snow ants

Then leave quickly.Wang Fugui secretly rolled his eyes at Surabaya, and clicked his tongue.Surabaya didn't seem to hear it, she turned her head away.

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The spring wind always makes me feel happy. Yuelai passed the Xihe Gate with the broken silver she won from gambling in her arms, looked around for no one, and trot along the Neijinshui River.

As soon as Yuelai entered the Yumajian, he went straight to the courtyard of Sishui, but no one answered after knocking on the door for a long time. "Not here?" Yuelai felt strange. After getting along with each other for several months, he already knew that Surabaya almost never took a step out of the courtyard. Ominous breath.

Southeast corner building. "What does this mean?" Sishui asked coldly, looking at the silver dollar in his hand.The man standing in front of him smiled and did not answer his question, but just winked at Wang Fugui who was beside him.Wang Fugui understood, quickly pulled Surabaya aside, and said in a soft voice: "My good disciple, I'm telling you something, don't make a fuss. The Wohe who came to inspect a few days ago has already..." He said and raised his hand to do it. He made a movement of scratching his neck.

"!..." Surprised, Sishui looked at Wang Fugui in disbelief, and immediately turned away in disgust, "The emperor beheaded him, what does it have to do with me?"

Wang Fugui didn't care about his reaction, and lowered his voice further, saying: "If you don't do the emperor's business, it was Mr. Ao who beheaded him..."

"Oboi!!" Surabaya's hatred poured out instantly.

"Hush——" Wang Fugui hurriedly stopped, "Hush your voice! In short, the crime of this Japanese is riding a royal horse and deceiving the king. You and I are the witnesses."

Surabaya sneered and remained silent.

At this moment, the silent man on the side suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that you all have understood. Then collect the money and go back."

"Wait." The man was about to turn and leave when he was stopped.

"Tsk!" There was a hint of helplessness on the man's face, and he turned around and smiled, "What questions do you have?"

Standing in front of him, Surabaya handed out the silver dollar with one hand, and said with a faint smile, "Ban Dashi, you forgot this."

The man withdrew his smile, frowned and stared at Surabaya, and said softly: "Master Fang, I advise you to change your academic attitude!" The deep voice showed his unhappiness.

"Oh! I almost forgot, you are my savior." Surabaya flipped his hand, and the silver dollar fell to the ground, rolling twice and stopped.

"you!"

"But you are also Oboi's running dog!" Ignoring Bumbleshan who was furious, Sishui continued, "killing innocent people indiscriminately, and running amok. Now even the emperor is not in the eye, isn't it you who bully the emperor? ?”

"Fang Sishui! Remember your identity! I saved your life for your father's sake, but if you keep talking nonsense like this, I can't help you!" Bumble said with a slow tone, "People have to bow their heads under the eaves. What's the use of being proud? A slave is always a slave... At this time, you should use your brain and think about how to save your life and make yourself live more like a person !"

Looking at Bumbleshan who seemed to be full of emotions, Sishui smiled faintly and said, "I don't care. Anyway, being alive is the same as being dead. Whether it's a person or a slave, I don't care..." His eyes immediately became empty, Nothingness rises.

Bumble was startled, and sighed as if giving up: "You can do it yourself." Then he left in a hurry.

Seeing him coming down the turret, Wang Fugui rushed over to pick up the silver dollars on the ground and stuffed them into his sleeves. He peeked at Surabaya standing there, and suddenly said, "Bah! Thanks to me, I thought I picked up a piece of treasure!"

Sishui followed Wang Fugui down from the turret. On the way back to the Yumajian, Sishui stared blankly at the yellow tiles in Dongku and Nanku. He didn't think about anything, and his heart was empty.

Step into the courtyard and walk towards the door step by step.

"Surabaya! You are finally back!"

Surabaya suddenly raised her head, only to see Yuelai standing up from the steps in front of the house.Only then did he notice that the red clouds in the sky were about to dissipate, and it was almost evening.

"How long have you been waiting?" Surabaya asked.Yue Lai patted the dust on his clothes, stuck out his tongue and smiled, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, I'm sure I'll be beaten when I go back."

"Then why don't you go back quickly?" Sishui said while walking towards him.

Yue Lai shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, they are going to be beaten anyway, and it's the same when I go back early. I was beaten when I was a child..." He paused, "I thought something happened to you."

Surabaya was taken aback for a moment, and said with a wry smile, "I'm fine. But..."

"what?"

"...What is a slave?" Sishui went to the steps and sat down.

Yuelai tilted his head in doubt. Although he didn't understand why Sishui suddenly asked this question, he still replied: "For me, slaves and beggars are the same. Being scolded and beaten, but beggars can scold back , Hit back, slaves can't."

"Is it just like that?" Surabaya cast her scattered eyes to the sky.

"..." Yuelai looked at the ground, "It's okay, I still remember that agreement."

"what?"

"nothing much."

Two days later, Surabaya was transferred to Ximao Jingjun.Xi Mao, located outside the walls of the Xihemen Palace, is one of the toilets in the palace and is under the supervision of Si Li.The Jingjun refers to the eunuchs who are responsible for cleaning the defecation places. This is the lowest status of hard labor among all the eunuchs.

"You! Listen to me!" The voice of the old eunuch Ma You startled Surabaya who was in a daze, "Look at what you do!" Surabaya held the toilet in one hand and the brush in the other, but Just stir a few times and put it aside.Ma You stared at him for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Didn't I say it earlier? Those who do our job must not be afraid of being dirty or smelly, and they must wait here in Xi Mao all the time, regardless of season!" Seeing that Surabaya was silent, Ma You sighed, "Who here is not a bitter person? If you want to feel comfortable, why did you offend someone who shouldn't be offended?"

Hearing this, Sishui trembled all over, raised his head and glared at Ma You, then suddenly picked up the brush and vigorously cleaned the toilet.Ma You raised his eyebrows, shook his head twice, and walked away.

The work of the Jing army is indeed exhausting. On the fourth, fourteenth, and 24th of every month, they have to clean up and carry the accumulated excrement. Usually, regardless of rain or snow, they have to watch day and night without slack.Surabaya was already weak, and coupled with a poor diet, he endured the winter and finally developed a high fever.Even so, there was no rest, and all hard labor continued as usual.

However, Yue Lai, who has been busy following Xin Da Nian these days, has always been ignorant of these.It wasn't until the palace started to organize the Spring Festival, and Yue Lai sneaked out while Xin Da Nian was busy.

"What? Wang Min?" After hearing Yuelai's question, Wang Fugui was a little puzzled, "He has been transferred to Ximao long ago?" Yuelai was shocked, and quickly asked, "When did it happen?" Wang Fugui Rolling his eyes and thinking for a while, he replied, "It's been more than two months." "What!" Yuelai walked straight to Xihe Gate without saying a word.

As he walked along the road, he thought: "This kid from Surabaya must be ignorant. He offended some important person, otherwise he would not go to that kind of place..." Yue Lai saw Ma You at a glance, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "This father-in-law , do you know where Wang Min here is now?" Ma You looked him up and down with raised eyebrows, then stretched out his hand and said: "Over there, one person is cleaning the toilet."

"Alone?" Yue Lai was puzzled, and couldn't help asking, "Why?" Ma You shook his head and said, "I can't help it, his hands and feet are too slow." Yue Lai became more and more worried, thanked Ma You, and went I'm looking for Surabaya.

Yuelai stepped on the snow and felt that his boots were a little wet.He didn't care, just walked forward.When he saw Sishui, Sishui was standing blankly in the snow, looking up at the sky.Yuelai wanted to call him, but suddenly wanted to know what Sishui was looking at, so he didn't make a sound.

Catkin-like snow drifted around Surabaya, making Surabaya's complexion paler. Although he seemed to be staring at the sky, his blank eyes made him look like a soulless body.Suddenly, Surabaya seemed to sense that there were people around, and Chaoyue came to see her.

The moment he found out that it was Yuelai who came, Sishui showed a puzzled look on his face, but then his body shook a few times and fell down.

"Sishui!" Yuelai rushed over immediately, "Sishui! Surabaya!" After pinching the person, Sishui slowly opened his eyes.His face had changed from pale to crimson just now.Yue Lai touched his forehead, it was very hot, so without further ado, he decided to carry him to the doctors of Tai Hospital.

"Cold, cold..." Surabaya muttered vaguely.

"Is it cold? Don't worry, we'll be there soon." Yuelai's voice sounded very far away, but it made Sishui's consciousness a little clearer.He opened his eyes slightly...

Shaking vision, turbulent snowflakes, and white air exhaled from the mouth behind his back. "Yuelai..." Sishui called softly. "Huh? What's the matter?" Yuelai turned his head to hear what he said, but Sishui had passed out again, "Sishui?" Yuelai pursed his lips and quickened his pace.

"The constitution is yin-deficiency, and the cold air seeps in. It's not difficult to reduce the fever, but the cold and heat are too fierce. If the lungs are burned, I'm afraid it will leave a cough. I'll write a prescription, and you can go to a foreign pharmacy to get the medicine."

Yuelai took the medicine and sent Surabaya back.On the way back to the fruit house, Yuelai thought of Surabaya's expression looking at the sky. "If you leave him alone, one day..."

Push open the door, no one is inside. "Huh——" Yuelai breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, "Fortunately, that old man has been very busy recently." So he hurriedly heated the kang to warm water.About half an hour later, Xin Danian came back rubbing his rosacea.

"Master, you have worked hard. Drink tea." Yuelai smiled and offered a new cup of tea.Xin Danian sat down and said with a smile, "Yue Lai, if I knew there was a happy event today, I should have brought you to see it." Yue Lai thought: "The old man is in a good mood today, just talking." Then he asked: "Oh ? Disciple is really unlucky, what happened to master?" While talking, he beat Xin Danian's back. "Ha, today Chief Manager Liang praised me for the good arrangement of the Spring Festival, and also rewarded me for receiving double monthly salary and rations. Seeing that Pan Yande's fat face is distorted, and he still has to come here to curry favor with me, it's really gratifying!" The words in his mouth Pan Yande is the second master of Guofang. The two are competing for the position of leader, and they are at odds with each other.Yuelai fanned the rumors: "Master, you are a capable person, so what is the surname Pan is worthy of being equal to you? Last time the emperor was at Fangze's place of sacrifice, he couldn't even figure out the order of etiquette. If you hadn't corrected it in time, Something went wrong, so it’s okay?"

After hearing this flattery, Xin Da Nian felt relieved, laughed and said: "It's an exaggeration, I still have some skills!" Yue Lai helped him to the kang and helped him wash his feet.Xin Da Nian smiled and said: "You are doing your best to serve me these days. Don't worry, Master, I will definitely promote you." Yue Lai thought to himself: "It's time." So he asked cautiously: "Master, please help me!" Are you okay?"

"Okay! What's the matter? Tell me!"

Seeing Xin Danian's good-looking face, Yue Lai said vigorously, "That's what happened. My apprentice recently made a buddy in Jingjun. Seeing that he is very tired from work, I want to help him." Yue Lai Seeing that the smile on Xin Danian's face gradually faded, he lowered his voice, "Master, can you transfer him here..."

"Bah!" Xin Da Nian kicked over the footbath all of a sudden, and the water splashed all over Yue Lai, "What do you think you are? You want to take others away before you stand still!"

"Master, I beg you..."

"No! What a mess! Broke my mood! Clean me up and go to sleep!"

That night, Yuelai couldn't close his eyes. Xin Danian asked for the chamber pot and tea, which made him so impatient and unable to have a fit, he could only complain secretly.Unexpectedly, in the early morning of the next day, after Yue came to wash and wash, Xin Danian suddenly said to him: "I've decided to do it for you. It's not difficult anyway, just tell someone." Yue I was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to thank you.Xin Da Nian rubbed his nose and said: "This is only one time, not in the future. I am afraid that you will be resentful, and you will not be diligent in serving. Take care of your own affairs, as a teacher, I still value you. Today you follow me , let's go."

Yue Lai has always known that Xin Da Nian is moody and has a weird temper, so he is naturally upset when he beats and scolds him on weekdays, but this time he is sincerely grateful to Xin Da Nian. "Maybe this old thing has been treating me sincerely." Yuelai thought to himself, turned and closed the door.

Surabaya drank the medicine and gradually improved, but the cough still occurred frequently.Ma You only let him rest for half a day, and ordered him to work.

One day, Sishui was guarding outside the wall when he heard Ma You shouting: "Wang Min, good news!" Ma You approached and said, "It's time for your early days, you have been transferred to the fruit room of the Minister of Rites, and you will go there tomorrow morning." Report." Sishui thought to himself: "The fruit room of the supervisor of ceremonies? Isn't that the place where Yuelai works? Could it be him..." So he nodded slightly to Mayou.

"Since entering the palace, I've been changing places." Sishui thought while walking towards the Hall of Martial Heroes.On the road, I met some eunuchs sweeping snow, only to realize that the heavy snow had stopped for several days, and the sun was shrouded in a thin layer of mist.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and I have been in this palace for more than a year.Surabaya was thinking, when he saw a familiar figure standing in front of him from a distance. "Yuelai?" Surabaya felt relieved and walked towards him.

Yuelai knew that Surabaya was coming to report at this time, so he hurriedly finished his work and came to meet him. "Surabaya! You're finally here!" Yuelai's face showed joy, "That's great, we can work together in the future!" But Sishui didn't look at him, and said, "Actually, you don't have to worry about me. As if he didn't hear it, Yuelai kept laughing and said, "Let's go quickly, I'll take you to change your clothes. The ceremonial supervisor is in charge of sacrificial etiquette, and he is very particular about etiquette. During the new year, Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, Annoying! Our fruit room is especially busy..."

"Why are you being so nice to me?" Surabaya interrupted him.Yuelai scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a dry smile: "Who knows, I worry all day when I think of you suffering there. I don't have a family, so maybe I have always regarded you as my younger brother, hehe. Hey? Let's marry each other! Huh?"

"You don't know how old you are, how do you know you're not my brother?"

"It's true... So, are you willing to be sworn brothers?"

"..."

"Will you? Huh?"

"If you want me to be your elder brother, you will be sworn."

"Scared? No, no, you're so short, it's too..."

"Where am I short?"

"Ah, we're here, we're right ahead!" Yuelai suddenly pointed to the front and shouted.

Surabaya froze for a moment, then looked back, and there were two long footprints behind her. "Have you traveled so far?" Surabaya said to himself.

The two went to register for the transfer, and Surabaya changed into the clothes of the supervisor of ceremonies, before going to the fruit room to have a look.Yuelai said as he walked: "You have to remember that the fruit room is divided into two factions. My master Xin Danian is on one side, and the other side is Pan Yande, who is also the chief eunuch here. People on the two sides sometimes have conflicts, so you have to be careful. Don't provoke them."

Seeing Surabaya's disgusted expression, Yuelai couldn't help but secretly sighed, then smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it. Now that you wear the same clothes as me, you can see it even more."

"See what?"

"You are shorter than me! If you are also a young man, you eat snacks and wear clothes, why are you not as tall as me?"

"You're not much taller than me."

"..." Yuelai snickered and said, "After dinner, we will meet under the plane tree north of the fruit house."

The fruit room is the place responsible for the processing of fruits. Selecting the top-grade fruits from the royal orchard, cleaning and processing them is a delicate job.For Surabaya, it is relatively handy.

Under the plane tree.Yue Lai came running out of breath.

"Sishui, you're here early."

"Aren't you late?"

"Stop talking, hurry up and worship!"

After speaking, Yuelai suddenly knelt down to the plane tree next to him: "I, Jia Yuelai, became brothers with Fang Sishui today. From then on, we will eat together and spend money together. If my words don't count, I will be fined to fall into the trap." The latrine was choked to death by feces."

Sishui secretly laughed in her heart, but at the same time urged herself to be serious. "I, Fang Sishui, become brothers with Jia Yuelai. We share the difficulties and share the blessings. If you break this oath, you will fall into hell, and you will never be reborn forever."

Then the two said together: "You can't be born in the same year, the same month, and the same day, but you can die in the same year, the same month, and the same day."

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Under Yuelai's "teaching", Surabaya has gradually adapted to the way of dealing with people in the palace, and the incompatibility has gradually disappeared.Because Xin Da Nian has received a lot of favor these days, everyone tried their best to curry favor with him, and as his apprentice, Yue Lai also benefited a lot.

Since July, the palace has been busy.Hesheli, the granddaughter of the assistant minister Soni and the daughter of the Minister of the Interior Gabra, has been favored by the Empress Dowager, and she is appointed as the queen. After the acceptance ceremony, the official canonization ceremony will be held in September.

Yuelai walked around the Hall of Martial Heroes, and along the way, he saw that the front hall and the back palace were all set up with colorful silk frames, with colorful red double happiness characters and auspicious words hanging on them. "There's happiness everywhere." Yuelai picked up the errand to deliver the offerings to Yinghua Hall, walking on the road, he could feel the vitality of the Forbidden City.He was happy in his heart, and his steps were even more breezy.

After passing the Shouan Palace, the Yinghua Palace is close at hand.Yuelai knew that this was the Great Buddha Hall in the palace, and there might be royal family coming and going, so she felt a little nervous. "If you can see the emperor or the empress dowager, then you will be blessed." Thinking of this, he laughed at himself, "How can such a coincidence happen? Hurry up and give the fruit box to the eunuch in Yinghua Palace." I don't know Before he knew it, he had reached the two linden trees in front of the hall.

These two golden thread Bodhi trees were planted by the Empress Dowager Li, the birth mother of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty. It has been several years since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs.

Yuelai naturally didn't know the details of this bodhi tree, but he had never seen such a foreign object, so he couldn't help sighing: "What a beautiful tree!" As soon as he said this, someone nearby responded: "That's a good point."

Yue Lai was startled, the fruit box in her hand almost fell, she quickly grabbed it, and looked in the direction of the sound.It turned out that it was a young man standing under another bodhi tree, but he was wearing a yellow robe and was hidden among the fallen leaves in late autumn, which made him somewhat confused.

He didn't move, just stared at Bodhi in front of him, and said softly: "Leaning on the temple with a pair of gloomy and strange trees, thousands of bright pearls reflect yellow flowers. The Nine Lotus Bodhisattva travels far away, and the jade belt still sits in the cool of the night." After finishing speaking, he said He lowered his head, frowned, and sighed softly.

Yue Lai didn't understand a word of those words, he was just thinking: "Bright yellow clothes, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, he must be! He is the emperor of today!" After the excitement, he became nervous, "I have to say Order something, this is an opportunity! What are you talking about? What are you talking about..."

Suddenly the red happy characters arranged in the palace flashed in his mind, he was excited, knelt down quickly, opened his mouth and said with a smile: "The emperor is lucky! My slave Jia Yue is here to congratulate the emperor!"

Although he spoke, he didn't listen to the emperor's response, and Yue Lai didn't dare to look up, so he could only kneel and wait for him to speak, his heart pounding.It took a long time to hear the emperor's approaching footsteps, but as soon as the young emperor spoke, Yue Lai felt his whole body stiffen, because the tone was so cold and piercing, he was completely different from just now.The emperor just asked: "Where does the joy come from?" Yuelai felt a cold air rushing to the top of his head, and he said with trembling lips: "The emperor, the emperor's big wedding is a first-class happy event..." Just listen to the emperor. With a sneer, he dropped the sentence: "Really?" and left.

What happened later, Yuelai didn't know why he had handed over the errand, so he ran to look for Surabaya in a panic.As soon as they met, he muttered: "It's over, it's over, it's over..." Surabaya glanced at him, continued to pack the fruit in his hand, and asked casually, "What's wrong?"

Yuelai was still in shock, and stammered about the emperor. "This is over, the emperor listened to my words, that... Long Yan was furious, this time he is dead! Oh, I am really, I also specifically said 'slave Jia Yuelai', this is not a knife for others Are you still stretching out your head to be chopped off? It’s dead, it’s over, it’s over..." Surabaya ignored him, pondered for a while, and asked, "You said the emperor read a poem, recite it to me." Yue Lai wrinkled his face and said, "Where do I remember Zhou Quan? Well... think about it. It seems to be something gloomy, such as Nine Lotus Bodhisattva and jade belt to enjoy the shade?"

Sishui nodded and said: "That's right. It's in the Ming Dynasty's "Tian Qi Gong Ci", the main idea is to praise Shuangbodhi. Judging by the emperor's attitude towards you, he must be dissatisfied with his marriage. If I expected it to be correct , he has something else in his heart."

"Why do you say that?"

"He chanted to express his admiration for Shuangbodhi. He lamented that the tree can still connect branches and form pairs, but he is the real dragon emperor, but he can't decide his own marriage and has to be at the mercy of others. And you If you can't comprehend the emperor's thoughts, if you say something great, of course it will offend Longyan."

"Oh, don't say it, it's too late to say anything now, anyway, my life is in danger this time..."

"...That's not necessarily the case. If my guess is correct, the emperor should be upset right now, and he will never take what you, a slave, say to heart."

"Listen, am I not going to die?"

"Don't be too happy, this is just my speculation."

Yuelai nodded again and again: "You must be right."

Surabaya stopped what she was doing and didn't speak any more.

There are still three days until the welcome ceremony.Yuelai and Surabaya were called to Xinda Nian. "I called you two here today, because I have a good job to treat you well." Xin Danian smiled, and then said, "What is the most important thing in this welcome ceremony? For our fruit room, it is in the hands of the empress." The pair of apples held by the Queen. During the whole process of taking off and landing, the pair of apples never left the hands of the empress. They symbolize peace and happiness, and are mascots. In the end, they have to be handed over to Prince Fujin. Anyway, it is important Tomorrow, you two will send this pair of fruits to Eunuch Liang for inspection." After speaking, Xin Danian pointed to the fruit box with a red seal on the table.

Yue Lai was overjoyed, and kowtowed: "Master let this disciple show his face, and this disciple thanks Master for his great kindness!" Sishui also kowtowed.I only heard Xin Danian laughing and saying: "You know it! Wang Min, I think you are too honest. I will take you as my apprentice and learn the rules of the palace carefully "Seeing that Sishui didn't respond, Yue Lai hurriedly tugged at the hem of his robe, so Sishui frowned, and kowtowed again: "Wang Min thank you for your kindness."

When the two of them left the room, Yue Lai couldn't stop laughing.Seeing him laughing so hard that his body trembled, Sishui rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why are you laughing like this?" Yue Lai regained his strength, and said with bright eyes, "You don't know, we're going to be prosperous this time!" Surabaya glanced aside, and asked without interest: "Why?"

"Hey, do you know who that Eunuch Liang is?"

"No one has anything to do with me."

"How can it be irrelevant? He is a celebrity around the Empress Dowager! The old man really gave a good fruit this time!"

"So what if it's a celebrity?"

"You think, if we send things for inspection, we will definitely be able to talk to him. If he thinks we are pleasing, our future will be easy!"

"..."

"If the welcome ceremony goes well this time, the master's status will rise, and Pan Yande will not be able to climb up after falling into the shit tank. I really enjoy thinking about it..."

"Okay, okay, stop talking. Go to work." Hearing that his words became more and more vulgar, Sishui was a little bit dumbfounded.

The two then made an appointment to meet at the gate of the Guofang Yamen in the early morning of the second day.

The next day, Yue Lai served Xin Danian diligently and got up early, then took the fruit box and rushed to the gate of the yamen.Seeing that Sishui had been waiting for him long ago, he felt even happier, so the two walked quickly to the respect room.

It was September at this time, and the autumn air was crisp.Autumn in the north is different from the south, it is very chilling, when the autumn wind blows, the ground is golden.Although there are special personnel to clear the way, it is difficult to wipe them all out.Yuelai and Surabaya stepped on the fallen leaves, the rustling sound fluctuated regularly in the morning mist.The peaceful atmosphere makes people forget their worries, and Surabaya can't help but indulge in it.

"Surabaya." Yuelai said without knowing the meaning, "Don't you want to see what this apple looks like?"

"It's nothing to look at, it's just two apples. Besides, there's a seal, so you can't tamper with it."

Yue Lai pursed his lips and said with a smile: "This paper is just a decoration, it can be opened, because it is not for food." He opened the lid of the fruit box as he spoke.

"Ah!" Surprised by Yuelai's cry, Sishui hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with this fruit! Why are they all rotten?"

"Rotten?!" Sishui leaned over to look, and it really was two rotten apples!

"The old thing has no reason to harm us..." Yue Lai stroked his forehead.

"Pan Yande!" The two suddenly spoke in unison.

Sishui frowned and said, "Eunuch Xin was in charge of selecting these two fruits. Pan Yande used this trick to frame Eunuch Xin."

"Damn it! Pan is really a fucking thing!"

"Now is not the time to scold him. Eunuch Xin ordered us to send it to the respect room before breakfast. It will be bad if we delay."

The two thought about each other, and Yuelai said, "Why don't you send the box first, and I'll rush back to pick two good fruits and exchange them back. There are a lot of items prepared for the welcome gift, and it will take some time to check everything. Before I rush back, try to delay the time..."

"In this case, it's more appropriate to change. I'm not as slick as you. You go to deal with Manager Liang, and I'll go back."

"You are so weak, can you run fast?"

"You underestimate me?"

"...Okay then. Be careful all the way."

Surabaya nodded and turned around to run.Yue Lai hesitated for a moment, then walked forward.

Ever since the chief executive, Wu Liangfu, was ordered by the Empress Dowager to be buried as Emperor Shunzhi, the little man Liang Jiugong gradually raised his head. With his inborn honesty and smile like a Maitreya Buddha, he climbed to the position he is today.This time, Kangxi's big wedding was entrusted to him to organize. Although this job is beautiful and fat, it is also a heavy burden. How can it be easy?It took him a lot of effort to arrange it carefully, from accepting the dowry gift to the grand levy!The most solemn and complicated welcome ceremony is in front of you, followed by the court meeting, congratulatory edicts, banquets and so on.Every time he thinks of this, Liang Jiugong, who is cautious by nature, feels restless and restless.

Kneading his brows, Liang Jiugong continued to look at the treasure vase in front of him containing Jinyin Xiaoruyi and Migu, and heard a report in his ear: "The fruit room of the supervisor of ceremonies! Ping An Xiangle has brought the fruit! Waiting for inspection!"

"Well...it's too early." Liang Jiugong looked up at the person who came down, then lowered his head and said, "Take it here and put it here. You have the requirements, and I'll check it right away."

Yuelai responded, and murmured in his heart: "He even reported the things to be sent for inspection! This way we can't get along... He thinks he came too early, if he knew it, he would have walked slower and waited for Surabaya..." Seeing that Liang Jiugong put down Ruyi in his hand and was about to reach out to remove the seal on the fruit box, Yue Lai felt anxious, walked up unnaturally, bowed and said, "Elder-in-law has worked hard these days, the small one is the fruit box." Jia Yuelai, on behalf of the master, I would like to ask you auspicious wishes for your father-in-law." Yuelai thought that most people would ask him who the master was after hearing this, just to delay the time.Unexpectedly, Liang Jiugong was full of anxiety, and he didn't hear anything except the emperor's wedding.He just gave a mechanized "hmm", and then quickly removed the seal with his hands and feet.Yuelai couldn't help sweating on his forehead...

"Eunuch! Eunuch!" The little eunuch who came in hastily came in, serving Hou Liang Jiugong.

"Is Surabaya coming?" Yuelai's heart tightened again.

Liang Jiugong turned around and said, "Why are you shouting so much?"

"Eunuch, the empress dowager is here!"

"What!" Yuelai and Liang Jiugong were each taken aback.Before they could react, the overbearing woman had already stepped in.

"My slave pays respects to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is auspicious." Liang Jiugong and Yuelai hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up quickly. Jiu Gong, I heard that there are many rare items in the welcome ceremony this time. I am eager to come here to have a look." The Empress Dowager smiled kindly.Yue Lai just wanted to get up according to the words, but saw that the manager Liang in front of him didn't move, so he knelt down again.He only heard Liang Jiugong kowtow and said: "Lafayette, you come all the way, this servant really can't stand it! If you want to see these objects, just give an order, and this servant will definitely send them to you in a hurry, this..."

"Okay, okay. Jiugong, have you committed an old problem again?" The old queen said, and the maid next to her helped her sit down, "I am Xuanye's imperial mama, why? Take care of your own grandson Your son's big wedding is going to ruin your life again? Don't kneel down like this to spoil people's happiness! Hurry up!"

Only then did Liang Jiugong get up slowly and reluctantly, and Yue Lai also got up with him.When Liang Jiugong was serving tea to the old lady, Yue Lai thought to himself: "How many ways can this flattery be shot? If you shoot it openly, it's low-grade, if you shoot around it, it's medium, and if you shoot it secretly, it's high-grade. Manager Liang can be said to be a master of the game, seeing his plain words and clumsy actions, people can feel that the word "sincerity" is written on his face, and his face is simple, sincere, and kind. With such a match, he is not flattering at all, but telling the truth. His flattering skills are really unrivaled in the world... Oh! Now is not the time to think about these things. You must be able to keep it! If Surabaya comes here, you will really jump into the fire pit..."

When Yue Lai was thinking wildly, she heard the Empress Dowager say: "Oh, I almost forgot. Su Ma, go and call in the box-carrying person outside the door." The old maid beside her responded and went out.

When Yue came to see it, she repeatedly complained in her heart.It was none other than Surabaya who followed Su Ma.

"The Empress Dowager is auspicious." Sishui knelt down and saluted.

"Get up. I met him on the way, so I brought him with me. By the way, what did you send? Tell me." Yuelai's heartbeat started to speed up again.

Sishui stood up calmly and said, "It's a pair of Ping An Xiangle holding fruit."

"Oops!" Yuelai yelled in despair in his heart.

Liang Jiugong asked strangely: "The box just now was also holding fruit, why is there another box?"

Yue Lai was secretly lamenting that the lives of his two brothers were thinner than paper, but he heard Si Shui calmly reply: "Back to the father-in-law, it was sent by the father-in-law of Xindanian, saying that this pair is better than the original pair, special slaves Send it urgently."

The old lady nodded and said: "Well... this Xin Da Nian is a person who has a heart to handle errands."

Yuelai heaved a sigh of relief, and secretly winked at Surabaya to praise him for his good words.When the two were rejoicing, the Empress Dowager said abruptly: "It's better than the original one. I'd like to compare it. This pair of fruits is held by the Empress. Since it's here today, I will personally give it to you." Test. Bring those two fruit boxes."

"Scared?!" Yuelai and Sishui couldn't help gasping.

Liang Jiugong stepped forward to persuade: "Lafayette, this is absolutely unacceptable. These things have not been tested by slaves, and they may be dangerous..."

"Nine skills!" The old lady frowned, "My old lady must see and see today! No one can stop me!"

Liang Jiugong was still about to speak out to stop him, but Su Ma said softly, "Eunuch Liang, don't talk about it. Don't you know the temper of the old ancestor? You can't stop it."

"No! It's Su Ma who understands me."

It was lively talking here, but Yuelai and Surabaya seemed to be holding a piece of ice in their arms, and their whole bodies were cold.When the old lady lifts the cover, the pair of rotten apples will see the light of day, and the two of them will never be able to go back to meet with each other.Surabaya's heart is like still water, only God's will cannot be violated.However, Yuelai had been feeling sad for a long time: "God, you are too useless! Let me be a beggar, and you won't even help me to get into the palace to change my luck! Miserable..." Want to return Thinking about it, the two still presented their own fruit boxes.

"Let me see, which one should I look at first?" The old lady's fingers wandered in the air for a while, and finally opened the box in Yuelai's hand.

This is the box of rotten apples.

Both Yuelai and Surabaya