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Each and every moment, Zhou Jun Yan would want to escape from that cage. Even if his leg was crippled, it could not block off his heart from wanting to leave.

And each and every time, when faced with this kind of little Highness, Xu Hao Ran would always spare no trouble. Repeating each day, he would repeatedly smile. That was up until Zhou Jun Yan injured him with a piece of porcelain hidden from somewhere.

The long scar on his face had completely destroyed his looks, and the right eye was immediately crippled. From the bloody scar, blood and flesh turned outwards, truly scaring people when looking at it. The smile on his face did not diminish, and only quietly looked at Zhou Jun Yan, lightly, “Your Highness, you aren’t ruthless enough.”

If they were, then they should have sharpened it keen and pierced it towards his heart.

That night, he stopped giving Zhou Jun Yan his medicine.

Xu Hao Ran was reluctant to have Zhou Jun Yan to sustain the pains of the bone engraving, and asked Master to help him. Naturally, there was a way- if one were to use the blood and flesh of the person whose name was engraved and refine it into a pill, it could temporarily relieve one of the pain that eats at the bones, thus he agreed.

Every night, he would think of ways to let the little Highness eat the medicine, but this time, he didn’t.

At the time of dusk, the dense feeling of bones being torn and gnawed into started to spread. It was only the beginning, yet Zhou Jun Yan could not take it. His pair of eyes started to diffuse with mist, and the tip of his nose reddened, “It hurts so much……”

Does it hurt? Your Highness, he is also hurt.

Because the wound on his face was not treated in time, it had already begun to fester, but Xu Hao Ran already did not care. He only sat there and quietly looked at the Highness, with his good-looking face twisted due to the pain.

“I beg of you, help me, it really hurts.”

At what time had the Highness that had been exalted in one’s palm since he was small ever go through this kind of pain? Even when his leg had been cut off, it was not anything like this kind of pain.

Xu Hao Ran smiled- other than a smile, his face had no other expression. His eyes were dead, without a hint of reaction, “Your Highness, does it hurt?”

“It hurts, Xu Hao Ran. It hurts so much. Please, help me.”

“Is that so. Then, let’s be in pain together with this subject. This subject is also hurting very much, completely not inferior to your Highness’ pain.”

Zhou Jun Yan was in pain for an entire night. He fainted many times and was also forced awake by pain too. Once it was close to daybreak, it had then slightly gotten better. The pain that pierced the bones had gradually withdrawn, but because of habit, his body was already convulsing, constantly trembling.

When he opened the cage’s door, Xu Hao Ran carried the Zhou Jun Yan that was trembling all over. With his fingers tenderly passing through the other person’s damp hair, and body lightly swinging about, he gently spoke, “Does it hurt for your Highness?”

The person in his arms vigorously shaking his head had made him laugh. The light sound of laughter resounded throughout the big palace, unexpectedly a bit of horrifying, “If your Highness would only be obedient, this subject won’t do anything to you.”

“Even if this subject were to like you in any way, shouldn’t you make a bit of an allowance for this subject? This subject’s heart is in such pain. Your Highness must understand, if you were to obediently stay by this subject’s side it would be alright.”

“Don’t look at other people. Don’t smile towards other people. You cannot be gentle with other people, and cannot like other people.” Xu Hao Ran dropped a kiss on Zhou Jun Yan’s forehead. When he perceived the other person tremble, he lightly smiled, “Your Highness, you must not be afraid of this subject.”

I love you so deeply as such, you must not be afraid of me.

After having sustained the pain of bones eroding inside, on the next day, Zhou Jun Yan obediently took the bowl of porridge from Xu Hao Ran’s hands and finished it, then laid in the embrace of the other person. His eyes widened, and absent-mindedly stared at the beams above his head.

“Does your Highness want to sleep for a while?”

The other person immediately closed his eyes, shockingly being obedient. But when Xu Hao Ran’s hand stroked his hair, the body uncontrollably shook.

Xu Hao Ran had a hard time compared to any other person- why he would have the little Highness’ bone engraved, was it not to to have the other person love each other? But unfortunately, things went against what he wanted.

He also asked Master if he could engrave the Highness’ bones once again; but after having one’s bone engraved, they could not have it done again.

If it could not be done, then let it be so. Profound hatred was much better than having the other person not care for himself even a little bit. However……

When he felt the terror from the person within his embrace, Xu Hao Ran could not help but close his eyes, and his hands could not help but tighten up, afraid that the person in his arms would disappear at a time he did not pay attention.

Your Highness, at what time, can you spare a bit- just a little bit of pity for this subject?

For the next few consecutive days, Xu Hao Ran would be by Zhou Jun Yan’s side each and every moment, and would not even attend the morning courts. All the papers would be left to the people of the palace to be sent inside the palace to be dealt with.

The countless papers would write about how the insurgents continuously drew close to the capital, and implore that Xu Hao Ran go out to battle and suppress the rebellion. But they could not even see the person, and don’t even mention asking the other person to be able to leave the previous Emperor’s side.

Every time it was mentioned, they could only shake their head and sigh.

A muddle-headed ruler[1]…… Even if Zhou did not change its name[2], it was bound to head towards ruination.

Countless people thought to ask Xu Hao Ran, and in the end could only beg in Chang Ge’s direction. Chang Ge had also seen Xu Hao Ran. At the time, the other person’s flesh on his face had already decayed. Thus, he held the person down and ordered the imperial doctor to treat the wound.

During the process of removing the rotten flesh, Xu Hao Ran did not even let out a sound of pain, his eyeball would not even move, and rigidly glare at Chang Ge.

He did not know what it was, but Change Ge suddenly laughed, with a face full of yearning and amusement, “You would always look at me like this. Relax, I won’t fight you for him.”

“Nothing more than just a blockhead is worth me getting angry with you?” Chang Ge looked at him once, and moved away his gaze, “No matter, just a little longer and it will be all good.”

Xu Hao Ran could not understand the meaning of Chang Ge’s words, but after he was certain he did not have any other thoughts towards the little Highness, he laid aside his gaze without another word.

“Be more gentle.”

After a good while, the imperial doctor treated the wound on Xu Hao Ran’s face, wiped off the cold sweat from his forehead, and took special care to stand further away from Xu Hao Ran, “Guo Shi, the wound on his Majesty’s face will leave an irremovable scar. The right eye is also crippled, I’m afraid……”

Afraid that there would be some people again that would use this as a topic.

Xu Hao Ran knew- as Emperor, the first most important thing is that ones’ body cannot be incomplete. Now that he was the reason for the uprising of the insurgent army, his eye also blind, he could not further obtain the hearts of the citizens.

But he did not mind. He could take his Highness and leave this place.

“Xu Hao Ran, do you still remember your Xu family teachings?”

He went silent for a while, and in the end turned his head, not daring to look at Chang Ge, and arduously spit out three words, “I don’t remember.”

Within that moment, the atmosphere had become extremely imposing.

Whether he had really forgotten it or remembered but was unable to say it, whether it was Xu Hao Ran or Change Ge, they both knew very well[3].

He could not see Chang Ge’s expression, and could only hear the other person laugh out loud, with the implications of mockery so obvious it hurt,

“True, long at the moment when you gathered soldiers to rebel, you could no longer be considered the son of the Xu family.”

What Chang Ge said was right, and could also be considered wrong. Long at the moment when he swore loyalty to the little Highness, he could no longer be considered the Xu family’s son anymore.

Because, even his first intentions of becoming master’s disciple, was already forgotten.

[1] 昏君- A fatuous and self-indulgent ruler. Profligate and devoid of principle, and have committed crimes against the country and its citizens.

[2] 国号- title of reigning dynasty. e.g. The Qing and Tang dynasties.

[3] 心知肚明- one knows deep down in their hearts, but do not dare say it out loud (swallow their words into their stomach)

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