Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Returning to the nest

As his peripheral vision fell on the beauty's couch, he pursed his lips and felt secretly happy.

When the minister of household affairs, who dared to extend his hand to Gongyin and violated the emperor's taboo, knew that he was being investigated by the Xuanyu Division, which had not yet been formally established, he knelt in front of them, the eunuchs, crying and begging them.

Open the net.

It seems that the person who yelled at the gelded dog in the drinking party with his colleagues was from another layer of skin.

He wanted to tell her that this brand-new beauty couch was sent to her East Palace warehouse by some trick when he was checking that person's belongings.

Even though he was busy with official duties and could not help him with the arrangements in the East Palace, he still accepted a young chamberlain named Ming Feng as his apprentice to help him convey her every move.

Mingfeng moved this beauty couch into her bedroom according to his instructions, and she really liked it.

"Get up, it's just the two of us, no need to be restrained."

Wei Huaien looked at him with a smile. In addition to being pleased that he was still the same as before, he also loved his outfit.

"It's so beautiful. It turns out there are people who can wear red better than me."

Princess Jiarou likes red the most, and everyone in the capital knows that she is gorgeous and dazzling.

But she still couldn't get enough of Xiao Qi, who was cut out in this red suit with broad shoulders and a slim waist, and was even a little jealous that he could live a flamboyant life outside the palace walls.

"I have read all the letters you sent, and they are very well done."

All the secrets that were supposed to be infiltrated into Dingyuan Hou's Mansion have been successful, and they even connected with the male favorite around him.

"Master Xuan Yusi shouldn't kneel to me. Get up and speak."

"A slave is only a slave of his master."

He won't get up.

Wei Huai'en wanted to reach out and pull him, but when he got closer, his nose was wrinkled by the smell of alcohol on his body.

"You smell so much of alcohol, did you just come back from the banquet?"

Xiao Qi's eyes showed panic, and he picked up his front and took a deep breath. Sure enough, the drunkards who dragged him to toast him also caught the taste.

He stood up, and without hesitation, he took off the official uniform that many people admired and feared and threw it outside. He took a few steps back in his white robe, fearing that the smell might still catch her.

"Hey? What are you doing?"

Wei Huai'en looked regretfully at the red color that he had balled up and thrown away. She didn't say it tasted bad.

"That dress belongs to Xuan Yusi, not Dong Palace. If the master doesn't like the smell, the slave won't wear it."

He answered matter-of-factly.

"But I want to see you wearing red? You look so good in red."

Wei Huai'en wanted to tease him. Not seeing each other for so long had already made those days and nights together become unfamiliar. It seemed that only some words and deeds that crossed the line could quickly break the polite barrier created by time.

"Your Highness is the most beautiful in the world when he wears red."

His seriousness stopped Wei Huai'en's words. She touched her nose, a little overwhelmed by his straightforward praise.

"Didn't I mention you? Why did you mention me?"

She walked forward, pulled his sleeve and sat down in front of the mirror.

But unlike Shui Jing, Xiao Qi was used to Wei Huai'en's "wanton behavior" and refused to sit next to her, insisting on kneeling beside her.

Wei Huai'en didn't force it, and her eyes met his in the mirror.

Xiao Qi's face was held up by her, and the back of his neck was completely hugged by her arms. Every breath he took was filled with her faint fragrance.

The restraint he had placed on himself in his mind began to loosen again, and he wanted to tilt his head and sink himself into her arms.

"Look, your eyes are very beautiful."

Her fingertips followed her gentle words and lightly touched the ends of his eyes. He couldn't help but look carefully at his own eyes in the mirror.

"It's a phoenix eye."

She sighed: "If my eye shape was the same as yours, I wouldn't have to lift the corners of my eyes to put on makeup every time. Maybe I wouldn't even have to put on makeup to look very irritating."

Everyone will be dissatisfied with something about themselves. Wei Huai'en doesn't like her round, apricot eyes. Although they look innocent and harmless, they are completely incompatible with her fierce ambition.

"I read in a script that most people with thin lips are heartless."

Her fingertips touched his thin lips again, and he found that she particularly liked his lips and seemed to touch them every time they met.

Wei Huaien put his arms around his neck, took off his official hat and rested his head sideways on top of his head, as if he could temporarily imagine himself as Xiao Qi in the mirror.

"It would be great if I were you. I could do what I want to do outside without being dragged down by people who have nothing to do with me.

Not to mention that the first thing you do when you open your eyes every day is to think about who to investigate, who to bring down, and who to win over in order to avenge your brother.

Xiao Qi, I’m a little envious of you.”

She would not ask Xiao Qi if he had any relatives at home, because those must be the scars of every chambermaid.

They are different from the female officials in the palace. They may have family and affection to look forward to, but they have no one to count on.

She knew that tonight must be a celebration banquet for everyone in the Xuanyu Division, and it was impossible for him, the deputy envoy, not to attend, because Eunuch Le was on errand beside the emperor and could not leave, so he must be the absolute protagonist of the entire banquet.

But he left early just to come to the East Palace to see her.

They had nothing important to discuss in person today, and he could wait until tomorrow when he sobered up before coming to see her.

It’s okay not to even come, as long as the letter is delivered, like the other people she has deployed, there is no need to kneel to her like before.

Maybe he is a person who repays a drop of kindness with a spring of water, maybe he is like a young bird that has just emerged from a dark life, and regards her who helped him as his hope and support.

All the high-profile stewards in the palace are like this. No matter how they show off their power outside, when they see their true master, they still perform their duties like ordinary chamberlains.

This is good, she also has a little servant who treats her as a family.

She can understand the feeling of only wanting to show her achievements to the people closest to her and most trusted. She was the same in the past. She had a father, a brother, and a mother in the past.

But she no longer had this state of mind, but she didn't expect that she would have a confidant who would always keep her in mind.

Shui Jing and the others are also very good, but Xiao Qi is different. Xiao Qi is hers.

She leaned against Xiao Qi, watching the light turn into water in his eyes, and he tolerated it little by little.

He seemed to have tried several times to speak, but held back because he couldn't find his voice.

It doesn't matter, she said.

"You think I shouldn't envy you, right?

Don't always feel bad or inferior about yourself. I have never thought of you like this.

I sent you to the Xuan Yu Division and gave you so many tasks. You have completed them all, even better than I expected. You are really awesome. I feel relieved to have you here.

I said that you can do the same thing as those ministers, and you have done it, and no one will dare to look at you face to face again.

But I still have to pretend to be my brother, because if I were still Jiarou, I still wouldn't be able to do anything.

That’s why I envy you, you don’t have to cover up anything.”

Xiao Qi gave up on reminding her not to be too close to the eunuch and to leave her arms. He told himself that there was only tonight.

Wei Huaien fell asleep while Xiao Qi was helping her wipe her hair, but Xiao Qi gently carried her back to the bed.

After training with the former Tiger Guards in Xuanyu Division for more than a month, he could feel the changes in his body without relying on tailored official uniforms.

Although the eunuch's physique is much worse than that of a normal man, he still becomes stronger.

He didn't know why he carved himself like this. Maybe it was because he didn't want to become fatter and more feminine as he got older like Eunuch Le. He at least wanted to still have a gender in her eyes.

Once again, he leaned against the pillar to watch the night with peace of mind. He felt that he had never really left her side.

Xiao Qi failed to stay until Wei Huaien woke up.

He really has a lot to do, he has to establish a firm foothold, run errands well, win over the Huwei camp, oh, now it's the hearts of Xuanyuwei.

There were also various aristocratic families who saw that the situation was over, so they tried their best to embed their sons and nephews into the Xuanyu Division authorized by the imperial power.

In addition to these things, he also had to devote his time to help Wei Huaien seize the clues of curare and pursue them secretly.

I haven't seen her for several days.

Deputy Ambassador Xiao has matured a lot.

Power is always the most nourishing tonic.

Although the Xuanyu Division existed to help the emperor monitor the interactions of the ministers of the country, after the complaints were suppressed, the ministers gradually relaxed their spirits.

After all, most people do not need to strip off their official uniforms and send them to the imperial prison under the control of Xuanyu Division or the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Many things, big or small, have turned into treasures and people sent to Xuan Yu Division from beginning to end through various overt and covert methods.

Yes, people.

When Xiao Qi was dragged to his private house in the capital by another Eunuch Fu who was walking in front of the emperor, Xiao Qi saw all his charming concubines.

The guests and hosts were all eunuchs like them, but the girls were still wearing light gauze and were surrounding them as if they were boneless. He even saw a few familiar faces that he saw when he led people to ransack the house.

There are also a few prostitutes with shrinking eyes and not much development.
To be continued...