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Chapter 105
105. Be kind, forgive, reward and punish clearly
Besides, since Lou Yefeng returned to his own room, it was not time to go to bed at dusk.Therefore, Pei Nianyu didn't rush to sleep, but turned around and went to the small kitchen, and saw Yun Shao without any surprise.
She was still dressed in an apricot-yellow shirt, surrounded by fireworks and warmed up, quietly guarding in front of a pot.
Pei Nianyu knew that she had always had the habit of making some supper for the shadow guards at night, whether it was pasta, soup or side dishes.It's just that today Yun Shao held something like an account book in his hands, which was rare, and was reading it seriously.
"Yun Shao, what are you looking at?"
Yun Shao got up and saluted, then sat down and continued to watch:
"Master, this is the list of reserves handed over by the manager of Shang Shan. Isn't it almost the New Year's Eve, the manager let me see if there is anything else I need for this year's New Year's Eve."
"I...to be honest, my subordinate is a bit...bald. I don't know how you planned this year's New Year's food. Master, I was just thinking about it. I'm afraid I want you to see it yourself."
Pei Nianyu thought about it, the dishes in his mansion used to be different every year during Chinese New Year.Not only for him, the prince, but also for the people below the mansion, the food will be much richer.
It's just that all the dishes in the big kitchen have changed this year, so it's really time to prepare well for this year's festival.
"Well, I'll decide on this. But don't worry, I'll take a look at it myself tomorrow."
"Yes, master."
Then Yun Shao asked with a smile:
"Master, are you here today, are you planning to open a small stove for the old building to make snacks?"
"That's not true. Today old building prepared snacks for me in advance, so I won't make any more. By the way, Yun Shao, how about you try it?"
Pei Nianyu reached out and handed over a paper bag, which contained a few crooked pancakes, which were exactly the snacks that Lou Yefeng made today when he was absent-minded.
Yun Shao: "..."
No, it's ugly, I refuse.
It means that the owner looks good at everything in the old building, and such an ugly pie can be taken out for others to eat like a treasure!
As a good-looking person, especially a cook who has high requirements for the beauty of dim sum, Yun Shao justly rejected the master's "kindness":
"Tsk, since the old building made it specially for you, the master, how dare the subordinates take your love with a knifeMaster, you should keep it for yourself."
"Well, all right."
Pei Nianyu wished that she would not want this snack, so he quickly took it back.
Yun Shao: "..."
Tsk, master, look at your baby.
Pei Nianyu then said:
"It's nothing, I came here today just to try another milk tea."
Ever since Pei Nianyu created milk tea, a simple and easy-to-cook drink, it quickly became popular in the entire palace.
Pei Nianyu's mansion has a lot of tea in stock, rewards from the palace, and tributes from various places, etc.He doesn't even have one percent of what he can drink every year, and the rest is always thrown away or not used for other purposes after tasting the tea in season.
Now it can be regarded as finding a place to consume.
He also doesn't care about the grade of tea leaves used for milk tea for others.Although the tea stored in King Yu Palace is all top-notch (and no one dares to attack him with inferior tea).
But he can't use it up every year anyway, so when making milk tea, Yun Shao also uses whatever tea leaves he uses.
Moreover, the taste of this milk tea is up to the person, it can be sweet or salty, and many things can be added according to one's own preferences, and it has almost become a regular drink for shadow guards... especially those shadow guards who need to watch the night every day.
"Yun Shao, let me tell you. I've been thinking about it recently. There is a kind of ball that can be added as a condiment. I vaguely remember seeing it in ancient books. It seems to be made of sticky rice or glutinous rice... There isLet's give it a try..."
The two studied for a long time how to make pearl milk tea pearls, but they all ended in failure.
The main reason is that Pei Nianyu didn't remember the recipe for rubbing pearls by hand, and he didn't want to waste food value to buy one in the system.He simply experimented with Yun Shao slowly.
Although it failed today, today's milk tea was cooked as usual.
Holding the cup in his hand, Pei Nianyu leisurely paced back to the bedroom.
…………………
After He Qi came out of Lou Yefeng's courtyard, he hesitated for a moment at the door of Pei Nianyu's bedroom.
With the help of the moonlight, he let himself calm down first, and then quickly weighed the importance of the matter in his heart.
Lou Yefeng didn't let him talk about his exhaustion of internal energy, but what if the master missed and injured Lou Yefeng with internal energy when practicing martial arts tomorrow, wouldn't he be seriously injured on the spot?
Even if He Qi didn't take the initiative to say it, if the master saw that Lou Yefeng's health was not right and smelled it, he would still know that he was hiding the truth.
It is true that Lou Yefeng helped him a lot this time, and Lou Yefeng asked him to hide his master, maybe it was because he wanted to help He Qi avoid trouble - if the master knew that Lou Yefeng almost died again because of He Qi.If he was injured... well, the master must have to blame him again.
But He Qi changed his mind and thought that he had just won the trust of his master, and he had just been given the antidote by his master.If he did something to make the master unhappy at this time... the master would punish him or something, what he was most afraid of was planting some bad feelings in the master's heart from now on.
If the master is left with a feeling of "Old He listens to Ye Feng and doesn't listen to my master's orders", then he will be in big trouble.This is a hidden danger, once planted it is difficult to pull out.
There are two choices before He Qi:
If you take the initiative to say this, you will be punished by the master at worst, or should you not admit it to the master for the time being, and the master will find out that he has concealed behavior afterwards?
Any fool knows how to choose.
Therefore, he must not hide this matter from his master.
After making up his mind, He Qi decisively knocked on the door and entered the master's bedroom.
Pei Nianyu was sitting at the table at this time, kneading a snack while reading a book.After seeing He Qi enter the door, he was quite surprised:
"Old He, why are you here?"
It stands to reason that He Qi knew that he didn't like to be guarded closely, so he usually stayed outside the house at night.
But now that he's here, Pei Nianyu will naturally not drive him out.He casually pushed over a cup of milk tea:
"Then don't rush to go outside the house, let's have a cup of milk tea first. I remember you like this very much."
He Qi: "..."
He's clearly here to plead guilty, the master's attitude...how can he have the nerve to drink it!
Pei Nianyu didn't notice his discomfort, and asked again:
"By the way, you've already taken the antidote, right? How about it? Is there any problem?"
He Qi: "........."
He is very uncomfortable.
After hesitating for a while, He Qi took a deep breath, then knelt down in front of Pei Nianyu:
"Master, to be honest, this subordinate is here to plead guilty to you..."
Pei Nianyu was also taken aback when he saw him being so solemn:
"What... what's the matter? Get up first, and talk about something."
He Qi didn't get up, bowed his head and stammered:
"My subordinates took the old building to him..."
Pei Nianyu:???
In a hurry, he grabbed He Qi and lifted him up:
"What did you do to the old building? Did you... quarrel with him? Or did you hurt him?"
"No...but..."
Without confidence, He Qi knelt back again, and explained what happened just now.
"What? You said he...was exhausted? Is he okay now? Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
Pei Nianyu didn't persuade him to get up this time, and was about to go to Lou Yefeng's room to take a look, but was stopped by He Qi:
"Old building... he is very tired, he should have fallen asleep by now..."
Pei Nianyu's face was cloudy, afraid of disturbing Lou Yefeng's rest, he finally didn't go.Instead, a shadow guard on duty was called:
"Ask Lian Xiao to come over and take a look at Lou Yefeng."
"yes!"
After the shadow guards sent out left, Pei Nianyu slowly turned back into the room.
He ignored the man kneeling on the ground, just wandering around the room in a state of anxiety.He Qi was left hanging like this, and couldn't help feeling more and more flustered.
Master... what does it mean to not get angry...
He didn't get angry, and he didn't say how to deal with it.
Are you disappointed in him?
Thinking of this, He Qi's fingers gradually became cold.
He would rather his master immediately get angry and punish him severely than be left in this disturbing and eerie calm by his master.
Pei Nianyu could see He Qi's panic, and still ignored him.
He is not in the mood to settle accounts with He Qi right now.
After a while, there were three knocks on the door.
"Subordinate Lian Xiao, see the master."
"Come in."
Lian Xiaofang came out of Lou Yefeng's room, so he naturally knew about the situation in the old building.He was still wondering how Lou Yefeng could still exhaust his internal energy when he was doing well, but he saw He Qi kneeling on the ground as soon as he entered the door.
Lian Xiao: "..."
Lou Yefeng was ill, and He Qi was punished by his master.
Naturally, his mind was spinning fast, and he immediately deduced the conclusion—the old building's weak appearance must be caused by Old He!!
Tut tut, what's wrong?
Lian Xiao's divergent thinking immediately began to wander.
Old building and Old He failed in the contest?
The old building was taught a lesson by Old He for his bad words?
Or... the old building was "beep" by Old He?
Oh, I'm afraid the last one is unlikely, if so, what he saw now should be Old He's corpse...
He can only deduce the causal relationship of this matter, but I'm afraid he doesn't know the middle process...
While muttering, Lian Xiao entered the room and saluted the master.
Pei Nianyu quickly waved his hand as a sign of excuses, with a rare impatience in his tone:
"Don't be too polite, tell me what's going on with Ye Feng. What's the matter with him? Is it serious?"
Lian Xiao naturally knew the anxiety in his master's heart, so he decisively sped up his speech and reported concisely:
"Old building He has exhausted his internal energy, so he is very weak now. When I entered his room just now, he was already fast asleep, but from the time I entered the room to the time I felt the pulse until I came out, he did not wake up."
Pei Nianyu was startled, he knew exactly how alert Ye Feng was.But in his sleep, someone came into the house and body, and held his veins, but he couldn't even notice it. It can be seen that his mind was damaged a lot, so that he didn't have half the energy to keep his five senses sharp.
Then he changed his mind, if he couldn't wake up Lou Yefeng even after entering the room...
"I, I'll go see him."
Lian Xiao's sharp eyes quickly grabbed his master:
"No, master, the old building didn't notice me because I have nothing to do with him. But you may not be sure, master, he must be a hundred times more sensitive to your breath than others."
"If you go, he will sense your aura and forcibly wake him up from his sleep, which will even disturb his mind."
"I... ok ok."
Pei Nianyu had no choice but to wait for the old building to recover by itself. Suddenly, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he turned his head and said angrily to He Qi who was kneeling on the ground:
"It's all a good thing you did!"
Lian Xiao: "..."
Just now when he saw He Qi kneeling there, he felt a little gloating in his heart, thinking that the commander of He Qi had nothing to do to provoke Lao Lou.He also wondered if he would add fuel to the situation in the old building and make Old He suffer a bit.
But he looked at the anger in the master's eyes, and He Qi's bloody expression, and immediately dismissed the idea.
It seems... the master will not let him go this time as easily as before.Guessing that Old He must be unlucky this time, he better stop joking around, otherwise it would really be worse.
"Lian Xiao, Ye Feng... How long will it take for him to recover?"
Hearing this, Lian Xiao put away his mentality of watching the excitement, and replied seriously and pertinently:
"This... the subordinates are not sure. The exhaustion of internal energy is not the loss of internal energy. In the past, if the shadow guards fought for too long, they would fall into the exhaustion of internal energy. However, after a period of time, they can recover by meditating and adjusting their breath. There is no need to re-train internal energy..”
"The recovery time depends on the old building's internal strength and mental skills, as well as the medicinal food you give him every day, master. It should be faster than others."
"But his mind is exhausted...he needs to rest. In the past few days, master, you'd better not arrange any teaching tasks for him. Otherwise, he needs to think about the counter move, and then try to cheer up to deal with your move. In case of accidentIf you don’t receive much, then…”
Pei Nianyu's face was livid.
This fellow Lou Yefeng also didn't know what to do, he just used up his internal energy for He Qi so casually, what if something happened to him himself!
And He Qi!It's a fool. It's not that he doesn't know how courageous the old building is, so he just let him do it without asking.
The more Pei Nianyu thought about it, the more angry he became, and after telling Lian Xiao to go back, he turned his head to stare at He Qi.
………………
He Qi still knelt on the ground respectfully, his long hair hanging down, covering his face, his fingers hidden in his sleeves trembling slightly.
He was waiting for his master to lose his temper.
He knew how much his master cherished Lou Yefeng.Ever since Lou Yefeng lost all his internal energy and his body suffered damage, his master wished he could hold Lou Yefeng in his hands every day.
Even a few days ago... His master was bullied so badly by the old building that he couldn't help but hurt him, but he immediately regretted it.The daily precious medicinal materials were made into medicinal meals and sent to him without money.
After suffering a little internal injury a few days ago, the master managed to bring back the old building's complexion these days, but because of him, He Qi made Lou Yefeng look like this again...
It was about Lou Yefeng, He Qi couldn't estimate how much the master's anger was.
Pei Nianyu stood still in front of He Qi without speaking, and the room fell into an embarrassing silence for He Qi.
He looked at the immobile clothes and boots of the master in front of him, and he heard the heavy breathing of the master above who was obviously angry, and lowered his head even deeper.
He is not afraid of his master getting angry, he is only afraid that the master will get angry now without knowing it, but will remember him in his heart and alienate him from then on.
Fortunately, Pei Nianyu didn't make He Qi anxious for too long, and vented his dissatisfaction directly when he opened his mouth:
"He Qi, He Qi, are your brains confused by milk tea? Lou Yefeng asked you to take the antidote and you took it without asking? You didn't even ask if you knew the antidote was not that simple?"
"Can you use your brain when you do things? Is it because Lou Yefeng tells you to do what he says? Are you the commander of the shadow guard or is he? You just listen to him?? Lou Yefeng told you to kill yourself right away, right?"Do it too???"
He Qi: "..."
Hearing the series of reprimands from his master, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the master can express this dissatisfaction to him so bluntly, it means that his position in the master's heart has not changed.
If the master stopped speaking directly, then it would be a big problem, which means that the master already felt that he was not a subordinate with whom he could discuss frankly.
He Qi, who was relieved, did not refute at all, but directly admitted his mistake, and bowed down respectfully:
"Yes, this subordinate knows his mistake. Master... please punish me severely. This subordinate will never do it again."
"What do you know wrong? Let's hear it."
"Subordinates should not allow Lou Yefeng to make arbitrary decisions...Subordinates should not investigate the reasons...Subordinates should not...relax their vigilance..."
Pei Nianyu knew that He Qi had indeed realized the problem.
"Old He, you are the leader now, so you don't have to obey him like you used to. Ye Feng... has always been bold, and now you can control him with your status."
"Although...he is my bed partner, I don't care how the two of you get along with each other on weekdays, you can decide for yourself. But if it's a matter of life or death, Old He, you can't relax your vigilance, everything is up to himDecide."
"...Yes, this subordinate has remembered. Master, please calm down. This matter is the fault of this subordinate. Please allow me... this subordinate will be punished."
This is to open the mouth and wait for the master to deal with it.
At this point, He Qi felt at ease, as long as the master was willing to get angry with him, then everything would be fine.As for the master's punishment, it is the least important thing.
And Pei Nianyu also intended to let him learn a lesson.
He has always been tolerant towards the shadow guards, and he will laugh off most of the mistakes made by him, and turn them over at will.
But those mistakes are basically all kinds of mistakes of the nature of "offending the majesty of the master".For example, some small disrespect, such as the little joke Lian Xiao made last time.
and so on.
Pei Nianyu doesn't care about status in his bones, so he will not give substantive punishment for the so-called crimes of disrespecting his master.
But He Qi was different this time, he was indeed too careless this time.
He is already the leader of the shadow guards, no matter the current political situation is tense or the peace will last for a long time, he should maintain his vigilance and make his own decisions, and should not let Lou Yefeng do as he pleases.
This time it was Lou Yefeng who said, "You just take the antidote, and don't need to ask about the rest", and he took the antidote without any doubt.
If Lou Yefeng wanted to take risks alone next time, and said to He Qi, "You just guard your master, don't worry about me", and if He Qi didn't care about it, wouldn't it be a big accident.
Pei Nianyu made up his mind that he must remember this lesson no matter what, but He Qi's incident is relatively rare, and there is no corresponding punishment in the regulations.
What should he be punished for...
By the way, Old He seemed to be saying that Lou Yefeng told him not to tell me?
It really doesn't make sense.
Two people clean up together!
He tapped his finger on the table, made a decision in a flash, and pointed to the door:
"You, go out and kneel."
He Qi was taken aback, thinking that the master hadn't decided how much to punish, so he might have to kneel and wait until he dealt with it.But of course he didn't ask too many questions, he just accepted the order obediently:
"……yes."
He got up and walked out the door.But before going out, he was stopped by the owner again:
"Wait a minute!"
"...Yes, what else can the master order?"
Pei Nianyu thought for a while and said:
"He Qi, you just took the antidote...is there something wrong with your body?"
He Qi suddenly didn't know what it was like.
His master...is he still caring about his body when he is so angry...
He whispered back:
"There is no problem at all. Master, it will be fine if you let me kneel for ten days and ten nights."
Pei Nianyu knew that Old He could see his concern, so he couldn't help being slightly annoyed, his face darkened again, and he slapped the table:
"What are you pretending to be capable of with me, go out and kneel!"
"……yes."