Chapter 188 The Queen Mother gave one slap, and the Imperial Master gave two slaps
Heavy rain poured down, and the entire sky and earth seemed to be completely covered by the rain curtain.
Jian Yue knelt on the cold stone slabs with Huangfu Chengyu. Even though it was summer and there was a heavy rain, the strong wind and downpour were still freezing cold.
If he, a healthy adult, felt so cold, then Huangfu Chengyu, who was in poor health, must be even colder.
Jian Yue raised his head and glanced at Huangfu Chengyu, only to find that his spine had not even been bent at all since just now. He was just kneeling there. The imperial robe represented the supreme imperial power, but when worn on a person, it was also an invisible yoke. It was the weight of the crown, a weight that an emperor had to bear.
Huangfu Chengyu knelt there motionless, like an emotionless sculpture. No one knew what was in the mind of this young emperor.
Another bolt of lightning struck.
The wind blew the umbrella away from Jian Yue's hand, and Jian Yue exclaimed.
The umbrella could not be blown onto the altar, otherwise it would be disrespectful, so Jian Yue stood up quickly. However, his legs were numb from kneeling for too long, and he stood up too quickly and almost fell back to the ground.
Huangfu Chengyu's hand directly grabbed him. With only one hand, he easily pulled Jian Yue, who was about to fall to the ground. Jian Yue lowered his eyes in surprise and said obediently, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Although Huangfu Chengyu did not look strong, Jian Yue discovered that the emperor was very strong and steady.
The emperor's voice was calm: "Go ahead, the ground is slippery, don't fall again."
Jian Yue nodded quickly and said, "Okay."
The boss cares!
Although there were only two sentences, seemingly a small step spoken casually, it was actually a big step towards becoming his confidant!
Jian Yue felt that his legs had gained strength to walk. He ran over to chase the umbrella with small steps. The rain poured down on his body and he walked quickly forward. This was the prayer platform. Although it was called a prayer platform, there was no statue of gods. There was only a huge stone tablet. On the stone tablet were the great achievements of Da Qian throughout the ages. Jian Yue walked quickly to the bottom of the prayer platform and his umbrella was blown down there.
He bent down to pick it up.
“Boom!”
Thunder roared between heaven and earth!
However, the moment Jian Yue looked up, he saw a pattern of a giant snake carved on the bottom stone behind the prayer platform. This place was very hidden and one would not notice it at all if one did not look closely.
Seeing this pattern, Jian Yue suddenly thought of the underground palace.
The underground palace is the former site of Bailu Temple. Below the former site is the old temple once built by the Xue family. There are patterns on the walls of that temple, and on top of the patterns, there seems to be a snake pattern. Is there any connection?
And there is a giant snake at the gate of the underground palace.
There are also snake patterns carved here. Could the snake have any connection with the skeleton? However, he had never seen a snake in the palace, but strange things happened in the palace. Moreover, if snakes really lived, there would definitely be traces. There are many pavilions and towers in the palace, but for the safety of the nobles, snakes are absolutely not allowed to survive.
Jian Yue looked at the pattern on the stone wall and felt a little curious. His subconscious mind told him that this pattern might be a key link in uncovering the truth behind the Xue family's extermination. He moved closer and touched the texture to confirm whether it was the same as the one in the underground palace.
“Boom!”
Lightning flashed across the sky with a loud noise. Jian Yue looked at the stone wall. For a moment, the snake pattern on the stone wall seemed to move! The snake's eyes suddenly became sharp and shone with poison!
The person holding the umbrella froze, and Jian Yue quickly withdrew his hand to avoid being bitten.
The system panel was refreshed almost at the same time: "
Trigger limited-time mission: [Curse of the Temple Snake Totem]
Mission details: The missioner accidentally touched the ancient totem and had a wonderful chemical reaction, successfully attracting its attention. Please handle this relationship carefully and survive~
Mission Reward: Snake Bone."]
There are so many things Jian Yue wants to complain about this task that he doesn't know where to start.
But what attracted his attention more was the mission reward. It sounded like he had no idea what the snake bone was used for, but the props given by the system always had their reasons, so they should be valuable and useful.
The rain came in torrents.
Another flash of lightning flashed.
Jian Yue looked at the stone tablet in front of him and saw with his own eyes that the totem on the stone tablet seemed to start moving again! And began to gather in his direction!
Before another bolt of lightning struck, Jian Yue understood what it meant to be a wise man who knows how to act. He quickly grabbed his umbrella and ran back. He ran so fast that even the totems on the stone statues couldn't react!
The audience laughed when they saw this scene:
"The escape king's butler is a professional."
“It’s still that fast.”
"Don't ask, if you ask, I've practiced it before!!"
Jian Yue didn't know how he could run so skillfully. His body moved before his brain did, as if he had practiced it many times. He felt it was a bit strange, but the fear of being almost chased by the totem snake overshadowed this strangeness.
The heavy rain was still falling, and the wind was getting stronger in front of the prayer platform.
Jian Yue looked at Huangfu Chengyu who was still kneeling in the same place. The emperor had an upright figure. He was handsome with deep and angular features, but his body was a little too thin. Especially at noon, he had vomited blood because of the worry and trouble caused by a group of court officials quarreling. Now he had to kneel here for so long.
When approaching.
Jian Yue suddenly noticed a few people standing not far away, and upon closer inspection, they were the Queen Mother and the Imperial Master and their entourage, followed by a number of officials, but when he glanced over, most of them were the Imperial Master's followers.
It was raining heavily when this group of people came running over. Jian Yue walked down the steps in small steps to salute. According to the palace rules, he should have half-knelt to salute the empress dowager, but it was raining and windy, and Jian Yue's legs were shaking after kneeling for two hours. He almost fell when he walked down the steps holding an umbrella and approached them.
"Your servant pays his respects to the Queen Mother." Jian Yue said as he staggered.
The Queen Mother took a half step back in displeasure, and said in a displeased voice: "Butler Wang is the chief steward of the palace, how can he be so unstable? What's the matter?"
Jian Yue hasn't spoken yet.
The maid beside the Queen Mother shouted, "How rude! The piece of brocade you are wearing is worth a thousand gold coins, and it's been stained by the mud on you. Can you bear the consequences?"
Jian Yue said: "I don't think I met the Queen Mother just now."
Mammy said confidently: "The mud and water splashed!"
Jian Yue was not afraid at all. He could ask him to apologize, but he couldn't ask him to pay money. He asked, "Does the Queen Mother think so too?"
The Queen Mother didn't know what Jian Yue was up to, but she did want to suppress the steward. She said, "Your words and actions are out of bounds. What if I have to punish you severely?"
With the support of the Queen Mother, the nanny behind her became even more arrogant.
Jian Yue smiled softly and said, "Then I will be relieved."
Both of them were a little confused about what to be assured of.
Then Jian Yue said in a loud voice: "The temple is a holy place, holy and unparalleled. Is the rainwater on the temple's prayer platform dirty? Madam, be careful with your words. Are you trying to make the Queen Mother think that she is unkind and unjust, and disrespectful to the temple? Fortunately, the Queen Mother is wise and thinks that Madam should be severely punished for her inappropriate words and deeds!"
The words fell.
Mammy:?
Queen Mother:?!
Both of them were shocked by Jian Yue's attempt to put the blame on someone else.
The Queen Mother was shocked and said, "You...I..."
Jian Yue said: "The Queen Mother is wise and has maintained the sanctity of the temple. If the people of the world knew about this, they would be grateful to the Queen Mother for her kindness!"
The Queen Mother was so angry that she choked. She even had to punish her own nanny! You know, the old nanny has been with her for more than 50 years. She was so angry that her hands were shaking as she pointed at Jian Yue and said, "You... are so brave. Someone, give me this servant..."
"Mother."
Behind the heavy rain, a clear and deep male voice was heard.
Looking back, there was that tall figure in the rain. Huangfu Chengyu slowly stood up from the spot. His long black hair was tied up with a jade crown. He looked like a tall pine willow in the rain. He turned around and slowly walked towards me.
His eyes were dark and deep, and as he looked at the two groups of people below the stairs, there seemed to be an abyss with no bottom to be seen.
Huangfu Chengyu walked down the steps slowly. His steps were steady but powerful. The rain just splashed onto the empress dowager's robes, but he ignored it and just looked at her and said, "Mother, you think the rain in front of the prayer platform makes your clothes dirty. Do you think I am dirty too?"
Behind the Queen Mother and the Imperial Master were two servants holding umbrellas. Their clothes were clean without any dirt or water on them. Her face changed and she said, "I didn't..."
"Since there isn't any." Huangfu Chengyu interrupted her and looked indifferently at the people behind the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother thinks that what Wang Zongguan said is right. Do you want to severely punish the nanny?"
Nanny Liu knelt down in fear. She knew Huangfu Chengyu's methods. If he didn't strike, it would be fine. But once he struck, it would be bloody. If you fall into his hands, you will definitely die. She was so scared that she kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me! Empress Dowager..."
The Queen Mother's face changed drastically, and she quickly asked: "Emperor, Aunt Liu is so old, do you want her to die?"
Huangfu Chengyu looked at the empress dowager's frightened expression. After her pupils slowly turned into panic, he chuckled, "How could it be?"
The Queen Mother was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.
Huangfu Chengyu said calmly: "Since she is old, let's send Madam Liu out of the palace and return home."
Madam Liu's face changed drastically: "Your Majesty!"
The Queen Mother was also shocked and said, "Emperor!"
Madam Liu quickly pleaded with the Empress Dowager, "My Lady, my hometown is now flooded and full of corpses. Returning home now would be like sending myself to die."
The Queen Mother also looked at the Emperor and said, "Emperor, you heard it."
Huangfu Chengyu said, "It's the same as sending them to die? How can you say that, Nanny? I have already sent the flood control talents recommended by the Imperial Master and also sent relief grains. How can it be the same as sending them to die?"
The Queen Mother was speechless and could only look at the Imperial Master for help.
The Imperial Master originally did not want to get involved, but he and the Queen Mother still had interests to play with, so he could only step forward and say, "Your Majesty, the people are now living in poverty, and the relief grain has not been delivered due to the mountain roads. Even if the national treasury is opened, it is only a drop in the bucket. Now the national treasury is empty..."
Huangfu Chengyu said, "So the Imperial Master also knew it was bad. Then why didn't the Imperial Master express his opinion when I ordered the temple to open its warehouses for disaster relief this afternoon?"
The Imperial Master was choked up, he didn’t expect that this would happen to him!!!
The Queen Mother was dissatisfied and said, "Emperor, how can you say that about the Imperial Master? Were the disasters and the empty treasury caused by the Imperial Master? The temple had already foreshadowed the disasters. Now the disasters are everywhere because our country is unlucky and has been blinded by the curse. I have always taught you that as a member of the royal family, you must take more responsibilities and look for the reasons from yourself and reflect on yourself."
While speaking.
She looked at the emperor, and her words hinted at the curse on Huangfu Chengyu, an ominous sign.
Huangfu Chengyu hasn't spoken yet.
Jian Yue beside him said, "The Queen Mother is right. She is also right about introspection!"
The Queen Mother was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that Jian Yue would actually flatter her one day.
I haven't had time to be happy yet.
Jian Yue said, "The ancients said that if you want to teach by example, you must first be upright yourself before you can teach others. Now the national treasury is empty, but the Queen Mother's clothes are worth a thousand gold. She wore them to the prayer platform today to say that she was introspecting and that she wanted to take on the royal responsibility. I'm afraid she meant to donate her property to pray for the victims!"
The words fell.
The Queen Mother widened her eyes in shock: "What? When did I...when did I say that?"
The officials behind couldn't hear clearly. They only heard vague words about the Queen Mother wanting to donate her property, and they didn't have time to react.
Jian Yue said loudly: "It is a blessing for the people of Daqian to have a royal family like the Queen Mother. I would like to thank the Queen Mother on behalf of the victims. May the Queen Mother live forever!"
The Imperial Master was also shocked. He did not expect Jian Yue to be so bold. He quickly said, "You..."
Jian Yue said smoothly, "Ah, the Imperial Master has also spoken, and the Imperial Master also wants to donate! This is really a blessing for Daqian, and he is simply a role model for our generation, and it is very touching. What the Imperial Master and the Queen Mother did on the prayer platform will definitely move heaven and the gods!!"
The officials behind them didn't know the truth and thought that these two people were really going to do this.
If you don't flatter someone now, when will you?
The officials knelt down and flattered Jian Yue loudly: "The Queen Mother and the Imperial Master are a blessing to the people. They will surely move the heavens and the gods!!"
Originally, these two men brought the officials here to laugh at the emperor, but in the end they became the biggest joke. The two men stared in amazement at the officials who were kneeling down behind them, and they had no time to stop them. They looked at Jian Yue with shaking hands.
Jian Yue was still expressing his gratitude to these two people, and they were smiling happily with their white teeth showing.
The audience also laughed like crazy when they saw this scene:
"Butler Wang: "If you scold me, you get one slap in the face. If you want to scold the emperor, you get two slaps in the face."
"Queen Mother, why did you two mess with him?"
"Oh my god, this is the first time I've seen a player make the ghosts in the dungeon tremble with anger."
"It's just a casual thing!!"
The Queen Mother pointed at Jian Yue. Now in front of everyone, she certainly couldn't say that she was going to regret it. She could only say, "You slave, do you have the right to speak here? You are so rude..."
"Mother."
Huangfu Chengyu's voice sounded faintly, very soft, but just two words made people look at him. He raised his head and looked at her: "My servant, his rules are my rules, he can speak when he wants, I have no objection, does the Queen Mother have any objection?"
The Queen Mother choked. She never expected that Huangfu Chengyu would actually speak up for a servant!
And what does this mean?
Is he crazy? Does he know what he is talking about? A slave! He actually humiliated her in front of all the officials for a slave! He gave such great power to a slave!
"Emperor." The Queen Mother said coldly, "I am doing this for your own good and for Daqian's good! I am also a member of the royal family, and my heart is the same as yours!"
The emperor asked, "Is that so?"
The Queen Mother immediately said, "Of course."
The Imperial Master also said, "The old ministers and the Queen Mother have followed the late emperor's will and devoted themselves to Daqian. Your Majesty's behavior really hurts the hearts of us old ministers. Your Majesty is still young, how can you know the difficulty and hardship of us accompanying the late emperor to protect Daqian's country!"
“Boom!”
Another rumble of thunder split the sky.
The rain poured down in torrents, accompanied by a fierce wind. Before Huangfu Chengyu could speak, a cold wind suddenly blew. He bent down, lowered his head and coughed softly. Even the Queen Mother, who was closest to him, did not react to such a slight movement. However, Jian Yue, who was two steps away, rushed over to support him immediately: "Your Majesty!"
Huangfu Chengyu covered his lips, and blood flowed out from between his fingers.
Jian Yue shouted directly: "Call the imperial physician!"
Now everyone was in a panic. In less than half a day, the officials would spread the news that the emperor had suffered a relapse of his old illness because he was praying for the country, while the imperial teacher and the empress dowager would still accuse him of not knowing how to work hard.
The ceremonial guards arrived. When everyone came to pick up the emperor, Huangfu Chengyu, who looked pale, looked at the Queen Mother and the Imperial Master and said, "Since the Imperial Master and my mother are willing to devote themselves to Daqian, I am afraid that I cannot continue to pray for the country due to my poor health. I will have to trouble my mother and the Imperial Master to continue."
The Imperial Master and the Queen Mother turned pale: "What?!"
Let them kneel in the rain in front?
Jian Yue said quickly: "The sincerity of the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Master will surely move the late emperor and the heavens!"
The officials at the back couldn't hear what these people were whispering to each other because of the heavy wind and rain. They could only hear what Jian Yue said loudly each time.
The officials felt that the time had come to flatter the late emperor, and they collectively shouted, "The Empress Dowager and the Imperial Master will surely move the late emperor! Move God!!"
hey-hey!
The Queen Mother and the Imperial Master will definitely think they are so awesome!
Queen Mother: “…”
Imperial Master: “…”
Why is it so annoying!!!!
After Jian Yue accompanied the ceremonial guard back to the main hall, he was so anxious all the way that he had no mood to care about what happened to the imperial master and his gang. When he arrived at the main hall, the emperor was wet all over and wanted to take a bath first.
"Don't you want to see the imperial physician first?" Jian Yue said as he helped him down.
Huangfu Chengyu waved his hand and said, "I'm fine."
Jian Yue said: "But you just..."
Huangfu Chengyu stood beside him, smiled and said slowly: "If I don't do that, how can the Queen Mother and the Imperial Master be loyal to Da Qian?"
So the two of them went and knelt in the rain.
Jian Yue was stunned for a moment, and when he realized what was happening, he almost wanted to laugh out loud. Damn! Your Majesty, you are too treacherous. I wonder if you were just pretending just now!
"Since you have already set up the stage," Huangfu Chengyu said slowly, "How can I not cooperate?"
Just saying.
A young eunuch ran out and said, "The hot water is ready."
Huangfu Chengyu nodded and said, "Yes."
The young eunuch asked, "Do you need to help Your Majesty take a bath?"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "No need, I will do it myself."
Jian Yue came over and said, "Your Majesty..."
Huangfu Chengyu said: "Don't worry, I can do it alone."
A person can, he looked at Huangfu Chengyu speaking lightly, looked at his wet body and his indifferent expression, thought of the moment when he bent down in front of the empress dowager and the imperial teacher, his back facing the huge group of people was particularly thin.
He saw it only this time.
In the countless years that he had not seen, Huangfu Chengyu must have experienced countless things like this. The Xue family was gone, leaving this youngest child alone, with no one he could trust, and everyone made things difficult for him.
Jian Yue suddenly felt sad. He took a deep breath, walked forward and helped Huangfu Chengyu take off his clothes, saying, "Your Majesty, I can actually go in and serve you!"
Huangfu Chengyu paused while taking off his clothes, looked at him and asked, "You?"
Jian Yuexiong nodded proudly and said, "Yes!"
He had already thought about it. With all his efforts, His Majesty would surely be moved to tears, right? !
As Huangfu Chengyu took off his clothes, he glanced at Jian Yue and said calmly, "You wish."
Jian Yue: “…”
Depend on! ! ! !
Being rejected unexpectedly, workers will never give up! !
Jian Yue looked up and wanted to say that he was actually quite reliable. It was just a matter of helping someone take a bath, especially serving a boss who paid him. It was a piece of cake. Don't underestimate his bond with money!
As a result, I looked up.
Huangfu Chengyu had already taken off his underwear. Jian Yue helped him change his clothes. While helping him take off his clothes, he could even feel the clear shape of his abdominal muscles under his underwear. Because it was wet, it stuck tightly to his body, so he could see it more clearly. He saw his strong waist and his solid chest above it. Because of his movements, the neat collar of his underwear was a little crooked.
The emperor's black hair fell on his shoulders like a waterfall, and on his strong and fair collarbone, one could faintly see a small red plum-shaped mole, which was beautiful and eye-catching!
Inexplicable.
As his eyes were fixed on her, the red dot seemed to be embellished on the fair skin. It did not seem abrupt but rather like the finishing touch on the soft jade. Jian Yue's throat rolled, and for some reason, he felt like biting it.
Until a voice came to my ear.
Huangfu Chengyu was changing clothes and preparing to take a bath, but he found that his eunuch was staring at him without moving, so he said, "Why don't you let go? Have you seen enough?"
Jian Yue shook his head subconsciously.
Huangfu Chengyu paused, then laughed a little angrily, and said, "Why don't you just go straight to your mouth?"
Jian Yue's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the person was so nice. He subconsciously asked, "Is it okay?"
“…”
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