half life slave

At the end of spring in the fourth year of Tianshou, Concubine Hui was approaching her due date, and the emperor's eldest son, Shen Xian, had passed a hundred days.Shen Hui issued an edict at the time of the celebration, promoting him as Prince Rong, and bestowing rewards on all members of the whole palace, especially Tan Shi, the wet nurse who served King Rong's meritorious service, received the most honorable reward.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the capital is already experiencing autumn rain and cold.Shen Hui idly teased King Rong in the Nuan Pavilion, and because he mentioned that the weather was getting colder, he ordered Rong Yu to withdraw this winter's silver bone charcoal in advance from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the use of the Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Father...Father." A milky call caught everyone's attention. Shen Hui turned his head to stare at King Rong in Tan's embrace. He asked with a stretched eyebrow, "Brother Xian, what did you call me just now? Call me again?"

King Rong giggled when he shook his head. He looked around and saw everyone staring at him with smiles, which made him feel the anticipation and sense of security like stars holding the moon. He looked at Shen Hui again, The upper and lower lips touched lightly, and there was a "father" sound that was vague but enough to make Shen Hui jump.

It is extremely rare for a seemingly simple syllable to come from the mouth of such a young child.This seemingly inadvertent lip-touching took a lot of effort from the people around him, most likely it was because he taught him repeatedly in his ears for a long time before he got what he has today.

"Brother Xian is really smart! Come, let me hug you." Shen Hui stretched out his arms, making a gesture of hugging.

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Your Highness has just had milk and hasn't digested it yet. If you spit milk on your body, it would be rude." Lian Hai, the eunuch accompanying King Rong, hurriedly Qian dissuaded with a smile.

The royal family always paid attention to holding grandchildren but not children, and the emperor generally rarely showed intimate feelings towards his children, so Shen Hui's request at this moment would naturally be rejected by the crowd with kind words and persuasion.

However, Shen Hui ignored it, and opened his arms and smiled brightly at King Rong.Tan first looked at the expressions of the crowd, hesitated for a while, and finally placed King Rong gently in Shen Hui's arms, and said softly, "Your Highness should feel most secure and happy in the arms of the emperor."

Shen Hui's gaze was soft and full of love and compassion, and a pleasant smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.However, Shen Xian's temper was obviously very restless, and he kept twisting his body in his arms. After a while, Shen Hui couldn't hold him.Tan watched from the side, and quickly took King Rong over in a timely manner.

Shen Hui smiled at Mrs. Tan, very satisfied that she made it out of the siege in time, and after a few words of advice, he went to Xinuange to handle government affairs.

In the evening, Rong Yu was having dinner in his room, when Mrs. Tan suddenly came to look for him.She took a bag of golden pickles, which were all given to her by the empress a few days ago, and begged him with a smile, "This is what the servant got the day before yesterday, and I have been wanting to send it home for my wife and two boys. But I begged the people in the ceremonial room a few times, and they always took advantage of passing things on for the slaves. It’s not that the slaves are stingy, but the family is difficult, so I finally got this good job, thinking that I can add some expenses to the family , but I can’t meet with my family. That’s why I want to ask my lord to help this servant.”

She smiled and said, "This is what Sun Bingbi taught the slaves to beg you. He said that you are the only one who treats people most generously in the palace, and you will never embarrass the slaves. I am here to trouble your lord. Please help me, my lord."

Rong Yu nodded and said yes, and took the things over, "It's a matter of little effort. I'll arrange for someone to deliver the things to your house tomorrow, so you can rest assured.

Mrs. Tan thanked him repeatedly, then took out a silk smock and a double-breasted gown with dolo, and smiled courteously, "This is also the material that the empress rewarded me a few days ago, because the slave girl thought, such a good thing, give it to me." That countryman was wasting his clothes, so he made two clothes for you, my lord. It’s not worth anything. The slave also knows that the lord doesn’t need anything, so it’s all a matter of thought, as long as you don’t dislike the roughness of the slave’s work.”

Rong Yu looked casually, and saw that the stitches of the two clothes were also delicate.But the four-season clothes have always been stipulated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there is indeed no shortage of them, and even though he is a servant, it is not good for him to accept them privately with the female officials in the palace, so he shook his head and smiled at her, "That's not necessary. I just became this year old I can’t wear the winter clothes for a while. You should take it back and change it as a gift to your family. Thank you for thinking about it, and I will definitely take care of your family’s affairs.”

Seeing Tan's embarrassing face, he gently told her, "Just serve King Rong with your heart, and the emperor and queen will appreciate your benefits. When King Rong grows up in the future, he will also give you a respectful treatment."

Only then did Mrs. Tan nod her head nonuo, and left with her clothes in her arms.

At the winter solstice of this year, Princess Qi once again brought her eldest granddaughter Cui Jinglan to Beijing and stayed in the palace as a guest. This time she really wanted to prepare for Cui Jinglan's marriage.The Cui family has already agreed on the date of marriage with Duke Liang's son, and they will marry from the palace a few years ago. Because of Princess Qi, Shen Hui specially bestowed the position of princess Cui Jinglan, which is considered to be enough face for this aunt.

Because Concubine Hui was about to give birth, the Empress would often go to Xiefang Hall to sit for a while. Today, Princess Qi and Cui Jinglan both went to visit Concubine Hui, and everyone wentssiping here.

"There hasn't been a happy event in the palace for a long time, so this time it's time to have a good time." Qin Ruozhen smiled and took out a golden headband of the Jade Buddha statue, "This is specially made for Jinglan by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Palace Order, just take a look do you like it."

The golden headband is inlaid with nine small white jade Buddha statues. The nine small jade statues represent nine shrines, and the surroundings are hammered with gold leaves.In addition to the brilliance of gold and jade, it is also inlaid with 27 pigeon blood red rubies.Exquisite workmanship, extremely magnificent.

Cui Jinglan couldn't put it down, she got up and thanked Yingying, "The empress has taken care of it, Jinglan thank you for the reward."

Shen Hui smiled and said, "Jing Lan is born well, and this headband is very suitable for her. It's just that the queen gave all the good things, but I have nothing to give. I was promoted to your title a while ago, why don't you think of another one?" Your title will be given to you as well." Yin turned his head and asked Rong Yu, "You, the supervisor of ceremonies, can think of a title for me?"

Rong and jaws should be the same, but before he could speak, Cui Jinglan curled his lips and shook his head again and again, "Jinglan dare not ask for the title of Long Live Lord anymore. This princess has already exceeded the limit, if I add another title, I'm afraid The officials outside want to talk about this again, but then Long Live Lord will have to argue with them again."

Everyone who said something laughed, Qin Ruozhen nodded and praised, "Jing Lan is really polite and knows how to consider the emperor." After a short pause, he said, "Jing Lan grew up with her aunt, so the rules are naturally very good, but It's also a little too particular. Before she left the pavilion, she was surrounded by girls, and she lived in the palace, and she didn't even have a servant. When I saw her coming, the small chariot she was sitting on was actually carried by the maids. , what is the reason for leaving so many ministers in the palace alone?"

The palanquins of noble masters in the palace have always been carried by the servants, even when the concubines travel. After all, the servants are much stronger than the maids.

When Qin Ruozhen asked such a question, Shen Hui couldn't help being curious.Cui Jinglan showed a trace of embarrassment, bit his lips and did not speak, and squeezed out a contemptuous smile for a long time, with a bit of contempt on his expression, "Long live God and empress, please forgive me, it's not that Jing Lan is too particular, but those servants are really filthy. Jing Lan I can't see the nasty things they do behind the scenes, and feel disgusted, so I don't want them to carry the sedan chair."

Shen Hui immediately frowned, "Did Jing Lan see or hear something?"

Cui Jinglan froze for a moment, and gradually blushed, as if it was hard to say anything, she turned her head to look at the maid behind her, who understood, and hurriedly answered for her, "Long live Lord, the princess said this because she was living in the house a few days ago. In the Palace of Yanxi Palace, the filth used by the servants and maids for food was found. The princess was very annoyed, but after all, he lived in the palace as a guest, and he was afraid that speaking out would make the Long Live God and the Empress unhappy. So until I didn’t dare to say anything today.”

Princess Qi was immediately displeased and said, "It's okay! You child, if you find out about this, you should report to your mother earlier. You are young and ignorant, and you don't know the pros and cons of this. Although the palace can't help the servants For food, they are strictly forbidden to mess up the palace, if this trend grows, I don't know how much disaster it will cause in the future."

Cui Jinglan turned her face away, and said embarrassedly, "I'm a girl who hasn't left the court. I can only hide when I see these things. Is it impossible to run into them? Besides, there are those palm prints and pens in this palace. They all Open your eyes and close your eyes, what can I say?"

After saying this, everyone in the hall looked at Rong Yu, knowing that Cui Jinglan suddenly mentioned this at this stall, and he took it as an attack on himself, so he hurriedly bowed his head, "It's my negligence, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Don't rush to plead guilty," Qin Ruozhen retorted, "Who are the servants and maids who committed crimes in Yanxi Palace, and where the stolen goods are hidden, we have to find out first."

She turned to look at Shen Hui, who hesitated for a moment, and ordered, "Let someone search Yanxi Palace immediately."

The servants in the Jiaotai Palace delivered the decree, and after a while, a courtier and a palace maid were brought in by the warden, and they knelt in front of the emperor. The palace maid was so frightened that she wept when she saw the battle.

The inner palace supervisor took another wooden box and asked for an order, "This is the filth found in the room of the young prisoner Hu Zhen."

He didn't dare to ask the emperor to check it out, he paused slightly, and held the box up to Rong Yu.Rong Yu opened the lid of the box, and saw that there were spices and some porcelain vases painted with erotic dramas inside. It seemed that the vases contained something similar to aphrodisiacs.

It's just that these things were found in such a short period of time. I don't know whether it should be said that the Inner Palace Supervisor is efficient, or the people in the palace have been prepared early in the morning.

Waving his hands to make people take away the wooden box, Rong Yu didn't feel flustered, he just bowed to Shen Hui to plead guilty, "I have neglected my duty and failed to clean up the inner court, please punish me by the emperor."

It is true that he is the palm seal of the inner court, but he is more involved in the affairs of the court outside.No matter how much mental and physical strength a person has, he can do everything, let alone such a huge forbidden garden, with such a large number of palace people, how can we completely eliminate private affairs.

Shen Hui turned his head to look at him, with some complaints in his eyes, but he only said lightly, "There are so many people in the palace, it's not surprising that there are a few people who are unconscious at a time. You can't stare at them every day. You just say how That's the punishment."

These words openly excused him, Rong Yu didn't dare to be negligent, glanced at Qin Ruozhen, and replied, "One year's fine, Hu Zhen sent down Yanxi Palace to clean up, and this maid was handed over to the Shang Palace Bureau for further distribution. "

"It's a lenient punishment." Qin Ruozhen smiled softly, and said slowly, "The factory official is really as the rumors have always said, but he has a good nature and is willing to tolerate him. No wonder there is such a thing in the palace. thing."

Maids in the palace are also human beings. It is perfectly normal to have emotions and desires. This kind of thing has never been broken through the ages. It is meaningless and too serious. Besides, this is just a pretext. He wants to know what Qin Ruozhen has prepared next. It was a joke, so he deliberately made the punishment lighter.

Sure enough, after trying it, Qin Ruozhen showed a strange dissatisfaction.

Rong Yu frowned slightly, "For the palace people, a salary demotion is not considered a light punishment. It's the first time the two of them committed a crime. I would like to ask the emperor and empress to show mercy and give them a chance to reform themselves."

As soon as the voice fell, Hu Zhen suddenly raised her head and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, I am not convinced! If you say that your ministers are messing up the inner court, you should treat them equally. There is no one who has such a thing in the inner court. Your Majesty, please." Let's check and punish him, let the minister be convinced."

Before he could finish speaking, someone from the inner court immediately scolded him for speaking out boldly, but Qin Ruozhen waved his hand to stop him, and asked Hu Zhen, "You said that there are many such things in the inner court, do you have evidence? Do you know who it is?" Is it?"

Hu Zhen's expression froze, she quickly raised her eyes to look at Rong Yu, then quickly lowered her head, and said hesitantly, "As far as I know, the people in charge of the inner court also do such dirty things. I hope Long Live God and Your Majesty will see clearly."

"Your Majesty, I think what he said is also reasonable. As the saying goes, if things are not fair, there will be loud noises. If only one of him is punished, he will naturally not accept it." Cui Jinglan said, his eyes glanced at Rongyu, "Jinglan heard that If everyone in charge of the inner court is not upright, they will naturally follow suit. Then, it is not difficult to understand that the punishment is too light, it is nothing more than a cold lips and teeth."

Hu Zhen also paused at this time, "What I said is definitely not just talking, I ask the emperor to issue an order, and we will know the truth after a thorough investigation of the inner court."

At this point, Rong Yu certainly knew that his guess was right, that this good show was all aimed at him, even though he was not in a panic, he couldn't help but secretly beating drums in his heart, wondering if they had settled down in his room at this moment After getting the stolen goods, I only hope that Lin Sheng can be more vigilant and not be trapped by someone taking advantage of the organization.

There was a sudden silence in the hall, Concubine Hui was just idly watching a play, Princess Qi and Cui Jinglan both looked at the Empress, Qin Ruozhen was still drinking the tea in his cup slowly, Shen Hui looked calm and thoughtful.

Anyway, there is no way for him to avoid it, so Rong Yu bowed his hands more calmly, "I would like to investigate from myself first, so as to rectify the palace ban."