After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

I don't know when, there was a light rain in the sky.

The fine rain fell on the cheeks and got into the collar, bringing a hint of coolness belonging to autumn.

There was chaos on the hunting ground, and there were two female figures standing in front of the tent not far away.The Empress Dowager stood there wearing a simple and elegant long dress, and her close maid Yunshuang was holding an umbrella at the side. Both of them were silent, watching the situation not far away.

From the time when the Empress Dowager was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground, to Xiao Tingshen calling the imperial doctor, and Gu Chen kneeling down...the two had a panoramic view of everything.The empress dowager frowned slightly on her slender willow-leaf eyebrows, her eyes fell on the kneeling Gu Chen, with an imperceptible look of disappointment in her eyes.

"Your Majesty?" The maid beside her, Yun Shuang, noticed her displeasure, "Why do you...?"

"It really disappoints Aijia."

"Disappointed?" Yun Shuang glanced at Gu Chen who was kneeling not far away, and asked puzzledly, "Isn't the current situation just right?"

"Okay?" The Empress Dowager laughed slightly sarcastically, "Think about it, if this matter were any other person, Aijia asked him to chat first, and hurt the Empress Dowager of the East Palace later, How will His Majesty react?"

Yun Shuang couldn't help but let out a soft "ah": "I'm afraid..."

That's right, His Majesty is known for his violent temper nowadays, and the Commander Long Xiangwei was such a trusting existence by His Majesty's side. As soon as the news of collaborating with the enemy came out, wouldn't he be killed by His Majesty on the spot?

"That's it." The empress dowager raised her lips slightly, but there was no smile in her eyes, "The Ai family asked Gu Chen to come here earlier, and it was originally for His Majesty to see. Your Majesty is suspicious and moody, and he is afraid of Ai's family." It's been a long time, Gu Chen left from Ai's house, how can he not ask?"

"It's true that the Ai family didn't tell him anything, and what Gu Chen said must be the truth. But what he said was the truth, and His Majesty may not think it was the truth. The Ai family's move was just to plant a doubt in His Majesty's heart." seed, leave it for today."

Yunshuang couldn't help showing a look of admiration: "Your Majesty's words are very true."

"Xiao Tingshen, the Ai family has raised him for so many years, his temper has long been clear." The empress dowager clenched her fists while watching the distance. "I was suspicious of Gu Chen that day, and today his biological mother was injured by an arrow. Gu Chen is the biggest suspect... Enraged, he should have done it long ago."

"If you kill Gu Chen, he will be a tyrannical king who kills meritorious ministers. At that time, there is no need for Aijia to take action, and people will naturally lose their hearts in the court and the field. No one will support him anymore. Aijia wants to install another obedient new king. Isn't it easy?" The empress dowager clenched her fingers suddenly as she spoke.There was a light "crack", and a light-white nail about an inch long broke off in the palm of her hand, and she coldly threw it away.

"He didn't kill Gu Chen on the spot, that's already a step back. Although the Ai family heard some rumors about the two of them, they didn't expect him to have such deep feelings for Gu Chen..."

"Your Majesty means..." Yun Shuang hesitated, "Your Majesty won't kill Gu Chen anymore? If His Majesty really doesn't want to kill Gu Chen, Your Majesty... what are your plans?"

"What's the rush?" The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, "The Ai family has been up and down in the harem for half a lifetime, and what they need most is patience."

Xiao Ting clenched his fist deeply, and there was a sharp tingling pain in his palm.Fine rain fell on his cheeks, but he couldn't feel the slightest coolness.

The queen mother had already been carried back to the tent, and the maids came and went, so he could only guard at the entrance of the tent.Worry, fear, anger, and violence were mixed together in his heart, rushing left and right, but he couldn't find a way to vent.

Perhaps it was because his complexion was so bad and he acted so restlessly that no one around him dared to touch his bad luck.Even Wei Dequan, the eunuch who was most respected by Xiao Tingshen on weekdays, was cautious and kept silent.

The imperial doctor came to report the injury of the queen mother, saying that the arrow had been taken out and there was no serious problem.It's just that the queen mother is weak and has lost too much blood, and it will take a while to wake up.Xiao Tingshen was half relieved when he heard that his mother was fine, but the other half felt a little more restless.He waved his hand to let the imperial doctor go down, and stood quietly at the door of the tent.After a while, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice came over in a hurry, looked at his face carefully, and bowed to salute.

"Your Majesty," he said, "I have come to ask for an order, whether or not Mr. Gu, who injured the empress dowager, should be imprisoned first, so that he can be interrogated later..."

Xiao Tingshen was just standing quietly at first, but when he heard the word "Master Gu", he suddenly became furious and shouted, "Get out! Don't bother me with anyone!"

Minister of the Ministry of Justice was startled, his lips moved, but in the end he realized that Xiao Tingshen couldn't listen to anything, nor could he think about anything, so he bowed silently and quickly backed away.Xiao Tingshen turned around twice on the spot angrily, and kicked a big rock beside him, he felt a stagnation in his chest, making his head buzzing.

The Empress Dowager was shot by an arrow, and Gu Chen was the biggest suspect.

Could it really be Gu Chen who did it?

... No, it won't be him.

There was a voice in Xiao Ting's heart roaring at him, and all the buzzing voices in his ears were telling him that it wasn't him.It wasn't Gu Chen, whether it was intentional or unintentional, whether it was premeditated or accidental, it wouldn't be Gu Chen.

He resisted the idea of ​​"Gu Chen is the murderer" from the inside out.

not him.It must not be him.Xiao Tingshen didn't have conclusive evidence, he just relied on his intuition and an almost blind trust in Gu Chen.

Absolutely not him.

Xiao Tingshen almost turned his head and rushed towards the pasture.The people and scenery on both sides turned into meaningless blocks of color in his eyes, blurred into a ball.He ran all the way, and finally saw Gu Chen not far away——

He was still on his knees.A few strands of long hair were scattered on his forehead, and rainwater trickled down his face and into his clothes.With his head hanging down, he couldn't see the expression on his face, nor his appearance at the moment.

Xiao Tingshen only felt his heart constrict violently, as if someone had punched him hard, the pain suddenly exploded, and all internal organs shrank into a ball in pain for a while.He remembered that when Gu Chen came in a hurry, he was full of worry and wanted to see the situation of the queen mother, but what he did, he impulsively pushed him aside!

Xiao Tingshen stood in front of Gu Chen, his Adam's apple rolled, and finally called him in a low voice: "Yun stop."

Gu Chen didn't move.

"Yun Ting." Xiao Tingshen squatted down in front of him, brushing away his long wet hair, "Yun Ting..."

Gu Chen's body shook, and he slowly raised his head as if he had just recovered.

His long eyelashes fluttered, and there was a drop of rain hanging on it, which at first glance looked like a teardrop after crying.He stared at Xiao Ting silently for a long while, then slowly lowered his body and performed a courtier's salute.

"I have seen Your Majesty."

His voice is low and hoarse, like torn cotton wool, intermittent.Xiao Ting was so distressed that he turned his head to Wei Dequan who was in the distance and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and get me an umbrella!"

The eunuch rushed over almost at a trot, and handed Xiao Tingshen an umbrella and a pair of handkerchiefs.Xiao Ting opened his umbrella to cover the two people, then stretched out his hand to Gu Chen: "Get up."

Gu Chen raised his eyes, apparently startled.He hesitated and stretched out his hand, Xiao Tingshen pulled him up.He was about to wipe Gu Chen's face with a handkerchief, but Gu Chen stretched out his hand to cover his face, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this is against the rules, I will do it myself..."

Xiao Ting hung his hands in the air, stunned.It's been a long time, and it's been a long time since Gu Chen said anything like "improper" or "decent".Now when he suddenly heard it, it pierced into his chest like a knife, making his heart throbbing.Only then did he realize that he had gotten used to Gu Chen's constant company, as well as Gu Chen's occasional helplessness and retreat...

He always thought that he was pampering Gu Chen, but Gu Chen was pampering him.He knew that Gu Chen's family had very strict etiquette. In the past, Gu Chen never said a word, not to mention physical contact, even verbal teasing.He himself is a person who is extremely gentle and introverted, and extremely restrained and polite.

It was Xiao Tingshen who forcibly dragged him to his side, it was Xiao Tingshen who trapped him, and it was Xiao Tingshen who broke his former principles and made him choose to give in after making choices again and again.Xiao Tingshen doesn't care about secular etiquette, but Gu Chen just cares most about etiquette.Although he never confessed his feelings for Xiao Tingshen directly, he condoned and acquiesced to Xiao Tingshen's approaching step by step, which was already his most direct and boldest confession.

But Xiao Tingshen was impulsive and pushed him aside with his own hands.

A strong regret instantly overwhelmed Xiao Tingshen.Without saying a word, he pulled Gu Chen's hand away with a little anger, and slowly wiped the rainwater off his face: "What are you, what are you...why don't you know how to hide when it's raining?" He forcefully , and said fiercely, "I'm out of my mind, are you out of my mind too?"

Gu Chen looked at Xiao Tingshen with a bit of surprise, but Xiao Tingshen directly covered his eyes.While wiping Gu Chen's drenched hair, he said in a bad tone, "What are you doing?"

"His Majesty……"

"I was really out of my mind at the time." Xiao Tingshen's voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, "I shouldn't treat you like that, but you too, why did you kneel down when you disagreed? If I won't let you get up, you will Really can't get up? Even if you get up, I can't..."

He stopped abruptly, and the two looked at each other for a while before he spoke again: "You know I won't do anything to you."

Gu Chen opened his lips involuntarily: "Chen..."

"It's my fault." Xiao Ting said in a low voice as if deeply discouraged, "I apologize to you, and I admit my mistake to you. I was too impulsive at that time...you...don't be angry."

Gu Chen's long eyelashes trembled slightly.He didn't seem to know what to say, and he seemed a little at a loss.After a long time, he whispered, "I'm not angry."

"Go back first." Xiao Tingshen stretched out his hand to him, "Your clothes are all wet."

Gu Chen stood there in a daze for a while, thinking of something, the tips of his ears gradually turned red.He blinked, and his gaze drifted behind Xiao Tingshen.

"Your Majesty will go first, and the minister will follow." He whispered again, "The minister's mother and younger sister... are all here."

Xiao Ting nodded deeply, then caught off guard and stretched out his hand, pulling Gu Chen to his side.He put the umbrella over the heads of the two men and dragged him towards the tent.

"There is only one umbrella," he said, "I want to be sympathetic to my subjects, and I cannot let you get caught in the rain."

He glanced sideways at Gu Chen, who still acquiesced even though he didn't quite agree, thinking, he must reward Wei Dequan who only brought an umbrella when he goes back.