After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

At three quarters of the hour, Oasis Palace.

Winter has just passed, and early spring is still a bit cold.The two eunuchs on duty at the gate of Ganquan Palace tremblingly put their hands together and whispered together.

"Your Majesty usually gets up at Mao, at the latest at Chen Shi. What's going on today..."

"You weren't on duty last night, did you go to drink?" One of them snorted slightly, "Your Majesty was lucky yesterday. No, you haven't been summoned yet."

"This empty harem needs one more mistress?"

"This is no ordinary 'mother' - General Gu came back from Yanbei yesterday and entered the palace to pay his respects, you know that."

"Could it be that……"

"It's the little General Gu you're thinking of, the youngest son of the Hussar General."

"It turned out to be him..." The other person's extremely low voice was filled with sadness, "Little General Gu is a rare and kind person. So many princes have entered the palace, who would treat us as human beings?" ? Only he..."

Before the words were finished, the door of Ganquan Palace was suddenly opened, and a big eunuch dressed in a third-grade vermilion official uniform came out.The two young eunuchs hurriedly fell silent and lowered their heads, the elder eunuch walked up to the two of them and glanced at them.

"You still dare to talk about it, isn't it itchy?" The eunuch grinned with a smile on his face, "If it spreads to something that shouldn't be spread, watch your heads carefully!"

The two young eunuchs hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.The eunuch looked at it for a while, then waved his hand.

"The master summons, go in and serve, and be careful!"

"you're awake."

The deep voice had a hint of softness, and a broad palm stretched out and rested on Gu Chen's forehead.

Gu Chen tried his best to open his eyes from the chaos, and stared at the top of his head in a daze.The gold-embroidered gauze made his eyes ache, and his head was as heavy as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer.

……what happened?

Gu Chen blinked hard, trying to speak.However, after only one word, his voice got stuck in his throat, and he let out a heart-piercing cough, feeling that his heart and lungs were about to be shaken out.

Someone helped him up and let him half lean into a warm embrace.A slender hand held a glass of water and brought it to him.

"Don't worry." The man said, as if coaxing a child, "Drink some water first."

The man brought water to his lips, fed him a few sips, and put the cup back.Then he hesitated for a moment, stretched out a finger, and carefully wiped off the water stains on his lips like wiping a priceless antique.

……! ??

It was clearly a man's hand.

Gu Chen froze immediately, his gaze fell on the man's sleeve.Black and golden auspicious clouds, and further down, he could see the tip of the golden dragon's tail.

There was a light creak not far away, and someone opened the door and came in.

The man who was half hugging him immediately let go of his hand, quickly pulled two soft pillows over, and took his place.

A vermilion figure walked in, bowed to the man, was about to speak, but was stopped by the man raising his hand.

"Call someone to come in and help Mr. Gu to wash up." The man's voice was cold, as if the gentleness he spoke to Gu Chen just now was just an illusion, "Take the set of azure cloud pattern background that I prepared earlier."

"Here."

The figure of Vermilion bowed slightly and gestured silently, and several figures entered one after another, gently and quickly preparing things for bathing and washing.The man turned around and his eyes fell on Gu Chen.After a while, the man spoke in a low voice.

"I'm going to pay my respects to my mother, and I'll come back as soon as I go...you...stay well."

The corner of the black clothes drew a semicircular arc, and the man turned and left.And Gu Chen was still sitting sluggishly, as if a thunderbolt had been struck in his head——

--I! ?emperor! ?

This person is the new emperor Xiao Tingshen who has just ascended the throne!

His mind returned instantly, and Gu Chen's pupils suddenly shrank.He quickly lowered his head and looked at himself—the red gold dragon embroidered on the quilt had slipped and faded to his chest, and the place where he could see was covered with ambiguous bruises, which clearly showed what happened!

Gu Chen's mind buzzed and exploded.

He still remembered that when he entered the palace to meet Xiao Tingshen last night, the emperor was drinking by himself.Seeing him coming in, he invited him to have a drink together.

The two of them used to be classmates and old friends. When Xiao Tingshen was still a prince, the two of them often went to the East Square of the capital to drink together, so Gu Chen didn't think much about it, and drank a few glasses with Xiao Tingshen.

Unexpectedly, the alcohol in the palace is full of energy, after only five or six cups, Gu Chen's consciousness begins to blur.When he woke up again, he appeared on Xiao Tingshen's dragon couch with this appearance.

Absurd, absurd, extreme, extreme!

After the initial shock, anger surged up, and in the end it almost made Gu Chen laugh himself.He let go of the quilt subconsciously grasped in his hand, and stepped on the ground barefoot.There was no one in the hall long ago, and it was fortunate that this was the case, because there was a burst of unbearable pain in a certain position behind, which made him almost slip.

So the anger reached its peak in an instant.Looking back on his previous life, he was probably so angry only when he was bestowed to death by Xiao Tingshen in the end.

Yes, Gu Chen lived a lifetime, and finally died under an imperial decree.

Originally, Xiao Tingshen was just an unfavored prince with a humble background and no influence, but for some reason he suddenly became the queen's adoptive son. With the influence of the queen's mother's family, he became one of the hottest princes and won the battle for succession. , inherited the throne.

After ascending the throne, Xiao Tingshen began to become unreasonable - he was simply a complete tyrant.He murdered, murdered siblings, mutilated relatives, murdered captives, and imprisoned the queen mother... His crimes are too numerous to record and heinous.

However, no matter how unbearable he is and how difficult the rumors about him are, Gu Chen always cares about the old friendship between the two of them, guarding the border for him, resisting the enemy for thousands of miles, and making the attackers frightened - but in exchange for a glass of poisoned wine and A decree to bestow death!

Gu Chen clenched his fists tightly, and there was a sharp pain in his palm.He thought he died just like that, but when he opened his eyes, he was reborn and was on his way back to Beijing for the funeral of the former emperor.Xiao Tingshen has just ascended the throne, and he has not yet become the cruel, ruthless tyrant he will be in the future.

He thought about killing him.

Relying on his deep understanding of Xiao Ting, approaching him, and then killing him, eradicating this scourge for the world, even if it means burning everything.However, when he rode his horse across the long street of the town, he saw the houses on both sides of the road and the smoke curling up when the people lit the fire and cooked.

So he changed his mind.

The former emperor left behind a mess, and Xiao Tingshen had no heirs.If he dies suddenly, it will inevitably trigger the former emperor's princes to compete to seize the throne.At that time, there will be another bloody storm, and I don't know how many innocent people will be involved in it, causing chaos in the world.

So Xiao Tingshen cannot die.

Gu Chen closed his eyes, feeling a deep sense of humiliation, anger and unwillingness welling up in his heart.He forced himself to stand up, ignoring the burning pain somewhere behind him, slowly walked to the bathtub, and slid into the hot water.

He washed his face first, and gradually calmed down in the gap between humiliation and anger.Xiao Tingshen couldn't die, and he didn't want to go to the miserable ending of his previous life. He had to find a way to drag Xiao Tingshen back from the brink of cruelty.

While Gu Chen was meditating, he cleaned himself up.Then he changed into the clothes that Xiao Tingshen ordered earlier, chose a chair that didn't look so offensive, and sat down enduring the pain.

He touched his sleeve—it was very soft to touch, and the style was very simple, but when he unfolded it, he could faintly see the complicated and magnificent cloud patterns, as if it were azure-glazed porcelain fired by Ru kiln, which clearly showed its expensive price .

But he misses the wind and snow in Yanbei a little bit.

The climate in the six prefectures of Yanbei is bitter and cold, and Gu Chen has been stationed there since he was 15 years old.In order to keep warm, they usually put on jackets under the armor. If a layer of cotton can be sewn in the middle, then thank God.Most of the soldiers, including himself, only wear two single clothes most of the time. If they really feel cold, they can only run around the school field non-stop.

Shen Jing's life is not even a little comfortable, but at least he wakes up the next day in his own bed.

Gu Chen was in a trance, when a notification came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty returns to the palace—"

Gu Chen was startled, and stood up reflexively: Xiao Tingshen invited Ann back so soon?

Not allowing him to think too much, the door of the palace has been opened, and the cold wind of early spring blows in, blowing Xiao Tingshen's black dragon robe, Gu Chen is about to kneel immediately, but Xiao Tingshen supports him.

"Don't be too polite."

Xiao Tingshen's hand was firm and strong, holding Gu Chen's wrist through a layer of clothing.Although it was not a direct contact, Gu Chen's hairs stood on end and his face turned pale.

Xu Shi noticed his silent resistance, Xiao Ting let go of his hand deeply.Gu Chen immediately took a step back indistinctly, making a quiet and respectful gesture.

Xiao Ting pursed his lips deeply.

His eyes were inch by inch, carefully sizing up Gu Chen from top to bottom, staying on Gu Chen's pale face for a moment, and then moved to those quiet and silent eyes.Gu Chen has always been gentle and gentle, and there is always a gleam of light in his eyes, but at this moment, the gleam of light is completely swallowed by the dark pupils, like a handful of burnt out fire, leaving only cold and lifeless ashes.

They were standing face to face, but they seemed extremely far away.

Xiao Ting was silent for a long time before opening his mouth: "It has been more than six years since you went to Yanbei with Old General Gu."

Gu Chen lowered his eyes and replied: "Yes."

"I heard that Mrs. Gu and Miss Gu San are staying in the capital, and you miss you very much. There are letters from family every month." Xiao Tingshen turned an emerald ring finger on his right hand, and said in a deep voice, "I sympathize with you for your hard work. From today onwards, there is no need to return to Yanbei."

Gu Chen raised his eyes quickly, and raised his voice in surprise: "Your Majesty...?"

"Why?" Xiao Ting stared at him with deep dark eyes, "You don't want to spend more time with your family?"

He showed Gu Chen the blatant threat in his tone without hesitation, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, carrying a severe chill.A slight shudder rolled down Gu Chen's back, mixed with a trace of coldness - Xiao Tingshen was clearly using his family to coerce him.

...however, why?

Gu Chen lowered his eyes, and the golden dragon tail on the hem of Xiao Tingshen's robe appeared in his sight, just like what he saw when he just woke up... So he suddenly had a guess: he satisfied the emperor.

Last night, he gave the emperor an unprecedented experience.The young emperor, who had just ascended to the Great Treasure, wanted to ask for more from him.

He remembered his previous plan: he needed a way, an opportunity, to reverse the ending of his previous life and drag Xiao Tingshen back from the edge of the cruel and inhumane cliff.

And now, that's the opportunity.

Obviously he should be angry, unwilling, and humiliated, but at this moment he is inexplicably and exceptionally calm.He was soberly aware that only by keeping the emperor's interest in him, could he have a chance to change him and make him follow his advice.

If sacrificing one of him can rewrite the ending and save those innocent people who died because of Xiao Tingshen, he is willing to do it—if he fails, he will be benevolent.There is nothing terrible about dying together, and he is not afraid of death.

After thinking about this, Gu Chen slowly exhaled, as if the last trace of heat in his body had also been exhaled.He bowed his head, bent his neck into a gentle arc, then bent down and bowed down: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En."

Xiao Ting was deeply satisfied.He stopped Gu Chen from saluting, and waved to the eunuch behind him: "Wei Dequan, go and pass on the word of mouth first. The second son of the Gu family will stay in Beijing to take up a post immediately, and he will be promoted to be the third-rank minister of the military department. Ask the Ministry of Rites to prepare an official seal and official uniform." Then tell the six ministries to sort out all the official duties and documents and hand them over to Gu Qing."

The eunuch Zhu Fu responded, "Here."

"You haven't returned all night, your family should be worried." Xiao Tingshen said to Gu Chen, "Go back first."

His tone was rare and gentle, it almost overlapped with Gu Chen when he woke up, and it was also very different from the fierceness and violence in his previous life.Gu Chen was slightly surprised, and immediately thought that in the eyes of the emperor, he was probably no different from a kitten or dog who needed to be pampered.

He said no more, bowed again, and left.

After leaving the palace gate, Gu Chen stepped slowly on the first step, when a sudden pain somewhere behind him caused him to sway slightly——

"General Gu!"

Gu Chen quickly stabilized his figure, looked up and saw a young eunuch in purple clothes standing in front of him, looking at him worriedly.

Gu Chen pursed his lips: "You are..."

"Slave servant Xiao Luzi." The little eunuch bowed and saluted, "Madam Gu has sent someone to the palace to inquire about the news of General Sanhui. Just then, I sent someone again to ask my servant to return to the residence immediately if the servant sees the general. "

Gu Chen couldn't help but hesitate: "Is mother okay?"

"Madam is fine, it's just..." Xiao Luzi raised his head, his eyes fell on Gu Chen, and the worry in his eyes became more serious, "...the general hasn't returned all night, Madam is a little anxious. General, you...you are all right Right? Slaves... Slaves call you a sedan chair...?"

"...No need." Gu Chen still stood up straight, "Please bring a message to my mother, just say that I will go home immediately."

"But the general's horse is tied to the Sima Supervisor, which is a long way from Ganquan Palace." Xiao Luzi's face was almost paler than Gu Chen's, and he looked at Gu Chen in disbelief, "General, you still want to ride a horse... ...?"

His expression seemed to know everything, that kind of pity and sympathy made Gu Chen's ears warm: "I'm really fine, go and spread the word."

Xiao Luzi responded, and when he walked to the gate of the courtyard, he looked back from a distance. The little general Gu was walking quickly towards Sima Jian. The green bamboo is really beautiful.

I heard that the second son of the Gu family is beautiful and charming, but the real person is even more beautiful than the rumors, no wonder your majesty...

Xiao Luzi shrank his neck - he'd better go, this matter is fatal.

After Gu Chen left, Xiao Tingshen stood alone in front of the window, silently rubbing a sky-blue handkerchief with his fingertips.

The style of the handkerchief is simple, and there are no extra patterns, so it can be seen that it is used by men.Pajiao used light blue embroidery thread to outline a small "Chen" character.

After a while, he showed a smile that was almost self-deprecating.

"You must hate me." He whispered to himself, "I wanted to bear it any longer, but I... can't help it."

With the pad of his index finger, he lightly stroked the word "Chen" on Pajiao, and sighed for a long time.

"Feel sorry."