I'm the substitute and I'm with the real master

Eunuch Huang followed closely behind with the palace servants, and saw that Cui Lingjing had already entered the study, so he could only stop outside.He quickly scanned the study room with his eyes, saw Xue Ya next to the bookshelf, and immediately winked to make Xue Ya come out.

Xueya didn't look at Eunuch Huang at all. He saw Cui Lingjing appearing suddenly, and was so frightened that he hid behind the bookshelf.Fearing that the movement would be too loud and attract Cui Lingjing's attention, he hid slowly, almost crawling like a snail.

He Xulan glanced at the bookshelf from the corner of the eye, waiting to see Xue Ya's behavior at this time.The corners of his lips pursed slightly, suppressing his smile.

Cui Lingjing waited for a while, but before He Xulan could respond, she turned to look at Eunuch Huang, "You, close the palace door."

After the door of the hall was closed, he said in a low voice: "Yafu, praying for rain is a mystery. If I go to pray for rain in person and it doesn't rain, the common people will discuss it."

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. As long as Your Majesty is sincere, God will bless Li Chao." He Xulan said lightly.

And his words obviously dissatisfied Cui Lingjing.

Since Cui Lingjing succeeded to the throne, there have been continuous natural disasters, first snowstorms, then droughts, and Cui Lingjing has no children under his knees, and there have been discussions among the people.

Cui Lingjing couldn't help thinking, if praying for rain failed this time, wouldn't it be the emperor's fault?

"I can't pray for rain myself." Cui Lingjing said irritably, and when he met He Xulan's gaze, his tone became a little flattering, "Didn't Father Ya pray for rain before?"

He Xulan did pray for rain. When he was 17 years old, that is, after he won the first prize in the examination, he became the second year of writing in the Imperial Academy.

He Xulan was the youngest number one scholar in the history of the Li Dynasty. He came from a prominent family and had a good skin.

At that time, no one in Beijing saw him, and he was not allowed to call He Lang.When Xieyou travels, He Xulan's arms will be full of champagne, while his friend's arms are empty.

Although friends often tease He Xulan, they also feel that He Xulan deserves the treatment.

At that time, He Lang was a young man with fresh clothes and angry horses.

In the second year of He Xulan's official career, there was a severe drought in Li Dynasty. At that time, the late emperor was unwell and unable to pray for rain in person, so he wanted to find a courtier to pray for rain instead of him.

He Xulan was selected, and there were several layers of consideration.

One is that He Xulan's family background is clean, the three generations of his ancestors have been officials, and none of his collateral lineages have committed crimes;

He Xulan's talent far exceeds that of everyone else, and he can be regarded as a person who is especially favored by the heavens.Those who are favored by heaven go to pray for rain, and heaven will promise it.

Because He Xulan was selected, there were extraordinarily many people who went to see the rain praying ceremony that year.In the scorching heat, the common people huddled together, they all wanted to see He Xulan create a miracle, and the miracle really happened, on the day He Xulan prayed for rain, it rained.

After that, it rained for three consecutive days to alleviate the severe drought.

All of a sudden, He Xulan's reputation became worse.

At that time, He Xulan was young and praised by everyone.Although he was not arrogant, he thought that taking the imperial examination was the most correct thing he did in his life, secretly keeping it from his parents.

He was sent to the temple to practice since he was a child, just because a wandering Taoist told his father.

"This son is too smart. I'm afraid he will show his sharpness in the future, which will lead to disaster. If you want to avoid disaster, send him to temples, Taoist temples and other places quickly. It is best to stay away from temples and Taoist temples in Shangjing. After the age of 24 Then go home and serve your parents.”

Although Master He and Mrs. He believed the words of the wandering Taoist priest, they could not bear to keep their precious son so far away from their eyeball-like son, so they only sent them to the Qianfo Temple in the suburbs of Beijing for cleaning, and brought them back during the festivals.

When the matter of praying for rain was mentioned, He Xulan's eyes darkened, "That happened many years ago. At that time, the late emperor was seriously ill, so I had no choice but to step in and take care of it."

Cui Lingjing understood what He Xulan was saying, but now he could only pretend not to understand, "Yafu is helping me with this, and it should also be helping the people of the world."

"With His Majesty here, the people of the world will live better. If I step over again, I'm afraid it will cause displeasure to the heavens. Besides, Your Majesty is healthy. Wouldn't the people find it strange that I went to pray for rain?"

He Xulan's words made Cui Lingjing speechless for a moment. He came here this time without informing others, even Yin Qingxuan didn't know.

After a while, Cui Lingjing hesitated to speak again, "What if... I said I was seriously ill?"

He Xulan frowned, "Does Your Majesty want the people to worry more about the future of the Li Dynasty? Your Majesty has not reached the crown this year, but he is too sick to pray for rain, and people all over the world will discuss it."

This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, Cui Lingjing's heart is even more disturbed.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the direction of the bookshelf.

Cui Lingjing quickly looked over, "Who's there?"

He Xulan answered the question in a calm tone, "It's just a palace maid who cleans the bookshelves. Your Majesty came in in a hurry, so I won't have time to screen out the palace servants in the future."

If He Xulan said this in the past, Cui Lingjing didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but today he was upset, and He Xulan's words seemed to imply that everything was his fault, which made him feel even worse.

With others present, Cui Lingjing didn't want to say any more, so she waved her sleeves and left.After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped and turned back to the study.

Although he was just a cleaning palace man, that palace man heard what he said to He Xulan.

In the past, Cui Lingjing would let his palace servants deal with him, but today he was very angry and wanted to find an outlet. At the same time, there was also a reason for lowering He Xulan's face.

Eunuch Huang didn't expect Cui Lingjing to turn back, so he hurriedly said, "Did your majesty drop something? This servant will help your majesty get it."

"Go away!" Cui Lingjing scolded, Eunuch Huang could only step aside, but he gave his apprentice a look.

But who knew that Cui Lingjing made up his mind to show off his prestige today, and guessed that the palace officials would tip off the news and make everyone stay where they are.

"Which of you dare to walk around today, watch your own head carefully. Don't forget, who is the real master." Cui Lingjing left these words and walked forward alone.

When he reached the door of the study, the door happened to be opened, and a person came out.Cui Lingjing took a closer look and found that it was Xueya, her expression became a little stunned.

He saw Xue Ya's face was pitted because of peeling skin.

Xue Ya didn't expect to run into Cui Lingjing head-on, and in a panic, she instinctively turned her head to look at He Xulan in the study.

His back legs were numb on the bookshelf earlier, and he wanted to move around, but accidentally bumped into the bookshelf, and when Cui Lingjing asked who was there at that time, his heart almost jumped out. Fortunately, Cui Lingjing heard He Xulan's words and went out.

After being highly nervous, she breathed a sigh of relief. Xueya felt her mouth was dry and bored, so she wanted to go to the small kitchen to bring a bowl of smoothies to eat, but Cui Lingjing shot back.

"You...how did your face look like this?" Cui Lingjing was really taken aback.

Before that, Xue Ya stayed in the laundry bureau for half a year. Although she had frostbite on her hands and feet, her face was still tender, and even more beautiful because of her facial features.

Now, Xue Ya has only been in Ningfu Palace for two months, and her face has been destroyed like this.Cui Lingjing thought about what He Xulan said just now, and automatically imagined the scene of Xueya suffering in Ningfu Palace in his mind.

He Xulan also walked to the door at this time, he glanced at Xueya who was frozen in place, and said in a low voice: "Go down, it's none of your business here."

Xue Ya nodded quickly, and ran away without saying a word.

He was used to being comfortable in Ningfu Palace, and he had long forgotten about saluting.

And Cui Lingjing saw that Xueya listened to He Xulan's words so much and didn't even salute, so she ran away in panic, and the scene of Xueya's suffering was even worse.

It turned out that what Yin Qingxuan said was true.

He Xulan is really not as kind and soft as he imagined.

Cui Lingjing was confused and didn't want to stay in Ningfu Palace any longer, so she hurriedly said "I thought I lost something, but it turned out to be nothing", and left.

On the other side, Xue Ya ran to the small kitchen, nestled on the small bench and ate a big bowl of smoothie, and then gradually calmed down.Before leaving, he asked the servants in the small kitchen to pack a smoothie for him.

The palace man heard the words and asked: "Don't you eat Xueya here? The smoothie is easy to melt."

Xue Ya shook her head, "I didn't eat it, I brought it to the Queen Mother."

"The empress dowager has a bad stomach, so she can't eat ice." The palace man said in embarrassment.

Xue Ya was stunned for a moment, "Is there any other food that I can bring?"

It was even more difficult for the palace servants to make a round of inspections. "The snacks that are being made in the small kitchen are all for you. Ever since the Empress Dowager came back from the disaster relief, her appetite has been poor, and she usually doesn't need snacks in the afternoon."

Xue Ya hesitated for a while, thinking that it would not be good to go back empty-handed, so she asked the palace servant to pack a small shortbread for him.

The shortbread is very small, you can take one bite, it is fragrant and sweet.

Even though it was getting close to dusk, Xueya still didn't want to bask in the sun because her face was peeling from the sun, and she chose to walk in the shade.When walking to the side of the house where the palace people lived, a person suddenly flashed in front of him.

Xueya was greedy, smelling the scent of shortbread all the way over, even though she was walking, her eyes were on the food box.When he realized that someone was blocking his way, he took a moment to raise his head.

The food box in his hand suddenly fell to the ground.