Dressed as the teacher of the Black Lotus Emperor

Shen Qingzhuo leaned on the couch and read for a while, but fell asleep for a long time, so he simply put on his clothes and got up.

He thought of the little apprentice's sullen look during dinner, and couldn't help wondering, could it be because he was too strict in teaching during the day?

Although he thought he had shown 12 points of patience, it was his first time as a teacher, and he was dealing with students who had no foundation, so it was inevitable that he would occasionally lose his sense of proportion.

Little apprentice, don't let him dampen your enthusiasm for learning.

After thinking about it, Shen Qingzhuo picked up the crystal osmanthus cake on the table, wrapped it in oiled paper, and planned to coax the little apprentice.

Unexpectedly, when he passed by an abandoned garden, he accidentally found a little eunuch running into the garden in a panic.

Shen Qingzhuo turned sideways subconsciously and hid himself, but heard the little eunuch shout: "Your Highness Fourth! Your Highness Seventh! I beg your Highnesses to stop beating you!"

Seventh Highness?

His heart skipped a beat, and he stepped forward and shouted in a low voice, "Stop!"

The little eunuch hurriedly stopped, seeing the speaker clearly through the moonlight, and he didn't bother to salute, he opened his mouth to ask for help: "Young Master Shen, the Fourth Highness and the Seventh Highness are fighting! Please persuade the masters!"

Without saying a word, Shen Qingzhuo walked into the garden first, and called out loudly: "Xiao Shen! Where are you, Xiao Shen?"

He searched around, and as soon as his anxious eyes fixed on the pond, the little apprentice's cry for help sounded in his ears: "Sir...help me!"

Taking a closer look, there was a splash of water in the pond, and two figures, one big and one small, were splashing in the water.

Shen Qingzhuo's heart rose to his throat in an instant, and he quickly took off his thick fur-collared cloak, "Don't be afraid, sir is here to save you!"

He jumped off the pond almost without hesitation, and missed it in a hurry. The eyes of the young boy thumping in the water changed instantly after seeing him jumping off.

The water in the pool was extremely cold, and as soon as I got into the water, the needle-like chill burrowed down the limbs and penetrated into the bone marrow.

Shen Qingzhuo knew that he had to make a quick decision, but fortunately the place where the little apprentice fell into the water was very close to him, so he swam in twos and threes, then pushed forward to support the thumping young boy, and sent him to the shore with all his strength.

In just a short moment, he also climbed up dripping wet, while the fourth prince was still in the pond, and the fluttering movements became smaller and smaller.

Shen Qingzhuo subconsciously wanted to go back into the water to rescue him, his eyes glanced at the little apprentice on the ground, and he found that his eyes were tightly closed, all the blood had faded from his thin face, and he had no life at all.

"What are you standing there for?" He immediately changed his mind, and sternly taught the little eunuch who followed him, "Find a piece of wood and come here to save your highness!"

The little eunuch, who was frightened and dumbfounded, quickly lowered his head to look for useful branches and sticks as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Shen Qingzhuo remained calm, tried to recall the first aid knowledge taught by the coach when he was learning swimming, picked up a twig to support his upper and lower jaw, knelt on the ground with one knee, put the person face down on his lap, and patted him rhythmically back.

After patting back and forth a few times, Xiao Shen successfully coughed up the water that had choked into his throat.

Shen Qingzhuo immediately put him back on the ground and lay down on his back. At this time, the little eunuch also found a long branch and said anxiously: "My lord, slaves, slaves don't know how to water..."

Shen Qingzhuo couldn't help but gasped.

Xiao Shaoyuan in the water was no longer flailing, and the chance of saving lives was fleeting.

In a very short period of time, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally he jumped off the pond again, lifted the sinking fourth prince to the surface of the water, grabbed the driftwood handed by the little eunuch and swam to the shore.

After going into the water and saving two people, Shen Qingzhuo sat on the ground exhausted, commanding the little eunuch: "Hurry up and find someone to rescue your highness."

"Yes!" The little eunuch ran away in a hurry, Shen Qingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief, changed to a kneeling posture, and gave first aid to the comatose fourth prince.

But with ancient medical standards, even if the Fourth Prince was saved tonight, the damage to his brain might be irreversible.

"Sir..." A hoarse and weak voice sounded behind him.

Shen Qingzhuo paused, then looked back: "Are you okay?"

The little apprentice, who was drenched all over, was looking at him timidly, with the fear of the rest of his life still in his eyes, "fourth brother, fourth brother, he wants to kill me..."

Shen Qingzhuo frowned unconsciously, his sharp eyes looked him up and down.

In the original book, the first person killed by the little tyrant was the fourth prince, and without anyone noticing, he led him into the imperial garden, pushed him into the river and drowned him.

How similar is it to this scene tonight?

"Sir, I'm so scared..." A layer of water vapor gradually filled the dark eyes, and Xiao Shen spoke incoherently with slight tremors in his hoarse voice, "I thought I was going to die... I thought, never I can't see Mr...."

After all, he threw himself into the arms of Mr.

Shen Qingzhuo's body froze.

His hand froze in mid-air, and after a while, it slowly fell onto the trembling back in his arms, stroking gently as if comforting, like smoothing the fur of a frightened puppy.

The little apprentice looked so scared, it didn't seem like a fake.

What's more, he is only 12 years old now, and there are still four years before he turns 16. There is no reason why he would kill someone at such a young age.

However, from an angle that the husband couldn't see, the little wolf cub buried in his arms let out a soft and satisfied smile on his lips, and there was no panic that he should have.

He finally found out, it turned out that his husband was soft but not hard.

***

Jin Yiwei came very quickly and quickly carried the fourth prince back to Jinhua Palace.

The two princes fell into the water together, which was a serious matter, and even alarmed Emperor Guangxi who had not yet gone to bed.

Shen Qingzhuo hurried back to the palace, changed his soaked clothes, and took the Seventh Prince with him into Jinhua Palace to plead guilty.

Inside the Jinhua Palace, the imperial physicians and court ladies and eunuchs were busy, and Concubine Shu was leaning against Emperor Guangxi's arms to wipe her tears, so weak that she seemed about to faint at any moment.

Shen Qingzhuo knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the emperor and empress."

Xiao Shen knelt behind him silently.

"Qing Zhuo, what's going on here?" Emperor Guangxi frowned, "It's all right, why did Yuan'er fall into the water?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the minister passed by by chance. For the specific situation at that time, I have to ask the little eunuch next to His Highness." Shen Qingzhuo motioned to the guards behind him, "Bring him up."

The little eunuch walked into the inner hall tremblingly, and when he saw Emperor Guangxi and Concubine Shu, his legs softened and he knelt down.

Shen Qingzhuo: "Just tell me exactly what you saw tonight."

The little eunuch swallowed his saliva: "Tonight, His Highness the Fourth Highness drank wine in His Highness the Crown Prince's palace. When returning to the palace, he passed by Meilin and happened to meet His Highness Seventh, so he stepped forward and stopped His Highness Seventh, saying, saying..."

Emperor Guangxi narrowed his eyes slightly: "What did you say?"

The little eunuch trembled and said: "The Fourth Highness said that the Seventh Highness is not worthy of being a prince..."

Emperor Guangxi: "Continue."

The little eunuch: "The two Highnesses had a dispute, and the Fourth Highness slapped the Seventh Highness—"

"Bold slave, you can talk so nonsense!" The tearful Concubine Shu was so excited that she stood up straight, "The emperor has always been gentle and polite, how could he do such a thing?"

"Your servant dare not lie!" The little eunuch hurriedly kowtowed, "Your Majesty knows that what I speak is what I have seen with my own eyes!"

Shen Qingzhuo said calmly: "Concubine Shu, why don't you listen to him first."

The little eunuch bravely continued: "The Seventh Highness ran away, and the Fourth Highness also chased after them. The servant girl followed behind the two Highnesses, ran outside the garden, and happened to meet Mr. Shen..."

"It's my birthday today, I was greedy and ate too much for dinner, so I wanted to go for a walk to digest my food." Shen Qingzhuo took the words, "When I stepped into the garden, I saw the two highnesses splashing in the water, so I immediately jumped down to cough and cough ..."

Before the second half of the sentence was finished, it was interrupted by a piercing cough.

The satin-like black hair was half-draped wetly behind his shoulders, making his pale complexion even more pale. His waist was slender under the cloak, so fragile that it could be blown down by a gust of wind.

Emperor Guangxi didn't say a word, his unfathomable eyes fell on the Seventh Prince who was quietly kneeling below.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty must not trust the words of this slave!" Concubine Shu beat her chest, crying until I felt pitiful. "My lord, the life and death of my poor son is uncertain. Your Majesty must find out the truth..."

After a long while, Emperor Guangxi pushed Concubine Shu away, "So, what happened tonight was caused by the Fourth Highness?"

The little eunuch dared not say a word.

Emperor Guangxi: "It seems that I am incapable of discipline, which makes the two princes make such absurd things!"

Longyan was furious, and the hall immediately knelt down on the ground, and even Concubine Shu's sobs became cautious.

"Come here." After Emperor Guangxi paced back and forth, his voice suddenly turned cold, "Drag this unfaithful and unprotecting dog slave down, and die with a stick!"

"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!" The little eunuch was pinned down by the swarming guards, and hurriedly kowtowed to beg for mercy, but he still couldn't escape being dragged away.

"Help me! My lord, save me! This servant is wronged!" The little eunuch struggled desperately, but the miserable cry for help went further and further away.

Shen Qingzhuo knelt on the ground, clenched his hands hidden in his wide sleeves into fists, and his manicured nails sank deeply into his palms.

It wasn't until this moment that he finally realized clearly that in this imperial palace, human life is as cheap as worthless.

Whether it's the little eunuch, the seventh prince, or Mr. Shen, as long as the emperor says a word, everyone's head may be lost.

Emperor Guangxi sat back on his chair, his tone difficult to distinguish between joy and anger: "Shen Qing, you saved the two princes tonight, what should I reward you for?"

"I don't dare to ask for rewards for the affairs of a humble minister." Shen Qingzhuo tried to maintain a normal and slow tone, "The most urgent thing is to heal the Fourth Highness as soon as possible."

Thinking of the fourth prince who was half dead, Emperor Guangxi's face darkened, and he turned to look at the seventh prince: "You, why are you wandering around in the palace in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Shen lowered his eyes and replied without moving: "My concubine said she wanted to see plum blossoms, so I went to pick some plum blossoms for her."

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Guangxi's expression changed.

As if he didn't want to talk more about the former imperial concubine in the cold palace, Emperor Guangxi waved his hand wearily, "Okay, don't stay here."

"Your majesty, the emperor is still unconscious, did you just settle this matter so hastily?" After hearing this, Concubine Shu burst into tears again.

Emperor Guangxi frowned impatiently, and was about to say something when a clear voice sounded from the hall.

"What happened tonight, regardless of who is right or who is wrong, I, as the attendant of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, cannot escape the blame." Shen Qingzhuo bowed respectfully, "I ask you to stop and think about your mistakes."

Emperor Guangxi looked him in the eyes, and finally said: "The merits and demerits are equal, and I will not punish you. From today on, the Seventh Prince will be confined to the cold palace and contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors!"

***

After tossing and tossing for most of the night, I returned to the Leng Palace again, and it was almost midnight.

Shen Qingzhuo stood outside the gate of the palace, and ordered lightly: "You don't go out until the restraint is lifted."

Xiao Shen's eyes tightened: "What about homework?"

"The future will be long, don't rush for a while." Shen Qingzhuo took off his cloak and put it on his shoulders, "I took the initiative to ask the emperor to restrain my feet, can you blame me?"

Xiao Shen stared at him, and slowly shook his head.

"If the Fourth Prince can't wake up, Concubine Shu will never let you go easily." Shen Qingzhuo sighed softly, "The grounding is to protect you, but also to punish you."

"Punishment?" Xiao Shen frowned, with a puzzled look on his face.

"If you can't bear it, you will make a big mess." Shen Qingzhuo let go of his hand, and asked in a stern tone, "If I didn't happen to pass by tonight, what would happen?"

Xiao Shen quietly lowered his eyelashes, hiding the flash of ruthlessness in his eyes.

If the husband hadn't passed by tonight, he would have killed Xiao Shaoyuan without anyone noticing, and no one would suspect him.

Seeing the dejected look on the little apprentice's face, Shen Qingzhuo slowed down his tone again: "Okay, you can go back to sleep first. For homework, Mr. Rong will think of a way."

"Wait!" Xiao Shen raised his face suddenly, "Sir, wait for me."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and ran into the hall.

Shen Qingzhuo waited on the spot in bewilderment, not long after, he saw the little apprentice running out again, holding a few plum blossoms in his hand.

"Sir..." Xiao Shen panted lightly, and carefully lifted the plum blossom in front of him, not knowing where to start, he only looked at him with wet puppy eyes.

After half a night of tossing back and forth, the red plums are no longer as bright as they were at first, but the delicate petals are covered with water droplets, which makes them look juicy.

"This is..." His eyes fell on the delicate but not gorgeous red plum, a flash of light flashed in Shen Qingzhuo's mind, and finally the cause and effect were connected.

In an instant, a sore and soft emotion surged in his heart, he never thought that he would be touched by a 12-year-old child.

"Mr. Zhu..." Xiao Shen squeezed his earlobe awkwardly, and said in a correct voice, "Fortune is like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan!"

Shen Qingzhuo: "..."

The author has something to say:

Mr. Shen: Dear apprentice, Mr. is celebrating his 19th birthday, not his [-]th birthday...

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