Act like a spoiled child

For the past three days in Chunwei, Mingshen did not go to see Yumin.He was nestled at home, Huo Bing was not there, neither was Bu Yu, he didn't know who to ask.

The other people’s memorials were posted one by one, as if they had finally found a point of discussion, and even the people with Yushitai felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and urging Yumin to get married suddenly became the top priority-before No one mentioned it, and now Zhang Nianjing suddenly jumped out to mention it, so what should I do?Zhang's party has just started to decline, and all officials in the court have just had a good time. Is it necessary for Zhang Nianjing to make a comeback by taking advantage of the draft to make a comeback?

After all, no one can tell what the person above means. Yumin's behavior has always been unpredictable. Under such worries, almost everyone is willing to write a letter, requesting Yumin to become a queen as soon as possible, and open the draft to enrich the harem .

When Yumen was listening to the government, Yumin did not respond directly, but only answered the second question raised by Zhang Nianjing: "The princess is still young and has entered the palace not long ago. I owe her a lot. I will wait until she is willing. It is not advisable to rush things. As for the matter of being drafted, we will discuss it at a later date."

Zhang Nianjing presses on step by step: "This is an urgent matter. Your Majesty should abide by the ancestral system. According to the regulations, you should have a queen a year ago, and the concubine will be filled. Choose a woman as the queen, and the concubine can be male or female. Everything is up to you."

Across several lapis lazuli steps, he looked up and stared closely at Yumin's eyes, as if he wanted to see something.

But Yumin just smiled lightly, with no difference in expression: "Aiqing said so, and I did remember that the harem has been empty for a long time, it's time to choose a concubine, and everything will be left to the Ministry of Rites. Please stay and discuss with me about the draft.”

He said it so lightly that no one noticed anything wrong.

Zhang Nianjing was stunned at that moment.

That's it... agree?

It seemed that Yumin was waiting for him here.

Zhang Nianjing was terrified.

Ten days ago, he received a letter from the Huo family, signed by Huo Bing.

He doesn't know Mingshen, but he certainly knows Huo Bing—this person is the favorite grandson of his number one rival, Huo Yan, and he is said to be so clever that Huo Yan even let go of his prejudice against the Ming family. Skip several of his own sons and directly appoint him as the heir of the Huo family.However, when the Huo family was implicated in the ransacking of the house, this son's legs were also broken. Since then, he has no chance of official career, so he didn't care about him.

The weeds in the wind, no matter how beautiful it is, if it grows in a barren garden, even if it is not trampled because of the inaccessibility, the ending will only go with the wind.

It's just that Yumin suddenly abolished the law that "people with disabilities cannot participate in scientific examinations", and this little weed actually grew in the big dye vat in the capital.

Not only that, this little weed came to the door and told him a piece of news that was enough to set off a storm in the court.

The reason why he came to contact him is very simple: "Master Zhang, frankly speaking, you are now implicated by Mr. Wang, and you are in peace. Relying on my brother's relationship, it is not too difficult to punish you. But I don't intend to Looking into what happened back then, I only hope to get my younger brother out. Your Majesty is stupid, and Ah Shen is my only relative, I can't just let him go astray."

Judging from this letter, Huo Bing has completely inherited Huo Yan's careful thinking that puts the family first, and his words and sentences reveal ridiculous integrity.

The Huo family was his enemy ten years ago, and they can also be his partners today. Zhang Nianjing doesn't mind cooperating with Huo Bing - Huo Bing wants to pick out his own brother, and he needs to use his strength to get rid of the current shackles. Yumin's handle It gave him a glimpse of the hope of a comeback.

But now...Yu Min lightly agreed?

Are you pretending to be calm?

Zhang Nianjing returned home after leaving the court, and instinctively overturned this idea——Yumin is a scheming person, he has seen a lot in a year, and he has never seen this young emperor back down.

But it is impossible for Huo Bing to tell lies.After that letter, he sent people to monitor Mingshen's whereabouts, and learned that this person would rest in the Changning Palace every now and then, and would often enter the palace secretly at night, even the eunuch Cheng Yiduo was very respectful towards him, The matter of the male queen is almost a certainty. 1

He has been waiting for an opportunity to reveal the matter, but now the development of the situation has deviated from his plan.A guess gradually took shape in his mind, but he couldn't grasp the key point, so he could only dissipate it lightly.

"My lord... my lord?" Seeing his pale face, the maid came over to ask him in fear.

Zhang Nianjing was about to wave her away impatiently, but when he caught a glimpse of the maid's beautiful face, he was suddenly taken aback, and then murmured: "He caught him by surprise... I just saw the trick. There is nothing wrong with it, there is no flaw, there is nothing."

The next day, Zhang Nianjing introduced his niece to Yumin in court, the Ministry of Etiquette registered it, and Yumin allowed her to participate in the draft.

The queen's choice also depends on the family.The concubines of the various palaces may have stunning backgrounds from poor people, but the queen must have a prominent background.If Huo Yan's daughter Huo Ruzhuo hadn't married Ming Yi privately, she might have become the mother of the country.

The Zhang family is also a family in the capital, and it is obvious that they sent this niece to the queen.If he can become a relative of the state, the relationship between him and Yumin will improve in an all-round way, and there will be no more disadvantages from then on.

Yesterday, Yumin had a good discussion with the Ministry of Rites, and even the An Ning Palace, where the draft was held, had already started to tidy up, and there was an atmosphere of jubilation.

Within three days, the world was turned upside down.

Mingshen entered the palace after being summoned by Yumin.

It was the same as Yumin's imperial decree asking him to return to Beijing a year ago, it said "Enter the palace quickly, don't stay." There was only one word missing, but Mingshen didn't know how to describe his feelings.

He believed Yumin's words, believed that he promised that he would only have one queen in this life, and would not want anyone else.He tried hard to catch up with him in order to be worthy of him, but the time given to them was far less than expected, and it came so quickly.

Maybe he can't be his queen anymore, he thought.

If he waits until someone finds out about this, he won't even have the qualifications to be by his side.

Mingshen originally planned not to cry, but when he was taken to the place where they grew up and saw Yumin, he still couldn't help but get red eyes.

The people around had already been shunned away, Yumin saw him early in the morning, strode over to rub him into his arms, coaxed him in a low voice: "Don't cry, don't cry, Ah Shen, my Ah Shen."

Mingshen was coaxed by him and couldn't stop crying. He hiccupped and said, "I'm sorry, Min, brother Min, I still caused you trouble..."

"Then I still want to say that you have wronged my Ah Shen, don't you?" Yumin wiped his tears patiently, her movements were very gentle, but the arms around his waist were very hard, as if she wanted to blend him into him. Like flesh and blood, he said in a deep voice, "Ah Shen, do you trust Brother Min?"

Ming Shen nodded, then stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes: "I believe it, but—"

Yumin covered his mouth and said in a low voice: "Since I believe it, then there is no but, and there is no need to say anything. Ah Shen, I am yours, and I will not run away from you. I have lied to you since I was a child. You?"

After thinking about it, Mingshen shook his head and said, "No."

Yumin often teased him, but unlike Huo Bing, he never lied to him, or made some jokes to play tricks on him.Mingshen is a straightforward person, he always treats people with seriousness and openness, and he will feel sad and sad after being cheated.Although he doesn't hold grudges, it's true that he's sad.

When he was a child learning to read, other children lied to him that there was a treasure buried under the tree. He went to look for it, but he could never find it.Later, when he went to Lenggong, Yumin also told him a similar story, but unlike this one, Mingshen really dug out the treasure under the tree: a jade-carved chicken, well wrapped in imperial yellow silk.

Yumin used these two things to tell him stories for several nights, and compiled a lingering love biography, giving names and pasts, as well as a warm and bright life to every ancient palace ghost that Mingshen feared.Yumin forbade him to go to dangerous places, such as the spring pond in the imperial garden, and told him that there were vicious water ghosts there, and that it would be easy for a little guy like him to get into trouble if he went there.

He choked up and said, "I believe in you, Brother Min."

Yumin lowered her head and kissed his tears away, pinching his face: "That's it. Don't cry, don't you feel ashamed, you, my little girl? Really, I act like a baby all day long, how can I resist it?" .”

Mingshen was coaxed and teased by him to carry him to the side of the bed, covered with the quilt, then he was coaxed to untie his belt in a muddleheaded way, and was pressed by Yumin on the head of the bed, leaning against the wall, and fiddled back and forth. After many times, she begged for mercy with tears in her eyes. Not only did she not get Yumin's understanding, but she was fucked even more fiercely by him, and finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

When he woke up again, Yumin was still by his side.

He should have gone out for a while and then came back. He had changed his clothes and was still chilly. He was sitting on the head of his bed just like last time, with his right hand under the quilt to hold his hand. .

Mingshen got up and tucked into his arms, hugging him.Yumin patted his head, took off his shoes and socks and lay down on the bed, hugged Mingshen in front of him, and was lazy, he read the booklet and asked Mingshen to write a reply according to his words; while his hands were free, Walking along Ming Shen's skirt, touching and pinching everywhere.

Ming Shen said: "Your Majesty..."

Yu Min comforted and bit behind his ear: "Don't be afraid, I'll just play with it, write your own."

Ming Shen asked him: "Brother Min, did you go out just now?"

"Well, I went to deal with some things. What's the matter?" Yumin asked.

Ming Shen sniffed: "You smell of blood, did you go to that kind of place like you did with Mr. Wang last time?"

"Almost, but because I'm an old villain, I can solve it by myself, and seeing that my little A-Shen is sleeping soundly, I didn't call you." Yumin wanted to get up to take a bath and change clothes, but was pulled by Mingshen. Living.

Ming Shen whispered: "That's good. Don't move, Brother Min."

Yumin patted his head and agreed, "Okay."

After a while, Mingshen said again: "Actually...you can choose to be a queen, and it's enough for me to be your male concubine. I think this is the best solution..."

"Then what should I do? Baby, how can I explain to Uncle Guo?" Yumin pinched his nose again, and smiled, "If you are wronged like this, wouldn't Huo Bing kill me?"

Mingshen muttered: "Anyway... my brother... doesn't know yet. Besides, you are His Majesty... my brother can't do anything."

Yumin laughed: "This method can be done."

Mingshen turned back to look at him, his eyes were sparkling, showing a little nervousness.

Taking advantage of his turning around, Yumin kissed him down.Lips and teeth intertwined, every time he said a word, the hot breath would roll between Mingshen's soft lips and tongue, vague, but it couldn't stop the overbearing and unreasonable breath: "I don't."

The three days of spring are over.

Huo Bing slowly pushed his felt wheelchair out.The examination room was crowded with people, and he was unable to move, so he quietly waited in place.

During these three days, Bu Yu took care of him in every possible way, and he answered the questions smoothly without any problems.Bu Yu went to deliver the files, and asked him to wait for him where he was, and he would return in a while.

But Huo Bing didn't intend to wait for him.He knew that when Bu Yu heard about what had happened in the court during the past three days, he would definitely come to Xingshi to question him, just like the last time.

After the crowd cleared, he also slowly started to move towards the exit, but was blocked by a person.

The person who came was wearing a real green golden tiger sacrificial costume, which was the costume of the great eunuch in the palace. Under Yumin's rule, this self-modified form was not even dared to wear the palm seal of the chief of ceremonies. There was only one person who could, and that was to accompany him when he had nothing From today's emperor to today's Cheng Yiduo.He is old, but he is not old, but very energetic.

Huo Bing nodded slightly, "Master Cheng."

Cheng Yiduo also nodded to him: "Young Master Huo. Your Majesty sent me to see you."

Huo Bing smiled: "I know, a lot of things happened in the palace in these three days, right?"

Cheng Yiduo said gently and humbly: "That's true. It seems that everything is within Mr. Huo's expectations. However, I still have a question to ask Mr. Huo. What do you plan to do if things happen like this? You just finished the exam for this year Chun Wei, why use your own future to bet on His Majesty's patience?"

Huo Bing tilted his head: "Can't he afford to gamble? The emperor promises everything he says, and he cannot repent. He promised Ah Shen that he would not abolish the empress and concubine, and now he can promise to the ministers that he will be the empress. The emperor is ruthless." , Our family, Shen, doesn't even have a title so far. If I don't force him, what is he going to do? It will consume Shen's whole life? The choice he made, he should bear the blame from the public, not let Shen to bear it in the future. One day in the future, if he doesn't like Ah Shen anymore, he can kill him by sending a secret guard, and in the eyes of others, it's just the death of a small censor, who cares?"

"You're right." Cheng Yiduo said.

Huo Bing was stunned.

Cheng Yiduo was still very polite: "Your Majesty also thinks so, so he has his own considerations. But Your Majesty also said that he wants to hear your solution. You want to find out if His Majesty really loves Lord Ming, and His Majesty also wants to test you."

Huo Bing said: "I have nothing to dare to say, and I am the only one who can do this. Now the world is safe and peaceful, the outside world is stable, and the court and China are at peace, but I know what His Majesty is worried about. The general in front of the palace is traveling more and more. Domineering, he controls the royal secret guards with one hand and the other, and intends to create a second Jinyiwei. Everyone thinks that this man can't move, because the Yun family has guarded the Yunlong border for generations. The Yun family army trained by the Yun family is enough to guard one side, and he is irreplaceable."

He slightly raised his neck and looked at Cheng Yiduo: "But I can."

Cheng Yiduo stared at him and nodded: "Yes, there is no one in the Huo family who can't fight. With your meticulousness and intelligence, you can solve all problems even if you are inconvenient. General Yun has indeed often exceeded the rules recently. It makes His Majesty a little worried."

Huo Bing said: "I offended the Holy Majesty, the crime is unforgivable, how about letting me go to the border of Yunlong? Wait for me to take over there, wait for me to return from conquering foreigners, and wait for him to replace the disliked General Yun with the disliked me." , I will hand over all the honors to Shen. Let Shen retire for two or three years, and I will go on an expedition in his name. When I come back, Shen will not be underestimated, and everyone will know that he is capable. He is an extremely human minister, he will be wronged when he becomes a male empress, no one will think that he is seductive and seductive."

"And I, you can do whatever you want. If he wants to establish a female crown prince, I can also make long-term plans to prepare for Her Royal Highness to become an empress in the future." Huo Bing said, "I have the ability. On Ah Shen's side, you have no reason to reject me."

Cheng Yiduo still had the same expression, smiling, but he couldn't see any fluctuations: "Indeed."

"However, Mr. Huo, it is often said that cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness. You are a smart person. When you know that you are out of proportion, just stop. Our Majesty is not a fool. He can think of anything you can think of." Cheng Yiduo said, "Did your son pass the exam? I sent you home by His Majesty's order."

"Do you want to put me under house arrest?" Huo Bing asked with a smile.

"That's not the case, it's just to send you home." Cheng Yiduo made a "please" gesture, "I wish you success in the toad palace, the top student in high school."

Huo Bing became quiet instead. The moment he heard these words, he suddenly remembered something——

The last strategy of this year's exam questions is to assess everyone's views on the situation at Yunlong's border.

The next strategy is to ask the examinees their opinions on the Empress Wu.

He thinks about these questions a lot on weekdays, and he also knows what Yumin means, and he also feels like a godsend when answering the paper-now he knows that this is not a coincidence.

He froze, and asked in a low voice: "This year's exam papers are issued by His Majesty?"

Cheng Yiduo nodded: "Exactly, Mr. Huo."

Huo Bing said softly: "So that's how it is."

It turns out that this year, in the spring of this year, candidates selected from thousands of miles came to Beijing. Many people spent ten years or even decades of preparation. The purpose of asking such questions was not only to select those who had the same political views as themselves, but also to... Show him!

Yumin knew all his plans, even the way out he had prepared, this was a very serious warning.

Huo Bing's fingers trembled a little, and the movement of pushing the wheelchair was a little difficult: "He knows..."

Cheng Yiduo still nodded: "Exactly, Mr. Huo."

"Then what is he going to do?" Huo Bing asked in a low voice, "What else is he going to do?"

"You don't have to worry, His Majesty will love Lord Ming no less than you. Go back." Cheng Yiduo looked out, "It's raining recently and the weather is cold, you should rest well."

Ming Shen returned home half a month later.

When Huo Bing came back, he still fell ill, so Mingshen sent him to a hospital ten miles away to recuperate, and was rushed back by Huo Bing: "You go back, brother, I... I am nervously waiting for the news of the announcement. The sad man whose sky is dangling, "

Mingshen understood this feeling very well, seeing that Huo Bing was not very serious except for his daily low fever, he obediently got on the carriage back.He didn't notice Huo Bing's eyes.This high-spirited young man suddenly dimmed, like a dying candle.

Even the doctors couldn't find out the cause of the disease, but Huo Bing knew it himself, because he lost the bet.

He has angered the current Holy Majesty, and he will probably be waiting for someone to put him under house arrest, or a more serious punishment - there are ways to make him disappear, considering Yumin's love for that little guy Mingshen, probably Slow down for a while, and then find a reason to get rid of him later.

The only thing that surprised him was that Bu Yu also came over. This Master Bu claimed that he was also sick and wanted to recuperate here.But Huo Bing judged from the worried eyes of the other party every day, that this person probably came to die for himself.

So he lived as usual, harassing Bu Yu when he was bored, and asked him to play a few games of chess.Without Ming Shen, he relaxed a lot.

Bu Yu didn't ask, and he didn't say anything, the two of them actually had a rare tacit understanding in this last time.

But that day still came.In the early morning, Huo Bing was awakened by the noise of the car and horse guards of honor outside, and knew that they might be here to arrest him.

He turned over and wanted to continue sleeping, but was grabbed by Bu Yu.

"Let's go." Bu Yu said briefly.

Huo Bing said: "I don't, I want to sleep. And I have no other place to go, anyway, let me sleep."

"No, I'll take you to my house. I've bought a few residences in Shandong." Bu Yu said, "You follow me. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and there is another village in the shadow of the willow. Don't give up on yourself so early."

Huo Bing didn't move, just tilted his head and looked at him, a smile slowly spread on his face: "...Master Bu."

Bu Yu pursed his lips and looked at him.

"Do you, like me?"

Huo Bing asked.

At this moment, someone broke into the door, and the sound of gongs and drums outside also rang out, followed by the voice of an old eunuch, and exploded beamingly: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, your test results are outstanding, Your Majesty see I am very happy after passing the examination paper, so I will exempt you from the imperial examination and directly select you as the number one scholar!"

"Congratulations, Lord Hexi!"

In the palace, the young monarch embraced the person in his arms and said with a low smile, "Ah Shen, I want to make a bet with you."

Ming Shen asked, "What are you betting on?"

"I think Bu Yu likes your brother, do you want to bet? I'm [-]% sure now."

Mingshen was startled: "???"

Yumin said: "I tested him a few times, and I can't be wrong. When he comes back, you can just wait and see the joke."

"Then I won't bet, I'm on your side, Brother Min." After Mingshen finished speaking, he began to struggle: "Then should I match up with my brother? But my brother is a piece of wood, he doesn't know much about love... "

After he finished speaking, he thought of the business again, and begged him, "Brother Min, what should we do about the draft? Yesterday, the people from the Ministry of Rites made all the beads for the draft. not good."

"Then I'm happy. A few days ago she took away the painting you gave me before, and I haven't cried yet, why is she crying?" Yumin said.

Anyway, Ming Shen finally dragged him to coax the little princess.

The next day, another news came out together with the news that this year's new top scholar went to Huo's eldest son, Huo Bing: the Supreme Emperor passed away.

The eunuchs in the palace preached one after another: "The Supreme Emperor—death!"

"The Supreme Emperor—death!"

The emperor, who never passed the Zhengdong Gate until his death, is said to have passed the Zhengdong Gate as his dying wish.In order to show the deep love between Ai Rong and his uncle and nephew, Yu Min made an exception and allowed it, but only a few eunuchs knew that the ones buried through the Zhengdong Gate were only some relics of Yu Min's biological father during his lifetime.

The real Supreme Emperor had died in the hands of Yu Min a few days ago. The young emperor gave him a cup of poisoned wine, sat in front of the dying man, and watched him die slowly.This is the final punishment for royal sinners.

Apart from everything that is unknown, the ministers heard that His Majesty was in great sorrow, and insisted on making an exception for five years of filial piety for the passing of the Supreme Emperor. Let Yumin "reluctantly" reduce five years to two years.

In the next two years, the whole country will mourn together, and the people will mourn for two months. During this period, marriage, banquets, rituals and music are prohibited. The royal family and county kings and above will wear mourning for one year, and Yumin will wear mourning for two years.

The Kunning Palace, which was being renovated and decorated, also stopped the progress, and the discussion after the draft and election came to an abrupt end. Within two years, Yumin will not be drafted or appointed as a concubine, and no one will mention this matter again.