The Emperor's Man [Transmigration Book]

Chapter 28 New Year's Eve, Vigil

Yayoi is just a young monk in Lanruo Temple who devotes himself to Buddha, and meeting Shi Jie is just a chance.Looking at the person under the red plum tree, Yayoi walked over slowly, and saw Shi Jie raised his pale face and smiled to himself: "Yayoi."

Glancing at his hand covering his waist, it was stained with blood, and his brows were slightly frowned on his faceless face: "Benefactor, you are injured."

Shi Jie raised the bloody hand and waved it in front of Yayoi, indicating that he had better eyes this time.Seeing the expression on Yayoi's face, Shi Jietiao smiled: "Little monk, do you feel sorry for me?"

"Amitabha." Yayoi clasped his hands together, very disapproving of Shi Jie's teasing himself from time to time.

"Just kidding with you, don't be angry with me." Shi explained, his face suddenly turned grim, and he hissed while covering his wound.

Yayoi saw him, stepped forward to support Shi Jie, and wanted to take him to the house to clean the wound first.But Shi Jie raised his hand to stop him: "You monks don't lie, if I stay here, you will be in trouble for a while."

Shi Jie glanced at Yayoi, with a smile on his face, and then he dodged and left over the courtyard wall.

"Amitabha." Yayoi stood under the red plum tree, the snow in front of him was bright red, like a red plum.

After a while, soldiers came to the Zizhu courtyard. They all wore weapons and entered the courtyard. They saw a monk in white robes sweeping the snow under the red plum tree with a broom.

"Little monk, have you seen a man in black?" The soldier leading him stepped forward and asked.

"Amitabha." Yayoi bowed to them, "I didn't see it."

After the soldiers left, Yayoi glanced at the snow that had been swept under the corner of the wall, sighed slightly, then turned around and went back into the house.

This time when he came to Lanruo Temple to worship his ancestors and was assassinated, the emperor was naturally furious, and the monks in the temple were a little panicked, but the presiding officer was calm and composed.

The emperor couldn't stay at Lanruo Temple for a long time, so he ordered the imperial guard Zhu Lin to track down the assassin to the end, and then he was about to drive back to the palace.

When leaving Lanruo Temple, it was Liu Chaoqin who picked up Chen Qing. This time, Chen Qing did not return to her soft sedan chair, but was brought to the emperor's jade chair.

Chen Qing was supported on the jade chair, and the emperor was already sitting inside.The emperor sat upright, and the hanging beads swayed slightly. Seeing Chen Qing lift the curtain, he stretched out his hand.

Chen Qing looked at the emperor's generous palm, and stretched it towards himself with the palm facing upwards.After a pause, he held his hands up, and when he sat still, he heard the emperor next to him say, "Why don't you hold the stove."

The emperor's palm was warm, with warmth, compared with his own, it seemed that his hand was cold.

"Hold trouble, the sedan chair is warm, and it will be fine in a while."

The emperor glanced at Chen Qing with his deep eyes, and stopped talking.He just held Chen Qing's cold hand but didn't let go, and put the hand wrapped around Chen Qing on his lap.

The sedan chair was quiet, except for occasional jolts, Chen Qing's eyes moved slightly, and she raised her eyelids quietly, unexpectedly facing the dark eyes of the King of God.

Chen Qing was startled, and hurriedly looked back.

"But what do you want to ask?"

Chen Qing shook his head, and after a while, he said quietly again: "I heard that there are assassins in the hall today..."

"Are you worried about me?"

Chen Qing was silent.

The emperor put his hand on the other knee, and pointed his index finger one by one. Looking at Chen Qing with his head down, the emperor frowned, as if he was in a good mood.

Today's New Year's Eve is also New Year's Eve, Chen Qing hasn't been out of the palace gate for a long time, now that she goes out for a trip, she naturally doesn't want to go back so soon.The wheels were rolling forward, Chen Qing half opened the curtain on the window, seeing that the palace gate was getting closer and closer, he couldn't help asking: "Can I not go back to the palace today?"

The curfew in Danyang City has been suspended from today to the third day of junior high school. Chen Qing looked at the houses on both sides, with red lanterns hanging, and the street next to the Hongfumenlian. It must be very lively tonight.

The emperor frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Not allowed."

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After returning from offering sacrifices to the ancestors, the emperor stopped working. He would not continue to deal with political affairs until the end of the new year and the first month.Today's New Year's Eve, the New Year's Eve dinner usually starts in the afternoon.

Xiao Che's harem is empty and he has no heirs, and now at this New Year's Eve dinner, only Chen Qing is by his side.

Fortunately for Chen Qing, the eunuch led Xiao Yue in before he could open his mouth.

"Yue'er pays homage to Uncle Huang, and wishes Uncle Huang a happy new year." Xiao Yue knelt down and saluted.

"rise."

Xiao Yue got up from the ground, looked at Chen Qing with a smile and squinted his eyes and saluted again: "Uncle Qing."

In front of Xiao Che, Xiao Yue has always behaved well.

When the emperor took his seat, Chen Qing and Xiao Yue also sat down beside the emperor.When the New Year's Eve dinner started, the musicians on the side began to play drums.The eunuch serving on the side first served the emperor soup, and the soup box was a pair box, which meant the auspicious meaning of being in pairs.After the emperor took a sip, the serving eunuchs served soup to Chen Qing and Xiao Yue.After drinking the soup, the banquet officially began.

There are rare delicacies on the table, and the table is full of fresh vegetables and fruits, with a total of 120 dishes.

Chen Qing was really eye-opening. Not to mention the dishes on the table, as far as the positions and intervals of the dishes are placed, they all have specified sizes.The eunuch who made the dish read the name of the dish in a shrill voice, and then said the meaning: "Ten thousand years are happy." Then he gave the dish to the emperor.

Chen Qing knew that there were many rules in the palace, but Chen Qing did not expect it to be so complicated.On weekdays, he was in the warm pavilion by himself, and he ate more casually, and no one controlled him.

I didn't expect this New Year's Eve dinner to be so tiring.Glancing at the little Xiao Yue on the opposite side, he saw that he just raised his head, the two looked at each other, and saw Xiao Yue's big eyes suddenly squeezed towards him, actually making a grimace.

Chen Qing squinted her eyes and curled her lips into a smile, fearing that she couldn't help laughing, so she buried her head in her mouthful of food.

It's just that when Chen Qing lowered his head, he didn't see Xiao Che giving Xiao Yue an appreciative look.

Xiao Yue pursed his lips, lowered his head and smiled shyly.He thought he couldn't have the New Year's Eve dinner with his big brother.But he didn't expect that Xiao Yue was very happy when he got the decree to accompany him to the New Year's Eve dinner.

It's just that on the way, listening to the eunuch who came to deliver the report, it seemed that the eldest brother was not in a good mood, so he thought of coming to cheer him up.

Chen Qing was unhappy in his heart, but seeing Xiao Yue teasing him, he couldn't help laughing again.He was not a very tough person, otherwise he wouldn't have been bullied by the emperor repeatedly, but he didn't dare to resist, after all, his temper was a little softer.

Xiao Yue got the compliment, and became bolder. He glanced at Xiao Che and asked, "Uncle Huang, can Yueer come to ask Uncle Huang and Uncle Qing for blessings tomorrow?"

"Of course."

The emperor agreed, and then looked at Chen Qing beside him: "Is there anything you agree with?"

I wanted to bring him some food, but thinking about the oolong that time, I asked.

Chen Qing looked around at the dishes on the table, there were all kinds of dishes, and he didn't know which one was delicious and which one was not: "It's all right."

Xiao Che picked up the small bowl at the side, scooped two spoonfuls of egg custard, and then handed it to Chen Qing: "I tasted this egg custard, it tastes good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Qing took the dishes and ate them mouthful after mouthful.

The entrance is tender and smooth, and the taste is really good.

"This is my first New Year's Eve. If you are gone, I will be alone."

The deep voice carried a little loneliness and happiness.

Chen Qing paused, he...does he also feel lonely?Only then did Chen Qing realize that this emperor seemed to be just like himself, and also a loner.

There is a queen mother in the palace, but she is the biological mother of the former prince Xiao Shimo. She also hates Xiao Che to the bone.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing softened his heart, and couldn't help but look better towards Xiao Che.

After finishing the banquet, Xiao Che ordered someone to send Xiao Yue back to Changle Palace.After the family banquet is over, the emperor still needs to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to watch the song and dance performance with all the officials. This is also a way for the emperor and his ministers to have fun together.

When the emperor returned to the warm pavilion, it was already midnight.At this time, snowflakes were falling in the sky again, the emperor walked ahead, and Liu Chaoqin followed behind holding an oil-paper umbrella.

The emperor drank a lot of wine tonight, but he didn't look drunk on his face, and he was still calm when he walked.When I got to the entrance of the Nuan Pavilion, I saw that the lights inside were brightly lit.The emperor narrowed his black eyes slightly, waved away the crowd, and walked in alone.

Entering the Nuan Pavilion, I saw Chen Qing opening the window and looking at the scenery outside.

"It's cold at night, and it's snowing again, so you're not afraid of the cold." Xiao Che went over and closed the window.

When the emperor approached, Chen Qing could smell the smoky smell of alcohol, and he didn't know how much the emperor drank.

"Sitting bored, I looked at the scenery outside."

"It's so late, why don't you go to bed..." the emperor said, seeming to think of something, with anticipation in his eyes: "You have been waiting for me?"

Chen Qing: "Didn't the emperor say to watch the night together during the New Year's Eve dinner?"

Unexpectedly, when I waited until midnight, this person came back smelling of alcohol.

The emperor didn't know if he was drunk, and he was not angry when he heard Chen Qing's slightly resentful words, instead he took Chen Qing's hand and coaxed: "It's my fault, I kept you waiting."

Then, when he saw the steaming dumplings on the table, he smiled straight into his eyes: "Fortunately, we caught up, didn't we?"

It is a custom in Chongqi to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve, which means "children at the age of age".And the dumplings will be wrapped with gold ingots, which is equivalent to bringing good luck for the coming year.

Chen Qing was dragged by the emperor to sit down on the chair, and then saw the emperor do it himself, filling a bowl of dumplings for himself.

"Eat."

Chen Qing was still a little angry, looked at the dumplings in the bowl and said, "I don't know if you served it for me, it might be a blessing."

These words are really treasonous, but the emperor didn't care, he still had a smile on his face: "What I gave you, of course you will be blessed."

In order to fulfill his words, the emperor asked Chen Qing to eat faster.Chen Qing had no choice but to obediently eat the dumplings in the bowl.

But Chen Qing's bowl of dumplings is almost finished, and he still hasn't tasted the great blessing that the emperor said.

The emperor's face was also a little ugly, he stopped his chopsticks, stared at Chen Qing cautiously, and watched him eat bite by bite.Until the last dumpling was left, the emperor finally couldn't sit still, and put the last dumpling picked up by Chen Qing into his mouth.

Chewing, her eyes suddenly moved, and her gloomy complexion suddenly turned bright. When Chen Qing saw it, she suddenly felt that something was wrong. She wanted to escape, but the emperor grabbed her wrist and pulled her into her arms.

Chen Qing stared wide-eyed, looked at the face of the emperor who was close in front of him, and touched his lips.The confinement lips and teeth were pried open by the emperor, and a hard object was pushed into his mouth, it was a gold ingot.

With his lips parted, the emperor looked at Chen Qing who was stunned, and said with a look of complacency: "If I say great blessings, I will have great blessings."

After finishing speaking, he stood up and walked towards the inner room.Before Chen Qing's slightly parted lips closed, his tongue moved, touched the hard thing, and then slowly spit it out.

A wet ingot no bigger than the size of a finger, covered with saliva, was lying quietly in his palm.

"Qingqing."

There was a sudden call from the inner room, and Chen Qing was stunned. Since Chen Defa's death, no one has called him that way again.Listening to the voice, it seems to be the emperor's.

When Chen Qing went to the inner room, she saw the emperor standing upright in the room. When she saw him coming, she opened her hands: "Change clothes, I want to take a bath."

"I'll call someone for you."

Chen Qing stood at the door, and after listening to the emperor's words, she prepared to go out and called Liu Chaoqin in.Unexpectedly, the emperor saw it in the dark, and repeated it again in a deep voice: "Change clothes, I want you!"

Now Chen Qing finally found out what was wrong since the emperor returned to the Nuan Pavilion.The emperor is always drunk!

Although he didn't show it on the surface and his steps were steady, his style of doing things was different from usual.In the past, no matter how the emperor was, he would never say what he wanted so bluntly.

Thinking that the person in front of him was a drunk, Chen Qing didn't want to be alone in the room with him.He raised his foot and wanted to go out, but the emperor said coldly: "Take another step outside, and I will break your leg."

"..."

Standing in front of the emperor, Chen Qing raised her hand to his waist, and untied the yellow red pendant tied around his waist for him.

When only the underwear was left, the emperor asked Chen Qing to serve him and went to the back bath.

Xiao Che sat motionless in the bathtub, and needed Chen Qing's words for the whole process.Chen Qing looked at the person sitting in the pool, his broad and strong chest was stained with drops of water.

"Raise your hand." Chen Qing held the towel and said.Xiao Che raised his arms obediently.

Chen Qing wiped her hands "chih, chih, chih", and then wiped her back after wiping her arms.With great strength, the emperor's bronze-colored back was wiped with red marks, but the emperor did not see a frown.

After pouring water on that back, Xiao Che suddenly stood up.The scenery in front of Chen Qing changed, until a pair of straight and slender legs came into view, Chen Qing's face "chuckled", the red was very ripe, and Chen Qing even felt green smoke rising from his head...