Everyone says that being an emperor is the best thing in the world. You don't have to worry about anything if you are rich and prosperous. However, to be born as an emperor, there are more things to sacrifice. When he does something wrong, the people closest to him will bear the consequences, which is more painful than letting him bear it by himself.
Yu Wenjie can't remember when he stopped laughing, it seems that the palace lady who always accompanied him to make him happy died in the dry well of the cold palace for no reason, and it seemed that the person who tried every means to make him happy ended up Not a good time.
The Empress Dowager said that the emperor's affection should not be exposed. If people give people generous favors, favors, and let people grasp their weaknesses, then either the person he favored will die, or he will fall from the throne himself, and there will be no redemption.
He once resisted, but after countless bloody facts were placed before his eyes, Yu Wenjie gave up struggling and obediently followed the path arranged by the Queen Mother.
Now he almost took another wrong step, but luckily, fortunately, he didn't hurt him.
Closing his eyes, the emperor tightly squeezed the medicine bottle in his hand.
Eunuch Qin's eyes were reddish. Looking at the emperor's expression, he felt sad, but he didn't know what to say.
The atmosphere in the room was very solemn, and the sunlight outside seemed to be unable to shine in.
"Eunuch Qin!" Someone yelled, and jumped in with a whole body of light, jumped to the side of the bed with wide eyes, looked at him distressedly and said: "This is too miserable, worse than I was last time." Miserable. There is still unused ointment in Huafu, why don't I send someone out of the palace to bring you some?"
The emperor was startled, and Qin Youcai was also slightly taken aback, looking up at Prime Minister Hua in front of him.
He obviously can't shine, but it makes people feel that his eyes are bright, and the haze in his heart has dissipated a lot.
In an instant, Qin Youcai suddenly understood why the emperor was attracted to him.
"Prime Minister, don't worry, the old servant is a cheap man, and he is used to being beaten, so nothing will happen." Eunuch Qin said with a low smile, "It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to serve the Emperor these two days, and I need the Prime Minister's help."
"It's a trivial matter." Hua Chun waved his hand generously.
Now that the emperor has become so gentle, it is very easy to handle, and he is no longer targeting her. Everyone understands each other and coexists peacefully, and it is indeed a trivial matter to serve him.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, the emperor uttered a sentence: "You can leave the palace now, and you don't need to continue serving in the palace."
What? Hua Chun was taken aback, then turned to look at Yu Wenjie.
Didn't he mean to keep her in the palace for a while? I heard he meant that it was safe outside? or what
The emperor couldn't see any emotion on his face, he stood up, his tall body directly blocked the sunlight coming in from the window, and shrouded her whole body in the shadow.
"Go back and do what the prime minister should do."
"... the minister obeys the order."
The emperor said so, she couldn't ask people why. But, all right, why does Yu Wenjie seem to have changed back to his previous appearance? He has no popularity at all.
"By the way, I have one more question to ask." Hua Chundao: "What I just said in front of the Empress Dowager, I just wanted to excuse Your Majesty, but now I want to ask seriously, does the Emperor really have the intention of being a male favorite? "
"No." Yu Wenjie replied decisively: "The explanation I gave is the truth. I hate to cut off my sleeves the most in my life, and I will never do such a thing, let alone promote masculinity in the palace."
With a light breath, Hua Chun smiled: "Then Wei Chen can rest assured."
Don't worry... Yu Wenjie closed his eyes, snorted lightly, turned around and left the small wing.
Hua Chun looked at his back inexplicably.
"The emperor is not very good at saying good things." Eunuch Qin said in a low voice: "When you are with the emperor, you must learn to listen to him with your heart, not your ears. Mr. Xiang is a smart person, and he must understand what this old servant means."
Hua Chun nodded, she just treated Yu Wenjie as a child who lost his temper. After living in the palace for so long, it's time to go out.
After going to the side hall to pack up some things, Hua Chun went to the back hall to ask the emperor to say goodbye. Although we can see each other tomorrow morning, but we won't have dinner together and read booklets together, it's still worth a bit of reluctance.
However, Yu Wenjie didn't mean to be reluctant at all. As soon as she entered the door of the apse, a booklet fell at her feet, and the emperor's voice said angrily, "You can also get a quick booklet from eight hundred miles away." Fall into a corner and forget to show me!"
Slightly taken aback, Hua Chun recalled it. For someone like her who often fell asleep while reading the notebooks, it was not uncommon for her to accidentally knock the notebooks down, or fall under the table.
Seeing that Yu Wenjie was really angry, she still knelt down and saluted obediently: "I know I was wrong."
"The report on the flood disaster in the northwest is not enough for you to just admit your mistake." The emperor said in a deep voice, "You will be fined fifty...two stipends."
Originally, he wanted to talk about fifty court sticks, but when he saw his hand still wrapped in plaster on the ground, he changed his mind.
Hua Chun quickly thanked her, the punishment for not beating her is a gift, and the money is free, anyway, there are only a few people in the prime minister's mansion.
"Go out." Yu Wenjie turned his back, his anger still lingering.
Hua Chun got up cautiously, and tiptoed out of Zichen Hall.
The emperor was in a bad mood and angered Prime Minister Hua, and the news that the prime minister was driven out of the palace quickly spread in the palace. For a while, everyone was in danger, for fear that what they did wrong would annoy the emperor. The queen mother sent Aunt Yuejian to present desserts to please her. It is said that the emperor didn't even take a sip, and let them cool down alive.
The concubines in all palaces did not dare to show their heads, but Hua Xunyue entered Zichen Hall with tonics at this time. I don't know what happened in the middle, the emperor seemed to lose his temper, and rewarded Concubine Shu with a few boxes of jewels.
So there was a "ugly wind" in the palace. The concubines gave up their beautiful makeup and tried to make themselves mediocre in order to win the favor of the emperor. The emperor also returned to his previous appearance. Today in this palace, tomorrow in that palace palace.
Everything returned to normal, and Hua Chun happily held the small dried fish made by Wan Shi as snacks in the Prime Minister's Mansion, resting while eating.
"Hua'er." Wan Liufang looked at her very worriedly: "Now that your hand is injured, you can't change the record, and you have angered the emperor, and the prime minister's power has not been taken back. What will you do if this continues?"
"It's okay." Hua Chun was very appreciative: "Just take it as a vacation for yourself. The Hua family has three younger sisters to support it now, so we don't have to worry about it."
"Can… "
"The emperor has his own considerations." Hua Chun smiled slightly: "Whether he favors me or alienates me, he has his own ideas and goals. As a minister, as long as he cooperates with the king, he doesn't need to care about other things."
She knew better than anyone else that Eunuch Qin had said it well. To the emperor, you should not listen with your ears, but listen with your heart. Yu Wenjie is actually not as selfish and domineering as she first thought. On the contrary, he is quite soft inside, but he doesn't know why he always looks so fierce.
He treats her well, and she will remember it in her heart, and she will definitely repay him with loyalty, defend his throne, and prosper his country.
Such a tacit understanding is enough. On the surface, what the emperor wants to do, as long as it doesn't hurt her bottom line, everything is negotiable.
Wan sighed, and compromised: "Then I won't go back to Huafu, lest I see those little hooves' tails sticking up to the sky. It makes me feel uncomfortable."
"You can stay here anyway." Hua Chun said with a smile, "Although the salary was deducted, I can still afford to support you."
Wan Shi laughed.
Qing Niao combed her married hair in a bun, and obediently did housework, tidying his clothes.
"My lord is so open-minded." When changing clothes, Qing Niao whispered: "If you change someone else, you might have a grudge against the emperor."
"It's not about being open-minded. People have to be reasonable." Hua Chun said: "Although everyone lives for their own interests and speaks from their own standpoint, occasionally they have to look at the overall situation and cooperate with others to make themselves feel better." Let's take a better path. If you don't want to take a loss at all, you are destined to suffer even bigger losses in the future."
Qing Niao's eyes were full of admiration, she looked up at her and said, "It's really great for you to think like this."
"Huh?" Hua Chun looked at her and blinked: "Are you concerned about the overall situation?"
"I'm not interested in those things." Qing Ling said seriously: "What I want all my life is for my master to be safe and happy, and to live a happy life."
"Good girl." Hua Chun patted her hand with a smile: "I will let the servant girl go to the street to buy you sweet-scented osmanthus cake."
Qingyou smiled, her eyes were bright, and after changing her clothes, she took her out for dinner.
"She made this dish herself." Wan looked at Hua Chun with great satisfaction and said, "If you have such a good wife, you should cherish it."
"Yes, yes, yes." Hua Chun nodded jokingly, and concentrated on eating.
The food is not as precious and delicate as the dishes in the palace, but it has a strong home-cooked taste. While eating, Huachun thought, if Yu Wenjie could try this kind of craftsmanship, he might like it too. After all, I have eaten a lot of big fish and meat, so it must be very appetizing to have a little refreshment.
Yu Wenjie was sitting at the table alone, staring at the table full of food in a daze.
The sky was slowly getting dark, and the palace was lit with lights, making it very bright. However, there was no Eunuch Qin or Hua Jinghua by his side, only the new eunuch who came to serve him, and a table of meals that made him lose his appetite.
"Your Majesty." The eunuch next to him broke out in a cold sweat: "If the food is not to your taste, let the imperial dining room change the table?"
The emperor was silent, his eyes quietly fell on the empty seat opposite, and he said hoarsely: "I want to eat small dried fish."
"...?" The eunuch looked puzzled.
"The fried kind, small dried fish mixed with chili." Yu Wenjie got up and walked to the inner hall: "It's good that you have someone make it, and take away the dinner to reward someone."
"yes."
Why would the emperor want to eat dried fish? The new eunuch didn't understand, but he did it anyway.
In the next few days, except for the court, the emperor never saw Prime Minister Hua alone again.
There is nothing strange about this, as early as before, some people in the court will give the papers to Hua Chun, while others will still hand them directly to His Majesty.
Huachun is very sad.
Who should I ask to help her change the book? With so many excerpts, Yu Wenjie had to read them in the middle of the night. Her right hand has not been unsealed yet, and no one in the mansion is reliable...