Chapter 36: Leaving
This is a cold-blooded and ruthless secret guard!
But now it’s really not cold or cool at all.
When I think of how unkind he was at the beginning, I really miss him.
Ye Shuo whimpered and collapsed into the quilt.
Wu Yi, who was standing by, couldn’t help but get a little nervous when he saw this: “Are you okay, little prince?”
It seemed that he was frightened by the fact that just two gusts of wind could make the little prince seriously ill, so now whenever there was any sign of trouble, Wu Yi would ask carefully.
This is how people who have never raised a child are. Wu Yi has not yet evolved to the point where he has to check whether Ye Shuo’s breathing is normal when he is sleeping.
Ever since the high fever incident, Concubine Rong forced even the young eunuchs sleeping in the outer room to move in, for fear that such a situation would happen again.
This time, Wu Yi had sharp ears and discovered it in time. What about next time? If no one responded when he called out, he would have burned to death inside after a night.
So no, absolutely not, he must not be allowed to sleep alone!Ye Shuo had no way to resist and could only agree reluctantly.
After the little eunuch came, it seriously affected Ye Shuo’s practice at night. He had no choice but to ask Su Xin to help them make a blackout curtain. When he went to bed at night, he would draw the blackout curtain so that no one could see what the person inside was doing.
Although his mother teased him about this, saying that he was young but still shy and couldn’t stand others even looking at him, Ye Shuo was so thick-skinned that he didn’t feel embarrassed at all. He said openly in front of everyone: “No one can see my body except my future wife.”
At that time, Concubine Rong burst out laughing: “How old are you? You’re already thinking about getting married?”
Ye Shuo snorted: “Age is not important. It’s always right to prepare early.”
What if, what if his wife cares about this?
If you love her, you should naturally give her the best and not let her have any regrets.
But when he thought about it, he had never found a partner who loved him in his previous life, and he was still a bachelor until his death. This life would probably be tough too, and Ye Shuo immediately became depressed.
Alas, in life, why is it so difficult to find someone you love, and who loves you back?
No matter what the other person’s identity is, it can be a noble lady or a commoner, a chivalrous woman or an ordinary palace maid, Ye Shuo doesn’t care, the most important thing is that both parties love each other.
As a modern man, equality and freedom have long been engraved in Ye Shuo’s bones, and have never changed even now.
It’s just that he couldn’t change the situation alone, so he just went with the flow.
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As for the fact that his status as a prince destined him to have no freedom in marriage in this life and that he could only be manipulated like a puppet, Ye Shuo said that this was not true. No matter what, his wife had to be the one he deeply loved.
When the time comes, his stepfather will be furious, the ministers will pressure him, and the royal family will be shocked, but Ye Shuo won’t care. After all, he was not born to please and obey these people, and his marriage will never be a bargaining chip.
He didn’t want to fight for that position anyway. As the saying goes, a man without desires is strong. His cheap father couldn’t threaten him.
If those people turned their spearheads against his beloved woman, Ye Shuo thought to himself that he was not so incapable of doing this.
Of course, he is not even three years old yet, so it is too early to talk about these things. Ye Shuo dare not say them out loud now. After all, they are too unorthodox and can really make his stepfather mad to death.
It’s better to wait a little longer and let my cheap dad live a few more years in peace.
Ye Shuo had already made plans in his mind in advance. Now everything was ready, except for a wife.
But thinking about his experiences in his previous life, Ye Shuo instantly felt hopeless.
Forget it, forget it. Don’t think about it anymore. If that person doesn’t show up, it will be useless even if I have thought of where my grandson will go to school.
Let’s take a look at Wu Yi who is so close to us.
Meeting Wu Yi’s slightly nervous gaze, Ye Shuo collapsed on the bed and replied weakly, “I’m fine.”
Wu Yi opened his mouth and said hesitantly: “The clay figurine…”
Ye Shuo waved his hand: “Forget it, forget it, I won’t go today.”
If it wasn’t for the crime going against the wind, it would feel too boring.
Since Wu Yi is already broken, it would be better to let him break more thoroughly.
My conscience aches, it can’t be in vain, right?
It’s going to hurt anyway, so why not just call it pain in a more literal sense, so it doesn’t seem so unfair.
So… Ye Shuo not only did not stop, but intensified it. He took advantage of the time when Wu Yi was surrounded by guilt and took out almost everything he could from Wu Yi’s body.
Ye Shuo learned all of Wu Yi’s skills, including the technique of launching hidden weapons, the skill of concealing breath, the skill of lightness, etc. Ye Shuo estimated that ordinary secret guards now knew less than he did.
Just like now, Ye Shuo didn’t need to go out of his way to investigate. As long as he was close, he could basically find out in time whether there were people on the surrounding trees and beams, and how many people there were.
As for the mud on the soles of Wu Yi’s boots, you have to know that the soil in the palace is not like this. The answer to where the scattered mud on Wu Yi’s boots came from is self-evident.
When Wu Yi habitually ran back and forth among the trees and grass, flower petals and grass debris were accidentally stuck in his hair and clothes. Ye Shuo once picked up half of a petal that fell from his body when he was not paying attention.
Maybe it was because the petals were very small, or maybe it was because the petals were very ordinary, so Wu Yi saw them but didn’t care at all.
Wu Yi ignored the fact that it was precisely because the petals were ordinary that he needed to be more careful.
There was not a single ordinary flower or grass in the palace, and basically all of them could be named. It happened that Ye Shuo had already visited the entire palace, so he could tell at a glance whether there was a particular species in the palace.
Wu Yi never thought that there was actually someone who could remember so many flowers and plants in his mind.
But Ye Shuo on the side understood it very well. When doing official work, in addition to guards and assassins like Wu Yi, there might be a special team in the secret guard team to help with the aftermath and create the scene. Otherwise, if there was no special team to deal with such things, the secret guards would have gone through countless setbacks over the years.
Just when Ye Shuo was about to get in touch with the core secrets of the secret guards, he thought about it and stopped at the door of the gate. In the end, he chose not to go in. At least he left Wu Yi with a pair of pants and did not let him run completely naked.
Fortunately, not long after, Wu Yi received a secret order from Emperor Jingwen, and then he packed up and prepared to leave.
If he didn’t leave, Ye Shuo estimated that he might not be able to resist touching those things.
Wu Yi had no idea that it was this sudden order that saved him from danger and enabled him to successfully save the last bit of his dignity.
Emperor Jingwen’s secret order came very urgently, and it was estimated that there was something important for Wu Yi to do.
Of course, he certainly couldn’t say that to the little prince Wu Yi. He certainly couldn’t say that the emperor asked him to do something, so he left. Emperor Jingwen asked him to make up a reason, so Wu Yi really made up a reason.
Looking at the secret guard who was talking nonsense in a serious manner and was about to be unable to justify himself, Ye Shuo could not help but fall into deep thought.
As expected, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. You can only choose one between intelligence and loyalty. If you choose one, it will be difficult to take into account the other.
It is difficult to guarantee the loyalty of smart people who know how to judge the situation, and the reason why loyal people are loyal is often because they are not smart enough.
Not smart enough, but in line with the superior’s wishes.
After Wu Yi finished speaking, Ye Shuo spoke for a long time before he spoke with difficulty: “You mean, your fellow villager’s father came to Beijing for medical treatment recently, and because he has no relatives, he came to you for help, and then you can’t stay here recently, right?”
Please, the secret guards are directly responsible for the emperor’s safety and cannot be involved with any forces. They are most likely orphans, so how could they have any relatives, fellow townsmen or friends?
Does Wu Yi think he is a three-year-old child?
Wait a minute, I seem to be just a three-year-old child.
Wu Yi, on the other hand, was still unaware of this and even nodded affirmatively: “Your Highness, yes.”
The corners of Ye Shuo’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
He really dares to admit it…
It was hard to express in words what was in his mind, and then Ye Shuo asked out of the blue: “How old is your fellow countryman’s father this year?”
“Your Highness, he is 25 years old.”
Ye Shuo asked again: “How old are you this year?”
“…”
Wu Yi was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he froze his expression and whispered, “Also, it’s also 25.”
Wow, what a coincidence.
Ye Shuo had a wooden face, it turned out that his fellow villager was Wu Yi himself.
For someone like Wu Yi who has to find materials from his surroundings and himself when making up stories, Ye Shuo sincerely advises him to stop lying from now on.
Just when Wu Yi was sweating profusely and wondering if he had been discovered, he saw the little prince flipping something out from the head of the bed and throwing it towards him.
Wu Yi subconsciously reached out to catch it, and after he caught it, he discovered that it was an amulet.
“Your Highness, this is…”
“After I fell ill, my mother asked my aunt outside the palace to pray at the temple.” There was no other way. He had taken too many advantages of Wu Yi, and it would be bad for him to leave empty-handed when the other party left, right?
I can only ask my mother for another one later.
Ye Shuo waved his hand weakly: “This amulet is for you… no, it’s for your fellow villager’s father. I hope that Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva can protect him and keep him safe and sound in the end.” Ye Shuo deliberately emphasized a few words in the middle.
But in fact, the story about the father from the same hometown was all made up by him.
This amulet can be given to no one except himself.
Wu Yi tightened his grip on the amulet. After a long moment, he lowered his eyes and said, “Thank you, Your Highness.” Without waiting for Ye Shuo’s reaction, he disappeared in a flash.
Wu Yi’s departure seemed to be an episode that could not be any smaller. His departure had no impact on Qiuwu Palace at all, and even Concubine Rong breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Wu Yi has been a little more lenient with his son in recent days due to the emperor’s order, with someone always there, Concubine Rong still worries that her son won’t be able to bear it.
Fortunately, Wu Yi is finally gone now.
Concubine Rong thought about it and finally did not force her son to study anymore. Ye Shuo was also happy and at ease, and had a great time for several months.
It wasn’t until the beginning of the following spring that new troubles came.
Because of this matter, Concubine Rong was so worried that she couldn’t sleep well for several days.
After the New Year, he grew one year older. He is already three years old this year. If we count his age in lunar calendar, he is already five years old. It is time for him to go to the study.