The white jade cup was brought back home by Xue Yuan.
He was drinking alone under the moon, and he was drinking from the cup that the little emperor had touched between his lips.
Summer sweltering, but the lips touch the cup, think of the little emperor's light-colored lips, once you think of the little emperor's lips, the heat can not be detected, the gods and souls are upside down.
Xue Yuan couldn't help but remember the kiss in the cave.
Extinct.
Relying on the memory of this kiss, Xue Yuan was able to stay in Jinghu Nan for a whole month.
Each day, Xue Yuan simply thought about it more and more.
Gu Yuanbai was like wine, he could get people drunk after thinking about it for a while.
Xue Yuan sighed abruptly, remembering the transfer Gu Yuanbai had given him, and he knocked on the cup in a low voice: "Little heartless."
Early the next morning, after being served and getting up, Tian Fusheng whispered to Gu Yuanbai, "Your Majesty, early this morning, Lord Xue came. He said that as long as His Majesty's imperial decree hasn't come down and he hasn't been transferred to another post, he will still be the Marquis of Du Yu before His Majesty. To properly protect His Majesty's safety."
The palace attendant came forward and wiped away the fine sweat on the forehead of His Holiness with a cold handkerchief, and the ice pots that were about to turn into water in the room were moved out and then new ones were brought in one by one.
Today there is no morning court, after yesterday's celebration, and because completely put down a stone in the heart, Gu Yuanbai a month and a half is finally comfortable to sleep a good sleep. Today got up a little late, when he heard Tian Fusheng's words, he had not yet turned the corner: "He has so much love and dedication?"
Tian Fusheng pondered for a while, roughly guessed the meaning of the term "love and dedication", he also did not know whether to say more about Xue Yuan in front of the emperor, so he conservatively said, "Lord Xue is not able to let go of the emperor."
This polite remark instantly sobered Gu Yuanbai. He thought to himself, "It's better to let him shed it.
Gu Yuanbai can't afford this kind of love.
Now Xue Yuan and Chu Wei had both offered varying degrees of loyalty to Gu Yuanbai. Looking at it this way, it seemed that there was no difference from what he had originally imagined.
The only difference is that sparks did not fly between the two.
Gu Yuanbai sighed.
Let it be, he's too embarrassed to pull a marriage match now.
The saint walked out of the inner hall, the palace guards followed behind. The royal kitchen cooks have already sent the meal, considering that the saint ate meat and oil last night, this morning's meal will be specially made light and delicious.
Gu Yuanbai used it very smoothly, and Xue Yuan stood beside the hall during breakfast, but Gu Yuanbai did not say anything about Xue Yuan's trespassing.
Gu Yuanbai, who had tarnished a piece of his vassal's loyal heart, turned a blind eye to such trivial matters.
Xue Yuan watched the jade spoon and jade chopsticks stop and go at his lips, and again showed the look that the head guard looked familiar.
The head guard was perplexed, "Lord Xue, did you come on duty without a meal? Are you hungry again?"
"Hmm," Xue Yuan answered huskily, his eyes not leaving, "hungry."
Hungry enough to want to taste what Gu Yuanbai's mouth tasted like.
Last time, like a dream, my feet didn't even touch the ground, and I was affected by the poisonous snake, I only remembered that it was soft and sweet, but Gu Yuanbai, how could it be just soft and sweet?
The head guard pondered for a moment, "If you're starving, why don't you ask the saint for a favor and go down for a meal."
Xue Yuan thought to himself, Gu Yuanbai is eating so well right now, I guess if I go up and give him a kiss right now, he can just press me into the bowl.
Under his breath, he said, "No." His eyes were still fixed on the saint's light-colored lips that were glistening with water. There had to be an opportunity to let Gu Yuanbai have another good time and give him another kiss.
The saint looks sick and weak, but his character is strong, as long as it is cool, even if he is pinched and kissed by his chin, Xue Yuan wants to taste him again.
After finishing his meal, Tian Fusheng brought today's Dahengguo Newspaper and placed it on the left hand side of His Holiness.
The palace attendant was holding a handkerchief to purify the hands of the saint, the fine white beautiful fingers were hidden between the handkerchiefs, and after purifying his hands, he put on the jade wrench that Xue Yuan had given him.
The corner of Xue Yuan's mouth grinned, and when the palace attendant was about to retreat, he stepped forward without moving and asked for the handkerchief that had just been used by His Majesty to purify his hands from the palace attendant.
On the Dahengguo Newspaper, what was published today was still the matter of the rebel army, but today's content was written in the Jiangnan's powerful forces sent out a letter, wanting to use these letters to cage the powerful, and as a result, these envelopes were intercepted by the Holy Spirit.
This matter is passed over, looks as if it is not important at all. The people will not think much about it, but Gu Yuanbai knows that once those powerful people know about it, they will be very uneasy and apprehensive.
Especially and Jiangnan some relations with the powerful, they are afraid that those letters are sent to their own, afraid of those letters written in the taboo things, have unfavorable information to their own. Now the envelope to the hands of the saint, the contents of which do not know, the recipient does not know, I'm afraid that many people have to sleep and eat insecure, terrified.
Gu Yuanbai turned the jade wrench on his hand and smiled, "The articles in this Daheng Guo Newspaper are getting better and better."
Tian Fusheng smiled and agreed: "No? All the adults have much to say about this, but their penmanship is getting more and more powerful."
The articles in the Daheng Guo Bao were all written by the Political Affairs Office, which had opened a special Department of State Newspapers for this purpose, in which Chang Yuyan was utilized.
The written articles would then be sent to Zhang for publication. The bookshop behind Zhang was already state-owned, and Zhang was only taking care of and developing it on behalf of the country; when the bookshop was spread throughout the country, the Dahangguo Newspaper would represent the most direct voice of the country.
This method was much less cumbersome than the previous method of directly handing over to Zhang, and Zhang's pressure plummeted as the newspaper's output began to gradually increase. Recently, there were already quite a few businessmen who wanted to cooperate with the Zhang clan and spread the Dahengguo Newspaper further to the local level.
Gu Yuanbai was happy about this situation and let Zhang pick a few of them to work with. It was believed that before long, the newspaper he was reading now would appear in the hands of the powerful everywhere.
Gu Yuanbai had the newspaper put away, and in his mind he wondered how to do something with the fearful hearts of the local magnates, but before he could think for long, Tian Fusheng said, "Your Holiness, it's now the second half of July, the Imperial Consort has urged many times, and the days are getting hot, so it's time for you to head to the Summer Palace."
In fact, His Majesty should have gone to the summer palace summer vacation, but now the affairs of busy, has been delayed until now.
Tian Fusheng to the saint counted, "the anti-corruption matter has come to an end, all over the official vacancies have been sent to transfer to fill. Now Ding Yuan General and Xue adults have returned, you do not go to the summer palace, small are going to be Wan Tai Fei to rush."
Gu Yuanbai said, "Aren't you preparing something?"
Tian Fusheng smiled bitterly, "It's been ready for a long time, just waiting for your order."
Now is the hot time, the emperor's bedchamber and the place for political affairs have to put a basin of ice. Gu Yuanbai's body is weak, with ice to heat is not as good as the breeze to heat, these days, the emperor is busy with political affairs, the palace guards are busy serving the emperor, a moment of fear of heat, a moment of fear of cold.
The officials of the various government offices, who usually go to court or office, and whose official uniforms are soaked with sweat, have already asked the saint secretly when exactly he will depart.
Gu Yuanbai pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, let's move in five days."
Tian Fusheng sighed in relief and wiped the sweat from his head, "Yes."
Earlier, Gu Yuanbai was too busy to pay attention to the heat or not, but after today's political affairs weren't as hectic, he turned back from his busy schedule, and as soon as he touched his upper face, he realized that his temples were already wet with sweat.
There were also many ice pots placed in the Xuanzheng Hall, he raised his eyes and saw that, sure enough, he was still good, everyone else was already hot and wet at the neck.
"Go outside and blow the wind," Gu Yuanbai said, "the lake is still a bit cooler, have someone bring things up and I'll fish."
The palace attendant took the things and held the ice basin, following towards the gazebo by the lake. The lakeside was planted with tall and dense willow trees with lush branches, blocking the blazing sun and leaving a shady place.
The breeze came and blew the cool air on the ice tray, it was finally not as stuffy as in the temple.
Gu Yuanbai opened his arms and let the people take off a layer of the heavy outerwear he was wearing before replacing it with a light single garment.
Xue Yuan was so hot that the sweat on his head was as big as beads, and watching Gu Yuanbai change his clothes made it even more stifling, "Your Holiness, can I also take off my outer clothes?"
"Now you know it's hot?" Gu Yuanbai laughed and raised his eyebrows, casting a sidelong glance at Xue Yuan, "I told you to stay at home and rest and you didn't, and now that you've come to me you think it's hot. Wear it properly, I can take it off, you can't."
The remaining corners of this glance crossed Xue Yuan, who breathed a sigh of relief and sidestepped to cover up.
All she could think about was Gu Yuanbai's frown.
The heat burned steeply into the body.
Gu Yuanbai was much more comfortable after changing his clothes. The fishing rods were placed by the little eunuchs at the edge of the lake, and he lifted up his robe and sat on the side, looking at the greenish water and taking a long, cozy breath.
The fish in the palace are very stupid, as long as the bait is spread down, they will come up in pieces to peck. Gu Yuanbai caught one after another in less than a few moments, and threw them back into the lake when he was done, having a good time.
As soon as he was happy, his eyebrows stretched out, and his white face with a pool of clear humor was even better looking as if he were a god, as if if he would be taken captive by the shameless gods in the sky if he didn't pay attention.
Xue Yuan watched him out of his mind, and after the thought bubbled up, he silently tightened his nerves, chased away the eunuch who was changing the bait for His Majesty, and squatted next to Gu Yuanbai himself.
He was such a big man, slender and upright when he stood, and as soon as he squatted down, he was even more striking than the seated Gu Yuanbai, who glanced at him and casually asked, "How tall is Xue Qing nowadays?"
A foot in the Daheng Dynasty is about 32 centimeters, and how Xue Yuan looks like he is one meter nine, very tall and conspicuous.
Xue Yuan casually said, "I have not paid attention to it."
Gu Yuanbai became interested and asked someone to bring the cloth ruler. Xue Yuan consciously stood up, straight and motionless. Gu Yuanbai also stood up, his head of black hair was under Xue Yuan's eyes, Xue Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at him, the person who was always crazy and ruthless, at this time, his eyes even showed a few moments of tenderness.
It was just that this gentleness was not Xue Yuan's characteristic after all, and when his gaze slid to Gu Yuanbai's neck, it turned into thick aggression again.
To want an emperor, you either have to conquer him or be conquered by him.
How difficult and exciting.