Chapter 16

The ministers below were stunned by this sudden change.

In full view of everyone, a handsome eunuch threw their emperor to the ground, with his hands in that unspeakable place.

They heard clearly the heavy fall to the ground just now.

It looks like the fall was quite forceful.

Some ministers even hissed with distorted expressions, as if they felt the same way.

Will the Emperor be harmed by this?

This is no small matter; it concerns the fate of the Da Qi nation!

The ministers who were more resourceful were already discussing whether to ask the imperial physician to examine the emperor later.

The ministers in the front row were so shocked that they were speechless. Wang Zhongcheng had never seen such a change before, and his eyes widened immediately: "This, this, this! Hey - a grand ceremony to worship the ancestors, actually, actually... How can this be allowed!"

This is simply blasphemy against the heroic spirits!!!

Wang Zhongcheng rolled up his sleeves and angrily turned his eyes away.

The others craned their necks to look, afraid of missing any details, and saw the little eunuch lying on the emperor, his yellow imperial robe and green robe entangled together, giving off a feeling of inseparability.

Alas, what a pity! I thought this little eunuch was pleasing to the eye just now, but now he has caused a huge mess.

On the altar——

Lin Nanjie instantly stood up and jumped two meters away, with endless random thoughts flashing through his mind. His face turned red from his neck to his ears, and he looked at the emperor with doubtful eyes.

Li Chengqian finally stood up from the ground, not knowing whether he was angry or excited. His beautiful eyes stared at Lin Nanjie, burning with flames.

This was the first time he had been attacked like this!

The culprit was still looking at him with a dull expression.

At this time, Lin Nanjie looked at Li Chenghuan with empty eyes, and his whole body trembled slightly. After shaking for a long time, he finally regained his composure:

【Ahhhhhhhh! 】

[I’m dirty, I’m dirty! I touched something dirty!!!]

Li Chengqian was so angry that he was speechless.

Do you think you are dirty?

He doesn't even think that this brat is committing insubordination!

Has he been too lenient in his governance recently?

Li Chenghuan was about to reprimand him, but unexpectedly someone else beat him to the punch.

General Qin, who had just been devastated, finally came to his senses. His blood was surging and his eyes were red. He took a step forward and pointed at Lin Nanjie and said angrily: "You bold slave! How dare you commit treason in front of the ancestors of Daqi and offend the dragon body!"

"You can't escape death!"

After being severely rebuked, Lin Nanjie realized that he had committed a serious crime and immediately fell to his knees.

"I deserve to die. I would never dare to commit treason. Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

[It’s over, it’s over. In front of so many people, I actually desecrated the dragon’s body! I should be punished with the nine clans, right? ]

[Hey, that's not right. Even if there is a punishment, it is the emperor who gives the order. General Qin, why are you interrupting? ]

[My defense is really broken! ]

[Isn't it just that I offended the dragon body in front of you? You are a general, are you so arrogant? My eyes are red with anger! ]

[But General, you approached me on purpose, I just didn't mean to offend you.]

[Besides, besides, what’s so good about this! ! ! ]

Lin Nanjie knelt on the wet bluestone slabs, feeling extremely aggrieved.

The plain jade silk was still hanging on his head, and he didn't dare to reach out to take it off. His eyebrows and eyes were wet from the rain, and his eye sockets were a little red.

The other ministers looked at him and originally thought that Lin Nanjie was exceptionally handsome, with a hint of nobleness in his appearance, which was extremely rare in ordinary eunuchs.

But now Lin Nanjie was kneeling on the wet floor, raindrops falling on his body, a plain silk draped over his head, black hair sticking to his forehead, his face was handsome and angry, showing a different kind of grace.

What a beautiful woman who is aloof from the world and independent of the world!

Xue Yunlai, the Minister of the Imperial Household, suddenly felt sorry for them and stepped forward hesitantly, saying, "General Qin is wrong. This is a ceremony to worship our ancestors. To see blood is a great disrespect to our ancestors."

Lin Nan looked at Xue Yunlai with gratitude.

[Wow! There are still good people in this world. ]

Qin Fang said excitedly:

"It is disrespectful to our ancestors that the most disrespectful people are safe and sound."

"How can such a reckless servant serve the emperor's precious body? This is simply a heinous crime! In my opinion, you should..."

Before Qin Fang could say anything, Li Chengqian interrupted him coldly: "When will it be the general's turn to deal with my servant?"

Qin Fang's heartfelt words were instantly stuck in his throat, like a rooster being strangled by the neck, and his face turned red.

The ministers below: Wow!

The emperor did not even mention punishing the little eunuch, and even reprimanded General Qin for it!

Did the Qin general really fall out of favor?

I heard that the Imperial Concubine was banished to the cold palace!

Huh? Who is that little eunuch?

Would you like to make some friends?

Lin Nan was totally unaware that the ministers below had already secretly set their minds on him. He knelt with his head lowered and his eyes submissively lowered. He did not forget to pull off the white silk that was floating on his head and held it straight up in a slightly flattering manner.

Li Chengxuan was so angry that he suddenly remembered that the silk laying ceremony had not yet been completed.

He snatched the jade from Lin Nanjie's hand angrily, and presented it to the main altar, kneeling three times and knocking his head nine times to complete the ceremony. Turning around, he saw Lin Nanjie and Qin Fang both kneeling on the altar, and his chest heaved up and down with anger——

"Get lost!!!"

Then he left with Wang Dehai and his men.

Lin Nanjie knelt down to see the emperor off, then quickly got up and followed behind.

The roads were slippery on rainy days, and many of the ministers were old. Moreover, it was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. Li Chengqian decided to stay at the Jingren Mountain Palace tonight and wait until the weather cleared up tomorrow before going down the mountain. The ministers rested together and were rewarded with hot springs.

During this time, some foolish person summoned the imperial physician, but was fired upon by Li Chenghuan with a sullen face.

In the hot spring, the hot water dispelled the cold. While helping his father-in-law Fang Wenjue to wash his body, Bai Zhang sighed, "I feel that the emperor is particularly kind today. He has given us the best spring water from Jingren Mountain, which is just right to dispel the cold."

Fang Wenjue said, "Yes! After standing in the wind and rain for a whole day, I finally feel warm and comfortable!"

Feng Yuanxiu smiled slightly and said, "The emperor is not a harsh person."

The previous emperor left behind such a mess. If the emperor did not manage it strictly when he first ascended the throne, the team under him would have continued to decay, and there would be no peace and prosperity today.

At this moment, Li Chengqian was also taking a bath in the hot spring.

Jingren Mountain is not only located on the dragon vein, but also a Feng Shui treasure land with natural resources and treasures. This natural hot spring is one of the treasures. When Taizu led people to survey, he discovered the richness of this place, so he ordered people to build an imperial mausoleum and a temporary palace here. Every year, he would bring his harem and relatives here to escape the heat in summer and soak in the hot springs in winter, which was also a refined thing in the world.

This natural hot spring has the miraculous effect of relaxing muscles, relieving fatigue and healing the body. Li Chenghuan let his hair down and lazily soaked in the hot spring pool to relieve his fatigue.

The hot soup forced out the coldness in his body. Li Chengzhen lazily leaned his head against the hot spring pool and rang the bell.

"Someone, come and help me take a bath."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was gently opened.

A respectful green figure walked in, picked up the bath beans, washed the emperor's hair first, and then bathed and scrubbed him.

The man's hand strength was moderate, not too big, not too small, strong yet gentle, just right for relieving fatigue.

Li Chengqian squinted comfortably.

The fatigue from handling government affairs recently and today's ancestral worship ceremony came together, and sleepiness came like a tide. Li Chengzhen completely relaxed and slowly fell into sleep.

Lin Nan diligently washed Li Chenghuan's hair. Looking at the dark and shiny hair, he couldn't help but sigh. Even though he stayed up late every day, his hair was still so thick and shiny. He really deserved to be the emperor.

Li Chenghuan had fallen asleep and did not hear this voice, so he did not know that it was Lin Nanjie who was bathing him.

After Lin Nanjie came back, he thought about it and mustered up the courage to ask Wang Dehai for this job.

After all, he had offended the dragon body during the ancestral worship ceremony, and he didn't know how the dog emperor was going to punish him, so he shamelessly asked for this job in order to redeem himself.

So he recalled his lifelong experience of washing hair in a barber shop, and used all his heart and soul to wash a hair that made Li Chengqian very satisfied.

After washing your hair, you must scrub your body.

Li Chengqian leaned against the wall of the hot spring, and it looked like he was having a hard time rubbing.

Lin Nanqi called out softly, "Your Majesty?"

No one answered.

It seems that he is in a deep sleep.

Lin Nanjie didn't stop, he stretched out his arms, took the bath beans and the bath towel, and scrubbed his body hard.

The temperature in the hot spring pool was high, and the hot steam made Lin Nanjie's hair wet. In addition, the posture was too difficult, so Lin Nanjie rubbed his hair until he was sweating profusely.

Just as he was about to raise his arm to wipe the sweat, his hand suddenly slipped and Lin Nan watched helplessly as the bath beans fell into the hot spring pool.

With a "plop" sound, it was gone.

【Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! 】

What should I do?

[I should have brought one more piece in earlier! ]

[This place is a bit awkward, should I pick it up or not? ]

Lin Nanjie's eyes were empty. He swallowed and looked at Li Chenghuan's sleeping face carefully.

Li Chenghuan leaned against the stone wall of the hot spring, his freshly washed black hair combed neatly behind his head, revealing his broad, full forehead and steep brow bones. There was a faint mark between his brows, indicating that he had never completely relaxed even in his sleep.

His gentle and handsome face was tightly pursed, and his breathing was regular and calm.

Lin Nanqi breathed a sigh of relief. He must have fallen asleep, and he looked like he was sleeping quite soundly.

While the man was asleep, he carefully reached out his hand and reached under the water.

The hot spring water is hot and a bit deep.

Lin Nanqi's five fingers were struggling to feel around underwater. The water vapor made it difficult to see the situation below. His fingers occasionally touched the smooth stone walls of the hot spring.

[Hiss——It’s a bit hard to find——]

[I'll take it out again——]

Hot steam blew on Lin Nanjie's face, and the tip of his nose was stained with water droplets. His fingertips suddenly touched a smooth object, and his eyes lit up. He finally found it!

Just as he was about to clench his five fingers, someone grabbed his wrist and pulled him out of the water with a huge force.

Lin Nanjie met Li Chenghuan's eyes through the mist.

Li Chenghuan's eyes, which were originally tightly closed, opened at some point. His eyelashes, wetted by moisture, looked even sharper. His deep eyes were full of fire, and the shadow of the ignorant little eunuch was reflected in his dark pupils.

He said viciously with a gnashing of teeth and a helpless tone:

"Lin Nanjie, could you please just shut up!"