Chapter 08
Your Majesty, look at what you are talking about? Relaxing a little is impolite, and eating according to the rules is artificial. Why not go to heaven?
Xie Ling choked. If it were in modern times, he would have to argue with that person, but in ancient times, then... forget it.
Xianyu immediately understood what he meant and put down his towel, then used chopsticks to quickly remove the bones from the chicken wings. The whole process was quick and simple, full of the most primitive and naturalness.
Your Majesty, you should have said so earlier because his etiquette is so offensive.
Is this okay? Xie Ling swallowed the chicken and looked at His Majesty carefully.
Xiao Huan was satisfied.
Xiao Huan was pleasing to the eye.
This guy has absolutely no sense of etiquette. Forcing himself to do those actions will only hurt his eyes. How can he still act like a human being?
He squinted his eyes and continued to drink the porridge. He did not complain until the meal was over, which made Wang Bao and the others breathe a sigh of relief. They looked at Xie Ling with some surprise in their eyes.
This Master Xie was actually able to calm His Majesty's emotions... It was incredible. Moreover, Master Xie had angered His Majesty so many times today, but His Majesty did not punish him severely, but only reprimanded him a few times. Thinking about it carefully, it was really terrifying.
This guy is a talent!
Xie Ling had no idea that Wang Bao was even beginning to be in awe of him. He just touched his stomach with a bit of melancholy after finishing his porridge.
Oh, it was a mistake. I should have drunk less.
If I drink so much and get tied up by that eagle guard called Lord Liang, will I vomit on the spot?
This is so embarrassing. No, no.
The system didn't know that Xie Ling actually knew how to write "disgraceful", and looked at him in surprise. Xie Ling was confident that all his actions were in line with the standards of a modern person who had just traveled through time, and he hadn't done anything out of the ordinary, so how could he not know how to be embarrassed?
Anyway, the scene of being strangled by a rope and vomiting is too hellish.
The system twitched its lips: "Don't worry, you won't be tied up tonight."
Xie Ling: "How do you know?"
It's not that he didn't trust the system, but he was a little suspicious of the source of the news. He had been kidnapped for several days, how did the system know that he would not be kidnapped today?
Although he didn't know why Emperor Wu didn't kill him, he simply believed that Emperor Wu would never let him off.
system:……
I have to say, he did guess right, but everything is a little unexpected?
Is he going to tell Xie Ling that Emperor Wu is now catching up with the latest chapters every day? What if Xie Ling is scared and stops writing after hearing this?
Facing the host's clear and stupid eyes, the system could only say for the sake of his life: "Just wait."
Xie Ling: ...mysterious.
He waited and waited, and when night came, what the system had predicted actually came true. He was not kidnapped?
Xie Ling, who had returned to the side hall and got a couch for the rare occasion, looked around and quietly called out to the system in his mind: "System, tell me the truth, did you secretly cast a curse on Emperor Wu?"
Otherwise, why would he be treated so drastically!
The system smiled and said, "Any technology from any time and space is useless to people with luck. This is all due to your own efforts, and has nothing to do with this system."
"Go to sleep, host."
There is still life to be done tomorrow.
…
The news that His Majesty had left a young man in the palace had spread throughout the capital along with the major case of the Imperial Hospital. Upon learning that his illegitimate son had not returned for several days, Marquis Dingyi was shocked.
"Could it be possible that this rebellious son really wanted to cling to His Majesty?"
It's not that Marquis Dingyi didn't notice the flirting between Xie Ling and the palace eunuch Zhao Yongnian, but he thought... the emperor was nearly thirty years old and still had no concubines, so maybe he really wanted one, so he acquiesced in it, thinking that if Xie Ling got one, it would provide a way out for Marquis Dingyi's Mansion, and if not... although he was not a good parent, it was a well-known fact that Xie Ling had been a playboy since childhood, so no matter how much he blamed others, he wouldn't blame Marquis Dingyi's Mansion too much, right?
Marquis Dingyi had good intentions, but he did not expect that Xie Ling would die as soon as he entered the palace, and Zhao Yongnian was executed at the Meridian Gate yesterday, on the charge of corruption, with all officials being required to go to the execution ground to watch.
It's hard not to feel that this is meant to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
The eunuchs who had followed His Majesty for such a long time were all dead, so what good could they expect? But the bad thing was that they still hadn't received any news from Xie Ling.
Previously, they were able to send people into the inner palace because Zhao Yongnian was desperate and found a way to get help. Now that Zhao Yongnian is dead, the palace is surrounded like an iron barrel, and they can't find out anything they want to find out!
Marquis Dingyi now only knows that His Majesty has left behind a young man, but he is not sure whether he is the one from their family, and... even if he was left behind, according to the current situation, even a fool would know that it is not a good thing.
The Marquis's mansion had been dead silent and eerily quiet these past few days. The other nobles in the court were somewhat confused as to why Marquis Dingyi had suddenly started to behave himself.
It seemed that Xiao Huan guessed something and chuckled, "He has some brains, but not much." He threw the letter on the table. Wang Bao picked it up carefully and didn't dare to ask any questions.
Xiao Huan thought of Xie Ling at this time: "Is he awake?"
Thinking of Master Xie who was forcibly awakened by His Majesty, Wang Bao nodded guiltily.
"Master Xie is already bathing and packing up."
Xie Ling didn't expect that after a good night, he would be woken up the next morning as soon as the cock crowed. He was still dazed as the palace servants carried him to take a bath.
"System, can you please take a closer look at what time it is now?"
System: "System time is five o'clock in the morning."
Xie Ling:!!!
Five o'clock?
Who is a good person who gets up at five in the morning?
So early, is it fatal?!
When Xie Ling was pushed into the bathtub, he couldn't even open his eyes. After a while, he couldn't help but fall asleep in the warm water.
The palace maid who was pulling at the other person and trying desperately to prevent Master Xie from drowning in the pond: ...?
I asked you to take a shower, but you could still sleep?!
After a long struggle, Xie Ling finally came to his senses. Without Wang Bao notifying him, he knew that he would have to accompany the emperor again. After drinking a mouthful of strong tea, the salted fish that he had vowed yesterday not to drink again was full of resentment, like a zombie that had been dead for five hundred years. When the young eunuch from the palace came to lead the way, he was almost startled.
"Mr. Xie, His Majesty is already waiting for you in Yuanji Palace, let's go quickly."
What are you waiting for him for? Xie Ling wiped his face, a mask of pain. Only after arriving at Yuanji Palace did he know what he was doing so early in the morning.
——Leave the palace!
Xiao Huan was about to leave the palace to inspect the camp outside the capital.
As a monarch who attached great importance to military achievements, Xiao Huan raised the status of powerful military generals and was generous with military spending. The large camp outside the capital had been maintained since Xiao Huan ascended the throne.
Every month he would take some time to check on the sergeants' training, which was a system that had been established long ago.
It was natural for Xiao Huan to get up early without any effort, and King Juan naturally thought that everyone was the same as him. So when Xiao Huan ordered someone to "invite" Xie Ling, he saw a salted fish that was weak and decadent and was about to die at the next moment.
Xiao Huan: ...
He remembered that the Eagle Guard reported to him that the other party went to bed early last night, so why was he still like this this morning?
It looked like he either didn't get enough sleep or was in poor health. The Emperor Wu, who couldn't stand the loser, narrowed his eyes.
Xie Ling woke up immediately with a start. It was strange, why did he suddenly have a bad premonition just now, as if something bad would happen if he didn't open his eyes wide.
Xie Ling blinked his eyes and tried hard to make himself look more alert. After a few breaths, he was driven into the carriage.
Wait, he and His Majesty are in the same car?
When sitting in the car, Xie Ling was still confused. He looked at the imperial guards on horseback outside and then at Emperor Wu opposite him.
"Your Majesty, isn't this inappropriate?" Xie Ling couldn't help but ask boldly.
Xiao Huan, who was reading a book, glanced over his head, then looked away and sneered.
"What are you afraid of?"
Xie Ling: …
Very good, it seems that His Majesty knows what he is doing, so he doesn’t have to worry about it.
Xianyu was paralyzed for a second and then sat up straight. Out of the palace, he had never been out of the palace since he traveled through time, and he didn't know what it was like outside the palace. Xie Ling, who opened his eyes and was in the white jade pool and then was tied up for two days, had long been extremely curious about the outside of the palace.
To be frank, he wouldn't be able to sleep even if he was asked to.
So Xiao Huan looked at the man who was originally listless and had to rely on intimidation to open his eyes. Now he was staring at the curtain with burning eyes, as if there was some peerless beauty outside.
Actually it was just dust flying around Xiao Huan:…
He turned a page of the book, too lazy to pay attention to Xie Ling.
Xie Ling persisted for two seconds, and seeing that Emperor Wu seemed to be reading a book seriously and had no time to pay attention to this, he quietly lifted a corner of the curtain.
However, all I saw was a forest and an official road. There was no human habitation within a hundred miles, and there was nothing in front except the imperial guards.
Xie Ling was stunned. Why was this happening?
system:……
"The inspection of the camp outside Beijing is done on the official road, of course it is like this."
Xie Ling, who had not yet adapted to the contrast of the time travel, twitched his lips and lowered the curtain again.
"So you said he had to wake me up early in the morning to inspect the camp outside Beijing. Why is that?!"
What kind of devil is this? He can’t even let others live a good life when he himself lives a bad life?
system:……
Who says it isn’t?
However, there is something even more devilish. If the system guessed correctly, Xiao Huan took Xie Ling with him not to accompany him on the inspection, but to let Xie Ling write a novel on the spot.
Even Zhou Pa Pi didn’t peel it like this.
How long did it take to write the last chapter? According to the system's understanding of the host, the host does not plan to continue writing until the afternoon.
Now... cough cough.
While Xie Ling was complaining, he secretly glanced at Xiao Huan and was startled when he heard the system cough.
"System, you also catch a cold?"
The system said in a hoarse electronic voice: "Maybe it's a little low on energy."
Xie Ling withdrew his concern and asked him to update now. Even the donkeys in the production team were not so capable of updating.
No, definitely not.
Half an hour later, the emperor's carriage finally arrived at the camp outside the capital. Xie Ling covered his butt and almost cried.
Although he turned on the pain shield and couldn't feel the pain, the bumpy ride was uncomfortable and almost killed him. I don't know how the Emperor Wu could read a book in such a bumpy car with such a straight face and without feeling any discomfort?
Is this the physical fitness of the ancients?
Xiao Huan glanced at Xie Ling's useless appearance. He originally wanted to ask him to continue "reviewing" but for a moment he couldn't say it out loud.
"Can you still walk?"
Has this person never traveled far?
In fact, the emperor was driving a royal carriage and was taking the official road, so the road was much easier to travel than usual, and it was considered the best travel experience in ancient times. Xie Ling still felt uncomfortable, and it could only be said that his body was too useless.
For the second time that day, Xiao Huan couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Xie Ling wanted to shake his head stubbornly to show that he could do it. But although it didn't hurt, he couldn't take a single step. After hesitating for a moment, he could only say awkwardly under the gaze of His Majesty: "It seems that I can't do it."
Xiao Huan: ...
Two imperial guards, each holding one hand, stepped forward, lifted Xie Ling's shoulders and lifted him off the carriage.
The next moment, His Majesty opened his robe and got off the carriage as if walking on flat ground.
Xie Ling, who saw this scene as soon as he opened his eyes, paused for a moment. For the first time, he felt: Damn, it's so embarrassing to be a modern otaku.
Who understands, my family members, my toes are starting to dig into the ground!
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