Chapter 30: Gambling, Freedom

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"Because you have the world in your heart, even if you pretend to be strong, your heart is still soft and warm, and you will not let those innocent people die in these political conspiracies."

"Heh, you think of me too noblely, I'm just a muddy person. All the people are innocent, what does it matter to me? But for the sake of your sincerity today, I am willing to help you, as you said yourself, you owe me a condition. ”

"Okay."

"Promise me so quickly, aren't you afraid that I will propose a condition that will embarrass you, after all, psychologically I should hate you."

"Don't be afraid, even if you let me be your male pet, it will be my honor."

Zuo Chen leaned against the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky, silently recalling the conversation between Lingyun and him during the day, his long ink-colored hair was soft and scattered on his back, and the lilac hem naturally fell on the windowsill, glowing with a layer of silver faint waves under the moonlight, like a fairy in the world.

I don't know what I thought, Zuo Chen's mouth had a self-deprecating smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes fell on the bruised arm that was inadvertently revealed, and he muttered a little weakly: "Ling Yun, you really saw it wrong this time, I don't have the world in my chest, my heart used to be too big and only fit the world, but I lost too much." Now I realize that my heart is too small to hold myself, but there is nothing left to lose, I just want to make a selfish gamble for my own freedom. ”

Time flies, since Ling Yun found Zuo Chen that day, Zuo Chen sent someone to send him out of the capital that night. More than three days have passed now, and Zuo Chen's injuries are almost healed, but he still pretends to be seriously ill and closes his door.

Rui Yan still makes people wrap the palace like an airtight iron bucket, only allowed to enter but not leave, which makes many ministers secretly anxious.

It has been seven days since the banquet was held that day, and at first the Praetorian Guards were still shouting all over the city to find General Lingyun, but then they disappeared for some reason, and even Zuo Chen, the favorite minister of the Son of Heaven who they had always regarded as the vane of the style, began to complain of illness and closed their doors seven days ago.

Just when everyone was secretly speculating about whether the world was going to change, Prime Minister Zuo, who was read and read by everyone, was leisurely basking in the little sun in his small garden at this time, admiring the flowers and drinking tea, and there were two extremely beautiful little concubines holding fans and fanning carefully.

Father Zuo looked helplessly at his son, who didn't want to grow up, and stepped forward to twist Zuo Chen's beautiful ears, and said angrily: "Alas, son, why are you still staying here, don't you know that the outside is saying that the world is going to change, as the prime minister, even if you don't go out immediately to stop such rumors, you should go to the palace to relax for Your Majesty." ”

"Hey, Dad, I'm also the prime minister of a country now, shouldn't you save some face for me, don't twist my ears at every turn."

Zuo Chen's body stiffened at first, and quickly covered the gloom at the bottom of his eyes, pretending to joke with Zuo Shangshu with a grinning face like before, wanting to divert the topic.

"Do you still know that my current prime minister, the food of the king, the worry of the king, such the most simple truth, do you still use me to teach you. Although our old Zuo family has been adhering to the line of moderation for nearly a hundred years, but the heart of this should be done effectively has never been less, how come it is now that your generation has such an unfilial son, the front line is inextricably fought, and the people in the court are panicking, how can you still sit so calmly in the back garden to enjoy the flowers and drink tea, you ...... (A thousand words of nonsense omitted here). ”

Zuo Shangshu suddenly felt a little hot, picked up the herbal tea that was placed aside, raised his head and drank it, and when he put down the tea, he continued to say that he found that the person who was still sitting here and dozing off just now was gone.

Tie Qing had a face, Zuo Shangshu glared at the two concubines kneeling on the ground, and asked angrily, "What about the second young master?" ”

"The second young master just said that he carried out the master's order and was going to change his clothes and enter the palace." One of the concubines, dressed in a pink pleated skirt, bowed her head and returned with some trembling.

"This dead rabbit cub is getting bolder and bolder now, and he doesn't take me seriously anymore......

Zuo Shangshu began to be full of resentful thoughts, but the pity was the two beautiful concubines who were still kneeling on the ground, who were originally happily dressed up to meet their young and promising second young master, hoping to gain a night of pity, even if they couldn't do it, they would marry the main room and mix a side room in the future.

But because the arrival of Daddy Zuo shattered their dreams, they still had to stay here and kneel to listen to an old man who had reached menopause.

Zuo Chen looked at the back garden helplessly, and was really reluctant to leave, mainly because no one continued to fan him, and such a hot day was really unbearable.

As soon as he turned the path in the back garden, he saw his manager Zuo Yun looking around as if he was looking for something, and just wanted to turn around and hide, he was caught by the housekeeper whose eyes were as bright as searchlights, for fear that he would run away, almost trotting in front of him.

"Second Young Master, are you going out?"

The manager looked at him with a somewhat flattering smile and gasped for breath, but that was not what the shining eyes were.

"Uncle Yun, you're not too young at this age, don't run and jump at every turn, always follow my father to climb trees, you're almost seventy years old, it's better to pay more attention to your body, I still leave these trivial matters to the girls around me to worry about."

Zuo Chen forced himself to press the green tendons on his forehead that couldn't stop beating, trying not to let himself burst his blood vessels inexplicably.

"How can this be, now the second young master, you are a golden body, a person above ten thousand people under one person, I don't know how many people are waiting to slap you, isn't it that you think the old man, I am old, and people are not useful, so I ......."

The old manager was not happy when he heard Zuo Chen's words, and he was ready to start crying and counting the old "troubles" with his sleeves silent, and Zuo Chen's troubles from childhood to adulthood.

"No, no, Uncle Yun, if you have anything, just say it, don't keep coming to this set."

Zuo Chen rolled his eyes helplessly, and said helplessly, although he was a little helpless, but his heart was warm, he had always been the boss who took care of him since he was a child, which was equivalent to his second father, and he was a very important person in Zuo Chen's heart, but this person's bad taste really made him disagree.

"Are you going out of the house? I have asked someone to prepare a soft correction for you at the door to go to the palace, the sedan chair is rented in Ruyi Xuan, and it is made of silk made of the new Miao people, which can definitely compare with the adults of other families. The old housekeeper excitedly pulled Zuo Chen's sleeve and walked to the door.

All Zuo Chen could do at this time was to roll his eyes helplessly, although he knew that this must be a trap set by his father, but he really couldn't bear to blow the old man's mind like this, and had to be half-pushed and half-stuffed into the sedan chair.