wise man

Eunuch Xu and Yang Zhen were in a side room next to them.Yang Zhen looked at the old eunuch with graying temples calmly. How many royal secrets and palace stories were hidden in the fine wrinkles on his face?Serving as an errand by the emperor's side, I'm afraid he has already cultivated to become a master, right?It looks gentle and harmless, but what about the heart?

Eunuch Xu's name is Xu Zhi, and he has served Ji Tai since he was the prince, and his position by the emperor's side has never been shaken over the years.With just one look and one movement of the emperor, he could understand exactly what he meant.

"Yang Zhen, sit down and wipe off your sweat." Xu Zhi said kindly.

Yang Zhen sat down, relaxed her back secretly, wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, and touched the half of her face that was beaten.Xu Zhi found it quite interesting, this young man didn't seem to take anything to heart, he didn't show a trace of sincerity when he pleaded guilty and was beaten, and he didn't show any more humbleness after being beaten.

"Eunuch." Yang Zhen didn't know his name, so he could only call vaguely, "Just say what you have to say."

Xu Zhi said: "Do you know that your master wants to marry you as his wife, and is the only wife?"

"?!" Yang Zhen was shocked by the word "wife" first, and shouted in his heart: I am a man!Then I came back to my senses, what?Are you out of the closet?This, this is too fast, he just confessed to me last night!This father-in-law knows, that means the emperor knows, is it the master who just reported it to the emperor?

Did your lord confess to his father last night?

"He...he must have been beaten?" He broke out.

He was already in a mess. On the one hand, he was ecstatic. It was common for men in ancient times to have three wives and four concubines, but Chen Shoushi only wanted him alone, which showed that he really liked him; Breaking through the sky and telling the world about the matter, his future path may be full of thorns...

"Yes, the Duke beat him." Xu Zhi said.

Yang Zhen's heart ached, thinking that the man was suffering silently without letting him know, made his heart ache even more.

Although Yang Zhen is talented in this world, after all, the modern Yang Zhen is already 26 years old, four years older than Chen Shoushi, and he feels that he should bear more than Chen Shoushi.But because of this humble status, he can't do anything for him.He can only regard Chen Shoushi as his king in the small kingdom of Changzhou County, and advise him on how to govern the country.

But as soon as he returned to Duan Guogong's mansion, Chen Shoushi was the son of Duan Guogong and the eldest princess, and a courtier of the emperor.As for himself, he was beaten back to his original form, just a "slave".

He couldn't help the adults, but instead got him beaten.If the situation continues, he dare not imagine what will happen to the adults.At this moment, the emperor left his lord alone, what would he do to him?

Eunuch Xu saw the pain on his face, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes that understood the world: "Yang Zhen, do you really know your identity?"

Yang Zhen looked up at him: "Yes." Her voice was hoarse.

"Do you know how to be a good slave?"

"My lord is not my slave." His eyes were still forbearing, but the words he said were resisting.

"So, you are so proud of your favor and forget your duty." Xu Zhi's voice was very calm, he just told the truth slowly, "You and I are both slaves, and the greatest duty is to serve you well." Master. To master, you can only have admiration, worship, loyalty, and obedience, and you must not expect extravagantly, let alone covet!"

Yang Zhen was shocked by the word "coveting", and felt guilty for a moment. Before Chen Shoushi confessed his love to him, wasn't he just "coveting" him?

However, he is a modern youth, so he doesn't care about his status.

"Master also likes me." He looked directly at Eunuch Xu with his clear black eyes, "I have neither extravagant hopes nor covetousness, I just accepted the master's love."

Xu Zhi suddenly felt that this kid was worthy of being taught by Chen Shoushi. He was better than blue, and he was several times more courageous than his master.And without any shame, she even openly said that she accepted the master's "love".

"you......"

"Didn't father-in-law teach me to obey? The master loves me, should I obey?" Yang Zhen asked.

"You have to obey, but you can't possess it, let alone try to monopolize it." Xu Zhi said, "How honorable is the status of the little prince? He likes you and is lucky to you. It's a favor for you. You have to satisfy him, To please him, to make him happy. But you must always understand that he is the master and you are the slave, and you are a man, what qualifications do you have to be his wife? You are at best a concubine or a man-favor.”

Yang Zhen understood, this was a question he had considered before, if one day Chen Shoushi wanted to marry a wife, would he be willing to be a man-favorite?

No, he can't.With the cognition of a modern youth, he cannot "share" a husband with one or even a few women, that is too absurd, as long as he thinks about it, he will feel extremely uncomfortable.What he wants is exclusive love.

However, he didn't want to cause trouble for Chen Shoushi at this time.He is very clear-headed that under the power, he must learn to be flexible.He can only fight when he has strength, and now he is like an ant, he can be crushed to death with a little finger.

"Elder-in-law taught you the right thing." He lowered his head, expressing obedience, "I understand."

Xu Zhi said: "That's great, let's go."

When Yang Zhen came out, he saw that Chen Shoushi was already waiting for him, but Chen Jingting was not there, so he might have left first.He walked a few steps closer to him, and called in a low voice, "Master."

Chen Shoushi was taken aback, because Yang Zhen would only call him an adult when there was no one else around, but now he suddenly changed his words, and he was a little surprised: "What's wrong? What did Eunuch Xu tell you?"

Yang Zhen smiled slightly: "He told me to recognize my identity, to obey my master, to please my master, to be my master's concubine willingly, and not to try to monopolize my master."

Chen Shoushi said: "He told you my feelings?"

"Yes, the master wanted to marry a subordinate as his wife, and was beaten by the master because of it..."

"Shut up!" Chen Shoushi suddenly felt that the word "master" was extremely harsh, and he became irritated, "You changed after listening to him a few words? One mouthful, one master!"

"No." Yang Zhen said, "The subordinate's heart has not changed. It's just that the subordinate does not want to burden the master any more. In the past, the subordinate cared about this title very much, because the subordinate secretly coveted the master..."

Chen Shoushi's gaze became hot when he saw him. If he was not in the palace, he might not be able to hold Yang Zhen in his arms.

"But now, the subordinates don't care anymore, because the subordinates know that you have me in your heart, master."

"Yes, I have you in my heart, and only you." Chen Shoushi said in a low voice, "Let's talk as we walk."

"Yes." Yang Zhen replied, and followed him forward, "Master, did His Majesty blame you?"

Chen Shoushi smiled bitterly: "The meaning is the same as what you heard. I can only treat you as a concubine, not a regular wife. I agree, otherwise, you will be dragged to be a eunuch now."

Yang Zhen was startled, cold sweat dripped down his back.The method of the emperor's threat is really clever, and in this way, the lord has no power to parry at all.

"Zhen'er, I'm really incompetent." Chen Shoushi's smile was even more bitter.

"No, master, please don't say that. We have to discuss this matter from a long-term perspective. Master, His Majesty, and Master will fight to the death. In the end, there will be no good results. Master is taking a step back now, not to give in, but to protect his subordinates. The subordinates are very grateful. "

"Zhen'er," Chen Shoushi frowned, feeling so awkward, "I feel that you have widened the distance between us again."

Yang Zhen shook her head, with a steady smile on her lips: "No, why bother to be far away if we are close in heart? This is the palace, and I am afraid that any troubles and troubles will not escape His Majesty's eyes. It is better to be careful, Master. It's a good deal for us to trade for a lifetime." Speaking of the last sentence, the smile appeared a little mischievous again.

Chen Shoushi had mixed feelings in his heart, and turned to look at him: "Zhen'er, you can always solve my knots. You are so kind, how can I be willing to make you feel wronged?"

"The subordinates are not wronged." Yang Zhen said, "When we return to Changzhou County, the subordinates will still 'monopolize' the master." He deliberately emphasized the word "monopoly", which made Chen Shoushi laugh, as if The spring breeze thaws in general.

"I like to be 'occupied' by you." His eyes slanted over, with a bit of teasing and doting, "I also like...to have you." The last three words , the deep and magnetic voice is full of bewitching.

Yang Zhen's face instantly heated up.

At this time, a eunuch came hurriedly and bowed to Chen Shoushi: "My lord, His Royal Highness welcomes you." He was Liang Su, the eunuch next to Prince Ji Fengming.

Prince Ji Fengming is the only son of Emperor Xuan Ji Tai.The only son means that no one will compete with him for the dragon position, and there will be no scenes of brothers fighting against each other and brothers fighting each other.Everyone felt that Ji Fengming, the prince, was the lucky one.

Just because he was the only prince who had no other semicolon, Ji Fengming sat firmly on the prince's position without any sense of crisis.Therefore, they are raised to be arrogant, arrogant and arrogant, and their talents and virtues are not worthy.

Ji Fengming is now 22 years old, only five months older than Chen Shoushi.The two are similar in age, but their relationship is inseparable.At this time, Liang Su was specially called to invite Chen Shoushi, Chen Shoushi was a little puzzled: "Eunuch Liang, what is the prince calling me for?"

Liang Su said: "The slave doesn't know too well, the young master will know when he sees the prince."

In the Tai's uterus, Ji Fengming was half lying on the couch, a court lady was kneeling and beating his legs, and another court lady was standing and squeezing his shoulders.There were two cups of tea on the low table in front of him, still warm, it was obvious that he had just received a guest.Ji Fengming ordered the maid: "I have received the tea, and I will exchange it for two cups." The maid went to do it.

At this time, I heard Liang Su report at the door: "Young master is here."

Only then did Ji Fengming sit upright, and waved his hand to signal the maid to step aside.

Chen Shoushi brought Yang Zhen in, and knelt down to Ji Fengming: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince." Yang Zhen also knelt behind him.

Ji Fengming hurriedly stood up and helped him up: "My two brothers, there is no need to be so polite. Come, sit down."

Chen Shoushi said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness." He sat down.Yang Zhen stood behind him.

Ji Fengming said dissatisfied: "You said we are brothers, but you are not as straightforward as Qifeng—call me Prince Brother."

Chen Shoushi was in a difficult situation, he couldn't say "Brother Prince", he paused and said, "His Royal Highness, I'm clumsy..."

Ji Fengming waved his hand: "Forget it, if you want to have a relationship with me, I'll stick to you. It was the same in the past, when I went out with Yunhua and the others, you always refused to go with me. I'm afraid that you dislike us and don't want to be with us Bar?"

Yang Zhen watched the crown prince from the sidelines, and saw that he seemed to be joking, but there was a faint flash of hostility in his eyes, and his thin lips slightly raised, a bit of arrogance leaked from the line of his lips.

The alarm bell sounded in his heart, this person seemed to be out of tune with the adults, and the adults probably really disdain to be with him.

Chen Shoushi got up and said, "The crown prince is serious, how dare I do it? I just don't like to have fun."

Ji Fengming pointed at Chen Shoushi, with a helpless expression of "you have such a temper": "Sit down, sit down, you are really like a rock!"

Chen Shoushi sat down again, and said: "His Royal Highness summoned the ministers, what orders do you have?"

"Is there any order? I heard that you came back and entered the palace. I thought I haven't seen you for a long time, so I wanted to talk to you." Ji Fengming said, "My new 'eye charm' here, good tea, you can try it. "

He really pretended to be chatting, and Chen Shoushi couldn't refuse, so he took a sip of tea and praised: "It's really good tea."

Ji Fengming seemed to have suddenly spotted Yang Zhen behind him, and pointed with his chin: "Shoushi, if I remember correctly, your little slave is called Yang Zhen, right?"

Yang Zhen thought to himself, father and son have the same virtue, and each mouth is a little slave.

Chen Shoushi thought to himself, is the crown prince also going to intervene in my affairs?Thinking about the impossibility, he said, "Exactly. His Royal Highness still remembers him?"

Ji Fengming smiled and said: "Of course I remember, every time I go back to your house, I can see him, and I can be regarded as watching him grow up. However, I didn't expect him to grow more and more handsome. I went back to Changzhou County with you, I can see that his demeanor is a little different."

"Oh? What's the difference?" Chen Shoushi smiled, "He is by my side every day, but I can't tell."

Ji Fengming rubbed his chin and looked at Yang Zhen as if he was studying an object. Yang Zhen felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at him, but he didn't lower his head, and tried his best to meet Yang Zhen with calm eyes.

Ji Fengming laughed: "He is more confident than before. He used to follow you like your shadow, so it was easy for people to ignore him. But now, he is standing here, and I can see him at a glance. Shoushi, this little slave I If you like it, why don't you give him to me?"

Chen Shoushi was taken aback, and said: "Your Highness, don't joke with me, this time I return to Beijing, the schedule is in a hurry, and I have to go back..."

Ji Fengming's face suddenly sank: "I'm telling you the truth, I'm not joking!"

All of a sudden, "my palace" finally drew the boundary between the monarch and his ministers.