Raising wolves - Chapter 11

    As soon as the news that the emperor was assassinated and Lu Qing was injured to protect the emperor came out, Chen Xiaodao flew out of the imperial city, but because he didn’t have main license, he couldn’t enter the palace without authorization, so he could only ask for help every day. Most of his time these days, he just squatting outside the palace.

 

    Fortunately, the leader of the Imperial Guard knew him well, and when he was on duty, seeing him squatting pitifully outside, kindly revealed the news that Lu Qing’s life was not in danger, which reassured him a lot.

 

    Maybe it was because there is an assassin in the palace, and it was still in chaos, so His Majesty didn’t let him enter the palace?

 

   Chen Xiaodao was bored counting the ants on the ground when Changshun came to invite him.

 

    The palace city was covered with blue tiles and flying rafters, and the tall and solemn palaces were lined up one after the other, with an imposing atmosphere.

 

    Chen Xiaodao would have been very interested, but he was concerned about Lu Qingze, so he didn’t have the interest see around. He slipped his money into the arms of the eunuch, who led the way: “This eunuch how is my young master?”

 

    The young emperor’s attitude toward Lu Qingzhe was obvious to all, so Changshun dared not accept anything from Lu’s people and smilingly pushed the silver back: “Butler Chen, don’t worry, Lord Lu has woken up.”

 

    Chen Xiaodao was completely relieved.

 

    When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace and entered the warm pavilion, he saw a pale Lu Qingzhe sitting by the bed, Chen Xiaodao’s eyes turned red and he rushed up regardless, hugged Lu Qingzhe’s waist and cried out, “Sir! How can you be so unlucky, every time you go to the palace, something happens, I’m worried to death!”

 

    … your rant is so sharp.

 

    Lu Qing then thought with mixed feelings.

 

    He was bumped, involving the wound, dark hissed, but did not show it. He rubbed the boy’s head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and sighed, “Okay, isn’t it all right?”

 

    Chen Xiaodao was about to continue speaking, when a cool voice came from beside him, sounding young: “You pulled the teacher’s wound.”

 

    Chen Xiaodao was startled, let go of Lu Qingze, took a few steps back, and then noticed that the young man sitting on the back side, despite his young age, had an amazing aura.

 

    Is this the legendary emperor?

 

    Chen Xiaodao hurriedly knelt down: “Caomin has seen His Majesty and was too excited just now, His Majesty  please pardon me.”

 

    Ning Juan didn’t speak just now, but was looking at Chen Xiaodao and making a secret comparison.

 

    He looks average and looks dull, so he definitely can’t compare to him.

 

    It wasn’t until Chen Xiaodao threw himself into Lu Qingze’s arms that he was a little annoyed.

 

    Lu Qing also touched his head!

 

    He leaned over to Lu Qingze’s side, hugged Lu Qingze’s arm, and held it carefully: “Does the teacher hurt? Is the injury cracked should we ask the Imperial Doctor to take a look?”

 

    Chen Xiaodao was ignored, and keenly felt a little strange.

    Was it his illusion, why does the little majesty seem… to have a problem with him?

 

    Lu Qing waved his hand: ” Not so delicate, hurry up and get Xiaodao up.”

 

    The little emperor pursed his lower lip, glanced at Chen Xiaodao unkindly, and said lightly: “Pingshen, for the sake of the teacher, not to bother to with you.”

 

     It really seems to be a misconception, that is, the royal rules are many, right?

 

    Chen Xiaodao didn’t think about it further, and got up and asked carefully.

 

    He was worried for the past few days. He couldn’t sleep well if he didn’t rest well. He also had some dark circles under his eyes. Lu Qing touched the child’s head: “What can happen to me in the palace, you go back and have a good rest.”

 

    Chen Xiaodao murmured, “Didn’t you suffer this injury in the palace?”

 

    Ning Juan felt a stab in his heart and faintly fainted.

 

    Lu Qing hurriedly reassured: “It’s not His Majesty’s problem.”

 

    Ning Wan’s face became even more uneasy.

    The teacher affectionately called this housekeeper Xiaodao, but called him Your Majesty!

 

    The distance between the two can be seem from the name calling.

 

    Chen Xiaodao originally had something to do, and was going to wait for the little emperor to leave. Unexpectedly, after chatting for a long time, the little emperor was still sticking to Lu Qingze’s side, so he could only hint to Lu Qingze: “By the way, the matter that the young master entrusted to me before entering the palace, I also finished it.”

 

Lu Qing understood as soon as he heard it, and thought about it, this is a gift he specially prepared, waiting to surprise the little emperor, so let’s avoid it first.

 

    After thinking about it, he turned his head and said pleasantly: “I have been in a coma for the past few days, has Your Majesty’s homework fallen behind?”

 

    Ning Juan was being stabbed again.

 

    Is there anything he don’t know? He had to avoid telling him.

 

    But even if he was reluctant, he was stared at by Lu Qingze’s gentle and bright eyes, he moved a bit, stood up slowly, and said in a low voice, “You guys talk first, I’ll go to the study.”

    As he said that, he secretly raised his eyes, showing a pitiful look, trying to make Lu Qing relent and change his mind.

 

    …

 

    What a pitiful look of a drowning puppy?

 

    Lu Qing couldn’t help touching his head. The little emperor was tough, but his hair was soft: “Go ahead.”

 

    The bloody smell on his body has been washed away, only the familiar plum fragrance and the bitter medicinal smell are left, and his head is touched. Ning Juan is very happy, but still a little unhappy, he turned his head and left the warm pavilion three steps at a time.

 

    With no one else left, Chen Xiaodao finally stopped being so awkward. He slumped down and said with a bitter face, “There are so many rules in this palace, you are really suffering, young master.”

 

    Lu Qing laughed: “Don’t say this in front of other people – Master Fan went to get the medicine?”

 

    Chen Xiaodao nodded: “I went there the day before yesterday. I bought the medicine he needed and gave it to him according to the young master’s instructions. Master Fan is very grateful. If the young master was not in the palace, he would have come to thank master long ago.”

 

    Lu Qing smiled: “Well done.”

 

    “Then, my lord, are you going to stay in the palace? You won’t be able to see Lord Fan here either, right?”

 

    Ning Cong was now locked up and couldn’t take care of himself, so he didn’t need to be sheltered in Qianqing Palace.

 

    Lu Qing then hmmed, “I’ll go and speak to His Majesty.”

 

    Unexpectedly, Lu Qingzhe’s desire to return to the house was rejected by Ning weary in one breath.’

 

    Ning Juan saw that he was still walking down the ground, his face was very ugly, he helped him sit down, and reiterated: “No.”

 

    Lu Qingzhi: “But the King of Shu is no longer a threat for the time being, and my presence here also disturbs Your Majesty ……”

 

    Ning Juan interrupted him, “Teacher also knows that the King of Shu is only ‘temporarily’ no longer a threat, he will soon be released by the Ministry of Punishment, this time we have completely offended him, it is too dangerous for teacher to be outside.”

 

    After speaking in a hurry, he lowered his eyes again, his face full of loneliness: “And the Qianqing Palace is so big, but I am the only one here all alone, how can the teacher bother me.”

 

    Lu Qing was struck by this pitiful appearance.

 

    The little guy is in the palace alone, and he is very scared, right?

 

    And Ning Juan was right. Before Ning Cong left the capital, he probably would still be a threat. For now, it was safest to stay in the palace.

 

    If this body is chopped again, Lu Qing afraid it will be completely over. He has been haunted by the shadow of death in his last life, and he is still have to be more cautious about his own life now too.

 

    Lu Qing was persuaded: “Okay, then I’ll talk to Xiaodao.”

 

    Ning Juan was originally happy because of the first two words, but when he heard the second sentence, he was very uncomfortable, and said with a pressure: “I will help you.”

 

    Lu Qing changed his mind after going out and came back. Chen Xiaodao hesitated. Under the cool and indifferent gaze of the little emperor, he could only tell Lu Qing to pay attention to his body again and again, and then he left reluctantly.

 

    Chang shun brought the boiled medicine, and Ning Juan took it personally, trying to enhance his relationship by feeding the medicine.

 

    The young emperor’s hesitancy was not apparent to Lu Qingze, who cut over and pinched his nose and closed his eyes, and poured it down in one gulp, with very skilled movements.

 

    Ning Lan: “…”

 

    After waking up and tossing for a while, Lu Qing was already a little out of energy. After drinking the medicine, drowsiness continued to roll in. Ning Juan saw it, helped him to lie down, and tucked him the quilt intimately: “Rest assured, teacher, no one will disturb you.”

 

    Comparing the attitude of the little emperor before and now, Lu Qing sighed in his heart, but he really didn’t have the energy to tease anything. He blinked and fell into a deep sleep.

 

    This sleep was extraordinarily long. When he closed his eyes, it was still light outside, and when he woke up again in a daze, it was quiet outside, and it should have been night.

    He felt thirsty before his eyes opened, and was about to struggle to get up to find water when he felt something close to him, slightly cool, and carefully tested his breath.

 

    Lu Qingze: “…”

 

    If you are to a normal person, you would be frightened and take off at the same time.

 

    He opened his astringent eyelids and breathed evenly, so the person beside the bed did not notice that he had woken up.

 

    It was a small figure bent over, and Lu Qing could see who it was at a glance.

 

    Speechless for a moment, Lu Qingze asked amusedly: “Your Majesty, have you finished the test?”

 

    When he opened his mouth coldly, Ning was so frightened that his scalp exploded and he almost jumped up, so he almost scream.

 

    Then he calmed down: “When did the teacher wake up?”

 

    “I just woke up and saw Your Majesty sneaking around my bed,” Lu Qing was laughing, “Your Majesty, It’s in the middle of the night, why did you come to my room instead of sleeping properly in your own chambers?”

 

    Ning Juan pursed his lips, and after a while, he replied in a low voice, “I’m afraid the teacher will die.”

 

    When he was five years old, his mother left him in his sleep.

 

    When he woke up, Jing Concubine was no longer breathing.

 

    Ning Juan’s voice was calm, but Lu Qing felt uncomfortable when he heard it, and reached out to pull him, only to find that the little emperor was cold all over, and when he touched it again, he was only wearing a bedclothes.

 

    Lu Qing sighed and moved into the bed: “I am not dead, I alive and well – come up quickly, don’t you afraid catching the cold!”

 

    Although the charcoal pot was burned in the house, it was warm but without the floor heater, it would definitely be cold to walk around in bedclothes alone at night.

 

    Ning Juan was stun for three seconds, then slipped into the quilt and was wrapped in the warm plum fragrance.

 

    In the few days when Lu Qingze was a sleep, he slept by Lu Qingze’s side all the time, so that he could check Lu Qingze’s breathing at any time to confirm that he was still alive.

 

    This man looked like it was made of snow, and it would melt away without a sound after a little exposure to the wind and the sun.

 

    Today, when he went back to sleep by himself, he tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep. He had to come and take a look to feel at ease.

 

    Lu Qing took a nap, and now he is not too sleepy: “Your Majesty…”

 

    Ning Juan said coldly, “Guo Guo.”

 

    Lu Qing was stunned: “What?”

 

    Ning Juan curled up beside him in a small ball and whispered, “My baby name, this is how mother consort called me.”

 

    He also wanted Lu Qing to call him intimately like Chen Xiaodao.

 

    And to be more intimate.

 

    This child was born in the royal family. He suffered a lot when he was a child, and his desire for warmth is stronger than ordinary people.

 

    Lu Qing’s heart softened, and his voice became softer: “Then when there are no outsiders in the future, I will call your majesty that, okay?”

 

    Ning Guoguo.

 

    The tyrant actually has such a cute nickname, which is not mentioned in the original book.

 

    Knowing that he must be smiling softly now, Ning Juan opened his eyes wide, wanting to see Lu Qing’s smile in the dark, but unfortunately he could only see a vague outline, and whispered, “Teacher can call me that now.”

 

    “Okay, Guoguo,” Lu Qing said with a smile, “are you acting like a spoiled child to the teacher?”

 

    Ning Juan hesitated and said nothing.

 

    A few days ago, he said “I never act like a spoiled child” in front of Lu Qingze.

 

    Lu Qing guessed the embarrassment of the little brat, laughed softly, and stopped teasing him: “You are still a child, and you have the power to act like a spoiled child. In front of me, you don’t have to be restrained.”

 

    The night flowed silently for a long time, and then he heard Ning Juan’s “um” sound, and his voice was a little unstable, as if it was trembling.

 

    Lu Qing patted him on the back instead and coaxed, “Go to sleep.”

 

    Ning Juan didn’t speak for a while, but Lu Qing thought he was asleep, so he closed his eyes again, and when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a sentence in his ear: “Does the teacher like me?”

 

    A little shy and embarrassed to ask.

 

    Lu Qing didn’t expect that the juvenile version of the tyrant would ask such a question, so he couldn’t help laughing: “Of course.”

 

    Unexpectedly, the little emperor’s next sentence was: “Does the teacher like Chen Xiaodao?”

 

    …

 

    Lu Qing opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows: “Yes.”

 

    All of them were his good children.

 

    Thinking about everything in the daytime, Ning Juan felt very aggrieved: “Does the teacher like Chen Xiaodao more?”

 

    The heart can’t help but say: quick, say you like me more!

 

    Lu Qing pondered for a while: “No, I treat everyone equally.”

 

    Ning Lan: “…”

 

    The author has something to say:

 

    Ning Guoguo: Chen Xiaodao is still alive, but in my heart, he is already dead.