Dressed as the teacher of the Black Lotus Emperor

Xiao Shen naturally refused to admit that he was too excited, pretended to get up from the ground as if nothing had happened, and replied dryly: "No."

Shen Qingzhuo looked the little apprentice up and down, but the hall was completely dark, so he had to give up for now.

He lifted his feet and walked in, "Light on the lamp first."

Xiao Shen came back to his senses, lit the candle obediently, and then stood by the table, his dark and bright eyes stuck on his husband's face without blinking.

"Why are you staring at me like this?" Shen Qingzhuo sat down and teased with a relaxed posture, "Could it be that I haven't seen you for half a month, and you don't know Mr.?"

Xiao Shen shook his head vigorously.

Shen Qingzhuo supported his chin with one hand, and did not shy away from the little apprentice's straightforward gaze, "What's the matter?"

"Mister has lost weight." After a while, Xiao Shen replied softly.

When we met last time, my husband was not so skinny and skinny, but at this moment, against the backdrop of the dim candlelight, he seemed to disappear with a gust of wind, making it impossible to grasp.

"Is there?" Shen Qingzhuo smiled, and sighed plausibly, "I can't help it. When I think of my little apprentice being confined in the cold palace, I can't eat anything, and it doesn't taste good."

He didn't tell the little apprentice that he was lying in bed to recuperate from his illness, and he asked Xiao Dezi to keep the Seventh Prince a secret. Therefore, the little apprentice didn't know that he had a serious illness after returning to the palace that night.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Shen couldn't help but open his eyes wide after hearing his joke, and said at a loss: "I, I'm fine in the cold palace..."

Anyway, he grew up in the cold palace, no matter how difficult the time is, he has passed, not to mention that in the past half a month, he has no worries about food and clothing, and his husband even exchanges letters with him, and teaches him to read and write from time to time.

The husband's handwriting is so chic and beautiful, he carefully flattened every letter that the husband wrote to him, stacked them together neatly, and pressed them under the pillow.

"Speaking of foot restraint, your grandmother even mentioned you at today's New Year's Eve banquet." Seeing the young apprentice's uneasy expression, Shen Qingzhuo changed the subject.

Xiao Shen was startled: "Grandmother?"

Shen Qingzhuo nodded slightly: "It was her old man who spoke at the beginning that made the relationship between you and me a teacher and a student."

Xiao Shen frowned, and asked in a low voice: "What did grandma say about me?"

"I said a few good words for you." Shen Qingzhuo didn't intend to analyze the purpose of the queen mother with his little apprentice for the time being, so he replied in a general way, "It's always a good thing that you have this imperial grandmother thinking about you. I will wait for the opportunity to find an excuse in the next year , please the emperor lift your confinement."

"Okay." Xiao Shen responded, "I'm causing trouble for Mister."

Shen Qingzhuo chuckled: "You still know?"

However, he was gratified that the young apprentice was full of energy and went straight to the top, and he did not miss his studies during this period of confinement.

When spring begins, he plans to start explaining historical classics and military strategies to his young apprentices.

Xiao Shen pursed his lips, raised his eyes to look at his husband, and promised very seriously: "From now on, I will listen to my husband, concentrate on my studies, and not cause any trouble for him."

The little boy stared at him with bright eyes, and seriously said that he would be obedient, but there seemed to be a little tail popping out behind him, wagging in favor.

Shen Qingzhuo's heart suddenly softened, and he felt that his little apprentice looked like a milky puppy.

It turns out that as long as he is taught well, the villainous tyrant who frightens everyone can be so cute and cute in his childhood.

Feeling free, he hooked his fingers, "Come here."

Contrary to the initial resistance, the little apprentice moved his feet almost subconsciously, walked around the table and walked towards him.

Shen Qingzhuo raised his hand and pinched his increasingly plump little face, "Seeing your performance, sir will decide whether to believe your promise or not."

Xiao Shen's face was serious: "Sir, trust me."

Shen Qingzhuo couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help pinching the child's cheeks and squeezing, the tender cheeks protruded from between his fingers, and flicked them twice with interest.

A month ago, if he dared to ravage the face of the little wolf cub like this, he would probably have received another bite in the mouth.

But right now, the little apprentice in the palm of his hand is as obedient as possible, looking at him innocently with bright eyes, making him soft-hearted.

Shen Qingzhuo pinched enough, let go of his fingertips, "Okay, now let's talk about it, why are you unhappy at dinner?"

Xiao Shen blinked his eyelashes: "I'm not unhappy."

Shen Qingzhuo raised his eyebrows slightly: "Xiao Dezi kindly brought you dinner, but you kicked him out instead, and you said you're not unhappy?"

"I—" Xiao Shen was momentarily at a loss for words, subconsciously lowered his eyes.

"Think it's boring to spend New Year's Eve alone?" Shen Qingzhuo guessed.

"Yes." Xiao Shen raised his eyes, with a look of disappointment on his face, "Early this morning, my concubine hit me again."

Shen Qingzhuo's heart tightened: "Are you injured?"

Some time ago, Concubine Zhao went crazy and wanted to strangle her son to death. The bruises on the young apprentice's neck gradually disappeared after several days.

Xiao Shen shook his head: "No."

In fact, he fought back in the morning. When the concubine mother rushed over to beat him, he pushed the concubine mother to the ground.

This was the first time he fought back. His mother and concubine fell to the ground, cursing indistinctly, but there was a trace of fear in her eyes.

At that moment, he thought blankly, even a crazy person knows how to bully the weak and fear the strong.

"That's good." Shen Qingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly thought, "My dear apprentice, do you want to watch the fireworks?"

He heard from Xiao Dezi that fireworks would be set off in the palace every New Year's Eve to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and it was very lively.

"Fireworks?" Xiao Shen's eyes lit up, then dimmed again in an instant, "Fireworks are not seen in the cold palace."

Every New Year's Eve, he would lie in bed and listen to the sound of "bang bang" coming from a distance, trying to picture the sky full of fireworks in his mind, but he never succeeded.

"Mister has his own plan." Shen Qingzhuo smiled mysteriously, and pulled the little apprentice's wrist, "Follow me."

Xiao Shen couldn't help being stunned as the slightly cool fingertips rested on the skin of his wrist.

A moment later, a faint smile leaked from his lips, and he obediently walked out of the side hall behind Mr.

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Xiao Dezi stood under the long ladder, holding the wooden ladder firmly with both hands, his eyes were full of tension and worry: "Slow down...Slow down, my lord!"

"It's okay, your young master is very athletic." Shen Qingzhuo held a small jar of wine in one hand, climbed up step by step on the wooden ladder, and finally reached the roof smoothly.

He turned around and said with a smile, "Come on, little apprentice."

Under the roof, Xiao Shen raised his face, exchanged a glance with the lofty gentleman, and then climbed up the wooden ladder without hesitation.

Others are smaller and faster.When he was about to reach the top, Shen Qingzhuo stretched out his hand, shook the cold little hand, and pulled the little apprentice up.

"The view here is very good, I'm sure you can see the fireworks." Shen Qingzhuo lifted the brocade robe, sat casually on the blue tiles, leaned back slightly, and supported his body with his elbows.

Xiao Shen followed his example and sat down.

The sky is clear tonight, the stars and the moon are shining together, it is a good day to enjoy the moon.

Climbing high and looking into the distance, Shen Qingzhuo slowly let out a foul breath.This was the most relaxed moment after he came to this world.

He pried open the mouth of the altar with one hand, raised his head and took a sip of the wine, then raised the wine altar to respect the bright moon: "You must be happy when you are happy in life, and don't let the golden jar be empty to the moon." [4]

Xiao Shen turned his face away, his eyes fell on his fair and slender neck inadvertently, and asked softly: "Sir, is the wine good?"

Shen Qingzhuo chuckled lightly: "Lanling's fine wine is full of tulips, and the jade bowl is full of amber light. But it makes the owner drunk, and I don't know where is another land." [5]

Xiao Shen seemed to understand but half understood, his curious eyes moved to the wine jar again.

"Why, do you want to taste it too?" Sensing his gaze, Shen Qingzhuo's smile deepened, and he handed the wine jar to the little apprentice.

Xiao Shen didn't doubt that he was there, took the wine jar, imitated Mr.'s posture and raised his head to take a sip.

"Ahem..." The strong wine entered his throat, like a ignited flame, and instantly burned fiercely from his throat all the way to his chest, Xiao Shen was choked and coughed violently.

"Hahaha!" Shen Qingzhuo laughed loudly, "Stupid apprentice, this is the first time I drink alcohol, how can you be so fierce?"

The moonlight is bright and clear, the picturesque eyebrows are smiling, and the tear mole under the eyes is also stained with crimson. It is elegant and beautiful, beautiful and lively.

The young boy at that time, whose eyes were blurred by the strong alcohol, still stared blankly uncontrollably.

Shen Qingzhuo took the wine jar back and raised his head to take another sip.

At this time, a few "swooshing" sounds pierced the silent night, and with the sound of "bang bang", colorful fireworks slowly bloomed in the night sky.

Dazzling fireworks lit up the sky above the palace one by one, Shen Qingzhuo tilted his head, and a bright smile filled his eyes, "Look, the fireworks are here."

Xiao Shen stared at him blankly, feeling that his husband was more gorgeous and beautiful than fireworks.

When the fireworks burned out, Shen Qingzhuo took out an exquisitely embroidered sachet from his wide sleeve and handed it to the silly little apprentice.

"What is this?" Xiao Shen hesitantly took the sachet as if waking up from a dream.

"New Year's gift." Shen Qingzhuo blinked lightly, "Other people have some, and my little apprentice also has them."

Xiao Shen squeezed the sachet tightly, his throat suddenly became choked, and he turned his face away in a panic.

Shen Qingzhuo smiled and said, "Sir, I can't let you kneel for nothing."

The palms were hot and humid, and the eye sockets were sore, Xiao Shen gritted his teeth and dared not make a sound.

Shen Qingzhuo hugged the young apprentice's thin shoulders, and said with a soft smile: "One year old, one gift, one inch of joy. Everything will be a new beginning."

This year, 12-year-old Xiao Shen finally ushered in his real New Year's Eve.

The author has something to say:

Little wolf cub: It's okay, sir, you can ravage my face as much as you want, anyway, I will ravage it back in the future.

The next chapter will start the magic of time, and the little wolf cub will grow into a 15-year-old handsome boy!My family has a baby growing up!

Annotation [4] is from "Will Enter the Wine You Don't See You", and annotation [5] is from "Ke Zhong Zuo".

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