Chapter 634: Escape

After listening, Xuanyuan Yao nodded slowly: "Ajin is right. I also think that the children of poor families are more hardworking and can endure hardships than the nobles. They should be given a chance to change their fate."

Instead of letting the children of the nobles live here, it is better to leave the opportunities to those who work hard and make progress.

Rong Yu paused slightly, tilted his head slightly, and looked at the two people beside him casually, with a deep look in his eyes.

"My Lord?" Xuanyuan Yao was puzzled, and his tone was cautious, "Is the minister wrong?"

"I thought I needed to soak a few rattan sticks for you two tonight."

After the voice fell, Xuanyuan Yao and Xie Jin's faces changed at the same time.

"You dare to sneak attack me, you are so bold." Rong Yu's voice was light, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "It's okay to be bold, but you performed so badly. Didn't you think about the consequences before you took action?"

The two bowed their heads and said nothing, secretly thinking that with your terrifyingly strong strength, anyone would perform badly.

As for the consequences.

Xuanyuan Yao said obediently: "I bet the Lord is magnanimous and won't care about such things."

"What if I am not magnanimous?"

Xuanyuan Yao's tone became more respectful and obedient: "If the Lord wants to punish us, it is because Ah Jin and I are not well-trained, so we dare not complain."

Xie Jin nodded: "Pain helps to remember."

Rong Yu had a blank expression: "Really?"

"But I think the Lord should be reluctant to do it." Xie Jin continued, "The Lord loves us, and the Lord and Prince Yao are deeply grateful. We can't repay them in this life, so we can only serve the Lord with our lives-"

"Ah Jin." Xuanyuan Yao glanced at him, "Don't hit me too much."

Xie Jin's expression was very sincere: "I'm telling the truth."

Seeing the two singing the same tune, Rong Yu raised his hand and reached out to Xie Jin's collar. Xie Jin was startled and subconsciously dodged for a moment, then stood obediently under Rong Yu's indifferent eyes, not daring to dodge again.

"This nightgown looks good." Rong Yu pushed aside the front of his robe and saw a black outfit underneath, as expected. "It looks pretty good, but it's a pity that it's useless."

Xie Jin smiled awkwardly.

Xuanyuan Yao scratched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Since you still have enough brains, I'll let you go tonight." Rong Yu turned and walked towards the Dazheng Palace. "If you want to challenge me, practice well on weekdays. You can also come to me for advice when you have time in the future. I will definitely let you have fun."

Is this considered escaping a disaster?

Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and followed Rong Yu quietly. They thought to themselves that after trying tonight, they already knew that their master was indeed invincible, so there was no need to ask for advice often. They didn't want to be abused.

But there was something that had been in my heart for a long time, and I was always nervous when I wanted to speak.

"Master." Xie Jin mustered up his courage.

Rong Yu said, "It's getting late, let's all go back and rest."

Xie Jin was silent for a moment: "I have something I want to ask the Lord for."

Rong Yu said, "What is it?"

"I like Prince Yao." Xie Jin said in one breath, "I ask the Lord to agree that we can be together."

As soon as these words came out, the air seemed to be quiet in an instant.

Xuanyuan Yao clenched his hands, holding his breath and looking at Rong Yu's tall back, his heart beating violently, extremely nervous and uneasy.

"What did you say?" Rong Yu stopped again, turned his head and looked at Xie Jin, "I remember reminding you before."

Xie Jin's expression was slightly tense, he lifted his robe and knelt down directly: "I know I was wrong, but I can't control my feelings for Prince Yao-"

"What about you?" Rong Yu's eyes turned slightly and fell on Xuanyuan Yao's face, "Are you not surprised at all by his feelings for you?"

More than not surprised?

They have been hooking up as a couple for a long time, how could it be unexpected?

Xuanyuan Yao knelt beside Xie Jin, with a posture of sharing the same suffering: "I also like Ah Jin, please help me, my lord."

Rong Yu looked down at the two of them with his hands behind his back: "I didn't have time to ask you the reason for the deliberate assassination and poisoning before, but now it seems that there is no need to ask, the answer is clear at a glance?"

Xie Jin's scalp tingled.

He thought of what Rong Yu said in the imperial study before: "I think you can no longer bear more charges, so other questions will be asked later."

Although the five canes were not beaten that night, it was because Rong Yu spared him halfway, otherwise Xie Jin would really not be able to bear more charges.

After recuperating for a few days, he went to Shangning to investigate the case, and the unfinished questions have been left until now.

Xie Jin was silent for a moment: "It was my selfishness that caused me to deliberately use the self-torture trick to lure Prince Yao to come here on my own initiative. I failed to distinguish between public and private affairs, which led to what happened later. I am willing to accept the punishment from my master."

Even if he had to make up for all the canes he owed, he would not give up on the little leopard.

Xuanyuan Yao pursed his lips: "Emotions are not a matter for one person. I am willing to accept the punishment. Please help me, my master."

Rong Yu looked at the two of them in silence. After a moment, he said in a light tone: "Have you thought it through?"

The two nodded at the same time.

"There are precedents in history for two men to fall in love, but there have always been constant criticisms, and it is difficult for people to look at it with a normal eye." Rong Yu said in a light tone, "Are you sure you have thought about what you will face in the future?"

Xie Jin was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "I have thought it through."

Rong Yu was not worried about Xie Jin. He frowned slightly and looked at Xuanyuan Yao: "What about you?"

"I have thought it through very clearly." Xuanyuan Yao said, "I am not impulsive. I like to be with Ah Jin. Even if I am criticized and look at strangely in the future, I have no regrets."

Xie Jin clenched his hands, and his heart was warm.

Rong Yu said in a deep voice: "Normal couples have children to tie them up. Even if their feelings fade after years, they can still maintain their family affection. Your relationship is destined to be childless in this life. Make sure you won't regret it in the future after the freshness of youth is gone?"

"Normal couples can also be divided into those who grow old together and those who are unfaithful." Xie Jin lowered his eyebrows, "I believe that even if Your Majesty reaches middle age, or even gray hair, the master's feelings for Your Majesty will not fade. But some men can be romantic and have many wives and concubines when their wives are still beautiful. This is a problem of human nature, and it has nothing to do with whether there are children or not."

Xuanyuan Yao frowned.

He actually wanted to remind Xie Jin that he could refute if he wanted, but when giving examples, he should not forget that among the men with many wives and concubines there was his father, Prime Minister Xie. Was he even insulting his own father?