Act like a spoiled child

"Grandpa Cheng, have you heard of Wang Ba?"

In Jianyin Temple, under the guidance of the priest, Mingshen held the kitten by the nape of its neck, and carefully put on the small clothes. The kitten is obedient today, licking its little furry paws with its tongue.

Cheng Yiduo sent him back, and frowned after hearing this question.

"Ah Shen, did His Majesty tell you something?" Seeing Ming Shen's puzzled expression, Cheng Yiduo signaled everyone to back down.

Ming Shen shook his head: "It's because Brother Min didn't say anything, so I want to ask you."

Cheng Yiduo looked at him with a frown, seemed to hesitate for a while, then sighed, and told him: "Ah Shen, do you remember that when you were seven or eight years old, you were once shoved under the bed by your Majesty, two days later?" Could you come out overnight? At that time, someone heard that you were beautiful, and planned to find you out and sell you to a high-ranking official, and the leader was this Wang Ba, who was pimping another adult."

Ming Shen opened his eyes wide, speechless.

The cat jumped out of his hand with a chirp.

"I... me?"

"It's you."

He was silent for a while, then whispered: "No wonder Brother Min... refused to tell me at that time."

He thought he had a carefree childhood, although it was poor, but still happy, at least there was Yumin who could rely on each other.Since he was a child, he knew that he was delicate and beautiful, and he was made a lot of jokes because of this, but he never cared about it because he knew it was not true.It turns out that such a poor happiness is also maintained by Yumin carefully without telling him.

How many things did Yumin keep from him?

Cheng Yiduo said: "The past is over, Shen, you don't have to be afraid, and you don't mention this matter to His Majesty again. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he could no longer control the officials. Everything affects the whole body. The ancients have suffered from Yihuo..." At this point, he covered his mouth as if he had suddenly realized something.

Mingshen was keenly aware of something: "Huo Shi and Yin Shi? Grandpa Cheng, who was that high official back then? The person who wanted to buy me..."

In Huo Guang's case and Yin Yi's case, the left and right emperors abolished the establishment, and the powerful ministers monopolized the power, sitting in the country, and embracing the people on the throne as puppets. This is the trouble of the powerful ministers.

Colluding with Wang Ba and involving such personal matters, it is obvious that Wang Ba is an important wing of this person.He clearly remembered that after meeting Wang Ba, Yuwen secretly told him - "Brother Huang said that he and that old man surnamed Zhang belonged together."

The current prime minister, Zhang Nianjing.

Thinking more deeply, this person dared to arrest little boys in the palace when the Supreme Emperor was in power. What about entering the palace?

Mingshen looked at Cheng Yiduo's expression, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa Cheng, you don't have to worry about me, is it because brother Min won't let you tell me? I will keep it a secret, just pretend I don't know anything. My brother told me Now, it is time to walk on thin ice inside and outside the court, I will not add trouble to Brother Min any more."

He quickly understood that today he and Yu Min were misunderstood as the appointed son-in-law. It was a minor matter, and the exposure of the male queen was a major issue. If Zhang Nianjing and his henchmen caught him making a fuss, then Yu Min would have another trouble. Many of the preparations made since he took the throne will be ruined.

He obediently promised: "I won't run out casually again, I'll go and tell Brother Min."

Cheng Yiduo put a finger in front of his mouth: "You can go another day. Your Majesty has not closed his eyes for two days and nights, and he got angry again tonight. It seems that he is a little sad when he thinks about the past."

Mingshen felt a little sad when he heard that: "Okay."

Cheng Yiduo boiled ginger soup for him, stared at him to drink it, and only counted on seeing him go to bed to sleep peacefully, then turned off the lights and left, and told the palace servants to watch him so that he would not have convulsions in his dreams.

But Mingshen thought about it, but couldn't fall asleep.When the palace man changed the second candle for him, he sat up wrapped in a quilt and startled the palace lady: "What's wrong, Lord Ming?"

Ming Shen said: "Chuanjiao, I'll go to His Majesty's place, don't disturb other people."

The palace lady hurriedly went to prepare for him, Ming Shen got up and dressed, washed up shiveringly, from going out to getting off the sedan chair, she still hadn't warmed up yet, her face was pale with cold.

Cheng Yiduo was dozing off outside Changning Hall with his eyes closed, but he woke up as soon as Mingshen came: "Ah Shen, why are you still here?"

Mingshen said in a low voice: "I'm afraid brother Min won't sleep well. Every time he gets angry, he sleeps lightly. I want to come and see him."

Cheng Yiduo smiled and sighed, and asked someone to stuff him with a new Mrs. Tang to cover him: "Then you go."

Mingshen hugged Mrs. Tang warmly in his arms, and just stepped into the back of the hall when he heard Cheng Yiduo's old and slightly indistinct voice behind him: "Your Majesty is fine now, I'm used to it, it was just two years ago when I sent you away. Son, I really couldn't sleep at that time, I stayed up all night and all night, and I don't know how I survived."

Mingshen put Tang Pozi aside, and approached Yumin's bed lightly.The charcoal fire lasted enough, and it was very warm when it was heated. Mingshen liked this kind of warmth, but he knew that Yumin didn't like stuffiness, so he opened the window to let in air.

After working for a long time, he stopped and moved to Yumin's bedside.

In the past, he flew to bed, and insisted on waking Yumin with a start, and then pulled him into his arms to sleep together. Today, he thought carefully about whether he should "climb the dragon bed"-this sounded unserious. When he was hesitating about something, he saw Yumin opened his eyes in a half-dream and half-awake, and when he saw him, he grabbed him and hugged him tightly in his arms, wrapping him in a quilt.

It looked like he was hugging some kind of kitten or puppy, Mingshen didn't dare to say a word, he was a little out of breath under Yumin's pressure.Yumin was buried on his shoulder and neck, with one arm around his waist, half of his body was pressed against Mingshen's body, making him unable to move, and he felt a little hot - Yumin's breath was really hot.

Mingshen thought he had a fever, felt it, but found no.He twisted and twisted to move, but the tips of his ears suddenly became hot and then cold——Yumin bit his white and small ears lightly, and whispered with some dissatisfaction: "Ah Shen."

With a slightly reproachful tone, it seems that he is being misbehaving again, so I am angry with him.Just like before when he lost the jade carving chick he made for him, Yumin was so angry that he didn't talk to him for three days, and slept with his back to him at night, Mingshen coaxed him, and cried when he was wronged, Yumin just Take care of him, and turn to coax him, the two of them will still sleep together in a hug.

Mingshen didn't dare to move anymore, he raised his eyes and saw that Yumin was still asleep, probably just talking in his sleep.

The tip of the ear that was bitten by Yumin turned red all of a sudden, and it seemed that there was still heat from the people behind him.

Yumin slept soundly that day, even getting up later than usual.

When he woke up, he saw Mingshen standing neatly in front of the bed, brought him hot water and preheated court clothes, and waited for him to get up and change.

Yumin: "Why did you come here?"

Mingshen scratched his head embarrassingly: "Brother Min, I came to see you last night, and saw that you were still awake, so I decided to rest here on my own initiative. Grandpa Cheng said that you have to go to court later, come and get dressed quickly." .”

Yumin sat by the bed and asked Mingshen to dress him and straighten his sleeves.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that there was an extra book on the desk that he hadn't approved. It was made of simple ivy paper and had no outer seal, so he raised his chin and asked, "Who sent it? Did someone have something important to do in the middle of the night?" ?”

Mingshen whispered, "It's me, I wrote it."

Yumin: "?"

Ming Shen said: "I think I'm probably an official, so I also want to make a note for Brother Min or something."

Yumin stretched out her hand to pinch his cheek, and asked in a low voice, "Please rest assured?"

Mingshen shook his head, and Yumin's hand was also shaken by him: "No, it's a serious matter, Brother Min, you must remember to read it."

He fastened his belt quickly, then stood up and said, "I, I'll go back to feed the hedgehog first. Your Highness is still waiting for me to play with her."

It looked a little nervous, as if it was the first time for a student to hand in homework to his master, anxiously expecting the result.Yumin watched him run away quickly, then walked to the desk, and picked up the memorial written by Mingshen.

It's really a formal memorial to the Eight Classics, in the format of policy discussions.After watching it for a while, he found it interesting, and read it in a low voice: "...Although there are troubles of Huo Guang and Yin Yi, His Majesty's ability can not rule the palace, but approve advisors, and the sun never stops. Although he lives in a deep place Yuan Mo, and Zhang Chi manipulates it, and its prestige remains unchanged[1], so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Mingshen still knew what happened back then, probably Cheng Yiduo told him.

"It's nothing to be afraid of... You have such a bold tone, Shen. I still dare not say that I am [-]% sure, but you have blown the bullshit for me." Yumin wrote this letter that seemed suspiciously flattering. After carefully reading it several times, I put it away in my sleeve and carried it close to my body.

He smiled: "Little sycophant."

After he washed, he stepped out of the palace gate and prepared to go to court.He had just walked a few steps, but saw a big ball running in the snow—a little sycophant who went back and forth, obviously he came back from the road, Mingshen's face was flushed, and his eyes were watery. Just staring at him so brightly.

Yumin stretched out his hand to pull him over, lowered his head and asked, "Why are you back again?"

Ming Shen babbled and said: "Today, I forgot about the duties of the empress, I should respectfully send you to court."

After finishing speaking, he stood on tiptoe, grabbed Yumin's collar, forced him to lower his head, leaned slightly, and pressed his lips against his.Yumin didn't expect this to happen, and was so nervous that he subconsciously wanted to back away, but Mingshen grabbed him and wouldn't let go—the slender, white fingers were nervously grabbing his sleeves, beating lightly.

one two Three.

The lotus leaked three drops of water, Mingshen quickly let go of him, as if he had completed a big task on his mind, he said again: "I'm going first."

As he said that, he really ran away, stepping on a piece of footprints in the snow.Yumin looked at Suiqiong Feixue behind him, and was about to catch up. After walking a few steps in that direction, the old eunuch called back: "Oh, ouch, Your Majesty! Walk towards the main hall, you're back to your senses!"

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[1] Quoting Ming Shizong's historical commentary, source unknown