Chapter 29
Even though he was an emperor, Xiao Huan had never been cherished so much by others. He thought he never cared about these useless emotions, but at this moment he couldn't help but stop.
"When was this bottle placed here?"
Hearing His Majesty's question, Qian Ming whispered, "After His Majesty gave the Jade Dew Cream to Master Xie, Master Xie put it under his pillow after using it that day, and he treasured it very much."
Wan Wan had no idea that Xie Ling, who had hidden this priceless item subconsciously and was misunderstood, was still sleeping.
Xiao Huan stared at him, and after a while he came back to his senses with a complicated expression.
The eunuch outside had soaked the handkerchief, and Qian Ming subconsciously wanted to take it and wipe Mr. Xie's face, but unexpectedly, His Majesty raised his hand to stop him.
Xiao Huan has been making more and more exceptions since he met Xie Ling, but he didn't think too much about it at this moment. After taking the handkerchief, he wiped his forehead and fingers for him, and then asked someone to change a new one.
Xie Ling felt extremely comfortable while he was half asleep. He sensed the temperature on his cheek and instinctively turned his face towards a cool place.
Just as Xiao Huan was about to withdraw his fingers, he suddenly felt the softness of his fingertips. The cheek flesh, which had cooled down, rubbed against his fingertips, and it was as smooth as milk.
He was originally in a complicated mood, and at this moment he raised his brows slightly and was somewhat speechless.
After eating so well every day, her face was indeed comfortable and surprisingly soft to the touch. Xiao Huan narrowed his eyes and reached out to poke it again. The soft flesh on the cheek that was lifted by the pillow sank again, looking like a dimple.
He rubbed his fingertips twice and suddenly chuckled.
The eunuchs beside him watched with their eyes and noses, pretending not to notice that His Majesty, still with a childish look, pinched Master Xie's cheeks for most of the night.
At this time, everyone lowered their heads.
It was not until Xie Ling's face seemed to turn red after being pinched that Xiao Huan felt a little sorry.
Never mind. It’s very comfortable but it would be bad if this guy finds out when he wakes up tomorrow.
He paused, then stood up and said, "Ask someone to watch over him overnight. If he develops a fever, let me know."
Wang Bao was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded.
He originally thought that His Majesty would ask the eunuch to find the imperial physician, but he didn't expect that His Majesty would inform him. His Majesty seemed to pay more attention to Master Xie. I don't know why, since the Chinese medicine, Wang Bao felt that His Majesty seemed to be a little different in his implicit attitude towards Master Xie?
Xie Ling didn't know that his face had been pinched all night. When he woke up the next morning, he was shocked to see a red patch on his left cheek.
"Are you still picking a seat when you have a fever?"
"Why is only one side of your face red?"
It's so weird, I have to take another look.
The more Xie Ling looked at it, the more strange it seemed to him. He reached out and touched it, and it felt a little painful, as if someone had pinched him.
He stared at the mirror for a long time and couldn't help questioning.
"System, did you evolve your arms last night and secretly take revenge on me all night?"
Otherwise, why would his face hurt so much?
system:……
Okay, okay, you would rather suspect me than Emperor Wu, right?
The system choked for a moment before snorting coldly: "This system will not do such boring things."
He had just upgraded himself last night, and having saved up a little energy over the past few days, he could barely maintain it for a little longer. Of course, this all depended on the reading points contributed by Emperor Wu.
God knows why Emperor Wu’s reading value is so high. One person’s reading value is equivalent to that of an entire city.
Xie Ling was a little confused when he saw that the system's voice did not sound fake.
What's going on?
Could it be that he had a bad sleeping posture at night and knocked his head? That would be too miserable for him.
Xie Ling searched for a long time, but in the end he was reluctant to use the bottle of Yulu ointment he had saved up, and went to class with a face full of red marks.
After Xiao Huan learned that Xie Ling had been looking at the mirror for a long time in the morning, he was silent for a moment, strangely feeling a little guilty. But the next moment he acted as if nothing had happened, as if the person who pinched Xie Ling's face last night was not him.
However... Xiao Huan really didn't expect the other person's touch to be so good, it actually made him feel a little bit reluctant. When he held the teacup all day, he could always think of the soft flesh next to him.
While he was lost in thought, the eunuch outside suddenly walked in.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your audience, Master."
Xiao Huan: ...What is he here for?
Did he find out that the person last night was me?
After a moment of doubt in his mind, he looked at Wang Bao expressionlessly. Only after seeing Wang Bao immediately shook his head did he call someone in.
Xie Ling waited for a long time before he heard the message. At this time, he was still a little confused. Could it be that His Majesty was summoning court officials at this moment?
If that were the case he wouldn't go in.
However, after waiting for a while and when Eunuch Wang Bao came out to greet him, Xie Ling realized that Emperor Wu was the only one in the hall, and there were no other important people.
Xie Ling blinked and saw that the emperor was a little suspicious, but he changed his expression after just a moment.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Huan raised his head while reviewing the memorial.
Xie Ling put aside his messy thoughts and talked about business: "Your Majesty, Zheng Daru said that there is a student in the Imperial College who wants to make friends with me."
"I want to ask if I can get to know you?"
Generally speaking, such matters are private affairs of ministers and His Majesty does not need to ask. But first of all, there was an incident in the Imperial College just now, and it was because of forming a clique for personal gain.
Secondly, Xie Ling’s identity is inconvenient. He is still living in the palace and doesn’t know when he will be able to regain his freedom. If he makes friends at this time, he has to report it.
Xie Ling was thinking that Emperor Wu didn't seem to want to kill him for the time being, and the imperial examination was coming soon. It would be nice for him to make one or two friends to exchange learning experiences with every day. Wouldn't this be a perfect exam partner?
But this matter ultimately depends on the emperor's intention.
Xiao Huan: ...
He was originally in a good mood, but now he felt inexplicably depressed.
There was actually nothing wrong with Xie Ling's idea of making friends. The other party was not a prisoner and his rights were not restricted. He stayed in the palace only because of his selfish motives.
Even if Xie Ling succeeded in the imperial examination and was appointed an official, the other party's personal relationships should have nothing to do with him.
Xiao Huan knew this clearly, but he was not happy.
The emperor stopped and looked at him solemnly for a while. Just when Xie Ling thought he had made some outrageous request, he spoke lightly.
"You seem to be having too much free time these days."
"The autumn exam is coming up soon, do you still have time to go out and play?"
Xie Ling: No, he was looking for a partner for the exam, not to go out and play.
However, how could Emperor Wu listen to his explanation?
"Come to the Wannian Hall to review after today's classes."
Xie Ling: …
"His Majesty?"
"Do you have any objections?" Xiao Huan raised his head.
Xie Ling immediately shook his head: "No, Your Majesty. I want to say: Your Majesty is wise and wise."
The last sentence made Xie Ling so angry that he sank into his dantian. Xiao Huan inexplicably felt that the other party was being sarcastic, so he frowned and suddenly laughed.
"I think so too."
Xie Ling:!!!
No, how did Emperor Wu become like this?
He was obviously very calm before, and even if he felt this way, he wouldn't say it out loud.
The eunuchs in the palace quietly curled the corners of their lips.
Xie Ling hesitated to speak, and was still confused even after he came out. So it was his stereotype. Was Emperor Wu also such a dull and coquettish person?
I think Xiao Huan is just irritating his system:...
Never mind. The host also deserves half the credit for the other party becoming like this.
…
In the afternoon, Xie Ling, who had found something to do for himself, had to go to Wannian Pavilion to report after class.
Although Zheng Daru was somewhat puzzled as to why His Majesty did not allow Xie Ling to make friends, he thought that there must be some other arrangements, so he did not say much.
I just thought that maybe His Majesty didn't want to disturb Xiao Xie's imperial examination. After all, the autumn examination was approaching and it would be bad if he was delayed.
When Xie Ling arrived at Wannian Hall, Xiao Huan's memorial had almost been reviewed. It was only when the person arrived that he remembered that he had detained him here at noon. He paused but didn't say anything else.
Xie Ling had been meeting Emperor Wu during this period of time. After performing a skillful salute, he looked at the emperor eagerly.
Xiao Huan knew what he was thinking without even looking at him, and said without even raising his head, "We'll have dinner later."
"I still have some memorials to look at."
After saying this he frowned slightly, wondering why he said this.
Tsk, he is the emperor, is it necessary to explain to Xie Ling?
While Wang Bao was speaking, he had already brought a table for Master Xie. Now he smiled and motioned for Master Xie to wait a moment.
What could Xie Ling do? If the emperor didn't want to eat it, he certainly wouldn't eat it either. He could only accept his fate and go over to read the book.
Well, I have actually learned almost everything in class today. Zheng Daju did not assign any additional homework, but the novel has not been updated today.
Xie Ling pretended to open the book, and the golden light above his head began to flash again.
The system has already expressed its calmness towards the host's open update in front of Emperor Wu. When Xie Ling was racking his brains, Emperor Wu suddenly raised his eyes and browsed yesterday's novel.
Now that everyone is here, how could Xiao Huan not read a novel? It's a good opportunity to finish the one he missed yesterday.
Fortunately, the sow’s postpartum care soup is finally over.
"After secretly giving His Majesty the soup for thirteen days, His Majesty's complexion was indeed much healthier, and the host was lucky enough to save his life and not be killed."
"Of course - provided the word sow is not leaked."
"The poster was worried and couldn't rest all day and night. Even when he was sleeping, he could only think about the sow. One night, he even dreamed about it."
"Not surprisingly, the Eagle Guard reported this to the Emperor."
"The next day, Emperor Wu looked at the poster with an indescribable expression. The poster didn't know what had happened."
"Emperor Wu asked the host, did you sleep well last night?"
"Family members, who would understand? With such a nonchalant tone of questioning and such an indifferent attitude of looking up at him, who wouldn't make a connection?"
"The OP immediately realized that the Emperor must have known about this and he called the OP here to expose the OP and settle the score with the OP later. Since it was a crime to argue in front of the Emperor, the OP knelt on the ground with a skilled "thump" and confessed everything!"
Xiao Huan: ...
you.
This is really...
According to his understanding of himself, he would not have thought too much about what the Eagle Guard said about him muttering about sows at night, so Xie Ling was simply confessing himself.
One can imagine what expression the person in the other book would have after drinking sow nursing soup for thirteen days.
Tsk, Xiao Huan looked at Xie Ling's expression and suddenly felt a hint of sympathy.
Xie Ling: Well, why are you looking at him like that?
Xie Ling was puzzled.
However, Emperor Wu quickly withdrew his gaze.
He was confused and had to ask the system: "What's wrong with the system?"
System: "Maybe the mark on your face is too eye-catching and attracts attention."
So Emperor Wu took a look? So that's what he thought.
Xie Ling covered his face and continued to think.
After Xiao Huan adjusted his mood, he continued reading.
Sure enough, the OP was at fault again.
Perhaps because of the excessive number of times, Xiao Huan's eyelids actually twitched this time. However, if you think about it carefully, what the other party did is not enough even if you die a thousand times.
The host was pulled down on the screen.
It was time for dinner.
Wang Bao came over cautiously and asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to have dinner at the Wannian Pavilion or return to the palace?"
When Emperor Wu was alone, he would sometimes go back to his bedroom to eat, but now Master Xie was here...
When Xie Ling heard about food, he perked up and secretly pricked up one ear to eavesdrop.
Thinking of the fact that the other party had just been beaten, Xiao Huan was rarely tolerant of him and glanced at him slightly.
"Let's eat at the Wannian Pavilion."
Seeing Xie Ling's expression change because of his words, Xiao Huan was silent for a moment, and silently asked the imperial chef to add another dish of Eight Treasure Duck.
Xie Ling: …
Your Majesty is so considerate!
The depression I felt all day seemed to have dissipated all at once. You are worthy of being His Majesty.
Xie Ling sat up straight and suddenly saw Emperor Wu turn his head and look at him, as if thinking for a moment:
"You want to leave the palace?"
Xie Ling: Well, who doesn't want to leave the palace? It's actually pretty boring to be in the palace every day, okay?
Xie Ling used to be a lazy person, but he couldn't be lazy anymore after going to and from work every day. He dreamed about the sweet and oily fruit in Dongfang Market every day, and it was true that he wanted to leave the palace by borrowing the help of his friends.
But Your Majesty asked this because you think he has been too lazy recently?
He secretly raised his head, thinking about how to answer wisely and appropriately, Xiao Huan said calmly: "Forget it, you should study hard with Zheng Daru in the palace these few days. I will leave the palace to pray for blessings at Qingyuan Temple in three days, you can come with me."
The autumn examination was approaching and the autumn harvest was approaching. In previous years, there was a custom of praying for blessings before the big harvest. However, the previous emperors all went to Yunshan Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, but Xiao Huan believed in Taoism more than Buddhism, so he changed it to Qingyuan Temple.
The emperor could not leave the palace very often, and this was one of the rare times. Xiao Huan had not taken it seriously at first, but when he thought of Xie Ling's desire to leave the palace... he inexplicably brought it up at this time.
Pray for blessings?
Of course Xie Ling was interested!
I went to Qingyuan Temple. It was my first time there. You should know that this is not some feudal superstition, but a serious royal activity. It must be very interesting.
Xie Ling, who was originally feeling a little bored because His Majesty had rejected his idea of making new friends, was immediately diverted and he made a righteous promise.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will study hard in the next few days."
"I will never let your majesty down."
Well, not bad.
Xiao Huan's eyebrows relaxed slightly, feeling that he had persuaded a lost young man to return to the right path, so that he would not indulge in fun. He also found a reasonable explanation for his displeasure when he heard that Xie Ling wanted to meet some students from the Imperial College.
——He was just worried that Xie Ling would meet the wrong person and delay the imperial examination.
The two of them had their own thoughts, but Wang Bao noticed something. He felt that His Majesty's previous denial of Master Xie was not that simple.
But of course he didn't dare to bring it up at this time, and could only watch Master Xie leave contentedly.
…
Xie Ling said he would study hard, and indeed he did. These days he either went to the library or came to the Wannian Pavilion.
At first, Xiao Huan was a little uncomfortable with having someone else around, but he was the one who said that he would supervise Xie Ling's studies, so it was not easy to go back on his word now.
After correcting the memorials that had accumulated during this period, he stretched his wrist and looked across.
Xie Ling had made rapid progress in the past few days, and even he was a little surprised. This guy's potential was not worse than some rare geniuses from aristocratic families.
But personality...
After the new update came out, Xiao Huan took a deep breath and looked at the screen. He should have learned his lesson after this failure, right?
"Three sentences to make His Majesty fall in love with me"
"The host has been reborn."
"Thank you, Brother Eagle Guard. This time, it was very quick and easy. As soon as I opened my eyes, I was back in front of the Emperor. However, this time, due to some strange mistake, I didn't have time to change the prescription, and the Emperor drank it anyway."
"But it doesn't matter - the host has a plan."
"The reason why it was discovered last time was because the poster had such a poor psychological quality that he confessed without being asked. So this time, the poster can just refuse to admit it."
"No, I almost forgot to add one more sentence, don't talk in your sleep at night!"
"God knows how terrifying the all-pervasive Eagle Guards of Emperor Wu's dynasty are. The word sow must never be mentioned again!"
"The poster tried very hard to give himself psychological hints, to make himself have a strong psychological shadow of these two words, to the point where he would speak nonsense and slur his words as soon as he opened his mouth. The poster succeeded."
“But it seems to be a little too successful.”
Xiao Huan: How strange! Let me take another look.
For some reason he always felt that something strange would happen next, perhaps beyond his expectations.
For this reason, Xiao Huan didn't even drink the tea.
And what happened next did not disappoint his expectations.
"The poster successfully put stress on the sow."
"However, there is one thing that is not good about the host. He cannot do anything that makes him feel guilty. If he feels guilty, he will have a reaction when he sleeps at night. Fortunately, the host was well prepared. This time, under the surveillance of the Eagle Guard, the host finally did not utter the word "sow" again."
"Instead, after brewing in the chest for a long time, the long homophone of "moo" was uttered to replace the mother."
"In this way, who would know that the poster was talking about sows?"
Xiao Huan:……!!!
He suppressed his expression and took a deep breath, restraining himself from looking at Xie Ling. The golden words on the screen continued:
"No, wait, that's not right!"
"The OP swallowed the sow and the sound became "moo moo", how could he still be arrested?"
Um?
Xiao Huan was also a little suspicious. Why was he arrested again?
Did you do anything wrong this time?
The golden characters above Xie Ling's head changed rapidly for a long time, and then arranged neatly in despair.
"Very far from the mark."
"How come there is no logic in ancient times?"
"The host of this post moos at night. Is he the reincarnation of a bull demon?!"
"Cough" This time Xiao Huan really couldn't help it.
Bull demon, this… The smile in his throat was almost impossible to suppress. He raised the corners of his lips and closed his eyes calmly.
However, as soon as I closed my eyes, I saw the young medical officer in Xie Ling's novel who was captured as a bull monster. It was really hard to remain calm.
He pressed his forehead and looked at the screen:
"Very good, yesterday's scene is repeated."
"Emperor Wu once again asked the OP why he slept with a "moo moo" sound at night."
“The host: … after hesitating between sow and moo for a long time, the host wiped his face and said, “Okay, I am a bull demon.”
Tsk, what a weird thing! Xiao Huan looked Xie Ling up and down and felt that he seemed like someone whose intelligence was not fully developed and was missing some strings.
"After the host blew himself up, everyone in the room was on high alert. The Eagle Guard leader wanted to throw black dog blood on me right then and there."
"The host was very clever and made up a story about waking up in the middle of the night to repay a favor."
"Well, refer to White Snake and Xu Xian."
"Your Majesty, do I look familiar to you? I am the little white bull that came here to repay my gratitude!"
Xiao Huan: ...
My head hurts, and my mind seems to follow the screen and shout “Looks familiar.”
Xiao Huan's forehead twitched and he felt a little curious: But what is this White Snake?
What is Xu Xian?
He felt doubtful, but it was not a good idea to ask Xie Ling at this time. He could only look at Xie Ling meaningfully and endure it for the time being.
Xie Ling didn't know that there was light leaking out from above his head. He finished his homework with a sigh of relief and stretched.
It’s so comfortable.
But I can leave the palace tomorrow, right?
Xie Ling looked at His Majesty hopefully.
Xiao Huan was having a headache from reading today's novels, and he couldn't read any more.
"Go down."
"Tomorrow morning, we will get up at 11:00 AM and the carriage will set off."
Yeah, that's good.
"Hehe, thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Ling retreated happily.
However, Emperor Wu couldn't sleep because he remembered the "moo" sound as soon as he closed his eyes at night. He had a strange expression on his face. He didn't expect that the sound was so magical. It had been an afternoon, but he still hadn't forgotten it.
Turning over slightly, Xiao Huan couldn't help thinking: Does Xie Ling really talk in his sleep at night?
What will you say?
Will he mention me? Thoughts came to his mind one by one. Xiao Huan closed his eyes but could not know so clearly.
Ever since Xie Ling made great contributions in the matter of the poisonous golden elixir, he withdrew the eagle guards who monitored him at night, so he had no idea what he did at night.
Emperor Wu frowned slightly, restrained himself from thinking any further, thought about tomorrow's schedule, and cleared his mind.
…
Xie Ling got up early in the morning and packed everything. Because he was going to a place of meditation, he did not wear bright clothes but a turquoise suit with a large peacock pattern embroidered on his waist, which made him look very refreshing.
After washing up, Xie Ling waited skillfully beside the carriage. After a moment, he saw His Majesty coming out.
Well, Your Majesty came out later than usual today?
He thought to himself and secretly took another look.
Xiao Huan didn't expect that just reading a novel could affect him, and the novel was clearly full of nonsense yesterday, nothing serious, but he took it to heart and didn't sleep all night.
His eyes were slightly dry, he pressed his forehead and got into the carriage, then paused when he saw Xie Ling secretly looking at him.
"Look at what I am doing?"
Xie Ling: "Nothing."
His voice became softer: "Your Majesty, you didn't get enough rest. How about I take another carriage?"
Otherwise, what if he disturbed Emperor Wu? If he changed the car, His Majesty could rest for a while.
Xiao Huan glanced at him and said unhappily, "No need, just follow me in one carriage."
There was no point in discussing it, so Xie Ling had to climb into the carriage carefully.
As soon as he entered, he manually closed his mouth and was extremely quiet, for fear of disturbing him. Xiao Huan sighed, closed his eyes and rested, no longer looking at him.
Seeing that His Majesty had rested, Xie Ling relaxed and leaned back on the cushion, whispering to the system: "The King of Volume also gets tired sometimes."
"I thought your majesty was made of iron."
system:……
Xiao Huan originally thought that he just closed his eyes to relax, but he didn't expect that not closing his eyes last night had such a big impact, and he actually fell asleep.
The carriage was shaking, he supported himself with his hands and his eyelashes drooped, and in a trance he inexplicably smelled the fragrance of magnolia on Xie Ling's body. It was very light, but it seemed to have a hypnotic effect and made him sleep more comfortably.
The space inside the car was spacious, but because Xie Ling was sitting on the side, after a slight bump outside, Xiao Huan was closer to the magnolia flower.
The soft fragrance lingering in his breath made him relax his guard unconsciously, and he felt more at ease than when he was in the palace.
Before he knew it, Xiao Huan had a dream.
Xie Ling had just rubbed his waist and looked around when he suddenly heard His Majesty calling his name.
"Xie Ling".
Two slightly low words came out of the emperor's mouth as he closed his eyes to rest, and made him sit up straight immediately.
"Your Majesty, what is it?
He thought Xiao Huan called him to tell him something, but after calling him once, the emperor never spoke again.
Xie Ling waited for a long time and his serious expression turned into a bit confused.
"Wait, why didn't you give any instructions?"
"System, is Your Majesty talking in his sleep?"
System: “How should I know?”
Xie Ling hesitated for a moment, and seeing that His Majesty had no intention of opening his eyes, he couldn't help but move closer to see what was going on.
Suddenly, the carriage outside made a whoosh.
Qingyuan Temple is on a mountain, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. The Eagle Guards driving outside have tried their best to be careful, but they still can't avoid bumps. Xie Ling was originally leaning against the wall of the car, but he got closer out of curiosity. He was lifted up by the carriage and couldn't help but bumped into Emperor Wu's neck.
Xiao Huan was slightly awakened by the bumps. His thoughts had not yet fully recovered and he was frowning when suddenly a weight with a familiar fragrance fell on his shoulder.
Soft black hair brushed against his neck. Xiao Huan paused slightly. He had just heard Xie Ling's complaint when he came to his senses and felt an extremely soft touch - it suddenly brushed against the side of his neck.
Xiao Huan's body stiffened for a moment. It was obvious that the Chinese medicine was no longer taking effect, but a trembling feeling that was even more tingling than in the previous days came from the place where contact was made.
For a moment, he subconsciously grabbed the back of Xie Ling's neck.
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