Flower picking thief, where are you going!

"Morning?"

The figure in front walked further and further away, only the lingering sound was still echoing in his ears, and Bao Heihei stood there in a daze.

Why did the emperor speak for himself?

Is it because of meritorious deeds?Or is it because Qin Taiwei is not pleasing to the eye?

Bao Heihei scratched his hair, frowning slightly.

Why is there such a big difference between the real emperor and the imagined one?

But Bao Heihei couldn't tell exactly where the difference was, but he always felt that the emperor was a little familiar...

"Master Bao..."

Hearing the sound, Bao Heihei turned around.

Tu Dou and Yang Cong took small steps and approached dejectedly, "I messed up everything, Mr. Bao, please punish me!"

Tu Dou and Yang Cong hadn't had time to change their clothes yet, and they were standing in front of Bao Heihei with shame on their faces.

"It's...it's me..." Tu Dou still looked a little restrained, with his head hanging down, his hands unnaturally covering his exposed belly.

The makeup on the faces of the two of them was smeared in a panic, colorfully painted all over their faces, just like clowns in a circus.

Bao Heihei let out a "puchi" laugh, and he patted Tudou's shoulder, "Okay, how can I blame you for this! Don't take it to heart."

"Master Bao... I will definitely study hard next time, and I won't embarrass you, Master Bao." Tu Dou slowly raised his head, his eyes were bright, as if he wanted to learn belly dancing.

"And me." Yang Cong said.

"No need! I won't do any belly dancing anymore." Seeing that the makeup on the faces of the two was too dramatic, Bao Heihei smiled and urged: "You two should go wash your face!"

As soon as Tu Dou and Yang Cong left, Bai Cai rushed over on the back.

"Master Bao..." Bai Cai steadied his footsteps, breathed steadily, "Just now someone came from the palace and took away all the gift money from the adults..."

All taken away!

All the white money is gone!

Boiled duck...it flew!

Even though Bao Heihei had expected the result to be like this, when he heard the news, his head was still a little dizzy.

"Bai Cai, give me a hand." Bao Heihei felt dazed, he stroked his forehead lightly, and with Bai Cai's support, he didn't fall to the ground.

"Hey! It was a waste of time to work again, but in the end I didn't get any money." Bao Heihei slapped his forehead, feeling very depressed.

"Master Bao, it's not like he didn't leave a single child behind."

Hearing Baicai's words, Bao Heihei stood up straight, squinting and said: "How do you say that?"

Bai Cai took out a box from his bosom, which was the gift box containing the phoenix pendant, "This is left!"

Bao Heihei blinked his eyes, there was still a fish that slipped through the net, he took the jade pendant in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The jade pendant is warm and moist, bright in color, engraved with a phoenix dancing on it, vivid and beautiful!

"This jade pendant must be very valuable." Bao Heihei said happily: "They are too careless to leave this to me."

"Master Bao, that's not the case." Bai Cai explained: "They left this thing on purpose."

"Ok?"

Bao Heihei was puzzled, why did he keep this jade pendant?

"Bai Cai, do you know who gave this thing?"

"It's the one wearing the mask..." Before Bai Cai finished speaking, he changed his words: "It's the emperor!"

"Emperor?" Bao Heihei suddenly felt that the jade pendant in his hand was a bit hot, and quickly put it back into the box.

What is the emperor doing?To actually send a jade pendant...

He also collected all the gifts from others, but kept the jade pendant he gave.

Bao Heihei couldn't understand, what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd?

"Forget it!" Unable to figure it out, luckily he didn't want to, Bao Heihei turned around and was about to go back to the room, and when he left, he still reminded him: "Bai Cai, remember to put the jade pendant away."

Bai Cai glanced at the jade pendant thoughtfully, and thought: The lost dragon pendant is not in the hands of the emperor, right?

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In order to welcome tomorrow's early morning, Bao Heihei got into bed and slept.

Even so, I was still too sleepy to keep my eyes open when I woke up the next day.

According to the regulations of Shengyu Kingdom, the emperor came to court at the fifth watch, that is, Maoshi.But the ministers need to arrive and wait in advance, so Bao Heihei has to get up at three o'clock in the morning to get ready.

What is the concept of three o'clock in the morning?

The rooster hasn't crowed yet, it's so dark outside that you can't stretch your fingers, and even Huang Dahuanger is fast asleep.

God!Last morning was a hell of a time!

Bao Heiqiang opened his eyes, and immediately asked someone to wash his face with a basin of cold water, trying to refresh himself!

The water in the autumn is slightly cool, and Bao Heihei's whole body shivered at the moment of contact with the skin. He shook off the drops of water that fell from his face, and woke up completely.

He first tidied up briefly, and then put on his official uniform. It was impossible to have breakfast, and it was too late.

On the first day of court, you must not be late.

Thinking of this, Bao Heihei hurried out of the mansion gate and rushed to the palace.

Huang Dahuanger had already woken up when he heard the movement, and yelled "Wang—Wang" twice, as if to cheer up Bao Heihei.

Bao Mansion is not very far from the Imperial Palace, and it takes about a quarter of an hour to walk there.

The palace lanterns are bright and colorful, and the night is dim.

When Bao Heihei arrived in front of the palace gate, he breathed a sigh of relief, "It's a good thing I'm not late."

There are already many ministers waiting in front of the palace gate, accompanied by the night and the lights, all of them are dressed in official uniforms, upright and majestic.

Bao Heihei thought they all looked familiar, and some of them could be called by their names, but there were still a few of them.

"Master Bao—" Zheng Xuan came to greet him warmly.

"Brother Zheng Xian, it's so early!"

The two greeted each other politely, and began to chat about some things.

Looking up, three official sedan chairs stopped in front of him, Bao Heihei asked in a low voice: "Who are they? They can actually sit in sedan chairs."

Not all officials are eligible to take official sedan chairs. The central government stipulates that only officials of the second rank or above are eligible to ride official sedan chairs in the early court, and others have to walk.

And because the cost derived from riding the official sedan chair is extremely high, officials who can travel in the official sedan chair must have financial rights and indispensable.

There is no doubt that the person sitting inside must be a high official.

"It must be Prime Minister Lu, Wan Yushi and Qin Taiwei, usually only the three of them come here in sedan chairs." Zheng Xuan glanced at him and replied.

"Oh..." Bao Heihei nodded meaningfully.

As Zheng Xuan said, as soon as the three of them got out of the sedan chair, many officials came forward to salute.

Two of them, Bao Heihei, have met before, one is Prime Minister Lu, the other is Qin Taiwei; the remaining one can only be Wan Yushi.

Officials have their own grades, and different grades have different statuses.After questioning, Bao Heihei learned that there are "Big Three" among civil and military officials.

Among them, Prime Minister Lu is in charge of administration; followed by Yushi Wan, who is in charge of supervision; and Taiwei Qin, who is in charge of military affairs.

"So Qin Taiwei is so awesome!" Bao Heihei gasped, he seemed to have offended someone that day, and he just hoped that he would not remember the villain's mistakes.

"Qin Taiwei is notoriously stingy and vengeful." Zheng Xuan curled his lips, and said without concealment: "There are no civil and military officials who don't know about this, and his relationship with Wan Yushi is particularly close. No one in the world dares to offend them."

That would be miserable!

"You still spoke for me that day, you are really a brother!" Bao Heihei patted Zheng Xuan twice with a smile.

But when he thought that he had offended a high official when he first came to the capital, Bao Heihei felt bad, and his smile gradually disappeared.

"Are you my big brother! Besides, I didn't do much to help my younger brother. The main thing is for the Holy One to help out."

Just as Bao Heihei wanted to reply, he felt that Youdao was staring at him, as if he was not so friendly.

When he raised his head suddenly, he saw Qin Taiwei glaring his eyes angrily, and his gaze was directed towards him.

Not only Qin Taiwei, but also Wan Yushi.

Qin Taiwei was the only one of the "Big Three" at the banquet in the Bao Mansion. Wan Yushi probably heard about this and was also dissatisfied.

Offending two important figures at the first visit, the road to becoming an official is difficult!

It was not yet bright, and the temperature was a little low. Bao Heihei suddenly felt a little cold. He subconsciously folded his arms, lowered his head, and stomped his feet slightly, pretending not to see it.

Small belly, caressing about every detail... Qin Taiwei must have been brooding because the emperor spoke for him that day.

This article cannot be turned over!

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Bao Heihei felt both embarrassed and scared. After all, being stared at by others made him feel uncomfortable. When he was thinking about what to do, the palace door opened.

Qin Taiwei passed by Bao Heihei, deliberately bumped into him, not only did not apologize, but flung his sleeves and left with a cold snort.

"..."

Bao Heihei was speechless, rubbed his arms and walked forward.

All the officials entered the hall one after another to bow down to the monarch.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tang Helin sat high on the dragon chair, overlooking His Majesty's ministers, his golden half-face mask shone brightly, adding a different kind of majesty at this moment.

He passed his gaze through the crowd and stopped on Bao Heihei, seeing that he seemed not to be used to it, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, he couldn't help feeling distressed.

Tang Helin thought to himself, how about canceling the early court?If so, there will be fewer chances to meet Mr. Bao.

It's better to postpone the time... This matter really needs to be carefully considered.

"What are you going to do, dear ladies?" Tang Helin was worried that Bao Heihei would be hungry, and wanted to end the morning court quickly.

The emperor's voice spread in the hall, and then some officials stepped forward to participate in the performance.

Bao Heihei had been sleepy for a long time, and now he couldn't stop dozing off. As for what the emperor said in the morning, he didn't hear a single word.

Anyway, as long as you don't call his name, you can say whatever you want.

Eyes too sleepy to open, Bao Heihei resisted, nodding his head, half asleep.

Tang Helin smiled when he saw Bao Heihei dozing off, his eyes were full of love.

I don't know how long it took, but when he came to his senses, the morning court was over!

After everyone saluted, Bao Heihei also got up, and he yawned secretly, thinking of going home to catch up on sleep.

"Others retreat, Bao Aiqing stays!"

"Ok?"

Like a thunderclap, Bao Heihei became more energetic.

Could it be that he was discovered by the emperor when he was sleeping?

Bao Heihei stood uneasy, but he had to stay where he was and rubbed his little hands. Seeing everyone leave one by one, he felt envious and a little guilty.

Everyone retreated, only Bao Heihei was still standing in the middle of the hall.

"Bao Aiqing!" Tang Helin slowly walked down from the height with his hands behind his back.

"The minister... the minister is here!" Bao Heihei lowered his head and whispered back.

Tang Helin smiled, "Bao Aiqing, come here with me!"

"Your Majesty, I won't doze off anymore. You can just reprimand me here, and I will listen to you." The voice became smaller and smaller, and Bao Heihei would not leave even half a step, thinking that the Emperor was going to take him to receive the punishment. punished.

"Then Bao Aiqing has to follow me here!" Tang Helin's lips curled up, seeing that Bao Heihei was not moving, fortunately he stretched out his hand to pull him away.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I don't dare to go to sleep anymore..."

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After leaving the main hall, it was already dawn, Tang Helin took Bao Heihei's hand to the palace of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After realizing something was wrong, he was worried that Bao Heihei would become suspicious, so he let go of his hand.

"Bao Aiqing, haven't you had breakfast yet?" Tang Helin signaled Bao Heihei to sit down, and said with a smile, "How about eating with me?"

The emperor actually invited him to dinner, Bao Heihei was shocked!

Just as he was about to refuse on the grounds that he was not hungry, the emperor said first: "This is an order, don't disobey it! Sit down first!"

"Thank you... Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bao Heihei took his seat, but felt that there were needles on the seat, making it uncomfortable to sit on.

In a short time, someone from the imperial dining room passed on the meal, all kinds of dishes, soups, fruits...everything.

After placing them according to their positions, all the others withdrew, leaving only Bao Heihei and Tang Helin.

"Bao Aiqing, why don't you eat it?" Tang Helin put the chopsticks in Bao Heihei's hands, and picked another piece of meat for him, "Eat it quickly!"

The surprise came so suddenly that it was frightening!

Looking at the delicious dishes on the table, Bao Heihei has no appetite, why does the emperor invite himself to dinner?

Having doubts in his heart, Bao Heihei also asked.

"Forgive me for taking the liberty to ask, Your Majesty, why do you invite me to have breakfast together?" Bao Heihei asked, looking at the meat in the bowl.

"According to the regulations of our court, the new officials have to eat at the same table with the monarch, which will also make the relationship between us two closer."

Tang Helin replied without hesitation, but this "relationship" is not an ordinary "relationship between monarch and minister", but Bao Heihei couldn't tell it at all.

"Then...then when did this rule appear? Bao Heihei has never heard of such a strange rule before, so he couldn't help asking."

"From today!" Tang Helin took another piece of meat for Bao Heihei, seeing that he hadn't moved his chopsticks, he said, "Bao Aiqing didn't move his chopsticks, so it's possible that he wants me to feed you?"

"No!" Bao Heihei swallowed the meat in one gulp, and realized that this sentence sounded familiar after a while, but he didn't dare to think about it.

Because he was in a hurry to eat, Bao Heihei choked.

Tang Helin immediately poured a glass of water, "Bao Aiqing, eat slowly!"

Bao Heihei felt better after drinking the water, nodded, and began to eat sullenly.

The meal was almost finished, and Bao Heihei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bao Aiqing, from now on, every time you go to court, you will have dinner with me!"

"Ah?" Hearing what the emperor said, Bao Heihei let go of the chopsticks in his hand, and the meatball he was holding fell back into the bowl.

He immediately refused: "Chen... It's better to have breakfast elsewhere..."

"Why?" Tang Helin said in a serious tone, "Bao Aiqing doesn't want to have dinner with me?"

Can you tell the truth?Of course I don't want to!

The two of us don't know each other well, and you are my superior, so eating together is very stressful.

The consequence of telling the truth is that there will be no good results, and Bao Heihei will naturally not tell the truth.

He could only smile and said: "Dining with the emperor is a blessing for me, but..."

"Okay!" Before Bao Heihei finished speaking, Tang Helin interrupted: "So, let's assume that Bao Aiqing agrees. Bao Aiqing must remember to promise me, if she forgets, the consequences will be very serious."

I promised you something!How can the emperor take it out of context!

When will new officials take office?Bao Heihei shouted in his heart, he thought that with the arrival of new officials, he would be liberated.

How can things be so simple!

I'm afraid that when a new official takes office, Tang Helin will just find an excuse to deny it. After all, he only wants to have dinner with Bao Heihei.

"If Bao Aiqing is sleepy, there is nothing wrong with resting in my bedroom!"

Bao Heihei was taken aback, this...is this also a rule...

[The author has something to say: Yanjingcheng Small Theater - Northeast dialect version

Qin Taiwei (pointing to Bao Heihei): "Brother, this kid is bullying me!"

Wan Yushi: "Where did you come from? Do you understand the rules? If you dare to bully my little brother, it's against you." With a sudden push, "Wait and wait..."

Bao Heihei (two to one, unable to beat, pretending to be pitiful): "I... woo woo woo! Tang Xiaohua, someone is picking me up..."

Wan Yushi: "What's the matter with pawing you. (One push, two pushes) I'll paw you, let's go!"

Bao Heihei: "Tang Xiaohua, hurry up and peel him... hard..."

Qin Taiwei: "What's wrong, big brother? This kid is called a helper, why don't we flirt first?"

Wan Yushi: "If you look at him like that, what helper can you call, don't panic!"

Tang Helin (in arms): "Those who dare to bully me, are the two lovers getting impatient?"

Wan Yushi (surprised): "Oh, I'm going! We can't afford to mess with this, so hurry up and tease me!"

Qin Taiwei (running and teasing): "Brother, wait for little brother!"

Bao Heihei: "Your Majesty, can't you just touch the ground and cooperate? You have to be different from others."

Tang Helin: "I am the king of a country, and my words and deeds must conform to the etiquette system. As an example for the people, how can I say anything arbitrarily!" She winked, "Are you right? Baby!"

Bao Heihei: "..." Which serious emperor winks at every turn...

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Reminder: The above is purely for entertainment, easy to catch, please do not read out loud! 】