu Hanqing didn't fall asleep, but was messing with those herbs in his room. Xiao Peiyang didn't hesitate when he entered the door, and went straight to the point: "How do you feel about what Xiao Zhuoxi said today?"

Mu Hanqing was taken aback, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Xiao Peiyang was a little sad: "The matter of the twelve bodies, and the matter of his lifespan."

Only then did Mu Hanqing wake up, and said helplessly, "I'm not a god, so I can't count a human's lifespan. But I think what Xiao Zhuoxi said is right, those who are different from ordinary people have to suffer some crimes, and I can't cure short-lived things." , if there is any panacea, maybe I can look forward to it. But as far as I know, most of the immortal medicines that can restore the dead are just rumors."

Xiao Peiyang was speechless: "Even you can't help it?"

Mu Hanqing pondered for a while, and said: "With my medical skills and some expensive medicines to extend his life, he can live for another two or three years."

Xiao Peiyang was also speechless at this time, and looked out of the window in a blink of an eye. The weather was gray and the sun might not be shining today.The two were silent for an unknown amount of time before Xiao Peiyang spoke again: "Hanqing, I originally thought that no matter whether Twelve likes me or not, I want to grow old with him."

Mu Hanqing was speechless: "Didn't you say earlier that Twelve would go back to be a secret guard? As far as this secret guard's job is concerned, you still want him to live to the end of his life, and you don't even think about how many people died in your secret guard camp. Are you saying that you want to benefit from public affairs?"

Xiao Peiyang was calm: "Why not, there will always be partiality towards the person you like, this is human nature."