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

I didn't want to hide it from him, so I nodded.

Gongsun Wen was about to speak when a voice suddenly came from the door: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

When Gongsun Wen heard this, he frowned at first, then put down the bowl in his hand, stood up, and just as he reached the door, Zheng Yan strode in.

When Zheng Yan saw Gongsun Wen, he was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked unhappily, "Why is the King Ming here?"

Gongsun Wen had no choice but to find an excuse and said, "I came here to persuade the Concubine Shu not to go to Yongcheng."

After hearing what Gongsun Wen said, Zheng Yan's face became very strange. He stared at Gongsun Wen in disbelief, but Gongsun Wen's words were so confident that he couldn't find any falsehood in them.

Ever since Zheng Yan had a fight with Gongsun Wen, he stopped calling Gongsun Wen "Teacher" and directly called him "Prince Ming". The distant tone of his voice showed that the estrangement and estrangement between them would not be healed in a short time.

I was about to stand up and salute, but Zheng Yan came over and pressed my shoulder, saying, "Ah Man, there's no need to be polite. Just sit still."

Zheng Yan saw the table full of food, touched his belly and said, "I'm just hungry."

I quickly said to Xichun, "Hurry up and bring two more sets of bowls and chopsticks."

Xichun hurried out to ask someone to add more bowls and chopsticks.

Seeing Gongsun Wen still standing there, Zheng Yan asked unhappily, "Does the King Ming have anything else to say?"

Gongsun Wen said calmly, "I have something to say to your Majesty."

Zheng Yan said bluntly: "If you have anything else to say, please say it quickly. After you finish speaking, please leave immediately. How can a foreign man stay in the inner palace for too long?"

It is indeed not appropriate for Gongsun Wen to stay here, but Zheng Yan always turned a blind eye and never asked about it. But since Gongsun Wen went to him yesterday and said he wanted to take me to Yongcheng, Zheng Yan no longer likes him. He always feels that Gongsun Wen wants to run away with me at any time, so he has to be vigilant to prevent Gongsun Wen from abducting me.

Gongsun Wen saw that Zheng Yan didn't like him, and he didn't want to make trouble, so he said, "I heard from the queen that she has entrusted Lord Zhao to go to Yongcheng. I want to ask when he will leave?"

"What? A'man found someone going to Yongcheng? Lord Zhao? Which Lord Zhao?" Zheng Yan didn't expect that this matter could be solved so easily. He thought he would have to spend a lot of time and effort to persuade me not to go to Yongcheng.

I nodded and said, "My elder brother has agreed to go to Nancheng for me, so I don't plan to go. As for when will I leave?"

I thought about it and said, "It depends on my eldest brother's work schedule. He said he would leave as soon as he finishes the things on hand."

"Okay, I understand." Gongsun Wen said, bowed to Zheng Yan and me, and then said, "If your majesty has nothing else to tell me, I will take my leave."

Zheng Yan waved his hand and said impatiently: "Let's go, but if Lord Zhao asks for leave to go to Yong, then I will have to trouble Prince Ming to come to the palace to assist me in handling government affairs."

At the beginning, Zheng Yan was quite active in reviewing memorials, but as time went on, he became really bored.

The ministers under him had to submit a memorial for every trivial matter. Those memorials were long and boring, which made Zheng Yan sleepy. But since Zhao Jinping came, these memorials were handed over to Zhao Jinping. After Zhao Jinping reviewed and approved them, he only needed to stamp them. It was really easy and worry-free. He felt that being an emperor was not a burden anymore, and his life became more exciting.

However, if Zhao Jinping asked for leave, these memorials would have to be sent back to him for approval. He had finally lived a good life, and he didn't want to go back to the days when he had to review memorials day and night, so he thought of asking Gongsun Wen to come back for help.

Gongsun Wen is the regent, and it is his job to ask him to help with government affairs. However, Gongsun Wen is not easy to command, and if he is asked to review memorials, he might be criticized at length. But now the two of them have fallen out, and Zheng Yan feels that he can no longer indulge Gongsun Wen like this. Otherwise, what will it mean to let him always bully him?

But Gongsun Wen is still Gongsun Wen. How could a man who is not afraid of even the late emperor listen to Zheng Yan's words?

His face turned serious and he said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao is still young. I am afraid that he will not be able to handle the matter entrusted by the Queen if he goes to Yongcheng alone, so I think I should go with him. As for Your Majesty's matter, it won't be a big deal if we put it aside for a day or two. It's better to keep Lord Zhao to help deal with it when he comes back."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he ignored Zheng Yan's face, which had already turned black with anger. He slightly bent his body, bowed, and said, "I will take my leave."

After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Zheng Yan to speak.

Zheng Yan was so angry that he wanted to smash the bowl in front of him. I quickly held his hand and said softly, "Your Majesty, calm down. Prince Ming is arrogant and only responds to soft words, not hard words. If you force him to stay in Beijing, I don't know what tricks he will come up with for you."

It would have been fine if I hadn't said this. As soon as I finished speaking, Zheng Yan became even angrier. He slammed the table hard with his hand, and with a "click" sound, several cracks appeared on the tabletop!

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, fearing that this expensive nanmu wood table would be scrapped.

Zheng Yan angrily said to Wei Yi, who was standing behind him like an invisible man, "Send someone to stop the King of Ming. If he insists on leaving the capital, break his legs and throw him into prison."

Wei Yi's forehead trembled, and he was thinking about how to reply. I quickly said, "Your Majesty, let King Ming and my elder brother go to Yongcheng together. King Ming is thoughtful and perceptive. He will definitely find what I am looking for."

Zheng Yan looked at me with mixed emotions, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't I have a strong mind and good insight? Why did you let the King go and not me?"

I was stunned when I heard this, and my brain stopped working for a while. I couldn't figure out what Zheng Yan meant for a while. But I did learn a little bit about how to flatter the leader over the years.

I quickly flattered him, "Your Majesty is very busy, how dare you bother with such a small matter? Besides, I have Your Majesty by my side in the palace, so I will recover faster."

Only then did Zheng Yan realize that he had more important things to do, which was to keep an eye on me and not let anyone take me out of the palace!

Thinking of this, Zheng Yan felt relieved and said happily, "Yes, Ah Man is right. I have to stay in the palace to accompany Ah Man. Come on, set the table for me. I want to eat."

Standing behind Zheng Yan, Wei Yi quietly wiped the sweat off his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zheng Yan finished his breakfast in my palace and then left.

I just accompanied him for breakfast, and my whole body felt like all the bones were falling apart, and I had no choice but to lie back down on the bed and rest.

It’s no wonder they didn’t let me leave Beijing. With my current health condition, I’m afraid I can’t even leave the palace.