Act like a spoiled child

Mingshen was so ashamed that he almost got under the table, but it was Yumin who calmly pulled him up, pinched his waist again, and said in a low voice, "Let him lie flat, otherwise he will never get up."

Ming Shen almost bit his own tongue: "Ai Qing is flat, flat, flat."

Only then did Bu Yu get up calmly, as if he hadn't seen anything, he reported on the academic affairs he was in charge of in the Imperial Academy, mentioned the selection of Shuji scholars and the palace examination process, and presented the candidates for the palace examination Show it to Yumin.

Mingshen wanted to run away, but was pulled back by Yumin.Yumin clasped his waist with one hand, and held his hand with the other, just embracing his whole body in his arms, and smiled sullenly: "What are you running? Queen, come to discuss the state affairs with me."

Mingshen still wanted to run away, so he had to seriously think of a reason to refute him: "But I also want to participate in the imperial examination! Does this count as Your Majesty and Lord Bu giving me a leak?"

Yumin said: "Never mind, didn't you ask me to help you read the policy theory a few days ago? It just so happens that the topic is here, so you can take it as the palace exam now. If you have reasons and answers well, it's no big deal to choose you as the number one scholar." No."

He glanced at Bu Yu, who was standing upright on the other side, and said, "I'm here, the great scholar of Bu will testify, and the Wanling Ming family will take the imperial examination immediately. Is there any problem?"

Bu Yu was serious and serious: "I think there is no problem at all."

Ming Shen: "..."

Yumin flipped the pages of the book, put his arms around Mingshen, and asked one by one in a leisurely way: "Where did Qin die, where did Han die, and where did Tang die?"

"In the early and middle of the Tang Dynasty, there were many disasters. Was it in the state or was it in the army? How about in the state and in the army?"

……

Mingshen became serious, and after thinking for a while, he began to slow down his speaking speed, expressing his opinions clearly one by one. His voice was very soft, and when he read slowly, he always had a bookish air, like a child who just learned to read. Serious and upright, Bu Yu, who was recording while listening, also laughed.

Yumin's expression was very serious, and he occasionally added a few questions to Mingshen's narration to discuss seriously with him.Mingshen is smart and eager to learn, but it is a pity that he was abandoned in the cold palace for ten years. His understanding of state affairs and political affairs is only limited to exaggerated stories in the deep palace. The story of the princess lying on the porch with plum blossoms falling from her forehead.

After two years in the south of the Yangtze River, he began to study books seriously under the guidance of Huo Bing, but the time was too short, and he didn't have time to read many books, so naturally he couldn't quote scriptures, and he didn't have too many poems and books in his stomach, which became prudent. biggest shortcoming.

Yumin threw down five or six questions, and Mingshen found it difficult to answer later, Yumin listened seriously, constantly correcting and reminding him of his views, and finally said: "Okay."

There was still no expression on his face.

Mingshen knew that he didn't answer well, and he couldn't figure out whether Yumin thought him ashamed, so he knelt and sat on the side obediently.Yumin looked up at the sky and said to him: "Go and change your clothes. Today is the celebration of the Supreme Emperor's birthday. I don't need to go to court. I will go to your place with you later."

Mingshen originally wanted to ask why he was celebrating his birthday, but Yumin didn't participate in the event and wanted to go to his place instead, but because Bu Yu looked like he still had something important to discuss, he resigned and went to the other side to change clothes.

He changed his clothes tremblingly, and suddenly thought of Yumin's uncle—that is, the current Supreme Emperor. He didn't know where he lived now, and Yumin never told him.

Yumin used to hate him to the bone, Mingshen knew it, but this time when he came to Beijing and heard that the old emperor took the initiative to take the Zen throne, and Yumin married him, he also used the reason of celebrating the sick old emperor, making him think that Yumin Min has already shaken hands with the old emperor.

Yumin hated, he hated it, Yumin no longer cared about it, he also didn't care about it anymore, he has always been his most loyal accomplice.

But if he really doesn't attend the birthday banquet today, what does it mean?

Mingshen was a little confused, he looked at the smoked phoenix-patterned winter coat on the screen rack, and tilted his head.

"What do you think?" Yumin asked the people seated after clicking on the palace examination roster drawn up by Bu Yu before the table.

After hesitating for a moment, Bu Yu didn't say anything directly, but said: "Since I heard about your secret establishment, I have always opposed Lord Ming's entry into the court."

"Let's listen to it." Yumin stared at the playbook, on which there was a mark that Mingshen made with an ink pen in order to relieve the tension when he talked about devotion.

"Master Ming is intelligent, but he is a little rigid. He may know all the affairs of the court, but he may not be able to understand them clearly. Such a pure heart, easily deceived by others." Bu Yu said.

Yumin seemed to have thought of something, and sighed softly: "Yeah, he is easy to deceive."

"What's more, Mr. Ming is beautiful, and tigers and wolves such as Wang Ba in the court will inevitably have evil intentions. Now is the time when we should endure and dormant. The appearance of Mr. Ming may change the situation greatly." Bu Yu said, "I don't mean to disrespect the queen, but I think that if he is willing to take care of the harem for you, as your virtuous helper, he is also a good choice."

Yumin shook his head and said, "No."

Bu Yu opened his mouth, did not speak, and listened to him quietly.

Yumin thought for a while, and seemed to be weighing his words: "Ah Shen...his dream since he was a child was to revive the Ming family and become a good minister. Bu Yu, before you even won the Sanyuan, some people used your looks to ridicule you and attack you. You, said that instead of becoming an official, you might as well go to Goulan to sell your jokes. You told me at the time that the more you do this, the more you want others to see your ability clearly."

Bu Yu was stunned for a moment: "Yes, but Master Ming—"

"I know what you want to say. Ah Shen is still inexperienced. After all, he is only seventeen. The most suitable years for studying were wasted on me. It is I who delayed him." Yumin whispered, "If you want him The matter of becoming a queen...is not his own will, but because I...coaxed and deceived him, he was willing to marry me."

Bu Yu opened his mouth wide, and a duck egg could be stuffed inside: "I thought..."

"Do you still think that he is serving people with sex, fascinated me, and used it to take the position?" Yumin chuckled, "It is true that he fascinated me, but he doesn't know it yet. I have already delayed Having worked with him for so many years, there is no reason to stifle his own future for his own selfish desire. He doesn't know much, but he is smart and willing to learn, he is no worse than anyone else."

Bu Yu frowned: "Master Ming is alone..."

"That's not the case." Yu Min said, "The Ming family has no heritage, but the Huo family has. The Huo family has been a leader for generations, and now this Huo Bing is not an ordinary person, there is one of him," he glanced at Bu Yu , "Again you, can I ensure that Ah Shen will have no worries in the court?"

Bu Yu immediately understood what he meant, and Yumin dared to say so much, but in the end it was just implying that he would take Mingshen with him, and take care of Mingshen after he became an official.

Bu Yu knelt down and kowtowed heavily, and said in a deep voice, "I will lead the decree. If I have a minister, I will ensure that the queen will live a thousand years without any worries."

After Mingshen changed half of his clothes, Yumin came over.

He took his clothes and hid behind the screen, Yumin couldn't refuse and said: "Come here, what are you hiding? It's not like I haven't seen it before."

Mingshen poked his head out from behind the screen disheveledly, and whispered: "I'm afraid of the cold, there's wind outside, this screen can block it."

Yumin glanced at him, walked over directly, and slipped Ming Shenti, who was getting into his coat at an accelerated pace, into his arms, and wrapped him in the cloak he brought along: "Isn't it cold behind the screen? Just change it here."

Mingshen obediently got into his arms and changed his clothes.He was uncomfortable and wanted to run all the time, so Yumin shouted, "Do you want to catch a cold? I'm not in good health, and I'll have a fever for four or five days after a cold."

Mingshen also followed him.He is surrounded by Yumin, and his movements should not be too big. Sometimes when he touches subtleties, he bumps into Yumin's body with his knees and elbows raised. Yumin is not angry, but just looks at him with calmness in his eyes. smile.

There are many layers of clothes in winter, and it is very difficult for Mingshen to wear them. Yumin helps him pull the sleeves and stretch them flat for him.Mingshen looked at him, and suddenly smiled: "Brother Min, we used to be like this too."

"How could we have been like this before? You always refused to get up and put on your clothes. It was too cold in the morning, and you insisted on wearing a coat to sleep when you got angry. When you woke up the next day, you caught a cold." Yu Min said.

At that time, they didn't have many charcoal fires for them to bake their clothes, but Yumin still let Cheng Yiduo set aside a part, preferring to endure the cold for half a day during the day, and help Mingshen bake the clothes that Mingshen was about to wear before getting up. warm.This guy has always been a squeamish.

Later, Xiao Jiaoqi found out about this matter, and at the same time discovered the frostbite on Yumin's feet, so she refused to take off her clothes anymore. After some negotiation, the two finally reached an agreement: Mingshen took off her clothes obediently and went to bed, and the first You can change clothes in the warm quilt the next day.At that time, Yumin was in charge of surrounding him with a quilt, letting him get dressed in the heat.

After Mingshen changed his clothes, he touched his nose and said, "I changed, Brother Min."

Yu Min still stood motionless in front of him, looking down at him with gentle eyes.

Mingshen had a vague premonition—every time Yumin didn’t speak, he probably wanted him to do Lv characters. Although today’s quota has been used up, Yumin is the emperor, so let him do more when he is interested. It's not impossible.Yumin has always been strict with him.

Mingshen quickly changed the subject: "Brother Min, did you really count as my imperial examination just now?"

Yumin glanced at him, and was finally willing to stay away from him, and instead stretched out his hand to interlock his fingers: "Forget it, you already know the topic, so can I let you go to the hall to cheat in a few days?"

Mingshen was still a little happy: "Does that mean that I don't have to go to the palace examination in a few days?"

"Yeah." Yumin said, "I see that you seem to be very happy? Don't be too happy, Shen, your answers are very bad, and you will show off when you half understand Liu Gong's theories. If you If the emperor is not me, you will be reprimanded in court."

Ming Shen shrinks his neck: "Oh."

Yumin smiled tautly, seeing his bewildered look, finally softened his heart, and added: "But it's okay, those old men who swear at Yushitai all the time, their skills are not much better than yours."

Mingshen pursed his lips, and said "oh" again, obviously still a little bit unconvinced, and muttered softly: "But I followed my brother's instructions to revise by surprise, it's not that bad."

Yu Min said: "Huh? The affairs of the government and the public are things that you can learn by surprise review?"

Ming Shen hurriedly said: "No, no." Then he poked Yu Min's arm with his elbow in a serious manner: "Then, brother Min, will you let me have some water because you have a good relationship with me?"

Yumin: "Interesting, Shen, tell me, which kind of relationship is better? Is it better to be my companion, or to be my brother, or to be..."

Mingshen has already mastered the routine, and hastily answered, "I have everything, but the most important thing is that I have a good relationship with Brother Min's queen."

Yumin was very satisfied: "That's good."

After Mingshen was secretly happy that he finally got the answer right, he suddenly saw Yumin stop walking.

The Changning Hall was not very far from the Jianyin Hall, and Mingshen urged Yumin to take him to see the little princess, and the two decided not to take a sedan chair, but to walk there.The palace people followed from a distance to form a long dragon, and because there was no wind or snow, there were no eunuchs who needed umbrellas.They walked too fast, and happened to turn around a round wall of the courtyard gate, and walked into a narrow alley, there was no one in front of them, and no one behind them, in the vermilion world, only they and the white snow were left.

Yumin asked softly: "I want to release the water, why didn't the queen bribe me?"

He took a few steps closer, intentionally or unintentionally pushing Ming Shen to the wall.Mingshen immediately realized what was going to happen—he fumbled around in his sleeves, and shouted, "I'll give you candy cakes! I have some candy cakes, which can be counted as bribes—"

However, before he could finish his sentence, Yumin clasped his hands and pressed him against the wall.The hot air floated into a white mist, slowly rising from the front of the eyes, Yu Min whispered: "Ah Shen, count how long this time is. After today, you should learn something else."

As he spoke, he kissed lightly.

Mingshen's hand stiffened for a moment and then let go, remembering Yumin's instructions, and counted slowly according to the time when the lotus flower dripped water, and just after counting to one hour, he heard the footsteps of the palace people following up, he didn't panic when he panicked. I remembered how many times I had counted, so I started from the beginning. This time when the number reached five, Yumin suddenly increased his strength, stretched his warm hands into his cuffs, and slowly touched his white, tender and smooth elbows.

From his smooth and tender fingertips to his slender arms, caressing his shoulders and back wrapped in winter clothes, as if brushing his lips and tongue.

That kind of coercive touch made Mingshen tremble all over, the two of them stuck extremely close, their lips and tongues intertwined without any gap, which made him let out some small moans, however, that little cat-like whimper soon disappeared. Yumin blocked him back—it wasn't until his lips were empty, and the cold air poured in, that Mingshen realized that Yumin withdrew the kiss, and a slender finger pressed against his lips:

"Shh, Shen, others will hear."

Mingshen was as red as a steaming crab.Yumin then took his hand and walked down, deliberately asking him as he walked: "How long this time? How many drops, Ah Shen, have you counted it?"

Mingshen pretended to be calm: "Twenty drops."

"Little liar." Yu Min lied to him, "There are only three drops of time, you are not paying attention, why are you counting?"

Ming Shen felt a little wronged, but he was so ashamed that he didn't know what to say to accuse him.

The two of them walked all the way to the palace where Yuwen lived, played with the little princess for a while, and then went to see Yin Temple for dinner and rest.Yumin reviewed the memorial, while Mingshen was reviewing the book beside him.

A few days later in the palace examination, Ming Shen came back after a cutscene.When the results were released at the end of the month, he didn't even bother to look at them, so he just asked the etiquette officer to inform him: "Anyway, my answers are so bad, I will probably fail the results, or hang my tail on the results. I don't have any hope."

In the end, the news brought by the ceremony officer surprised him: "Master Ming, you ranked No. 17 in the second class, which is quite a good result! There are a thousand people behind you, so congratulations,"

Mingshen was so happy that he immediately jumped up from the couch, and repeatedly confirmed: "Really? My ranking is so high?" After being confirmed by the etiquette officer, he still didn't believe it. Went to Yumin and informed him: "Brother Min! I passed the exam!"

Yumin looked at him with a smile: "I know, the ranking is my final decision, and I know it a few days earlier than you."

Mingshen cheered a little, ran to sit beside him, then suddenly remembered something, and checked again worriedly: "Brother Min, did you really not put water on me?"

"Really not." Yumin stared at him seriously, and said in a gentle voice, "This is your original achievement."