Chapter 33 – The Window Beam Wardrobe (below)

Suyan huffed

Outside the door, he added, “Qinghe, I know you’re not asleep, the candlelight is still on.”

“I …… am dressing, so I beg your highness to wait a moment.”

Su Yan pushed Shen Qi hard, “Hurry up and go, if the Crown Prince bumps into you, you’ll be finished. There’s no need to wait for Feng to go and do something evil, you’ll have to die here tonight!”

Shen Qi grabbed his belt and jumped out of bed with a grimace, picking up the cowl armor and cap and helmet on the floor, hastily putting them on, and finally picking up his waist sword.

“Go through the window!” Su Yan got out of bed, dragged his injured leg to the closet to find a Chinese jacket and pants to put on, covered with a tufted lake blue dao robe, and tied the thin belt around his waist tightly.

The sheer white body was gone in a flash in front of Shen Qi’s eyes, once again wrapped in clothing, he tightened the hilt of the knife in his hand, suddenly did not want to go.

Su Yan put on the clothes, too late to comb the hair bun, scattered waist-length silk, and too much to cover the face, with a pendant jade pendant blue rope loosely tied, hanging on the side of the neck.

Turning back to see Shen Qi staring at him, his eyes burning like a thief, he couldn’t help but urge again, “Don’t you hurry, do you really want to lose your head?”

Shen Qi smiled, his arm around his waist and hips picked him up, kissed him twice, walked steadily to the door and put him down, then pointed his toes at the wall, and took a long leap onto the roof beam.

Su Yan tilted his head and looked in shock, making a mouthful: are you out of your mind?

Shen Qi returned a soft whistle.

…… This guy is really crazy! Can’t control him. Su Yan took a deep breath and opened the door.

Only half a body width, a young man dressed as a chamberlain slid in like a swimming fish and said “Stand down, if you dare to speak out of turn, I’ll cut out your tongue”, and then closed the door tightly.

With this chiding tone, who was it if not the Crown Prince.

“Walking in a hurry, thirsty me too, come to pour tea for the little master, sit down and talk.” Zhu Hailin holding Su Yan arm, trailing two steps, feel wrong, look down to see his ankle, shouted, “Oops your ankle is injured? How swollen like this!”

Su Yan endured the pain and laughed: “When bathing, I accidentally slipped on the soles of my feet and fell. It’s fine, I’ve taken medicine, resting for one night will be good.”

“You can fall even if you bathe, forget about being stupid! You say you get injured twice in three days, can you let little master save his mind?” Zhu Hailin had an annoyed and heartbroken look on his face, his arm reaching out to help him, “Come, come, go lie on the bed, I’ll pour the tea myself.”

Su Yan’s arm rested on the crown prince, limping to the bed and sitting down, holding his legs and moving up.

Zhu Hailin saw that the bath tub in the house has not yet been cleaned up, a ground of water stains and flower petals, unhappy: “What are these underlings doing for food, also not timely clean up for you, in case you step on water again. I will instruct the eunuchs in charge of the East Garden to give this class of lazy and slippery things a good treatment.”

Su Yan pacified him, “It’s me who didn’t make them come and clean up, thinking that it’s troublesome in the dead of night, so I might as well wait until dawn. I know there is water there, will be careful.”

Zhu Hailin used the large ti-dye alabaster pot on the table, poured a cup of cold tea, and walked over to the bedside to hand it to Su Yan.

Su Yan happened to be thirsty, and after drinking two cups in a row, he waved his hand to indicate that it was enough.

Zhu Hailin then turned to the spout of the pot, drank the rest of the tea in one go, wiped the corners of his mouth, walked over to the bedside to take off his soapy boots, and sat on the bed cross-legged in a familiar manner.

I’ve been used to talking to you, but Father wouldn’t turn his back on me just because of a single word! Besides, you and I are the only ones in the dark room, where is the third person?”

Su Yan sighed, eyes fly up to look at the beams – sitting on the bed is naturally invisible, can only pray that Shen Qi know how to get in and out of the big body, do not want to take this handle, go to stroke the Prince’s tiger whiskers. I can only pray that Shen Qi knows how to get around and understand the situation, so don’t try to take this and stroke the crown prince’s whiskers.

“Loyal words go against the ear, your highness can’t listen to them even if you don’t.” Su Yan drew back his hand and coldly said.

Zhu Helin was most afraid of his sudden cold face, and answered in a loud voice, “I listen, I listen! Be careful with your words and behavior, I know, the Tai Fus have taught me.”

Only then did Su Yan smile, “Young master is wise and knows that I have good intentions. Whispers between you and me, I naturally will not divulge the slightest bit, but this place is not hidden, fear that there are ears on the other side of the wall, I have to be on guard.”

Zhu Hailin was knocked down and rested by him, all his anger was gone, and he took his hand: “Well, well, well, well, whatever Qinghe says is right. Then you tell me, I’m perjuring myself for you today, is it considered cheating heaven and earth and ignoring morality? Is it the virtue that the Crown Prince should have?”

The words caught Su Yan off guard and he choked.

He saw Zhu Hailin’s handsome eyes round and dignified, was very sincere in seeking answers, and could not help but feel a little ashamed, feeling that he had brought a good seedling askew.

This young prince, no matter how easy and greedy, no matter how arrogant and flamboyant, there is always the precious thing that others do not have, that is, the heart of a child.

“And what does Your Highness yourself think?” Su Yan asked rhetorically.

Zhu Hailin hesitated for a moment and said, “Perjury is wrong, but it has to be done.”

“Why?”

“Uh, the saint acted, and still not confined to the square and circle …… right, I act also should not be constrained by the rules and regulations, only seek justice, ask the original heart. Do perjury this way is wrong, but it maintains the justice justice, do not teach the innocent to suffer injustice, do not make the offender can escape. Also follow my heart, to protect the river. Therefore, although there is wrong, but I have to do, although deceiving people, but I am not ashamed of my heart.”

Su Yan lamented, “Your Highness has grown up and has his own ideas advocate, I am really pleased.”

“Really?” Zhu Hailin was joyful, turning his eyes and drooping his eyebrows, “This tone of yours sounds awkward to me …… all said that you are not allowed to be old fashioned! Your mouth says I’ve grown up, but in your heart you still treat me like a child, humph!”

Su Yan had long been accustomed to his temperamental behavior and laughed, “Yes, yes, I spoke out of turn and should not have relied on my seniority to underestimate your highness.”

“You’re still saying ‘minister’ and ‘your highness’ one after another!” Zhu Hailin pounced over to scratch the itchy flesh around his waist.

Su Yan was very ticklish, especially the side of the waist and the soles of the feet, being tickled by him, he laughed non-stop, twisted around, accidentally knocked his ankle, and busied himself with apologizing: “No more games, no more games! My feet hurt!”

Zhu Hailin hurriedly stopped and cupped his injured leg to look at it.

Su Yan’s bare soles fell into his hands, another itch, stretching not shrinking not, crying and laughing: “Quickly let go, it is not too pickled.”

“Pickle what, didn’t you just bathe.” Zhu Hailin put down the injured leg and went to fish for another intact one, tilting his head to examine it, but saw that the back of the foot was as white as jade, the arch of the foot had flowing lines, the toes were white with pink, and the toenail cap was also a rounded and polished pink, as if it had been encrusted with a few slices of peach blossom juice dyed seashells.

He remembered the marketplace miscellaneous books he had read, and couldn’t help but murmur, “If this is dyed with bright red cardamom, and hangs a gold chain with a pendant of small bells, I don’t know how good it looks ……”

Su Yan’s smile froze, suddenly giving birth to the impulse to stomp on his face and kick this little brat who didn’t learn the proper way to the ground.

He really did it, but still consider the status of the other party, did not step on the face, kicked the chest.

Zhu Hailin leaned back, his head hit the bedpost of the frame bed, as if waking up from a dream, shouted: “I’m sorry Qinghe, I have no intention to humiliate ……”, and then suddenly reacted: what am I apologizing for? I am the crown prince, the future nine to five, complimented him on his good looks, he did not appreciate, but also kicked me? I am the future crown prince, he complimented him on his good looks, but he did not appreciate it, but also kicked me?

“Don’t say this kind of asshole words again! If people hear this, they will impeach you as the Crown Prince for molesting your subjects, how can you still sit in the East Palace?” Su Yan hated the iron and said.

Zhu Hailin rubbed the back of his head, huffed and puffed as he climbed up, hearing the rats on the beams of the room making trouble again, cackling and gnawing on the wood, he was even more infuriated and jumped out of bed, “Where’s the bamboo pole? Even a rat is so reckless, I want to stab it!”

Su Yan grabbed his back belt and yanked it back, squeezing out a smile, “Dang a dynasty prince, with a beast to calculate, disgraceful or not! Okay, okay, I’ll rub you, don’t be angry.”

Said to Zhu He Lin chest rubbing a gas, straight to rub him into a bunch of reeds in the wind.

Zhu Hailin shook his head to dizziness, deflated: “Forget it, don’t bother with it! I am also sleepy, this night will rest here, you sleep better, don’t kick me again.”

Su Yan immediately refused, “It’s not safe here, you’d better go back to Ningfu Palace, so as not to be discovered that the Crown Prince is missing and cause trouble in vain.”

Zhu Hailin said, “It’s because it’s not safe that I have to stay and protect you! Are you underestimating me? Master Wu said privately that with my skill, I’d have no problem taking on five or seven big men!”

Su Yan held his forehead and sighed, still wanting to persuade a few more sentences, when another knock sounded on the door.

It’s already half past midnight, and there’s still a visitor at the door? Zhu Helin looked unhappy: “Who is it? Coming so late, no manners at all.”

Su Yan thought to himself you came ten minutes ago, do you have more manners than him?

However, he heard a familiar basso profundo outside the door say, “Since Qinghe is not asleep, why don’t you open the door for this king? Could it be that you’ve forgotten your previous appointment?”

Zhu Hailin immediately jumped up, lowered his voice and asked fiercely, “Former contract? What former engagement? What are you doing in the middle of the night!”

Su Yan helplessly raised his voice towards the door and said, “Although there is an appointment, but not tonight, but tomorrow after breakfast, why do you want to arrive early? The night is deep and will sleep, forgive me for not being able to open the door.”

“You really have an appointment!” Zhu Hailin yanked him hard, “What appointment? Tell me clearly!”

Su Yan caught the crown prince’s hand, explained: “It is the matter of investigating the case. His Majesty ordered King Yu to stay in the East Garden, and after the show, he asked him to tell him something. Before dusk came to Chongqi Palace, King Yu came to me and told me to pay more attention to the words and movements of several other people, if there is something fishy, report it in time and don’t get into danger alone.”

Zhu Helin coldly grunted: “He said it nicely, why didn’t he wait for the agreed time to meet again, had to come to the room in the middle of the night to look for you, clearly he doesn’t have good intentions. I’ve heard that this Fourth King’s Uncle is not a serious person, he loves to be ‘confidant’ with young and beautiful officials, you are not allowed to take care of him!”

“Fine, I’ll ignore it and go talk him out of it.”

Su Yan was about to speak out and politely refuse, when Zhu Helin suddenly pulled on his sleeve again and changed his mind, “No, you let him in. I want to see what he wants to do to you! If he behaves rudely, I’ll go to my father and tell him off, and tell him to eat a rowdy head!”

As he spoke, he looked around and saw that there was a Huanghuali round corner cabinet for clothes in the corner of the room, more than one person high. The teenager’s body is not quite grown up, just enough to fit inside.

Without saying a word, Zhu Hailin pulled open the door of the cabinet and drilled into it, then poked his head out and majestically said, “You go and open the door. Don’t worry, I’m here to protect you, so you won’t suffer!”

The cabinet door creaked shut, Su Yan stared at the closet, thinking: what the fuck is this shit again! When I am here is a walking lantern?

The Yu Wang was knocking on the door again. Su Yan had to slowly walk over and open the door for him, welcoming him in without a good face.

“My humble servant was just about to take a rest, the house is simple and there is not even any tea, so I have slowed down Your Highness.”

Yu Wang did not mind, scanning a circle, laughed: “You this full of flowers and water, a bed pillow horizontal coverlet mess, unlike resting alone, but like and others have made some big fight.”

Su Yan pulled the corners of his mouth, smiling but not laughing: “Where is there any other person, just me, Your Highness is joking.”

King Yu looked down at his bare ankle: “Is it hurt? Do you want me to order someone to go get the Imperial Doctor?”

“Thank you, Your Highness, it’s not necessary, I’ve already put on medicine, and I’ll get better after a night’s rest.”

King Yu see him face, ask a reply, half a sentence off topic also no, can not help but feel boring, and some dark annoyed, since the selection of a table round stool to sit, signaling him to also sit down.

“This king came to find you tonight, the murder is just a pretext, it’s really for that matter in the fine house.”

When Su Yan heard him mentioning the fine house, she remembered being tied to the bed lintel with his belt and nearly getting fucked, she couldn’t help but feel her scalp tingling, and said resentfully, “Can’t the king let me go? This court, young and beautiful officials are many, I’m just a perverse willow, it’s not worth your majesty’s trouble.”

King Yu gazed at him, his eyebrows deep and handsome in the candlelight, as if they contained infinite affection, and said in a warm voice, “This king has come to find you to apologize.”

“?”

“That thing in the elite house, it was me who took offense first, I shouldn’t treat you like that. Earlier I said, this kind of thing need to you love my willingness, can not be forced to impose lewdness, but I was a momentary forgetfulness, almost hurt you. I hope that you do not forget the past, do not reject me in a thousand miles away, in the future only as a friend to socialize, how?”

“……”

“Qinghe this is not believing in this king?”

Su Yan thought, “Do you still have credit to speak of? Long ago down broke the lowest point. His mouth lazily replied, “Since His Majesty said so, I can only accept it. Apology is not necessary to mention, in the future, do not molest my official is.”

King Yu laughed and said, “How is it considered molestation? Finding you to play a game of chess, have a drink, and go on a horseback walk with you is not considered molestation, is it?”

There were a few faint soft creaks in the closet in the corner of the room, like someone grinding their teeth.

“Who is it!” King Yu immediately turned his head, his waist steeply straightened, his muscles tensed under his clothes, his hand on the desktop clenched into a phoenix-eyed fist, as if it were a lance ready to vibrate tasseled up at any time.

Su Yan could not see his steeply turned sharp gaze, only worried about the little prince to be difficult, busy cover up: “again biting the wood. This small south courtyard everything else is good, is often uninhabited, rats. Back to me to take a bamboo pole to knock on a run, not a problem.”

King Yu suspiciously looked twice at the closet, his eyes moved from the closet to the crumpled chamberlain’s hat on the floor in front of the bed, and said without moving, “The murderer has not yet been captured, so be more careful. Imperial brother like a person with deep plans, this point is also negligent, did not arrange for you to have a competent guards to protect you secretly.”

Su Yan listened to his words of concern in the intention is quite sincere, face only slightly have a smile shadow, “No harm, I will be careful. Besides, the murderer may not be among these seven people.”

“How so? Did Qinghe find something?”

“Feng An Marquis is not yet, he lives alone in Hongqing Hall, I have not yet seen. The other six people, the scholar Lang sparse branch big leaves, have Wei Jin heritage style, not like conspiracy people. Tang Hua Lang floating out of the dust, all kinds of mundane affairs are not on the heart, and some interpersonal barriers …… er, is to avoid the living, the next official is really difficult to imagine when he poisoned Ye Langzhong scene.

Jia Imperial Secretary was mean-spirited and had impeached the Eastern Palace and me with a folding paper. Liu Shaozhanzhi’s own son was to be promoted to the Household Department, but was Ye Langzhi, but the two of them did not seem to have a motive. These circumstances, I also during the evening meal, the initial contact, the other is still to be further investigated.”

After Su Yan finished, he got up and arched his hand, “This is all the information we have gotten so far, tomorrow if there are any new discoveries, I will inform Your Highness again. I have labored for a day, I am really sleepy, this is going to bed, please forgive my rudeness, Your Highness.”

King Yu saw that he was having trouble walking, so he also stood up and tried to give him a hand.

He was a good intention, but Su Yan once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope, worried that he came back to the apostasy, back and forth, inadvertently bumped into the windowsill side of a red lacquer carving and filling knocking the gold qin table.

…… For the third time today! Thief God, I grass your horse Le Gobi! Before Su Yan fell down, he could not bear it anymore and angrily raised his middle finger toward the sky.

King Yu snatched a step forward and stretched his arm to wrap around his waist, making a proper gesture of holding the moon in his arms.

Su Yan exclaimed, “Your Majesty let go of me!”

King Yu teased, “You can’t let go, do you want to lie flat on the ground?”

The door of the closet in the corner of the room was slammed open, and the Crown Prince jumped out in a rage, sprinting over to him, shouting: “I’m worried that you’re going to be a demon! Uncle Fourth King, you’re such an old man, let’s go to Father to see what crime it is to molest a courtier!”

King Yu turned his head to look at the Prince, did not show surprise, but laughed: “Lone King is only twenty-eight years old, Spring and Autumn flourish, not old. If you reduce the age of half a number, small is small, but green too much, no interest, just like that such as rice moss flowers, compared to the rich and colorful peonies.”

The fourteen-year-old Prince was so angry that he screamed, “Shameless! Shameless! What kind of peony are you! I am not a moss flower!”

Su Yan took a deep, deep breath, stood firmly on his feet, pushed Yu Wang away, limped away to open the door, then stood outside the door and hooked his finger: “Your two highnesses come over, I have something to say.”

King Yu and the Crown Prince looked at him suspiciously.

Su Yan squeezed out a (flattering) smile, “Come on.”

The Crown Prince dizzily took the lead and ran over, followed by King Yu with a snort.

Su Yan pulled one with one hand, holding their two hands into one place, and sincerely said, “Why don’t you two love each other and kill each other, but well let me go!”

Words quickly turned into the house, banging the door and locking it, even on the triple bolt.

King Yu and the Crown Prince froze under the roof, glanced at each other, and violently retracted their hands.

The Crown Prince said angrily, “You wait and see! I’ll sue you for this!”

King Yu responded without changing his face, “As you wish.”

Su Yan leaned his back against the door panel, and sighed deeply deeply, “The heart is so tired …… feeling that it will not love again.”

A figure on the beams of the room suddenly hung upside down, hung its head, and said to him, “You love me, I’m not as much trouble as they are.”

Su Yan angrily opened the window, “Lord Thousand Households, please be numb as well – get out!”