Parsed with an automated reader. The content accuracy is not guranteed.\nThe night was getting darker.
Shen Jue first went back to his house.
As the eunuch beside Emperor Murong Xiu, he had a single room.
He coughed and took off his wet clothes, his white and thin body was covered with whiplashes, and there were many old scars on his skin.
The body was ugly, which wasnât aesthetically pleasing at all. Especially his incomplete body.
Shen Jue looked down for a moment before raising his head.
ăăWhen Murong Xiu was a prince, he was often bullied by other princes, and Shen Jue, as his personal eunuch, took a lot of beatings. After all, the masterâs punishment, the slave had to take his place, and over the years, there were countless scars on his body.
ăăShen Jue put on a clean shirt and wiped his wet hair, then sat in front of the bronze mirror.
ăăMurong Xiu was a famous beauty in the Great Zhou Dynasty, otherwise the Regent wouldnât have decided to help him to the throne after looking at his face. Love in all times and places was always motivated by lust. Shen Jue calmly examined himself and felt that he had nothing to do with the word âlustâ.
With his bland face and defective body, the possibility of Murong Xiu falling in love with him was extremely low.
ăăShen Jue reached out and touched the mirror, his fingers were much rougher than the mirrorâs surface, the result of much hard work. He couldnât help but smile slightly as he looked at the face in the mirrorâs face that was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.
ăăIt didnât matter, because the real Shen Jue was back.
ăăIf the way of Heaven was unkind, he would rewrite the way of Heaven in blood.
But now the first thing he had to do was to recover from his injuries.
ăăThe group of people who beat him had laid a deadly hand, and if Murong Xiu hadnât still cared a bit about him, he was afraid those people would have just killed him.
ăăShen Jue climbed onto the cold bed and buried his head and face in the blanket. He should have gone to Murong Xiuâs place to resume his life first, but he really had some disgust for Murong Xiu, so he didnât want to go.
ăăShen Jue slept straight through until dawn the next day, when a little eunuch barged in and woke him up.
ăăâShen Jue, why are you still sleeping?â
ăăShen Jue felt a hand lift his blanket and frowned, taking his hand and pressing it against the blanket, shrinking in even more. Although he had slept long, he hadnât slept well, and when a fever had started in the middle of the night, he could only fight it, and the pain was even worse.
ăăShen Jue had now become a mortal and could not use immortal magic. The good thing was that although his body was rotten, it was still considered to be tough, and he had taken countless beatings and survived without leaving any roots of illness.
ăăFeng Qingbao was stunned when he saw that the teenager on the bed actually didnât get up at the first time and went back under the covers. He had been working with Shen Jue for more than a year, not to mention anything else, Shen Jue was the most disciplined among their group of small eunuchs, and did not rely on the emperorâs favor at all to brag.
ăăAlthough he was the most popular eunuch beside the emperor, he never presented himself as the head eunuch, which was why Feng Qingbao directly dared to barge into his room.
ăăâShen Jue, wake up quickly, the emperor⊠the emperor is already angry.â Feng Qingbao said hesitantly.
ăăLast night Shen Jue didnât go to serve, the emperor asked a question even though his face was still fine, and this morning when he saw that Shen Jue didnât come, he was silent for a moment and said: âShen Jue was punished yesterday, Feng Qingbao you go to see him, and if he is seriously injured, you go ask the Imperial Doctor.â
ăăShen Jue listened to the chattering voice near his ears and was so annoyed that he barely lifted one of his eyes and closed them after seeing that it was Feng Qingbao, âIâm in so much pain that I canât get up, so you help me go and say something to the emperor.â
ăăFeng Qingbao was stunned, âHow can I do that? You go by yourself.â
ăăWhen Shen Jue heard this, he turned around and said coldly, âThen you go out.â
ăăăFeng Qingbao was dumbfounded, hating Shen Jue for being so ungrateful that he got up and went out, and deliberately slammed the door shut when he closed it. Shen Jue did not care at all, he once again shrank into the blanket.
ăăIn that compartment, Feng Qingbao went to the door of the imperial study room, and even put away his look of anger and cautiously entered the palace.
ăăMurong Xiu sat on the dragon chair, he saw Feng Qingbao come alone, his eyes wavered a little.
ăăâYour Majesty, Eunuch Shen is still unable to get up.â Although Feng Qingbao was angry, he still said a few words for Shen Jue, âWhen this slave went, Eunuch Shen was still running a fever.â
ăMurong Xiu lowered his eyes. In fact, his feelings were somewhat complicated towards Shen Jue. If Shen Jue hadnât walked in yesterday, even the Regent didnât know what to do too much. However, Shen Jueâs bump made his heart much embarrassed.
ăThe whole palace knew he was a puppet emperor, but didnât know what the regent had in mind for him, and now Shen Jue knew.
Thinking of this, Murong Xiu raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows. He said wearily, âGo and get a doctor to pulse Shen Jue. He âŠâ He paused. âHe was injured. It is better to rest for a while.â
Feng Qingbao nodded and hurriedly turned and went out.
After Murong Xiu commanded, he put the matter aside for a while, but to his surprise, Shen Jue did not appear in front of him for the next half month. Even the Regent discovered it and sneered, âWhat happened to that ugly eunuch beside you? Dead? â
Murong Xiuâs eyes changed slightly, âIsnât the Regent aware of whether heâs dead or not? The one who did it is yours.â
ăăThe Regent saw Murong Xiuâs face change slightly and his sarcasm deepened, even reaching out a hand and playfully touching Murong Xiuâs chin, âIf he hadnât barged in last time without eyes, why would I have asked someone to punish him? Being a slave, obedience is the most important thing.â
ăăThere was something in the Regentâs words, and Murong Xiu frowned.\năăThe regent added, âI see that the people around you arenât clever enough, so just take advantage of this time to replace them all.â
ăăMurong Xiu refused, âIâm already used to them waiting on me.â
ăăThe regent raised his eyebrows, he had work to do later, so he left without staying long. He felt that sometimes he couldnât push too hard.\năăAnd Murong Xiu then called Feng Qingbao in.
ăăâHow is Shen Jueâs injury?â\năăFeng Qingbaoâs face was a bit odd as he listened to this.
ăăThese days, he went to Shen Jueâs place every day, but for some reason, he always felt that Shen Jue was different from before.
ăăIt was likeâŠ.
ăăIt was like a new person!
ăăShen Jue used to always have a rickety back and a cowardly appearance. But these days, not only did he straighten his back, but he acted differently than he used to. Sometimes when Shen Jue looked at him, he felt a little afraid.
ăăFeng Qingbao went to see Shen Jue every day and naturally knew that Shen Jueâs injuries were almost completely healed, but he couldnât persuade Shen Jue to come to the imperial court to serve. Now Shen Jue was sitting in the room every day.
ăăMurong Xiu saw Feng Qingbao mumbling , so he frowned, âSpeak!â
ăFeng Qingbao knelt on the ground all at once, âThe emperor, this slave dare not lie, but this slave doesnât know what to say.â
ăă These words made Murong Xiuâs brows furrow deeper.
ăăHe put down his pen and with a slight change of heart, he just stood up, âSettle down, Iâll go see Shen Jue.â\năăâŠâŠ..
ăăMurong Xiu had never been to the place where eunuchs lived, he looked at the cramped house in front of him, the wet blue slate under his eyes and it looked a little unclear. When Murong Xiu was a prince, he was not favored, but he lived in a palace, and his food and clothing were not far behind.
ăăHe was born to be a superior human being, and had never seen a place where an inferior human being stayed.
ăăFeng Qingbao stood behind Murong Xiu with his back rickety, not daring to breathe. He didnât expect Murong Xiu would wind up coming to their place of residence, and the eunuchs, apart from the night watch on weekdays, they all returned here to rest.
ăăMurong Xiu quirked his eyebrows and lifted his legs to walk forward. The further he walked, the more his face sank, and when he waited until he reached the door of the house where Shen Jue lived, his gaze was so heavy that no one dared to look directly at him.
ăăHe stopped in front of the door, and Feng Qingbao even went forward and knocked on the door.
ăăâEunuch Shen.â
ăThere were rustling sounds coming from the room.
ăăMurong Xiu stood at the door, hearing footsteps, and when the door was opened from the inside, he naturally raised his eyes to look over.
ăăThe young man behind the door was thin and pale, and when he saw him, he seemed to smile, but he didnât seem to, and before Murong Xiu could really see, he saw that the young man was already kneeling on the ground.
ăăâSlave pays homage to the emperor.â
ăăMurong Xiu snorted and didnât immediately let Shen Jue up.
ăăâAre your wounds healed?â
ăăShen Jueâs knees were in close contact with the cold floor tiles, âReturning to the emperor, slaveâs injuries are almost healed.â
ăăThen why didnât you go back to the imperial court to serve?\năăThis was what Murong Xiu wanted to ask, but it just couldnât be asked in front of so many people.
ăăâGet up and talk, do you have any tea here?â Murong Xiu said and walked into the room, and even waved his hand at the group of palace men behind him.
ăăThe palace people immediately retreated, and for a while, only Murong Xiu and Shen Jue were left in the room. Shen Jue got up from the ground, lowered his head and said, âThereâs no tea here, only some plain water.â
ăăMurong Xiu was not originally here to drink tea, so he didnât care much about it, and he looked at the furnishings in the room.
This room was extremely humble, just a bed, a table and two stools.
ăăThere was also an empty medicine bowl on the table, which had brown residue at the bottom.
ăăăMurong Xiu finished his examination and turned to look at Shen Jue.
ăăâYouâŠâ he started and stopped.
ăăShen Jue lowered his head and didnât speak.
ăăMurong Xiu hesitated for a bit before continuing, âItâs me who is useless and canât protect you, and if you have a complaint in your heart, itâs only right that you should. If you want to leave the palace, Iâll allow it.â
ăăHe said and waited for Shen Jueâs reaction.
ăăMurong Xiu knew Shen Jue, although Shen Jue was not the smartest and not very good-looking, but he was very loyal, otherwise he wouldnât have let Shen Jue serve by his side all the time. His words were just a retreat to test the other party.
ăăHe knew that Shen Jue was an orphan, and an eunuch would not survive out of the palace.
ăăShen Jue didnât have the ability to get married and have children, and would only be disliked if he left the palace.
ăăăăJust to Murong Xiuâs surprise, Shen Jue was actually silent.
ăăAfter being surprised, Murong Xiu became a little angry at Shen Jue for being ungrateful.
ăăIf it wasnât for him, Shen Jue would have been killed long ago.
ăăMurong Xiu looked cold, he didnât want to stay in this shabby house anymore, and lifted his leg to leave, but as soon as he lifted his leg, Shen Jue kneeled down and hugged his leg.
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TN:
Important note, the emperor isnât the male lead ^o^\n