Your Majesty, You Can't

Although he told He Lanzhi earlier that he felt a little sleepy and wanted to go back to the palace, after actually returning to the bedroom, Zhao Yin was completely sleepy and sat cross-legged on the dragon bed with his elbows on his knees, his eyes blind. He propped his chin in a daze and stared blankly at He Lanzhi's smiling portrait.

Can't see it at all.

Now his mind is full of He Lanzhi's sad face, even if he wants to sleep, he can't sleep at all.

As for He Lanzhi's refusal to confide in him, even though he felt disappointed, if he was depressed because of this, it would be too unlike what he, Zhao Yin, would do.

"Since I can't ask you what's bothering you," Zhao Yin poked the portrait's face with his fingers, "then I'll try to make you feel better."

After the morning court the next day, Prime Minister He Lan, who had not slept all night, had dark circles under his eyes, and was more anxious than when he just crossed, slowly followed the eunuch who led the way to the imperial study step by step.

It's probably the same as when I was a student and didn't want to go to the teacher's office.

Since rejecting Zhao Yin yesterday, He Lanzhi really dared not see the handsome face of the young emperor at this moment.

But if you want to work in the imperial study, it is impossible...

After Moji procrastinated all the way, He Lanzhi finally stopped in front of the imperial study under the leadership of the little eunuch.Seeing the little eunuch bowing to him and asking him to enter, He Lanzhi nodded with a tragic expression, took a deep breath and raised his legs to step across the threshold and said: "My minister sees the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live."

"Free from courtesy." Zhao Yin sat on the premise of the dragon table and dipped his pen in red ink, without even lifting his eyelids, and said calmly, "Sit down and work with me."

He Lanzhi, who had never expected Zhao Yin's reaction to be so flat, couldn't help being stunned, "That's it?"

Hearing the sound, Zhao Yin glanced at him in confusion, "Then what does Ah Zhi think of me?"

"Ah...no..." He Lanzhi quickly withdrew his dazed expression just now, "My minister made a slip of the tongue."

"No problem." Zhao Yin waved his hand indifferently, signaling him to sit down in front of the desk next to him, "Today I still want to ask He Lanqing about the shipping, Ah Zhi, please sit down and work."

"Yes..." He Lanzhi nodded his head dully, and slowly moved to the desk and sat down.

If I had known that Zhao Yin would react like this today, I wouldn't have to be so trembling on the way here.

I always feel like an idiot who struggled with Zhao Yin's emotions yesterday and couldn't sleep all night.

Glancing at the dazed He Lanzhi, Zhao Yin put down his pen and sighed, and decided to bring back his absent soul.

"He Lanqing mentioned earlier about the matter of sending envoys. I also took the time to discuss with several ministers before, and they all think that this proposal is advisable. It's just about opening up maritime trade. I still want to ask you what is good. Ideas can come up."

"Huh?" He Lan came back to his senses later, and looked at Zhao Yin with eyes full of helplessness. Then he suddenly realized that he was wandering during working hours, so he pinched his thigh fiercely. Forced himself to concentrate and speak authentically, "Weichen thinks that Guangzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou and other places can be opened as treaty ports first, and then a moderate-sized fleet will be dispatched to explore westward with my country's porcelain, silk, tea and other things."

"I also have this plan." Zhao Yin stroked his chin and agreed, but the shocking bright red oozes from the fingertips wrapped in snow-white bandages, and He Lanzhi couldn't help but startled when he saw it.

"What happened to His Majesty's hand?!"

"It's nothing." Zhao Yin said lightly, "Ah Zhi continues to talk about shipping."

He Lanzhi replied sullenly: "Yes... I understand..."

It's really a turn of events.

Just yesterday he refused to reveal his thoughts to Zhao Yin, but today he was rejected by Zhao Yin in turn.

Is this revenge for being rejected yesterday?