Hearing this, Huan Ye smiled a little deeper.

Shen Yan didn't feel that he was deceiving the emperor at all, and Xiao Suo and him were indeed not close friends.They had known each other not long ago, and even though they agreed with each other, they didn't understand each other deeply.

"Aiqing, did you enjoy the wine last night?" Huan Ye smiled softly and harmlessly.

Shen Yan's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty knows even such a trivial matter, so he can handle the government affairs with ease. When I returned to Beijing last night, a few friends held a dust-cleaning banquet. It's not easy for me to refuse, and I don't want to disappoint the hearts of everyone. , I went to drink a few cups. But I always remember the emperor's instruction in my heart, and I dare not drink too much, just a small drink."

He didn't mention Jifeng at the Hongmen Banquet, he just called it an ordinary gathering.Since the emperor doesn't get to the bottom of it, why should he bother.If it is really clear, it will not be good for everyone at the table.

"Just a little drink." Huan Ye nodded, "If you drink too much, you will easily get confused. I am very relieved that Ai Qing can always be alert and not indulge in excessive drinking. This time, you have handled this matter very well. There is also a reward. You have been tired for many days, and you must be tired, so you don't have to go to the morning court these days, just rest at home for a couple of days."

Shen Yan hurriedly obeyed the order to express his thanks, bowed and retreated to the door, his heart beating a bit, he came back and asked: "Your Majesty..."

"What else can Aiqing do?" Huan Ye had already stood up, while Shang Huai was kneeling on the ground, straightening the folds of the lower part of his court clothes.

Shen Yan immediately ran forward winkingly, to get the bright yellow boots for Huan Ye to wear.Huan Ye helped him up before he touched the edge of the shoe.The pause was abruptly long, Huan Ye's palms were dry and hot, and Shen Yan was terrified.

He withdrew his hand calmly, lowered his head and said: "I dare to ask the emperor, how do you want to deal with Chen Jigu?"

Huan Ye looked at him silently for a while, then said with a smile: "If there is no injury, you will be killed."

Shen Yan was startled: the comparison of Chen Jigu to Cao Wushang was made by him and Yan Jun in private, how could the emperor even know such a small secret?Could it be that the emperor just casually said it was purely a coincidence?

He wiped off his cold sweat, hugged the brocade box, and retreated restlessly.Although he didn't have to go to the morning court, Shen Yan didn't go back to the house directly, but took a carriage around to the street outside Jinquemen, and found a tea shop to sit at random.

Yan Junsan just happened to walk through the Jinque Gate, Wei Lan called him repeatedly from behind, and he walked on by himself, pretending not to hear him.Wei Lan caught up step by step, pulled him by the shoulder and said, "Shu Huai, I have something to say!"

The courtiers came and went, Yan Jun didn't want to attract attention, so he walked to a place where no one was around, and asked in a cold voice, "What's the matter?"

Wei Lan explained sadly: "Shu Huai, what happened last night, I..."

"Needless to say." Yan Jun interrupted him, "This matter has nothing to do with me, you don't need to explain to me." After all, at last night's banquet, he was an uninvited guest and an extra guest, so there was really no reason to meddle in other people's business .

Wei Lan lowered her eyes and said: "Last night, I really contributed to the flames... I can't do anything about it. You said that it has nothing to do with you, but you are clearly annoyed."

Yan Jun sneered: "It's not adding fuel to the flames. You are not Chen Ping, who watched indifferently, nor Xiang Bo who tipped off the news. You are Fan Zeng, who took the lead in planning and plotting. Xu Ling is just your Xiang Zhuang, dancing the sword for you. .Why did you win over Shen Yan for Chen Jigu? Heh, since when did you even get into this pool of dirty water?"

Wei Lan twitched the corner of her mouth mockingly: "In the ups and downs of the officialdom, who can say that he is absolutely clean? You keep accusing me, but yourself...are you absolutely clean? Let's not talk about it, just say why you want to help that surnamed Xiao You and I both know that the emperor asked Shen Yan to go home to Ding You, but it was just an excuse to deceive people. No matter what he does when he goes back, it must be something the emperor entrusts. You help him, really for the sake of friendship and to give That scholar upholds justice? Or is it to conform to the emperor's will?"

When Shen Yan left the court, the emperor needed someone to take his place, serve the emperor wholeheartedly, and be the emperor's confidant.Huan Ye can promote many people, and there are even more people waiting to be promoted by him.

Yan Jun took the initiative to comply with the emperor's wishes and helped Shen Yan who was far away in Zhuoyang to investigate the case, naturally he had selfish intentions.He was sending a clear signal to Huan Ye—a signal that he was willing to stand in his camp and be loyal to him.

Huan Ye is very smart and skilled at power, so he naturally understands what he means.Thus, there was the "Cloud Crane Robe" incident.But any gain comes at a price.

If you want to flatter power, you must first be humiliated by power.

The emperor promoted him with a cloud and crane robe, and suppressed him with the cloud and crane robe.Therefore, his promotion became a joke among the ministers after dinner.Everyone disdains him, and everyone hates him for it.

Yan Jun smiled lightly and said, "You're right, I'm not clean. We have different ways, so let's not plan against each other."

But Xiaofeng, I always thought you would be different, you should be different!

He left Wei Lan behind him, passed through the colorful peach and apricot trees, and walked out of the imperial city.Shen Yan knew that he usually liked to take this sparsely populated road, and had already been waiting there.

As soon as Yan Jun took two steps in his sedan chair, he was stopped by Shen Yan who was drinking tea by the side of the road.He forcibly pulled the man into his car, and sent his servants to carry the empty sedan back.

"The emperor agrees that you don't have to go to court, you don't go home and rest, why are you waiting for me here?" Yan Jun picked up the teacup in the car, took a sip, shook his head and said, "This tea is not good, no wonder you want to wait for me at the teacup." The shop wants tea to drink."

Shen Yan pressed his eyebrows and said: "Your mouth has long been used by Lu Yu, who will drink tea with you! Let me ask you, did you tell the emperor about Xiao Suo?"

"That's amazing!" Yan Jun sneered: "Xiao Suo is the one who suffers in this case, and the case started from him, is it still afraid that the emperor will know about him?"

"You know that's not what I'm talking about!" Shen Yan was a little anxious, "I mean, why did the emperor pay special attention to him, and why did he doubt my relationship with him!"

"You can't blame me! You keep Xiao Suo in the mansion all day long, and you never avoid suspicion in your words and actions. How could the emperor not know or be suspicious? Where is Zhuoyang? There have been emperor teachers there! Do you think that other than you, the local So you don’t have the eyes and ears of the emperor? Don’t even think about it, if someone hadn’t told the emperor about Zhuoyang’s affairs in secret, how could the emperor suddenly think of asking you to investigate Chen Jigu’s black background!”

Shen Yan paused, and said: "It was indeed my negligence."

After passing through the little episode between Cai Cai and Wei Lan just now, Yan Jun was so irritable that he didn't pay attention to what he said.In normal times, he would easily refuse to say these taboo words.

He sighed and slowed down his tone: "In the end, the emperor loves you in his heart. Take last night as an example, you were considerate and carried the drunk Xiao Suo into the carriage. Do you know if you will be jealous! When you come back, someone must be dissatisfied with participating in the concert, and the emperor will not let you go to court, but also wants to help you block arrows, it is for your own good."

Shen Yan smiled feebly: "I'd rather the emperor not love and respect me. If I can maintain a simple relationship between monarch and minister, I'll be content."

Yan Jun leaned in the carriage, his brows were very tired.He thought of Xiao Suo, and asked with a smile: "You don't really have a crush on that scholar, do you? Listen to my advice, don't take it too seriously. You have always been promiscuous, and the emperor has always turned a blind eye. It doesn't hurt to play around, and it doesn't matter if you set up a house to raise him. But if you are serious, I'm afraid this life will be difficult!"

Shen Yan became very annoyed when he heard this, waved his hands and said: "Okay, I know what's in my mind, don't worry about it. But this morning, did the emperor mention the matter of Yuezhou Mansion?"

While speaking, the carriage had already walked outside Yan's mansion.Yan Jun got up and got out of the car, leaning on the frame of the car and said, "Although you investigated this matter secretly, it is only in accordance with the rules that you have to participate in the performance on the stage of the imperial censor. I have handed over the papers this morning. As expected, the courtiers are discussing a lot, and it is estimated that there will be no results for a while. Just wait."

Shen Yan nodded, watched him enter and then drove back to the house.There were already people waiting for him at the door, and only when he approached did he see that one was Shen San'er, a clever ghost with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and the other was Xiao Suo, a quiet and out-of-this-world young master.

Eleven jumped off the horse, punched Shen San'er in the chest, and said with a smile, "You know how to go home, kid, I didn't see you when I came back last night!"

Shen San'er rubbed her chest with a smile, helped Shen Yan get out of the car, and said: "Yesterday, my subordinate was drunk in Cuihua Courtyard, so I couldn't come back to meet my master, I really deserve to die!"

Shen Yan held Xiao Suo in his arms, strode in, and said: "It seems that once Master left, you had fun at home! I haven't seen you spending the night in a brothel on weekdays, and now it's even more shameful. Already!"

Xiao Suo looked at Shen San'er's thin body, compared with him, he looked burly.But for some reason, he looked much weaker, but he seemed to be hiding a huge power.

Shen San'er said with a smile: "Master, it's not like nothing is gained if you go to Hualou!"

Shen Yan entered the room, let Xiao Suo remove his armor and change into his homely clothes, then turned around and asked, "What did you hear?"

Shen San'er looked around, Eleven immediately waved his hand, motioning everyone to back down.Xiao Suo wanted to go out with his armor in his arms, Shen Yan pulled him back, threw the clothes to the servants, and said displeasedly: "Where are you going? Sit with me for a while."

Xiao Suo sat on the edge of the couch as he said, nodded against him who was half lying down, and let him hold his hands still.

Shen San had already seen the strangeness, and replied: "Master, last night, my subordinate heard from the bustard of Cuihua Academy that many students from other places have come to Beijing in recent days and often stay at her place. I am thinking, maybe there is something wrong inside." , so I inquired about it. According to them, the emperor seems to be opening Enke again, and he plans to let the local government promote filial piety. Participate in the general examination. If you fail the exam, you can continue to participate in Qiu Wei, which is equivalent to an extra chance. This group of people moved after hearing the news, and the news has not yet been confirmed, and they have come to Beijing for activities."

"That's great!" Shen Yan was overjoyed, patted Xiao Suo's hand and said: "You also go to the exam, you will definitely pass! Then you don't have to go back to Zhuoyang!"

Xiao Suo hesitated and said: "I just want to promote Xiaolian, I have offended all the officials in Yuezhou Prefecture, I'm afraid I won't be able to get a recommendation."

Shen Yan waved his hand, Eleven and Shen San'er immediately backed out.He put his arms around Xiao Suo, rubbing left and right, and said with a smile: "Then please say something sweet, please, if I am happy, I will help you get a spot!"

Xiao Suo bit the corner of his lips and asked, "What do you want to hear?"

Shen Yan lifted a strand of black hair on his forehead, pressed his head and kissed him, and whispered in his ear: "Just... beg me to fuck you!"

"You...you just... last night..." Xiao Suo was embarrassed, he just lived like this last night.

Shen Yan held a smirk: "Do you beg? I don't care if you don't... I really don't care!"

Xiao Suo bears the humiliation and leans close to his ear, blushing and muttering slowly.Shen Yan was overjoyed, turned over suddenly and pressed up, his warm voice brushed against Xiao Suo's ears like silk: "...to satisfy you!"

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