Chapter 254 Gossip about Eunuch Yan
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"Ah!"
The emperor yawned lazily.
Today is a tense day for those officials.
Many things may be decided today, and there will be many changes.
The rights and interests that have been fought for should have a result today.
And for some small officials, after working hard for most of their lives, they finally got a chance to meet the emperor.
Being able to see the emperor today may change his life's destiny. He will
rise to a high position or be depressed and frustrated.
In short, this is a very, very important day for officials in the court.
Maybe it's a matter of life and death, or maybe it's a turning point in fate.
For the emperor, it's just a more boring day among thousands of working days. You
have to get up early on this day.
I slept a little late last night because of discussing drama with Wenxin.
It's difficult to get up.
It was still dark, and the eunuch who woke
him up frowned, not wanting to be the bad guy. His Majesty finally fell asleep and was sleeping soundly in the early morning.
Those ministers had their own thoughts, but no one really cared about His Majesty's health.
They were the ones who really cared about the emperor.
After all, they had nothing but the emperor, and they shared life and death with the emperor. They
still had to wake him up in the end.
It was heartbreaking, but
things still had to be done.
Looking at the emperor, who was half asleep and had just woken up, he looked like an old man, with many more age spots on his face.
His hair looked gray and sparse.
He was not even as healthy as an ordinary old man.
In fact, the emperor was not as old as General Meng.
But when General Meng came back last time, he walked briskly and ate three bowls of hard rice in the palace.
The emperor was much worse.
Sometimes he would feel dizzy after sitting for too long.
Before the emperor had washed and dressed up, the eunuch would silently avoid the mirror in front of him. After
tidying up everything, the emperor put on a gorgeous dragon robe and a crown to cover his sparse gray hair.
His face was also massaged and became full.
In fact, the emperor himself knew more or less. He
just didn't want to face it.
Anyway, he would be happier if he could make himself happy.
However, every time he summoned Wen Xin, he would summon her after he had dressed her up. It
was more grand than meeting the concubines.
It could be said that Eunuch Yan was a friend that the emperor needed to dress up before seeing.
And those concubines had seen the emperor without makeup.
After tidying up, have some breakfast.
The emperor does not have to worry about going to the toilet, he is the boss, if he wants to go to the toilet, he can just ask everyone to leave the court. He
had breakfast with Eunuch Yan.
Nowadays, in the palace, not only the Queen Mother does not have a eunuch, but also the Empress. The concubines cannot control the emperor, so no one will say anything if the emperor is willing to dine with a eunuch.
There are rumors outside that Eunuch Yan is the emperor's male favorite, but in fact, this is not the case.
It's just that when men get old, they are sometimes not interested in women. They prefer someone they can chat with, and gender is not that important. When
chatting like this with court officials, they will try to figure out what he means.
Eunuch Yan is different. He is just a eunuch who loves singing, and Eunuch Yan understands him.
What the two discuss together is interests and hobbies, and art.
At that time, there was no word called art. Anyway, it was just like-minded.
Over there, courtiers rode in carriages day and night, parked, lined up, socialized, came and went, and intrigued.
Here, the emperor was in the warm palace, discussing with eunuch Yan that the melon was a little bit unsweet.
"It doesn't have to be too sweet. It's refreshing and good for moistening the throat. Too sweet will be a bit greasy." Eunuch Yan said slowly, and he ate slowly.
The emperor laughed.
He just liked Wenxin's calm energy.
She knows how to play, loves to play, can afford to play, has a good attitude, and when he is with Wenxin, he always feels that he is several years younger, and he only sees the satisfactory parts.
"Wenxin, with your personality, didn't you have a girl you liked before? You should be liked by the girl." The emperor asked after taking a bite of the unsweet melon.
"Yes. At that time, I particularly liked a sister in the village. She was tall and strong, with a round face and very strong. She could carry so much firewood by herself." Eunuch Yan gestured with his hands and drew a big circle.
The emperor couldn't help laughing when he heard it.
The eunuchs and palace maids who were serving on the side couldn't help but smile.
For a while, the room was filled with a happy atmosphere.
The emperor thought about it and laughed more and more.
What the hell is the tall and strong woman that Wenxin likes? How much firewood can she chop? How can you measure a girl by firewood?
"What happened next?"
"I was weak, had no relatives, could only sing, and could not support myself. I had to rely on my sister for help from time to time. One day, I finally made up my mind to work hard to make money. I went to the county town to find a job as a waiter. After working for a month, I finally made enough money to buy a hairpin."
Compared to the mess in the court, listening to gossip is obviously more interesting.
And the person in front of him is sharing his own gossip.
It is said vividly.
The emperor and everyone else in the room were interested.
Eunuch Yan has a nice voice.
It is crisp and tender, naturally containing affection and melancholy.
"That day, I took a day off and went to look for my sister excitedly with my hairpin. As a result, when my sister went up the mountain to chop wood, she passed by a river and saw a man floating in the river. My sister is a kind-hearted person and jumped into the river to save him. Our village is isolated and backward. Going into the river to save people and dragging them up is equivalent to skin-to-skin intimacy. Although I don't care, my sister cares... The most important thing is that the man is extremely handsome, much more handsome than me."
Eunuch Yan originally said it quite tragically.
It was a tortuous love story.
The listeners were stunned.
Even the emperor felt a little distressed.
He wanted to comfort him.
But when he heard the last sentence,
the soup in the emperor's mouth was about to spurt out.
What the hell...
The other eunuchs and palace maids struggled to hold back their laughter.
"So your sister married that man because he was good-looking?" A proud eunuch said.
"Who said it wasn't? I worked excitedly for a month and bought a hairpin for your sister as a wedding gift." Eunuch Yan looked extremely aggrieved.
"Hahahaha!" The emperor finally couldn't help laughing.
"How could there be a man more beautiful than Wenxin in this world? That woman is short-sighted. What a pity."
"Fortunately, Eunuch Yan didn't marry that woman, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see Eunuch Yan's elegance. Now that Eunuch Yan is so well off, will he still miss his sister?" Eunuch Liu said jokingly.
There was something teary and innuendo in these words. How could a eunuch who had nothing think about women? And Eunuch Yan was too generous. Did he help the young girl who had passed by? Did he have a kind heart? Or was he malicious?
The emperor was the master. He didn't care what the people around him said. Only others could guess his thoughts, not him.
He also asked casually, "Does the woman regret it?"
Yan Wenxin shook her head and said, "The man my sister married has a peerless appearance and is a very good man. I guess the emperor will be able to see her at the court meeting today. I have actually been thinking about her all the time, but with my family's status, it is not easy to get in. It is good to see that she is doing well." After
saying this,
the emperor remembered.
Court meeting.
Morning court.
He still had to go to court.
After eating, he felt cold and walked out of the inner hall.
The smiling face under the crown also became cold.
I don't want to go to work.
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