Si Tian Guan

Qu Chenzhou woke up to the familiar scent of Wu Chenxiang in Guanxing Pavilion.

He didn't fall asleep at all, and he clearly remembered what happened last night.

Not long after Liu Qingru left, he didn't intend to suffer hard and treat himself badly, so he simply closed his eyes and lay down on the ground.

The guards and patrols all around were all soldiers from the four ministries, and no one dared to stand by and watch him have an accident. Immediately, someone carried him to the side hall and quickly reported to Bo Yan.

Not long after, he was transferred back to Guanxing Pavilion, where he slept until the sun rose in the warm futon.

Although Changshui Town was his obsession in the past, those pasts should have been thrown away long ago, and even the confrontation in front of the emperor, he was still at peace.

There are people who are working behind the scenes for him, there are people who don't want to make him sad, and there are people who are waiting for him in front, so how can he be complacent and bound by a cocoon that is not worth mentioning?

The people outside the curtain were waiting for him to wake up, as if they didn't want to give him a chance to breathe.

"Eunuch Yu," he showed a weak smile, and was about to lift the quilt and get out of bed: "Eunuch Yu has been waiting for a long time."

Yu Dexi hurriedly leaned over to support him, took his coat from one side, and helped him get dressed and got up, chanting.

"Qu Sitian, why are you bothering? The emperor has always been kind to you, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are obedient. Now that the emperor is in the midst of filial piety, he is mourning carefully and thinking of fulfilling your family reunion. It's a beautiful thing. Why are you so stubborn and don't want to share the emperor's worries?"

Qu Chenzhou raised his head slightly, and waited for him to tie up his hair and put on his hat again, before he said apologetically, "Eunuch, if you dare to ask where the emperor is, please introduce him——Qu Chenzhou deserves death for offending the emperor." , but I want to go back to the emperor face to face."

"The emperor is very angry with you," Yu Dexi sighed, "Now he is recuperating intensively, and he specifically asked our family to say that we will not see you for the time being, and ask you to stay at home and not go out after you leave the palace."

"Eunuch," Qu Chenzhou tugged on his sleeve: "Please, Eunuch, please go and beg the Emperor..."

Yu Dexi shook his head, and asked him: "Qu Sitian, please go back, right and wrong, the emperor decides for himself, but this time, you have hurt the emperor's heart."

Seeing his feet moving, as if he wanted to go around, Yu Dexi flicked his fly whisk, but did not stop him.

"If Qu Sitian wants to barge in, our family can't stop you, but if the emperor gets angry for good or bad, Qu Sitian will take care of it himself."

Qu Shenzhou naturally couldn't force it, so he had to make the last effort.

"Yu Gonggong, a subordinate official who disobeys the emperor deserves ten thousand deaths. But if the subordinate official admits to someone casually, it will set a precedent for tricky and evil people, and they will marry others only with empty words and no evidence. Your Excellency The officer is just worried..."

Yu Dexi waved his hand to stop his words: "Our family is just a slave. We don't understand the affairs of the court, and we don't dare to spread the word too much. Qu Sitian, let's go home. When we figure it out, we can tell the emperor about it. Not too late."

Qu Chenzhou had no choice but to leave with the little eunuch who led the way.

Standing on the steps, Yu Dexi watched his back disappear into the moon cave door, his eyes were calm: "That's really good..."

"That's what Shen Zhou told you?" Emperor Yu was wrapped in a thick fur coat, without raising his eyes, he focused on flipping through the booklet in his hand.

"Yes. Qu Sitian said that no matter who said it, he would never admit it."

Yu Dexi knelt on the ground, stepped forward carefully, and covered Emperor Yu's feet in his arms.

He has been with him for many years, knowing that the winter chill has not completely passed, no matter how hot the charcoal fire is in the house, if he sits for a long time, the cold will still climb from the soles of his feet to his knees.

As expected, Emperor Yu breathed out a sigh of relief, but his voice was bone-chillingly cold: "I have raised my bones, don't you think so?"

Yu Dexi didn't dare to say anything.

"What about others?"

"Going back to the emperor, Qu Sitian obeyed your order and went back to the mansion to reflect behind closed doors."

"Go back?" Emperor Yu rubbed his fingers on the penholder, frowning tightly, as if he couldn't believe it: "Go back?"

"Yes," Yu Dexi bowed his body, warming his feet and pressing them gently: "Your Majesty, Qu Sitian is physically weak and sick. Presumably he is really unwell, so he didn't dare to meet the Emperor. He was afraid that the emperor would lose his temper." instrument."

This reason is too far-fetched, it's better not to say it, Emperor Yu's complexion is getting worse and worse.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for talking too much, please forgive Qu Sitian."

Yu Dexi lowered his head, as if he didn't know what the emperor's silence meant.

"The old slave thought that there was a reason for Qu Sitian's insistence on refusing to admit it. He had suffered a lot at a young age, and he didn't have any parents. How could he know the hard work of his parents, so he would inevitably harbor resentment."

The sound of the bookcase being thrown on the desk interrupted his words, and Emperor Yu smiled coldly: "Do you have resentment in your heart? Only now do I feel that Chongming's words are correct."

Yu Dexi asked cautiously: "What the emperor said is..."

"Born from a humble background," Emperor Yu leaned back on the chair, pinching the space between his brows, "It's a pity that Jing Chen pleaded for him just now for an unfamiliar dog."

"Respect the lord?" Yu Dexi was taken aback for a moment, and blurted out a sentence: "Where is your son?"

"..." Emperor Yu heard his strange tone, opened his eyes, and asked, "Chongming? Why did you mention Chongming so suddenly?"

"Your Majesty, forgive me... this old slave made a slip of the tongue for a while. It's just that this old slave has been puzzled before. Looking at the woman's appearance, a discerning person should know that Qu Sitian and Qu Sitian must be blood relatives. Since the son and Qu Sitian don't see eye to eye, why?" Are you still willing to take those few people back?"

Emperor Yu paused for a moment: "Continue."

"Yes, when I was in the Nuan Pavilion before, this old slave thought that with the son's temper, he would press Dr. Xu to question Qu Sitian. Among other things, now the emperor sent someone to Wu'an Mansion to get the yellow book of household registration. As if they didn't know the news, they didn't bother the emperor."

"Chongming..." Emperor Yu's eyes fell on him, he chuckled: "It seems that he has grown up and sensible."

Yu Dexi laughed along with him: "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

He didn't say any more—the emperor is so sensitive, some words should be put to the end, as long as the seeds of doubt are planted, they are waiting for the right soil to take root and germinate.

"Your Majesty," he asked softly, "The day after tomorrow is Qu Sitian's divination day, do you still want to announce it?"

Emperor Yu's fingers habitually caressed Mu Jing on his wrist, and he almost said the word "no" a few times, but the blank days after that seemed to lift him above the abyss, and he always felt that something was very strange. Not practical.

He knew better than anyone else that he was addicted, without the protection of Qu Shenzhou's hexagrams, he would be running naked in the ice and snow.

It is true that Qu Chenzhou was used to his bones, but he was not willing to kill this fledgling eagle, he just wanted to break those wings.

The so-called pride is the most useless thing.

After a long time, he let out a breath: "Xuan."

When Qu Chenzhou was sent out of the palace gate, someone had been waiting for him at the dismounting stone for a long time.

The relationship between the two is sensitive in the eyes of outsiders. To avoid suspicion, they did not ride in a carriage, but walked slowly along the street in tandem.

Mu Jingchen glanced back at the palace gate, and asked softly, "Have you been to see the emperor?"

Qu Shenzhou shook his head.

Even if he didn't say anything, Mu Jingchen knew that someone must be in the way, otherwise, with Qu Shenzhou's caution, how could he leave such a big loophole for others to exploit.

"Just now I went to the emperor to intercede with you, to find out."

"Excuse me, my lord." Qu Chenzhou walked very slowly, his knees from the cold last night hadn't recovered yet: "The emperor must be very unhappy, even if he sent someone to get the household registration yellow book, it would still be done by Mr. Cui and Mrs. Lin." forced."

"Yes, it is also thanks to the two of them. In this way, I am afraid that before this year, the emperor will allow them to beg for bones to return home, and there will be even fewer people who will be able to speak."

"time is limited……"

Qu Chenzhou sighed softly, while sneaking underground, he still had time to make long-term plans. Once it was made public, neither the Emperor nor King Huai would give them a chance to slow down.

You can only move forward, if you don't count one step ahead of your opponent, you may be crushed to pieces.

"My lord, today Yu Dexi deliberately blocked me from meeting the saint. Even if I forced my way in, the harm would outweigh the benefits. I was thinking all along the way just now, who is Yu Dexi doing for, who is he?"

Mu Jingchen answered his question: "It must be for himself, but it's hard to say whether there are other people who also benefit from it."

Qu Chenzhou agrees with this statement.

"Yu Dexi has been by the emperor's side the longest, and he understands the emperor's taboos best, so he will not be completely wooed by anyone, otherwise, if the emperor finds out that something is wrong, he will die without a place to die."

"Right now, only the Liu family and King Huai are fighting in the court. His current status is threatened by me. If he wants someone to help stabilize his footing, it is only King Huai."

"If King Huai wants to reveal my relationship with Chongming, the best way is Yu Dexi."

"Then..." Mu Jingchen couldn't help but feel anxious for him: "Yu Dexi and the emperor are almost inseparable, and there are many opportunities to speak up. What if the emperor..."

"There is not much time, but there is always a little bit." Qu Shenzhou comforted calmly: "The relationship between these two people is not so much about Yu Dexi's private support, but rather mutual benefit."

Mu Jingchen reminded: "But with Yu Dexi's words, he will not argue with you face to face like Doctor Xu. He stopped you today, and what he tells the emperor later will definitely be bad for you. When he really makes a move, he will only hit you with one blow." , do you want to make plans in advance?"

Qu Chenzhou slowed down, wrapped the cloak around his body tightly, and said softly after a while: "My lord, now my actions and Chongming's actions are in the eyes of others, which is inconvenient. Please help me find some thin words some other day..."

"Foolish words?"

His voice was very soft, Mu Jingchen listened intently, nodded lightly, read it silently again, and then asked, "Is that all right?"

"Bo Yan should be used with caution, just tap it." Qu Chenzhou looked at the carriage that was following far behind, and extended his hand to Mu Jingchen: "Please trouble the prince to intercede for me, Qu Chenzhou is very grateful."

"I... I'm just..." Mu Jingchen's words faltered several times in his mouth, he had already walked away, but he couldn't help but turn around and come back: "Shen Zhou, parents who were born but not raised, are not worthy of recognition... yes ?"

There was hesitation in this voice, of course Qu Chenzhou understood what Jing Chen was struggling with.

"When the prince asked this question, he must have made a decision in his heart."

"It is said that it is difficult for an upright official to break up family affairs. If I gossip about other people's family affairs indiscriminately, wouldn't I become that kind of person too."

He glanced slightly at Miyagi, and then smiled self-deprecatingly: "My lord, don't laugh at me for being weak, but if I got half of the benefits in the past, this piece of ice would not fall to the ground and shatter."

Mu Jingchen accepted this sincere kindness, nodded slightly, and was about to leave when he heard someone ask: "Doesn't your lord want to hear from me what someone else left for you?"

His footsteps faltered, and he couldn't help trembling. On the one hand, he was urging him to escape, and on the other hand, he was telling him to stay.

"He... what did he say?"

"He said that if he can come back, he is willing to go to the fief with you."

Mu Jingchen breathed slowly, suppressing the sourness welling up in his throat, and couldn't help laughing: "You lied, he never saw you before he left!"

"I'm not lying. Since the lord knows his obsession, he should understand his intentions. Choosing that path does not mean giving up the lord." Qu Chenzhou stretched out his hand and helped him board the carriage before saying: " He once asked me to forward a word to the prince."

"what……"

"Those who go don't remonstrate, those who come can be chased."

Of course Mu Jingchen will not forget these eight characters, these are the characters that Liuhou once gave him.

"All right..." He finally choked up the seemingly taboo name.

Forget the past, for the rest of your life... to live well.