After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

Zhou Xun walked quickly all the way back to the side hall.He was really in a hurry, and both Lemon and Lianrong, who were about to fan him, were startled.Without waiting for Lemon to ask, Zhou Xun hastily waved his hands and said to the two, "Go out."

The two obediently left the hall.Sitting alone in the inner room, Zhou Xun never calmed down for a long time.

At first, there was a look of embarrassment and shame on his face.Anyone who encounters such a scene will have such a mood.

That's right, the emperor has never entered the harem for a month, and he has never approached women, almost making him forget that the emperor is also a... normal man.

... A normal man, at his young age, would inevitably have such a need.What's more, the emperor is the master of the world, he can get anyone he wants.

——But there, looking pitifully at a book of fire avoidance maps.

Zhou Xun: ...

For some reason, he suddenly felt that the scene was a little funny.

Besides, it was he who broke into the imperial study room without notification just now, it was his fault after all.

however……

After a long time, Lian Rong came in with tea.She saw Zhou Xun sitting at the desk with his back to the light, and was about to go over, when he was startled by his sudden arm slamming onto the desk.

"...Just look at it if you want, why not hide it better. And use my book as a book cover..." She heard the man sigh, "Stupid..."

Lotus paste:? ?

... How does Mr. Zhou look like losing his temper, but not like losing his temper?

After Zhou Xun finished drinking a bowl of tea, there was another commotion in the yard.Lian Rong watched his expression carefully, and whispered to him: "Young Master Zhou, the emperor is back."

Zhou Xun nodded.Holding the teacup, he couldn't tell what it was like, he was a little embarrassed, a little ashamed, and a little helpless and...unhappy.

It stands to reason that he accidentally bumped into such a scene. The emperor is the king and he is the minister, so he has no right to be displeased.But at this moment...

He's just not happy.

——and a guilty conscience.

Two very different emotions are intertwined.Sometimes he is unhappy and feels that he makes sense, and sometimes he feels guilty and feels that he has no reason at all.

There were mixed emotions in his heart, and there was a lot of noise in the courtyard.Every time the emperor comes, his world is so lively.Outside, it seemed that Xiao Lizi had said something again, and was kicked by the emperor, begging for mercy repeatedly.

"...It's better to talk less and do more than anything else."

The next moment, he heard the emperor's footsteps seem to be coming towards him!

Zhou Xun's entire back tensed up.He maintained the posture of holding the teacup, but held his breath to identify the emperor's walking route through the sound of footsteps.He heard the footsteps getting closer and closer, and felt his heart beating faster and faster - even the intertwined and surging emotions were forgotten.

——He wasn't ready to face the emperor, he just wanted to pretend that he wasn't here.

However, when he heard the sound of footsteps becoming smaller and the emperor seemed not to be walking in his direction, Zhou Xun breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little lost for some reason.

Even he himself doesn't know... At this moment, whether he wants to see the emperor or doesn't want to see him.

This loss didn't last long, and there was a knock on the door.

Zhou Xun unconsciously stiffened his body again. He heard Lemon exchange a few words with someone at the door, then turned his head and came in to report to Zhou Xun: "The emperor said that he wants to come in and chat with Mr. Zhou..."

"Just say I'm asleep." Zhou Xun said.

Lemon then turned around and said to the people at the door: "Young Master Zhou said he was asleep."

Zhou Xun: ...

He almost dropped the glass on the ground.

"Oh, I'm asleep." The emperor's voice came from the door, "Then... say good night to him for me?"

Zhou Xun: ...

... Do you believe such lame words? !

For a moment, he didn't know whether he was "surviving after the catastrophe" or "dissatisfied with the emperor's IQ", and heard the sound of the emperor's footsteps gradually going away.He sighed again, and returned to his bed amidst Lianrong's concern.

He sat on the bed for a long time, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, suddenly remembered old man Shen's words.

"I don't know if there is wind blowing through the wind chimes under the moon in the Northern Wei Dynasty?"

For some reason, he also began to wonder whether the moonlight he saw from the bedroom in the main hall was the same as the moonlight he saw from his window?

Will the emperor watch the moon at this time?

Zhou Xun: ...

No, the emperor will not, he will just collapse on the bed and sleep soundly, peaceful and heartless.

Zhou Xun's teeth itch.For some reason, he felt that his mind was in a mess here, but the emperor (in his imagination) was asleep there, which made his teeth itch.

The heart is like a ball of yarn scratched by a cat.Finally, Zhou Xun buried his face in his knees.

"What kind of person does the emperor like?" Before being swept away by sleepiness, he thought in a daze.

At the moment before he fell asleep, he finally remembered in the dim sleepiness that just now at the door, when the emperor heard the sentence "after Mr. Zhou said he was asleep", what the emperor replied was not "Oh, that's good.".

It's "Then... say goodnight to him for me?"

The emperor asked someone to say "good night" to him.

The emperor knew that he hadn't fallen asleep, and let his servants make up such a lame sentence, but chose to use his own kindness to fulfill this small and clumsy lie.

……

Zhou Xun woke up early the next day.

On this day, he was going to study at old man Shen as usual—in short, he stayed in the palace and had nothing to do.But even for the reason of "studying hard", he woke up a little too early.

Seeing that he was awake, Lian Rong brought him clothes and asked if he wanted breakfast.Looking at the sky outside the window, Zhou Xun reckoned that it was the time when Maoshi and Chenshi crossed the border - logically speaking, the emperor would not wake up until half of Chenshi, so he said, "No need, I'll just eat outside the palace."

He wears the phoenix badge, and the emperor has already greeted the guards, so he can come in and out freely... There is no need to have dinner with the emperor before leaving.

...and also avoided meeting the emperor again.

"But the emperor..."

"I left early, the emperor may not wake up now..."

As Zhou Xun said, he pushed open the door——

"Hey!" The emperor waved to him outside the door, "shall we have breakfast together?"

Zhou Xun: ...? ?

His hand holding the door frame was almost cracked.

Why did the emperor get up so early today?

Under the sunlight, the emperor's expression was magnanimous and bright, and there was no sign of being caught by him on the spot last night.Zhou Xun "..." for a moment, nodded, and accepted the emperor's invitation.

The emperor who got up early on purpose also showed a comfortable smile.

Breakfast was, as usual, a favorite of both of them.Zhou Xun was sipping milk, but the emperor over there had already used up his portion.He stared at Zhou Xun and scratched his head, not understanding why Zhou Xun was so taciturn today.

He knew that Zhou Xun seemed to be in a bad mood last night, so he didn't want to talk to him, and only lied that he fell asleep.Although he himself heard the meaning in the words, he didn't expose it.

——If you have something to do, just sleep on it.The emperor thought so optimistically.

However, after falling asleep, Zhou Xun seemed to be more silent than yesterday.The emperor thought for a moment, and decided to start talking with the other party's hobbies according to his learning results last night, so as to arouse the other party's interest in conversation.

"I was bored when I came back from the guard yesterday. I happened to pass by a book market and bought some things... I bought some books." Zhou Xun was about to put down the bowl when he heard the emperor say, "Buy There are quite a lot of books, do you want to go and have a look, is there anything you are interested in?"

Zhou Xun: ...

Emperor: "I know you like reading books the most, hehehe."

Zhou Xun nodded and said hello.The emperor then rubbed his nose and continued to say with great interest: "There are quite a lot of good things in this book market. There are all kinds of books, such as novels, paintings, martial arts secret books, flower tasting... Hehe, Speaking of which, these are still your family. I’ll ask someone to pick a few good ones and put them on your side. If you like them, tell me after reading them, let’s go buy them again.”

Zhou Xun: "Yes."

The emperor talked a lot on his own, but in the end he found that Zhou Xun had said very little, only a few words of "ummmahahah".He scratched his head and said, "Are you in a bad mood?"

Zhou Xun: "No."

Emperor: "Oh, then I'm relieved. Today I have an appointment with the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, so I'm leaving first. Remember to drink plenty of hot water and sunbathe more."

Zhou Xun: "Yes."

... This journey of breakfast with a thorn in the throat has passed.Just as Zhou Xun was packing up his things and was about to leave, the emperor suddenly said again.

"By the way, I read a book yesterday, and some of the methods in it are quite interesting." Before leaving, the emperor turned to him and said with a sincere smile, "If you are in a bad mood, we can try the methods in it." method!"

Zhou Xun: ...

He almost fell off the chair all at once.

Zhou Xun was still thinking about a question until he arrived in Youhuang Alley.

How can the emperor be so calm?He was caught looking at the fire-avoiding map, and he hid the fire-avoiding map in the book he gave him to read... How can he be so calm with his attitude?

Zhou Xun: ...

This confusion has been with him throughout the whole day's trip to the bookstore.During the whole day, old man Shen asked him to tidy up the library as usual, and later, he chose a few more books for him to read.

Zhou Xun took the book to read, and after a long time, the old man next to him suddenly said: "Forget it, don't read it either."

Zhou Xun raised his head, and heard Old Man Shen say, "If you're absent-minded, it's useless to read."

Zhou Xun: ...

He was slightly embarrassed.Old man Shen didn't think much of it.He sent Zhou Xun to look at the store, and moved a bench to sit next to him: "Anything on your mind?"

Zhou Xun nodded, then shook his head again.Old man Shen shook his cattail fan and said leisurely: "Is it related to the emperor?"

Old man Shen could see this, and Zhou Xun was not surprised.After all, there are only two or three things that are related to him and can affect his mind. After doing the elimination method, only the emperor is left.Seeing that he didn't deny or admit it, old man Shen laughed and said "tsk", said a few words "that's all", and then went out with his fan again.

So Zhou Xun was the only one left in the shop to look after the shop.There were not many people in the shop anyway, and after old man Shen left, Zhou Xun's mind sank.He was flipping through the book, but there was a gust of wind chime at the door.

The one who came in was a young man in dark green clothes with a slightly flirtatious expression.

Zhou Xun nodded to him, and when the young man saw Zhou Xun, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"It's you?"