After wearing a book, he became the emperor's rival in love

Yu Zhou spent the whole day trembling and did not wait for any bad news to come.

Fortunately, he took a rest today, so he could justifiably hide at home, but after today he will go to the yamen to do errands.

According to Xiaohan's intention, since he is injured, he should take a few days off to rest.

But Yu Zhou was guilty of being a thief, thinking that if Pei Siyuan didn't know that it was him, wouldn't he be exposed if he asked for leave?

After all, there were not many people drinking in the Xunhuan Building that night. As long as you are willing to check, it is easy to find out the clues.If everyone else is on duty tomorrow, it would be too obvious for him to say that he is sick!

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to ask for leave.

Even if he gritted his teeth, he would go to the yamen tomorrow to be on duty.

It wasn't until nightfall that Yu Zhou's heart that had been suspended for a whole day finally relaxed a little.

In any case, at least tonight should be able to pass safely.

That night, when he was lying on the couch, he still felt unreal in a trance.

He couldn't help thinking, maybe it was all a dream?When he wakes up early tomorrow morning, everything is over, there is no falling object from the sky hitting him, there is no wearing a book, and there is no night between him and Pei Siyuan...

Unfortunately, everything did not go as he wished.

Early the next morning, Yu Zhou woke up and found that he was still on the carved couch.

"My lord, are you awake?" Xiaohan's familiar voice sounded outside the tent.

"Wake up." Yu Zhou got up and opened the bed curtain, and saw that Xiao Han had prepared warm water for washing, and was guarding outside the tent with a clean cloth towel.

While Yu Zhou was washing, a servant came in to help him make the bed.

"My lord." Xiaohan said while waiting for him to wash up, "I'm going to be on duty in the yamen today. If you don't ask for leave, you have to pack up quickly, otherwise the master will be unhappy when he is in a hurry."

Yu Zhou was startled, then remembered that the original owner had a father.

The original owner's father's name is Yu Chengwen, and now he is working in the household department, and his official position is not small.

The original owner's mother passed away very early, and his father succeeded him later, and had a son and a daughter.The original owner had a estranged relationship with his stepmother, and after a long time, he was not very close to his father.

Although Yu Chengwen has an old-fashioned temperament, he didn't treat the eldest son harshly, and even indulged him a lot.

As long as the original owner didn't make any principled mistakes, Yu Chengwen generally wouldn't bother.

It happened that Yu Chengwen was not at home yesterday, so Yu Zhou hid in the small courtyard for a day and did not meet the rest of the family.

But after a long time, everyone is under the same roof, and the meeting that should be seen is definitely inevitable.

Thinking of this, he quickly sped up his movements and asked Xiaohan to help him put on his clothes and tie his hair.

Fortunately, Yu Chengwen didn't pay much attention to Yu Zhou, and after meeting him, he didn't notice anything unusual.

The father and son simply finished their breakfast, changed into their respective official uniforms, and went to the Yamen together in a carriage.

Along the way, the father and son didn't say anything.

Yu Zhou kept his head down, trying his best to play the role of "quail", for fear of attracting Yu Chengwen's attention.

It wasn't until the other party got off the carriage first outside the Yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs that Yu Zhou relaxed a little.

The carriage arrived at the place not long after, Yu Zhou straightened his official uniform, and entered the yamen together with other colleagues.

The place where he is on duty is Zhongshu Province, which can be regarded as the core authority of the Dayuan Dynasty.But here he is just the most inconspicuous little principal, with an official rank of eighth rank, belonging to the lowest level of the central authority.

In other words, as long as the emperor doesn't come here to hang around, the chances of seeing the emperor in this life with his qualifications are only a handful.

As for Pei Siyuan, since he was the deputy commander of the imperial army, he naturally circled around the emperor, let alone seeing him.

As long as he stays in his world honestly, he will be safe for the time being.

"I was absent-minded early in the morning, what are you thinking about?" Liu Ji'an hugged Yu Zhou's shoulder from behind, his tone full of intimacy.

Yu Zhou moved his shoulders uncomfortably, avoided the person calmly, and said, "I didn't think about it."

"Hey, guess who I met at the door just now?" Liu Ji'an said.

"Who is it?" Yu Zhou asked.

"Mr. Zhang." Liu Ji'an said.

"What's wrong with him?" Yu Zhou didn't really want to chat with Liu Jianan, but he was afraid that the other party would notice something strange, so he could only pretend to be interested in his topic.

Liu Ji'an stretched out his hand again and hooked his shoulders into the room together, and then said mysteriously: "I heard from Mr. Zhang that His Majesty wants to find another person from us to serve as the living man with Zhuang Sheren."

"Why?" Yu Zhou asked holding the field.

"It seems to be that Zhuang Sheren is working too hard." Liu Ji'an said: "Thinking about it, His Majesty has to go to court before dawn, and Zhuang Sheren has to be on duty every day before dawn. Those who go up in the morning People just mind their own business, and they can be lazy at other times, but Zhuang Sheren has to listen carefully from the beginning to the end, and dare not be lazy at all."

Not to mention that after the imperial court, he had to follow the emperor to the imperial study to attend the deliberations.

"If you ask me, this living man is really the hardest person." Liu Ji'an said: "I heard that the living man in the previous dynasty was not so conscientious, and he just wrote the daily notes according to His Majesty's preferences, but this Zhuang I don't know whose true biography She Ren got, it's very true, I guess His Majesty was annoyed enough by him, so he wanted to find someone to replace him."

"Looking for someone to replace him?" Yu Zhou asked, "Didn't you say that we will be on duty together?"

"That sounds good to say, but in fact, who knows, if the newcomer gets His Majesty's favor at that time, how can there be any concern for Zhuang Sheren?" Liu Ji'an said.

Yu Zhou didn't have much interest in paying attention to gossip at the moment, so he didn't express any opinions on this topic. He returned to his seat and sat down honestly, and began to look through the documents on the original owner's desk.

The original master's handwriting is well written, and the handwriting is neat and elegant.Fortunately, Yu Zhou grew up in a calligraphy class since he was a child. He has participated in calligraphy competitions since elementary school and won many awards along the way, so right now he is not worried about work problems.

He sharpened the ink, took the pen and paper, and wrote a few words according to the original owner's handwriting.

Although the handwriting cannot be regarded as exactly the same, if someone hadn't paid attention to it deliberately, there should be no flaws.

"Hey, here we come." Liu Ji'an said.

"What's coming?" Yu Zhou asked puzzled.

"Look outside." Liu Ji'an said.

Yu Zhou followed his line of sight to look out, and saw a tall and straight figure passing through the corridor, followed by a few relatives.That man should be a general, wearing a military uniform, but Yu Zhou didn't see his appearance clearly at a glance.

"What's this for?" Yu Zhou asked.

"It's probably here to pick up a living man for His Majesty." Liu Ji'an said.

He said with a look of longing on his face, and said: "It's a pity that the living man is from the rank of the sixth rank, and we are not qualified to join in the fun with such small bosses, hey."

"Didn't you just say that the living man is not a good job?" Yu Zhou asked.

"That is to say, if you can serve as an errand in front of His Majesty, where can you go?" Liu Ji'an said, "Besides, I am not a person like Zhuang Sheren who doesn't know how to adapt. If I were to be a servant, I would definitely Please make His Majesty happy."

Yu Zhou glanced at him, didn't say anything, and continued to practice handwriting according to the original owner's handwriting.

Liu Ji'an dreamed for a while, then closed his eyes.

His eyes fell on Yu Zhou's fair and slender fingers, and then his eyes followed the other's fingertips all the way up, crossed the arms, shoulders, neck, and finally stopped on Yu Zhou's delicate profile.

"Why didn't I realize that you are quite handsome before." Liu Ji'an said.

Yu Zhou paused his pen, looked up at him for a moment, and said, "You're pretty handsome, too."

"Really?" Liu Jian'an couldn't help touching his face, and said with a smile, "My mother also said the same thing, she said that I look like my father when he was young, very handsome." He straightened his clothes, then walked to his seat and sat down, took out a small bronze mirror from the drawer, and began to admire himself in the mirror.

Yu Zhou: ...

Liu Ji'an stared at the bronze mirror for a while, but couldn't sit still, and kept looking out with his head stretched out.

Not long after, other colleagues in the room also came one after another. Yu Zhou pretended to be calm and greeted them one by one.

Everyone was not close to him, so no one paid much attention to him.

Only then did Yu Zhou heave a sigh of relief, and continued to bury his head and start practicing calligraphy.

"Someone came out." Seeing someone passing by in the corridor, Liu Jianan hurriedly ran to the door and asked, "Why are you back?"

"Deputy Commander Pei didn't like us." said the young man who was restrained by Liu Ji'an.

Vice Commander Pei?

Yu Zhou's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, the pen in his hand trembled, and he accidentally dropped a dot of ink on the paper.

Which Vice Commander Pei?

How many Vice Commanders Pei are there in this capital?

Yu Zhou changed a piece of paper absently, and when he picked up the pen and wanted to continue writing, he suddenly reacted.The person who came to choose the living man for the emperor must be someone close to the emperor. How many deputy commanders can the emperor have around him?

That must be the Deputy Commander of the Forbidden Army!

So the figure that flashed past outside just now is Pei Siyuan?

Yu Zhou didn't know what to think of, his face flushed suddenly, and the hand holding the pen couldn't help trembling slightly.

The wound on his body that didn't hurt much before started to ache faintly again.

"Oh, they're all out?" Liu Ji'an leaned on the door and looked at the people who came out of the side hall, then grabbed another person and asked, "How is it? Has the living man been selected?"

"What did you choose? Deputy Commander Pei thinks we are not good-looking!" The man said a little unconvinced: "I am not as good as Zhuang Sheren in terms of appearance, why am I not upright enough?"

Liu Ji'an hurriedly said: "He has no eyesight, so you can watch him!"

The man sighed when he heard the words, and left indignantly.

In the side hall, Pei Siyuan stood with his hands behind his back, his tall and straight figure was extremely eye-catching in front of all the civil servants.

He still had a bit of a smile on his face, and his attitude was mild, but that aura made it impossible to relax when facing him.

"That's the only amount of people we have in the Ministry of Education?" Pei Siyuan asked.

"Deputy Commander Pei, there are quite a few of us, but the living clerk is from the official rank of the sixth rank. I can't find someone above the sixth rank to be the living clerk, right?" Zhang Langzhong hurriedly said: "All the six ranks of us here You have seen all the people below the first rank and above the seventh rank, why don't you just pick one?"

The position of living clerk may not be too big or small, but everyone in the court knows that this is a hot potato.Except for those who love to drill and want to show their faces in front of the emperor, few people who are serious about doing things want to get involved in this job.

Since ancient times, it is not easy to be a gentleman. If he is loyal to his duty, he will not offend the emperor. If he flatters him and loses his duty, he may be notorious in the history books in the future.

Especially in the current situation, if someone above the sixth rank was selected to do such a thankless job, no one would be willing.After all, there are plenty of opportunities for people from Zhongshu Province to climb up the ladder, and there is no need to lower their value to become a small householder.

"What about people below the seventh rank?" Pei Siyuan asked.

"This...is not in compliance with the rules?" Zhang Langzhong said: "If Deputy Commander Pei picks a person of the eighth rank, wouldn't he be promoted several ranks in a row?"

"Your Majesty wants to promote your people, what's wrong with that?" Pei Siyuan said indifferently.

Zhang Langzhong didn't dare to touch his face when he heard the words, so he had to order someone to do it.

After a while, all the people below the seventh rank in the yamen were summoned to the hall, including Yu Zhou naturally.

Ever since Yu Zhou knew that the person who came was Pei Siyuan, he had been uneasy.When Zhang Langzhong sent someone to call him, he was so frightened that he almost lost his composure, but he was relieved when he realized that he was not the only one called by the other party.

When he came in, he deliberately dawdled and walked behind everyone.

At this moment, he hangs his head and mixes in the crowd, wishing he could tuck his head into his clothes.

He knew that Pei Siyuan was standing a few steps away, and he only needed to turn his head slightly to see him out of the corner of his eye.But he was too scared, afraid that the other party would recognize him at a glance, so he didn't even dare to lift his head.

"Everyone raise their heads," Zhang Langzhong said.

Yu Zhou heard a rustling sound and knew that everyone raised their heads according to the other party's words, so he had to bite the bullet and raise their heads too.

Fortunately, he was standing at the back, and his stature was not particularly outstanding, so he was blocked by the people in front.

Over the shoulder of the colleague in front, he could see half of Pei Siyuan's body.

If the Pei Siyuan that Yu Zhou saw that night was still a little gentle, it must be because he was naked and unconscious.Today's Pei Siyuan is wearing a military uniform of the Forbidden Army, with a long knife on his waist, exuding the unique coercion of a military general.

Yu Zhou only glanced at him for a moment, then his heart stopped in fright, he begged all the gods in his heart, and begged them to let Pei Siyuan leave here quickly, and don't recognize him.

But he didn't know whether he was praying to the wrong god or because of his bad luck, Pei Siyuan swept his gaze across the crowd and walked towards him.

The other party was wearing martial arts boots, and when they walked, the soles of the shoes would make a slight crisp sound when they hit the ground.

Yu Zhou felt as if the other party's boots were stepping on his heart, stepping on each step made him want to suffocate.

Finally, the sound stopped two steps away from Yu Zhou.

Yu Zhou held his breath, his face quickly turned from pale to flushed.

Pei Siyuan glanced over Yu Zhou's flushed face, and his eyes fell on the other's trembling long eyelashes. He couldn't help thinking that if he continued to stand here, the little master would cry in a short time.

A cunning flashed in Vice Commander Pei's eyes, but he finally gave up his plan to continue standing there, turned around and walked away.

Yu Zhou heaved a sigh of relief, finally he didn't suffocate himself to death in front of Pei Siyuan.

"Mr. Zhang, I don't have a good eye for picking people. Please help me choose someone." Pei Siyuan calmly said.

Zhang Langzhong is not a fool, how could he not know Pei Siyuan's thoughts after he made such a move just now?

Besides, Vice Commander Pei has said since he entered the door that he would choose a good-looking person to be His Majesty's living room. Looking around the hall now, it is true that there is no second better-looking person.

So he said: "Then choose Yu Zhou, I wonder if Deputy Commander Pei is satisfied?"

Yu Zhou was shocked when he heard the words, but before he could react, Pei Siyuan's voice came from his ear.

Vice Commander Pei said, "Satisfied."

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One watch, two watch later~

I will continue to give out red envelopes to everyone tomorrow, okay!

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