After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

Inside the screen, Zhou Xun pursed his lips, while outside the screen, Zhou Cai narrated everything.

He said a lot, the central idea can be summed up in a few points:

1. It is inappropriate for the emperor to bring Zhou Xun back to the palace. After all, Zhou Xun is the prince's man. The emperor should not damage his image because of his temporary lust for beauty.The emperor is so wise and powerful, Zhou Cai naturally believes in the emperor, but outsiders don't know how to evaluate it in their hearts.

2. Zhou Xun has a deep relationship with the prince and his wife, Zhou Xun will suddenly attack, and the prince did not expect it.Perhaps it was because of Zhou Xun's quarrel with the prince that his mind was not clear and his mind was insane, so he assassinated the emperor.

3. Zhou Xun loves the prince deeply, and he would not hesitate to fall out with his family members in order to be with him. The emperor should not take favors from others.

What he said made Zhou Xun tremble all over. He gritted his teeth and heard the crisp "click" sound from the knuckles of his fingers.

...It's been so long, yet he is still easily aroused by Zhou Cai.

He examined himself calmly and brutally.

The emperor didn't speak for a long time, with his mouth open, as if he was digesting the excess information.In the end, he showed an expression of "an emperor who has given up thinking": "It is true that nothing happened between Zhen... and the language documents."

After finishing speaking, he muttered in a very low voice.

'Is this a calamity of love?Yes, goblins have to go through the calamity of love... But if the language book becomes a spirit... they also have to go through the calamity of love? '

Hearing his words, Zhou Cai narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I know."

"If you want to take him home, then take him back. You are Zhou Xun's brother and my good friend. I can rest assured of you..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, Zhou Xun had already walked out from behind the screen.

Zhou Xun changed into a new suit. He was already good-looking, but the verdant black bamboo on the clothes made him proud and tall.Seeing the clothes on his body, Zhou Cai moved his shoulders slightly.

He remembered the suit.The fabric of the clothes is the best streamer brocade, soft and elegant, the color is like flowing clouds in the sun, and the moonlight in the dark is like floating light and leaping gold, hence the name.Liuguang brocade is a tribute from Suzhou, and there are only three pieces a year.

As for the black bamboo embroidered on it, it is even more lifelike. When Zhou Xun walked, the bamboo leaves seemed to be blown by the wind and whirled, making him feel like walking through the bamboo forest in the mountains.Such exquisite embroidery techniques can only come from the top embroiderers in the palace.

However, compared to the expensive and gorgeous clothes, what really made Zhou Cai's eyes dim was another thing.

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This clothes is clearly the emperor's private clothes!

Zhou Xun...is actually wearing the emperor's clothes?

Zhou Xun realized that Zhou Cai was staring at him, and he was a little surprised.

Zhou Cai loves fame and influence more than gold, silver and jewelry.People like him are the most "well-mannered", and they shouldn't almost lose control of their expressions just because of this outfit.

Is it...

"The clothes on my brother's body look familiar." Zhou Cai looked at the emperor with a smile, "I remember that the emperor seems to have a similar set. When the emperor and I visited the temple fair in private, they seemed to be dressed in the same clothes. This outfit, but only once. This clothes... but the little eunuch is not sensible, so he took it by mistake?"

Zhou Xun finally understood.

He had recognized the original owner of the clothes - how could he not recognize the number one scholar who was favored by the emperor and could freely enter and leave the palace.

But the emperor actually let him... wear his own clothes?

Zhou Cai's words mean both inside and outside the words, as if he was blaming the little eunuch for taking the wrong clothes, and it seemed to be expressing that he and the emperor were so familiar, that they went out of the palace together in micro-clothes, and went to temple fairs together...

He cared so much about the emperor that the clothes that the emperor only wore once were actually remembered by him.

Zhou Xun looked at the emperor, and the emperor's face really showed a bit of embarrassment.

"This... you actually remember that I wore it?"

Zhou Cai smiled slightly: "The matter of the emperor is always in my heart."

Zhou Xun smiled coldly in his heart, but he didn't speak.But the emperor turned his head to look at him as if he had been exposed.

Zhou Xun was a little surprised by his flustered appearance.

Was he trying to explain something to himself?But……

Why should he explain it to him?Who doesn't know that the emperor and Zhou Cai have always had a very good relationship...

"I'm sorry for wearing second-hand clothes for you." The emperor said, "Hey, time is tight, and I don't have time to make you a new book cover. I haven't wrapped a book cover for you before. This time I will make up... no, clothes I told Xiao Dengzi to ask him to choose an expensive one from my clothes and resize it for you. Don't worry, although it is second-hand clothes, they are absolutely clean, so don't dislike them."

Zhou Xun: ...?

Zhou Cai:? ?

...wait, is this a used clothes problem?Zhou Xun was suddenly speechless.

He always felt that the situation had turned in another direction... The emotional emperor was nervous because he was afraid that he would dislike his second-hand clothes?

Zhou Cai quickly restrained his expression: "Please also invite the emperor..."

The emperor took a sip of tea, and then he remembered the topic just now, turned to Zhou Xun and said, "I happened to be talking about you just now, since your elder brother came to pick you up, then..."

"The emperor just shared the bed with me last night, so you're going to let me go back so soon?" Zhou Xun said lightly.

Zhou Cai was really self-restraining, and his face turned slightly pale after hearing this.The emperor said again: "Sir, why are you up? Didn't you say that you are tired, why don't you take a rest? Have you had breakfast?"

He has a sincere expression and a frank mind, and he doesn't pay much attention to what he says.The tiredness in the words also refers to Zhou Xun's tiredness in prison.

But others may not think so when they hear it.

Zhou Cai finally couldn't bear it anymore, he lowered his head and said: "Since Your Majesty has already made a plan, I don't want to say anything more."

The emperor said: "Yes, I have been talking to you for a long time in the early morning. If you have nothing to do, you can go down first. I am tired and want to rest for a while. As for Zhou Xun's matter, I will naturally arrange it." .”

Zhou Cai: ...

...Is this because he dislikes him for talking too much?

"Yes." Zhou Cai was still smiling, "The minister stepped back first."

Only Zhou Xun saw that his knuckles were turning white, and he felt a little pleased when he saw the rare appearance of a smiling tiger.

Before he was about to retreat, Zhou Cai turned to him again, looking very worried about him: "Axun, I know you have always had a grudge against the prince. But the past is already the past. Now the long-term companion After all, the person next to the prince is you. There are some things...don’t think about it any more. It’s useless to think too much, it’s better to live a better life now.”

His words were earnest, and his expression was worried and sincere, as if he was trying to persuade the elder brother of a confused brother.

Zhou Xun didn't bother to pay attention to his hypocritical appearance, moved his lips, and made a "roll" mouth shape to him.

Zhou Caiquan pretended not to see it.He smiled worriedly at Zhou Xun, saluted the emperor, and went down deliberately limping under the guidance of the eunuch.

Just as he was about to go down, the emperor's voice came from his ears: "Wait a minute."

Zhou Cai adjusted his expression, turned around, but heard the emperor say: "Next time you enter the palace, bring a crook."

Zhou Cai:?

"There is no abduction at home?" Seeing his expression cracked, the emperor said, "If there is no abduction, then you should go out less in the future, so as not to be tired from walking."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand to let Zhou Cai go down.

Zhou Cai tried his best to smile, looked at the two of them and said, "I...resign now."

After speaking, he saluted and exited from the door.

Only Zhou Xun and the emperor were left in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.The emperor seemed to be really sleepy. After Zhou Cai left, he propped his chin with one hand, and his head was bit by bit, as if he was about to doze off.

...Last night, he didn't sleep well?

He hit it, saw Zhou Xun who was looking at him standing across from him, and sat up straight with a jolt.

Zhou Xun looked down at him: "The emperor didn't sleep well last night?"

"This..." the emperor scratched the back of his head, "I just woke up a little early."

Zhou Xun: ...

Emperor: "I'm too excited."

He yawned again, and then said, "That... Chinese document..."

uncle?

Why did the emperor call him... Uncle Yu Wen?

They are clearly the same generation...

"It's always weird, I'd better call you Mr. Yuwen." The emperor muttered, "Mr. Yuwen..."

Zhou Xun: ...

For some reason, he always felt that the emperor spoke with an accent.

Emperor: "Mr. Yuwen, I will arrange carriages and horses to take you back to your home in the afternoon?"

Zhou Xun shook his head.The emperor said again: "Oh, I forgot, it was a quarrel with my family? Understand, understand, when I quarreled with my roommate, I would rather stay in the study room all night than go back to the dormitory... Then I will arrange a car and take you back to Zhou home?"

Zhou Xun paused when he heard the word "Zhou's family", but still shook his head.

The emperor wondered: "You don't want to go back?"

"It's not my home anymore," Zhou Xun said.

"Okay." The emperor didn't ask, "Sir, if you don't want to go out, you can stay in the palace."

Zhou Xun didn't shake his head this time.

The emperor yawned again and asked, "By the way, have you eaten yet?"

Before Zhou Xun could answer, he said again: "If you haven't eaten, let's have breakfast first. Little Dengzi, go get some breakfast."

"Yes." Xiao Dengzi took the order, he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Lizi has been trapped on the tree by A... Aruba for an hour, do you want to let him go?"

Emperor: "Did he know he was wrong?"

Little Dengzi: "I was already crying half an hour ago."

"Okay." The emperor lazily put the teacup on the table, "bring him in to talk."

Xiao Dengzi led the order to go out, and the emperor looked at Zhou Xun again, his expression instantly changed from January Day in Liaoning to August Day in Chongqing.

"You sit next to me," the emperor pointed to the chair next to him, "Come and see the play, hurry up."

Zhou Xun: ...

He sat on the chair next to the emperor and watched the crying little Lizi being dragged up by several eunuchs.After entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he threw himself onto the ground: "Your Majesty, this servant realizes his mistake!"

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, he quickly grasped the main contradiction that existed at present, and knelt in Zhou Xun's direction: "Young master Zhou, the little one has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and the little one knows his mistake! You know his mistake!"

Little Lizi knocked his head loudly: "It's the little one who has dirty thoughts, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, the little one, Mr. Zhou spared a lot of life for the little one, and the little one offended you, but you are sorry for the little one." Plead with the emperor, let the emperor change the punishment to Aruba, Mr. Zhou's life-saving grace, the small one will never be forgotten..."

Judging by his posture, the gratitude turned out to be sincere.

Zhou Xun:? ? ?

…He listened to Xiao Lizi sincerely thanking him for his kind behavior of replacing the "Fifty Big Board" with Aruba, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should be confused or feel that he had been victimized by his reputation.

"It's okay, it's enough, it's noisy to my ears." The emperor said impatiently.After reprimanding Xiao Lizi a few times and fined his salary, he said again: "What kind of blessing do you want? Do you want this blessing for you?"

Little Lizi's face was still covered with tears, and he replied reflexively, "Yes! Of course!"

Zhou Xun: ...

emperor:……………

"You want it, but I don't want to give it to you!" The emperor slapped the table, "You don't even look at your, your... willow figure, do I want it?! If I want you, you have to give it up." Give me money!"

Xiao Lizi babbled, the emperor waved his hand impatiently and said: "Your wages have been deducted for the past six months, and I will see you disrespecting Mr. Zhou again, be careful of your head!"

Xiao Lizi left crying.The eldest palace lady led the other palace ladies to arrange dishes for the two of them.

Zhou Xun had a small appetite and just drank the porridge slowly.Seeing his appearance, the emperor hurriedly gave him other things: "Eat more, you look so thin, it's like being torn in half before becoming a semen and taking it to make a paper airplane."

Although Zhou Xun didn't understand what he said, he still thanked him: "...Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor: "I can knock down two of you with one punch."

Zhou Xun: ...

Emperor: "It's okay, eat more protein, and you can be as strong as me!"

The voices of the two came from the screen window, and Zhou Cai stood outside the window in the backyard with an uncertain expression on his face.

After retreating from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Zhou Cai was not in a hurry to leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As the celebrity in front of the emperor, Zhou Cai is very familiar with the layout of the palace.Therefore, he made an excuse to come around to the backyard again.

Through the window screen, the sound of the two dining and talking with each other also reached his ears.

"It was just one night..." Zhou Cai said to himself, "

It was just for one night, how could the emperor favor him so much? "

That bastard who is always silent... What kind of trick did he play this time?

"...This side dish is delicious, try it."

The emperor's voice came from inside the screen window.

"Clap!"

Zhou Cai turned his head, and a court lady appeared behind him.

The maid was holding a plate, as if she was about to give something away, but she never expected to see Zhou Cai here.She stepped on a severed dead branch, which was the one that made the sound just now.

"Master Zhou." Seeing Zhou Cai looked over, the court lady hurriedly saluted.

"You are... Hong Ling?" Zhou Cai said gently, calling out her name.

Zhou Cai is personable and gentle as jade, and has always been the dream lover of many court ladies in the palace, and Hong Ling is no exception.She didn't expect Zhou Cai to remember her name, she blushed immediately, and whispered: "Yes."

"What is this in your hand?" Zhou Cai said, looking at the plate in her hand.

"It's milk." Hong Ling replied immediately.

"Cow's milk?" Zhou Cai smiled, "Is it for the Mr. Zhou inside? Cow's milk can strengthen the body, and the emperor treats him very well."

With the thoughts of a young girl Huaichun, Hong Ling wanted to say a few more words to her sweetheart, and without thinking about it, she confessed: "No, this is what the emperor wants to drink."

"The emperor wants to drink?"

"Yes." Hong Ling said, "The emperor has to drink a cup every morning for the past two days."

Zhou Cai smiled thoughtfully and nodded.He looked at Hong Ling, and said softly, "Go and do your work."

Seeing him, Hong Ling blushed again, and reluctantly left.It wasn't until the milk was delivered to the palace that she remembered one thing——

Master Zhou Caizhou, what were you doing in the backyard just now?

But the thought was only fleeting.People in the palace are used to the closeness between Zhou Cai and the emperor, and Zhou Cai is gentle and upright, he has his own reasons for what he does, and as a palace lady, she doesn't need to ask.

At the same time, Zhou Cai also left the palace gate in a sedan chair.

"Milk..." Sitting on the sedan chair, he rubbed his knees thoughtfully.

He remembered that a year ago, when he was hunting with the emperor, the local officials offered a cup of milk, but the emperor said at that time...

It doesn't taste good, he doesn't like to drink it.

The sedan chair went to the gate of the Zhou Mansion, and Zhou Cai returned to the study, still with a sullen face.

The old man sitting in the study is Zhou Cai's most trusted staff member and a member of his mother's family.Seeing his unpredictable expression, the staff said: "My lord entered the palace today, can I thank the emperor?"

Seeing that Zhou Cai didn't speak, the staff roughly guessed what it was.He watched Zhou Cai grow up, so he sighed and said, "Your Excellency, you don't have to worry too much. This time, the incident was indeed too big. The emperor was able to pardon the Zhou family and only kill Zhou Xun because It shows the emperor's preference for the adults. If at this time..."

"Zhou Xun is not dead." Zhou Cai said.

The staff was shocked: "No, not dead?"

"That Zhou Xun did not know what method he used to win the favor of the emperor." Zhou Cai said angrily, "Not only did the emperor not kill him, he even left him in the palace for breakfast!"

He threw the paperweight to the ground, his eyes were bloodshot, he didn't look like a gentleman, and his staff members were also surprised: "How could such a ridiculous thing happen?"

Zhou Cai looked at the sky, and it took him a while to calm down his anger: "I went to see the emperor this morning, and he treated me a little colder. I don't know if it's because of the prince, or because of Zhou Xun... I have to think about it." Find a way, think of a way to do something..."

He pondered, and so did his staff.After a long time, the staff suddenly stroked their beards and said, "Recently, the epidemic in Xizhou is rampant, and the old man thinks that we can do something about it."

"Xizhou epidemic?" Zhou Cai looked at him.

The aide nodded: "I remember last year when the epidemic broke out in Xizhou at this time. Your Excellency was rewarded by the emperor for his meritorious service in proposing the plan."

Zhou Cai pondered for a moment, his eyes brightened slightly.

"Treatment of the epidemic is a great achievement. If Your Excellency proposes a plan at this time, it will relieve the worry in the Emperor's heart. Are you afraid that the Emperor will be unhappy?" The staff asked with a smile, "It will be too late for the Emperor to praise Your Excellency. Getting angry with adults over trivial matters?"

"No matter how favored Zhou Xun is, he is just a man's favorite. The emperor only wants to see him fresh for a day or two. 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, although I don't know what kind of coquettish means he used, but inferior, after all, inferior! It's something that can't be put on the table!" The staff continued, "But my lord is a loyal minister who can relieve the emperor's worries!"

The staff's words seemed to have entered Zhou Cai's heart.Hearing this, he smiled meaningfully.

"You're right." He said with a smile, "I lost my temper."

As he spoke, he said to the boy outside the house: "Go get a new paperweight."

The boy brought a new paperweight.Zhou Cai wrote the notebook and carefully put it aside.

——Tomorrow morning, he will raise this matter.As long as there is this excerpt, the emperor will definitely praise him!And the people in the court will also look at him with admiration because of this.

——At that time, take advantage of this opportunity to deal with Zhou Xun's matter properly...

"Wait," he suddenly said to the boy, "Prepare the sedan chair."

The boy asked, "Where are you going?"

"The fifth prince's residence." Zhou Cai said with a smile, "We should also 'tell' him about Zhou Xun's current situation, so that the prince will not be 'worrying' in the residence all day long."

——He is a good brother who cares about his younger brother.