The fake eunuch who lurked in the palace

"Young Madam, the Third Young Master is here."

The maid walked into the room and whispered to the woman who was holding the scroll and meditating.

The woman's eyes moved slightly, "Take him to the side hall."

The woman didn't get up until she had finished flipping through the book.

"Second sister, this time was good. I only had to wait for half an hour."

Mao Feng wiped his mouth full of oil, and there was a table full of dishes on the table.

After all, he was already experienced and would never wait around. He would do whatever he could. As soon as he came over, Mao Feng handed the prepared menu to the kitchen.

"It's still warm. Second sister, do you want some?"

"What trouble did you cause this time?"

The woman sat down.

"I was caught stealing the old man's private money this morning. I didn't even finish breakfast. Fortunately, I ran fast. I think he was going to kill his son!"

"Such a long stick!"

Mao Feng gestured with the woman.

"I won't be able to go back for a while, so I'll come here to take shelter."

"The old man is really stingy. I just stole a few taels of silver from him."

Mao Feng's mouth kept blaring.

Mao Wenyun rubbed his forehead and said, "I heard that you have been quite close to Marquis Jing'an recently."

"He saved me, not just once, but our two families... I won't mention it anymore."

"He is the only one left in the Jiang family of Nuo Da. Even in Xuancheng, no one treats him well. He looks pitiful." Mao Feng lamented.

Mao Wenyun looked into the distance, "I'm afraid the identity of the girl from Wan'an Temple is not simple. Since you are close to him, please advise him that he has just returned to Xuancheng, the capital, and it is not suitable to cause trouble."

"Second sister, you think I didn't persuade you." Mao Feng curled his lips, "He threw me out before I even finished speaking."

"It's a pity that the third sister is still young, otherwise, we could have renewed the marriage."

Mao Feng held his chin and sighed.

Mao Wenyun was silent and asked the maid to fetch the book.

Next, Mao Feng cried about various things. One time, it was Jiang Jin who bullied others, and another time, Mao's father was stingy and kept talking. Mao Wenyun turned the pages of the book without raising his head. The scene was strangely harmonious.

The news about assassins sneaking into the Jingan Marquis Mansion last night spread in the morning.

No one was caught, Marquis Jing'an was furious, and the guards all got a meal.

"Only half a drop of money? Isn't the Jing'an Marquis Mansion too stingy?"

After everyone heard about the monthly rules for recruiting guards in the Marquis of Jing'an Mansion, they complained one after another.

"This is not as much as a second-class maid in a petty official's house earns."

"No, the maids are rewarded from time to time. What do the guards have? Just wait for the monthly salary to support the family."

"Half money? This is going to starve people to death."

Everyone was spitting, and everyone had a look of disdain on their faces. It was the Hou Mansion, so petty!

"You guys are just looking at the mansion, and you don't even think about what kind of income the Jing'an Marquis Mansion has now. The land store that used to be there has been copied."

"Although the Emperor has returned Marquis Jing'an, there is no gain in a short period of time."

"As for the rewards, who would dare to take them as rewards?"

"It's such a small amount of money. It's probably because Marquis Jingan tightened his belt and paid for it."

The speaker clicked his tongue twice.

Everyone burst into laughter, with a bit of sadness in their eyes, thinking that the Jing'an Marquis Mansion was so beautiful back then, but now it is in such a state of decline.

"I heard that an assassin entered the Jing'an Marquis Mansion last night. Are there any injuries?"

In the imperial study room, the emperor looked at Li Yi with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am not injured." Li Yi replied sternly.

"There are indeed a few guards in the Jingan Marquis Mansion." The emperor took a deep breath, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"I'm already recruiting people."

"Recruited?" The emperor looked at Li Yi, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"We've just started recruiting, and people should be here tomorrow."

The emperor said nothing and looked at He Quan, who was standing at one side.

As a eunuch who had been with the emperor for a long time, He Quan didn't know what the emperor meant. He immediately smiled at Li Yi and said:

"Jing'an Marquis has been away from home all the time, so he may not know much about the prices in Duxuan City. Like ordinary people, the lowest monthly expense is only a penny."

"Men have to support their families, and they don't do things that are less than a penny."

He Quan's speech was still exquisite, and he did not bluntly say that Li Yi's half-hearted money was shabby.

Li Yi pursed his lips and said, "The apology I paid to the Ling family was money borrowed from someone."

"The warehouse in the house is clean enough for people to live in directly. I wanted to be more generous, but after searching all over my body, I only found two small silver ingots."

Li Yi took out his money bag and shook out the broken pieces of copper and silver inside to show it to the emperor.

This scene is quite sad to see.

"He Quan, transfer three thousand coins from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Marquis of Jing'an."

"Choose another 50 guards to go over."

"My lord, thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Yiman's eyes moved.

"It's just your Majesty. I have just returned to Xuancheng, the capital, and it is not a good thing to be overly favored."

"It's already distasteful to people now. If the emperor wants to hand over the forbidden guards to me again, the knife in the secret will be even sharper."

Li Yi had a cold look in his eyes.

"That's all."

"Go back first."

The emperor waved his hand.

"I excuse myself." Li Yi bowed and retreated.

The emperor looked at his figure and raised his eyes. He was anxious. He should not interfere in this matter. He should see how capable Jiang Jin was.

The emperor allocated the money, and Li Yi couldn't be so stingy anymore. He offered two ounces of money per month.

This time, someone finally came to the door.

Fifty strong men were selected from among them, and Li Yi was given half a pound of money.

Then let them run around Duxuan City and work in his Jing'an Marquis Mansion. They must be in good physical condition.

"Sir, I'm afraid Marquis Jing'an won't come."

Fengxia Tower, Ling Yi's attendant whispered.

Ling Yi sipped the tea quietly, with no anger or impatience in his eyes.

He didn't leave Fengxia Tower until it got dark.

It doesn't matter whether Jiang Jin comes or not, his posture has already been made.

"Sir, my wife asked you to go to the main room tonight. If you keep being left out in the cold, if the Mao family knows, it will inevitably happen..."

The attendant ordered him to stop, and if he continued talking, the young master would definitely become angry, and he didn't want to get a beating.

Zhou Liangkuan's face turned red, he held on to the pillar and burped.

"Main house?"

"Don't go."

After waving away the attendant, Zhou Liangkuan staggered forward.

But he had just walked a few steps when a nun came from the front.

"Sir, my wife asked me to come and take a look at you."

"No matter how reluctant you are, you can still deal with it."

"Now that the situation has passed, your concubines, Madam, will do whatever you want for no reason."

Zhou Liangkuan had an annoyed look on his face, he patted the pillar, walked past his grandmother, and walked towards the main courtyard.

After turning a page and seeing that the lights were not as bright as before, Mao Wenyun picked up the wick and immersed himself in river repair again.

There was a clang, and the door was pushed open violently.

"It's like this every day. What's so good about these shabby books!"

"The emperor has burned it several times, and you have taken the trouble to collect it from all over the place, so you are not afraid of bringing disaster to the Zhou family!"

Zhou Liangkuan snatched the book from Mao Wenyun's hand and threw it to the ground.

He was already unhappy, but seeing that Mao Wenyun was still the same as before, he knew that holding these useless books day by day, the anger in his heart grew more and more.