Chapter 11: Turnaround
The next day, Lu Wenyuan still went to the imperial study to deliver the chapter. Zhu Shiyang was naturally unhappy, and only ordered the two guards at the door to throw him out of the palace once they saw him, until he didn't come back. Lu Wenyuan was so patient, he grinded with the two guards over and over again, and when they threw him out, he walked back slowly by himself, although the Forbidden City was big, there could be several back and forth in a day.
So three or five days passed, the two guards were cold to him at first, and then saw that he was really persistent, and he was also angry and funny, and they talked to each other twice, and they gradually became acquainted.
Later, the relationship between the three of them has reached the point where they are embarrassed to invite again. When the two guards saw Lu Wenyuan and a weak scholar, they tossed it for days, making them haggard and emaciated, and they didn't feel good in their hearts, but they only complained that the emperor was not close. In addition, Zhu Shiyang has recently loosened his control over this matter, so he is happy to pretend to be blind and ignore Lu Wenyuan's existence. Lu Wenyuan continued to wait among the flowers under the porch.
On this day, Zhu Shiyang was reading a book under the window, when he suddenly heard Gui Xi's voice coming from outside, giggling, I don't know who he was laughing with.
Zhu Shiyang was curious for a while, pushed open the window and looked out, and saw Gui Xi handing a cup of tea to the flowers under the porch. The man in the flowers took it, revealing a corner of his clothes, which was a crimson three-grade court dress, Zhu Shiyang closed his eyes and thought that he knew who it was, but he was so angry that he couldn't read the book at the moment, and paced to the door with a gloomy face and waited for Gui Xi.
After a while, Gui Xi really came back happily, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he had never been so flattered when he talked to himself. Zhu Shiyang forcibly suppressed his anger and cleared his throat to get Gui Xi's attention.
Gui Xi was really taken aback, and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, what are you doing standing here if you don't go into the house to rest?" β
Zhu Shiyang looked at him gloomily, raised his eyebrows and said, "Wait for you." β
Gui Xi showed a ghostly expression, and after a while, he muttered, "Wait...... What are you waiting for slaves to do? β
Zhu Shiyang immediately said angrily: "What did you say were waiting for you? Eating things inside and outside, can the tea in my palace be taken to outsiders casually? β
Gui Xi finally knew what the emperor was referring to, and knelt down with a plop: "Slave maid...... Slave ......"
Where was Zhu Shiyang willing to give him a chance to argue, and continued to accuse: "Didn't I ask you to throw him out? So you're still here? I dare to disobey my will, and I don't think you want it anymore. β
Gui Xi hurriedly argued: "The emperor is angry." Lord Lu was so pitiful, he almost fainted from the heat a few times this afternoon, and the slave couldn't bear it, so he took a cup of herbal tea for him to drink. β
Zhu Shiyang said without hesitation: "Dog minion, you pity him, why don't you pity me?" I am so annoyed by him all day long, I can't even read books well, I can't sleep well, but you bring him tea to drink, am I the emperor or is he the emperor? β
Gui Xi knew the emperor's child's temperament, everything was reasonable or unreasonable, and he had to fight for the top, so he lowered his tone and said: "The emperor's anger is all the fault of the slaves." But Lord Lu really hasn't made any deviant moves recently. Those two guards threw him every day during this time, and they were all thrown well, so they couldn't bear to throw them anymore. The slave and maid looked at Lord Lu, staying under the porch every day, not even a shady place, just to let the emperor approve a concert, if the emperor didn't want to see him, it was okay to send the slave and maid in, just don't embarrass Lord Lu anymore. Lord Lu is so pitiful, if you don't believe it, just go out and see. After speaking, he knelt on the ground with his neck bent, waiting anxiously for Zhu Shiyang to fall.
Zhu Shiyang snorted, and said that this Lu Wenyuan is really capable, so that the two guards in the palace and even Gui Xi can stand on his side. Since you refuse to embarrass him, then I will go and do it myself. Immediately he stepped over the threshold and found the flowers under the porch.
said that Lu Wenyuan drank herbal tea, and his body and mind were much more comfortable, so he sat on a flower stone and turned over the music. In the past few days, the emperor has not approved the recital, but he has read it all over and found a lot of clues about disaster relief.
Lu Wenyuan was concentrating on studying the new piece presented today, when he suddenly saw a bright yellow corner in front of him. As soon as he looked up, he suddenly saw Zhu Shiyang looking down at him with a gloomy face, and he was so shocked that he dropped the music in his hand and knelt in the grass on the spot.
Zhu Shiyang said in a rambling voice above his head: "Lord Lu is really interested, enjoy the flowers, drink tea and watch the chapter, I am the emperor, it is better to replace you." β
Lu Wenyuan didn't dare to take a breath, he only knew that he was at a loss, so he lay in the grass and closed his mouth silently.
Zhu Shiyang picked up a few pieces and flipped them over, and smashed them on Lu Wenyuan's head: "Since Lord Lu likes to read the pieces for me so much, it is better to watch them openly." The sun is very good today, and Lord Lu's face is so pale, why don't you come out of the flowers, kneel under the sun and chant aloud, so that you can not only keep fit and healthy, but also share your worries for me, why not? β
Lu Wenyuan only complained in his heart, but he never dared to disobey, so he quickly and obediently climbed out of the flowers, knelt in the sunniest place in the center of the courtyard, and opened his throat to read.
Zhu Shiyang was comfortable for a while, stretched his waist, and took a nap in the warm pavilion.
said that Lu Wenyuan was reading the recital, but his mouth was dry and dizzy. But he didn't dare to stop. Gui Xi was reprimanded by the emperor, and he didn't dare to send him tea to drink in private, so he waited for the emperor to change his clothes and lay down, so he waited in the shade in front of the palace door, looking at it with blank eyes, anxious but unable to help.
Lu Wenyuan finished reciting one piece, and when he changed to another, he swept his eyes and scanned it, only to feel that it was wrong, and browsed it through ten lines at a glance, and was shocked into a cold sweat on a hot day. It turned out to be Fan Zhefu's recital asking the emperor to execute Yan Yong. Lu Wenyuan secretly thought in his heart, once the emperor of this Dao Song is clear, Yan Yong will definitely die, so won't there be no day when he has never said the inside story? Lu Wenyuan didn't dare to be careless, but he was lucky, he was met by himself, thought about it, and for the sake of safety, he secretly skipped this recital, looked at the hole that no one noticed, and hid it in his arms.
Zhu Shiyang woke up from a nap, and the sun was already a little westerly. Lu Wenyuan's voice was still ringing outside the hall, and it was already a little hoarse, but it was not unpleasant. Zhu Shiyang didn't let him stop, read the book slowly, and after dinner, the sky outside was already dyed with ink, and Lu Wenyuan's voice became more and more low and hoarse. After a little more delay, Gui Xi finally couldn't help but come in and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late now, and the palace gate will be locked later, and if you let Lord Lu read it, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out tonight." β
Zhu Shiyang also felt that it was almost the same, so he followed Gui Xi's words and asked him to call Lu Wenyuan in, and sent him to bring pen and ink to read all the pieces that had been held for a few days.
Zhu Shiyang listened to Lu Wenyuan read for an afternoon, even if he didn't pay attention, he was somewhat impressed, at this time, he didn't have to look carefully at the music in his hand, he knew what he was talking about, so he came out with a distraction, and squinted at Lu Wenyuan who was standing on the side.
I saw that he had been tanning all afternoon, but it was not very dark, but he had two red marks on his cheeks, and his sideburns were a little scattered because of the constant sweating, and he secretly reached out and rubbed his eyes, probably because he had not adapted to the light in the room for the time being, his mouth was tightly pursed, and he probably couldn't speak. Zhu Shiyang looked a little funny, but he looked like this, and he was indeed a little pitiful and cute, no wonder Gui Xi and they were biased towards him, and unconsciously brought a smile on his lips.
Gui Xi was so clever, he saw the emperor laughing at a glance, and he also laughed out with a "flutter". Lu Wenyuan didn't know why, and he looked even more naΓ―ve, so Zhu Shiyang said: "In the future, if you can keep your mouth shut in front of me like today, I will be less embarrassed for you." Remember? β
Gui Xi hurriedly replied for him: "Lord Lu is a smart person, if the emperor tells him, how can there be any reason not to listen to it, he must have remembered it this time, right, Lord Lu?" β
Lu Wenyuan wanted to say yes, but when the words came to his mouth, his throat couldn't make a sound anyway, only hissing and leaking. Seeing him like this, Zhu Shiyang finally couldn't hold back his laughter, criticized the music indiscriminately, and let him go.
Lu Wenyuan came out of the hall, only to feel that it had been a long time, but his heart was relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly walked outside the palace.