Act like a spoiled child

After taking the exam for three days, Mingshen used up dozens of candles and drank eight or nine bowls of ginger soup.

Bu Yu brought him soup and medicine and a stove every day, expressionless and silent.In order to avoid suspicion, they were also escorted by two Habayashi guards when they came, and they had to go through it carefully.

On the second night, Mingshen was dizzy from writing parallel essays. He felt hungry when he touched his stomach, but when he looked up, he found that he had eaten up all the dry food for today.Bu Yu came to him on a tour, just in time to see Ming Shen's stomach growl.

Mingshen quickly looked up at him, then quickly lowered his head, pretending nothing happened.After a while, Bu Yu came over and threw a steamed bun for him, took a steamed stuffed bun for himself, stood aside, gnawed openly, and looked at Mingshen leisurely.

Mingshen saw that it was still a sugar bun, so he ate it happily.It was a cold winter night, and in the pitch-black examination room, only candles shone brightly.

Mingshen suddenly felt that the invigilators like Bu Yu might be harder to deal with than them—their candidates at least had a place to sit, and what Bu Yu had to do was to go round and round, and to give Mingshen this kind of royal relationship. households to send things.

He suddenly felt a little embarrassed, looked around, held up a jujube gum ginseng and asked, "Do you want one?"

Bu Yu glared at him, his eyes were questioning him: "What are you doing? Bribing the examiner will kill you."

Ming Shen quickly stuffed the red date into his mouth.

During the three days of the exam, the little episode with Bu Yu ended like this.Although Mingshen clamored to pass him, he also thought about it. Since Yumin trusted this person, he had nothing to say.An elderly examinee in the middle had an asthma attack, and the young Hanlin lord immediately helped him to straighten him up. While asking for an imperial doctor, he unbuttoned the old man and massaged the acupoints himself.It was cold in the deep winter, and he distributed Tang Pozi, ginger soup, charcoal pots and other things one by one.Inspection of the examination room is an errand that everyone avoids, but Bu Yu does it with gusto.

After the exam, Ming Shen massaged his knees that had become stiff due to sitting for a long time, hopped and walked a few steps, and ran to thank Bu Yu again.

Bu Yu looked at him: "Thank me for what?"

Mingshen stared at him, and explained earnestly: "I'm not acting for brother Min...that or something, I really want to support him. Apart from this, thank you for sending me something, my poor health is my problem, originally It shouldn't bother you to run errands, and delay your serious work."

Bu Yu glanced at him in surprise, then smiled, and his attitude softened a little: "It's a small matter. What about your parents and family, won't they come to pick you up?"

Ming Shen said: "They are not in Beijing, so I will take my leave first, Master Bu."

Bu Yu had only vaguely heard of Ming Shen.This time the order to take care of Mingshen was conveyed directly to him by Yumin, and seeing that he was handsome, he naturally took it for granted that this young master was probably spoiled by his family and Yumin, not a stranger, and because he was not very good Think highly of him.

At this moment, seeing Mingshen saying that no one came to pick him up, he was slightly surprised for a moment, then saw Mingshen dragging his frozen steps and preparing to slip away, a thin shadow that could be seen wrapped in several layers of clothes, like someone A little furry animal.

"Wait." Bu Yu said, "You said you want to support His Majesty and stay by His Majesty's side?"

Mingshen turned his head to look at him.

Bu Yu deliberated on his choice of words: "Give it back when you face difficulties, you are so... simple-minded, you are not suitable to stay in the Forbidden City."

Ming Shen glanced at him: "I know, you're just saying I'm stupid, but I will work harder than you to be a good official!"

Since he was doomed to fail the exam, Ming Shen decided to settle for the next best thing, as the saying goes, God rewards hard work.

Bu Yu felt that he was talking about chicken and duck, he said: "Then do you know what kind of person His Majesty is? If you don't advance, you will retreat, and you will use everything. If he wants to kill someone, you have to turn yourself into one." A real knife. The Forbidden City is a place to eat people, you really like him, just be a male concubine, I can recommend him, not looking down on you."

Mingshen tilted his head, seemingly puzzled: "I understand what he is doing? Not all courtiers in the world know the bottom line of the monarch, as long as their heart is for the country and the people, isn't it all right? What brother Min wants to do, as long as it is not a bad thing , I support him. I just want to help him do something, and I will learn. Besides, I don’t think I don’t understand Brother Min, I’ve been by his side for ten years.”

Bu Yu was speechless.

He saluted again, and this time he really slipped away.

Bu Yu turned around and inquired about Mingshen's news, and learned from the subordinates: "This son is from a family of actresses and officials. It happened that Mingli's generation started to make a fortune. He raised his two sons according to the Huo family's education. Became a noble family in Beijing. At that time, this man named Mingshen was admitted to the Boys' Department, and was praised by the emperor for saying "long sleeves make the spring breeze". A few years later, he found someone who would kill him all over the house. He also has an older brother, Huo Bing, who was adopted by the Huo family."

Bu Yu keenly grasped an important point: "The two brothers should have taken the exam in the same year? Why is that Huo Bing okay?"

The servant said: "I heard that he is very talented and dull, and he was very dull. No one used him, and he didn't get any ranking in the end."

"As far as I know, the Tongzi Branch back then was a shortcut secretly set up by the rich and powerful to ensure that future generations would be safe for a lifetime... There were so-called 'child prodigies' at the age of two or three. Those little kids didn't even know what to do. I don’t know, the poems I recite are all taught at home in advance. There is no reason why my younger brother recites good poems, but my elder brother doesn’t. Huo Bing... is either really stupid to not even be able to recite a poem, or he knows this. The little Jiujiu on the head deliberately hides the front."

Bu Yu asked, "Then where is this person now and what is he doing?"

The servant said vaguely: "I heard that he lost both legs and can only sit in a wheelchair for the rest of his life."

"Both legs are crippled..." Bu Yu sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that he missed his official career."

He changed his clothes and prepared to go back to the Imperial Academy. After everything was settled, he opened the door but saw Cheng Yiduo standing in front of the door, who seemed to be about to knock on the door.

"Lord Bu, I have received the reward." Cheng Yiduo bowed and smiled.Behind him were several young eunuchs holding silver plates, all of which were filled with various rewards.

Bu Yu was a little surprised: "Does Your Majesty have any orders? I haven't entered the palace recently, why did you reward me?"

No one was around.Cheng Yiduo still smiled all over his face: "It should be, this is an example to reward you for taking care of the queen, thank you for your hard work."

"Queen?"

"Yes, Your Majesty asked this servant to tell you. I hope you know that His Majesty has recently married Lord Ming. From now on, Lord Ming will be the only master of the harem."

After Mingshen went back, he developed a high fever.

He didn't realize it himself, he still had time to take a bath, fed his little hedgehog some jerky, and communicated with the kitten again.He told the etiquette officer that he wanted to take a nap and rest. He didn't want to sleep, so he slept for two days and two nights. When he opened his eyes again, the person in front of him was Huo Bing.

Huo Bing went to Beijing to accompany Mingshen half a month ago, and just a few days after arriving, he happened to meet Mingshen with a fever.

After seeing him wake up, Huo Bing looked up at the sky: "I just made a bet with the ritual officer that you would definitely wake up before dark, and I won."

Mingshen was thirsty, took the medicine bowl in his brother's hand and drank it in one gulp, the bitterness made him frown, and asked his brother for candy.

Huo Bing raised his eyebrows: "How old are you? Don't care if His Majesty asks for candy, there isn't any here."

Ming Shen asked him: "Are you really my brother?"

Then Huo Bing smiled and handed him a bowl of sweet lotus seed soup, and then conjured up a bowl of porridge, asking Mingcao to eat it by himself.Mingshen was so hungry that he took it and started to eat it. Halfway through the meal, he remembered and asked, "Where's Brother Min? How long have I been sleeping? Why is it getting dark?"

Huo Bing watched the child eat, and told him slowly: "You have been in a coma for two days, Your Majesty has seen you once, and I have been taking care of you since then."

Ming Shen was a little disappointed and said: "Oh."

Huo Bing said angrily: "I'm your real brother! Is it plausible for you to cling to him so much, huh? We've already lived in the palace, and I heard that you still share the same bed, and I haven't seen you steal some valuables and send them back to supplement the family... ..."

Mingshen almost spit out a mouthful of porridge, he asked cautiously: "Brother, Your Majesty... did you... tell you anything?"

Huo Bing glanced at him suspiciously, narrowing his long and narrow eyes: "What did you say?"

Mingshen immediately said: "It's nothing. I'm afraid that you will talk nonsense and make Brother Min angry."

It's okay, okay, Yumin didn't tell his brother about their marriage.

Huo Bing patted him on the head: "How did you do in the exam? Let me tell you, you and His Majesty have such a good relationship, as long as you can be admitted to the top three and ask His Majesty to give you some water during the exam, you will have a good future. In my opinion, it would be good for you to be the supervisor of the Yushitai, except for the busy attendance at the end of the year, it is pretty good at other times, and you will not be missed by others."

Ming Shen opened his mouth wide: "Brother, are you a god? Brother Min is going to arrange this position for me."

Huo Bing smiled when he heard the words: "I think it's right. Supervising the censor, in short, is to assess everyone's work results for a year. One sentence can determine life and death. No one dares to offend you. You have a meek temper, and you are also a soft-hearted person when you are sent out." Yes, no one will hold you against you, and no one will make it difficult for you. You are so stupid, it is the best place to stay."

Ming Shen: "...Brother, I originally wanted to ask Brother Min to grant you a special permit to take the Chunwei exam. I said that your legs were injured for the royal family, and they are not congenitally disabled. You are allowed to take the exam." .Your brain is so clever, it must be more useful than mine."

Huo Bing immediately squeezed his shoulders and beat his legs obsequiously: "My sweetheart Shen, baby Shen, be careful! Brother knows that you are still the one who kisses me the most!"

Mingshen cooperated patiently: "Yes, yes, I love you the most."

Outside the door, footsteps stopped suddenly.

Yumin looked at the flickering candles in the inner hall for a while, and turned to leave, but was stopped by the old eunuch.

Cheng Yiduo almost died in a hurry, and persuaded him with gestures: "Wait, wait."

His face was expressionless, and then he listened, and heard Mingshen's dejected sentence from inside: "But I don't know when to say it, I haven't seen brother Min recently, he hasn't come here all the time, I suspect he despises me gone."

Yu Min's expression was slightly loose, and just when he was about to be summoned to pick him up, Huo Bing's triumphant laughter floated over: "It's better to be a real brother than to be a brother hahahahaha, you see, His Majesty won't call you baby Right? He's so fierce, you see, I've never been fierce to you, right? My little Mingming, there are many routines in the capital, it's no fun to be with such a guy who doesn't hurt people, let's go back to Jiangnan together."

Ming Shen remembered his miraculous experience of being a queen these days, and nodded perfunctorily while eating melon seeds: "Okay, okay, you go and ask for an order to take me back to Jiangnan."