Intoxicated I do not know the age
Chapter 10
Qingping's head hurts.
That's not an adjective, his head really hurts.
After being knocked out that day, Eunuch Sun stuffed him into the carriage and returned to Beijing overnight, driving him as fast as he was running for his life.
In order to prevent him from escaping, Eunuch Sun and the guards drugged him regularly every day, and the uncle would scream for death when he woke up and fled back to Huyin.
After the drug faded away, he had a splitting headache, so painful that he wanted to beat Eunuch Sun.
The strange thing is that after Eunuch Sun brought him back to Beijing, he didn't send him into the palace, but here... where is this?
He was lying on a Zhang Nanmu bed. Although the quilt was soft and thick, it was just an ordinary thick cotton quilt. There was no embroidery on it. No matter how you looked at it, it was not an embroidered quilt from the palace. Although poor, there are auspicious patterns embroidered on the four sides of the quilt, which is the habit and rule of everyone in the palace.
But... If this is not the palace, what is it?
There are two entrances to this room. He is lying in the inner room, and he can vaguely see a set of tables and chairs outside for guests. It is not a poor rural household here.
Qingping looked around suspiciously, but couldn't find anything familiar, let alone the slightest clue.
Just as he was about to leave the room to have a look, a young servant came in with a pot of hot water.
"My lord, you're awake."
When he saw Qingping, he was full of smiles, poured water quickly, and handed a towel to wipe Qingping's face.
This young man was about fourteen years old, he was quite handsome, and his movements were very neat. He held the basin in one hand and poured it in the other.
Seeing the hot towel handed over at first, Qingping was stunned, as if seeing himself in the past, he couldn't help but wonder if if he had this person's good looks, would the relationship between him and Shao Jin be different, whether it would be smoother.
"Where is this place?" Qingping held the hot towel and didn't rush to use it, but anxiously asked where others were.
"If you go back to your son, this is the residence of Mr. Zhang, the servant of the official department." The young man still smiled, obviously he was ordered to serve Qingping well, and he must not be neglected in the slightest.
"Master Zhang..." This completely unfamiliar name stunned Qingping, he couldn't think of which Master Zhang it would be, but since Eunuch Sun would keep him here, it shows that Master Zhang and Eunuch Sun have a good relationship.
"The younger one will bring you food later. If you have something in particular you want to eat, the younger one will let the kitchen prepare it for you." The servant was still smiling happily.
Qing Ping shook his head, he has never been picky about his food intake, it is a waste to prepare food specially for him.
After waiting for him to wipe his face and change his clothes, the servant neatly combed his hair before going to serve the meal. Although he was only one person, he did everything neatly, delicately and thoughtfully, and one person could be used as three people.
Taking advantage of the time when the servants were serving meals, Qingping was about to leave, as far as he could go, but he still... couldn't return to Shao Jin's side.
Ironically, he couldn't leave even though the door was unlocked.
He was just about to stand up when he realized that his whole body was weak. He was obviously fine before, but now he couldn't move an inch, his whole body was as soft as tofu. It seemed that the servant not only helped him to wash and change his clothes, but also added anesthesia to him to prevent him from escaping. .
In this regard, Qingping can only smile wryly.
Is that why they want to dedicate him to Shao Jin?
After breakfast, the boy brought him a few miscellaneous books on rural anecdotes to pass the time, but he didn't have the heart to read those things. His situation would not be better if he read them or not, so why bother.
That Lord Zhang didn't show up until the sun was slanting towards the west.
Mr. Zhang is naturally Zhang Tongda who stopped Eunuch Sun that day. When he first returned to Beijing, he was the head of the Ministry of Officials. He was recently promoted to be the second-rank servant, and he became a thorn in the side of the prime minister.
When he came, Qingping was sleeping on the couch by the window, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Tongda's weather-beaten old face, and was secretly surprised.
Zhang Tongda smiled gently, and his wrinkled face suddenly became soft.
He looked at Mr. Zhang, in a trance, as if he had captured something, but also as if he had nothing.Although he had seen this person, but only once during the royal sacrifice, why did this person imprison him?
"Master Zhang...you and I don't know each other before, I don't know why you imprisoned me here?" Qing Ping asked with a frown, with a gentle expression and no reproach.
Zhang Tongda raised his hand and poured a cup of hot tea for Qingping, and the aroma of scented tea diffused in the room. His gestures were skillful and elegant, as if he was used to pouring tea for others.
"Because we are the same, you are like me before, and you will regret it in the end."
His words successfully made Qingping stay where he was, and wanted to say that he would not regret it but he couldn't say it, so he could only remain silent.
"I believe you have heard about me." Zhang Tongda still greeted people with a smile on his face, but there was a touch of exhaustion in his eyes that was too thick to dissolve.
Qingping didn't know whether he should lie to Zhang Tongda, but finally nodded hesitantly.
He knew that Zhang Tongda was the son of the former emperor's prince, and he also knew that he left the palace as an official after the former emperor ascended the throne, and left Beijing for more than twenty years... It seems that he returned to Beijing to serve as an official after the great funeral, until now.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." Zhang Tongda's voice was so kind but so desolate, as if even if the oil was exhausted and the lamp was dry, it would bloom the last ray of light before it went out.
Qingping didn't make a sound, he couldn't.
"You leave the palace not because you are unfeeling to the emperor, but because you are afraid of court battles?" Zhang Tongda smiled like a harmless cat, but the words he spit out hit Qingping's vitals as accurately as a thousand-year-old fox.
Qingping nodded hesitantly.
"I'm afraid that the king is ruthless. Today, when Ailong loves you, you will be favored and loved. Tomorrow, when your love is exhausted, you will be abandoned like dung?" Zhang Tongda smiled so kindly, but his eyes shone brightly.
This time Qingping was even more hesitant. The Shao Jin in his memory was less talkative but long-lasting. He was not a character who would turn his back and kill all of them. But if you ask him if he is worried that this will happen one day... compared to one day he will fall into a tragic situation. , he was even more afraid that one day Shao Jin would no longer have him in his eyes.
So he nodded.
"If you stay in the palace and watch him fall in love with others one day, why not stay in Huyin, be a petty official, marry a wife who doesn't know anything, and have a few children to continue the blood of the Lan family." Qing Ping said softly .
In the past few years, he asked people to go back to his hometown to find out the whereabouts of his parents, but there was little news. After his father passed away from overwork, his elder brother took the whole family to move out of his hometown, and no one knew where he was going.Now if he wants to have another blood-linked flesh and blood, he can only marry a wife and have children.
"Marrying a wife and having children...is impossible!" Zhang Tongda suppressed his smile with a complicated expression.
Qingping was stunned, was it his illusion?Why did he feel that there was something in Zhang Tongda's words?
"All sons will not be able to impregnate women in this lifetime. In other words, no matter how energetic the little guy under you is, it will be as soft as mud and useless when it comes to women. Even if you get away with it, you won't be able to save seeds."
Qingping's whole body was stiff!
real or fake?How had no one ever told him about it?Isn't he the same as eunuch?
"It seems that you don't believe it." Zhang Tongda poured tea for himself.
Qing Ping shook his head violently, this incident was too mysterious and it sounded like a lie, if he believed it, he would be a ghost!
"You should have a feeling at this age. You are not a eunuch but you don't have a long beard, and your skin is smoother and more delicate than ordinary men. You also like sweet and sour food... not like a man, but like a woman." Zhang Tongda smiled. with.
Only then did Qingping notice in astonishment that Zhang Tongda's chin was the same as his, without a beard at all!
I always feel that there is a bad premonition.
"When you were in Peach Palace, didn't you have a bowl of beauty porridge for your daily breakfast? It tastes sweet and has a floral fragrance, but the color is so deep that it is almost black." Zhang Tongda described carefully. "It's that bowl of porridge!"
Zhang Tongda narrowed his eyes with a smile. In fact, he was lying to Qingping. There is indeed such a thing in the palace, but the medicine is extremely precious and will not be used by the little boys in Taogong. They will not drink the medicine until they become princes.Qingping was neglected when he was in Ganluyuan, so naturally he never drank that stuff.
In the past, he was involuntarily fed with medicinal juice every day until the medicinal properties penetrated into his bones and blood, and he could only be entangled with that man for the rest of his life.
However, unlike what the world knows, he doesn't hate him, on the contrary he...
Qingping's whole body turned into a big rock, motionless, because...
Damn!There is really that bowl of porridge, and because it is so delicious, he drinks two bowls every day!He actually drinks two bowls of eunuch's porridge a day!
"I don't think anyone has explained this to you. The father-in-laws who served in the Peach Palace would not say that anyway, those who are not selected will have to cleanse themselves in the future. Do you know what the difference is? When you become a son-in-law No matter how angry you are, it will be too late to tell you about this matter. I'm afraid you won't be served by the Second Prince's side, so there will be no one to fulfill your responsibility." Zhang Tongda explained.
Qingping was still stiff, unable to recover for a long time.
"Thinking about it carefully, this is not a strange thing. Most of the sons will become concubines in the future. What should we do if these male concubines and concubines mess up in the palace? Since we can't cleanse ourselves like eunuchs, we have to think of another way. Zhang Tongda said that the matter had nothing to do with him, as if he had never suffered any harm.
"You mean, I was... castrated without knowing it?" Qingping had a hard time explaining what it felt like to be running around on his chest?Is it sad, or the anger that wants to kick Eunuch Sun to death!
"Yes, that's exactly it!" Zhang Tongda smiled.
Qingping burst into tears.
Damn Eunuch Sun, it turned out that he not only drugged him, but also drugged him like this eunuch!Remember to him, don't fall into his hands one day!
No!Not to mention that it fell into his hands, even if Eunuch Sun offended Shao Jin, he would never help him intercede!
Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely!
In the distance, Eunuch Sun sneezed.
***
When Eunuch Sun came out to meet Zhang Tongda that day, Zhang Tongda asked him to bring Qingping back unconsciously.
Eunuch Sun was so frightened that he couldn't figure it out, he quickly shook his head and said that he didn't dare, Huyin is not far from Beijing, and it's a trivial matter to get him back, but after the two met and compared the situation...he has several lives that are not enough to die .
Zhang Tongda smiled and told him not to worry, if the emperor was furious, he would stand up to him, and he would never be hurt.
Eunuch Sun had a bitter face and didn't know how to refuse. Zhang Tongda is now a celebrity in front of the emperor. There is still something that can be used for him in this personal conquest. He can't be offended, but if Qingping can't handle it...how can he not be involved? to him!The emperor is not a fool.
Zhang Tongda still had such a gentle and harmless smile, and one more word touched Eunuch Sun.
"If this matter succeeds, the emperor will be very happy, and it will be good for Mr. Qingping; if not, based on your previous friendship with Mr. Qingping, are you afraid that he will not intercede for you?"
The first half of this sentence is true, while the second half is Zhang Tongda's nonsense, he only met Qingping once, how could he know whether Qingping's heart is soft or hard, whether he misses the old love or not.
But Eunuch Sun knew about Qingping, and Qingping was not a cold-hearted person after all. I believe that if something happened to him, Qingping would intercede for him.
If he succeeds, he can be considered to have made a great contribution, and the emperor will definitely look at him differently in the future.
Of course, he didn't know that after Zhang Tongda betrayed him, Qingping would want to kick him twice, and it was impossible to intercede for him.
Seeing that his expression was loose, Zhang Tongda continued, asking Eunuch Sun to place Qingping in his place, teach him how to return the emperor's words, and let Eunuch Sun return to the palace one day later, so that he would have time to persuade Qingping...
Eunuch Sun had no idea about this matter, so he had to obey everything.
"Report to the emperor, Mr. Qingping has returned to Beijing." Eunuch Sun bowed and said with the utmost respect.
Shao Jin was overjoyed when he heard the words, he didn't hold any hope at all, he didn't expect Qingping to come back.
"Where is he now?" Shao Jin stood up abruptly, surprise written all over his face.
Eunuch Sun finally let go of the big rock in his heart when he saw that the emperor, who had always been calm and calm, was happy. He was no longer afraid that the emperor would blame him and he would not be able to bear it.
"Your Majesty, the young master is temporarily living in Zhang Tongda's Master Zhang's mansion, and has not yet entered the palace."
Shao Jin's smile disappeared suddenly, and his brows were slightly wrinkled, with some doubts.
"Master Zhang Tongda's residence? Why don't you just enter the palace?"
"My son's identity is unknown now, he is neither a courtier nor a conferee, I don't know what kind of status I should welcome him into the palace, so I have to temporarily stay in Mr. Zhang's house before making plans." Eunuch Sun should be reasonable.
But how could Shao Jin be the one he could deceive? Just because he entered the capital from Qingping and did not return to the palace, he knew that Eunuch Sun did not follow his orders.
Shao Jin slapped the armrest and said angrily:
"How long have you and Zhang Tongda been trying to deceive me?"
Shao Jin's voice was not very loud, but his majestic voice was as deep as one would be immersed in cold water, trembling from the cold.
Eunuch Sun knelt down with a thud, shaking like autumn leaves, completely unaware of how the emperor found out.
"I said, if he doesn't want to come back, then leave him in Huyin, what's your intention to tie him back?" Shao Jin scolded and slapped the table loudly, while Eunuch Sun was shaking until he was about to die.
He was quick-witted, and after a little thought, he knew that these two guys had teamed up to deceive him.
"The servant sees the emperor and misses him deeply. Now that the expedition is imminent and there is no one to wait for him, it is a last resort..."
"You don't need to meddle in my affairs." Shao Jin said in a deep voice.
"Slaves, slaves deserve to die... slaves are guilty... slaves..." Eunuch Sun kowtowed heavily on the ground, trying to think about how to save him.
While begging for forgiveness, he scolded Zhang Tongda in his heart, saying that he was fully responsible, and when the emperor was really angry, he would just hide in the mansion and be useless at all.
"How dare you quibble!"
Eunuch Sun didn't dare to say anything more, and knelt down on the ground, hoping that the emperor would be merciful and not pursue further.
But also because he was kneeling on the ground, he didn't see the smile creeping from the corner of Shao Jin's mouth at all.He didn't expect that the emperor, who had always spoken little, talked so much today, either because he was overjoyed or because of something.
Shao Jin was not unhappy about Qingping's return, on the contrary, no matter what the reason for Qingping's return, he was sincerely happy, he really hoped that Qingping would return.
But as an emperor, his mind cannot be seen by others arbitrarily. How can he know when the loyal minister in front of him will become a courtier? He can't take risks.
Having grown up alone in this court, he was not mediocre and incompetent, this was his innate instinct.
"I'm going to Zhang Tongda's mansion, so I don't need to be notified." Shao Jin's voice was still captivating, but the corners of his eyes and brows were full of smiles.
He really wants Qingping, really.
***
Ever since he learned about that incident yesterday evening, Qingping has been practicing squatting on the ground to draw circles, and now he can draw each circle big and round...
Because he practiced so seriously that he didn't even notice that the boy brought breakfast, let alone that there were two more people in the room, two people he didn't want to see now.
"Qingping—" Shao Jin called softly, calling the name he had missed for two years.
Qing Ping raised his head and saw Shao Jin... Eunuch Sun behind him, feeling sad.
"Bastard, bastard!"
Of course, Qingping's words were not meant to scold Shao Jin, but how could Shao Jin guess that Qingping would scold Eunuch Sun, so His Majesty's fragile heart was hit.
"I'll send someone to take you back to Huyin immediately." Shao Jin's face was gloomy, if he could, he would have a gentle and considerate narration with Qingping, but if Qingping is unwilling...he won't force it!
"Hey!" Qingping realized that Shao Jin was there.
"Zhen... I will send someone to take you back tomorrow morning." Shao Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, even if it was only a day and a half, he still wanted to cuddle with Qingping for a while.
Qing Ping looked at Shao Jin with mixed feelings. Last night, Lord Zhang Tongda told him that if he wanted to stay with the emperor, it would be impossible and even more unrealistic to ask the emperor to favor only one person. If he really insisted on going his own way, he would be surrounded by all the officials , into the worst possible situation.
If he doesn't ask for this, if he can turn a blind eye to it, if he can understand that loving someone requires compromise... then, he must help him.
"Shaojin..." Qingping called softly.
Shao Jin was startled, his chest was swollen with ecstasy and pain at the same time, almost about to explode.
Qing Ping didn't call him the Second Prince or the Emperor, but Shao Jin, his name, his name that no one had called.
Qingping's voice was so soft, and his watery eyes only looked at him, and he immediately turned into a puddle of spring water, and he lost all anger.
Eunuch Sun ran away knowingly.
What a joke, if you don't run now, when will you wait!Do you have to wait for the two masters to remember and punish him before running away?A few lives are not enough to die!
Before Eunuch Sun left, he caught sight of Qingping holding the emperor's hand, although it was only a limp pull, it was a great improvement for him.
"Shao Jin..." Qing Ping's voice was still so soft and powerless, he looked at Shao Jin hesitantly.
Shao Jin's response was simple but strong, he held Qing Ping's hand back, tightly and hotly, searing into his soul.
"I need to know one thing." Qingping whispered.
"Huh?" Shao Jin looked like he knew everything and said everything.
"Do you love me?" Qingping's voice was soft, his pupils flickered with desire and weakness.
He can feel Shao Jin's feelings, he knows Shao Jin loves him, just as he only thought of Duoxi in his heart back then, and now he only looks at him.
But he needs a more definite answer, he doesn't want to rely on speculation alone, he wants a more definite answer...he wants Shao Jin to promise himself.
Shao Jin smiled, that smile was as sweet as flower honey and as bitter as yellow lotus, there was endless sweetness and endless sorrow.
Why did Qingping ask him whether he loves him or not? If he didn't love him, why would he use the funeral as an excuse to be celibate for three years; I sent Eunuch Sun to go there, just to ask him if he would like to.
Shao Jin didn't respond to this question with words, he bent down and kissed Qingping, licked his upper lip, sucked his lower lip, licked every tooth of his, wishing to bite him into pieces and swallow him.
His love cannot be explained in words, his love is deeper than words, his love is a longing that goes deep into the bones and blood and attaches to the soul, which cannot be erased.
"In this life, I will never fail you."
After the intense kiss, Shao Jin said as if making an oath.
Qingping was drunk.
Drunk in kisses, drunk in promises, drunk in Shao Jin's arms...
Then, in broad daylight, someone was laid down on a couch, stripped of their clothes, eaten and wiped clean in one way or another.
"It doesn't seem right? Shouldn't I have a good talk with you? Why..." someone said.
His breathing had just returned to calm, and he suddenly realized that the clothes disappeared after he asked a question. Could this be too fast?
"What's wrong? Then change your posture." The culprit said.
A certain person's eyes are wide open, and he still changes his posture. It's even more wrong to change his posture!
It's a pity that the culprit didn't notice his protesting eyes, and threw himself on someone again, changing his posture and doing it again!
Well, if you are aware of it, you should not be aware of it!
"No! That's not right, I obviously want to talk to you about something else." A certain person tried his best to pull himself out of the sea of desire.
"Wait and talk."
These three words appeared together with some not-so-good feeling, someone felt a hot and hard object penetrated into his body, slender fingers and wrapped around his little thing...
"Hmm, ah—"
He could no longer speak complete sentences.
Until Shao Jin returned to the palace, Qing Ping couldn't have a proper talk with him...because he passed out.
***
Thanks to a certain excessive indulgence, Qingping didn't talk to Shao Jin for a long time.
At the beginning, it was because of anger, but after a long time of anger, I didn't know how to reconcile. I kept delaying Shao Jin's expedition, and I didn't know who to turn to if I wanted to reconcile.
The situation on Shao Jin's side was not any better. After Qingping passed out, he began to blame himself. Later, after Qingping ignored him, he blamed himself even more seriously. But the expedition was in full swing, and he really couldn't tell if he was doing well. I begged Qingping for forgiveness, but Qingping still ignored him until he left for the expedition.
There is no way, who told Qingping to look at him with those watery eyes, it has been many days since he was full last time, if he can bear it, he is not a man!
Alas, if he knew earlier, he would have less proof, but it is too late to say anything now.Everything is his own fault, and he can't blame anyone, but he really wants to be peaceful...
Before leaving Beijing, he had a final conclusion about Qingping's future.
Although he very much hoped that Ruo Shui would only take one ladle of three thousand, and that he would only spend his whole life with Qingping, but the reality is cruel. If he really only hugs Qingping alone, it will only cause the officials to attack Qingping. Be reviled.
For the long-term, he wants to put Qingping in a position where he will not be harmed, not oppressed in the palace, and respected in the court.
His conclusion is only one - seal the empress!
After being conferred, she will be the queen mother in the future, as long as Qingping doesn't do anything too outrageous, even if he dies earlier than Qingping, there is no need to worry about Qingping's situation.
In order to carry on the family line and continue the great tradition, he will still accept several new concubines to silence the officials, and then hand over the eldest son of the emperor to Qingping to raise him, making Qingping the prince's "mother" to keep him safe for the rest of his life.
Don't worry if Qingping leaves earlier than him, they will be buried in the same room after a hundred years, and they will be the only ones who can accompany the emperor.He wants Qingping to be his queen, his eternal other half.
He didn't say "I love you" to Qingping, because his feelings are deeper than superficial words, and he thinks farther than thin words.
When Qingping asked him for a short moment, what he gave was a lifetime.
His love is a lifetime.
***
call out!Duo——
After the sound of breaking through the air, the Feathered Arrow went straight into the bull's-eye.
call out!Duo——
It was another arrow, which sank into the little red dot.
At the beginning, all the soldiers in the arena were very supportive. Every time they hit an arrow, they shouted that the emperor is wise and mighty. After the No. 30 arrows all fell into the heart, everyone fell silent.
It has been more than ten days since he entered the border town, and Shao Jin has no opinion on the offensive and defensive strategies, just nodded and listened to everything.
After a long time, all the generals underestimated the young king and stood up. Several generals dared not say anything, but a few snarky guys below said that it would be fine if they won in the future. Choking is choking to death.
This word reached the ears of the right general, he was so angry that he was furious, before the battle started, he said that he was defeated, what kind of soldiers were he, he wanted to tie up those people and beat them hard.
Shao Jin stopped him.
He is well aware that the military officers are straightforward and informal, and most of them said these words out of nowhere. If they want these people to be sincerely convinced, it is not enough to rely on the emperor's majesty, they have to show some real skills, otherwise those few people It's useless to make a puddle of meat.
So he ordered the right general to pretend he hadn't heard about it, and came to the archery field early the next morning, and shot thirty arrows in a row, and the arrows hit the bull's-eye.
He has been immersed in martial arts since he was a child, let alone shooting thirty arrows, even if he shoots one hundred arrows, he can hit the target without any effort.
"Clear the target." Shao Jin ordered softly.
He knew that now that he didn't need to shout loudly, everyone would naturally listen carefully to his every word.
"Your Majesty, should we rest for a while?" General You was afraid that he would be embarrassed if he shot again sooner or later, so he might as well just let it go.
"No problem."
call out!Duo——
No.30 An arrow flies into the bull's-eye that has become a forest of arrows.
……
call out!Duo——
No.90 seven arrows hit the bull's eye.
"Grandfather, it's amazing!"
There was an exclamation from the crowd, vulgar but sincere.
Shao Jin smiled and ordered someone to clear the target again.
These people don't know that he won the position of Changshun County King by virtue of his superb archery skills, if not for this, he would not be qualified to inherit the Datong due to his background.
The next three arrows, just like when he defeated Prince Huairen back then, one after the other, the three arrows were all combined into one arrow.
"Emperor, Your Majesty is unrivaled in martial arts, and will be admired by the last general."
General You looked at the calm young emperor in front of him, who was neither blushing nor out of breath, he had changed from verbal respect to sincere admiration.
How lucky he was to be born at this time, following the young emperor who is like a god-man.
Seeing the complete change in everyone's expressions, Shao Jin was delighted in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face, so flat and so firm, as if he had everything in mind and said:
"Let's go to war the day after tomorrow."
As resolute as he was when he decided to go on a personal expedition, no one can question his will, and no one dares.
Despite his youth, he gradually became a sacred and inviolable existence.
He is the emperor.
That's not an adjective, his head really hurts.
After being knocked out that day, Eunuch Sun stuffed him into the carriage and returned to Beijing overnight, driving him as fast as he was running for his life.
In order to prevent him from escaping, Eunuch Sun and the guards drugged him regularly every day, and the uncle would scream for death when he woke up and fled back to Huyin.
After the drug faded away, he had a splitting headache, so painful that he wanted to beat Eunuch Sun.
The strange thing is that after Eunuch Sun brought him back to Beijing, he didn't send him into the palace, but here... where is this?
He was lying on a Zhang Nanmu bed. Although the quilt was soft and thick, it was just an ordinary thick cotton quilt. There was no embroidery on it. No matter how you looked at it, it was not an embroidered quilt from the palace. Although poor, there are auspicious patterns embroidered on the four sides of the quilt, which is the habit and rule of everyone in the palace.
But... If this is not the palace, what is it?
There are two entrances to this room. He is lying in the inner room, and he can vaguely see a set of tables and chairs outside for guests. It is not a poor rural household here.
Qingping looked around suspiciously, but couldn't find anything familiar, let alone the slightest clue.
Just as he was about to leave the room to have a look, a young servant came in with a pot of hot water.
"My lord, you're awake."
When he saw Qingping, he was full of smiles, poured water quickly, and handed a towel to wipe Qingping's face.
This young man was about fourteen years old, he was quite handsome, and his movements were very neat. He held the basin in one hand and poured it in the other.
Seeing the hot towel handed over at first, Qingping was stunned, as if seeing himself in the past, he couldn't help but wonder if if he had this person's good looks, would the relationship between him and Shao Jin be different, whether it would be smoother.
"Where is this place?" Qingping held the hot towel and didn't rush to use it, but anxiously asked where others were.
"If you go back to your son, this is the residence of Mr. Zhang, the servant of the official department." The young man still smiled, obviously he was ordered to serve Qingping well, and he must not be neglected in the slightest.
"Master Zhang..." This completely unfamiliar name stunned Qingping, he couldn't think of which Master Zhang it would be, but since Eunuch Sun would keep him here, it shows that Master Zhang and Eunuch Sun have a good relationship.
"The younger one will bring you food later. If you have something in particular you want to eat, the younger one will let the kitchen prepare it for you." The servant was still smiling happily.
Qing Ping shook his head, he has never been picky about his food intake, it is a waste to prepare food specially for him.
After waiting for him to wipe his face and change his clothes, the servant neatly combed his hair before going to serve the meal. Although he was only one person, he did everything neatly, delicately and thoughtfully, and one person could be used as three people.
Taking advantage of the time when the servants were serving meals, Qingping was about to leave, as far as he could go, but he still... couldn't return to Shao Jin's side.
Ironically, he couldn't leave even though the door was unlocked.
He was just about to stand up when he realized that his whole body was weak. He was obviously fine before, but now he couldn't move an inch, his whole body was as soft as tofu. It seemed that the servant not only helped him to wash and change his clothes, but also added anesthesia to him to prevent him from escaping. .
In this regard, Qingping can only smile wryly.
Is that why they want to dedicate him to Shao Jin?
After breakfast, the boy brought him a few miscellaneous books on rural anecdotes to pass the time, but he didn't have the heart to read those things. His situation would not be better if he read them or not, so why bother.
That Lord Zhang didn't show up until the sun was slanting towards the west.
Mr. Zhang is naturally Zhang Tongda who stopped Eunuch Sun that day. When he first returned to Beijing, he was the head of the Ministry of Officials. He was recently promoted to be the second-rank servant, and he became a thorn in the side of the prime minister.
When he came, Qingping was sleeping on the couch by the window, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Tongda's weather-beaten old face, and was secretly surprised.
Zhang Tongda smiled gently, and his wrinkled face suddenly became soft.
He looked at Mr. Zhang, in a trance, as if he had captured something, but also as if he had nothing.Although he had seen this person, but only once during the royal sacrifice, why did this person imprison him?
"Master Zhang...you and I don't know each other before, I don't know why you imprisoned me here?" Qing Ping asked with a frown, with a gentle expression and no reproach.
Zhang Tongda raised his hand and poured a cup of hot tea for Qingping, and the aroma of scented tea diffused in the room. His gestures were skillful and elegant, as if he was used to pouring tea for others.
"Because we are the same, you are like me before, and you will regret it in the end."
His words successfully made Qingping stay where he was, and wanted to say that he would not regret it but he couldn't say it, so he could only remain silent.
"I believe you have heard about me." Zhang Tongda still greeted people with a smile on his face, but there was a touch of exhaustion in his eyes that was too thick to dissolve.
Qingping didn't know whether he should lie to Zhang Tongda, but finally nodded hesitantly.
He knew that Zhang Tongda was the son of the former emperor's prince, and he also knew that he left the palace as an official after the former emperor ascended the throne, and left Beijing for more than twenty years... It seems that he returned to Beijing to serve as an official after the great funeral, until now.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." Zhang Tongda's voice was so kind but so desolate, as if even if the oil was exhausted and the lamp was dry, it would bloom the last ray of light before it went out.
Qingping didn't make a sound, he couldn't.
"You leave the palace not because you are unfeeling to the emperor, but because you are afraid of court battles?" Zhang Tongda smiled like a harmless cat, but the words he spit out hit Qingping's vitals as accurately as a thousand-year-old fox.
Qingping nodded hesitantly.
"I'm afraid that the king is ruthless. Today, when Ailong loves you, you will be favored and loved. Tomorrow, when your love is exhausted, you will be abandoned like dung?" Zhang Tongda smiled so kindly, but his eyes shone brightly.
This time Qingping was even more hesitant. The Shao Jin in his memory was less talkative but long-lasting. He was not a character who would turn his back and kill all of them. But if you ask him if he is worried that this will happen one day... compared to one day he will fall into a tragic situation. , he was even more afraid that one day Shao Jin would no longer have him in his eyes.
So he nodded.
"If you stay in the palace and watch him fall in love with others one day, why not stay in Huyin, be a petty official, marry a wife who doesn't know anything, and have a few children to continue the blood of the Lan family." Qing Ping said softly .
In the past few years, he asked people to go back to his hometown to find out the whereabouts of his parents, but there was little news. After his father passed away from overwork, his elder brother took the whole family to move out of his hometown, and no one knew where he was going.Now if he wants to have another blood-linked flesh and blood, he can only marry a wife and have children.
"Marrying a wife and having children...is impossible!" Zhang Tongda suppressed his smile with a complicated expression.
Qingping was stunned, was it his illusion?Why did he feel that there was something in Zhang Tongda's words?
"All sons will not be able to impregnate women in this lifetime. In other words, no matter how energetic the little guy under you is, it will be as soft as mud and useless when it comes to women. Even if you get away with it, you won't be able to save seeds."
Qingping's whole body was stiff!
real or fake?How had no one ever told him about it?Isn't he the same as eunuch?
"It seems that you don't believe it." Zhang Tongda poured tea for himself.
Qing Ping shook his head violently, this incident was too mysterious and it sounded like a lie, if he believed it, he would be a ghost!
"You should have a feeling at this age. You are not a eunuch but you don't have a long beard, and your skin is smoother and more delicate than ordinary men. You also like sweet and sour food... not like a man, but like a woman." Zhang Tongda smiled. with.
Only then did Qingping notice in astonishment that Zhang Tongda's chin was the same as his, without a beard at all!
I always feel that there is a bad premonition.
"When you were in Peach Palace, didn't you have a bowl of beauty porridge for your daily breakfast? It tastes sweet and has a floral fragrance, but the color is so deep that it is almost black." Zhang Tongda described carefully. "It's that bowl of porridge!"
Zhang Tongda narrowed his eyes with a smile. In fact, he was lying to Qingping. There is indeed such a thing in the palace, but the medicine is extremely precious and will not be used by the little boys in Taogong. They will not drink the medicine until they become princes.Qingping was neglected when he was in Ganluyuan, so naturally he never drank that stuff.
In the past, he was involuntarily fed with medicinal juice every day until the medicinal properties penetrated into his bones and blood, and he could only be entangled with that man for the rest of his life.
However, unlike what the world knows, he doesn't hate him, on the contrary he...
Qingping's whole body turned into a big rock, motionless, because...
Damn!There is really that bowl of porridge, and because it is so delicious, he drinks two bowls every day!He actually drinks two bowls of eunuch's porridge a day!
"I don't think anyone has explained this to you. The father-in-laws who served in the Peach Palace would not say that anyway, those who are not selected will have to cleanse themselves in the future. Do you know what the difference is? When you become a son-in-law No matter how angry you are, it will be too late to tell you about this matter. I'm afraid you won't be served by the Second Prince's side, so there will be no one to fulfill your responsibility." Zhang Tongda explained.
Qingping was still stiff, unable to recover for a long time.
"Thinking about it carefully, this is not a strange thing. Most of the sons will become concubines in the future. What should we do if these male concubines and concubines mess up in the palace? Since we can't cleanse ourselves like eunuchs, we have to think of another way. Zhang Tongda said that the matter had nothing to do with him, as if he had never suffered any harm.
"You mean, I was... castrated without knowing it?" Qingping had a hard time explaining what it felt like to be running around on his chest?Is it sad, or the anger that wants to kick Eunuch Sun to death!
"Yes, that's exactly it!" Zhang Tongda smiled.
Qingping burst into tears.
Damn Eunuch Sun, it turned out that he not only drugged him, but also drugged him like this eunuch!Remember to him, don't fall into his hands one day!
No!Not to mention that it fell into his hands, even if Eunuch Sun offended Shao Jin, he would never help him intercede!
Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely!
In the distance, Eunuch Sun sneezed.
***
When Eunuch Sun came out to meet Zhang Tongda that day, Zhang Tongda asked him to bring Qingping back unconsciously.
Eunuch Sun was so frightened that he couldn't figure it out, he quickly shook his head and said that he didn't dare, Huyin is not far from Beijing, and it's a trivial matter to get him back, but after the two met and compared the situation...he has several lives that are not enough to die .
Zhang Tongda smiled and told him not to worry, if the emperor was furious, he would stand up to him, and he would never be hurt.
Eunuch Sun had a bitter face and didn't know how to refuse. Zhang Tongda is now a celebrity in front of the emperor. There is still something that can be used for him in this personal conquest. He can't be offended, but if Qingping can't handle it...how can he not be involved? to him!The emperor is not a fool.
Zhang Tongda still had such a gentle and harmless smile, and one more word touched Eunuch Sun.
"If this matter succeeds, the emperor will be very happy, and it will be good for Mr. Qingping; if not, based on your previous friendship with Mr. Qingping, are you afraid that he will not intercede for you?"
The first half of this sentence is true, while the second half is Zhang Tongda's nonsense, he only met Qingping once, how could he know whether Qingping's heart is soft or hard, whether he misses the old love or not.
But Eunuch Sun knew about Qingping, and Qingping was not a cold-hearted person after all. I believe that if something happened to him, Qingping would intercede for him.
If he succeeds, he can be considered to have made a great contribution, and the emperor will definitely look at him differently in the future.
Of course, he didn't know that after Zhang Tongda betrayed him, Qingping would want to kick him twice, and it was impossible to intercede for him.
Seeing that his expression was loose, Zhang Tongda continued, asking Eunuch Sun to place Qingping in his place, teach him how to return the emperor's words, and let Eunuch Sun return to the palace one day later, so that he would have time to persuade Qingping...
Eunuch Sun had no idea about this matter, so he had to obey everything.
"Report to the emperor, Mr. Qingping has returned to Beijing." Eunuch Sun bowed and said with the utmost respect.
Shao Jin was overjoyed when he heard the words, he didn't hold any hope at all, he didn't expect Qingping to come back.
"Where is he now?" Shao Jin stood up abruptly, surprise written all over his face.
Eunuch Sun finally let go of the big rock in his heart when he saw that the emperor, who had always been calm and calm, was happy. He was no longer afraid that the emperor would blame him and he would not be able to bear it.
"Your Majesty, the young master is temporarily living in Zhang Tongda's Master Zhang's mansion, and has not yet entered the palace."
Shao Jin's smile disappeared suddenly, and his brows were slightly wrinkled, with some doubts.
"Master Zhang Tongda's residence? Why don't you just enter the palace?"
"My son's identity is unknown now, he is neither a courtier nor a conferee, I don't know what kind of status I should welcome him into the palace, so I have to temporarily stay in Mr. Zhang's house before making plans." Eunuch Sun should be reasonable.
But how could Shao Jin be the one he could deceive? Just because he entered the capital from Qingping and did not return to the palace, he knew that Eunuch Sun did not follow his orders.
Shao Jin slapped the armrest and said angrily:
"How long have you and Zhang Tongda been trying to deceive me?"
Shao Jin's voice was not very loud, but his majestic voice was as deep as one would be immersed in cold water, trembling from the cold.
Eunuch Sun knelt down with a thud, shaking like autumn leaves, completely unaware of how the emperor found out.
"I said, if he doesn't want to come back, then leave him in Huyin, what's your intention to tie him back?" Shao Jin scolded and slapped the table loudly, while Eunuch Sun was shaking until he was about to die.
He was quick-witted, and after a little thought, he knew that these two guys had teamed up to deceive him.
"The servant sees the emperor and misses him deeply. Now that the expedition is imminent and there is no one to wait for him, it is a last resort..."
"You don't need to meddle in my affairs." Shao Jin said in a deep voice.
"Slaves, slaves deserve to die... slaves are guilty... slaves..." Eunuch Sun kowtowed heavily on the ground, trying to think about how to save him.
While begging for forgiveness, he scolded Zhang Tongda in his heart, saying that he was fully responsible, and when the emperor was really angry, he would just hide in the mansion and be useless at all.
"How dare you quibble!"
Eunuch Sun didn't dare to say anything more, and knelt down on the ground, hoping that the emperor would be merciful and not pursue further.
But also because he was kneeling on the ground, he didn't see the smile creeping from the corner of Shao Jin's mouth at all.He didn't expect that the emperor, who had always spoken little, talked so much today, either because he was overjoyed or because of something.
Shao Jin was not unhappy about Qingping's return, on the contrary, no matter what the reason for Qingping's return, he was sincerely happy, he really hoped that Qingping would return.
But as an emperor, his mind cannot be seen by others arbitrarily. How can he know when the loyal minister in front of him will become a courtier? He can't take risks.
Having grown up alone in this court, he was not mediocre and incompetent, this was his innate instinct.
"I'm going to Zhang Tongda's mansion, so I don't need to be notified." Shao Jin's voice was still captivating, but the corners of his eyes and brows were full of smiles.
He really wants Qingping, really.
***
Ever since he learned about that incident yesterday evening, Qingping has been practicing squatting on the ground to draw circles, and now he can draw each circle big and round...
Because he practiced so seriously that he didn't even notice that the boy brought breakfast, let alone that there were two more people in the room, two people he didn't want to see now.
"Qingping—" Shao Jin called softly, calling the name he had missed for two years.
Qing Ping raised his head and saw Shao Jin... Eunuch Sun behind him, feeling sad.
"Bastard, bastard!"
Of course, Qingping's words were not meant to scold Shao Jin, but how could Shao Jin guess that Qingping would scold Eunuch Sun, so His Majesty's fragile heart was hit.
"I'll send someone to take you back to Huyin immediately." Shao Jin's face was gloomy, if he could, he would have a gentle and considerate narration with Qingping, but if Qingping is unwilling...he won't force it!
"Hey!" Qingping realized that Shao Jin was there.
"Zhen... I will send someone to take you back tomorrow morning." Shao Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, even if it was only a day and a half, he still wanted to cuddle with Qingping for a while.
Qing Ping looked at Shao Jin with mixed feelings. Last night, Lord Zhang Tongda told him that if he wanted to stay with the emperor, it would be impossible and even more unrealistic to ask the emperor to favor only one person. If he really insisted on going his own way, he would be surrounded by all the officials , into the worst possible situation.
If he doesn't ask for this, if he can turn a blind eye to it, if he can understand that loving someone requires compromise... then, he must help him.
"Shaojin..." Qingping called softly.
Shao Jin was startled, his chest was swollen with ecstasy and pain at the same time, almost about to explode.
Qing Ping didn't call him the Second Prince or the Emperor, but Shao Jin, his name, his name that no one had called.
Qingping's voice was so soft, and his watery eyes only looked at him, and he immediately turned into a puddle of spring water, and he lost all anger.
Eunuch Sun ran away knowingly.
What a joke, if you don't run now, when will you wait!Do you have to wait for the two masters to remember and punish him before running away?A few lives are not enough to die!
Before Eunuch Sun left, he caught sight of Qingping holding the emperor's hand, although it was only a limp pull, it was a great improvement for him.
"Shao Jin..." Qing Ping's voice was still so soft and powerless, he looked at Shao Jin hesitantly.
Shao Jin's response was simple but strong, he held Qing Ping's hand back, tightly and hotly, searing into his soul.
"I need to know one thing." Qingping whispered.
"Huh?" Shao Jin looked like he knew everything and said everything.
"Do you love me?" Qingping's voice was soft, his pupils flickered with desire and weakness.
He can feel Shao Jin's feelings, he knows Shao Jin loves him, just as he only thought of Duoxi in his heart back then, and now he only looks at him.
But he needs a more definite answer, he doesn't want to rely on speculation alone, he wants a more definite answer...he wants Shao Jin to promise himself.
Shao Jin smiled, that smile was as sweet as flower honey and as bitter as yellow lotus, there was endless sweetness and endless sorrow.
Why did Qingping ask him whether he loves him or not? If he didn't love him, why would he use the funeral as an excuse to be celibate for three years; I sent Eunuch Sun to go there, just to ask him if he would like to.
Shao Jin didn't respond to this question with words, he bent down and kissed Qingping, licked his upper lip, sucked his lower lip, licked every tooth of his, wishing to bite him into pieces and swallow him.
His love cannot be explained in words, his love is deeper than words, his love is a longing that goes deep into the bones and blood and attaches to the soul, which cannot be erased.
"In this life, I will never fail you."
After the intense kiss, Shao Jin said as if making an oath.
Qingping was drunk.
Drunk in kisses, drunk in promises, drunk in Shao Jin's arms...
Then, in broad daylight, someone was laid down on a couch, stripped of their clothes, eaten and wiped clean in one way or another.
"It doesn't seem right? Shouldn't I have a good talk with you? Why..." someone said.
His breathing had just returned to calm, and he suddenly realized that the clothes disappeared after he asked a question. Could this be too fast?
"What's wrong? Then change your posture." The culprit said.
A certain person's eyes are wide open, and he still changes his posture. It's even more wrong to change his posture!
It's a pity that the culprit didn't notice his protesting eyes, and threw himself on someone again, changing his posture and doing it again!
Well, if you are aware of it, you should not be aware of it!
"No! That's not right, I obviously want to talk to you about something else." A certain person tried his best to pull himself out of the sea of desire.
"Wait and talk."
These three words appeared together with some not-so-good feeling, someone felt a hot and hard object penetrated into his body, slender fingers and wrapped around his little thing...
"Hmm, ah—"
He could no longer speak complete sentences.
Until Shao Jin returned to the palace, Qing Ping couldn't have a proper talk with him...because he passed out.
***
Thanks to a certain excessive indulgence, Qingping didn't talk to Shao Jin for a long time.
At the beginning, it was because of anger, but after a long time of anger, I didn't know how to reconcile. I kept delaying Shao Jin's expedition, and I didn't know who to turn to if I wanted to reconcile.
The situation on Shao Jin's side was not any better. After Qingping passed out, he began to blame himself. Later, after Qingping ignored him, he blamed himself even more seriously. But the expedition was in full swing, and he really couldn't tell if he was doing well. I begged Qingping for forgiveness, but Qingping still ignored him until he left for the expedition.
There is no way, who told Qingping to look at him with those watery eyes, it has been many days since he was full last time, if he can bear it, he is not a man!
Alas, if he knew earlier, he would have less proof, but it is too late to say anything now.Everything is his own fault, and he can't blame anyone, but he really wants to be peaceful...
Before leaving Beijing, he had a final conclusion about Qingping's future.
Although he very much hoped that Ruo Shui would only take one ladle of three thousand, and that he would only spend his whole life with Qingping, but the reality is cruel. If he really only hugs Qingping alone, it will only cause the officials to attack Qingping. Be reviled.
For the long-term, he wants to put Qingping in a position where he will not be harmed, not oppressed in the palace, and respected in the court.
His conclusion is only one - seal the empress!
After being conferred, she will be the queen mother in the future, as long as Qingping doesn't do anything too outrageous, even if he dies earlier than Qingping, there is no need to worry about Qingping's situation.
In order to carry on the family line and continue the great tradition, he will still accept several new concubines to silence the officials, and then hand over the eldest son of the emperor to Qingping to raise him, making Qingping the prince's "mother" to keep him safe for the rest of his life.
Don't worry if Qingping leaves earlier than him, they will be buried in the same room after a hundred years, and they will be the only ones who can accompany the emperor.He wants Qingping to be his queen, his eternal other half.
He didn't say "I love you" to Qingping, because his feelings are deeper than superficial words, and he thinks farther than thin words.
When Qingping asked him for a short moment, what he gave was a lifetime.
His love is a lifetime.
***
call out!Duo——
After the sound of breaking through the air, the Feathered Arrow went straight into the bull's-eye.
call out!Duo——
It was another arrow, which sank into the little red dot.
At the beginning, all the soldiers in the arena were very supportive. Every time they hit an arrow, they shouted that the emperor is wise and mighty. After the No. 30 arrows all fell into the heart, everyone fell silent.
It has been more than ten days since he entered the border town, and Shao Jin has no opinion on the offensive and defensive strategies, just nodded and listened to everything.
After a long time, all the generals underestimated the young king and stood up. Several generals dared not say anything, but a few snarky guys below said that it would be fine if they won in the future. Choking is choking to death.
This word reached the ears of the right general, he was so angry that he was furious, before the battle started, he said that he was defeated, what kind of soldiers were he, he wanted to tie up those people and beat them hard.
Shao Jin stopped him.
He is well aware that the military officers are straightforward and informal, and most of them said these words out of nowhere. If they want these people to be sincerely convinced, it is not enough to rely on the emperor's majesty, they have to show some real skills, otherwise those few people It's useless to make a puddle of meat.
So he ordered the right general to pretend he hadn't heard about it, and came to the archery field early the next morning, and shot thirty arrows in a row, and the arrows hit the bull's-eye.
He has been immersed in martial arts since he was a child, let alone shooting thirty arrows, even if he shoots one hundred arrows, he can hit the target without any effort.
"Clear the target." Shao Jin ordered softly.
He knew that now that he didn't need to shout loudly, everyone would naturally listen carefully to his every word.
"Your Majesty, should we rest for a while?" General You was afraid that he would be embarrassed if he shot again sooner or later, so he might as well just let it go.
"No problem."
call out!Duo——
No.30 An arrow flies into the bull's-eye that has become a forest of arrows.
……
call out!Duo——
No.90 seven arrows hit the bull's eye.
"Grandfather, it's amazing!"
There was an exclamation from the crowd, vulgar but sincere.
Shao Jin smiled and ordered someone to clear the target again.
These people don't know that he won the position of Changshun County King by virtue of his superb archery skills, if not for this, he would not be qualified to inherit the Datong due to his background.
The next three arrows, just like when he defeated Prince Huairen back then, one after the other, the three arrows were all combined into one arrow.
"Emperor, Your Majesty is unrivaled in martial arts, and will be admired by the last general."
General You looked at the calm young emperor in front of him, who was neither blushing nor out of breath, he had changed from verbal respect to sincere admiration.
How lucky he was to be born at this time, following the young emperor who is like a god-man.
Seeing the complete change in everyone's expressions, Shao Jin was delighted in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face, so flat and so firm, as if he had everything in mind and said:
"Let's go to war the day after tomorrow."
As resolute as he was when he decided to go on a personal expedition, no one can question his will, and no one dares.
Despite his youth, he gradually became a sacred and inviolable existence.
He is the emperor.
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