Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

I don't know if it's due to the effect of the elixir, but Emperor Jingfeng has been approving the papers for nearly three hours in a row, and he doesn't look tired at all. He even seems to be ready to continue approving them. He seems to be in good spirits.

Seeing that it was getting late, Cheng Yan still stayed by his side silently, either sharpening his ink or reading and writing official documents in front of the small table set up by Emperor Jingfeng. Calm and gentle.

Seeing Cheng Yan's peaceful expression, Emperor Jingfeng admired him in his heart and said, "I have detained Cheng Qing in the imperial study for half a day. It's getting late. Cheng Qing should go back and rest early."

Cheng Yan stood up respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty, please pay attention to the dragon body. Don't be too tired. I'll take my leave."

Seeing that he didn't forget to care about himself before leaving, Emperor Jingfeng felt even more worried. He smiled and nodded: "Well, let's go. I will come to the Imperial Study Room to accompany Bi Mo after lunch tomorrow as usual."

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys the order."

Outside the door of the imperial study room, a young eunuch on duty yawned in a sluggish way out of boredom.Suddenly he heard a knock at the door, before he could stand up straight and correct his posture, he bumped into Cheng Xueshi's young and handsome face.

Cheng Yan smiled gently and nodded slightly to him as a greeting.

The little eunuch has become a slave in the palace, and he has never been greeted by any high-ranking official. I don't know if it is because he is uncomfortable being respected, or because he was not serious when he was standing guard, he blushed and took two steps back subconsciously. , but was stopped by Cheng Yan:

"Father, be careful. It rained lightly this morning and the road surface is a bit slippery. Father, please be careful where you step and don't fall."

"...Huh? Yes, thank you, Mr. Cheng, for reminding me..."

The little eunuch looked down and realized that he had stepped on a puddle of water. It took him a long time to react and say thank you. When he looked up, he found that Cheng Yan had already gone away.

The companion next to him saw him staring blankly in the direction Cheng Yan left, still a little bit unconscious, and shouted: "Hey! Mr. Cheng has gone far, what else are you looking at? I will be watched by Eunuch Ning later. If you get there, I’ll punish you again!”

"No, I didn't see anything..." The little eunuch pulled back his thoughts and scratched his head embarrassingly, "Master Cheng just nodded to say hello to me, and reminded me to watch my feet. I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have never seen anyone like this." Good officer."

The companion put on a very familiar look and said proudly: "That's because you have just been transferred to the imperial study as a servant and don't understand. Master Cheng has always been like this. Whether it is a palace maid or a eunuch, he is always polite to everyone he sees." , I’ve never seen him blush with anyone.”

Hearing this, the little eunuch sighed: "I heard that Mr. Cheng from the Imperial Academy has a good temper, but seeing him now, he really looks like him, his appearance is the same, and he is a gentle gentleman inside and out."

The companion took it for granted: "It's natural! Mr. Cheng is a top-notch scholar. He is excellent in character, appearance, morality, and talent. He comes from a poor family and can better understand the hardships of the people below. He never puts on airs. No one is unlucky." Praise him! Otherwise, there are so many officials in the Hanlin Academy. Apart from Mr. Cheng, do you think who else would your Majesty call to the imperial study to serve Mo?"

"I have heard your Majesty say it himself. Among the officials who have given lectures on Sutra banquets over the years, Mr. Cheng has given the best lectures. He goes from shallow to deep. Once I followed Your Majesty to listen to the Sutra banquet, even I understood it. It can be seen that Cheng How well you speak!"

The little eunuch nodded in agreement: "No wonder everyone outside now says that Mr. Cheng's favor is on the rise, and he can already be regarded as a trusted minister of His Majesty. Today he is accompanying the pen and ink in the imperial study, and tomorrow he may enter the sixth department to hold an important position. I'm afraid It won't take long to join the cabinet!" The companion was so engrossed in the chat that there was no taboo in his mouth for a moment, and he said boldly: "If you want me to say, an official like Mr. Cheng is worthy of being called a worthy minister. Not only is he extremely talented, he can share His Majesty’s worries, but he is also upright, loyal to the Emperor and the country, and never joins in with those people.”

The little eunuch heard some legendary gossip from somewhere, and he combined and beautified it in his mind, and said with some emotion: "Master Cheng was born in a humble background, and his path to education was extremely difficult. He finally reached the palace examination, and obviously the test papers He had the best answer, but he was forced down by the snobs who flattered him and placed him behind other children from aristocratic families."

"Thanks to His Majesty's keen eye for talents, he discovered the dusty gold of Mr. Cheng. He bravely withstood the pressure of a group of old-fashioned veterans and promoted Mr. Cheng to No. 1 in the first class and selected him as the number one scholar."

"In order to repay His Majesty's kindness, Mr. Cheng is even more loyal to his duties and works conscientiously to share his worries. Whenever His Majesty is in need, he can always come up with good solutions. With such a wise king and wise ministers, our Daxia will surely prosper... Ouch!"

The little eunuch was expressing his emotions in a eloquent way when he was hit hard on the back of his head, which made him grimace in pain.Turning around, he saw Ning Fuhai standing behind him with a sullen face. The two eunuchs were so frightened that they shrank into quails: "Eunuch Ning..."

Ning Fuhai scolded with a straight face: "You two are just not on duty, but you dare to stay here and chat, and even chewed the tongues of His Majesty and Lord Cheng. The affairs of the Emperor's courtiers are also yours. Waiting for the slaves to discuss it casually? Go and get thirty hands yourself!"

After thirty strokes, wouldn’t my hand be so swollen that it won’t go away for several days?
The two young eunuchs looked bitter, and begged: "Eunuch Ning, please forgive us, we will never dare again in the future, it's just a small chat, it has already been spread outside, and people inside and outside the palace are talking about it. , it doesn’t matter if we chat casually, right?”

Ning Fuhai said: "It is other people's business to say that. You are the servants in the imperial study room, waiting in front of His Majesty. You don't know the taboos in your mouth, and your Majesty is angered by your careless words. Do you think you can achieve good results?" Eat? I'm beating you today to make you remember, otherwise you won't even know how you lost your life someday!"

Seeing that the two of them still didn't move, Ning Fuhai said sternly: "Why, you want me to change the Thirty-Hand Plate into the Thirty-Hip Staff?"

"No, no, no, no, Eunuch Ning, let's go now, let's go now!" The two young eunuchs did not dare to beg for mercy anymore and hurriedly went to receive the punishment.

After the two eunuchs left, Ning Fuhai's expression softened slightly. Remembering what they had just said, his eyes were complicated for a moment.

Since Cheng Yan was promoted to the imperial bachelor's degree two years ago, his opportunities to interact with the emperor have obviously increased. In addition to giving lectures on classics and banquets, he often drafts imperial edicts. Recently, he has even been called to the imperial study room to accompany pen and ink every day. It is simply an honor to be favored. two.

But is Cheng Yan really a capable minister as rumored?Ning Fuhai was unsure.

Ning Fuhai didn't know much about government affairs, but he was an old man who followed Emperor Jingfeng, so he was somewhat influenced by it.He believed that when Emperor Jingfeng took the elixir today, if Zhou Minqing, Jia Daoheng and others had been present, they would have tried their best to dissuade him. Even if Emperor Jingfeng Long Yan was furious and beaten up, they would never back down.

Instead of being like Cheng Yan, who saw that Emperor Jing Feng didn't like it, he immediately shut up wisely and didn't spoil his interest.

He likes more than he likes, and hates more than others - he may be a capable minister, but not necessarily a virtuous minister.

Looking at the direction Cheng Yan left, Ning Fuhai sighed, turned around and went back slowly.