Bully

The heavy rain poured down, hitting the eaves among the branches and leaves, and the sound of rushing filled the world, almost covering up all other sounds.The wind blows in from all directions, carrying the damp smell of mud and rain.

Rong Shang sat in a chair under the eaves, Yan Ke knelt in the rain, and the rain curtain separated the two of them.The heavy rain hit Yan Ke, and the chill seemed to invade his bones.

Good thing I got him a blanket.Yan Ke thought to himself.

Holding the tea bowl, Rong Shang tapped it lightly with his fingertips.

Yan Ke asked suddenly: "What are you thinking?" This was the first time he put down his respectful mask to talk to Rong Shang.

"I was wondering if I should kill you or not."

"There are not many people around His Majesty. After you kill me, tell him later, he will be sad."

"It won't be too long." Rong Shang said.

Yan Ke lowered his head and smiled, "That's fine."

Rong Shang didn't speak any more, put down the tea bowl, got up and left.

As the rain became heavier and heavier, Mingchuan woke up from his dream, and the people around him brought him tea.Ming Chuan looked back, but it wasn't Yan Ke, it was the grand maid beside him, Fu Qiao.

"Why are you, Yan Ke?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Yan Ke has something to do elsewhere, first ask the servants to come and serve."

Ming Chuan nodded and said, "Has the rain stopped outside?"

"Not yet." Fuqiao said: "Your Majesty is leaving, and this servant is going to call Luanjia."

Ming Chuan looked at the pouring rain outside, and said, "Wait a while, we can go when the rain stops."

"Yes."

It started to rain, and Mingchuan got a little annoyed with waiting, so he called Luanjia, and braved the heavy rain to go back to Zichen Palace.After walking a few steps, Ming Chuan's hem was almost soaked and splashed with a lot of mud.As soon as he entered the bedroom, Fuqiao hurriedly asked someone to change clothes with ginger soup.

Ming Chuan stopped Fu Qiao, and said, "It's raining so heavily, probably there's nothing else to do, just change into what you're used to wearing."

"Yes." Fuqiao went, and after a long time, she brought a fine white silk shirt.

Ming Chuan asked, "Why have you been here for so long?"

"Forgive me, Your Majesty," Fu Qiao said, "Your Majesty's personal belongings were taken care of by Eunuch Yan, and it took some time to find clothes."

Ming Chuan just let it go, and asked: "Where is Yan Ke, send someone to see if he has finished his work."

Fu Qiao lowered her head, "Yes."

People went for a long time, but it was Cheng Gonggong who came.Ming Chuan was lying on the couch reading the script, when he saw that Eunuch Cheng had arrived, he said with a smile, "Why is Eunuch Cheng here?"

"I heard that His Majesty was drenched in the rain, and this old slave is a little worried, so come and have a look." Eunuch Cheng brought a cup of hot tea.

"I walked to Lanfang Building at noon, and took a nap there when I was tired from walking. Who knew that it was raining so hard when I woke up, and Yan Ke didn't know where to go." Ming Chuan said: "When it rained in Lanfang Building It was very heavy, I couldn't stay any longer, so I came back."

Ming Chuan asked Eunuch Cheng, "Did you see Yan Ke? I don't know where he went." Ming Chuan sighed, "I'm upset under the rain, and I want to talk to someone."

Eunuch Cheng's body was hunched, and after a while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Yan Ke, it's gone."

Ming Chuan was taken aback, "It's gone, what do you mean?"

Ming Chuan was in a daze, but Eunuch Cheng just bent down and kowtowed.

"Did Yan Ke do something wrong? Is he in the Punishment Department?" Ming Chuan stood up, "I went to the National Teacher and begged him to let Yan Ke go."

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Cheng looked sad, "Yan Ke is gone."

Ming Chuan stood still, his body stiffened.

A maid's voice came from the entrance of the hall, "Master, Master."

Looking at it from Ming Chuan, Rong Shang was still in his usual appearance, with picturesque features and indifferent looks.

Ming Chuan spoke, his voice a little hoarse, "Where's Yan Ke?"

"Yan Ke has disobedience and has been executed."

Ming Chuan shook his body, his eyes gradually turned red.

"He's a servant," Ming Chuan gritted his teeth, "how can he have any disobedience?"

Rong Shang looked into Ming Chuan's eyes and said, "Same as me, with a disobedient heart."

Ming Chuan's eyelashes trembled, "You are talking nonsense."

"Your Majesty doesn't believe it?" Rong Shang looked at Ming Chuan and asked, "Don't you know what he thinks of you?"

"So what if there is?" Ming Chuan had tears in his eyes, "It's not a heinous capital crime to like someone."

"Then I would like to ask Your Majesty," Rongshang looked at Ming Chuan with the eyes of the usual superior, "You know he likes you, but you still keep him by your side, what kind of thoughts are there?"

Ming Chuan's eyes were full of sadness. He looked at Rong Shang for a long time, "There is not only one kind of affection in the world. You don't understand at all."

"It's just that I don't understand." Rong Shang didn't want to say anything more, "In any case, I just disposed of a slave."

"Yan Ke is not a slave!" Ming Chuan shouted, "I never regarded him as a slave!"

"So?" Rong Shang's face darkened, "Does Your Majesty want me to pay for his life?"

Ming Chuan didn't speak, Rong Shang approached him, "My lord, do you want me to pay for a slave's life?"

Retreating to the point where there was no way to retreat, Ming Chuan finally lowered his head, completely defeated.

Rong Shang stretched out his hand and touched Ming Chuan's side face, his tone slowed down a bit, and said, "Is Yan Ke worth such an argument between you and me?"

Ming Chuan looked at Rong Shang, and Rong Shang also looked at him, as before, Ming Chuan would bow his head to apologize to Rong Shang, the two reconciled as before, and then forget about it.But Ming Chuan didn't speak, he just looked at Rong Shang for a long time, until Rong Shang became a little impatient.

"Of course it's worth it." Ming Chuan said softly.

Rong Shang's gaze changed instantly.

Ming Chuan looked at the national teacher and said softly: "What do the national teachers think I have left?"

Rong Shang's eyes shrank for a moment as if being pricked by a needle, he straightened up, and looked at Ming Chuan steadfastly.

Ming Chuan said: "It's only now that I understand why everyone is fighting for power and profit, and one person still needs some strength in his hands, so as not to protect what he has."

The words stabbed Rong Shang like a knife, and Ming Chuan's hand holding the knife was also dripping with blood.

"My lord, you have really grown up." Rong Shang murmured.

Not long ago, someone said something similar. He hoped that His Majesty would grow up to be an upright man.

Ming Chuan supported the cabinet, his knuckles turned white, "Master, please go back."

Rong Shang took a deep look at Ming Chuan, then turned and left. Behind him, the vermilion palace gate closed in response.

Zichen Palace has been closed so many times, but it is the first time His Majesty has decided to close the door.

After the person left, Eunuch Cheng came in cautiously and advised, "Your Majesty, why are you bothering?"

Ming Chuan shook his head, opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed limply.

It was night when Ming Chuan woke up again, the lights were flickering, and Wu Shi was standing beside his bed.Ming Chuan closed his eyes and said, "I don't want to see you."

Wu Shidao: "Your Majesty..."

Ming Chuan waved down the tea bowl on the side, and the porcelain fragments shattered on the ground.

"I said, I don't want to see you."

Wushi shut his mouth and exited the bedroom.

Eunuch Cheng came over to clean up the debris on the ground lightly, and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to drink the medicine."

"I don't want to drink." Ming Chuan sat up, lowered his eyebrows, and asked, "Where's Yan Ke's body?"

Eunuch Cheng buried his head even lower, "He's taken to a mass grave outside the city."

"Find some people to bury him well." Ming Chuan lifted the quilt and got up, the rain was still falling, much lighter and drizzling, as if someone was crying.

Ming Chuan stood in front of the window, the light rain hit his face, it was cool.

"Your Majesty, you are not in good health yet, and you are angry and sad again. You should not catch cold anymore." Eunuch Cheng advised in a low voice.

Ming Chuan said softly: "I want to be alone for a while."

Eunuch Cheng hesitated to speak, and finally withdrew with a soft sigh.

There was no one in the hall, and the rain outside the window was still falling tirelessly.Ming Chuan supported the window lattice, looking out of the window at the swings and banyan trees that were wet by the rain.He kept looking, and his eyes were sore.

Ming Chuan covered his eyes with one hand, tears slowly seeped from between his fingers, his thin body bowed, as if he couldn't support the sadness and pain.

Half a month after Ziyan Ke's death, the gate of the Zichen Palace was closed tightly, and the emperor not only did not go to the court, but now he does not even go out of the palace gate.Pity the ministers of the former court, the incident of falling into the water has not been resolved and another incident has occurred.The national teacher handled government affairs normally, and for a while, people couldn't figure out what was going on.

Eunuch Cheng brought the medicine, and Ming Chuan sat in front of the desk and copied the mantra of rebirth, his silk shirt looked empty.Eunuch Cheng persuaded: "Your Majesty, drink the medicine."

Ming Chuan stopped writing, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. Eunuch Cheng swallowed the exclamation in his mouth and said, "Do you want candied fruit?"

Ming Chuan shook his head.Eunuch Cheng put away the medicine bowl and said: "Today the lotus is blooming just right outside, but it's not too hot, Your Majesty, do you want to go for a walk?"

Ming Chuan shook his head and said, "I want to be alone for a while."

Eunuch Cheng had no choice but to shut up and leave.

After a while, Eunuch Cheng came in again and said, "Master Xu, Minister of Dali Temple, please see me."

"not see."

"Master Xu said that he has something to see." Mr. Cheng said fairly, "Master Xu also said that he will not leave until he sees His Majesty."

Ming Chuan put down his pen and said, "Call him in."

The author says:

Yan Ke is not an eunuch, his story has nothing to do with the capital and the little emperor