half life slave

After Wang Yunwen and Cai Zhen left, Qin Taiyue came forward with a worried expression and cupped his hands, "These people are careless and offended the emperor, it is the fault of the old minister." After speaking, he bowed hurriedly to plead guilty.

"Please, uncle, you don't know what's going on, what's wrong with you?" Shen Hui still only called Qin Taiyue his uncle when there was no one else, but it was quite affectionate, "Is there anything else you want to come back to, uncle?"

Qin Taiyue shook his head, "At present, the two Huai, Changlu, and Hedong salt transshipment envoys are all in place, but there are still vacancies in the two Zhejiang provinces. I will discuss with my cabinet colleagues and recommend a person to the emperor. Zuo Chun, the servant of the Nanjing household department. I don't know what you want. how?"

Shen Hui took a sip of tea, but did not speak.Qin Taiyue took a look at Rong Yu, and continued, "Zuo Chun is a good man who has been in peace for 20 years. He has served in the Nanjing household department for seven years. According to the law, he should be transferred. This person is familiar with the people's livelihood and conditions in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. , is a suitable candidate.”

Shen Hui nodded, "I remember that he once advised the late emperor that the eldest son of the emperor should be established as the heir. My uncle relegated him to Nanjing on the grounds that the late emperor was in the prime of his life in the spring and autumn, and his courtiers should not speak rashly about establishing an heir. Why now? , remember him again?"

Knowing that he had asked this question, Qin Taiyue smiled and said, "The so-called time has passed and the situation has changed. I feel that he has learned the lesson. What's more, he was just hot-headed at that time, and his heart was still loyal to the emperor, and he did not have friendship with the King of Qin. Qin Wang is a party, it is better to give him a chance. The emperor should appease his ministers when the time is right. They should not let them feel that those who have not expressed their support before will not be reused from now on. In this way, the court will lose talents. The emperor is not worth the loss."

Shen Hui let out a long moan, and frowned thoughtfully.Qin Taiyue saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, so he tentatively asked, "What does the emperor think about, can you tell the old minister?"

Shen Hui cleared his throat, and just about to speak, suddenly saw Wu Bao rushing in in a panic, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, someone from Xiefang Palace said that Concubine Hui vomited badly when she got up early, and the imperial doctor took a pulse, saying that she had an occasional cold. The empress is clamoring now and refuses to take the medicine, she only says that she is afraid that the medicine will offend His Highness...the people in Xiefang Palace really can't help it, they knelt outside and begged the emperor to take a look at the empress."

While listening to him, Rong Yu looked at Qin Taiyue's face with disdain.After a long while, Shen Hui said impatiently, "I'm not a doctor, so I told the people in Xiefang Palace to go back and serve the master well. If there is a mistake, I will ask for them."

"Your Majesty," Wu Bao stopped talking, glanced at Qin Taiyue, and then said cautiously, "The Empress heard about it, and has rushed to the Xiefang Hall. In fact, the Empress also feels unwell when she wakes up early. Look..."

"Nonsense! It's just a partial concubine. She can afford to work in the palace!" Shen Hui reprimanded, and then sighed helplessly, "I made the elder laugh. Guo retreated beforehand. You Ke next to him, it is not appropriate for the Zhonggong to run around and think about it at this moment, I am worried, and I should go to see Zitong."

Qin Taiyue nodded, looking at the concern on Shen Hui's face, it didn't look like it was feigned, and Zitong's sentence was quite sincere, and he hurriedly said, "It's about the emperor's heir, it's not a small matter, it's inconvenient for the old minister to disturb the emperor, so that's it." I will take my leave first." After a pause, there was some sincerity in his expression, "Please tell the emperor, the old minister greets the empress, and hopes that the empress will take good care of her body, and must not act carelessly."

Shen Hui nodded, "Uncle's words are true, I've made a note of them." He turned his head and called Rong Yu, "Send the old man off for me."

Rong Yu took the order and sent the person to the front of the hall. The two of them didn't say much along the way.After leaving the Qianqing Palace, Qin Taiyue stopped and said to him with a half-smile, "I will send you off without any trouble, and it is important to go back to serve the emperor. What happened today is a test of the emperor's trust in the ministers." , is by no means comparable to ordinary people, the future of the factory minister is limitless, it is really gratifying."

Rong Yuying smiled lightly, and cupped his hands at him, "I accept your auspicious words."

After returning to the Nuan Pavilion, I saw Shen Hui was still at his desk, and after a long time passed, he didn't intend to drive to Xiefang Hall.Rong Yu felt that something was wrong, one side was talking about the selection of candidates by salt transport, but Wu Bao came in to interrupt, and couldn't help asking, "Is the emperor going to see Concubine Hui?"

Shen Hui raised his eyes and said lazily, "I said that I'm not a doctor, so I can't cure these women's heart problems." Looking at him, he suddenly smiled sideways, his eyes full of teasing, "But these people in the harem are still useful. Lifting it out will save me from listening to Qin Taiyue's noise."

After finishing speaking, he showed a smug smile, "He insisted on asking me to make a decision today, but I refused to agree. Unfortunately, I didn't think of anything to say, so I had to delay."

It seemed that it was really a prevarication, seeing the flying eyebrows, Rong Yu also smiled, "The emperor uses the ladies as a shield, but it can only be blocked for a while, the matter will be resolved sooner or later, you have to think of a suitable reason It's good to refuse."

Shen Hui tilted his head in thought, with a joking look on his face, "Zuo Chun is unemployed in Nanjing, and I can't find anything to do with him. Then I have to tell Qin Taiyue that his horoscope does not match mine. You see, he just mentioned Zuo Chun, my love The concubine immediately felt uncomfortable. It can be seen that Zuo Chun is either at odds with me, or at odds with my prince!"

This reason makes people laugh and cry, but it has to be admitted that in the era when the imperial power was overwhelming, although this method is narrow, it may not be ineffective.It's just that Qin Taiyue's face will be completely dark by then.

He was meditating to himself, not noticing that Shen Hui was staring at him.It's been a long time since I saw the smile on the corner of his mouth, so smooth and calm, just looking at it like this, it seems to remind people of some pictures about the tranquility of the years.

But Shen Hui still remembered that he had been nervous just now, his face turned pale in the blink of an eye, and he stood stiffly beside him, he could clearly feel the suppressed anxiety.

This person still didn't trust him as before, and felt that he could be sacrificed anytime, anywhere, just like many years ago, he had no hope, no struggle, let alone ask him for help.

The Zhenjiao is very angry. As a subject, even the lord refuses to believe him. He knows that he has a cold nature, but is there no exception?He is also a human being, and he yearns for a reliable relationship.It's a pity that he couldn't find it with his parents, brothers, or even his wife, so he had no choice but to look for it in a close servant?

Once I thought about it, I felt it was unfair to this person.At least he prefers to treat him as a courtier rather than a domestic slave.Then it is said that the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers should also be based on mutual trust.

He was not reconciled, and always wanted to hear the truth from the idea, "Is it easy now? It was just a moment of tension, but now that I think about it, I have no idea to be afraid of? Qin Taiyue has met you now."

Rong Yu was startled, is this reminding him to thank him?Then kneel down and kowtow?With tears in my eyes, thank the emperor for saving me?He pursed his lips and thought for a moment, but he bowed down and said from the bottom of his heart, "I am grateful to the emperor for his trust."

I really don't know how to flatter, and I don't know where all the clever ideas outside have gone. Shen Hui hated iron and steel, "You were promoted by me, so I will protect you naturally. You should not be in the limelight for a while, the harem Be more careful here, if the empress wants to trouble you, you should be more careful, it is really tricky, you can come and tell me."

This is another reassurance for him! ?In fact, Rong Yu was grateful in his heart, thinking about the moment just now, he had doubts about Shen Hui, and he felt a little ashamed.Hearing what he said, my heart warmed up, and following his words, I hurriedly nodded and said yes with a smile.

It's still Zuo Chun's matter, which is over for now.The palace also calmed down, Concubine Hui was much more self-conscious than before, the empress was still pampered, but by virtue of the name of caring for her concubine, from time to time she ran against Concubine Hui, who was favored and despised, just enjoying herself.

Shen Hui would go to accompany Qin Ruozhen to have lunch every other day, and then take a nap in the dormitory. Because he was there, Rong Yu had to go to Kunning Palace to meet him, and by the way, he explained the old notes he had accumulated in the morning listen to him.

One day I was waiting in the anteroom, when a waiter came in to serve tea, his head was lowered very low when he served it, and his movements were slow, as he put his finger on the table, a few drops of hot tea splashed out.Although it didn't burn Rong Yu, Lin Sheng scolded him, "Why are you panicking, don't you understand the rules of serving people?"

The little servant was so frightened that his knees went limp, and he kowtowed repeatedly on the ground, "The villain has made a mistake, please calm down the factory owner... no no, please punish the factory owner."

Hearing his voice was trembling, Rong Yu didn't know that he could bluff people like this, so he called him up in a warm voice, "It's okay, just be more careful in the future. In front of the empress, you must be cautious in everything." Seeing that he was still hanging his head, he couldn't even see his eyebrows clearly, so he didn't want to say more, and waved him away.

The little waiter backed out with a hunch, he walked very slowly, and he was still a little limping.Rong Yuwai wanted to ask, after all, he was in Kunning Palace, so it was not convenient to meddle in other people's business.

Unexpectedly, after a while, repeated angry reprimands suddenly sounded from outside, followed by crackling sounds, which were extremely clear and loud.

Rong Yu signaled Lin Sheng to go out and have a look, Lin Sheng lifted the curtain, and saw the little maid just now kneeling in the porch clapping his hands, and standing in front of him was Xu Ying, the head of Kunning Palace.He stared blankly at the same time and said coldly, "This is for your own good, your face is swollen when you turn around, and you will not be able to serve in the front for a few days, so you don't make your wife angry. Maybe you can save your little life more A few days. And a longer memory, if you make a mistake again, it will not be as simple as a slap in the face."

Hearing that there was something in the words, Lin Sheng rushed up and said with a smile, "Mr. Xu has worked hard. This kid has just poured tea for the factory owner, but he has a clumsy tongue. He doesn't seem to be clever. Now he has to be taught by the manager. , but the empress has arranged some ignorant people here."

Seeing him coming out, Xu Ying knew that he was most useful in front of Rong Yu, so she also said with a smile, "You don't know, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is becoming more and more careless now, and there are not many people who send us here." He's outstanding. This kid, the empress doesn't want to see him every day. I didn't suffer less, and I punished him, in fact, it was for his own good."

While the two were talking, the little servant still didn't dare to stop, slap after slap, and greeted himself on the face, Lin Sheng saw from the corner of his eye, that white and tender cheeks had swollen into two red lumps.

Lin Sheng couldn't bear it for a while, since he learned the rules, he was accepted and picked when he was ready to go on duty.Not to mention that he didn't suffer any crimes afterwards, and he was still living in a dignified way inside and outside the palace.His grade is not high, but he is flattered everywhere he goes, and even the eunuchs in charge are willing to smile at him, so after so many years, he has long forgotten that being a servant will be tortured by others, and he has to grit his teeth and suffer patient.

Xu Ying was at the side, and saw that he was uncomfortable, because she saw that the waiter was beating almost, she raised her hand and stopped, and gave him a few words of reprimand before ordering him to go down.

The little servant kowtowed and stood up, his legs and scripts were not very agile, and these few movements were wobbly.The man was pitifully thin, and he kept bowing his body, making him look even more timid.

Lin Sheng saw that he was acting badly, so his heart moved, "Boss Xu, I look at him as if he has just been scolded, so he still can't walk easily?"

Xu Ying nodded, "However, this child is the hardest-working one in this group, he doesn't like to be talkative, and he looks good, so he was transferred to Kunning Palace to serve him. Who knows He was unlucky, so he couldn't get into the eyes of the empress. Once he did something wrong, and was caught and punished severely. Since then, I have always picked on him when I saw him. .”

Shaking his head and sighing slightly, he continued, "Now he has been punished to be even less talkative, and he often looks frightened. You can see that he still has difficulty in moving. After punishing him for thirty boards in public, he walked the stick outside in the yard, letting the low-ranking people look at him, saying that it was to shake the mountain and shake the tiger, and it made him even more ashamed."

Lin Sheng understood this as soon as he heard it, he had his own rules for beating the board for his servants, he had to take off his trousers for the beating, and it was because the ministers outside had to take off their clothes, and beating a slave was no use to save face.

Can't say whether it's sympathy or physical injury, Lin Sheng sighed softly, "I just finished beating, why don't you tell him to rest?"

Xu Ying shook her head, "How dare you, the empress does not speak, but still has to come up to serve. I think he is really pitiful. He was punished twice in three days. Ten days ago, the empress rewarded him with twenty sticks. He went to the Chief of Punishment .Nowadays, those guys have black hands, and if they don’t spend enough money, they will beat them hard, and twenty boards can make people unable to get out of bed.” He stopped talking, and he couldn’t help sighing deeply, “Let’s wait a little longer, wait The empress gave birth to His Royal Highness, and when she was in a good mood, she just found an excuse to send him away. If you are a slave, it’s not always the same fate. If the master screams, you have to grit your teeth and kowtow loudly. Thanks."

Lin Sheng felt sad, but he couldn't help but feel lucky that he could meet a good master.But there are so many maids in the palace, and there are not many who can't make it to the top, so it is inevitable that they will be beaten and scolded.Compared with them, my life is simply too comfortable.