"No." Yun Zishu said, "Ms. Ruan has been serving in the palace for so long. She should be able to think of a reasonable reason for me."
"Yes, yes, I know." Nanny Ruan crawled away, completely opposite to the majestic appearance she had when she came, looking embarrassed and ridiculous.
Leng Yue stared at her fleeing back and snorted coldly: "There are some evil slaves in the palace who bully others and flatter others."
Yun Zishu narrowed her eyes and drank a cup of tea quietly: "Sicang."
Sicang responded: "Your Highness."
"You're right." Yun Zishu raised her eyes to look at him, raising the corners of her mouth slightly, "Although I don't care what people outside think, I find that with you by my side, many things are particularly easy to solve."
The corners of Sicang's lips raised slightly, and a gentle look flashed across his eyes: "Protecting His Highness is a humble duty."
"I remember that the royal family has a rule. All princes or princesses who leave the palace and establish a palace can select a shadow guard from the Shadow Pavilion for personal protection." Yun Zishu looked at Sicang with a smile, "I will choose you here, okay?
good?"
Leng Yue groaned: "But isn't there me and Leng Shuang beside Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Si Cang's ice-like eyes suddenly glanced over, making Leng Yue's whole body feel cold. She quickly turned around and rushed away, disappearing in an instant.
Sicang looked away and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
Yun Zishu raised her eyebrows: "You must think carefully. After becoming my shadow guard, you cannot betray me or disobey my orders. You must obey my orders."
"Bizhi has thought it through a long time ago." Si Cang walked up to Yun Zishu, his deep pupils locked her eyebrows, and his voice was low and persistent, "As long as His Highness is willing to take it, I will be His Highness's for the rest of my life."
Yun Zishu was silent, why did she feel as if Sicang had been waiting to be chosen by her?
After thinking for a moment, she said: "What are the rules for selecting a shadow guard?"
"There are no rules." Sicang decided to wait until everything settled before telling her, "I will report this matter to the emperor."
Yun Zishu hummed, but did not ask him what to do if his father disagreed.
His father would definitely not agree, but Sicang would definitely have a way to make him agree, so there is no need to worry about this issue at all.
Today's visit to the Princess Mansion was not in vain.
In addition to having lunch with Yun Zishu, he also got an opportunity to be by his side all the time. For Sicang, this was something he was happier than anything else.
When leaving the Princess Mansion, she happened to meet Leng Shuang who had returned from Qingchen Residence. Leng Shuang saluted respectfully, then looked thoughtfully at Sicang's tall and thin back, and was keenly aware that the commander seemed to be in a good mood.
Returning to Qifeng Palace, she glanced at Leng Yue. Leng Yue seemed to understand her doubts and took the initiative to tell her what happened and said: "It wasn't until I heard the princess talking to the commander that I suddenly realized,
In fact, the two of us are not considered to be Her Royal Highness the Princess's personal Shadow Guards at all, because we were arranged by the Commander-in-Chief, and Her Royal Highness did not go to the Shadow Pavilion to select them personally, nor did she go through any process for selecting Shadow Guards."
Leng Shuang frowned: "Master Commander, do you want to be His Highness's personal shadow guard?"
Leng Yue nodded. Although she felt that this decision seemed to be a good one, she couldn't help but feel her heart pounding when she thought of having to face the ice-cold leader every day.
Leng Shuang didn't think much about it, walked into the hall and saluted Yun Zishu.
Yun Zishu asked: "Is Xiao Yunheng locked?"
"Yes." Leng Shuang nodded, "The black iron shackles locked him in the house. He couldn't go anywhere except getting up to eat, drink water, and go to the toilet."
Moreover, due to the length of the chain, Xiao Yunheng can only move around in that room in the future. In other words, Li Xue needs to move toilet supplies into the room for Xiao Yunheng to use every day, and cannot take Xiao Yunheng elsewhere.
Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, let's see how long the relationship between these two can last.
Yun Zishu didn't care about Xiao Yunheng.
She was just thinking that Sicang looked really happy just now, happy to be her personal shadow guard?
However, the shadow guards in the Shadow Pavilion have gone through many rigorous trainings and experienced many close calls before developing extraordinary martial arts skills. There are very few who can achieve the position of commander. Wouldn't it be a pity to give up just like that?
To lead the Shadow Pavilion, in addition to having to be the most powerful in martial arts, it also means personal freedom in the future. You no longer need to serve any prince or princess, do not need to serve personally, and do not need to be on duty day and night.
To be loyal to the king, you only need to carry out the king's will. There will naturally be suitable shadow guards in the Shadow Pavilion to complete the task, so the leader does not have to lick blood.
But he is actually willing to serve as her shadow guard as a leader?
Yun Zishu sighed lowly, okay, if this can slightly satisfy his wish, then she can at least give him a sense of security before she decides to give him a formal title.
In other words, it belongs to their mutual sense of security.
Yun Zishu raised her head and looked at Leng Yue: "What are the other female shadow guards in the Shadow Pavilion doing?"
Leng Yue replied: "Tang Yue went to Youzhou."
"Going to Youzhou?"
Leng Yue nodded: "Yes, I will treat Ji Changqing, the young master of the Ji family, and bring him to the imperial city by the way."
"There is another one in the brothel." Leng Yue smiled, "Lianyue is the most beautiful shadow guard."
Yun Zishu raised her eyebrows: "Being an oiran in a brothel?"
"Yes." There was more admiration on Leng Yue's face, "Sister Lianyue is so beautiful. Does Your Highness want to see her? If Your Highness wants to see her, I can take His Highness there, or I can take her time to bring her over."
Yun Zishu hummed: "I'll have time to go over and have a look."
She originally thought that the Shadow Pavilion only had shadow guards, who were responsible for protecting the royal family and those who were assassinated by the emperor. She did not expect that the Shadow Pavilion was really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and cultivated masters in various fields. Even the brothels were penetrated by the Shadow Pavilion's forces.
, which was actually a bit beyond Yun Zishu’s expectation.
"Some of the other sisters are working as spies, collecting intelligence for the emperor, and some have disguised their identities and infiltrated into the feudal prince's fiefdom, responsible for monitoring the king of Yong." Leng Yue said, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, "There are actually people around the prince.
There is also a Shadow Guard who is a woman, but this Shadow Guard is in a bad situation."
Yun Zishu frowned: "What's wrong?"
Leng Yue lowered her eyes: "The prince will abuse her."
Abuse?
Yun Zishu frowned: "Did the prince choose that shadow guard himself?"
"Yes." Leng Yue's voice became quieter, "There are rules in the Shadow Pavilion. The shadow guards personally selected by the princes are equivalent to the personal shadow guards recognized by the master. They need to sign a master-servant contract. In the future, life and death will be decided by the master. Once
Once a contract is made, it is a lifelong matter, and the contract cannot be terminated without death."