They all say I'm a puppet

It was scorching hot and the weather was unbearably sweltering.

As noon approached, the sun scorched the earth, and all the people who worked in the fields returned home, and the pedestrians on the road also took shelter in the shade to avoid heatstroke.But at this time, a convoy was driving on the official road outside the city, regardless of the scorching sun.

Fu Yu was paralyzed in the carriage, because he wanted to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for rain, so he changed into cumbersome gown clothes before leaving the palace, and wore a crown on his head, and the beads hanging on his forehead collided with the shaking of the carriage. Make a crisp sound.Fuyu's forehead was already covered with sweat, and he looked sleepy, as if he couldn't lift his spirits.

For ventilation, all the curtains of the carriage were drawn, but there was not even a slight breeze.Fu Yu raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, raised his eyes to look at Cang Lin on the other side, frowned and said, "Cang Lin, are you hungry?"

Cang Lin turned his head to look at him, took out a small paper bag from his arms, and handed it to Fu Yu: "Here, here you are."

Fu Yu sat up straight, took the cloth bag, and shook it subconsciously: "What is this?"

"Uncle Zhong secretly slipped it to me before going out in the morning, he said you would definitely be hungry on the way." Cang Lin replied.

Fu Yu raised her lips, opened the paper bag in her hand, saw the sweet-scented osmanthus cake inside, her eyes lit up, picked up a piece, and handed it to Cang Lin's lips: "Open your mouth."

Cang Lin was taken aback, a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake had been stuffed into his mouth, the sweet and soft feeling filled his mouth.Only then did Fu Yu lift the bead string in front of her with a smile, and stuffed a piece into her mouth.Then he breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction, and said vaguely: "Finally, I've eaten. I started tossing and tossing in the morning, and I didn't even give me saliva. Before I started praying for rain, I fell down first."

Cang Lin saw how he was eating while picking up the beads, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, so he simply reached out and pulled out the jade hairpin on his head, and took off the crown: "Now there are only two of us in the carriage. Well, I'll re-tie your hair before we get to the place."

Taking off the burden on the top of her head, Fu Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and took another piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and was about to send it to Cang Lin's lips. This time, Cang Lin noticed his movement in advance and directly blocked his hand: " I have eaten, and these are prepared for you."

Only then did Fu Yu start eating by himself, and asked casually, "Why do you have time to eat?"

"Just when you were changing clothes surrounded by a bunch of people." Cang Lin curled his lips, "I'm a little eunuch after all, no one cares what I'm doing."

Fu Yu immediately looked at Cang Lin with envious eyes, and Cang Lin couldn't help laughing: "Why, do you envy me?" After finishing speaking, he deliberately said, "You also want to be a little eunuch?"

Fu Yu widened his eyes and looked at Cang Lin, his eyes rolled back and forth, as if he was really thinking about this matter, after a long time, he swallowed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in his mouth, and asked softly: "Well, I didn't mean to poke you The sore spot, that’s the one, does it hurt at that time?”

After all, Cang Lin is not a real eunuch, and it is impossible to know whether "that" hurts or not. He looked at Fu Yu dumbfounded: "Hey, you are not really thinking about the feasibility of this matter, are you?"

Fu Yu shrugged his shoulders, and tugged at his robe casually. Because he was wearing too thick, half of his back was soaked in sweat: "Because I think the Fu family probably can't count on me to continue the bloodline." Well, after all, it is difficult to keep my life, so, is that not important?"

Finally, Cang Lin couldn't help but knock on the top of Fu Yu's head: "I'll tell Uncle Zhong if I think about it any more."

Fu Yu shook his head, and smiled at Cang Lin: "I'm just talking casually." After eating the last piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, he reluctantly folded the outsourcing paper, and raised his eyes to Cang Lin: "Sometimes I think it would be great if you weren't a eunuch."

Cang Lin didn't shy away from this kind of topic, simply asked: "So what if I'm not an eunuch?" He blinked, "You look down on eunuchs?"

Fu Yu frowned: "How could I look down on you?" He sat up straight, with a rare seriousness on his face, "Didn't everyone say that a good man has ambitions everywhere? I have no skills, I am not good at reading and I have no great ambitions. I only want to think about it in this life." A little ordinary free life. But you are different, you are still young, and you are better at reading than me. Mr. Su said that the article you wrote a few days ago was good. If you were not a eunuch, maybe Then you can take the imperial examination, or learn martial arts and make achievements.”

Speaking of this, he actually sighed, and his eyes fell on Cang Lin's face: "I just think that you are so good, and being a little eunuch next to me, a worthless emperor, is really wronging you."

Cang Lin never thought that Fu Yu could say such a thing.He knew that he was not an eunuch, and knew his ambition best, but in Fu Yu's eyes, he was just a little eunuch who was bullied and dared not fight back. He was in such a mess when they met, if he hadn't escaped with Fu Yu Go, he might have died in this imperial city a long time ago, but now Fu Yu actually thinks that he is so good.

Cang Lin stared blankly at Fu Yu, saw his bright eyes, felt as if something flowed out of those eyes, and then fell into his heart.

Just as he was hesitating, Fu Yu looked out and said, "It seems to be coming soon."

Cang Lin pulled himself out of his thoughts, his face had returned to calm, he patted Fu Yu: "Turn around, I'll re-tie your hair."

Fu Yu turned around with her back, and could feel Cang Lin's hands moving back and forth on top of her head. First, she untied her hair, then tied it up again, put on the crown, and fixed it with a jade hairpin. Extra proficient.He couldn't help but feel a little emotional: "Suddenly I remembered that you didn't even know how to tie your own hair back then, but now you are so proficient in doing it for me. After careful calculation, it has only been less than two years, but I feel like you A different person."

"Who has changed?" Cang Lin's voice sounded from above his head.

Fu Yu thought for a while, and said, "From a poor little boy with unknown origins to mature and introverted, and reliable."

The movements of Cang Lin's hands paused slightly, and it took a long time before he replied: "Isn't it reliable?"

Fu Yu shook her head: "I don't know, it's not bad, I just think, will you be very tired?"

Where Fu Yu could not see, Cang Lin closed his eyes slightly, continued to complete the movements of his hands, and then said: "Okay."

Fu Yu raised his hand and moved the beads on his forehead, and smiled at Cang Lin.The carriage stopped slowly, and the official's voice sounded from outside: "Please Your Majesty."

Cang Lin raised his hand to straighten Fu Yu's clothes, nodded, stretched out his hand to support Fu Yu's hand, and the two got out of the carriage one after the other.

Fu Yu actually doesn't quite understand why the ancestors of their Fu family built the Temple of Heaven outside the city. It took them half a day's drive to get here. With such a large number of people coming, they may have to stay in the barren mountains after the end of the sacrifice. Ridge place to camp.After getting off the carriage, I realized that this place is not far from the imperial mausoleum. Maybe it's because of the excellent geomantic omen here, or it's convenient for them to worship heaven and ancestors together in the future?

But these are all considered by the etiquette officer, and he is probably thinking wildly here because it is too hot.

Of course, he was not the only one who was hot, the accompanying officials had already got off the carriage, and Zhenghou was standing beside them, their robes had already been soaked with sweat, and the color of the fabric had darkened a bit.Fu Yu listened to the ritual officer chanting something aloud, and glanced casually over Baiguan, but found that Chen Yuan was not among them, couldn't help being a little surprised, turned his head and glanced at Cang Lin, Cang Lin whispered in his ear Said: "I heard that he was ill."

"Oh." Fu Yu was actually not very interested in whether Chen Yuan was really sick, and he didn't take it to heart after asking.On the contrary, I feel that if I stand under the scorching sun for a while on such a day, I can call myself sick when I go back.

The process of praying for rain is extremely cumbersome. Fortunately, everything was arranged by the ceremony officer in advance. Fu Yu only needs to follow the instructions step by step. The official also bowed to the sky with him.

After tossing and tossing for a long time, the ceremony was finally completed. Because it was getting late after tossing and tossing for a long time, there was no way to rush back to the imperial city before dark, so the group went straight to a palace near the imperial mausoleum to settle down.

Fu Yu took off the crown on his head first when he got into the carriage, wiped off the sweat from his forehead, and then breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head to look at Cang Lin with a calm expression, and curled his lips: "Aren't you hot?"

Cang Lin shook his head: "Not hot."

"It seems like I'm the only one who is hot." Fu Yu frowned dissatisfiedly, looked out of the carriage, and said casually: "Cang Lin, do you think it's really useful to ask for rain? If it really can rain, it's not in vain I'm wasting this time for nothing. Otherwise, if it doesn't rain for so long, it will be hard for the people in the city."

Cang Lin smiled: "Yes, if you are sincere for the common people, God will see it."

Fu Yu lowered his head slightly, seemed to be thinking for a while, and said to Cang Lin: "I used to think that as long as I don't let me be the emperor, anyone can be replaced, but now I feel that if possible, I hope he can do it." He is a good emperor who loves the people like his own son and is sympathetic to the people. Otherwise, because of my incompetence, I will not feel at ease if the people of the world fall into the hands of a brutal person."

Cang Lin didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only reach out and pat Fu Yu's hand.Fu Yu raised his head and smiled at him, then lowered his eyes again: "I heard Mr. Su tell me about the sages of my ancestors, who tried their best to wipe out the barbarians and make the country rich and the people strong, but I didn't expect that there would be someone like me in future generations." Promising descendants, this huge river and mountain will still fall into the hands of others one day."