CH 8

He Zheng remembered that Fang Tianzhuo had been miserable since he was a child, but he had a grandmother who truly cared for him, so after he killed his brother, strangled his father and seized the throne successively, he gave the grandmother, who was originally a concubine, the eldest grandmother honor.

Although Fang Tianzhuo was cold-hearted and not very close to his grandmother, he was a kind-hearted person, and he always respected his good elders.

He Zheng remembered that the empress dowager was kind. He was afraid to say this to save his life, but to be honest, he really didn’t want to suffer.

A thug came out from the back, and He Zheng felt a shudder in his heart. He hurried down the steps in three or two steps, and knelt down from a distance: “Greeting the Empress Dowager, Greeting Your Majesty! Replying to the Empress Dowager, Caomin is not an eunuch!

” The queen mother was nearly seventy years old, her eyes were dim, and Fang Tianzhuo looked at him sideways, her eyes flashed a little bit stunned, ” When did such a handsome child come to the palace? Why did I never hear of it?”

Fang Tianzhuo said: “He is the son of He Xianggo.” The Empress Dowager suddenly realized, she immediately stepped forward to hold up He Zheng’s arms, and said with a smile, “It’s this child, oh, he looks really handsome, How long is this…”

He Zheng glanced fearfully at the person who had just stepped forward to hit him, and asked timidly, “Empress Dowager, are you still hitting me?”

”Ai jia’s eyes are not good, What kind of little eunuch without eyes…Emperor, are you alright?”

[**哀家 āi jiā, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas)]

Fang Tianzhuo looked at him coldly, He Zheng swallowed and whispered, “I didn’t mean to…”

The Empress Dowager knew how important He Zheng was to the royal family. Her grandson was violent and arbitrary, and there were countless women in the harem who he refused to ask for. He Zheng was the only one who really got on his dragon bed.

She softened her voice: “Emperor?”

Fang Tianzhuo said, “You are not allowed to go out during the confinement period, have you forgotten?”

He Zheng immediately ran back to the door in three or two steps, and knelt down again.

Fang Tianzhuo looked at He Jinhua: “Have everything been delivered?”

He Jinhua respectfully said: “Answering Your Majesty, it’s all delivered.”

“Have you talked about the family?”

“Yes, I will retire now.” Seeing that he was in a bad mood, He Jinhua bowed and stepped back, but subconsciously took another look at He Zheng.

He doesn’t seem to be the brother he remembered.

Fang Tianzhuo helped the Empress Dowager to leave, the old lady couldn’t help but look at He Zheng a few more times, she was determined to say something, but she held back.

He Zheng kept kneeling until Fang Tianzhuo and the others were far away before moving.

Shunyi immediately ran up to support him. He Zheng hissed with pain in his legs and frowned, “Pick up the brush and bury it in the garden, and then close the door.”

He rolled up his trousers. Fang Tianzhuo’s bruises on his knees from kneeling a few days ago haven’t healed yet. The two knees were bruised, and it hurt when he pressed it.

Shunyi brought the medicine, and He Zheng said, “I’ll do it myself.”

Although he was favored in modern times, he was not used to being served by others.

He was really fed up with this kind of inferior play, accompanying the king like a tiger, and at this moment he really understood the meaning of this sentence.

He can’t wait to put on his wings and fly out of the palace.

But, going out of the palace is easier said than done.

He Zheng took the medicine, lowered his trousers to cover his knees, and was dejected.

Shunyi looked at him very distressed and persuaded: “Your Majesty is busy with business, the servant believes that when he is free, he will definitely come to see gongzhi.”

He Zheng looked at him speechlessly. He wondered if he was the same as a resentful woman in the eyes of everyone, but in fact, he really didn’t care if Fang Tianzhuo had forgotten him or whether he would come to see him.

He was just confused and didn’t know when he would be able to escape from this deep cage.

Perhaps it was because of the conflict at noon that Fang Tianzhuo thought of him again. He Zheng heard a chanting like in a dream: “Your Majesty is here—”

He Zheng just picked up the chopsticks and was about to eat, but the people in the palace had already knelt down. He thought about his knees, and when Fang Tianzhuo stepped in with one foot, he knelt down with his hands on the ground: “Greeting your Majesty.”

Fang Tianzhuo didn’t rush him to get up, he walked over with a blank face and stopped beside He Zheng. The black boots and the hem of the clothes were spotless, He Zheng heard his indifferent voice: “Kneel down.”

He Zheng’s knee was so painful that he dared not touch the ground, and his hands continued to hold on to the ground. Fang Tianlian turned around him without expression, and suddenly stretched out his foot from the side.

He Zheng’s knees were hanging in the air, and his toes were suddenly stuffed into the gap between his knees and the ground.

He Zheng: “…”

His knees suddenly hit the ground, his head hit the ground, his thoughts went blank for two seconds, and then he said: “Your Majesty forgive me, I…”

“You?” Fang Tianzhuo’s eyes were gloomy: “Do you think If you don’t kneel down, this one sentence alone can cure you of the crime of deceiving the king. You have no eyes for the emperor’s and no discipline. You have been banned for a few days and you don’t know how to reflect?”

He Zheng knelt down at his feet, his head blank in horror.

He wanted to cry a little. Mom, Fang Tianzhuo came back to settle the account with him. He probably won’t see the sun tomorrow. He has lived in modern times for more than 20 years, how could he adapt to life in the palace at once? That’s all. It’s not easy to make a living in the palace. It’s better to die early but even if he is prepared to die, he still held his breath.

Fang Tianzhuo sat down on the chair, and the room was silent. After a while, He Zheng heard him say, “Stand up.”

Realizing that he seemed to have another chance to live, He Zheng stood up abruptly, because he shook too hard, he barely stood still, and Fang Tianzhao withdrew his almost outstretched hand.

He Zheng looked at his indifferent expression and held his breath. Fang Tianzhuo asked coldly, “Are you dissatisfied with me?”

He Zheng’s legs softened, and his knees touched the ground, which made him twitch in pain, and tears came out instantly. : “I didn’t, I’m not dissatisfied!”

Fang Tianzhuo frowned deeply: “I haven’t cut you yet, why are you crying?”

It was all right if he didn’t ask. When he asked, he Zheng immediately felt very aggrieved, and his tears fell even worse. But he could not say that he could not get used to life in the palace, let alone that Fang Tianzhao exhausted him. He sobbed and said, “It hurts, It hurts so much.”

Fang Tianzhuo asked, “Where does it hurt?”

He Zheng was kneeling and swaying, the knees swayed side to side and felt pain, but without the support of the palms, all the strength of the body was pressed on the knees, and the pain was piercing. Tears trickled down his pure white face, and that exquisite face can really make people heart broken.

“Knee, knee pain…”

Fang Tianzhuo pursed his lips, and suddenly reached out to hug him, He Zheng was placed on the soft couch, tears were still falling, Fang Tianzhuo glanced at him, and stretched out his hand to pull his trousers up his knees.

He Zheng’s skin is white, and the injury on his knee is very scary, like a stain on a snow-white paper, a large patch of blue and purple, which is shocking.

Fang Tianzhuo saw the medicine bottle on the small table, took off the cover and sniffed, and said, “Have you wiped the medicinal oil?”

He Zheng stretched out his hand to wipe his tears, his wet eyes lowered timidly, and whispered, “I will wipe it myself. It’s too painful, I can’t put my hands on it.”

Fang Tianzhuo poured the medicated oil on his hands, rubbed them gently, and the palms covered the wound. The man took a look, and He Zheng didn’t dare to move.

Fang Tianzhuo’s palm was like a warm baby, gradually getting warmer, the aching knee was soothed, and after a while, that hand began to massage the bruises on it with moderate force.

He Zheng frowned and was in pain, but he could also see that Fang Tianzhuo was doing his best, thinking that this man would work hard enough for the next generation. He Zheng rubbed his stomach. In fact, he was already hungry. If it wasn’t for Fang Tianzhuo, he would have eaten his meal.

He turned his face to see the cake on the table, and reached out to take it carefully. Fang Tianzhuo suddenly raised his head, and he hurriedly shrank back, his tearful eyes like a timid little animal.

“Hungry?”

“No.” He Zheng replied, seeing that he was dissatisfied with his reply, he added aggrievedly: “I just want to eat.”

Fang Tianzhuo said: “Eat it.”

He Zheng didn’t dare, Fang Tianzhuo poured the medicated oil again, rubbed his other knee in the same way, and said, “I order you to eat it.”

He Zheng ate, holding hibiscus cake in one hand, and then preventing dregs from falling by holding out one hand. He Zheng took small bites like squirrels and swallowed small mouthfuls for fear of making a sound to disturb him.

Fang Tianzhuo looked up at him inadvertently, and he immediately stopped as if the pause button had been pressed, like a cub who was restless eating beside a big monster. He opened his eyes slightly, and was wary of whether he would suddenly take himself as a prey and eat him in one bite.

Fang Tianzhuo withdrew his gaze, he started eating again, cautiously, and peeked at him between intervals.

Fang Tianzhuo finished rubbing the bruises for him, and said: “Before the injury is healed, you can greet me without kneeling.”

He ordered someone to bring water to clean his hands, but He Zheng gnawed on it for a long time before eating one. The last hibiscus cake was stuffed into his mouth, he chewed and swallowed hard with Fang Tianzhuo’s exaggerated expression on his back, then turned around with a docile expression on his throat, and sat down at the table obediently.

Fang Tianzhuo handed the towel to the servant and sat down beside him. His eyes fell on the corner of his mouth, and he stretched out his hand.

He Zheng pressed the pause button again, his eyes followed his hand, Fang Tianzhuo’s fingertips rubbed the corners of his delicate mouth, withdrew his hand and picked up the chopsticks.

He Zheng quickly filled his bowl with vegetables and said, “Your Majesty is working hard, you need to eat more.”

When he finished clamping this and that, he quickly stuffed Fang Tianzhao’s bowl full, and the top eggplant swayed and fell onto the table. He Zheng immediately withdrew his hand and ate his own as if nothing had happened.

Fang Tianzhuo put down his chopsticks.

He Zheng, pressed the pause button again: “…”

He hesitated, and put down the chopsticks gently.

Fang Tianzhuo said, “I’m going to take a bath.”

Nanmen Liang hurriedly ordered someone to prepare hot water. He Zheng was thinking about his contraceptive pills, and he kept pulling food in his mouth.

He decided to eat ten meals a day in the future and grow himself into a pig. He didn’t believe that Fang Tianzhuo could still want him.

Fang Tianzhuo was bathing in the side hall, He Zheng took the opportunity to eat, and just wanted to slip away, Nanmen Liang smiled and called, “Young Master, Your Majesty will let you go in and serve.”

He looked happy, as if this was the great gift for He Zheng.

He Zheng thought to himself: Bah.

The mouth said, “Hiccup—”

You can do it. It’s so unseemly that your Majesty will cut you off sooner or later!