Second minister and thief

The more Xiao Cen thought about it, the more frightened he became, and suddenly felt that from today onwards, he would step into the huge net carefully woven by others. He knew that the road ahead was full of dangers, but he had to pretend to be calm.He is not stupid, of course he knows that even if he really rebels against the order and turns the whole Tao upside down, the ending of the story will not change.Even, the Son of Heaven may become angry and make the situation extremely complicated. At that time, it will be even more difficult to end.If I want to break the situation, I am afraid that the only way to go is rebellion.

Thinking of these two words, Xiao Cen felt that his back was covered with cold sweat, his hands were as heavy as a thousand weights, he couldn't lift them up anymore, he had to let the imperial decree roll to the ground, and it happened to roll to a person's feet .

The man bent down to pick it up, held it in his hand, and said to Xiao Cen, "Master Hou, please go back, the saint will not see you today."

It's solemn again.

Why is this eunuch so annoying?

Xiao Cen raised his head and looked coldly at the middle-aged man with a pale face and beardless face.Yan Zheng looked back at him without fear.He is the most powerful eunuch in Daqi Palace, even the prime minister has to treat him a little less, so how can he really take a brat like Xiao Cen seriously?

The two of them faced each other silently in the open space in front of the Qinghe Hall. Although they didn't speak a word, passers-by could feel a hint of tension.

Finally, Yan Zheng shook his head and said helplessly, "Marquis Dingnan, accept the order."

"..." Xiao Cen didn't answer, just pursed his lips until they turned white.

"Dingnanhou, accept the order."

"..."

"Marquis Dingnan, receive—the edict—" As soon as the words fell, the sparrows that had been foraging on the ground suddenly flew to the corner of the eaves, obviously shocked.

At this moment, Xiao Cen calmed down instead. He let go of his hands, looked down at the lines on his palms, and asked slowly, "If I don't accept the order, what will happen to me?"

"Master Hou, you are a smart man..."

"I'm asking you."

Yan Zheng didn't answer this time, he just leaned over to Xiao Cen's ear and whispered a word, which successfully made Xiao Cen's hair stand on end again.That's right, the emperor didn't even need to threaten himself with the Mobei cavalry, he just had to send his confidant to secretly ask, "Are you going to rebel", and he would immediately dispel the idea of ​​disobedience.

Xiao Cen didn't realize it until now, it turned out that the Son of Heaven had always been holding onto his weakness, knowing that it was impossible for him to forget his grandfather's last words.

At this moment, the expression on his face was very exciting, humiliation and resentment were intertwined, and even his eyes were red, but in the end, it all turned into a long sigh.

"minister......"

"..."

"Minister... I accept the decree..." Although Xiao Cen said so, the aura around him was not weaker than the downwind.In fact, he was secretly thinking about what to do next.In his opinion, apart from "rebelling" on the road ahead of him at this moment, he only has to take one step at a time.

Seeing Xiao Cen's compromise, Yan Zheng relaxed the anger he had been holding, so much so that there was a little smile in his eyes.

He leaned over and stuffed the imperial decree back into his arms, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, that's right. You and Mr. Chu are a beautiful couple, a match made in heaven. I don't know how many people in the capital will envy you when word spreads."

"Chu Lin... Master Chu also accepted the order?" Even though he already had the answer in his heart, Xiao Cen still asked this question without giving up.

However, Yan Zheng's next words completely drove him into the realm of the underworld, and he didn't leave any hope in his heart, "You asked me, Lord Hou. This is the imperial decree of 'Marriage Promise', which is only given to you, and Master Chu personally wrote it. Well. A sage treats adults like his own son, so he naturally wants to hold the 'best' in front of his eyes. You say, right?"

"..."