A few days after the New Year, Bai Yu'an was busy proofreading when she was on duty, and was busy writing the excerpts that Shen Jue asked her to add when she was off duty. She also stayed up late at night writing and painting for Ah Tao to sell. For several days in a row, Bai Yu'an was busy But as soon as the value was lowered, the person disappeared.
On this day, Wen Changqing finally asked someone at the door of Hanlin: "What are you busy with these days? No one is around after the shift is over. I can't call you even if I want to."
Bai Yu'an's eyes turned a little blue, and he looked at Wen Changqing and said, "It's not that busy."
Then he asked: "Didn't Mr. Yang ask you to teach Shujishi today? Why did you come back so soon?"
Wen Changqing smiled and said: "I came back early. I saw you buried in a book when I came back so I couldn't call you."
"We haven't gotten together in a while, why don't we go out and get together together."
Bai Yu'an shook his head and said: "There is a shortage of money recently, so I won't go."
Wen Changqing laughed angrily: "Since I invited you, why do I need your money?"
Bai Yu'an didn't want to go out either. There were a lot of things going on recently, so he refused again: "Let's go another day. We'll go later when we have free time."
Wen Changqing asked: "You ran away as soon as you got off duty, so what are you busy with when you go back to the yard?"
Bai Yu'an was just about to blurt out a few words when he heard a burst of noise not far away.
I saw a dozen eunuchs running around, and they actually came to Hanlin.
Looking further forward, I saw the little emperor riding a pony with a whip in his hand, which was dipped in cinnabar.
Whichever eunuch the whip hits and leaves a red mark on his body, he must kneel down and learn how to do horse lying.
At this moment, behind the horse were crawling several beaten eunuchs, some of whom were even hit on the face, with blood marks mixed with cinnabar on their faces, which looked very scary.
Immediately afterwards, he saw Scholar Yang chasing after him. The old figure was panting as he ran. He turned his back to the little emperor on the horse and said, "Your Highness, we still have two articles to memorize."
"It's dangerous now. Come down quickly."
A young eunuch following the horse heard this and smiled at Scholar Yang: "Scholar Yang, you can memorize the book at any time, but since the Holy One is interested now, he may not be able to do it in the future."
Bai Yu'an looked at the eunuch who was speaking. His clothes were much more gorgeous than the other eunuchs. The standing snake on his chest showed that this eunuch should have been with the emperor since he was a child.
She had also heard of this man, whose name was Xiao Ping. He had grown up with the emperor, so the emperor was very dependent on him and favored him, and even wanted him to accompany him when he slept.
Scholar Yang was angered by Xiao Ping's words and was afraid of being resented by Xiao Ping, so he had no choice but to advise the emperor: "If the Holy One is unwilling to endorse it at this moment, then I will wait for the Holy One at night."
After hearing this, the little emperor waved his hands impatiently and said, "Mr. Shen is not here anyway. If Mr. Shen asks you tomorrow, just say I carried it."
As soon as the little emperor finished speaking, he hurriedly raised his whip and chased the little eunuch hiding in front of him, ignoring Bachelor Yang again.
Bai Yu'an saw Scholar Yang standing there and looking at the back of the little emperor, with a sad expression on his wrinkled face.
Seeing this, Bai Yu'an quickly went over to support Bachelor Yang and whispered: "Mr. Yang."
When Xueshi Yang saw Bai Yuan coming, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
Bai Yu'an looked at the eunuch kneeling behind the horse, then looked back at Scholar Yang and said, "Mr. Yang is a holy teacher, can't even you persuade the emperor?"
Scholar Yang shook his head and said hoarsely: "The only one who can control the little emperor to a certain extent now is Shen Shoufu."
"It's just that Shen Shoufu has been to Danyong to monitor public sentiment in the past few days, and he probably won't be back until tomorrow at the earliest."
Bai Yu'an asked: "Is there anything that happened there that allowed Shen Shoufu to go to Danyong?"
Xueshie Yang looked at the emperor who was still holding the whip for fun and said: "Danyong destroyed many houses due to heavy snow. The officials below reported the disaster. Shen Shoufu asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to transfer the money."
"In the end, the money arrived, but Mr. Tan, who came back from doing academic work in other places, passed by Danyong and found that the people there were sleeping outside in the winter and snow. When he went in to inquire, many people froze to death."
"When he came back, Lord Tan told Shen Shoufu about this matter. Tan Su was Shen Shoufu's confidant who was promoted from the Hanlin. Moreover, Danyong was not far from the imperial city. Less than thirty miles away, something happened. Such a thing."
"Things below the Imperial City cannot be cured, let alone the counties further away."
"Shen Shoufu should attach great importance to this matter and actually went to Danyong in person. It is estimated that many people were involved in this trip."
Bai Yu'an's face turned a little gloomy: "These people are really bold."
"It's just watching the little emperor ignore the government affairs and trying to make a fortune."
Bai Yu'an then said to Xueshi Yang: "The Xiao Ping who is following the emperor is just a slave who flatters his master. If he stays with the emperor, he will only lead the emperor to evil."
Academician Yang suddenly smiled, with a bleak smile. He looked at Bai Yu'an and said, "Although Xiao Ping is a minion, he is the emperor's favorite and most trusted minion. His weight in front of the emperor is greater than that of you and me."
"If you want him to go, save yourself first."
As he spoke, Academician Yang sighed, waved his hand to Bai Yu'an and said, "Go back quickly, and don't interfere with things here."
"I am going to meet the Queen Mother now. I wonder if the people around the Queen Mother are here and can stop this absurdity."
As Xuashi Yang turned around, Bai Yu'an looked at Xueshei Yang's back, his rickety figure looked solemn, and Bai Yu'an lowered his eyes.
Before he could sigh, he heard another scream. Bai Yu'an followed the sound and looked over. He saw an eunuch who had been struck in the eye by a whip and was rolling on the ground with his face covered. The emperor on the horse was holding up the whip and laughing. .
It was like a general who had won a battle and raised his whip to hit another fleeing enemy.
The eunuch's flattering laughter sounded around him, and Bai Yu'an looked at the little eunuch who was still rolling on the ground in silence.
The emperor's mind is still like that of a child, and the stubbornness in his body has not receded. It is useless to try to reason with him.
The little emperor rode away gradually, and then Bai Yu'an walked over and helped the eunuch who was rolling on the ground.
Seeing that the eunuch was no more than twelve or thirteen years old, and seeing the blood flowing out of his eyes, Bai Yuan's eyes showed some sadness.
She let out a breath of white air in the cold weather and whispered to the little eunuch: "The Holy One has gone far away and didn't notice you. Go back and check the wound yourself."
Seeing that the little eunuch was looking at her without moving, Bai Yu'an took out a handkerchief from his pocket and covered the little eunuch's wound and said, "Go quickly, the eyes are tight."
The little eunuch then moved, looked at Bai Yu'an again, lowered his head and said, "Thank you, sir."
Bai Yu'an waved his hand, he hesitated, then covered the wound and left.
Wen Changqing walked to Bai Yu'an, looked at the eunuch's back, and couldn't help but said to Bai Yu'an: "If those eunuchs around the emperor are not cleared out, the palace will become a mess."
Bai Yu'an sighed: "There are no honest people around the Holy One. The Queen Mother only cares about having fun, while the officials below are amassing money wantonly."
"The root of success lies in the emperor."
After Wen Changqing heard what Bai Yu'an said, he quickly pulled Bai Yu'an to a remote place and frowned: "Have you forgotten how your teacher was imprisoned?"
"You dare to say such things outside."
Bai Yu'an smiled, then raised his head to look at the dark sky, his eyes were hazy and dark.
