Chapter 27 Pink Water Lily (Three in One) Real or Fake? Micro d...
Cheng Changgeng claimed that he was not a gentleman and was unwilling to do anything mean, but when he met Su Mian's misty eyes and the red lips that were so close to him, he really couldn't ignore it.
Hearing Su Mian utter the three words "Dog Emperor" from his mouth, even though it was not his name, after eavesdropping on his thoughts for so long, Cheng Changgeng knew that this was his unique name for himself.
The red lips touched each other, and the lips were soft.
It was like inhaling a piece of jelly. The rich aroma of wine filled his mouth, making him want to taste it further.
The moment he pried open her teeth, Su Mian's eyes widened. He was still drunk, but the wonderful touch made his body go limp, as if he had been electrocuted. He had no choice but to raise his hands to hook Cheng Changgeng's neck and hold up his body.
Feeling Su Mian's response, Cheng Changgeng could no longer control the desire in his heart, and his hands wandered everywhere.
As for Su Mian, he only knew that he seemed to have eaten a sweet jelly, which he could not finish sucking, so he sucked it desperately.
"hiss."
Cheng Changgeng let go of Su Mian, breathing heavily. His lips were red and swollen. He sneered helplessly and flicked his forehead lightly with his finger. He didn't use much force, but it made him unhappy.
"Where's the jelly? My jelly."
Su Mian spread out his palms, raised them to his chest with a wronged look, and asked Cheng Changgeng for jelly.
He was such a big jelly, how come he disappeared?
With Su Mian's dizzy head now, he couldn't figure out what was going on.
Cheng Changgeng was amused by his appearance. He raised his hand, held his palm and brought it to his mouth. He placed a gentle kiss on his palm and asked gently, "Is this it?"
"Huh? Yes!"
Seeing that he was happy, Cheng Changgeng gave him another kiss, one kiss after another, making Su Mian giggle.
"Su Mian."
"hold head high?"
Cheng Changgeng took Su Mian's hand and walked to the bedside and sat down. He seemed to have a lot to say to this time traveler who had the same experience, but he didn't know where to start.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Su Mian got annoyed again: "Cheng Changgeng, you are really long-winded."
Cheng Changgeng was extremely surprised that he actually called out his name.
But he thought, if he was considered nagging, then what about Su Mian's chatter all day long? Keyboard reincarnation?
"Do you know who I am?"
"Yes, Cheng Changgeng."
"Say it again."
"Cheng Changgeng."
"Cheng Changgeng, Cheng Changgeng, Cheng Changgeng."
Su Mian didn’t understand why Big Jelly kept talking nonsense. Of course he knew his name.
"Scream again... um."
This time it was Cheng Changgeng's turn to have his lips blocked.
He was really noisy, Su Mian thought, such a noisy jelly deserved to be eaten, all eaten, without leaving any.
At this time of deep love, Cheng Changgeng could no longer suppress his emotions.
He leaned over and pressed Su Mian under him, enjoying Su Mian's initiative.
When the love reached its deepest level, his eyes were blurred, and he raised his eyes and asked again: "Su Mian, do you really know what you are doing?"
"Humph, Cheng Changgeng, I must eat you!"
It was late at night and the candlelight was flickering.
The candle on the table was newly lit and the light was particularly bright.
The candlelight was bright, casting two intertwined figures on the wall through the curtains.
I saw a few black shadows floating by, a few messy clothes fell to the ground, and the heavy breathing covered up the chirping of crickets in the hot summer day.
A gust of night wind squeezed through the window and blew the candlelight, and two shadows swayed back and forth on the wall with the candlelight.
Outside the window, in the corridor, the water lilies newly sent by the Eunuchs' Mansion were floating on the surface of the pond. The moonlight seemed to give the water lilies a layer of brilliant silver, making them sparkle.
The water lily that shouldn't have bloomed tonight, perhaps nourished by the moonlight, quietly unfolded its pink petals silently.
The pink petals are stacked layer upon layer, and as a breeze blows by, the fully bloomed water lilies tremble and sway in the water, floating up and down with the waves.
Perhaps the swaying of the water lilies startled the fish sleeping under the lotus leaves. A golden koi jumped up nimbly, and the silver light covered it with a veil.
As he leaped, his tail swung right in the center of the newly blossomed water lily, causing the lily to tremble. It then disappeared into the water and floated up and down. It took a long time for the pistil to reappear, and it seemed to be stained with a few drops of water that took a long time to dissipate.
“Gugu——”
With the cry of a bird, the water returned to calm, and the night was so quiet that it seemed as if nothing unusual had ever happened.
"Mianmian."
The smoke from the war in the house had died down, and only a few scraps of candlelight remained, and the room became dim.
Cheng Changgeng let out a long sigh and held Su Mian in his arms, who was sobbing softly, with tears in the corners of her eyes but already sleeping soundly.
He gently kissed the corner of his eye, covering the teardrop.
He felt a little guilty after realizing it. He was indeed reckless and did something mean. He took Su Mian's virginity when Su Mian was drunk.
Even though he repeatedly read Su Mian's name and asked him to call out his name, Su Mian could still call out his name accurately.
Although he was particularly considerate of Su Mian's feelings, his movements were not large and went from shallow to deep, trying his best to make Su Mian relax and feel comfortable.
But he did it.
His hormones were running high, and now that he had calmed down he felt particularly guilty.
How should he face Su Mian?
How should Su Mian face other people?
Even if he would take care of what happened tonight and not let anyone spread it, it was inevitable that people would gossip about it in private.
Can he give Su Mian a legitimate identity?
These things gave him a headache.
The sky in the distance was already slightly white. Cheng Changgeng leaned over and hugged Su Mian tightly, tucked in the corners of the quilt, and rested his chin on Su Mian's neck before gradually falling asleep.
That night, Su Mian felt like she had a dream.
It’s hard to tell whether it’s a nightmare or a sweet dream.
He dreamed that he caught a big jelly that could run and chew it. As he chewed it, the jelly turned into the face of the Dog Emperor and kept forcing him to call his name.
Then, he seemed to fall into the sky, lying in the clouds and feeling the softness all over his body. Then he fell from a high altitude, and the tense and exciting feeling hit his brain.
He woke up suddenly.
“Hoo—hoo.”
When Su Mian opened his eyes and looked at the beams, his first reaction was that his head was aching badly, as if it had been bombarded by artillery fire. His head felt swollen and dizzy.
The only thing he remembered was that he drank a glass of wine in the palace of the emperor.
Then what……
Su Mian knew that he must have drunk too much.
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but think of the dream he had last night and couldn't help laughing out loud.
[You know what, it’s quite funny to see the dog emperor turning into jelly. ]
As Su Mian was laughing, he laughed out loud. As he was laughing, he realized something was wrong.
Why does he feel sour when he laughs?
A bad premonition arose spontaneously. Su Mian closed his eyes for two seconds and forced himself to take a deep breath. Things must not be that bad.
Open your eyes, raise your arms, throw off the quilt, and scream.
"ah--"
Looking at herself lying naked in the bed with kiss marks all over her body, Su Mian thought, has she never eaten donkey meat, but has she never seen a donkey run? !
He was fucking slept with! Got slept with! Got slept with! Slept with by Cheng Changgeng! ! !
Su Mian’s first reaction was to call the police.
He was a real man, but he was slept with by a man after he got drunk.
The key point is that the man just walked away, leaving him alone at the crime scene.
"Scumbag! Beast! Pervert!"
Su Mian felt the pain in his body belatedly. He supported himself with his arms and stood up. He moved his limbs and found that the pain below his waist was more severe.
He leaned on the bed somewhat dejectedly.
"That's good. The fake eunuch's identity has been exposed, and he was slept with."
Su Mian wanted to cry but had no tears. He knocked his head and tried to recall the details of what happened last night.
But he couldn't figure it out for a long time. He just vaguely remembered that he seemed to be hugging Cheng Changgeng and chewing him.
Then think about his dream last night.
"Isn't it because I took the initiative..."
Su Mian wanted to cry even more.
He just sat on the bed in a daze, and no one disturbed him because Cheng Changgeng had gotten up early to attend court and had specifically instructed not to let anyone get close.
He guessed that Su Mian would not be able to accept it for the time being and certainly did not want others to know about it.
After the court session, Cheng Changgeng wanted to go to the direction where Su Mian lived, but he stopped and went back to Mingzheng Hall.
Sitting at the desk, Cheng Changgeng was uneasy. When he went to court, he was worried about Su Mian's situation.
He was worried that he would become depressed and leave the imperial capital.
Cheng Changgeng didn’t know what kind of feelings he had for Su Mian. He only knew that at the moment, he didn’t want Su Mian to disappear from his world.
"Little Dezi."
After hesitating for a long time, he couldn't help but call Xiao Dezi who was serving outside.
"The servant is here."
"Go and see if Su Mian is awake. There's no need to ask him to serve in front of the emperor. Just send him a bowl of sobering soup."
It was not Xiao Dezi who served Cheng Changgeng last night, so Xiao Dezi did not know that Cheng Changgeng stayed at Su Mian's place last night, let alone that they had sex.
Therefore, Xiao Dezi simply thought that Cheng Changgeng was sympathetic to Su Mian's hard work, so after receiving the order, he prepared a bowl of sobering soup and went to Su Mian's residence.
When Xiao Dezi arrived, Su Mian had already recovered a little and changed his clothes. He found that his body had obviously been cleaned, and apart from feeling a little tired, he did not feel any other discomfort.
"Eunuch Su."
I knocked on Su Mian's door, and soon the door was opened from the inside.
"Why are you here?"
"Eunuch Su, the Emperor, thinking of your hard work, has specially sent a servant to bring you sobering soup..."
Xiao Dezi had a smile on his face. Before he could finish his words, Su Mian picked up the hangover soup and gulped it down. Then he stuffed the empty bowl back into Xiao Dezi's hand and said in a dead voice, "When you're done, go back."
"Hey, don't do that. It hurts."
Seeing Su Mian was about to close the door, Xiao Dezi subconsciously used his hand to block it, but he didn't expect that his finger was pinched directly, and he screamed in pain.
"Are you okay?"
Su Mian didn't expect him to be so fierce, so she immediately opened the door and asked him with concern.
After all, this was the dog emperor's fault. He was just in a bad mood and naturally would not vent his anger on others.
"It's all right."
Xiao Dezi waved his hand and continued apologetically, "Eunuch Su, I know everything that happened yesterday."
[What? ! Is the Dog Emperor a human being? Can this be known to others? Don’t you want me to live? ]
Su Mian instinctively felt that the "things that happened yesterday" that Xiao Dezi was talking about were about him and the dog emperor Jiangjiangniangniang.
"It's okay, don't mention it again."
Su Mian didn't want to continue discussing this topic.
"I know that you have been wronged, and I am sad too."
"I'm actually fine...it's just my butt..."
"I should have confessed this earlier."
Su Mian was just about to say that he was fine, just that his butt was a little sore, but Xiao Dezi's words made him hear the clue.
They are both talking about...could they be talking about the same thing?
As expected, he heard Xiao Dezi continue to say, "Xiao Wenzi was indeed arranged by Eunuch Jiang. He knew that the emperor had given you the matter of poisoning to investigate, so he wanted me to trip you up so that you would offend people and not be able to find out the truth."
"By the way, Eunuch Su, what butt did you just talk about?"
After Xiao Dezi finished his confession, he remembered that Su Mian seemed to have said something about butt just now. What did it mean?
"profound."
Su Mian pretended to be calm and replied, "Nothing, I just said that I was punished by the emperor yesterday, and my butt is a little uncomfortable today. Let's not talk about that. If you did it, why are you looking for me to confess now?"
"Of course it's because you are an open-minded person, father-in-law. I hope to work behind you in the future and don't want to be used by Jiang Renhai anymore."
Previously, Xiao Dezi thought that Jiang Renhai was wholeheartedly doing good for him, but during the time he stayed with Su Mian, he slowly discovered that not only was Jiang Renhai stingy, but everything he asked him to do was to take advantage of him.
Just say that he was asked to bring Xiao Wenzi to mislead Su Mian. If Su Mian was a ruthless person and betrayed him, the emperor would definitely not let him go easily. He was the one who followed up on this matter from the beginning to the end, and he could not get away from it in any way.
But Jiang Renhai is different. He has almost nothing to do with anything and can completely clear himself of all blame.
"But I'm not that stupid."
Su Mian's words meant that he acknowledged Xiao Dezi.
He didn't say anything else. It didn't matter to Su Mian who Xiao Dezi was willing to work for. Jiang Renhai's little tricks were not enough for him.
Right now he just wants to be alone and quiet.
"Okay, if you have nothing else to do, go and wait in front. I want to rest."
"I understand."
After Xiao Dezi finished speaking, he did not bother Su Mian any more. He put down the bowl and hurried back to Mingzheng Hall to recover his sight.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Su has woken up, but he seems to have hurt his butt and wants to rest for a while."
Xiao Dezi didn't remember anything, but he remembered that Su Mian mentioned that his buttocks were uncomfortable.
He thought that since Eunuch Su treated him so kindly, he must give something in return, such as speaking pitifully for him in front of the emperor, and maybe the emperor would reward him with something.
He knew that Eunuch Su loved money more than Jiang Renhai.
"Did he really tell you that?"
Cheng Changgeng frowned. He didn't expect Su Mian to say this to Xiao Dezi so bluntly.
"In that case, I will go and see for myself."
If the imperial physician were to take a look at the matter, the truth would surely be exposed. Cheng Changgeng asked Xiao Dezi to take the medicine box from Mingzheng Palace and go with him to Su Mian's residence again.
He was a little worried about Su Mian, and he took big steps in a hurry, fearing that he would be late. Su Mian's butt hurt badly, and she blamed herself even more.
Xiao Dezi was still confused. Why did the emperor care so much about Eunuch Su's butt?
Why did he get so anxious when he heard that Eunuch Su's butt hurt? Was he afraid that Eunuch Su's butt would rot in two and he wouldn't be able to serve the emperor?
His Majesty is such a nice person.
If Su Mian heard Xiao Dezi's series of mutterings, she would definitely roll her eyes to the sky.
He has to bear the consequences, while all the good guys have become the dog emperor!
Standing at Su Mian's door, Cheng Changgeng touched his nose guiltily and signaled Xiao Dezi with his eyes to go forward and knock on the door.
"Boom boom boom."
“Who is it?”
Su Mian was really annoyed. He was still dizzy after drinking the hangover soup. Why did people keep coming?
"Eunuch Su, it's still me, Xiao Dezi."
Xiao Dezi looked back at the emperor, but ultimately did not give Cheng Changgeng away.
"Why are you here again?"
Su Mian walked forward dejectedly and opened the door. He saw Xiao Dezi standing in front of him holding a medicine box. As soon as his eyes fell on Cheng Changgeng, he heard Xiao Dezi say happily:
"I told the emperor that my father-in-law's butt hurts, so the emperor came with me to see you!"
What a great honor this is!
Su Mian just wants to say, do you want this honor?
“Bang!”
Before Xiao Dezi could finish his words, he was almost hit on the nose by Su Mian's door.
"emperor……"
Xiao Dezi turned around timidly, lowered his head and did not dare to look at the emperor's face. He thought that Eunuch Su was too bold to even turn away the emperor.
"That's fine. Go prepare lunch first. Remember to prepare more seafood and meat and cook them fresher."
"Oh...I will obey your orders."
Xiao Dezi scratched his head and looked at the medicine box in his hand, wondering whether he should take it away. Then he saw the emperor come over and take the medicine box from him.
He didn't think much about it. The emperor gave him a task, so he just went to carry it out.
"Boom boom boom."
Perhaps because he heard the conversation between Cheng Changgeng and Xiao Dezi, Su Mian knew that the person knocking on the door this time must be the Dog Emperor, so he did not make any sound.
"Su Mian."
[The man is really heartless, calling out her full name again at this time. ]
"Mianmian."
[vomit! Who are you trying to annoy? You must be doing it on purpose. ]
Cheng Changgeng was helpless after hearing his inner voice. He simply ignored Su Mian's inner thoughts and continued:
"I know you don't want to see me, but your health is more important. I heard that you were not feeling well, so I brought you some ointment."
He deliberately lowered his posture and did not use the word "I".
Su Mian sat on the bed, still not wanting to see Cheng Changgeng, but his butt did feel a little uncomfortable. After all, it was his first time, and even though Cheng Changgeng had been particularly careful last night, it was still very swollen.
But before he could refuse, there was a sound of the window opening, and Su Mian saw Cheng Changgeng's long legs stepping in.
[No, whose emperor is climbing through the window! ]
Su Mian was really convinced. He knew that the entire Lanling Kingdom was Cheng Changgeng's territory. It was useless to confront him, so he simply turned around and didn't look at him.
The main idea is out of sight, out of mind.
The footsteps were getting closer, and Su Mian knew without looking that Cheng Changgeng was standing in front of her at this moment.
"Mianmian, I know it's wrong for me to force you. I am wrong in this matter, but your health is the most important."
"It's inevitable to get hurt the first time. This ointment was prepared by the imperial physician. You definitely don't want to see the imperial physician, so I brought it to you personally."
"I was rude last night and I couldn't control myself. If you don't want to, I won't force you anymore. You just need to be the eunuch in front of the emperor."
"Or, you can do something else if you want. I'll let you do it."
[You speak so nicely, can you please let me leave the palace? ]
"But I can't leave the palace. To be honest, I don't have anyone I can trust around me. If you leave, I'm afraid I'll be poisoned to death one day without knowing it."
[You are the worm in my stomach, right? I'll just poison you to death. I'll be the first one to poison you when I'm around you! ]
"It's not easy to apply the medicine there. I'll leave right after I apply the medicine on you. I won't stay any longer."
[It sounds better than singing, I would rather die than surrender!] ! ! ]
Su Mian could only try to emphasize that he was still a real man when addressing him.
"I asked the kitchen to prepare meals for you. They are all your favorites. You must be starving after not eating for so long."
[Huh, how do you know what I like to eat? You are lying with your eyes open! It’s not your fault that I’m still hungry! ]
"There are braised prawns, braised pig's trotters, steamed hairy crabs, and squirrel fish, etc."
[This is exactly what I like to eat. I’m speechless.] Then I won’t give in! ! ]
Su Mian’s main strategy is to never speak a word. As long as he doesn’t speak a word, he will win the game.
"Oh, by the way, yesterday the border offered a string of agate and ruby beads, which are said to be top-quality items that are rarely seen in a century. There is also a nine-turn ring made of jade, which is very interesting."
[Tsk, how much can broken beads and broken glass be worth? I don’t want them. ]
Although he thought he was not interested, only Su Mian himself knew the answer. He was shaken because it sounded like a good thing.
"I estimate that it won't be a problem to buy the two cities of Lanling Country. If Mianmian likes them, I'll give them to you."
"really?!"
Realizing that his defense had been breached, Su Mian immediately closed his grinning mouth and turned back to secretly curse himself for being useless.
After a long silence, Cheng Changgeng didn't say anything else, just waiting for Su Mian to speak.
"Put the medicine there. I can apply it myself. You are the emperor. I dare not resist. After all, it is easier for you to crush me than to crush an ant. But I am not afraid."
Su Mian looked Cheng Changgeng in the eye and continued, "I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities, but I also hope that the emperor will keep his word and not force me to do this kind of lovemaking again."
After Su Mian finished speaking, he took a deep breath and looked away, not daring to look at Cheng Changgeng again.
This was actually what he said after weighing the pros and cons and believing that he would die.
Although he could feel that the dog emperor had some preference for him, after all, it seemed that he had known for a long time that he was a fake eunuch, but no one could tell how long this preference would last.
The dog emperor is a tyrant who can take his life at any time and anywhere. Since he has to die sooner or later, he might as well stretch his neck and let the dog emperor slaughter him and take a gamble.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."
[Oops, I forgot to ask for agate and jade! ]
Su Mian was so angry that her teeth were itching. How could she have forgotten about this matter after pretending so much?
"I'll ask Xiao Dezi to send you the agate beads and the jadeite nine-turn ring later."
[Yes, yes! ! ! ]
At this point, Su Mian was still sober and felt happy. He asked for some compensation, just as if he had been bitten by a dog!
Yes, that’s right. Su Mian could vaguely remember some of the feelings in the second half of last night. He felt comfortable.
After traveling to the land of men, Su Mian forced herself to accept this kind of thing all the time, but she never expected that it would happen to her.
But since it has already happened, what can he do if he doesn't accept it? He can only take it one step at a time.
[At worst, I can kill the dog emperor with my own hands and become the emperor myself in the future! ]
Cheng Changgeng listened to his lofty ambitions but did not take them too seriously. He was confident that Su Mian would not kill him.
"Then I'll go first, take care of yourself."
Su Mian was very arrogant and did not respond to this. Cheng Changgeng did not get angry. He raised his hand and rubbed Su Mian's head, then climbed out the window and left again.
[Hey, are you addicted to climbing through windows? ]
Su Mian felt that he needed to seal the windows in case the dog emperor suddenly broke in one night and put him in danger!
Su Mian did it right away. Soon he found nails and wooden boards to seal the windows.
After brushing off the dust on his hands and seeing the medicine box on the table, Su Mian thought for a moment and decided to wash his hands and apply the medicine on himself.
The posture... was indeed weird and indecent, and the place where the medicine was applied felt cold and slightly painful, so he couldn't help but curse Cheng Changgeng in his heart.
——
In the Mingzheng Palace, Xiao Dezi quickly stepped forward to report to Cheng Changgeng: "Your Majesty, the food is ready, just waiting for it to be served."
"Oh, I suddenly feel stomach discomfort, please ask the kitchen to make something light and send it over."
Xiao Dezi was not surprised by Cheng Changgeng's sudden change of heart. He had heard that the emperor often did this before, and even beat and scolded servants at will, and several eunuchs would disappear every few days.
Therefore, since Xiao Dezi started serving in the imperial court, he was frightened most of the time, and he also admired Su Mian for being able to thrive in front of the emperor without losing his head.
But before Xiao Dezi could ask more, he heard Cheng Changgeng continue, "Take down the prepared dishes for you and Su Mian to eat. His room is big, so just send it over."
"Ah... Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Dezi didn't react at first, but after being stunned, he immediately knelt down to express his gratitude. What an unprecedented gift!
So, after taking care of the Emperor's side and assigning people to serve him, Xiao Dezi went to Su Mian with a large table of food.
"Boom boom boom."
He knocked again.
This time Su Mian didn't yell. When she opened the door, she saw Xiao Dezi standing at the door with a smile on his face.
"Eunuch Su, let me tell you, today is a really good day. The emperor gave us all these meals intact."
[All of that was exchanged for my ass!] ]
"Only food?"
Su Mian's question confused Xiao Dezi.
"Yes, the emperor specially gave it to me to bring."
[Dog Emperor! Liar! Where are my agate and jade! ]
Su Mian could only curse a few more times in his heart but couldn't show it on his face.
But in fact, Cheng Changgeng just didn't find a suitable reason to give him the thing openly.
After all, many people knew that the border country was sending gifts, and it would be a bit eye-catching to give all these to Su Mian for no reason.
After thinking it over carefully, Cheng Changgeng decided to let Su Mian get it from the warehouse herself.
He doesn't care whether he takes more or less.
However, since that day, Cheng Changgeng could clearly feel that Su Mian was avoiding him.
Either he used the excuse of investigating the poisoning, or he used the excuse that some talented man or beautiful woman in the palace wanted to see him. For several days, Cheng Chang Geng didn't even see Su Mian.
"Little Dezi."
That afternoon, Cheng Changgeng saw that it was Xiao Dezi who was serving him again, and finally couldn't help but ask.
"Your Majesty, what do you want?"
"Where is Su Mian?"
"this……"
"Just say what you want to say. Why are you hemming and hawing?"
Cheng Changgeng pinched his brows. Originally, he thought that he treated Su Mian that night because of the right time, right place and right people, not because he was so attracted to her.
But he hadn't seen Su Mian for the past few days, and he felt inexplicably uneasy. He always felt like there was a piece missing in his heart, empty and uncomfortable.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Su went to Rong Ceqing's place to handle a case today."
Where do you go to Rong Ceqing to handle the case? Why is Cheng Changgeng so unconvinced?
"What about yesterday?"
“Yesterday…Empress Su asked Shen Ceqing to understand the case at Cuiping Lake.”
"What about tomorrow?"
Cheng Changgeng said this with gritted teeth.
“Your Majesty…”
Xiao Dezi could naturally sense Cheng Changgeng's emotional fluctuations. He swallowed and continued, "Mr. Su will meet Ms. Lin tomorrow."
"Also investigating a case?"
"Um……"
Xiao Dezi didn't dare to say it too clearly. He didn't dare to tell the emperor that Su Mian had an appointment with Shen Ceqing to go on a boat ride yesterday, and would farm with Rong Ceqing today, and listen to music with Lin Jiaren tomorrow.
Su Mian didn't care about the case at all these days. In order to avoid Cheng Changgeng, he had no time to think about it and could only do other things to distract himself.
However, it can also be considered as relaxing their vigilance to see if they can find any new clues.
After all, the last clue about Huang Guijun was broken, and there has been no progress until now.
This was not a solution. Cheng Changgeng felt that he had to lie to Su Mian.
"Go, call Su Mian back and tell him I have something to talk to him about."
Soon, Su Mian stood in the Mingzheng Hall.
Letting Xiao Dezi leave, Cheng Changgeng waved his hand and asked Su Mian to serve with the pen and ink. He didn't specifically call him to serve in the past few days because he was worried that he would think too much. Who would have thought that he would not come?
Still can't be too indulgent.
"Can I get the things in the warehouse?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have already gone to get it."
[It was originally intended to be compensation for me. You’d be a fool not to take it! I don't just take it! I'm still packing! Sooner or later your treasury will be emptied! ]
"I called you here today because I have something to tell you."
[Don’t keep me in suspense, tell me now, I still need to go to Qin Caizi’s place for dinner! ]
"Someone drugged me that night, so I didn't do it on purpose. Do you understand what I mean?"
"What? Someone actually dared to drug the emperor. Can the emperor catch the person who drugged him?"
[If I catch him, I will cut him into pieces! It actually caused me to lose my virginity! ]
"He has been captured and sentenced to death. He is a spy sent by another country."
[hateful! ]
"So, that night was an accident. I hope you don't mind it anymore."
Cheng Changgeng tried his best to appear cold and indifferent. He felt that Su Mian was deliberately distancing himself because she must have thought that he liked him. If this concept was broken, he would definitely not think too much about it.
As I said before, the one who knows Su Mian is Chang Geng.
[So, the dog emperor is not interested in me, so I can still keep my ass in the future. It seems that he felt guilty about what he said in my room that day. ]
Thinking of this, Su Mian felt a lot more relaxed.
He said, the dog emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, and the types he likes are all the same, all pretty boys with short hair. How could it be possible that he suddenly likes someone like him?
Now Su Mian was completely relieved.
Hearing what Su Mian was thinking, Cheng Changgeng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his efforts were not in vain.
In fact, even Cheng Changgeng himself couldn't figure out how he felt about Su Mian. In short, he couldn't live without seeing him for several days.
"I heard that you have been investigating the poisoning case recently. It has been almost half a month, and there is still no progress?"
Cheng Changgeng deliberately changed the subject and directed Su Mian's attention to the poisoning.
"Your Majesty, I already know who the murderer is."
"who?"
Cheng Changgeng never expected that Su Mian actually gained something in the past few days. He couldn't help but wonder who was the one who poisoned Lin Jiaren.
"Lin Jiaren."
"You mean, Lin Jiaren poisoned herself?"
"That's right."
Su Mian nodded. Although he didn't know what Lin Jiaren's purpose was, it was indeed the fact.
"What exactly is going on? Tell me in detail."
"Your Majesty, I found traces of prying through the window in Rong Ceqing's bedroom, so I concluded that someone must have used Xiao Taoyuan to break through the window and frame Rong Ceqing."
"But later, I visited Rong Ceqing several times and found that there were many earthworms in the small peach orchard. The soil was soft, and it had rained the night before the incident. If someone had been there, there would definitely be mud on the windowsill and shoes."
"But there was only a thin layer of dust on the windowsill. It was obvious that the broken window was deliberately faked, and no mud shoes that met the requirements were found in the palace."
"So I asked Rong Ceqing and learned that Wei Ceqing and Lin Jiaren had been to his palace two days before the incident."
Without any emotional troubles, Su Mian was free from distractions and his logic became stronger. Cheng Changgeng let him talk without interrupting him.
"Your Majesty should remember that I fell into the water earlier because of a dispute between Lin Jiaren and Wei Ceqing, but I visited them and found that their relationship was not as bad as it seemed. It can even be said to be very good."
"Later, I went to Wei Ceqing's place several times and found that Wei Ceqing usually played the piano and read books. In one of his secret books, there was a letter in which he and Lin Jiaren talked about their daily lives. This is enough to prove that they were good friends."
"And Wei Ceqing is a border man. It is not surprising if he had Dong Gu powder when he entered the palace. After all, Dong Gu powder is a banned drug and many people do not recognize it."
After saying this in one breath, Su Mian felt like his throat was about to smoke. Cheng Changgeng handed him a cup of tea, and he took it and drank it in one gulp. Only then did he feel better.
"Then why do they do this?"
Injuring one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own, is it just to frame Rong Ceqing? This is making a fuss out of nothing. After all, Rong Ceqing is not favored and has no children.
"Your Majesty, you will have to ask Lady Lin in person."
"Go to Songning Palace."
Considering that Lin Jiaren had not yet recovered, Cheng Changgeng took Su Mian directly to Songning Palace.
When he saw Lin Jiaren, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, you came here today, but have you already known the truth of the matter?"
"Why did you do that?"
Cheng Changgeng displayed his royal dignity and asked a question that caused the whole place to fall silent. Only Lin Jiaren shook her head and continued, "I want to communicate with the emperor alone."
"no."
Su Mian immediately objected after hearing this.
Just as Cheng Changgeng was about to move Su Mian to worry about his safety, he heard the latter say in his heart:
[Just tell the dog emperor how I can eat melon! ]
Cheng Changgeng sniffed and knew that Su Mian couldn't hold back any good words.
"Everyone, go down."
This time he did not indulge Su Mian. He could tell that what Lin Jiaren was going to say next was not something that anyone else could hear, including Su Mian.
Since Cheng Changgeng had spoken, Su Mian didn't decide to stay any longer. He looked at Lin Jiaren and felt that something was strange. Others said that Lin Jiaren was favored, but he felt that Lin Jiaren didn't look happy and the dog emperor didn't love him that much either.
[Is this the needle that can penetrate the depths of the emperor’s heart? ]
Start talking nonsense again.
Cheng Changgeng listened to Su Mian walking away, then looked at Lin Jiaren and said, "Now it's just you and me, let's talk."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Lin Jiaren knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cheng Changgeng several times, then slowly said: "I am favored by the emperor and stay in Mingzheng Palace every day. Others think that I am the most favored in the six palaces. They are envious and jealous. It is hard to guard against the secret manipulation. I really have no other choice, so I have to resort to this last resort."
"So, you want to get rid of me."
Cheng Changgeng sighed in his heart. He had just arrived and needed someone to act with him. He thought that giving him money and helping him out of his misery was doing good, but he never thought that this was not what he wanted.
"In that case, why don't you come to me directly?"
"Your Majesty...is busy with all sorts of things. How dare I make you worry?"
To put it bluntly, the emperor was notorious and would beat and scold people at will, so how could Lady Lin dare to act recklessly?
"I didn't mean to embarrass the emperor. I was originally prepared to die, but I didn't expect..."
"I didn't expect that the amount that Wei Ceqing gave you was not enough to kill you, right?"
"Your Majesty, this matter was planned by me alone and has nothing to do with Brother Wei. I beg Your Majesty to show some leniency and let Wei Ceqing go."
"Since you have such a close relationship, why do you keep arguing in front of me? Aren't you afraid that I will find out and kill you for deceiving the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, I have never told anyone about my sleeping arrangements. Brother Wei thought I was truly favored, so he did this on purpose to protect me."
Lin Jiaren had confessed everything. The hall fell into silence and Cheng Changgeng did not speak for a long time.
He is considering.
If this matter was dealt with hastily, someone would certainly doubt his identity, but if he convicted Lin Jiaren, he would not be able to bear it. After all, she died because of him, and it was really difficult to make a decision.
[Why hasn’t the dog emperor finished talking yet? I’m tired of standing. I hope he can spare Lin Jiaren’s life. She is also a poor person. ]
[The Dog Emperor is not quite the same as rumored. He should let them off. ]
I was so happy to be praised.
Cheng Changgeng suddenly knew what decision he should make. His arrival was not to continue the tyrannical behavior, otherwise one day he would be like the original owner and eventually perish.
Therefore, he had to change the status quo bit by bit and subtly change everyone's view of the emperor.
"Pass on my decree. Lady Lin has lost her moral integrity and is demoted to a talented scholar. Minister Wei has secretly stored forbidden drugs and is demoted to a beautiful lady's son. You are not allowed to see me unless necessary."
This punishment was hardly any pain to them. Lin Caizi understood that the emperor had spared them a break, so he kowtowed to express his gratitude.
After Cheng Changgeng left, Su Mian did not follow him immediately, but approached Lin Caizi and whispered, "Talented man, don't forget to invite Wei Jiaren to play the piano and sing songs with me tomorrow to relieve my boredom."
Su Mian blinked, and without waiting for Lin Caizi's response, she followed Cheng Changgeng.
Looking at Cheng Changgeng's back, Su Mian felt for the first time that the Dog Emperor looked like an emperor.
[Looking at it this way, not only his face becomes handsome, but his back becomes handsome too. ]
Listening to Su Mian's voice, the slight gloom in Cheng Changgeng's heart was swept away.
But before he could continue to be happy, he heard Su Mian continue to mutter in his heart:
[Tomorrow I will listen to Mr. Lin and Ms. Wei playing the piano and singing. Which song should I choose? ]
Cheng Changgeng stopped and couldn't help but frowned and turned back to ask Su Mian:
"Are you going to see Lin Caizi to listen to music tomorrow?"
"Hey, how did the emperor know?"
Almost exposed, Cheng Changgeng immediately pushed the blame onto Xiao Dezi and said, "Xiao Dezi told me."
"Oh, of course I'll go. Is Your Majesty interested in joining us?"
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