Isn’t it good for the five of us to be together?

Me: "Long live your Majesty."

Ling Hengyuan: "Get up."

I didn't feel much just now, but now my feet are numb as I kneel and stand up again.

Ling Hengyuan noticed my abnormality and raised his eyebrows: "Xiao Dezi didn't let you sit down?"

I quickly said: "Your Majesty, as soon as the grassroots came, my father-in-law asked the grassroots to sit down. It was the grassroots who insisted on standing."

Ling Hengyuan: "Why?"

Me: "There are rules in the palace. If you want to see the Holy One, you must stand solemnly in the palace."

Ling Hengyuan laughed: "Don't be clever in front of me."

There was less sternness in his eyes, maybe because he was busy with government affairs and his eyes were a little tired.

I was rubbing the things I had brought with me in my sleeves, and was hesitating whether to take them out, when I saw Ling Hengyuan closing his eyes and rubbing his temples.

Are you treating me like air?

Suddenly the system appears with options:

"Wait quietly"

"Come forward and rub it"

Let me come forward? Let me rub it for you? Are you afraid that I will lose my life?

Just when I was about to choose the first one, my hands shook and I chose the second one.

I:……! !

As I was stunned, my body started to move on its own.

No, can't the system have a withdraw button? This is not my intention!

I had already walked in front of Ling Hengyuan. He felt my approach and opened his eyes to look at me. His slightly tired eyes were filled with doubts. He was about to ask me, but I asked first: "Your Majesty, ordinary people are very mature. How about your Majesty let the common people try your massage skills?"

Ling Hengyuan frowned: "I said, don't use your cleverness on me. Stand back."

I knew that being diligent was frowned upon. Feeling that I could control my body, I immediately took a few steps back, away from the low pressure released by Ling Hengyuan.

Ling Hengyuan: "You should have heard that I had a concubine before, but she disappeared or died mysteriously. There are rumors in the world that I am ruthless and cruel. I hope you can be more sensible and don't force me to lose your head when I get tired of you. "

Ling Hengyuan looked at me with a smile, as if he was thinking about where to start to make this work more beautiful.

Options appear again:

"Answer well"

"Rebuttal"

I looked at the second option and fell into deep thought. The option didn't say anything to refute it, but my curiosity drove me to try it again, and by some strange coincidence I chose the second one.

I knelt down and said: "Your Majesty is working hard to govern, but he is not close to women. The common people have indeed heard about the rumors in the market, but the rumors are true and false, and the common people cannot generalize."

Ling Hengyuan's smile faded and he looked at me deeply with his light brown eyes. After a while, he said: "Get up and get back to business. Today I will give you a question. Let Xiao Dezi take you to the palace library and find a solution on your own. Come back here in an hour."

I took the paper he handed me, bowed and prepared to leave.

When I arrived at the door of Qinzheng Hall, I remembered something and asked Xiao Dezi: "Father, I have something to ask."

Xiao Dezi was very respectful: "Just ask, girl."

Me: "Why can't I see a eunuch or maid waiting in the palace?" Ling Hengyuan was always alone, and even Xiao Dezi only waited outside the palace and only went in when he had something to do.

Xiao Dezi may have been struggling for a while and said: "The Holy One doesn't like too many people."

Is that so?

Xiao Dezi saw that I still had doubts, so he continued: "There was a bold palace lady who coveted the dragon bed and wanted to fly up a branch and become a phoenix. The Holy Emperor was furious and killed the palace lady immediately. From then on, the Holy Lord never Let the slaves serve you."

I was a little surprised, surprised by Ling Hengyuan's cruelty, and also surprised by how... he kept himself clean(?).

Me: "Thank you, father-in-law, for letting me know."

Xiao Dezi: "Girl, please be polite. The palace library has arrived, please come in."

While I was talking, I had already arrived at the Book Pavilion. The pavilion in front of me was solemn and quiet. Apart from me and Xiao Dezi, there were two or three people inside. They should be the ministers of the imperial court or the Supervisor of the Book Pavilion.

I took out the note Ling Hengyuan gave me and read the title: On the importance of craftsmen to the country.

I:……

Essay topic? Policy theory?

I scratched my head. For me, who has graduated for many years, writing a paper is really difficult.

Me: "Does the system have a search function?"

"The newborn system is just an initialization task system..."

Then you have to find the answer yourself.

I picked out many books about craftsmen from the rows of bookshelves. Fortunately, the system comes with a translator, otherwise it would take years and months to read through this pile of books.

I roughly knew the answer to the question, so I closed the book and prepared to get up and go to Qinzheng Hall.

I caught a glimpse of a man out of the corner of my eye, and his outstanding appearance made me pay close attention to him.

He looked like he was also looking for information. He exuded the natural aroma of books. He was gentle and elegant. He didn't know which family he belonged to.

Xiao Dezi was already urging me, so I speeded up and rushed with him to the Qinzheng Hall.

When we arrived at the entrance of Qinzheng Hall, Xiao Dezi still stood outside as usual, letting me go in alone.

It was eerily quiet inside, and Ling Hengyuan, who was supposed to be reviewing the memorial at the desk, was nowhere to be seen, so I stayed where I was and waited for him to appear.

After waiting for a while, Ling Hengyuan came in from outside the hall. I was about to salute and say hello, but I found something was wrong with him.

He was dressed in dark black casual clothes. There was a strong smell of blood, and the incense in the temple could not hide it. The dagger he was wiping in his hand had some faint traces of blood, and his face was filled with anger and... pleasure.

he killed...

I was a little scared when I realized this, and I forgot to salute.

He saw me and walked towards me. The closer he got, the more I could smell the smell of blood.

Ling Hengyuan sneered: "Are you afraid? If you weren't so eloquent a few moments ago, what does it look like to be so timid now?"

Seeing that he had no desire to do anything to me, I relaxed a little and replied calmly: "Your Majesty has his own reasons for doing things."

There was a sarcastic smile on the corner of Ling Hengyuan's mouth, as if he had discovered something interesting. The dagger in his hand had already been wiped clean, and he waved it in front of me: "Does it look good?"

The dagger was of a very simple style and looked very ordinary, but seeing that he seemed to like it very much, I replied, "It will certainly look good in your Majesty's hands."

Ling Hengyuan's expression was dark and unclear: "I like it better when it is stained with blood."

One day I will steal Qin Che's sword and this dagger together, and scare me in front of me every day.

My scalp is numb.

Ling Hengyuan put away the dagger and his tone became serious: "Send over all the books you found."

I breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he didn't continue the topic, and presented what I wrote to his desk. To be honest, I am very confident in the answers I wrote, but I am not sure about my handwriting.

Sure enough, the moment he saw my handwriting, he frowned: "Your handwriting...is like a dog crawling?"

I:"……"

Although I often copy and engrave some examples, there is still a difference between copying and writing by myself. I blame myself for being lazy and not wanting to practice calligraphy: "Your Majesty, this calligraphy is the best I have ever written..."

Looking at my sincere eyes, I hope you won’t blame me.

Ling Hengyuan showed no expression: "A dog can crawl better than you can write."

Me: "..." It's better not to say anything.

Ling Hengyuan was watching from above, and I was standing and looking at him from below. I just interrupted a few words, and the atmosphere was very relaxed. In addition, Ling Hengyuan was frowning now, but he was less cold and stern. It felt like a head was about to open its bloody mouth. A meat-eating tiger is said to have a fantasy feel when someone says there are vegetable leaves between his teeth and he is told to wash them before eating them.

I couldn't help laughing, but when I saw Ling Hengyuan looking at me, I immediately put away my smile.

Ling Hengyuan: "You are getting more courageous."

At this time, the selection mode is actually triggered:

"Kneel down and confess your sins"

"Rainbow fart"

Without hesitation I chose the second one.

I said: "Your Majesty is both talented and beautiful. He is graceful and charming. His talent is extraordinary and his appearance is majestic. Common people are really... really unable to help themselves."

Ling Hengyuan looked at me with a playful look on his face: "Then you have to blame me for saying that?"

Options:

"no"

"Yes"

I chose the second one.

I said, "Yes, it's your Majesty's fault for being too dazzling."

After hearing this, Ling Hengyuan leaned back lazily, his eyebrows slightly raised, and his shallow smile as cold as a mountain spring.

I was a little stunned. Please, this is the first time he smiled like this in front of me.

Ling Hengyuan: "I have always hated flattering villains, but today, I am in a very good mood. Please save your little life for my pleasure."

After that, he knocked on the pieces of paper on the desk and said: "I see that you are recovering well from your brain injury. There are no big problems in what you wrote, but there are some missing examples. There are my approvals on it. You can take it back." Be more elusive."

I took the pieces of paper, and my handwriting on them was in sharp contrast to his.

Ling Hengyuan: "You also need to practice handwriting. If you become an official later, I don't want to admit that you who wrote the word "dog crawling" were taught by me."

I immediately replied: "The common people must practice calligraphy well and never embarrass Your Majesty!"

With a faint smile, Ling Hengyuan waved his hand and let me go.

"drop! The system prompts that it has been detected that the target Ling Hengyuan's friendliness towards the host has increased! 』

Walking out of Qinzheng Hall, I happily set off fireworks in my mind.

Me: Friendliness? Why didn't it happen before?

"drop! Different strategy objects have different data displays. 』

Increased friendliness? That means he won't want to kill me so easily, right? One step closer to the mission process!

"(￣︶￣)"

Once the good news came out, I was filled with kindness toward everything. The person who took me out of the palace was the little palace maid. Seeing that I was in a good mood, she asked: "Did something happy happen to me?"

I answered: "Your Majesty is in a good mood today, and my mood has also improved."

The little palace maid looked very confused.

I asked her what happened?

The little palace maid stopped talking, as if she couldn't bring up the matter, and lowered her head.

I was sensible and didn't ask any more, but I still thought of the scene today when Ling Hengyuan entered the palace with the smell of blood, and I don't know who he killed...