[Rat and Cat] Han Palace Autumn

The birdsong is crisp and the surroundings are quiet. It is really a refreshing morning.

Before dawn, the shouts of early hawkers filled the supposedly quiet streets. Walking along Zhanzhao Street, it took a lot of time just to say hello and deal with the excessive enthusiasm of the people.

"Master Zhan, come and try the pancakes from this new stall!"

"Master Zhan, fresh and fresh soft tofu, bring it back for the adults to try."

"Guard Zhan, this is the purse I brought to you from Ahua from Qianjie. Don't disappoint the girl's wishes—"

The overwhelming kindness of the common people made a southern knight-errant who used to pick up Lianyun Eighteen Villages alone at night sweating, not to mention a few young girls chirping and peeking at him from time to time. Lol, when did Zhan Zhao experience this?Immediately, he quickened his pace, and almost fled away from this busy street, until he turned into a secluded alley, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although Zhan's family is in business, they are also heirs of poetry and etiquette. When Zhan Zhao was young, he was used to the behavior of his parents who were deeply affectionate. Have you ever experienced such simple and straightforward kindness?In this way, it seems that they are all like that white mouse who is in a hurry——

He secretly smiled wryly—he thought of him again for no reason.On that flustered night a few days ago, he escaped almost in embarrassment, and spent the night in the Liuyun Building run by the Zhan family in the city, but shock, embarrassment and a little bit of understanding made him toss and turn all night, and the next morning he couldn't sleep. Before he could figure it out, he deliberately avoided that person everywhere.

After that day, Bai Yutang kept pestering him for a few days, until he realized that he was really sincere, and asked him to think carefully before finally breaking free.Unexpectedly, he was sent back to Xingkong Island by a letter sent by Master Lu, but now he has been away for a few days—I don’t know what happened on the island, and what is the situation now

Shaking his head self-deprecatingly, what else needs to be considered?He was not around these few days, and whenever he was free, he would involuntarily turn his thoughts to him.Thinking of his bright smile, thinking of his understanding and concern for himself from beginning to end, thinking of the unreserved maintenance and colorful happiness that only he brought to me since childhood

Oh, I have always thought that I am upright and upright, but it turns out that I can't see my own thoughts clearly.On the contrary, they are like children who are entangled, which is really ridiculous.

He Bai Yutang is unrestrained and unrestrained, is he not good enough?Just like what he said in the head that day: a man is alive all his life, since he loves each other and is sincere, he will look up to the world and be worthy of the world. It's just the worldly etiquette. I can't bear to see that wanton and unrestrained Bai Yutang enduring the world's strange eyes for him

Forget it, Zhan Zhao heaved a long sigh, he knew that mouse's temperament, although he usually joked frivolously, but once he got serious, he couldn't persuade him... As long as he never regretted it, what's the point of staying with him to the end?

"Guard Zhan, Zhan..." Before he could adjust the smile on his face, he turned around and saw Zhao Hu running over while shouting.

Zhao Hu calmed down—even though he had seen it many times, he still couldn't face the impact of that beautiful smile—clasped his fists and said, "Guard Zhan, my lord tells you to return home quickly."

"What?" Zhan Zhao took a step forward, "What happened?"

"I don't know either," Zhao Hu scratched his head, "Guard Zhan should go back quickly."

"Okay, Zhan will take a step first." Zhan Zhao nodded, raised his lightness kung fu, and rushed back to the Kaifeng government office.

Kaifeng House.

"My lord." Zhan Zhao hurried in, cupping his fists in salute.

"Guard Zhan," Bao Zheng took a half-step forward, and sighed, "The case of a huge deficit in the household department was exposed early this morning. The emperor Longyan was furious and handed it over to the Kaifeng mansion. You go to the household department for a while." Let’s go, ask Mr. Huang Shulin for all relevant files.”

Without further questioning, Zhan Zhao raised his hand in a salute, and replied respectfully, "Yes, my lord."

When the mansion was busy, it was dark, and it wasn't until the palace sent people to look for it that Zhan Zhao realized that it was time to enter the palace for duty on the tenth day.

Walking behind the little eunuch on the gradually familiar road, the night dew is clear, the moon hangs in the sky, and the warm spring breeze brings a trace of quiet grass and trees fragrance.Zhan Zhao couldn't help but look back to the southwest - he remembered that the corner in that direction should be a deserted wasteland.

The little eunuch who led the way turned around and said with a smile: "A few days ago, Lord Long Live ordered people to rectify it. Fang Liantang was dug and a piece of tender bamboo was planted. Now it looks quite good."

Zhan Zhao smiled politely and listened, the little eunuch became more interested in talking, and he started talking non-stop.

"Xiao Shunzi." Zhou Huaizheng, the steward next to the emperor, greeted him abruptly, stopped the obviously over-excited child, and then bowed to Zhan Zhao, "Master Zhan, please come this way——Long Live Lord has already asked someone A few times..."

Zhan Zhao nodded, followed him into the main hall, and he saw that he was dressed in bright yellow and looked at the window with his back to the door, staring at a crescent moon in the dark blue sky.Zhou Huaizheng had already retreated quietly, Zhan Zhao knelt down on one knee, "I'm late, please punish the emperor."

Zhao Zhen turned around: "Why did Guard Zhan say such unwelcoming words? I know that Kaifeng Mansion is busy with business today—why, did Bao Qing even let you, the military officer, go?" His tone was relaxed, like a friend It was like talking casually, but Zhan Zhao didn't get up, just walked over step by step, condescendingly watching the handsome edges and corners of the slightly lowered face of the young man in red.

Zhan Zhao was a little confused about the young emperor's intentions, so he could only reply in deliberation: "I have a little proficiency in literary and ink, so Mr. Bao asked me to help sort out the files."

Zhao Zhen smiled inexplicably, and suddenly stretched out his hand to pull him up: "He's making the best use of everything..."

"Your Majesty, this is incompatible with etiquette..." Zhan Zhao was startled, and tried a little harder to pull his hand away, but Zhao Zhen didn't insist on it, and let it go, but his fingers brushed over his wrist intentionally or unintentionally, with a look on his face. A smile is not a smile.

"Guard Zhan doesn't have to be cautious, it's just like in the past. I don't mean to blame you." After speaking, he returned to the dragon case and began to review the memorial.

Zhan Zhao was a little puzzled, and stayed for a moment, then retreated to the corner of the hall and stood up with his sword in hand, watching his nose, nose and heart, just staring out the window without saying a word.While bored, he remembered the case of Ku Yin's disappearance that was being investigated by the government.Deng Xingzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was thrown into prison in the early days of the emperor's wrath. Although there is no evidence to prove that he is related to the case, a major dereliction of duty can never be escaped... But the most important thing now is It is to recover the stolen treasury silver—the tax documents that were well preserved in the last routine inspection disappeared overnight—if the case can be solved as soon as possible, it is possible to recover the silver.After thinking about it, if the big mouse heard about this, he must complain that the emperor handed over everything to the Kaifeng government, and at the same time try his best to help... But with his unforgiving mouth, he would definitely not admit it.

Thinking of the blubbering appearance of that white mouse, the smile on Zhan Zhao's lips could not help being a little more sincere and gentle, and he unconsciously shifted his thoughts, thinking of Bai Yutang who was nowhere to be found at this time.

But he didn't know that Zhao Zhen was sitting behind the case, under the pretense of criticizing papers on the surface, but secretly he could clearly see the changes in his emotions. Seeing his frowning and stern face, he was secretly funny, "This one Mao'er, the mind is really simple and clear, I don't know what kind of expression I will have if I know what kind of thoughts I have for him..."

After a while, he saw the man laughing sweetly, Zhao Zhen's face slowly sank, the emperor's sensitivity made him not need to think too much, he could tell at a glance that such pure happiness must come from someone he didn't know. The person who occupies a very important position in the heart of the young guard, this kind of thinking makes his chest feel like a fire. The young emperor who proclaims himself the emperor is used to getting what he wants, and he never gets it if he wants it... ...The emperor is rich in the world, and he leads the land. Could it be that he is a king's minister? If he wants to get someone, he doesn't need to spend too much effort.But now, the person he was thinking of was right in front of him, but he was thinking of another person with a sweet smile, how could he not be annoyed.

Looking closely, how could he fail to see that Zhan Zhao's today is obviously different from the past, the suppressed melancholy between his brows has faded a little, instead there is a kind of clarity that finally sees clearly, even... The anticipation and longing unique to Liao Si—what he is familiar with, and what he can often see in the eyes of favored concubines—

"Zhan Zhao!" He couldn't help shouting, watching the young man by the window quickly regain his senses, reacting like a frightened cat, the sword at his waist was unsheathed, and he looked around at the bedroom, which was nothing unusual , looking at himself with some doubts.

Lost his composure—the emperor was a little remorseful, but his face was still calm. He suppressed the irritability in his heart and smiled at the man: "It's nothing. Quite good, how about telling me to make me happy too?"

Zhan Zhao smiled a little embarrassedly: "I don't bother you to ask me, but I just figured out some boring questions that have been bothering me for a long time, so I feel better——Is the sage tired? You should go to bed earlier..."

Zhao Zhen stared at Zhan Zhao for a while, seeing that he didn't want to say more, and he didn't force himself, so he stood up: "It's true, I'm a little tired today, so I'll rest—"

"Be careful, Your Majesty!" A red shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, and even though he could hear the clanging of swords and swords, before he could smell the scent of tea, he saw that person turning around and entering the crowd. Among the assassins in black.

"Come, escort." The irritability that seemed to be lost made the emperor's face cloudy, and this gloom, when he saw the young man who was alone and alone had to take the place of himself in order to block the ray of light that shot at him, reached its peak.