Chapter 29 He is the emperor, not a rag collector

[Yan Kang, a minor flag officer of the Imperial Guard, was punished with 100 blows of the cane for violating military regulations and was expelled from the Imperial Guard.]

[Tsk tsk, one hundred blows of military sticks, Yan Kang would be crippled if not dead.]

Chu Liuzheng, who was working the night shift at Wenhua Hall, brightened up his eyes and silently gave Xiao Xiazi a thumbs up.

Who is Yan Kang?

Xiao Jingfan, who heard the inner voice, turned to look at the woman who was deserting him again, coughed lightly and said, "Grind the ink."

Chu Liuzheng stopped gossiping and turned to look at Manager Zhou.

——I’m calling you, come on.

Zhou Yuande thought to himself that the emperor was not calling him, so why should he go up?

He stood still and winked at Chu Liuzheng.

——His Majesty is calling you, go quickly!

Chu Liuzheng...didn't move either.

"Why should I work two jobs for one salary? The tyrant didn't mention anyone by name."

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He couldn't help but reflect on it. Could it be that he really didn't give enough monthly silver?

The result of Zhou Yuande and Chu Liuzheng not moving was that Caiyue moved.

She walked forward, rolled up her smoky pink sleeves to reveal her fair wrists, poured a teaspoon of tea onto the inkstone, then picked up the cinnabar ink stick with two fingers and began to grind it.

The beauty lowered her head with a gentle posture, inadvertently revealing her fair and delicate neck, which was dazzling.

With a slight turn of the white wrist, the ink dissolves into the water.

The long and curly eyelashes, like butterfly wings, flutter gently with the lingering fragrance, stirring the hearts of others.

Xiao Jingfan glanced sideways at the beauty beside him, his eyes moving slightly.

[Oh~ I’m watching it, I’m watching it! ]

[Wow! Caiyue is actually good at seduction, she's so good at hiding her true seductiveness.]

[This kind of devilish, "Woman, you've caught my eye" look—it turns out the tyrant loves it. Tsk tsk, this little beauty's red sleeves add to her beauty. I'd love it too.]

Xiao Jingfan's eyes twitched. Why does this woman think about all sorts of nonsense all the time? Can't she think about something serious?

[Hey, why isn't the tyrant moving? ]

[According to the usual routine of a tyrannical monarch falling in love with me, shouldn't the tyrant now embrace the little beauty, wave everyone away, and check with the little beauty to see if the imperial desk is sturdy?]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

[Could it be that the rumors are true, and the tyrant doesn't visit the harem often because he's not good at that?]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He is very good!

[Strange, it's not in the system either. Let me see. Last time, the Tyrant and Consort Chun...]

"Cough cough cough!" Xiao Jingfan suddenly coughed violently, attracting the attention of everyone in Wenhua Hall.

Caiyue even stepped forward and considerately reached out to help Xiao Jingfan touch his chest.

[Ouch~ I got it! I got it!]

Chu Liuzheng's almond-shaped eyes were bright.

[Tyrant, hurry up and grab the beauty's delicate hands! ]

The tyrant did not grab him, but instead brushed away the hand that was touching his chest.

He stared at the palace maid in front of him and asked coldly, "Did you use perfume?"

Caiyue's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head slightly and said, "Yes."

No wonder I felt bored just now.

Xiao Jingfan covered his nose in disgust and ordered coldly: "Drag him away and wash him clean in the Moon Pool!"

The Moon Pond is a small artificial pond behind the Wenhua Hall. It is named after its crescent shape. There are several water lilies planted in it and a dozen red carps raised. Xiao Jingfan often goes there for a walk when he is tired of reviewing memorials.

It was late autumn, the night wind was blowing, and the water was freezing cold.

[Tsk tsk, sending someone to take a cold shower late at night, does the tyrant even know what it means to be gentle with women?]

Be gentle and considerate to women?

Xiao Jingfan glanced at Caiyue, who was being held by two eunuchs, with a condescending look. Just looking at her face, she cursed him in her heart. This woman was so pleasing to the eye, and she still expected him to show pity?

He is the emperor, not a rag collector.

If Caiyue knew that Emperor Shunguang compared her to rags, she would probably cry so hard that it would bring down two Great Walls.

She's not feeling much better now, tears are sliding down her fair face like beads, and her frightened little face looks really pitiful.

Chu Liuzheng raised his eyebrows secretly.

This girl's level is higher than the previous ones. Look at her crying silently without making any noise. Even she can't bear to see it. Maybe she can really make the tyrant soften his heart.

It is impossible to be soft-hearted.

Xiao Jingfan felt the lingering dull fragrance around him, making him feel upset.

He threw the memorial aside and said irritably, "Prepare some water and take a bath."

Zhou Yuande quickly ordered people to prepare.

Chu Liuzheng felt that there was nothing left for him to do, so he followed Zhou Yuande out, but he heard a voice from behind: "Come back."

Chu Liuzheng consciously stepped aside and said to Zhou Yuande, "Eunuch Zhou, His Majesty is calling you."

Zhou Yuande: “…”

His Majesty is clearly calling you.

He gave Chu Liuzheng a look that urged him to behave well, and then stepped out of the palace.

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

[Damn it! You idiot eunuch! You're leaving me alone to face the coming storm!]

Chu Liuzheng took a deep breath, turned around, walked back to the desk, bowed his head, and said, "Your servant respectfully listens to the emperor's edict."

Xiao Jingfan stared at her for a moment, and two words came out of his thin lips: "Grind ink."

"only."

[Grinding ink and grinding ink again, can you use up all this ink? ]

Looking at the woman beside him who kept cursing him in her heart but showed no sign of impatience on her face, Xiao Jingfan raised his eyebrows and said, "Pour it out and grind it again."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

Okay, okay, you can be willful as an emperor, right?

She followed instructions and poured the ink on the inkstone into the porcelain jar in the corner. She wiped the surface of the inkstone clean before walking back and grinding the ink carefully.

Xiao Jingfan didn't review the memorials either. He just supported his head with one hand and looked at her lazily, his eyes sliding from her fair and smooth face to his hand.

These hands, with skin as white as jade and slender fingers, are a pair of beautiful hands, very suitable for doing elegant things.

The hands just now seemed white too.

Xiao Jingfan frowned and recalled that he had only taken a glance just now and had no impression.

But they probably weren't as pretty as they are now.

Chu Liuzheng's back was slightly stiff, and Xiao Jingfan's stare made the hairs on his body stand on end.

[Tyrant, why are you staring at my hands? I'm not being lazy!]

"Is it possible that the tyrant thought my hand was beautiful and wanted to chop it off and make it into a collection?"

【Ohhhh, no!!!】

Xiao Jingfan, who simply thought the hand was beautiful and wanted to take a closer look, said: "..."

He shifted his gaze back to Chu Liuzheng's face and asked, "Why don't you use perfume powder?"

Chu Liuzheng put down the ink stick and bowed before saying, "Your Majesty, I don't like it."

[Is it because I don't like it? It's because the powder is expensive! It's so expensive! ! ]

I work so hard for a month and only get five taels of silver. I have to spend more than two taels just on socializing, and the rest is used to prepare for sudden illnesses and accidents. How can I dare to spend it carelessly?

"Besides, I still need to save money for retirement, so I don't want to waste it on these rouge and powder."

Xiao Jingfan was no longer surprised by the inconsistency of the woman beside him.

This woman will be serving the emperor for a long time, so it is better for her not to use those perfumes to save his nose from suffering.

Seeing that Xiao Jingfan stopped asking questions, Chu Liuzheng picked up the ink stick again and continued grinding the ink.

[Hold on, hold on, the tyrant will eventually become bald! ]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

"Your Majesty, Yude Hall is ready." Zhou Yuande said outside the hall, "Your Majesty, please move."

(End of this chapter)