Aggrieved Fish Sprite

"Ah!"

Before Gong Jun stepped into the house, he sneezed heavily.

He covered his nose with one hand, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

"The deputy commander is back?"

The steward who is in charge of the big and small affairs of the family rushed to greet him.

Different from other officials, as the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, except for the maids and servants who do rough work, the stewards of Gong Jun's family are all named in Nanzhen Fusi, and they are counted as colleagues in the depths. This is the legacy of the factory guard of the Chen Dynasty. The unique habit of coming down.

"How is home?" Gong Jun asked as he walked.

Gong Jun has no wives, concubines, or children. His salary is not a big deal, and those who are responsible for housekeeping trivial matters are all trusted subordinates, so this question is actually only about cats.

A while ago, Gong Jun finally ended his busy days and went to his colleague's house to pick up his own raccoon slave.

It may be that they were taken away for too long, which caused the eight cats to be unfriendly to Gong Jun. They went to the house and kicked tiles all day long, and never landed until it was time to eat.Even if they come down, they just grab the fish and meat from the bowl and leave.

Gong Jun had already prepared for this, and offered delicious food and drink, and bought a few colored bell balls that the children in Taijing loved to play with recently, and threw them to the eight raccoon slaves to play, so as to prevent them from fighting and hurting their paws and fur.

"Here, you'd better go and have a look." The steward looked embarrassed, but stopped talking.

Gong Jun's heart skipped a beat, and he entered the door in three steps at a time.

"What's going on?" Gong Jun's tone became cold.

The steward also practiced martial arts, barely kept up with Gong Jun's pace, and ran behind to explain, "Someone from the palace said it was a reward from His Majesty, but they never expected that they would—"

Before the words were finished, the scene of the front yard came into view.

Rolling pebbles are laid beside the pool, the water in the pool is clear, and the moss on the bank has been removed very cleanly.

Next to the pool stands a strange swing, which not only has handrails but also a baffle for leaning back on. There are colorful pompoms tied to the long ropes. At this moment, a tiger slave with tiger stripes is sitting on it, following the swing. Hanging around the pool.

Eight cats were scattered around the railing and treetops nearby.

They have different coat colors, some are old, with bald areas caused by fighting all over their bodies, just lying down and staring at the swing, some are petite, with their backs arched and provocatively barking at the cat on the swing.

"...and brought a raccoon slave over here." The steward finished the second half of the sentence anxiously.

Gong Jun stood at the gate of the courtyard with a dull expression.

The eight cats noticed Gong Jun, and their meows became sharper, and even the old cat, which had been lying still before, also raised its voice.

Everyone couldn't help covering their ears, Gong Jun was in a dilemma.

The eight raccoon slaves in the family were gradually added, some were born to the old cats in the family, and some were specially hired by Gong Jun because the other raccoon slaves were docile and cute. The cubs, as long as they come to Gong Jun's house, they will be a little bully, fierce and aggressive, very good at catching mice, and Shangfang Jiewa's record is equally impressive.

If it weren't for the fact that this house is big enough for them to play and play, and Gong Jun also knew how to keep them and prevent them from running to other houses, Gong Jun would probably become the first official to be impeached by the censor because of the raccoon slave at home.

It's just such a group of cats, but today they are at a disadvantage?Was Emperor Yongchen's cat named Ahu occupy the swing?

Could it be that the emperor's cat can also have a domineering aura, so that other cats dare not get close?

Gong Jun was so shocked that he lost his expression, Ahu still squatted leisurely on the swing board, lazily glanced at Gong Jun who was being asked for help by the eight cats, and even yawned casually.

Gong Jun was angry from the heart, even if it was His Majesty's cat, he couldn't bully his raccoon slave like this.

And this is at home! !

Wait, this mansion is a gifted mansion, and the court not only has the right to take it back, but also allows officials to move it away—so it’s not appropriate to say it’s your own home.

Gong Jun was discouraged, he jumped onto the swing board with light work, stretched out his hand tentatively, and then successfully hugged the tabby cat that caused chaos in his house.

It went so smoothly that Gong Jun doubted the cat's combat power.

"Gong Tongzhi." Director Chen appeared out of nowhere.

——In fact, I have been drinking tea in the front yard and watching the excitement.

The former chief servant of the East Palace is now promoted to a big man around the emperor, and he is flattered everywhere he goes. However, Manager Chen has a very weird personality, and he is often busy with tasks that others think are not suitable for his status as chief executive.

For example, like today, personally bring His Majesty's reward to the door.

If you didn't know this, you would think that Gong Jun was the elder of the three dynasties and the prime minister of Wenyuan Pavilion, otherwise how could he be the number one person in the inner court?

Officials always like to guess the emperor's mind based on the movements of the servants. There are rules for what kind of people to send out on errands, the amount of rewards, and so on. As a result, the newly enthroned Emperor Yongchen didn't follow this and dealt with government affairs. At the time, you can't make mistakes with a single eye, and when you send the people around you to do things, you will be free and unconstrained, and you will come up with whatever you think.

The censor wanted to persuade him, but the new emperor ascended the throne, and the throne has not yet been warmed up. It is time to stand up, and the fool will be the first bird at this time.

Mr. Chen didn't mind at all that he was not by Emperor Yongchen's side, and was taken away by the other servants. He just ran around happily outside, smiling a little when he saw people, but everyone felt chills when they saw it. .

The so-called superficial smile, Mr. Chen has reached the peak of his training.

Seeing Mr. Chen approaching with a smile on his face, Gong Jun felt a little suffocated in his heart.

"Director Chen, what's going on?"

The servants in charge of the Tongzhifu were shocked when they heard the news. When Mr. Chen came here today, he did not wear the official scarlet python robe of the inner court, but the blue cloth robe worn by the servants when he was on duty. At that time, which of the "inner ministers" of the Rites would dress so low-key?

The servants hurriedly saluted, but Mr. Chen didn't take it seriously. He was accompanied by a few servants and guards and stood like a pillar. His eyes were on his nose, his mouth, his heart, and he didn't pay much attention to the tabby cat in Gong Jun's arms. glance.

"Gong Tongzhi, it's all the miscellaneous family's fault. When I took the reward out of the palace, I was targeted by this little ancestor. I couldn't get rid of it, so I brought it to the house and left later."

Mr. Chen is very talkative, but Gong Jun is out of temper.

Is he such a fool?The person who signaled Mr. Chen to bring the raccoon slave here was definitely Lu Jie.

Gong Jun was extremely contradictory. On the one hand, he felt sorry for the bullying of his eight raccoon slaves, and on the other hand, he was worried about the emperor's condition. He was really not optimistic about the sixth prince's succession as the emperor's younger brother, let alone the third prince.

If the emperor really died soon and wanted to entrust his beloved cat, Gong Jun really couldn't bear to refuse.

"Meow meow!"

The eight cats barked in unison, calling Gong Jun back to God.

Gong Jun: ... He gritted his teeth, but he could try his best to refuse.

Mr. Chen saw all the subtle changes in Gong Jun's expression. Seeing this, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, and then said seriously: "Gong Tongzhi, please take a step to speak."

Usually the front yard of the mansion is used for entertaining guests. As the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, Gong Jun, except for a few colleagues of the Jinyiwei, basically no one will come to visit. Gong Jun usually sits in the main room and looks at the pond leisurely. drink tea.

Now that the door is closed, the area of ​​the main room is huge, as long as it is not a martial arts master, even if someone puts their ear on the door, they will not be able to hear what is said inside.

Gong Jun entered the door with a dark face. He thought that Mr. Chen was going to force the cat to stay, but Mr. Chen opened his mouth to say something else.

"What, Prime Minister Zhang meddled in the examination room to cheat?" Gong Jun was shocked.

"It can be traced back to Zhang Xianggong's favorite student. As for whether it has anything to do with Zhang Xianggong, it will not be known until the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple investigate." Mr. Chen said slowly. He took out a well-bound book and handed it directly to Gong Jun.

The latter took it suspiciously, and saw the words "The Story of the Golden Lotus" written on the cover.

Gong Jun suddenly felt absurd, and he stretched out his hand to flip through the book, as expected, it was a book with exquisite spring.palace.The picture is gorgeous.romance novels.

"..."

This kind of book is not uncommon, but a servant carried it with him and told him after closing the door.This feeling is indescribable.

Is it a book?Is there any mystery in love novels?

Manager Chen was not at all uncomfortable, he said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, that person actually discovered this matter."

As he spoke, he whispered the word Meng.

Gong Jun immediately withdrew his messy thoughts and carefully read the booklet.

"This story is based on an anecdote that happened in the capital. Many scholars and princes and grandsons met a beauty with strange origins, named Fairy Jinlian, who was only an inch tall, and would appear every night when the moon was full. People spend the cloud and rain in Wushan together, but to attract this fairy, you only need to raise a jar of lotus flowers."

Mr. Chen pointed to the booklet and talked nonchalantly, but Gong Jun had a strange expression on his face.

"The author of this script, as well as the author of Chun Gong. According to the investigation, are the key people in this fraud case in the examination hall. They were coerced and replaced others to go to the Gongyuan scientific examination..."

"What?" Gong Jun was taken aback.

So this is gorgeous.Love novels actually contain code words?

Gong Jun quickly turned the pages of the book, and Mr. Chen said unhurriedly: "The book mentions a shop for buying lotus flowers several times, but there is no such shop in the East Market, nor in the West Market. There is no place in the market, unless it is a burden to walk through the streets. However, since this method has been hinted, it must not be so straightforward, and the hidden truth will have to be verified by Gong Tongzhi. Another person The certificate has been brought to Beizhen Fusi by Qian Baihu, and His Majesty ordered not to torture him, and not to reveal his whereabouts to the officials of the outer court."

After Gong Jun accepted, he realized that Meng Guoshi had just found another job for him. Jin Yiwei, who was sent to take care of the second prince, brought back a fraud case in the imperial examination that was enough to shock the officialdom.

He said goodbye to Mr. Chen with a heavy heart.

As soon as the door was opened, all eight cats came in.

They stared eagerly at Mr. Chen taking the tabby cat away, then screamed high and low, and climbed Gong Jun like a tree.

The steward of the house: ...

Without a good physique, I really can't support this weight.

Let’s say that Mr. Chen brought people, and he personally took the cat out of Tongzhi’s mansion. He walked with his back bowed and murmured in a low voice: “Hey, little ancestor, do you think this is the imperial palace? You have to occupy everything. As soon as you ascend to the top, will you be accepted by the world? Little ancestor, you are far from your majesty. You are as fat as a big worm. You dare to provoke eight raccoon slaves? This is good, Gong Tongzhi will not want you, Miscellaneous family see what you do! You want to disappoint His Majesty's heart!"

"Meow."

"Yo Yo, you still talk back, you can do it! Last time, miscellaneous people saw you chasing people, scratching and scratching, and you didn't keep your eyes open. Anyone dared to chase you. That was the former imperial teacher, and they became angry , what should I do if I turn you into a piece of cake? Wake up, little ancestor, our Majesty will go around that one!"

Mr. Chen babbled, thinking of the thick stack of letters that the second prince sent back to the palace, the smile on his face deepened.

It's just that he doesn't look like a good person from a distance.

There's no way, after staying in the inner court for many years, he can't even smile really well, and he just flatters everyone with a fake smile.

The servants around Mr. Chen are all cronies. Hearing this, he avoided the imperial guards behind him, and complained in a low voice: "That national teacher is really a villain. He is very good-natured. He insists on taking the genius doctor away and heading south. go."

The south is the territory of the three kings of the Chu Dynasty. Although Meng Qi is the national teacher of the Chu Dynasty, the royal family of the Chu Dynasty has been unrighteous to the heroes. They don't believe that Meng Qi went to the three kings of the Chu Dynasty.The terrible thing is that the Chu people are eager to restore their country, and they are willing to beg on their knees, promising high-ranking officials and rich gold, silver and treasures. Isn't this a threat to the Qi Dynasty?

"Okay, what are you worrying about?" Manager Chen scolded dissatisfiedly, "Does His Majesty still need your advice? Short-sighted, if you are like you, can the clues of this fraud case fall from the sky?"

"Boss...you didn't say that before..."

"The miscellaneous people don't understand, but His Majesty is right, so shut up."

Mr. Chen scolded him with a straight face, and returned to the palace with Ah Hu in his arms.

At this moment, Meng Qi got rid of Lu Min and Mr. Jin Shui, drove the carriage with Doctor Mo, and entered Yuzhou.