Ruthless debt

The water was not easy to come by. Liu Pin dug open the ice layer of the lake to get the water. The two of them didn't find the well at first. When they walked back, they found that the well was next to the rockery. It was covered by snow. It was inconspicuous, so he poured out the water and replaced it with clean water from the well.Jin'er was rubbing the rag in the basin, and after a while she lost feeling in her ten fingers. Not only was the well water piercing, but the room was also terribly cold.

Seeing that Jin'er's hands were red from the cold, Liu Pin came to his senses and hurried forward to snatch the rag, and said to her, "The water is too cold, you women can't stand the cold, you and Nan'er go to sweep the floor, I'll take the tables and chairs." Just rub it with Xiao Lie."

Jin'er didn't insist anymore, she rubbed her wet hands on Liu Pin's sleeves until the water was wiped dry before giving up.Liu Pin didn't care about it, he was only busy with his own work, and he seemed to be used to it.

Seeing that everyone was busy, Zuo Qi couldn't be idle at this moment, he took a broom and went to sweep the cobwebs on the roof.Seeing this, Jin'er stopped him immediately, grabbed the broom and said, "This is not a job you can do. If you really have nothing to do, you can go to the courtyard to play swords with Ah Che, and leave these things to us slaves. Come in after packing up." After speaking, he gently pushed Zuo Qi.

Prince Che got up, took the broom over again, and said to her: "How do you get up to this high beam? Aqi and I both know how to do light work, and doing these things is as easy as pie. Anyway, we are idle when we are idle, and we can do what we can do." Do whatever you can, there are so many rules.”

Jin'er lowered her head and sighed, "Well, I don't want to stop you, but you also have to be careful, don't fall."

"Don't worry, if you don't trust me, can't you trust Ah Qi? If I fall, Ah Qi will definitely catch me." Then he looked at Zuo Qi again, and said, "Ah Qi, do you think so?"

Zuo Qi only glanced at him, but didn't answer.

Mu Xuanqing didn't send anyone to trouble him, maybe he forgot or the order was not conveyed, in short, all the affairs are done by these people personally.Yingniang went to the dining room to prepare lunch while they were cleaning the house. The dining room hadn't been used for a long time, so it was cleaning the dust and dirt again, and she had already delayed the time after being busy, so she could only get some food at will. .

There are only two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, needless to say, let the masters use them first.Yingniang called Prince Che and Zuo Qi to come over for dinner, both of them were extremely hungry, so they jumped off the beam when they heard the sound.

Jin'er brought a basin of clean water and said to the two of them: "Look at the dirt on your body, if you don't know it, you might think you rolled in the mud, wash your hands quickly, and change your clothes after eating. "

They washed their hands with a smile, and went straight to the dining table. Prince Che was about to pick up the bowls and chopsticks to start eating, but seeing that there were only two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, his originally elated face immediately pulled down.

Zuo Qi could see at a glance why he was displeased, not because the food in front of him didn't suit his taste, not because the food was too simple, but because of Yingniang's behavior of being so rigid and inflexible.Zuo Qi said to her: "Auntie, bring some more sets of bowls and chopsticks over here." Then he said to everyone: "If you continue to stand like this, His Highness will be annoyed in a while, why don't you all come and sit down quickly, and return the meal after dinner." You are busy."

Speaking of these seven people, since the first day they lived in Lanyang Palace, they have not had so many rules.Of course, Prince Che and Zuo Qi were still the ones being served, and they were the main ones in everything, but such trivial matters as having to sit at the same table were already tacitly understood.

In the past few days, some people have been assigned, four palace maids and four eunuchs each, and two full-time cooks from the dining room.The maids and eunuchs are fine, they usually do what they do in other palaces and come to Lanyang Palace, they don't talk too much but they keep their duty, and they do everything that Jin'er asked them to do, and they are quite obedient.It's just that the two cooks are not good at it, one is Xie Gui and the other is Xie Wang. The two brothers are about forty years old, and they must have been in the palace for many years. Have something to say.

The two brothers are not just cooks, they go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get all the food and food in Lanyang Palace. To put it bluntly, these people have to watch their faces if they want to eat and dress warmly. People have the final say, and it's up to them to decide how much they use.The two often steal food in the dining room, and eat what they can't see at the dining table. One day, when Nan'er saw it, she ran to Prince Che to complain. Although Prince Che was unhappy, he couldn't help it. Why, they wouldn't go to Mu Xuanqing for such a trivial matter!So he could only comfort her a little and let her bear it, no matter how much the two went too far, they would not dare to starve them.

Mu Xuanqing's second son, Mu Bizhao, is already seven years old this year, only two months behind him in the same age as his eldest son.The 'Yuehui Palace' where he lives is the closest to Prince Che. Although he is not far away, he has never seen him face to face in the few months since he entered the palace.In fact, it is not only Mu Sizhao who has never seen it before, even the maids and eunuchs in other palaces have never met a few. In this bustling palace, only the front of Lanyang Palace is cold and desolate. Everyone knows who lives in it. Of course he didn't need to flatter him.

The Lord of Shuo Kingdom seems to have forgotten the existence of Prince Che, and has not summoned him for several months, even if Luanjia passed by here, he never stopped.Whenever the prince Che saw him, he would always feel uneasy in his heart, but he couldn't figure out where the uneasiness came from.Of course, he would not naively think that life would just go on like this, Mu Xuanqing's words still lingered in his ears, when he said that day: "Today I will let you go first." There must be something behind these words.

Who can avoid the hidden waves and undercurrents under calm weather, and when you notice it, you will know it is too late.Mu Xuanqing hibernated for several months, just waiting for an opportunity. He waited for the two people to let go of their guards, and when they were like caged beasts, they did not think about safety and then broke the peace...

When I first came to Shuo Kingdom, it was the season when the ice and snow melted, and there has been no snow since then.Jin'er knows that the prince Che loves camellias, and he planted a lot in the Prince's Hall before. Jin'er and Nan'er had nothing to do in order to reorganize the vegetation in the courtyard. In the past six months, they have brought the originally dilapidated courtyard to life, just in time. When the spring returned to the earth, the few camellias that were about to die also grew lushly.

In recent days, the weather has turned cold again, and there have been several snowfalls, covering the sky and the earth with plain white.The camellias in the courtyard are still in bloom, and with the white snow as a backdrop, the bright red looks even more pleasing.

The snow stopped at noon, and after Prince Che and Zuo Qi had lunch, they played sword games in the courtyard as usual.It's not because the prince Che suddenly changed his temperament and wants to practice martial arts, but in this deep palace where he is not allowed to come and go at will, where can he find other fun?The two of them gestured with wooden swords in their hands, and the person who was pointed out was always Prince Che. After a long time, he would naturally get bored, so he simply threw the sword and turned around to play with the camellias.

When he was watching intently, he suddenly heard a few dogs barking outside the courtyard. Prince Che knew that this was Mu Sizhao's dog. Just by hearing the barking, he could tell that the dog was extremely vicious. He was usually dragged out by several court ladies and eunuchs to have fun. .He looked at the huge black dog with a wry smile on his face. An animal can be so happy, but he is imprisoned in this dark palace. From the looks of it, his life is not as good as a dog.

Mu Sizhao was dragged back and forth by the dog, and several eunuchs were protecting him. He was afraid that one of them would accidentally let the master fall. No one knew that he was His Majesty's favorite prince. If something went wrong, no matter how many heads they had not enough.

The dog ran ahead, and Mu Sizhao pulled the rope and chased after him. The group was led into Lanyang Palace by the dog.

The prince Che looked up, there was no need to guess the identity of the person in front of him, whoever it was if it wasn't the second prince of Shuo Kingdom.He got up and went forward, cupped his hands and said, "The second prince is well."

Mu Sizhao handed over the rope to tie the dog to an eunuch behind him, then looked up at the person in front of him, although he looked familiar, he didn't know who it was, and asked, "Who are you?"

The prince Che said warmly: "Prince Qu Guozhang, Qian Che."