The omega was in his arms, leaning his whole body against him, holding his clothes tightly.
Like a stray deer that wandered into a herd of animals...
He was so at a loss that it was heartbreaking.
Bai Su held the man in her arms and gently stroked his back.
Only when the boy's emotions finally stabilized did they let him go.
The Omega's eyes and nose were red, and there was mist in his pupils, but there was no sign of it falling.
Obviously he was holding back.
Bai Su lowered her head distressedly, touched the corner of his eyes... and then kissed the tip of his red nose.
"Cry if you feel sad. Baby, you need to vent."
She said.
The young man blinked his eyes gently, then raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes and uttered a muffled voice: "I won't cry."
Although he said that, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop turning down, and there were more tears in his eyes.
Bai Su knew that he always had to hold on because of the emperor's face and a man's dignity.
Especially, pretending to be strong in front of women.
The influence of many years of concepts cannot be changed in a single thought... The fact that the boy could hug me and say he was afraid in my arms was already a breakthrough.
So she didn't force it.
She lowered her head and kissed the corners of his eyes and his slightly wet eyelashes soothingly.
The boy closed his eyes quietly and let her kiss him.
"Honey, is there anyone else in the room?"
She leaned close to the Omega's ear and whispered.
"No..." the young man replied, "They have all gone down, I want to be alone for a while..."
"Then I'll carry you back to the bedroom? Don't think about anything first, have a good sleep, and everything will be fine when you wake up."
The young man tightened his grip on her hand, then lowered his eyes in embarrassment and said in a shy voice: "I'm a grown man... You don't need to hug me."
As he spoke, pheromones from the glands at the back of his neck began to emerge uncontrollably.
The light scent of gardenia conveys the message of dependence on her.
The child had obviously smelled it himself, and his face under the candlelight looked as if it was covered with a beautiful layer of rouge.
The Alpha let out a low, shallow laugh and picked up his Omega.
"You say one thing and you mean another."
Helpless and doting.
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The next day, Duan Changchuan was awakened by Changle.
As soon as the hour of Yin arrived, the chief eunuch came knocking on his door.
"Your Majesty, are you awake yet? It's time to get ready to wash and change clothes."
The boy curled up in the warm quilt, his head resting on the Alpha's chest, being hugged from behind with only half of his face exposed, snoring evenly.
When it was past half past the hour of Yin, the young eunuch guarding the door knocked again.
This time the voice was so loud that it was impossible to ignore it: "Your Majesty, it is time to get up. If you don't get up now, you will not have time for breakfast."
The Omega, who had been snoring in the quilt, opened his eyes blearily.
Although I was very sleepy and my eyelids were fighting each other, I still insisted on crawling out of the bed.
Then, he half closed his eyes, opened his arms, and let Changle help him dress.
Bai Su found it very interesting, so she simply took the child from Changle and dressed him herself.
Only after everything was packed and changed into the bright yellow dress did he finally wake up completely.
"So sleepy?"
Bai Su pinched his face.
The child immediately tilted his head and sat upright at the table: "I went to bed a little late last night..."
He was completely different from the way he hugged her to comfort her last night.
Tsk, she doesn’t recognize her husband when she wakes up and doesn’t let me touch her.
Alpha rubbed his fingertips together, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised.
[Forget it, forget it. Who made him so cute no matter what?]
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After they had breakfast, it was already past mid-morning.
After entering April, the sun rises earlier and earlier. Now, the sun has already risen, and half of the sky is glowing orange above the eaves in the east.
A young man in fancy clothes stood on the top stone steps of the hall.
He asked in a calm voice: "Changle, have you taken the bow that my father left for me?"
The eunuch beside him immediately bowed and responded: "Your Majesty, I have someone to take care of you."
The young man straightened his clothes and said with great vigor, "Go ahead."
Then he walked down the stone steps of the Mingsheng Temple step by step.
In the court, civil and military officials stood in neat rows, stretching from the court hall to the stone steps and courtyard outside.
Seeing the emperor's carriage from afar, they knelt down in unison.
"Your Majesty, welcome."
The sound echoed throughout half of the imperial city.
The young emperor swept his heavy eyes among the ministers, and then, with the support of Changle, he slowly entered the court hall.
"Where is the former Huainan governor, Chen Kangcheng?"
Chen Kangcheng was the governor of Huainan who was responsible for comforting the disaster victims in Huainan and thoroughly investigating the corruption of officials who embezzled disaster relief grain, and who finally claimed that he was "welcomed by tens of thousands of people lining the streets."
Duan Changchuan asked this question with anger.
The court hall was already quiet and empty, and the shout even echoed.
The officials looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.
Chen Kangcheng looked around and then stood out from among the ministers.
He knelt down without any servility or arrogance and said, "I am here as an old minister. Your Majesty, if you have any orders, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
He looked like a loyal and patriotic person who cared deeply about his country and the people.
The boy sneered: "Really?"
Then he took the stack of letters that Rongwu brought back yesterday from Changle's hand and threw it in front of him with a snap: "Is this what you mean by going through fire and water without hesitation? You are a traitor! Are you willing to go through fire and water for the court and the people? You are willing to go through fire and water for the endless money and concubines in your house! Where is General Rongwu? Come to the palace to see me!"
A stack of yellowed letters and a question: Where is the general
Suddenly, the whole room was in uproar.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to the door.
"General Xuanrongwu, please come to the court to see me!"
"Announce! General Rongwu is here to see me!"
Amid the high and low voices outside the hall, a dusty man wearing armor walked over.
After entering the door, he knelt on one knee respectfully in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Rongwu greets you!"
"Tell me, what did you see and hear in Shaoguan and Huainan? Tell me in detail for all the officials in the court!"
The young emperor said this, looking down upon everyone below the stairs.
Rong Wu then folded his hands over his chest, said "yes" in a deep voice, and told him everything he had investigated, heard, and seen over the past month.
"I was attacked in Shaoguan, and then I went all the way to Huainan. By chance, I heard from the local people that there was no crowd lining the streets to see me off. The government issued a notice that anyone who went there to perform would be rewarded with a meal. The people in Huainan had been starving for a whole winter, and had not seen a single grain of disaster relief food. They only hoped that the meal they gave them would keep them alive, and they went there out of necessity."
"There is no such thing as all the people crying together and not wanting Lord Chen to leave. They are just crying for themselves, because they haven't met the Lord who can save the country and the people."
"In the mountains east of Huainan City, there is a mass grave. I brought the remains to the coroner of the Dali Temple, and he said that the remains died in the winter of last year. There are more than 30,000 people buried in the mass grave. I guarantee with my life that everything I say is true! The correspondence between the Huainan County officials can also prove it!"
As he spoke, his eyes fell on the letters scattered on the ground.
Chen Kangcheng, who had just "went through fire and water for the people", had collapsed to the ground.
He looked at the regent at the first seat for help, trying to grasp the last straw.
However, the other party lightly shifted his gaze.
The evidence was presented one by one.
The coroner from the Dali Temple and the common people brought back from Huainan were brought to the court one by one. In front of all the civil and military officials, they told everything clearly and in an orderly manner.
The evidence is irrefutable.
"Chen Kangcheng." Duan Changchuan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said, "You are an official appointed by the court. The regent sent you to be the governor of Huainan and gave you the imperial sword, so that you can speak for the people, think about what the people think, and seek benefits for the people. But what did you do?"
"There are 500,000 people in Huainan. They have not harvested any crops in the whole autumn. They are waiting for the imperial officials to save their lives! They are waiting for you to save their lives, but what are you doing?! Chen Kangcheng, you just watched the victims starve to death and freeze to death! Thirty thousand people died in one winter month! Thirty thousand people were watching you in the eastern suburbs of Huainan, watching you eat, drink and have fun! Watching you perform a farewell party! Thirty thousand dead souls, Chen Kangcheng, have you never been afraid of these dead souls taking your life at night!"
The young emperor asked questions one by one, and his anger grew more and more intense.
He shouted loudly behind him: "Changle! Present the late emperor's bow and arrow! The late emperor is above! All the emperors of Datong are above! I will eradicate evil and eliminate traitors in this court for my people and the people of my Duan family!"
The chief eunuch, wearing Baihuamang, immediately presented the bow and arrow that he had prepared.
The young man bent the bow and drew the string, and in an instant he had pulled the bow to the full moon.
Suddenly, all the ministers and officials changed their expressions.
They knelt down one after another: "Your Majesty, you can't do that! This sacred place of the court cannot be stained with blood!"
"Your Majesty, you cannot..."
"Your Majesty, you must not do that!"
The calls came one after another.
Everyone felt in danger when the emperor was furious.
Just as the ministers were trying to persuade...
Another person stood out in the hall.
The neat official uniform and every move seemed to have been measured with a ruler.
He knelt calmly and bowed, then spoke in a deep voice: "The matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet. Chen Kangcheng still needs to be taken to the Dali Temple for interrogation. Your Majesty, please calm down."
It was none other than the Dali Temple Minister, Jiang.
As soon as he spoke, Rong Wu, who was kneeling on the ground, also agreed: "Master Jiang is right, Your Majesty, calm down."
Jiang Qing from the Dali Temple is the emperor's confidant, and Rong Wu is the person investigating the case this time, so naturally they can have a say in front of Duan Changchuan.
The other court officials did not dare to say a single extra word, for fear that if they said one more word, their emperor would cause blood to be spilt in the court.
All the ministers trembled.
There were nearly a hundred people standing in the hall, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Two hundred eyes were staring at the arrow in the emperor's hand.
The young man standing on the highest step pointed the arrow at Chen Kangcheng for a long time, and finally slowly lowered his hand.
"Where are the Royal Guards? Drag him out! Put him in the Sky Prison, and no one is allowed to visit him!"
The emperor ordered.
The ministers then breathed a sigh of relief.
However, no one thought... At the moment when Chen Kangcheng was taken out of the palace gate, Duan Changchuan shot the arrow again with lightning speed.
Draw the bow, aim, and the moment your fingertips release, the arrow leaves the string with extraordinary speed.
Suddenly, a shrill wailing sound rushed into the hall, causing echoes on the beams. The sound enveloped the hall and did not dissipate for a long time.
When everyone turned around, they saw that the imperial arrow had been inserted into Chen Kangcheng's thigh. Red blood had soaked his clothes.
At the same time, a faint fishy smell of incontinence wafted over.
The young emperor standing on the high platform lightly put away his bow and arrow and turned around.
A cold voice echoed in the hall: "Order the Junior Official of the Dali Temple to interrogate him faster. If it's too late and the person is dead, I will interrogate him."
The Dali Temple Minister quickly bowed and responded: "Yes, I will obey the imperial order."
"Pass on my decree, appoint Dali Temple Minister Jiang Qing as the imperial envoy to the three places, and go to Huainan to continue the thorough investigation! General Rongwu will send troops to escort him, and this year's top scholar Lin Qing and runner-up Shujie will assist him. Also send coroner Chen Sheng to go there, and I want to see the results within fifteen days. If the investigation is not completed within fifteen days, I will first remove your official positions to comfort the people!"
"Yes! Your Majesty obeys."
After the matter was settled, Duan Changchuan's anger finally dissipated a little.
He turned around and handed the bow and arrow back to Changle beside him.
However…
The moment I turned around, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my abdomen without any warning.
Suddenly, the bow and arrow rolled down the steps...
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Chang Le screamed in fear: "What's wrong with you! Don't scare me..."
Duan Changchuan didn't know what was happening to him. The moment he exhaled, he suddenly felt a pain in his lower abdomen.
Then, all the internal organs will be stirred up.
He quickly leaned on the armrests of the dragon throne and managed to prevent himself from falling.
He tightly grasped Changle's arm, gritted his teeth and spoke weakly: "... My lower abdomen suddenly hurts."
As he spoke, his face was as pale as paper and beads of sweat were pouring down.
In an instant, the court was in chaos.
"Imperial Physician! Quickly call the Imperial Physician!"
"Panisara, quickly bring His Majesty's sedan chair over here! Send His Majesty back to the Mingsheng Temple!"
Changle loudly instructed those beside him.
She even started crying as she spoke: "Your Majesty, please hold on. Return to the Mingsheng Palace immediately. The imperial physician will come to treat you..."
The boy bit his lips almost until they bled, but he was still trying hard to stand up.
"Okay... don't panic... I'll be fine."
However, no one noticed that a faint red stain appeared on the dragon robe behind him.
The author has something to say:
Silly Chuan Chuan, how can you make yourself so angry:(