last time

Chapter 28 Hope
It was raining outside, and Chu Shiyu came to Yan Qingyao's palace alone without an umbrella. His clothes were mostly wet, and with a slight chill, Yan Qingyao sat up.

"If you feel bored, I will play chess with you." Chu Shiyu said.

Yan Qingyao silently nodded, got off the couch, and sat opposite Chu Shiyu, she pushed the white chess to Chu Shiyu, pinched a black stone and placed it on the board.

Chu Shiyu put the black pieces back, exchanged the chess boxes of the two, and said, "You are used to using white pieces, so give me the black pieces."

Yan Qingyao didn't refuse, and put Bai Zi in the place of Black Zi before.

Chu Shiyu pursed the corners of his lips, the two of them were silent for a long time, the chessboard gradually filled up, the black and white pieces alternated complicatedly, and there was no way to see the way at all, it was barely a draw.Chu Shiyu was in the palace, his clothes were covered dry, he looked up at Yan Qingyao, and said: "The left minister is the minister of the arm, and I will not embarrass him. Since you have returned to the palace, help Concubine Lan take a look. Chu Yun."

Yan Qingyao nodded, and called Dongzhu to serve evening ginger tea.

Chu Shiyu was bored with tea, and said: "Put a potted plant in Ganlu Palace, I see that the flowers and plants in your yard are well taken care of."

Yan Qingyao raised her eyes and said, "What does Your Majesty want?"

Chu Shiyu tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "You can do whatever you like. If Qingyao wants to find someone to accompany you in the palace, that's fine too."

Yan Qingyao said: "The concubine just wants to be alone."

Chu Shiyu said, "Who?"

Yan Qingyao said: "The head of the Imperial College, Zhuo Ran."

"she?"

Yan Qingyao nodded, and said: "Your Majesty, during the few days that I stayed in Zuoxiang's Mansion, I often went out of the mansion to walk around the streets and alleys of Gaodu, and found that Zhuo Ran was very responsible, and she was born beautiful. She is also a talented girl from Yongzhou, the concubine thinks that she often enters the palace, and when the prince grows up, she can also teach him knowledge."

Chu Shiyu smiled and said, "You thought about going to school just after he was one month old?"

"Plan everything early," Yan Qingyao said.

Chu Shiyu agreed, and he said, "Just do what you want."

Zhuo Ran handled the matter of the examination very well. Although Liu Yulin took her to do things, after all, she kept her own place and had no second thoughts. The invigilator that day was the secretary of the Imperial College, and the position happened to be vacant. An decree was issued to promote Zhuo Ran to be the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, and a dark order was issued that Zhuo Ran could enter and leave the harem.

Liu Yulin handed the new belt to Zhuo Ran, smiled, and said, "You little girl has really climbed the ladder, take the belt well."

Zhuo Ran took the imperial decree and stuffed the waist card in her bosom. She pinched the jade pendant Yan Qingyao gave her in her sleeve, and she probably guessed why it was given to her by this official.

"Xiaqiu, since you've become a secretary, act aggressively in the future." Liu Yulin held up an umbrella for Zhuo Ran, and said, "Come to the palace tomorrow to thank you again, etiquette is necessary."

Zhuo Ran collected the imperial decree, handed it to Liu Yulin, took the umbrella from him, and said, "Jijiu, I'll go out for a while."

Liu Yulin put away her things for her and said, "Come back early."

Yan Chengxuan sheltered from the rain under the eaves of the corridor of the official department, and tea was set on the stone table, as if he was waiting for someone.

The rain falls on the bluestone slabs, playing a crisp and melodious song, lingering around the ears, like the mist on the distant mountains, it can't be dissipated no matter how hard it is, but this thing can't be put down when people pick it up.

Zhuo Ran came in the rain, his face was covered by an oil-paper umbrella, Yan Chengxuan could only see the moon-white dress dangling in the rain, it was extremely gentle, and the shallow water couldn't be more soft.

Yan Chengxuan saw Zhuo Ran up the steps, put away his umbrella, shook the rain, and said, "Second young master is waiting for me."

Yan Chengxuan leaned her umbrella in front of the vermilion pillar, and said, "That's right. Someone just sent a box of Junshan silver needles, waiting for you to try it out."

Zhuo Ran sat down with Yan Chengxuan, sipped tea, and said, "It's really good."

Yan Chengxuan lowered his head and smiled, "As long as you like it, Sir Si Ye."

Zhuo Ran sneered, and said: "What kind of a gentleman is this? I don't know why I was promoted to this position. Maybe it's my life."

Yan Chengxuan said: "That's wrong, Xiaqiu, it's a good thing to be promoted. The higher you climb, the easier it is for me to help you, isn't it?"

"How dare you?" Zhuo Ran drank the tea and said, "What does Second Young Master Yan want me to do for you?"

Yan Chengxuan patted his thigh and said, "I like smart people like you."

Zhuo Ran raised her eyebrows, she said: "Er Shao Yan has helped me a lot, and it is reasonable for me to repay one or two now."

"With Xiao Qijing in Beili, there is no need for Li Yanchuan. But Li Er is really rampant. He is just a governor, the head of the imperial army, and he is domineering all day long. We have to find a way to suppress his arrogance." Yan Chengxuan thought After thinking about it, he said, "If he returns to Beili, it will be a disaster."

Zhuo Ran frowned, and said, "Li Er can't go back to Beili now, so the Second Young Master doesn't have to worry. His Majesty always hopes that Li Yuchuan can stay in Gaodu, and he will never let him go easily. The future will be long, and the Second Young Master will have opportunities."

Yan Chengxuan shook his head. Seeing that the rain was falling heavily, he stood up and reached out to push the rain curtain, saying: "That's what I said, but it's not good to be exhausted like this."

Zhuo Ran nodded, and said: "No one can guess what His Majesty is thinking, maybe one day he wants to let Li Er go back, and maybe he wants to suppress your Yan family."

Yan Chengxuan smiled calmly, and said: "This is only temporary, as soon as father is grounded, it will be fine."

Zhuo Ran is not a fool, the Yan family has become like this, if she is still willing to be threatened by the Yan family, she will not be Zhuo Ran, Yan Chengxuan dare not provoke her with words.Everyone knows that the wall is falling and everyone pushes it. He can only hint to Zhuo Ran not to easily stand in the wrong camp.

"Li Xunchuan hates you to the bone, you have to be careful in dealing with it." Yan Chengxuan said: "He never let you go in prison."

Zhuo Ran said: "I remember, Li Er will not have a good time."

Yan Chengxuan was relieved for the time being, he said: "Sister said, you can enter and leave the harem as you like."

"Thanks to Concubine Yan Gui for giving me a chance." Zhuo Ran lowered his voice, Yan Chengxuan couldn't hear any emotion in this sentence, he felt that Zhuo Ran already had an idea.

Yan Chengxuan smiled as if relaxed, and said, "Xiaqiu, we will be allies when we see you later."

Zhuo Ran smiled, picked up the umbrella to shake the rain, opened it and walked into the rain.She nodded slightly under the umbrella and looked back at Yan Chengxuan. The smile on her mouth made Yan Chengxuan feel numb. Before she could react, she heard Zhuo Ran say in the rain: "I don't stand in line. What does the matter between you and Li Yuchuan have to do with me?" Relationship? I just don't want to let him go at the moment."

Yan Chengxuan stared at her back as she disappeared into the rain. It wasn't until the little follower called him in his ear that he suddenly woke up and found water dripping from his back. He didn't know whether it was sweat or rain.

***
Li Chengru was arranged by Chu Shiyu to go to Yushitai. Yuan Lu was serving in front of the imperial court recently. Chu Shiyu saw that he was clever, so he simply stayed by his side.

Yuanlu left the palace earlier and made arrangements in Baiyuan Building. In the evening, Chu Shiyu went out of the palace in micro-clothes and waited for people inside.

Not long after, Li Yuchuan pushed the door open and came in.

When Chu Shiyu saw him, he poured him a glass of wine and said, "Chi Yue, sit down."

Li Xunchuan was stunned, and said, "Your Majesty, this is..."

"You don't need to address each other as monarchs and ministers. Today we are just brothers." Chu Shiyu came over, pulled Li Xunchuan to sit on the seat, and said, "I finally found time to meet you, so you shouldn't do such a thing."

Li Xunchuan looked up at him and said, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"

Chu Shiyu had been drinking for half an hour before he came, he was a little drunk, his cheeks were reddish, he pressed Li Yanchuan's shoulder for a while, and said, "Ah Yan..."

Li Xunchuan licked the corner of his lips and said, "Did your Majesty encounter such a thing?"

Li Xunchuan helped Chu Shiyu sit back, and heard him say: "I always thought that as long as I became the emperor, you would always be by my side, just like before. But, but I became the emperor, and I can only take You put me in Beili, I don't even know what method I should use to make you treat me as well as before, so I don't have to be sorry to you, and I don't have to feel that I am useless..."

Li Yuchuan sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, Chi Yue's father was buried in Beili, and I stayed there, as if I were with my father, protecting Beili and Dayu together for His Majesty. Your Majesty, don't feel wronged." To be a minister, this is the duty of a minister."

Chu Shiyu raised his head, grabbed Li Xunchuan's belt, and said, "Ah Xun, is it tiring to be my brother?"

Li Xunchuan shook his head and said, "No. I have always been very grateful to Your Majesty for giving me enough honor."

"You liar." Chu Shiyu let go of him and said, "You are a liar..."

Li Xunchuan smiled helplessly, and said, "Well... I'm a liar."

Chu Shiyu raised his head, moved his lips, and after a while he said, "Ah, I'm sorry, I, I, can't let you go back to Beili..."

Li Xunchuan had expected this result a long time ago, but he had always been lucky and hoped that His Majesty would not say it, but when Chu Shiyu really said it, Li Xunchuan's heart was still pulled hard.

Chu Shiyu was crying, he said: "I am the emperor, I broke my promise..."

Li Xunchuan smiled self-deprecatingly, what could he say.Is he going to accuse Chu Shiyu of going back on his word, or begging him to let him go back, or threatening him with Beili cavalry?It's not realistic.

Perhaps from the very beginning, it was destined that Li Yuchuan was the canary in this Gaodu, not to mention other functions, just being placed next to Chu Shiyu was a certain deterrent.

Kill one to warn others, Li Yuchuan can only recognize it!
Chu Shiyu was the emperor, he was in charge of life and death, he could die, but Xiao Qijing and monk Luo Qiu couldn't, they wanted to go back to Beili, go home, look at Beili built with his father's corpse for him, Li Yuchuan suddenly felt that he Such a wish.

Humble and ridiculous.

Chu Shiyu vomited out all his heart tonight, Li Xunchuan had flesh and blood, his own tears were so blurred that he couldn't see clearly, and he even helped Chu Shiyu wipe away his tears.

Li Xunchuan supported Chu Shiyu and said, "Yuanlu, is the carriage ready?"

Yuan Lu wrapped Chu Shiyu in clothes and said, "I'm waiting outside."

Li Xunchuan carried Chu Shiyu out, stuffed him into the carriage, and told Yuanlu, "When you return to the palace, prepare some hangover soup, and be sure to watch Your Majesty drink it."

Yuan Lu nodded quickly, and let the groom drive back to the palace.

Li Xunchuan also drank a lot. He had been busy all day without eating, and now his stomach was wrenching pain. As soon as the carriage was out of sight, Li Xunchuan hurried to the entrance of the alley, leaned on the wall, and vomited out all the bitterness in his stomach.

What a fucking pain.

Li Xunchuan raised his sleeve to wipe his mouth, but was pulled by his arm and turned around.

Li Xunchuan frowned, saw the man's appearance clearly, and said, "What's wrong."

Zhuo Ran handed him a handkerchief, smiled, and said, "Does the governor still look like this?"

Li Xunchuan took the handkerchief, wiped the corners of his lips, and said, "Why are you here?"

Zhuo Ran tilted her head, took out the ring from her sleeve, and said, "I'll change it for my rabbit."

Li Xunchuan was amused. He touched from his waist, but found nothing. He waved his hand and said, "I didn't bring it with me."

Zhuo Ran took back the ring, turned around and was about to leave, and said, "Forget it, I'll return it to you when you bring it with me some other day."

"Wait!" Li Yuchuan stopped her.

Zhuo Ran turned around and said, "What's wrong, Governor, do you want to fight again?"

Li Xunchuan shook his head and said, "No. If you send me back, I'll give you the sachet."

Zhuo Ran laughed: "I have to protect myself. This is even more serious. In case of being bitten by a wolf, I have nowhere to escape."

Li Xunchuan sighed and said, "If I had the ability to bite you, you wouldn't be standing here now."

Li Xunchuan raised his hand, Zhuo Ran supported him, and said, "The governor keeps his word, don't lie to me."

Li Xunchuan whispered in her ear: "You are Siye now, do I dare to lie to you?"

Even more dewy, the wolf followed the rabbit home, and the smell of the rain in the daytime was still there, so the wolf followed the smell and let the rabbit follow his direction.

The wolf forgot how he got there.

(End of this chapter)