[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

Hongli didn't play around with him, and said bluntly: "I just saw that Zhengdan in the "National Peace and Minan" just now looks good, and he fits my eyes very well. I wonder if Master Qu can introduce it for you?"

The originally pale complexion of the troupe master was even more ugly. It would be a great blessing for ordinary opera singers to be seen by Hongli.But the troupe master knew clearly: the one singing on this stage was not Yun Ting as claimed, but He Shen and his lord.If the emperor finds out, the charge of deceiving the emperor will be confirmed.

"This... Yun Ting feels a little unwell, and he is afraid that he will overwhelm the emperor with his illness. Does the emperor have any orders, I wonder if the villain can convey them on his behalf?"

"I remember someone said that I am a real dragon emperor, and I dare not provoke me easily with ordinary ailments. The music leader should hand him over as soon as possible."

During the stalemate, a voice was heard from the inside covered by the costume: "Yizhu, please hurry up. If I don't hurry back, the emperor may be suspicious."

Hongli raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I don't think so, this voice is so familiar."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, the master of the music group made a gesture of invitation with a mournful face.Hongli lifted off the cover-up costume and strode in, the two people in the room were stunned for a while.

He Shen's hair accessories were removed, but the "color" on his face hadn't been wiped off, it was a bit funny just looking at it.

Yi Zhu turned her head and stared at the uninvited visitor warily: "Who are you, what are you doing here?"

Over there, Heshen only felt the buzzing in his ears, and could hardly hear Yizhu's voice clearly.Hongli's face was reflected in the bronze mirror in front of him, making him have nowhere to escape as if his clothes were all faded.

In a daze, he saw Hongli's lips opening and closing, and said, "My identity, you should ask the one sitting there... Yunting?"

Hongli's tone was as if he had found an interesting plaything.This is the first time He Shen realizes that when he bears this stage name, he is an actor of low status.

He didn't even have the courage to look directly into Hongli's eyes, so he could only softly say to Yizhu: "You go out first...I have something to talk to the emperor...Young Master."

Yi Zhu bit her lip dissatisfied, and hesitated: "But your makeup?"

He Shen clenched his hands and said with a forced smile, "It doesn't matter, it's time to rush now."

Yi Zhu, who was not deeply involved in the world, looked at the two of them strangely, but obediently took off the costume and went out.

Hongli raised his eyes and looked at the narrow inner room, then walked forward with great interest, picked up the drill on the dressing table, and wanted to say goodbye to He Shen's head.He Shen tilted his head and tried his best to avoid his hand, but Hongli grabbed his shoulder.Hongli clung to his ear, and said softly, "Look at yourself in the mirror, how beautiful you are! Your temples are red, your lips are red and your teeth are white. I never knew that He Aiqing has such a charming side."

The two of them pressed their faces together ambiguously, looking like a dandy molesting an actor.He Shen closed his eyes resignedly, but Hongli didn't intend to let him go, he still insisted: "What do you do to close your eyes, how beautiful you are! Not only Lafayette, but I also like your appearance very much. "

He Shen gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, please stop talking."

Hongli sneered: "Why don't you say, if you have the courage to stand on that stage today, shouldn't you have thought about the next situation?"

"Little official from Shandong, apart from Cathay Pacific, I will make the people safe. I am not a fool. I understand the play you have worked so hard to compose. But I feel that the play on the stage is not good, but it is Aiqing behind the scenes." The reaction was cute and tight."

He Shen said anxiously: "Please also ask the emperor to remember the honor of the emperor and his ministers."

Hongli was stunned, then smiled and said: "Don't forget, Aiqing, now your name is not Heshen, but Yunting. I treat you as I treat opera singers on weekdays. Is there anything wrong?"

Although Hongli smiled, his tone was full of contempt, like a fine needle, sprinkled on Heshen's heart.

He Shen heard the suppressed anger from Hongli's teasing words, and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty: "Your servant is disrespectful, please be punished by the emperor."

Hongli looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and the expression on his face was indescribable: "Heshen, what do you think, the dignified court fourth-rank Hanlin, went to such a stage to dress up as Tsing Yi, don't tell me you are to expose Cathay I can still believe this reason on others, but it is impossible for you to do it."

He Shen lowered his head sadly, and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty is wise, the reason why this servant went to the battle in person was because he wanted to win the Empress Dowager a smile with his own power. As for the Cathay Pacific case, it was just that someone asked the servant to mention it by the way."

Hongli Xindao was really like this, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong.Today's Heshen is really worthy of those four words: "Bold and bold".Sometimes Hongli felt that there was a hole card hidden in He Shen, which contained the answers to all his questions.

"Have you ever thought about what you would do if it wasn't me who came in today, but someone else? You thought about what you would do when all the staff took a curtain call and stepped forward to accept the award from Lafayette? You thought about how many eyes there are in the audience, like Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan. How many people in a single person have discovered you?"

He Shen was silent, he was indeed too impulsive, thinking that he had come up with a clever plan to expose Cathay, but he forgot that in the feudal society, an actor was just an object for people to play with.He admits that his thinking is still a modern person, and the deep-rooted personal hero complex makes him push himself to the edge of the dangerous abyss time and time again.

He always thought that his efforts had changed the course of history, but without Hongli's tolerance and protection time and time again, how could he have come to the present smoothly?

Hongli sighed, and said with a wry smile: "You usually play some clever tricks of borrowing flowers to offer Buddhas, so I won't say anything. It's just that the Jade Buddha can't be put in the Ten Thousand Buddhas Building. Tang Pin's hands are not clean, and his etiquette will be dirty. The brilliance of Wanfo Tower."

He Shen's eyes widened in shock: Hongli knew?He really knew everything.

Hongli reached out to help He Shen up, wet the towel next to the basin, and wiped away the marks on He Shen's face little by little: "He Shen, if I don't say something, it doesn't mean I don't know, but There are priorities for this matter. Cathay Pacific is greedy, or a huge greedy one. When I built the Ten Thousand Buddha Building, he paid 80 taels of silver. The annual salary of a second-rank official is 150 taels. It’s impossible to take out 80 taels at once. But you see, Lafayette’s birthday banquet cost a lot. If all the money is taken from the treasury, it won’t take long for the treasury to be empty. Don’t you know this best?”

Feeling the warm touch on his face, He Shen was startled: Cathay Pacific is greedy, but the money he got from greed even provided the imperial expenses in the court.Because of Lafayette's birthday banquet, Hongli did not dispose of him, which does not mean that Hongli will never dispose of him.This time, I really took the plunge.

"It's been washed, let's change back to the official uniform." Hongli stuffed the handkerchief into He Shen's hands, looked at him for a while, and said with a smile, "This face should look better without smearing."

Hongli turned around and went out of the inner room, while Yu Heshen stared blankly at the handkerchief in his hand.

When Master Qu saw Hongli coming out, he rushed to meet him.After Hongli walked for a while, he turned around and asked, "He Shen is on stage today, apart from the people in your troupe, who else knows?"

The troupe master pondered for a moment, then replied respectfully: "Returning to the emperor, Mr. Chen accompanied Mr. He to the opera troupe, and he must have known about it."

"Master Chen?"

"The villain once heard that Mr. Chen called Mr. Zhuangyuanlang." Master Qu carefully added after looking at Hongli's face.

Hongli glanced at the respectful head of the troupe, and said in a deep voice: "From now on, if someone asks about the character named Yunting when the Sanqing troupe was on stage in the capital, he can just say that he died of a sudden illness. When the performance is over, Lafayette will go." When rewarding, just respond with the words you just said when you blocked me from entering the door, understand?"

The music troupe master hurriedly said, "I understand, little one."

When Hongli returned to the throne, there were several vacant seats below, and they all left when the emperor was away.There were also some officials who were out of their minds, and when they saw Hongli coming back, they all sat up straight.

Hongli glanced at the crowd, and saw that He Shen was fully dressed and sitting in his seat.And the young man next to him is that very handsome number one scholar.

"Chen...Chu Zhe." Hongli read the name in a low voice.Ulanara always kept an eye on Hongli's movements, just now when Hongli left the banquet, she was very curious, and only reluctantly sat in the seat because she wanted to play with the Queen Mother.At this time, seeing Hongli came back, he was muttering something, so he asked softly: "What did the emperor say?"

Hongli glanced at the empress who was dressed today, and replied with a normal expression: "It's nothing."

After the three plays were sung, everyone in the Sanqing class came forward to receive the award.The tenth princess stood in front and looked at the actors, and asked for a while, "Why didn't you see Zhengdan in the first scene?"

Knowing that all the people present were big men, and seeing Hongli staring at him fiercely, he had no choice but to respond: "Yunting is not feeling well, and he may be unaccustomed. I am too angry with you nobles."

The tenth princess pursed her lips: "This man is really rude, he just left like that, I want to take a closer look."

Concubine Dun frowned and said, "Young lady, how can you get close to see an actor, you are shameless."

Lafayette also smiled and said: "The child looked very energetic, but unexpectedly fell ill. Also, the climate in Yangzhou is different from that of the capital. Ai's family remembers the last tour to the south, when they arrived at the border of Suzhou and Hangzhou, it rained Aijia's leg hurts. Forget it, since people can't come, the class leader will take the reward on his behalf."

Everyone received their thanks.After the rewards are over, the queen mother is also tired.The queen helped Lafayette to rest, and all the concubines, elder brother, and princess stayed in the residence that had been prepared.

He Shen led Hongli to the residence, halfway there, Hongli stopped.

"Your Majesty?" He Shen looked at Hongli suspiciously.

"I still remember your scene today. I know that repairing the garden and building the Wanfo Tower will cost people and money, but I still built it. I am ashamed of those who have paid blood, sweat and even their lives for this."

"emperor……"

"Go back to the palace..."