After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he sat up and said with gritted teeth: "How dare you, Zhao Man, tease me like this!"

I quickly walked over, sat down next to him, and said, "I'm not kidding you. They are all my friends, and you see, they all died unjustly. If we help them, it can be considered as accumulating merit, right?"

Gongsun Wen slapped me on the head and said, "Ji Fu, Ji Fu, you big head ghost, get out of here quickly, I want to leave the palace."

I quickly grabbed his arm and said, "Sir Gongsun Wen, the work is not yet done, you can't leave!"

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he almost went berserk!

But I was strong and he couldn't break free, so he yelled angrily, "Let go! What the hell is this pulling and tugging?"

I pulled him hard and said, "I won't let go."

As we were struggling, a loud shout came from the door: "What are you two doing?"

Gongsun Wen and I turned around at the same time and saw, oh my god, Zheng Xian is here!

At this moment, our clothes were disheveled, our hair was messy, and our cheeks were slightly drunk, as if we had just done something shameful, and we looked really embarrassed.

I quickly pushed Gongsun Wen away, stood up, bowed to Zheng Xian, and said, "Your Majesty, why are you here so late? You've come just in time. There's soup in the pot. I'll bring it to you later."

Gongsun Wen's head hit the wall after I pushed him. His head was buzzing. He stood up shakily, straightened his robe, and bowed deeply to Zheng Xian.

Zheng Xian walked in angrily and said in a bad tone: "The curfew is about to start, Zi Yan, why are you still staying in the palace?"

Gongsun Wen didn't know how to explain it. If he said he was writing a petition for a ghost, he wondered if His Majesty would lock him up as a lunatic.

I saw that Gongsun Wen's face was getting uglier and uglier, so I quickly said, "I invited Master Gongsun to have dinner here. After dinner, I remembered that someone had asked me to help write a petition before. I don't know how to write, so I had to ask Master Gongsun Wen to help me write it."

Before I could finish my words, Wei Yi walked up to Zheng Xian with a stack of petition papers and presented them to him.

Zheng Xian glanced at me and said, "I heard from Nan Yi that you went to the imperial mausoleum to help a man named Su Bowen find the remains. How did you get to know these people?"

I looked at the petition and made up a story: "Su Bowen's parents have been looking for their relatives in the capital for several years. They were helped by these people, so they asked me to help them redress their grievances."

Zheng Xian nodded, then flipped through the petitions and said, "I never thought there would be so many unjust cases under the Imperial City, little Weizi."

"I'm here!" Wei Yi quickly bent down and replied.

"Summon Li Nanyiyi to the palace tomorrow, and I will ask him how he managed the Chang'an government!" Zheng Xian said with a dark face.

Zheng Xian was obviously angry, but he didn't dare to get angry at me and Gongsun Wen, so he had to transfer his anger to Li Jin!

I'm sorry, Lord Li, I have to make you a scapegoat again.

I couldn't help but light a candle for Li Jin silently in my heart...

Zheng Xian glanced at Gongsun Wen, sighed secretly, and said, "The palace gate is about to close, Zi Yan should leave the palace quickly and don't waste time."

Gongsun Wen bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will leave the palace now."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he glared at me fiercely before he turned away.

Looking at Gongsun Wen's back, I called out in a daze, "Master Gongsun, it's late at night, do you want me to send someone to take you there?"

I saw Gongsun Wen pause, with his fists clenched in front of his chest, as if he was trying very hard to suppress his emotions from erupting. Then he swung his hands and finally walked away with big strides.

Watching Gongsun Wen leaving in a panic, I really wanted to put my hands on my hips and laugh out loud, but since Zheng Xian was here, I didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

Zheng Xian felt both angry and amused when he saw us fighting each other. He shook his head and walked into the house.

Zheng Xian glanced at the quilt on the bench without leaving any trace and asked, "What was going on between the two of you just now? Why were you always pulling and tugging?"

I waved my hand, said “Oh” and said, “Don’t mention it, I told him not to leave, but he insisted on leaving, and we ended up fighting.”

Zheng Xian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why don't you let him go?"

I pointed at the petition in Wei Yi's hand and said, "Isn't it all because of these petitions? I still have dozens of petitions that I want him to help write, but he refused and insisted on leaving. I promised him, so who can I turn to if he doesn't help me write? So I had to hold him back and not let him leave."

When Zheng Xian heard this, he burst into laughter and said, "So that's what happened. But why is Zi Yan lying here?"

I sneered and said, "Don't mention it. Lord Gongsun was very weak. He fainted after writing only a few pages. I had no choice but to put him here to rest. As a result, he wanted to leave as soon as he woke up."

Zheng Xian frowned and said, "Zi Yan's body is indeed getting thinner and thinner, but I didn't expect that he would be so weak that he fainted after writing only a few petitions."

After Zheng Xian finished speaking, he turned his head and said to Wei Yi, "Little Wei, send some supplements to Zi Yan's house so that he can take good care of himself. Also, tell him not to work too hard and to take care of his health first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Yi responded quickly.

Zheng Xian walked to the chair next to the coffee table and sat down. I quickly poured him a cup of tea and brought it over.

Zheng Xian pursed his lips and said, "I just have nothing to do, so I came to visit you and see how you are recovering."

I shook hands with Zheng Xian and said, "You are recovering well."

Zheng Xian nodded with satisfaction.

I walked to the chair opposite Zheng Xian and sat down, and said to him, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

Seeing my serious expression, Zheng Xian quickly put down his tea bowl and asked seriously, "What's the matter?"

I repeated exactly what Li Yan said.

After hearing this, Zheng Xian raised his head and remained silent for a long time.

I watched Zheng Xian staring for a long time without moving, and thought there might be something fascinating on the beam, but I secretly raised my head and looked several times, but there was nothing on the dark beam.

After a long while, Zheng Xian lowered his head, sneered, and said, "It turns out that even the heavens can't stand what I did, and they are going to punish me. But what have I done wrong? If I wasn't ruthless enough, I'm afraid I would have been eaten up by others and the dynasty would have changed long ago."

Wei Yi and I didn't dare to say a word and kept our heads down, fearing that Zheng Xian's anger would burn us.

"Isn't it just a punishment from heaven? What is there to be afraid of? I have been in power for so many years, and I have seen everything, including floods, snowstorms, and droughts. Why would I be afraid of this little plague?" Zheng Xian's eyes were red, like a demon, very scary.

After Zheng Xian finished speaking, he stood up, shook the hem of his robe, and said coldly: "I know, I have already made preparations, you don't need to worry."