After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

Gu Chen didn't know when he fell asleep.When he woke up again, there was already a faint morning light in the sky.Gu Chen moved his body a little, and felt that Xiao Tingshen had one hand on his waist, in a position full of attachment and possessiveness, and he held him in his arms.

He is still fast asleep.

When Gu Chen heard Xiao Ting's deep, long and steady breathing, he turned his head and saw the peaceful sleeping face of the other party.On weekdays, his habitually frowning brows were stretched out. When he fell asleep, he lost all his harshness, coldness, and gloom, as well as that layer of cold and hard shell. He looked at most like an ordinary man with a handsome appearance. .

Gu Chen stared at the falling embroidered golden gauze curtain, and everything was no different from what he saw during the night of absurdity, but his mood was no longer what it was then... full of unwillingness, shame and anger .

His heart seemed to be filled with something.

He exhaled very slowly, with an imperceptible smile.Then he felt the person behind him move slightly, Xiao Tingshen seemed to wake up.So Gu Chen turned his head slightly and asked softly, "Your Majesty?"

"……Um."

Xiao Tingshen answered him with a very low voice, with a bit of nasal sound, he sounded like a child who was woken up early in the morning but still wanted to stay in bed.Gu Chen thought of his childhood, couldn't hold back, and smiled softly.

Xiao Tingshen still had one hand on his waist, Xu Shi noticed that he was giggling, and snorted lazily from his nose: "What are you laughing at?"

"……nothing."

"Nothing?" Xiao Tingshen leaned over, and his voice began to bring a smile, "Why, I will torture you before I say it?" Remember for a second m. biqiudu． com

He stretched out his hand as if to tickle him—when they were studying together in the past, Gu Chen was most afraid of this, so he quickly shrank his neck and raised his hand to beg for forgiveness: "I was wrong, I was wrong... I said it's okay ?”

He laughed for a while before saying, "I was just wondering...whether His Majesty will stay in bed too."

"You want to ask me when I was a child?" Xiao Ting thought deeply, "I did."

"Have you ever done it?" Gu Chen became interested in an instant, turned over to face him, his eyes sparkled, "Won't the Empress Dowager urge Your Majesty to get up?"

Xiao Ting looked at his expression deeply and couldn't help laughing. He really seldom mentioned himself to Gu Chen, so it's no wonder he was so curious... So he leaned on the bed halfway with his hands and said, "The queen mother will urge me, But most of the time, she is more laissez-faire with me."

Gu Chen was a little puzzled: "Why?"

"When I was young, I was different from other princes. I didn't study in the morning." Xiao Tingshen said, "Princes started to study in the study at the age of four, and went to Hongwen Pavilion when they were around ten. It was when I read for the first time."

Gu Chen was stunned.

"I still remember that the winter in Beijing is very cold. If it is placed in other palaces, even if there is no earth dragon, there will be a pot of charcoal fire, and those are too extravagant for me." Xiao Tingshen said, "The mother's palace was There is no charcoal fire, even black charcoal is hard to come by. I was young and didn't have morning classes, so I didn't like to get up early because it was too cold."

Perhaps it was because of the ugly expression on Gu Chen's face, he squeezed Gu Chen's hand as if to comfort him: "But I won't be cold now."

He was no longer the child shivering under the quilt back then, let alone the toddler who squatted in the snow for an hour for a pot of hot water.However, the temperature of his palm is still much lower than that of Gu Chen, as if the heavy snow and cold many years ago have been deeply embedded in his bones, and it has never left for a day.

Gu Chen silently clenched his hand, feeling an inexplicable pity in his heart.He never participated in Xiao Tingshen's past, but it doesn't matter, they still have a future.

Shen Jing's winter will never be as cold as Xiao Tingshen remembers.

After waking up in the morning, Gu Chen went to see Doctor An—although Xiao Tingshen was awakened once by a nightmare last night, he slept soundly in the second half of the night.Gu Chen wanted to ask Physician An if this meant his stay was valid.

Physician An gave him an affirmative answer.Although I don't understand the reason, Gu Chen's stay did relieve Xiao Tingshen's nightmares and insomnia for many years.Physician An solemnly suggested that it is better for Gu Chen to stay for a few more days to see the follow-up effect.

It is really strange that a foreign minister always stays in the emperor's palace.Even if Doctor An's mouth was as tight as a clam shell, Gu Chen knew that he would not talk nonsense for the sake of his own life, but he still felt a little ashamed.But thinking about Xiao Tingshen's symptoms, Gu Chen couldn't help but soften his heart.

Just stay and stay, there is nothing you can do.

So Gu Chen stayed in Ganquan Palace for almost half a month, so that later, the courtiers of Ganquan Palace spontaneously prepared a set of Gu Chen's daily utensils without any orders, and also bought a new chess table and piano in the bedroom. Cases and other things that Gu Chen would like, the tailor in the palace also made a lot of new clothes for Gu Chen to change and wash, which is very complete in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Gu Chen even had an illusion—as if he had already moved into Ganquan Palace and lived with Xiao Tingshen.Xiao Tingshen was even more straightforward, acquiescing that Gu Chen lived here very naturally, and even when ordering the palace servants, he seemed to regard Gu Chen as another owner of Ganquan Palace.

Gu Chen: "I'm just here to relieve His Majesty's nightmare...Forget it."

Originally, he stayed overnight for about three or four days, but Xiao Tingshen no longer had nightmares and slept soundly at night.Unexpectedly, as soon as he proposed that he would go back to his residence, Xiao Tingshen began to have nightmares that night. Gu Chen couldn't figure out whether he had a real nightmare or a fake one. There was an expression of not wanting him to go all over his face, so he stayed overnight for half a month before he knew it.

And there's no sign of going yet.

And the scariest thing is...he's getting used to it too.

Gu Chen leaned halfway in a huanghuali wood armchair in Ganquan Palace, holding a book in his hand, staring at a page in rapt attention.Xiao Tingshen was sitting opposite him, eating a plum while reading the memorial.After a while, Xiao Ting sneered deeply, and threw the booklet in Gu Chen's direction: "Look."

Gu Chen:?

He easily caught the booklet, opened it, looked at it, and then couldn't help frowning: "The Jingyang River embankment burst? How is that possible?"

"I also said that." Xiao Ting sneered deeply, "The embankment of the Jingyang River was built last year and cost the court 180 million taels of silver. This year, it collapsed when the autumn floods rushed. I don't know where the money for repairing the embankment went!"

Gu Chen flipped through the book again and fell into deep thought: "...the person who repaired the embankment was Li Chong'an...the name is so familiar..."

"His son married a niece from a collateral family of the Wang family."

When Xiao Tingshen said this, Gu Chen also remembered that this Li Chong'an had a little relationship with Wang's distant relatives.At that time, Wang Yongke rebelled, and originally the entire Wang family would be implicated, but at that time Xiao Tingshen only dealt with the direct family members of the family, and did not affect the collateral families too much.

"Is this person..."

"Since Wang Yongke's rebellion, I have always sent the inner court guards to investigate closely in the court." Xiao Ting said coldly, "I know that the empress dowager has been in business for many years, and Wang Yongke is a failure. She will not put all her eggs in one basket. inside."

Gu Chen nodded involuntarily: It's no wonder that the empress dowager was able to pick herself out when Wang Yongke conspired against him—even though he and Xiao Tingshen both knew that the empress dowager was secretly supporting Wang Yongke, but he didn't catch the slightest clue. Therefore, it is very difficult for Xiao Tingshen to deal with his aunt because of this matter.

"In the palace and court, there must be her people." Xiao Ting's eyes were cold, "I will definitely find them all one by one, starting with this Li Chong'an."

"She wants to calm down and let me take my time, but I will force her to do it." Xiao Tingshen said, "Only when she does it can she truly show her flaws."

The next day, Xiao Tingshen was furious with this letter in the Zichen Palace in the early morning court, and quickly issued an order to arrest Li Chong'an and other officials involved in the case and bring them back to Beijing to be imprisoned pending trial.

From the corruption case, he led Li Chong'an and dozens of officials under him, large and small, from exile to expulsion through the corruption case, and he was merciless, not letting any of them go.

Immediately afterwards, Li Chong'an's cousin, who was an official in the court, was also found to be wrong. Xiao Ting followed the vine, and almost found out the remaining royal party, and directly uprooted them. A group of people in the court was changed overnight.

And in the palace, Xiao Tingshen ordered Wei Dequan to conduct a thorough investigation. For the first time, the eunuch showed a very similar side to Xiao Tingshen. Either kicked out of the palace, or directly punished, everyone in the palace was in danger for a while, and some even found Gu Chen on his head, hoping that he could persuade Xiao Tingshen to let him be lenient.

But Gu Chen, who has always been soft-hearted, did not agree this time.

Every time he dealt with a person, Xiao Tingshen would show Gu Chen the secret report of the inner court guard.The terms and conditions, all of which indicate that the people he dealt with deserved their crimes. On the one hand, they are eating the emperor's food and salary, and on the other hand, they are taking the benefits of the empress dowager. They are annoying at both ends.

After Xiao Tingshen started the palace cleansing, the empress dowager did not make any movement at first.However, as her minions were pulled out one by one, she had less and less manpower in the palace, and she began to show a trace of anxiety - she had been pushed to the end by Xiao Tingshen, if she didn't fight back, she would be pushed by Xiao Tingshen Completely emptied, becoming a symbol with the title of Empress Dowager.

So one day in mid-September, she finally moved.But she didn't shoot at Xiao Tingshen, but at Gu Chen—she sent someone to deliver Yi's decree again, saying that she wanted to see him.

Although Xiao Tingshen was worried, he let Gu Chen go to Shoukang Palace.When Gu Chen entered the Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was sitting behind the bead curtain, seemingly embroidering a pair of handkerchiefs.He saluted and sat down, and the empress dowager exchanged a few simple greetings with him.

"Gu Qing has really worked hard recently." Even though her situation is not optimistic and Xiao Tingshen has pushed her to the point where she is about to run out of water, her tone is still well concealed, and there is no clue, "Aijia heard that Gu Qing helped Your Majesty has done a lot of great things."

——Including gradually eating her up.

As if he didn't understand the meaning, Gu Chen said politely: "Your Majesty is too famous, it is my duty to share your Majesty's worries."

"Lord Gu has nothing else to ask for, and he doesn't take credit for pride, but Aijia has to reward him." The Empress Dowager said, "Everything in the court is His Majesty's business, and Aijia has no right to comment. But the matter in the back house, Aijia is still Those who can make decisions.”

She stopped for a while, and smiled kindly: "Aijia heard that there is a younger sister in Mrs. Gu's family. She is fifteen years old and hasn't been married yet?"

Gu Chen's heart tightened suddenly, and he became vigilant.He replied cautiously: "Yes. My mother is doting, my younger sister is stubborn, and I want to stay for a few more years."

The Empress Dowager did not seem to notice the resistance in his tone, and continued: "Mr. Gu's ancestors followed Tai | , family status are also very suitable."

She paused as she spoke, and chuckled lightly: "Now that Your Majesty's harem is vacant, and you are not married, why not let the Ai family be the master and marry your sister to Your Majesty. Master Gu...what do you think?"