reborn monarch

Xie Jiuyuan entered Dongnuan Pavilion under the urging of Sanbao, opened the thick sheepskin felt, and felt warm.

There was no open fire or charcoal basin in Dongnuan Pavilion, only outside Gu Zhen's couch, a luminous pearl was placed on the bed post, filled with warm light, only slightly darker than candlelight, softly illuminating most of the Nuan Pavilion.

"See Your Majesty." Xie Jiuyuan knelt down to pay his respects. His knees touched the ground, and he didn't feel the chill. Instead, there was heat coming through the heavy clothes quickly.

Xie Jiuyuan traveled extensively during his travels. He guessed that a ground furnace was built in the ground of the Qianqing Palace, and a vertical and horizontal fire path was laid under the floor tiles. When the ground furnace was fired, the palace was as warm as spring.

Just as he was thinking, Xie Jiuyuan glanced at the sword at his waist, and thought inwardly that something was wrong.

This sword is the one given by Emperor Qiyuan during the daytime competition, he wanted to return it, but Father Sanbao said that he is the Jinwu Guard and should bring a sword to protect him, so he just used this one.The silver chain for hanging the sword in Jin Wuwei's regular clothes was just right, Xie Jiuyuan hung the sword on his waist, and in just half a day he got used to it and forgot about it, and even forgot to understand it before entering the East Nuan Pavilion.

"Get up and come here." Emperor Qi Yuan's order came from behind Minghuang's bed curtain, and it was a little blurry through the bed curtain.

Xie Jiuyuan bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, I forgot to understand the sword."

"Oh? The guard Xie is still carrying a sword?" Emperor Qi Yuan seemed to be smiling. The nervous Xie Jiuyuan couldn't hear clearly. : "It's okay. You come closer."

Xie Jiuyuan took the order, got up and walked a few steps, walked to a place one person away from the sleeping couch, and stopped.

The blurry figure of Xie Jiuyuan was reflected on the bed curtain. Gu Zhen was lying on his side with his hands propped up. Seeing Xie Jiuyuan stop, he ordered, "Hang up the bed curtain, and then take down the Ye Mingzhu and give it to me."

Unexpectedly, on the first day of his return to court, he would have such close contact with the Holy Master. Xie Jiuyuan took his orders softly, not thinking about anything, only looking at his own hands, and concentrated on hooking the bed curtain with the tent hook, then took the Ye Mingzhu, knelt down On the side of the couch, he respectfully presented the Ye Mingzhu to Emperor Qi Yuan, but during the period he did not even look at Emperor Qi Yuan.

"Speak with me."

"Yes." Xie Jiuyuan carefully turned his gaze to the sleeping couch.

Gu Zhen who was sleeping on the couch did not look like an emperor at this time, but an eighteen-year-old boy from an ordinary family. He was wearing a white underwear and his long hair was loose. A lazy big cat fiddled with the ball of thread with its paws, the Ye Mingzhu was covered by fingers and flickered, Xie Jiuyuan felt his heart go up and down accordingly.

Gu Zhen looked at him, and told him in a soft voice, "I had a nightmare."

Xie Jiuyuan's family has a younger brother, and he was the one who brought them up. Gu Zhen knew that he had become a habit of taking care of his younger brother, so he deliberately didn't call himself "Zhen". Such a tone of coquetry and complaining made Xie Jiuyuan forget his dignity, and subconsciously used it for his younger brother. The younger brother's attitude is concerned: "What did you dream about?"

"I dreamed of a big fire." Gu Zhen put down the hand that was supporting his head, resting his head on his arm, and said in a muffled voice, "I dreamed that I was burned to death."

His aggrieved appearance became more and more like a young man who should be pampered. Xie Jiuyuan couldn't help coaxing a child, "I heard that dreaming about fire brings good luck."

"Really?" Gu Zhen raised his eyes and met Xie Jiuyuan's gaze.

Xie Jiuyuan didn't understand where the nostalgia and sadness in Gu Zhen's eyes came from, but it didn't prevent him from feeling distressed, and continued to coax without thinking, "Of course it's true."

Gu Zhen seemed to be coaxed into joy. He grabbed Ye Mingzhu and rubbed it to the side of the bed, and leaned into Xie Jiuyuan's ear, like a child whispering to an adult, and told Xie Jiuyuan: "On the day Master passed away, I also had a dream. , I woke up with an extra seal on my body, which can only be seen when it is warm, and no one knows about it except the Three Treasures, and I don’t want to tell others. Can you help me find out what it means?”

Xie Jiuyuan didn't understand why "there is an extra seal on his body", but after hearing the words "I don't want to tell others", Gu Zhen looked at himself expectantly again, and Xie Jiuyuan responded "Yes" unconsciously.

Hooked.

Gu Zhen stretched out his hand and said to Xie Jiuyuan, "Lend me your hand."

Xie Jiuyuan didn't know why, so he obediently extended his right hand to the couch.

Then, he saw Gu Zhen tugging at the neckline, pulled the shirt down to his shoulders, then grabbed his right hand, and pressed his palm against Gu Zhen's heart.

Although Xie Jiuyuan doesn't like to abide by etiquette, he is a gentleman. He has never been so close to others. When his palm touched Gu Zhen's warm and delicate skin, he felt as frightened as if he had been burned. He wanted to withdraw his hand, but Gu Zhen pushed harder. Pressing on his heart, he complained and scolded him: "Don't move, you won't be able to see if you're not warm enough."

Gu Zhen glanced at Xie Jiuyuan's reddening ears, and secretly laughed, but on the surface he looked like he was seriously exploring the puzzle.

Xie Jiuyuan was uneasy, and his mouth was dry because of what to do.

Seeing that he no longer wanted to pull his hand away, Gu Zhen also loosened his strength. After a while, he deliberately slid his finger along Xie Jiuyuan's phalanx into his finger crevice as if stroking, clasped it, and took Xie Jiuyuan's hand from himself. His heart moved away, and he pretended to be pleasantly surprised to call Xie Jiuyuan: "Look!"

Xie Jiuyuan was so disturbed by him that he didn't know what to do. He followed his words and was instantly startled.

On Gu Zhen's fair skin, there was a bright red mark like cinnabar.

The imprint is like a jade tablet, with double lines as the frame, and inside the frame is a vivid pattern, a bright moon is shaded by tall trees, a black magpie spreads its wings beside the moon, and a young deer sings under the tree.

Xie Jiuyuan is very familiar with this pattern, because the jade tablet that is exactly the same as this imprint is in his arms at this moment.

Unknowingly, he withdrew his hand, raised his eyes to look at Gu Zhen, trying to find clues, but saw Gu Zhen, who was not fully dressed, looked back blankly, and asked, "What's wrong?"

what happened?

Xie Jiuyuan also wanted to know what happened.

The family rules of the Xie family, a jade tablet for a son and a jade lock for a daughter. The pattern of the jade plaque and jade lock is different for each piece. The genealogy will record the base map, and the genealogy cannot be easily read. The jade plaque is also not allowed except for the parents. It's easy to show people that the Xie family's man's jade token will be handed over to his wife on the wedding night, which means that there will be a couple for a lifetime.

How could his own jade card have left a mark on Emperor Qi Yuan?

Thinking of this, Xie Jiuyuan was startled to realize that he had exceeded the rules with Emperor Qi Yuan this time, and broke out in a cold sweat.

"It faded." Gu Zhen said with a little regret.

Xie Jiuyuan witnessed with his own eyes that the imprint gradually faded and disappeared, and Gu Zhen asked, "What did you see? Do you need to read it again?"

Xie Jiuyuan shook his head and said, "Don't read any more."

There is no need to look at the familiar patterns again.

Gu Zhen seemed to be suffering from the cold. Hearing this, he mumbled "It's so cold" while pulling his inner shirt, and then immediately reached out to touch the quilt, but he pulled the wrong corner of the quilt. Sliding down, Xie Jiuyuan repeatedly reminded himself that monarchs and ministers were different, but he still couldn't help reaching out to help him, pulling the quilt for him and tucking the corners of the quilt.

This was really an accident, Gu Zhen wrapped the quilt tightly in embarrassment, and then asked: "Do you understand?"

"Chen, I don't understand." Xie Jiuyuan thought for a moment and replied solemnly.

This is not bullying, he really didn't understand.

His answer was within Gu Zhen's expectations, but hearing him avoiding it himself, Gu Zhen was still somewhat disappointed, and replied curtly: "Really."

But I heard Xie Jiuyuan speak again: "But, I think, maybe, it is also a sign of good luck."

"Oh?"

Gu Zhen smiled, "Then I will borrow Ai Qing's good words."

Xie Jiuyuan called himself a "minister", and Gu Zhen no longer ambiguously changed his tone.

Before Xie Jiuyuan could reply, Gu Zhen pointed to the concubine's couch not far from the end of the bed, and instructed: "Since you are accompanying the king, you must not leave without authorization at night. From now on, you will wrong Tanhualang to sleep on the couch. Be vigilant. You can’t even know it’s on fire.”

"Yes." Xie Jiuyuan answered, couldn't help but cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have something unclear, and I hope His Majesty can clarify."

"You want to ask, why did I seal you up as a Jinwu Guard?" Gu Zhen asked with raised eyebrows.

Xie Jiuyuan looked at Gu Zhen and admitted, "Yes."

Gu Zhen lowered his head to pick the luminous pearl again, and asked, "Tan Hua Lang, how are you doing today?"

Xie Jiuyuan answered after deliberation: "The world is initially determined."

Gu Zhen nodded: "Initial decision? Well said. Then, how about Chaotang?"

After a moment of hesitation, Xie Jiuyuan gritted his teeth and said, "The Son of Heaven is young, and the emperor is full of powerful officials."

"Good!" Gu Zhen lightly slapped his palms in praise, and then asked: "After a few years, if the minister of literature and ministers monopolize power and the courtiers form cliques, how will I deal with myself?"

Xie Jiuyuan kowtowed: "The Holy One is the king of a country and the lord of all peoples."

Gu Zhen smiled and said, "Ai Qing is showing her loyalty?"

Xie Jiuyuan looked back at Gu Zhen with clear and clear eyes, and said solemnly: "Loyalty to the emperor and the people is the duty of a subject. A humble official becomes an official, not for power, but to be a direct minister, to be loyal to His Majesty, and to fulfill responsibility for all people. "

"Direct minister?" Gu Zhen chewed on these two words. Although Xie Jiuyuan was involved in the literary party in his previous life, he did everything for the country and the people. It is no exaggeration to be called a direct minister.

Gu Zhen shook his head and sighed: "Xie Jiuyuan, you can do what a straight minister should do, but you can't be a straight minister. Now, I can only let you bear the reputation of a favorite minister. In the future, I'm afraid, I will still want you Carry the reputation of a powerful minister."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Jiuyuan figured out what Gu Zhen was talking about, and also understood the answer to the question that Gu Zhen didn't answer.

He leaned forward and bowed, and solemnly responded to Emperor Qi Yuan who was sleeping on the couch like an oath: "I will do my best for His Majesty, and I will die!"

Gu Zhen laughed out loud.

"So." Gu Zhen looked at Xie Jiuyuan, "Ai Qing. In the history books of later generations, your and my names are destined to be written together."

His eyebrows are picturesque, illuminated by the soft light of the night pearl like a fairy, and his words seem to have an indescribable meaning of fate. Xie Jiuyuan loves beautiful things. Seeing this scene, his mind was swayed, and he didn't know what to do for a while. How to answer the call.

As soon as Gu Zhen raised his hand, he threw Ye Mingzhu at him, Xie Jiuyuan quickly reached out to catch it, and heard Gu Zhen say, "Sleep, Aiqing. There will be excitement tomorrow."

Xie Jiuyuan asked puzzledly, "It's lively?"

Gu Zhen said mysteriously: "There is the old monk, and there is also the little wild wolf."

Xie Jiuyuan thought to himself, and only answered, got up and wanted to put down the bed curtain for Gu Zhen, but Gu Zhen stopped him: "Don't put the bed curtain down. I don't want to, and I'm having nightmares again."

He was lying on his side, his body shrunk under the quilt, and he lost his imperial aura, and returned to the appearance of the ordinary young man who seemed to be wronged at the beginning of this conversation.

Xie Jiuyuan couldn't help but forget about the dignity and inferiority again, and asked, "I'll move the couch to this side so that you can see it at a glance, will it be better?"

"En." Gu Zhen nodded his head lightly.

So Xie Jiuyuan untied his sword, moved the couch, and carefully covered the light of Ye Mingzhu with a cloth handkerchief before lying down with his clothes on.

This night, Xie Jiuyuan was confused by Gu Zhen's two appearances, but no matter what he looked, he could dazzle his eyes and lead him by the nose. Xie Jiuyuan, who is used to being romantic and unrestrained, has never experienced such an unknown The predicament of how to parry, coupled with the unexplainable jade seal, is really tiring, after all, he is not a real guard, and he has no vigil at all, so he fell asleep not long after.

After Xie Jiuyuan's breathing stopped, Gu Zhen opened his eyes again, staring at Xie Jiuyuan on the couch under the dim light.

Kuro...

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