Eunuch's professionalism

Recently, the Fuxi Palace, which has not had a hostess for a long time, has become lively again. There is no other reason. It was awarded to concubines.The new hostess is not the concubine of the Ninth Emperor's Concubine or Concubine Lan as others have guessed. If you say that this empress has been very beautiful these days, she has been at the end of the Nine Concubines for too many years. He has repeatedly indicated that he needs to be more low-key in extraordinary times, but he still can't hide his arrogance.

Since the empress had a miscarriage, her body has been worse than before. In addition, some of her sons were grounded and sent to Qiangwu as protons. Although she recovered, she was much more low-key than before. The crime was not punished, and some people's brains were quickened. Although there is a distinction between concubine and concubine, Concubine Lan and the Queen belong to the same family. The Emperor attaches great importance to the Wu family. Now that the Queen is cold, is it necessary to support another one? The Ninth Prince is known as a child prodigy, and if there is no shortage of imperial favors, then the position of the Crown Prince must also be determined.

But no one expected that after the state banquet, the emperor would use Concubine Jin to accompany the Queen Mother to worship Buddha, copy scriptures and other commendable acts of filial piety to reward Concubine Jin again. Some people wondered that the very heartfelt little eunuch in Concubine Jin's palace, who saved the Empress Dowager's drug, didn't want any rewards, but only begged for favor for Concubine Jin, but the emperor didn't express anything, as if the previous favors had disappeared.

How can I forget this, I will hold back my big move here.

In a series of words in the edict, they all praised Concubine Jin's general knowledge, saying that she was Huimin Sucheng, Kexian Neize, Bingde Wengong, born and raised a famous family, and had a good speech.He accepted the empress dowager's benevolence and made her the imperial concubine.

The Fuxi Palace was originally built according to the position of the first rank. She was still a concubine at that time, and she was able to stay here because of the emperor's special favor. Only now is it justifiable to live in.

"Your Majesty, can you still drink this tea?" After seeing off Concubine Shu, the little eunuch Maocai ran over with special winking steps, poured hot tea for Concubine Jin, with a respectful expression on his face, It fits well, with a little charm.

This Maocai was one of the group of outstanding young eunuchs that Mu Junning had hired from the Prison Yard to serve him. When Fu Chen came back, he taunted them a few times, and they were also sent away by Mu Junning afterwards. Now that she is an imperial concubine, there must be more people in the courtyard. This Maocai is one of the four servants rewarded by the queen. Because of the truth, she was brought up by Mu Junning without asking for credit.

"That's right." Mu Junning picked up the teacup, took a sip, smiled, and said casually, "I heard you've been studying Kodan recently?"

"Yes, my servant saw that the flowers in the garden were about to wither, so I thought of picking more for a rainy day, so I went to ask the craftsman for advice." He replied without humility, as if he was worried that this matter would not be done well. Okay, and asked cautiously, "Did the slave do something wrong?"

After a few breaths of silence, Mu Junning's pleasant voice praised, "I have always admired loyal and caring servants."

Maocai's brows relaxed, even though he was neither humble nor overbearing on the surface, but in his heart he might be sure, Jinhuang Guifei has always been the most majestic and dignified in the palace.He was also a little overjoyed with his appreciation of the imperial concubine, and said some flattering words before backing down.

When the people went out, Mu Junning completely put down her smiling face, and said to Mo Hua, who had been silent since just now: "Towel."

Knowing Mu Junning's rejection of the eunuch, Mo Hua took out a handkerchief and handed it over, and brought in the basin that had been prepared by someone earlier, to cleanse Mu Junning's hands.

After cleaning, the bright red lips parted slightly, and he said something that didn't fit the preamble, mockingly: "Painting a tiger is not an anti-dog."

Mo Hua naturally knew what she was talking about, and pretended not to like it: "If you didn't see that you dote on that one so much, how could you learn it? Sometimes, even Mo Hua is delicious!"

That person, who is referring to, naturally knows it well.

"You girl, you learned how to invite pets like that skinny brat."

"No way, my lady, you don't spoil me anymore." The lady treats Fu Chen as her only good friend. There are some things that Fu Chen can say, but they can't say it.

The two chatted and laughed, and Mu Junning said: "If it wasn't for the empress, I would not hesitate to deal with it."

Mo Hua is Mu Junning's confidant, so he naturally understands that the empress is now overshadowing the empress. The empress seems generous, and she doesn't have any difficulties even when she asks for peace. A little eunuch named Fu Chen caught her eye very much, and she got the news that she had asked some handsome little eunuchs from the prison yard to serve her a few days ago, so she found the smartest one among them and gave him a little training. So I sent it over, of course under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

There is nothing irreplaceable in this world, especially slaves, as long as they are used smoothly, they are not the same.

If only in terms of appearance, Maocai is several ranks higher than Fu Chen, and it makes no sense that they are also docile. Mu Junning only wants this and not that.

"Your Majesty, why did you accept this person in the first place?" You must know that when Maocai came here last time, he was still showing his teeth and claws. This time when she came here for the second time, she almost regarded him as Fu Chen. , It really has a taste of the original owner.

"I won't accept it this time, and there will be a next time. It's unknown what tricks will be used next time, so why bother?"

When Mu Junning came to the side hall, she pushed the door open and entered without knocking.

I saw the man lying down wearing loose clothes, which she had prepared for him in the inner room, tailored to his figure.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, the usually alert person didn't look up, and didn't care who came in.

He was reclining on the couch, the white sunlight came in from outside, his black ink hair was scattered on his shoulders, and he was only tied in a bun with green bamboo, with a moderate smile on his mouth, holding miscellaneous notes in one hand, and gently He stroked the glutinous rice balls that were also lazily lying on his lap.

If it weren't for the fact that the wound on the hand was still bandaged, it didn't look like recuperating at all. Instead, it felt like picking chrysanthemums and seeing Nanshan leisurely under the eastern fence.

With just one glance, the ink-like scroll of the warm autumn day is engraved in my heart. This person once said arrogantly, "Just because they want to replace me?"

That's right, just relying on those people, how can you be as charming as you are.

Mu Junning suppressed the slight fluctuations in her eyes, and frowned, "If I hadn't entered, would you have seen people like this?"

"Footsteps, I heard it a long time ago." The man beckoned, but did not raise his eyes, and put aside the glutinous rice balls that were unwilling to leave his lap, "Come here."

Just when he got close to the couch, the man stopped him on his lap with one hand.

"ah!"

With Mu Junning's exclamation, she landed firmly in Fu Chen's arms.

"What's your name, huh?" It seemed that Mu Junning was too fussy.

His voice was a little sinister and a little lazy, not sexy.

It was probably because he had been recovering from his injuries for too long, and he also lost the previous sense of urgency. After returning from Dongyu Lane, he was taken to the familiar Fuxi Palace by Concubine De, where he took care of the injuries that he thought were not considered injuries.

"You're really getting more and more unruly." Rolling his eyes indecently, he wanted to get up but was held back by the people behind him and couldn't move. He spat, "Overbearing."

But she didn't struggle any more, Fu Chen was still reading the book, she adjusted her position, and she also felt lazy.

She couldn't forget how Fu Chen returned to Fuxi Palace that day, she looked the same as usual, even more rosy than usual, until she entered the inner room and saw Fu Chen washing off the makeup on his face, It was only then that he realized that his entire body had lost all color.

After ten days and half a month, the wound has healed a lot, but the spirit of the person has become more and more lazy.

"Your Majesty, why don't you steal half a day's leisure with the slaves?"

He clearly knew that this person was just like this by nature, even if he said such words, there was no emotion in his eyes.

That's right, this person doesn't even bother to pretend now.

It seems that they know that as long as they pretend, their relationship will be more than what it is now.

The two lay on the couch for a while, only to hear Fu Chen say slowly: "Is the queen making any moves?"

"How do you know?"

Fu Chen was noncommittal, with deep eyes, "She should have it too. If you reach the position of imperial concubine, she won't be a queen if she hasn't moved yet."

"The imperial concubine... oh, that's all the emperor made a target for his precious lump." This precious lump is the new Mei Wanyi. Although the emperor just goes to sit for a short time every day, the rewards are endless , I didn't even come to the harem again for half a month.

For this one, the emperor has put a lot of thought into it.

In the eyes of the emperor, she is magnanimous and does not fight or grab. If she can help this precious lump, it would be great.

"Even if there is no matter of Mei Wanyi, the emperor will promote you." When the emperor shaved his hair last time, the questions the emperor asked Mu Junning all revealed some kind of information, including that he was in front of the emperor and queen mother for Mu Junning before. Bo Yibo also wanted to add bricks and tiles, and Concubine De's life can also increase his bargaining chips, "Sixth Prince's new store is about to open?"

"That's right. It's very urgent in the past few days, especially that the store is made according to your idea, and it caused a sensation in the capital before it opened. He really wants to meet you, an expert." The sixth child also didn't know what to do. Yes, it was because Fu Chen was extremely displeasing to the eye. "I promised him that during the Double Ninth Lantern Festival in the next few days, I would bring an 'expert' to meet him, but you should recuperate in Fuxi Palace, or you won't see him."

Knowing that Fu Chen didn't want to expose himself, Mu Junning said thoughtfully.

"No, see you, if he can find it."

In the Jin Dynasty, there was a custom of not changing the family when the poor were poor, and not digging up the grave when the rich were rich. Even if a place was poor, most people would not move.But the Fu family was not because of this, because they sent Fu Chen to the palace, and they who planned to leave ended up becoming the only residents of Fu's village, because they were afraid that if Fu Chen came back one day, they would not be able to find their way home.

If they were separated in ancient times, compared with the slim hope of finding a needle in a haystack in modern times, it is really hard to see in a lifetime.

The second child of the Fu family, Fu Xing still had two streaks of dust on his face, and his face was full of despair. The food he got after crossing several plank roads was robbed. After killing him, he managed to escape, but a big gash was cut on his thigh, bleeding profusely.

Seeing his wound, Mrs. Zhao put down the three-year-old young girl in her arms in a panic. This was the child that Mrs. Zhao was pregnant with before Fu Chen left. She quickly stood up and hurriedly cleaned it up. Bu wanted to bandage his son, but the family hadn't bought a new cloth head for a long time. Although they sold their son into the palace for some money back then, they used it for the past few years, and they didn't have much left.

Mrs. Zhao had no choice but to tear off the clothes that had been patched with countless patches, but was stopped by Fu Xing, "Don't, mother, the bleeding will stop immediately, what a waste, the clothes are torn, but there is nothing else to do." Already!"

"No, no, Xiaochen said that the wound must be treated."

"We have thick skin and thick flesh, what can happen! No matter how big the injury was before, it's okay."

Mrs. Zhao looked at this stupid second son with a naive smile, with so much blood on his face that he was fine, feeling sour for a while.

"Is there any news about... Xiaochen?" This place is too far away from Luanjing, but if someone in the palace dies, the palace will have the criminal record they left when they sent Fu Chen away. At least if you just throw people... rolled up into a mass grave like the third son of the old Zhang family in the town, then there will also be a message. As long as there is no message, the person is still alive at least.

Visiting relatives is only allowed once every five years in the palace. The last time it was canceled when the emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River, the next time it will have to wait.

"No." He has already inquired this time, and there is indeed no news about Fu Chen. Now there are no people in the town. Gaozhou has been suffering from severe drought for years, and there is no harvest. Everyone who can leave has left, and this place has become Qiang. It is more difficult to inquire about the places Wu often invades than before.

"It's fine if you don't, it's fine if you don't!"

They seldom mentioned Fu Chen, fearing that it would make them uncomfortable.

The little girl who was put down by her mother didn't cry or make trouble, she was obediently obedient, she knew who the Xiaochen her mother and brother were talking about was her other brother, but she had never seen him.

Niang said that the fourth brother exchanged himself for food, so that she could be born, so that she would not starve to death, and the family could live well.

"Mother, I didn't get the food." Fu Xing lowered his head in self-blame, and his mother gave him the rest of the family's silver, and asked him to buy some food, at least so that Yaomei could eat something, but It was robbed halfway.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao opened her mouth several times, but finally closed it.

They had nothing to eat. They had been hungry for two days. They ate everything they could eat at home and everything they could dig in the fields outside.

There are no people in the entire Fujia Village, and they can't borrow food even if they are dying or walking.

A scrawny girl who looked much younger than her actual age due to long-term malnutrition, came out of the house, and suddenly said with a determined face: "Mom, sell me."

She has reached the age of marriage, but because she looks too sallow and thin, and because Mrs. Zhao is unwilling to let go, and would rather everyone in the family have nothing to eat than send her daughter out to suffer, she has never seen anyone. People like them, others hide It's too late, how can I want it.

"No!" The eldest daughter and the younger son all left.

As a mother, she couldn't change these two children for several lifetimes, and now the third daughter must not have any more accidents.

"Why can't it work? Didn't the eldest sister also change the food? The fourth brother entered the palace to let us live so long. I can do it too, mother, I can do it! Please, find a matchmaker to sell me!" The girl knelt Come down and cry.

"My mother won't agree to anything you say. If there is a chance, my mother will do everything possible to bring them back. No matter how poor we are, we will sell our children again. If we are going to die, we will die together!" Mrs. Zhao hugged the third daughter, With tears in her eyes, she made up her mind when sending Fu Chen away.

The head of the family also went out to look for food, but the eldest daughter did not come back. Instead, when she took the money to redeem her, she said that she was doing well and let them go.He also gave them a pile of food, and was beaten half to death by the lame man, who called the people in the village and threw them out, telling them not to try to take their daughter back.

The daughter told them not to look for her again at the head of the village, and she would take care of herself.

She knew that it was because the eldest daughter didn't want to come back and become a burden on the family. She saw so many scars on her daughter's body, which were beaten by her crippled husband, and her heart was crushed. After so many years, she dared not go How about the eldest daughter.

still alive?

As for Xiaochen, the palace is a place where people cannibalize, will he also...

Under Zhao's insistence, the third daughter stopped talking, but there was a kind of stubbornness in her eyes.

Mrs. Zhao gently asked Xiang Yaonu, "Xiao Rong, are you hungry?"

Fu Rong, before Fu Chen left, he got a name for his younger sister who was still in his mother's womb. They couldn't come up with such an elegant name.

He said that this is a very beautiful flower, and it has the medicinal value of clearing the lungs and detoxifying. He hopes that his sister can bloom like a hibiscus flower.

She has no culture, and she doesn't know why her youngest son only knows so much after spending a few days with a down-and-out scholar in the village, but she knows that this youngest son has the best heart, and she has never seen this kind of flower in her life, but She knew it must be a beautiful flower.

Fu Rong shook her head, her hair was thinning, her face was sallow, her cheeks were sunken, she shook her head, "It's cold, I'm not hungry."

Her pronunciation is not standard.

She is not hungry.

Suddenly, the sound of horseshoes came from far and near.

At first, they didn't know what it was. The family hadn't heard such a loud noise nearby for a long time, so they ran out to see.

The smoke and dust billowed, and a group of people who looked either rich or noble ran towards here on horseback.

Horses are rare.

They have only seen cattle a few times in their lives, let alone horses, which are even rarer.

"Mother, then... who is that person?"

"Are you here to catch us?"

"Will we die..."

The family huddled together in fear.