Because of the saying that they would never meet each other in the three worlds, Rong Tang once indulged Su Huaijing to the extreme.
It's not that he is not afraid at all, nor does he think that the curse will not come true, but probably because he knows why he is here, and he is also clear that the system and Huimian can be his last line of protection, so Rong Tang is not that worried.
After all, this body has a weakness in its bones. After Su Huaijing ascends the throne and everything is settled, he might really get another body, which is not so bad.
But it's hard to say for sure. Rong Tang himself is not sure whether he will wake up immediately if he really has a new body, or whether he will be like in those melodramatic novels, missing in a coma for three or two years before waking up.
The reason why he indulged Su Huaijing and allowed him to take whatever he wanted these days was mostly because of this uncertainty.
But no matter how much he was pampered and tolerated, Su Xiaoqi's demands were not something a normal person could withstand.
After falling into a drowsy sleep again and waking up in the afternoon, with his body aching so much that his legs trembled as soon as his feet touched the ground, Rong Tang felt that this was not going well.
Su Xiaoqi is getting more and more unreasonable. He is too unreasonable, does not keep his promises, and goes back on his word to make money!
Rong Tang thought about it and asked Shuangfu to drive him to the Wentian Tower in a carriage.
He originally wanted to ask Huimian if there was any way to prevent it in advance, but this time, he was not welcomed in when he arrived at the pagoda. Instead, a young monk came out from inside the pagoda, handed him a Buddhist scripture and a potted plant, put his hands together, chanted a Buddhist name, and said slowly: "Master uncle left the pagoda to travel. Before he left, he told me that if the donor comes here, he will return these things to you."
Rong Tang was slightly stunned when he saw the small cloud-like system in the potted plant trembling up and down, as if it wanted to jump out and stick to him.
Rong Tang's face lit up with joy, and he immediately took the little fool over.
He asked the novice monk a few more questions and found out that Huimian had just left and didn't know where his destination was. He pondered for a moment and inexplicably calmed down.
Others might panic if they encountered difficulties and couldn't find anyone to help, but when it came to Rong Tang, he thought it was a good thing. It was precisely because this curse was not that terrible that Huimian dared to just leave.
Rong Tang thanked him, returned to the carriage, and opened the scripture that Huimian left for him: "Meditation Mantra".
Rong Tang: “…?”
He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't understand what it meant.
Shuangfu asked him where he was going, and Rongtang said without thinking that he was going back to Yong'an Lane.
Su Huaijing was confined in the palace almost all day long. The villain had more than once coaxed Rong Tang into moving into the palace to live with him in bed. Rong Tang was so fooled by him that he could say almost anything he couldn't bear to hear with a blushing face, but this was the only thing he hadn't agreed to.
So the villain sulked, and the angrier he got, the harder he hit Rong Tang, until his voice was broken. He hugged him with trembling hands and called him hoarsely, using all kinds of names: Huai Jing, Xiao Qi, Su Su, Lang Jun, Husband, Husband, Madam, Fu Ya...
It was a mess, but both of them were still immersed in it. Su Huaijing also fell for his tricks, and after a while he eased up his strength and lowered his head to kiss him.
There was no way out. Rong Tang refused to give in, and he couldn't really kidnap her and take her to the palace. He could only sneak out of the palace every now and then, climb into his courtyard, and sneak into Tang Tang's bed to be close to her.
There is no appearance of an emperor at all.
Rong Tang couldn't help but think that if the ministers in the court saw how Su Huaijing interacted with him, he would probably lose all his dignity as an emperor.
However, the ministers were also wondering what kind of amazing person Rong Tang must be to be able to stay with Su Huaijing for four years without running away in fear.
Rong Tang did not ask about Sheng Chengli's final fate. The only thing that was worth worrying about was "Heaven's Way", which was also tied to the male protagonist, and most likely would not have a good outcome. Su Huaijing said that there was no auspicious day in the near future, and he would have to wait for a while before ascending the throne.
So they waited silently. One day, Rong Tang was extremely bored and went to the street. He saw several pieces of paper posted in the most prosperous area of the city. When he got closer, he found that they were all filled with Emperor Renshou's confession of guilt.
The scholars of the Hanlin Academy worked late into the night and copied thousands of copies of the manuscript, which were posted in every street and alley in the capital. The copies were then sent to the prefectures and counties below, and the prefects and county magistrates were ordered to post them in conspicuous places in the local area.
People were in panic for a while, and most of them probably never dreamed that one day they would be able to see the charges written by the emperor himself.
One day, Su Huaijing was chatting casually during a government meeting and asked the ministers with a smile: "The late emperor has passed away, and his coffin will soon be buried in the imperial mausoleum. What posthumous title should be chosen?"
The few short words of the posthumous title judge the emperor's merits and demerits and political achievements throughout his life. Throughout history, countless emperors have tampered with history books and compiled their achievements while in power, just to leave behind a nice posthumous title for themselves a hundred years later, perhaps to be called a wise ruler by future generations, and to make good on their decades of hard work.
But Sheng Xuyan's situation was really serious, and the one who ascended the throne was the son of the first emperor, so the posthumous title of Emperor Renshou would not be a good one.
But there are only a few ugly posthumous titles: Lu, Li, Jie, Zhou...
—We can’t call him the Slaughter Emperor. This thought flashed through everyone’s mind at the same time.
But Lu Jiaxi, who was always taciturn in the court, stood there and pondered for a moment, then said: "Why not call him the Emperor of Slaughter?"
Su Huaijing looked at him with interest: "Why?"
All the ministers looked at him. Lu Jiaxi panicked for a second, but quickly calmed down and said, "Since the late emperor has written a confession, it is clear that the rumors about the late emperor are all slander. Your Highness is the heir to the throne, and as the late emperor's son, it is only natural for a son to vindicate his father. The title of 'Luck' should be removed."
Su Huaijing nodded, looked at him approvingly, and motioned for him to continue.
Lu Jiaxi was encouraged and said, "But over the years, whether it is historical books or folk stories, the title of 'Slaughter Emperor' has been passed down. It is impossible to completely eradicate this view in a short period of time. I think that since it cannot be eradicated, it is better not to eradicate it. The former emperor did almost all the things that were said to be done by the 'Former Slaughter Emperor', so why not let him bear this posthumous title."
This was an argument of high treason and rebellion. The more Lu Jiaxi spoke, the quieter the hall became. His voice involuntarily became weaker and weaker. At the end, he even looked at Su Huaijing with some distrust and anxiety.
Su Huaijing just smiled, playing with a string of jade, and asked in a low voice: "Who instructed you to say these words to cheer me up?"
Lu Jiaxi was so shocked that he almost knelt down and said hurriedly: "I dare not!"
"Of course you wouldn't dare," Su Huaijing commented, "You're so timid."
He looked around at everyone in the hall and said slowly, "Master Lu's words just now are indeed heretical and should be punished."
The hall was extremely silent, and Lu Jiaxi broke out in a cold sweat. Just when he thought he was about to die, he heard Su Huaijing laugh in a good mood: "But I like it very much."
Everyone: “!?”
Su Huaijing: "I was thinking about what posthumous title I should give him to accurately describe the wrongdoings that my uncle committed throughout his life. Lord Lu's suggestion really satisfies me."
He said, "Since my uncle took great pains to choose such a posthumous title for my father, I will return it to him. What do you think?"
The ministers dared not disobey and immediately knelt down to agree, not caring that in this way, Emperor Renshou would not only bear the blame for the mistakes written in his confession, but also a hundred years later, the false achievements he had made up would be blamed on him without exception.
It's really... it's all your own fault.
Su Huaijing: "In that case, it's time to come up with a new posthumous title for my father." He turned his gaze to Lu Jiaxi and said warmly: "Leave it to you. If you are successful, I will promote you to the position of Minister of Rites."
Young Lord Lu, only twenty years old, his official position is jumping, his heart is pounding!
He swallowed his saliva, knelt down and kowtowed to thank him, thinking that he had never thought that the Crown Prince's Consort was so moody before...
It's scary.
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In the days before Su Huaijing ascended the throne, he hardly had a good night's sleep.
At first, Rong Tang was worried about whether he would be nervous, so he would comfort him in a gentle voice every night for a long time. While comforting him, Su took advantage of the situation and acted pitiful, wronged and sad. He rubbed Rong Tang's neck, deliberately softened his tone, and slowly asked: "Tang Tang, do you think I really succeeded in my revenge?"
"Father, mother, brothers and sisters, can they see me in the underworld? Will they be happy?"
"Tangtang, you know, I've been alone since I was young. Now that things have come to this, I... am a little scared."
"… "
Rong Tang was totally helpless and could only coax her. As she coaxed him, she took off her underwear by herself.
In fact, he once really wanted to ask, what is the necessary connection between Su Xiaoqi's fear and having sex with him? Will she be less afraid the deeper she goes
But every time this thought flashed through Rong Tang's mind, it would quickly be shattered by Su Huaijing, so that he never asked it even once.
Later, it even became a habit. Rong Tang didn't even open his mouth to coax him. When Su Huaijing lowered his eyes and was about to open his mouth, he consciously blocked his mouth: "Shut up, don't play pitiful, just do it."
Anyway, I came here for this in the first place. Su Xiaoqi is a very evil person!
Su Huaijing was stunned for a moment, then smiled after a moment's reaction: "Thank you, Brother Tangtang."
Listen to this! He wants to bully people, but he still says thank you!
It doesn't make any sense!
Rong Tang hadn't seen the morning sun for many days, and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers in Beijing filled his nose. He felt that this was not acceptable.
He was afraid that he would die on Su Huaijing's bed before the curse of that "old man of heaven" came true.
He was troubled for several days, and then the day came when Su Huaijing ascended the throne.
That day, Rong Tang was in a daze, half asleep and half awake, and seemed to hear a long-lost mechanical sound, and some prompt flashed by.
Rong Tang was so sleepy that he didn't take it seriously at first. He watched Su Huaijing put on the dragon robe, perform the three ceremonies and six festivals, and listen to the music of bells and drums, as he walked step by step along the steps to the position that originally belonged to him.
Rong Tang's eyes became hot unconsciously, and he subconsciously wanted to enter the system space to take a look at the final appearance of the map, but he froze there for a long time.
Shuangfu called softly: "Master, what's wrong?"
Rong Tang came back to his senses and shook his head mechanically: "It's okay."
He just suddenly realized that the map in his mind was gone, there was no system space, and there was no cloud of black and gray opposing each other.
He... was untied from the system.
Rong Tang finally remembered the words he heard in the morning when he was half asleep and half awake: [Congratulations to the host, the mission is completed! The reward has been temporarily saved and can be claimed at any time! ]
His reward should be a healthy body.
Somehow, Rong Tang suddenly felt a little scared.
This fear reached its peak that night after Su Huaijing obviously drank a few more glasses of wine and demanded more excessively.
A new body! Undeveloped! How could it possibly withstand Xiaoqi's level of indulgence!
He's going to die! He's really going to die!
But Su Huaijing was completely unaware, and even whispered in Rong Tang's ear at the climax: "Tangtang, will you be my queen?"
"Or I can be your queen."
The emperor, who had just finished his enthronement ceremony, said this without feeling that it was wrong at all, and it was a matter of course.
Rong Tang: “…”
Very good, □□-died, or was attacked to death by ministers.
His life is totally gone.
Rong Tang swallowed his saliva, and he couldn't remember how he got there, and fell into a deep sleep.
When I woke up the next day, Su Huaijing was no longer in bed.
Rong Tang rubbed his aching waist, and suddenly a familiar voice appeared in his ears: "Tangtangtangtang! Do you want to receive the reward?"
Rong Tang looked up and saw a system floating in the air, moving up and down, trying to attract his attention.
Before he could feel surprised, Rong Tang was stunned for a second and subconsciously picked up the quilt to cover himself.
The system made a “tsk” sound and complained: “Now you feel ashamed.”
Rong Tang: “…” After not seeing him for many days, Tong Daddy is still Tong Daddy.
Rong Tang thought for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
System: "Okay, okay! Then you come down first."
Rong Tang: “?”
He hesitated for a second, put on a robe and got out of bed. The next second, he saw the system "whoosh" into the bed curtain and busy itself for a long time.
"Okay!" the system said excitedly.
Rong Tang: “?”
He turned around and saw himself lying on the bed. Not only did he look exactly like him, but even the marks on his skin were restored one to one.
Rong Tang's ears turned red unconsciously. Before he could ask any questions, the Little Idiot System flew over again. It did something, but a light flashed and Rong Tang felt his body instantly became much more comfortable. He had never felt so relaxed and comfortable in his entire life.
He looked at the system in confusion, and the system said, "I was originally going to give you a new body, but I think you've gotten used to this body, so I secretly did some manipulation to cure your stubborn illness. Tangtang will definitely live a long and healthy life!"
It said it easily, but this "secret operation" was probably very difficult. Rong Tang felt a little warm in his heart and smiled, "Thank you."
"You're welcome!" The system said loudly: "Tangtang, let's run!"
Rong Tang: “…?”
System: "Look, I've prepared a fake body for you. Haven't you been wanting to escape these days? Let's run! Let the villain get worried. It's his fault for not being a human being!"
The system was excited. Rong Tang blinked, turned around, and looked at the fake body on the bed: "This..."
"It doesn't matter! He won't wake up or die. We will retrieve him when we come back. The villain will just think you were in a coma for a few months." The system said, "Tangtang Tangtang, let's go. Didn't you tell me before that you would go to Dayu to open an anchor point after completing the mission? Come with me, let's have fun."
Rong Tang had never seen the system so delicate before. After hesitating for a moment, he asked seriously, "What's wrong with you?"
The system tried to fool around at first, but after seeing this, it knew it couldn't continue to deceive. It was silent for a while, then took the initiative to confess: "I want to become the Heavenly Dao."
The Way of Heaven is selfless and cannot descend to the earth at will. As soon as Rong Tang and the original "Way of Heaven" left, the Little Fool System was captured by the world consciousness.
"You'll only give me three months. After New Year's Eve, I'll go to heaven. Tangtang, I won't forget to say Happy New Year to you this year!" The system stuck to his side and rubbed against him: "Come on, come on. Think about it, your body has improved now. The big villain, that beast, will bully you to death. Come with me~~~"
Rong Tang: “…”
Rong Tang was silent for a long time, and then he was shamefully moved.
He thought about it, packed his luggage and was about to slip out. When he saw the potted plant where the system was installed before, he remembered the book "Meditation Mantra". All of a sudden, he suddenly understood who Huimian had left this scripture for.
He was so angry that his teeth were itching. Without saying a word, he threw the book into the room, turned around and got on the carriage to leave Beijing with the system. In order to prevent his own carriage from being too conspicuous, the system suggested that he change another one.
But Rong Tang had ridden a horse last time and was a little addicted to it. After hesitating for two seconds, he bought a donkey after the carriage.
There were luggage in the car, and after leaving the crowded places, he rode on the donkey slowly and leisurely.
The autumn weather was crisp and clear, and the system kept on nagging him as it planned where to go. First, go to Jiangnan to see his mother, and then have a reunion dinner with his third brother. Then, take Mu Jingxu and Ke Hongxue with them to go to Lingnan and Saibei to see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Dayu.
The system was enjoying itself happily, and everyone was moving forward. On both sides were countless people in the capital who were enjoying an ordinary and pleasant day.
Just as the carriage was about to reach the city gate, the surroundings fell silent for a moment. The sound of galloping war horses came from behind. The little fool in Rong Tang's arms somehow flashed with light and suddenly disappeared.
Just as Rong Tang was shocked, there was a clear eagle cry above his head and a few suppressed dog barks came from the side.
A bad premonition rushed into his heart, and the little donkey under him was trembling so much that it was about to kneel down. Rong Tang was silent for a long time, and looked back with a fearless attitude, and saw large groups of palace guards in armor.
Falcons were circling in the air, wolfhounds were drooling, and officials were kneeling on both sides without taking off their court robes. It seemed like they had hurried over halfway through the morning court session. If you didn't know, you would have thought the emperor had run away.
Rong Tang closed his eyes and looked back at the crowd.
The emperor, wearing a bright yellow robe, walked towards him with a smile on his face. Finally, he stood in front of him, tilting his head slightly, holding a trembling little stupid system in his hand.
Su Huaijing looked at him and said in a very gentle tone: "My husband, are you going to abandon your wife and children?"
Rong Tang: “…”
Can you give birth? You are so shameless!
Although he was complaining in his heart, Rong Tang pursed his lips and dared not say anything.
Su Huaijing still smiled, threw the system to him, and stretched out his hand: "Come back with me, and I will give you half of this world."
The civil and military officials on both sides instantly forgot about etiquette, raised their heads in shock, and looked at Rong Tang in horror.
Rong Tang: “…”
Very good, you need to be criticized to death before you get fucked to death.
He had a wooden face, not daring to make any unnecessary expressions: "No."
Su Huaijing was not annoyed. He nodded, threw an imperial edict to Sheng Chengming who came with him from behind, and then mounted the little donkey under Rong Tang's crotch.
Poor donkey, his sneezes almost frightened him and he couldn't even stand steadily.
Su Huaijing couldn't help laughing, and hugged Rong Tang down again. Rong Tang was shocked, his face turned red, and he buried his head in Su Huaijing's arms.
Su leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Brother Tangtang, why did you buy a donkey that looks like yours? You are so cowardly and yet so bold."
Rong Tang was a little angry, but he didn't dare to say anything because there were so many people around.
It was not until Su Huaijing carried him into the carriage that he glared at the man with an unhappy expression.
Su Huaijing asked gently, "Are you really leaving?"
Rong Tang nodded heavily: "Yes!"
"Will you come back after you leave?" Su Huaijing asked.
Rong Tang hesitated for two seconds and said proudly, "It depends on the situation."
Su Huaijing lowered his head, trying not to laugh, his shoulders trembling slightly. When he raised his head, he looked pitiful again and asked him, "Can you bring me one more? I eat very little."
Rong Tang was extremely shocked. For a moment he didn't know whether to say that his acting skills had been seen through, or to ask him what nonsense he was talking about, as he had just ascended the throne!
In the end, the overall situation prevailed over emotions. He frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Do you still want to start a rebellion?"
"Ah—" Su Huaijing said, "It turns out that Brother Tangtang still cares about me."
Rong Tang: “…”
He lowered his head and tried to find out if there was any tea brewing in the carriage, otherwise how could there be such a strong smell of tea. But he heard Su Huaijing say: "I thought Tangtang didn't care about me at all, and didn't care if I would go crazy, so she just left and didn't want me anymore."
The self-abandonment in his words was so sincere that anyone who heard it would tremble in their heart. Rong Tang subconsciously denied: "No..."
Su Huaijing hugged Rong Tang, and glared at the system floating in the air from a place where he couldn't see, then lowered his head and said gently: "Where do you want to go, Tangtang?"
"... Jiangnan." Rong Tang replied.
Jiangnan might come back later. It was purely because the system was about to leave and Su Huaijing had been too unreasonable these days, so he wanted to slip away for a while. He didn't expect to be gone for three or four months and not come back.
It seemed like he... wasn't willing to leave Su Huaijing for so long.
"I left a letter." Rong Tang said in a low voice.
"Brother Tangtang, are you referring to the line in the meditation mantra that tells me to be a person with a pure heart and few desires?" Su Huaijing repeated without blushing or beating his heart.
Rong Tang: “…”
Seeing that his ears were red, Su Huaijing finally stopped teasing him, laughed, and said, "Then let's go to Jiangnan together. We haven't had a reunion dinner this Mid-Autumn Festival. How about getting together with mother and third brother?"
This was Rong Tang's original plan, but with so many officials kneeling outside the carriage, he didn't dare to agree casually.
Su Huaijing knew his concerns and said slowly, "Sheng Chengming has learned so much from me over the years. It doesn't matter if he temporarily serves as regent for a few months. Besides—"
He paused and whispered, "Tangtang and I can't have children. I went to Jiangnan to bring the crown prince back to the palace for Dayu. It's not considered as a waste of time and extravagance. Those old antiques are eager for me to find them a little prince."
Rong Tang was stunned for a moment and turned to look at him in surprise.
Su Huaijing couldn't help it, he leaned forward and bit Rong Tang's slightly opened lips: "I have long thought about going out to play with you after this. If becoming the emperor means that I will have no time to spend with you, I might as well tie up my third brother and take the throne immediately. Anyway, he is much smarter than me, and he will definitely be able to manage Dayu and teach Yuanyuan well. My third brother loves me, and he will not refuse if I act coquettishly and cry to him. It just so happens that all the property of the Ke family can be confiscated, which is the best of both worlds."
Rong Tang couldn't tell the truth from his childish words, and didn't know how to react. He just felt that this man... was becoming more and more shameless.
Su Huaijing was silent for a moment, then sighed softly: "I was lying to you. I said I would let you see a better Dayu."
"Saints also need to relax, and emperors also need to rest. It's not too much for us to be lazy for a few days." Su Huaijing leaned close to Rong Tang's ear and tried his best to seduce him: "Tangtang wants me to be restrained, I will try my best. I just like you too much, so I can't control myself. I will find a way to make myself look like I don't like you so much. Tangtang, please don't dislike me, okay?"
"If you stay by my side, I will be very good." Su Huaijing whispered softly, as if he had learned to restrain and endure only for this person in his life.
"But if you want to leave me, it's not impossible." He said softly. Rong Tang's heart tightened instantly, and there was a hint of imperceptible nervousness in his eyes.
Su Huaijing smiled and kissed his eyes: "You can go wherever you want and have whatever freedom you want. I will always chase you. Tangtang, if you don't want me to chase you, I will wait for you here. If you are tired and want to come back one day, you can see me when you turn around. I will always be behind you."
Su Huaijing said countless love words to Rong Tang, every word was true, and every time it was as if he wanted to take his heart out and show it to him.
Correspondingly, every time a little bit of Rong Tang's sincerity would be taken away.
The words fell in the carriage, and Rong Tang did not come back to his senses for a long time.
Then Su Huaijing opened his mouth again, his eyes as bright and beautiful as stars: "So Tangtang, do you want to take me with you to travel? I am very good and will not cause any trouble for you."
Outside the car is the newly pacified capital of Dayu, and inside the car are the villain and the tasker who have gone through three lifetimes and finally embraced each other.
Rong Tang swallowed unconsciously, and couldn't help but pounce on Su Huaijing and kiss his lips.
The latter was stunned for a moment, and then responded more enthusiastically, as if he wanted to draw out each other's souls and merge them into his own body, so that they would be bound tightly for the rest of their lives, forever.
The system was at a loss as to what to do, and finally had no choice but to float away.
After a long kiss, Rong Tang separated from Su Huaijing and threatened in a hoarse voice: "Su Xiaoqi, you'd better be really good."
Su Huaijing smiled immediately upon hearing this, took his hand, and interlaced his fingers with his: "Of course I will be good."
You are the little Bodhisattva who came down from heaven to save me, and I am your loyal believer. How could I not be obedient
The autumn wind blew through Yujing, and another season of fallen leaves scattered on the Jinfen River. On both sides of the river, young people were in high spirits, and the capital of Dayu was as prosperous and brilliant as ever.
Year after year, morning after morning, evening after evening, and the passing of the four seasons, it is passionate, bold and vivid.
(End of this chapter)