All your life is gentle
Chapter 065
Zhang Tinglan was shocked when he saw An Chen coming in.Forced to be calm: "Director An. Ah, Mr. Lantai Ling is overwhelmed with alcohol, and this official is entrusted by his colleagues in the Imperial Academy to take care of him here."
An Chen bowed and said: "Your Excellency, you have worked hard. Please serve the Lord with a banquet in the palace, and Lord Lantai Ling will leave it to you."
When Zhang Tinglan went out, Zi Shi blinked and grinned at An Chen.
Director An exaggeratedly patted his chest: "Amitabha! Master Li, I just noticed that someone in the office is not following the rules. This is going to be a step too late, but what can I do..." Wang Zishi held his stomach and did not get up, and said with a frown: "I will send someone How about quietly inviting Yuan Zhengyin over here?"
Zi Shi shook his head: "Stomach aches, old problems. Also, I have no strength. It's getting better, so it's okay." Taking a breath, he said softly, "Can you please pour me a glass of hot water from the manager."
An Chen nodded and went out, quickly turned around, and brought the tea cup to Zi Shi.Seeing that he drank it without hesitation, he showed a guilty smile: "I let Mr. Li encounter such a thing in the palace, An Chen could die forever..."
The son let go of the cup: "Please let the manager call me by my name." He looked sideways at An Chen, "There are adults all over the court, and the manager sent him away just now. Isn't he also an adult? I really don't like "Master Li" "These three words."
An Chen is cautious, the higher his status, the greater his real power, the more thoughtful his speech.In front of courtiers, he has always been courteous.Zi Shi mentioned this before, but he didn't take it seriously.Listening to the fact that he was almost in distress, he picked up the trivial matter and brought it up again, his heart relaxed, and he smiled and said: "Then An Chen will take care of him and call him "Zi Shi"."
Zi Shi also laughed: "The manager is polite."
An Chen looked at his complexion, it seemed to have improved a lot, and nodded.Sitting down and meditating for a moment, he said: "It happens that the eyes are quiet——I have something, and I want to hear what Zi Shi has to say."
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint the boss and make mistakes in my love." Zi Shi answered the polite words, but the expression on his face was very sincere.
An Chen's voice was extremely low: "Tell me... is there any way to make the emperor lose his interest in alchemy... It's best not to take those elixir."
Zi Shi was a little surprised, he didn't expect the general manager to ask this.
An Chen sighed softly: "The Daoist Yunzhong recommended by His Royal Highness is very good at talking, which has convinced His Majesty. The things for alchemy are all bought by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You know, although the key to the Treasury of the Internal Palace is in my In my hands, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the king of Thailand, has the final say on the construction and procurement..."
Zi Shi understood, the manager was worried that there was some special additive in the elixir.It turned out that the most loyal one was this one.Close your eyes and think for a while, then slowly said: "One, is there something more fun than alchemy and more attractive to the emperor—"
The two shook their heads together.Apart from becoming a fairy, Long Live Lord has played almost all the tricks of being a human being.What's more, this elixir has only been refined for the first time, and it is just in its infancy. Although Zhao Ju is fascinated by Huanxi Chan, he has not forgotten the alchemy for a day.
"Er..." Zi Shi smiled, "There is a stupid way, let me just say it, and the boss just listen to it. In my opinion, our emperor is a person who strives for perfection. Food and clothing should be beautiful and exquisite; diction and songs, It must be beautiful and ingenious; the ears should be clear and clear, and the eyes should be pleasing to the eye—" Opening his eyes and looking at An Chen, "So, if you can try to make the emperor's appetite for the so-called elixir, no matter how effective the alchemy is, Probably can't eat it."
"This...how can it make the emperor unappetizing?"
"As far as I know, the Xuanmen Danding sect uses cinnabar and mercury, and other medicines to assist them. There are many things here. Although the names are elegant, it is quite unbearable if you really want to investigate the real thing. For example, what are the purple river chariots and dragon saliva? Incense, moon-watching sand, Wulingzhi... and so on. The tributes to the emperor are naturally clean, round and golden, and the elixirs are shining, but—" Speaking of this, he said happily as if a child had succeeded in playing a prank, " The alchemy furnace is set up in the palace, isn’t it? It’s impossible to pry into the intermediate procedures, but trying to make the emperor see the ordinary raw materials sent in, with the general manager’s ability, it’s probably not difficult..."
An Chen thought about it, and laughed along with him: "Well, it's worth a try. Why didn't I think of such a direct method..." Zhengrong said, "The emperor didn't mention the matter of going back to Nanshan Palace last time. .Hey, I, An Chen, have been with the emperor for more than 20 years, and you have only known him for a year, so why don't you understand the emperor's thoughts?"
Zi Shi stopped laughing: "The manager is too modest. It's not that the manager didn't expect it. The manager only thinks of the emperor wholeheartedly, so he never thought about it."
Hearing this, An Chen was slightly taken aback, sat silently for a long time, sighed, and talked about ancient times: "Two years before the emperor came to power, I was 15 years old. Unfortunately, the family was convicted, and all males were beheaded. My father tried every means, I begged my uncle to tell me that I was one year old so that I could enter the palace to serve the emperor."
Zi Shi propped up his arms and leaned against the couch, listening attentively.
"There is no need to talk about the twists and turns in the middle. Anyway, at that time, I was young and energetic, and I gained a lot of knowledge in the palace. I gradually came up with some far-fetched ideas, and I once criticized the emperor. The young Meng Lang did a lot of stupid things. It is all thanks to the emperor's tolerance that he has managed to survive until now. Years later, when I think back to my childish behavior at the time, I seem to hate iron for being weak, huh...
"Your Majesty...or if there are such and such things that are wrong, he really has nothing to say when he treats the people around him. I have also looked inside the palace for many years, and I finally understand: From the beginning to the end, people who are willing to live with sincerity are still There is only one. In this life, I am firmly bound to him. Since he believes in me wholeheartedly, I will serve him wholeheartedly. But please serve him wholeheartedly to the end, so that he can be safe and happy—"
Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped and asked Zi Shi seriously, "You said, as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, if you can't even ask for peace and happiness, isn't it a bit pitiful?"
Zi Shi thought: The most difficult thing to find in the world is peace and happiness, which has nothing to do with status.And His Majesty the Emperor is very talented in this aspect, and you are deeply in love with the Chief Steward...Of course I can't say this, I just sighed slightly: "At any rate, the Emperor has managed to live safely and happily all these years."
An Chen seemed to recall many past events and sank into the memories.After a long time, he sighed again: "Zi Shi, your words reminded me: it's not that I didn't think of it, but I just didn't think about it. I'm used to doing things according to the emperor's wishes. I can't figure out how to stop it, and I can't even think of stopping it at all. Since seeing you responding in front of the imperial court, the emperor is very happy, and I, the chief servant, feel ashamed..."
Uh...Zi Shi acted in panic: "The general manager is aware of the details, and the lower officials have no place to be ashamed."
An Chen scolded with a smile: "That's why you are both lovable and hated!"
Zi Shi laughed along with him.Heart said: People have been in hell for a long time, and when they leave, they still have snot and tears!Mr. Manager, you have been in love for a long time, and beauty is in the eyes of lovers. It is normal to object if you can't think of it.Now that I can think of it, it is the bright mirror hanging high and the lucky stars shining brightly, and the right is to accumulate yin and virtue.
Right now the atmosphere is just right, thinking of something, he asked: "Before the emperor came to power, the head steward was already accompanying the royal driver, so he must know about my father Ren Taifu's old affairs? The emperor has mentioned it several times, but he still refuses to go into details..."
An Chen said: "Your Majesty was the Grand Tutor in Xingning for six years, and I entered the palace for seven years in Xingning. The details are unknown. However, the emperor was twelve or thirteen years old at that time, which was the most naughty age. I guess... I'm afraid it was some kind of over-the-top joke—yes, once after you left the palace, the emperor suddenly mentioned your father."
Zi Shi was pleasantly surprised: "What did the emperor say?"
An Chen stood up straight: "The emperor said: "If you want to come now, at that time, Taifu Li is the only one who is really good for me.It's a pity that I didn't understand, so I got mad at him and left him, making him chill. " Then he said: "However, having said that, even if he knows that he is sincerely for my good, most of the time he can't help but get mad at him.well. "As a result, throughout the whole day, the emperor sighed from time to time, and then he never mentioned it again."
Zi Shi didn't ask any more questions.His Majesty the Emperor has a lot of savvy, but unfortunately, his personality flaws are too obvious: little affectionate, big ruthless, and excessively greedy for pleasure.In Li Taifu's eyes, he is a licentious and innocent son of a fool.What exactly was the joke that chilled Mrs. Li back then, Mr. An is a taboo, even if he knew it, he would definitely not say it.Zi Shi was no longer interested in getting to the bottom of it, and he sincerely sympathized with his father who was born at the wrong time and met people who were not good.
Looking at the chief executive who is trying his best to do good for the emperor, foreseeing the upcoming court struggle, and then thinking of his younger siblings who are busy saving the country and the people... what comes to mind is the helplessness and slack of being helpless and resigned to fate.Stomach pain gradually eased, fatigue hit like a tide, and the body crooked again.
Seeing him like this, An Chen hurriedly said: "Zi Shi, don't worry, rest here, I'll go say hello to Mr. Fu and Mr. Xie. However, Mr. Fu—"
"I can not say."
"I'm afraid... I can't hide it."
"I don't know anything. Please let the manager figure it out." After the words fell, people had fallen into chaos.
Wake up again, in the carriage.The car shook slightly, and my head was a little dizzy.Open your eyes and close them again.Dangyouyou felt dizzy as if she was on a boat - it seemed that she had just had a dream about taking a boat before, but she couldn't remember the details, only a wisp of Tao Ran flickered along with the car.
I was comfortable, and my body was hugged tightly.Fu Chuqing helped him up, his face livid: "Xiao Mian, who played "Lost Soul San" for you?"
Zi Shi shook his head with straight eyes.I thought: "Lost Soul San", such an uninspired name...
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the personal safety and security work of Mr. Lan Tai Ling was significantly strengthened.Not only did the guards from the mansion follow him to the government office, but the inspector and Si Wenlang took him home in shifts.Zi Shi buried his head in the classics, occasionally straightened his waist from the vast volumes, and thought for a while: These two people basically ignore each other when they meet, how did they communicate? ...
September [-]th was originally a ten-day holiday, Zi Shi worked overtime in the government office, and several key subordinates also came to help.Li Wen came in and reported that the second young master was waiting outside the door, only to realize that it was past dinner time.The others took a step first, and Wang Zonghan accompanied him to finally pack up and leave together.
The poor Prince Wang has been enduring mental torment since the day Zhang Tinglan came to the door, and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival almost in a state of burning.Later, when the government office saw Zi Shi again, the latter didn't see anything unusual, he felt guilty and anxious, and didn't dare to ask openly, seeing that he was haggard for a long time.
After leaving Wang Zonghan's door, Zi Shi was about to get into the car, and asked casually, "Is it at home or in the yamen?"
"Come from Yali."
In other words, the younger brother also worked overtime all day.Both brothers have become workaholics.
Zizhou hesitated for a moment, thinking that he should tell his eldest brother: "Just after I came out of the yamen, I saw a lot of soldiers from the Lifang Division and the Duwei Division passing by, saying that there was a fraud in the imperial examination hall, and they were arresting people everywhere. I will take the autumn examination this year. The taxi, but too unlucky..."
There are two rounds of spring and autumn exams every two years, major national events, and all aspects of security and confidentiality work require the assistance of the Li Fangsi, so Fu Chuqing has been quite busy recently.Zi Zhou came to serve as bodyguard for his elder brother for several days in a row. Although the elder brother never asked, it seemed necessary to explain the other bodyguard's movements.As for what might be behind it, it was not within Si Wenlang's purview.Besides, he was also vaguely aware of the Mid-Autumn Festival.Therefore, at this moment, the sigh is the sigh. There is really no reason to judge Mr. Fu's actions, and there is no way to interfere.
Only then did Zi Shi remember that today is the last day of the autumn exam.Sitting in the car, I couldn't help thinking: There are always frauds in the examination room, but it depends on who is more unlucky.According to Zizhou, such a large-scale exposure and investigation has not been heard of for many years.No matter if it is a scholar hiding a ghostwriting, or an official asking for bribes, once it is exposed, I don’t know how many heads will be lost and how many futures will be ruined...
Suddenly knocked on the siding and told Wen Da to stop.Pushing open the car window, he said to Zizhou on the horse, "Quick! Help me stop someone!" Fu Er said the name, thought for a while, and said, "If you don't stop him, don't worry about anything, just go and stop him!" Go home. If it is stopped—hire a car and send it to Fuwen Building immediately, and I will go there and wait right away, be careful not to attract attention!"
It wasn't until Master Si Wenlang brought him to Master Lantai Ling that Wang Zonghan's heart fell to the ground, and he rushed forward and grabbed Zi Shi's shoulder: "Zi Shi! Why? Why are there so many soldiers in front of my house? Your name is Zi Zhou Go find me, how do you know?" Turning around to look, there are big bookshelves with Lidimo roofs on all sides, similar to the Lantai Secretary's library, wondering, "Where... is this place?..."
"Brother Wang, please don't panic. I'm still worried that it's too late, as long as I catch up."
At this time, Yin Fuwen personally brought the tea, and explained to his son: "Coincidentally, there is a batch of goods ready to leave, and we can leave immediately."
"Brother Lao Boyu." Zi Shi thanked him, and seeing that Wang Zonghan was quite calm, he said, "Brother Wang probably doesn't know yet. Zi Zhou bumped into Lifang Division and Du Wei Division to arrest people everywhere, saying that it was a fraud in the Imperial Academy. Send. I remembered that your father seems to be taking the post of sealing papers for this round of autumn exams. I was afraid that something would be wrong, so I asked Zi Zhou to chase you, so as to prevent problems before they happen. I didn't expect them to move so fast, and they have already reached the position of the emperor. At the mansion gate."
"How can they act like this? Before the matter is clear, they come to arrest people! My father... my father..." Wang Zonghan himself knew that as long as he was in the circle, no one could clean up such things. It's just to see who is darker.Punching on the table: "Isn't Zhang Shilang the promoted officer this year? Why..."
"That's where the problem lies. Brother Wang, you might as well ask Zi Zhou if there will be any personnel changes in the Secretary Department recently." Seeing Zi Zhou nodding his head, Wang Zonghan lowered his head to think about it, and said in surprise: "Zhang Shilang is relying on his father's power." It’s because of this that he became the promotion officer. Could it be that... Zhang Fucheng offended the Grand Master?”
It's good to let him guess like this, and there is no need to talk about more dirty things.Zi Shi said: "Therefore, Li Fang Si and Du Wei Si must have taken advantage of the pretext of fraud, and acted quickly and ruthlessly to pull Zhang and his son off their horses." Zi Shi looked at Wang Zonghan and sighed softly: "Brother Wang , I have never paid attention to these things. I just heard Zi Zhou talking about it, so I thought of the key point. Originally, although your father was involved, there may not be room for mediation. But—"
Wang Zonghan raised his head and looked at him.
"On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival——"
The prince's face was pale, he covered his face, shaking all over.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, she had no choice but to help Zhang Tinglan calculate Zishi.Seeing that Zhang's father and son were about to fall, Fu Chuqing, as the inspector of the Internal Guard, would not know the cause and effect of the matter?With previous crimes, Li Fangsi must not let the Wang family go.I was ignorant for a moment and cut off the livelihood of the whole family.Hundreds of thoughts were circling in my head, and amidst all the regrets, a voice lingered: "So he knew... he knew..."
Zi Shi took the package from Yin Fuwen: "Brother Wang, this is the end of what I can do. If you don't want to part with your family, don't look back when you go out through this door. Next year today, I may remember to burn a candle in front of your grave." Fragrance." Seeing that his face was full of tears and his eyes were dull, he pushed the package in his hand, "If you are willing to listen to me, here are 200 taels of silver and some emergency supplies. Stay in the book box for a few days. From now on...you can go as far as you can, and don't come back to Xijing again."
Wang Zonghan settled down with Boss Yin's confidants, and Zi Zhou quietly went home first.Zi Shi simply stayed in the Fuwen building to search for books, and Yin Fuwen and Yin Fuwen looked at them and talked in a low voice.
Explaining the context clearly, Zi Shi said: "It was not my intention to bring you into this for no reason. However, the matter happened too suddenly and in a hurry. There is no other way. If you tell me to pretend not to see it, I really can't do it." come out."
Yin Fuwen chuckled: "Zi Shi, I am so happy that you are the first to think of Yin in such a hurry."
This scoundrel is kicking his nose and face to open a dyeing workshop.Zi Shi cast a sideways glance at him: "Harboring criminals from the imperial court, what kind of crime is that? What's there to be proud of? Be careful to get your son in with you!"
"This……"
Yin Fuwen's image in Zi Shi's heart has plummeted because of the "Flower Cong Yan Li".This time, without saying a word, helping release the prisoner is extremely loyal.Zi Shi said sternly: "I will take care of this matter, and I will never implicate you. But in the future, you must be more careful. Whether it is in the court or in the palace, don't look at it or ask about it." "Jixian Pavilion President I will send you a copy of the catalog that is still missing. If you find something, please keep it for me, and don’t send it to Lantai Division or home for the time being. Fuwentang’s stuff and manpower , when it is convenient, slowly withdraw to the west and south, don't make a fuss..."
Yin Fuwen was shocked: "Zi Shi, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? Isn't that what you mean?——Our three brothers and sisters, looking at the grandeur, can actually walk by lifting our legs. It doesn't matter if it's earlier or later. Accompany them to do their best. Boss Yin, you have a big family and a big business, so you might as well run it early..."
At the end of September in the eighth year of Tianyou, Yushitai, the Criminal Ministry, and the Lifang Division jointly tried the fraud case of the autumn examination.
Zhang Tinglan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, was transferred by the examination room to accept a huge amount of bribes, leak the exam questions privately, and replace the examinee's original paper with a substitute paper.When the incident happened, a thorough investigation was conducted immediately, the evidence was conclusive, and the stolen goods were captured.
The results of the trial were submitted to the imperial court, and an order was issued to "strictly investigate the malpractices in the examination room and use the police later."In order to implement the emperor's will, a group of accomplices were brought in; those who had already been convicted, feared that the sentence would not be enough, and they would be aggravated.In the end, Zhang Tinglan received a hundred punishment sticks, and members of the examination room's sealing official etiquette department, Wailang Wang Zhitong and Chang Keji, each received fifty punishment sticks. The three main criminals, their wives and children, all wore shackles for public display.Ying Shilong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, failed to investigate in time, fined his salary for one year, and was demoted to an outsider.Zhang Xianbo, the secretary's deputy prime minister, had no way to teach his son, fined his salary for one year, and was demoted to retain his job... As for the candidates and their family members who offered bribes, except for the beheaded chief culprit, there were as many as hundreds of people who were implicated and exiled.
Due to this fraud case, a lot of positions were vacated in the court, and the three provinces and six ministries took action: Zheng Zehuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to be the deputy secretary, and Ning Hong (the young master of the Ning Mansion) was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Exchange of blood... After a round of transfers, Bai cheapened an unrelated person, Xie Quan, secretary Xingsi Wenlang, who was promoted to third-rank secretary servant, becoming the youngest servant in the entire imperial court.
In October, due to the cold weather, most of those exiled to southern Xinjiang died on the road, including the three main criminals.Zhang Xianbo lost his son in old age, and was hit by this blow, and he couldn't afford to get sick.
At the end of October, Daoist Yunzhong took advantage of alchemy to enter and leave the palace, making the palace dirty.After the incident was revealed, more than [-] people were beheaded together with his disciples, and dozens of palace maids were given to death.It turned out that shortly after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor somehow lost interest in alchemy.Daoist Yunzhong turned to talk about the way of dual cultivation of the Taoist sect, and regained his favor, but was discovered by the guards on duty for misbehavior, and eventually lost his life.
In November, the prince of Thailand was infected with typhoid fever and died because he was young and weak.
——Throughout the winter, in the palace, there was a gloomy atmosphere everywhere.
Only His Majesty the Emperor was not affected. Although the alchemy stopped, the practice of Zen became more and more vigorous.From time to time, Lan Tailing was called into the palace to study and discuss how to "enter the Buddha's wisdom with desire" and "prove liberation with emotion".
This day, Shimian Sheng is over, and it is not too late to see, and he is going to go back to Lantai Division.Fu Chuqing chased him out: "I'll accompany you home."
Master Fu has been extremely busy these past few months.
One of the fruits of busyness is promotion.His immediate boss, the young master Ning Yu, was promoted to the command envoy of the first-rank capital, and he was named General Jinwu, climbing to the highest position of military commander.Although he is also the commander of the Lifang Division, the specific affairs are all handed over to him, the new deputy commander.
The second result of being busy is revenge.Although a few young men are still being hunted down, the lewd thieves who dared to touch the jewels in the palm of Mr. Fu's pocket have already destroyed him in ashes and ashes.
The consequence of being busy is that you have no time to accompany your sweetheart.Counting from the eve of the incident in the examination room, it was almost three months. Apart from telling his confidantes to protect Lantai Ling, he himself could only occasionally visit the door in the middle of the night, eat a piece of confused tofu, and leave before dawn.According to Mr. Fu's experience, it takes some know-how to eat this misty tofu, but once it is successful, it will taste thousands of times better than the usual clean tofu.Just because of this ecstasy, she knew she was marrying someone else, but she was afraid that she might not do it well enough.
Hearing that it was him, Zi Shi walked out without looking back.After getting into the car, he lowered his eyes and said, "Don't follow me, I don't want to see you."
Fu Chuqing only thought he was being petty, and told Wen Da to hurry up.
Zi Shi was silent all the way.After entering the gate of the mansion and reaching the inner courtyard, he turned around and said, "Don't follow me in, I don't want to see you."
"Xiao Mian, what's wrong with you?" Fu Chuqing was puzzled.Although he has always been very indifferent to himself, it has not been a long time since he lowered his face and slammed people like this.A thought popped up suddenly: "Could it be... the emperor made you unhappy?"
"That's not the case. I told you, I just don't want to see you." Zi Shi said as he entered the bedroom and closed the door behind him.
After a few months of not being gentle, and finally finishing up with the important affairs of the young master, the first thing I wanted to do was to accompany him, unexpectedly this was the reaction!Fu Chuqing became annoyed, kicked the door open with a "bang" and rushed in.I saw him sitting on the edge of the bed, before he had time to change his clothes. He was wearing a purple robe and a golden crown, his face was as clear as ice and snow, and his brows were covered with indescribable melancholy and sorrow—the whole person seemed to be gradually condensed by the cold air of deep winter.
My heart tightened, I just wanted to step forward to warm him in my arms.
But he raised his head and said slowly to himself: "I just don't want to see you. You must not understand why I don't want to see you, right?"
Fu Chuqing nodded obediently.
"May I ask Mr. Fu, how many souls have passed in his hands these days?"
Well?Fu Chuqing was stunned: Didn't you never care about these mundane things?
Zi Shi pointed at him: "Look at yourself, from head to toe, is there any place that doesn't ooze blood and pus? You follow your master and fight with other dogs in the kennel, and it's nothing more than a dog biting a dog. Regardless of the old, the weak, women and children, or innocent people, they would gnaw to death if they came close, eating meat and drinking blood without spitting out their bones... I can't remember if you don't dangle in front of my eyes. ..." Suddenly, he laughed at himself twice, "It's really... why am I telling you these things..."
Looking up, I saw Fu Chuqing standing opposite with a face full of grievances. A wave of disgust and resentment surged up, and she reached out and picked up the glass and gold candlestick placed by the bed and slammed it at it: "Get out! Don't let me see you!" There was a cramping pain in my stomach, and I leaned on the bed frame and gasped.
Seeing the candlestick coming straight towards her, Fu Chuqing thought to herself that he should just scratch it with a little hand strength, instead of giving him a blow to relieve his anger; remembering that the candlestick is a pair, it is a gift from the emperor, so it has to be done well, don't let it go. It's not easy to deal with it wherever you bump; look at him so angry that the red glow on his face faded to pale in an instant, and he thought about going over to help him.In the end, he caught the candlestick in a hurry and carefully placed it on the table.He looked at the man, stood there for a while, stomped his feet, turned around, and walked out the door.
He asked the two of them to go in and wait on him, then he turned to the side courtyard and talked to Lu Changgeng.
Master Lu is leading Wei Niang, Dao Niang and the girls and servants in the kitchen to make dinner.It's coming to an end, just wait for the summons from the front.A few ready-to-eat dishes are ready to be served, and the rest are kept warm in a large steamer.Fu Chuqing poked her head to look around, the colors were really beautiful, although the quantity was not much, in terms of exquisiteness and beauty, it was no worse than the royal meal in the palace.
"Old Lu, stay with me for a while."
"Adults stay less, villains wash their hands."
After a while, Lu Changgeng followed Fu Chuqing for a walk in the courtyard.
Discovering that Lu Changgeng is a talent, he is the one who flatters Mr. Fu most well.As soon as Zigui left, he just happened to poach him to take charge of Lan Tailing's daily meals.Because Zi Shi treated Master Lu very kindly, Fu Chuqing naturally became friendly and called him "Old Lu".From time to time, I would ask Lao Lu about Mr. Lan Tailing's daily life, and after coming and going, he hit it off quite well.
"Oh——" Fu Chuqing sighed, "I see that you put a lot of effort into dinner tonight, and it might be wasted."
Lu Changgeng was not surprised: "Eldest young master has been having a bad appetite recently, everyone has put in so much effort, just begging him to eat one more bite is not in vain."
Among all those who entered the mansion lately, Master Lu received special preferential treatment, and called Zi Shi "Young Master" just like Wen Wen and others.Although everyone in the whole family knew that Master Lu was Lord Fu's eyeliner, no one took it to heart.From Lu Changgeng's own point of view, the Eldest Young Master has the kindness of understanding and encountering himself, and treats him as a scholar of the country, so he should reciprocate wholeheartedly.Mr. Fu or something, it's a completely different matter.
"Old Lu, you said that your young master has been losing his appetite recently, why?"
"The villain feels that the young master seems to be in a bad mood."
"Is he in a bad mood? Why is he in a bad mood?"
"This... the grown-ups don't know, and the villains don't even know."
Fu Chuqing was bored for a long time, and couldn't help complaining to Lu Changgeng: "He's in a bad mood—when is he in a good mood when I'm in front of me? He either ignores it, or makes a mockery of it. He was angry with me just now, just because he didn't like me at all. Relevant trifles. He is weak, so I just bear to coax him every day. With such time, even cats and dogs have already developed feelings. Tell me, why doesn’t he understand?”
Mentioning the dog, and thinking about being scolded bloody by him, made me even more depressed.
Lu Changgeng took a peek at Mr. Fu's gloomy face, and said timidly: "My lord, from the perspective of a villain - a villain can't speak, please don't blame me if I make a mistake."
"What do you think? Tell me."
"The villain has been in the mansion for half a year, and I have never seen the young master ignoring anyone, and that one, sneering and sarcastic, and I have never seen the young master being angry with anyone..."
"Old Lu, what do you mean?"
"Well, the meaning of the villain is that in the young master's heart, he treats adults differently from others. The adults pondered, is this the case? Isn't it also sung in the play: "It's not that enemies don't get together, enemies get together When do you rest? "..."
Fu Chuqing was stunned.Suddenly he looked up to the sky and said haha: "It's not that enemies don't get together"? Old Lu, you can talk very well. I'm leaving, and I will serve your young master with all my heart, and try to make him eat a few more bites. You will be indispensable in the future benefit."
Lu Changgeng walked to the kitchen alone.As he walked, he couldn't help sighing: "A human being is a life..."
An Chen bowed and said: "Your Excellency, you have worked hard. Please serve the Lord with a banquet in the palace, and Lord Lantai Ling will leave it to you."
When Zhang Tinglan went out, Zi Shi blinked and grinned at An Chen.
Director An exaggeratedly patted his chest: "Amitabha! Master Li, I just noticed that someone in the office is not following the rules. This is going to be a step too late, but what can I do..." Wang Zishi held his stomach and did not get up, and said with a frown: "I will send someone How about quietly inviting Yuan Zhengyin over here?"
Zi Shi shook his head: "Stomach aches, old problems. Also, I have no strength. It's getting better, so it's okay." Taking a breath, he said softly, "Can you please pour me a glass of hot water from the manager."
An Chen nodded and went out, quickly turned around, and brought the tea cup to Zi Shi.Seeing that he drank it without hesitation, he showed a guilty smile: "I let Mr. Li encounter such a thing in the palace, An Chen could die forever..."
The son let go of the cup: "Please let the manager call me by my name." He looked sideways at An Chen, "There are adults all over the court, and the manager sent him away just now. Isn't he also an adult? I really don't like "Master Li" "These three words."
An Chen is cautious, the higher his status, the greater his real power, the more thoughtful his speech.In front of courtiers, he has always been courteous.Zi Shi mentioned this before, but he didn't take it seriously.Listening to the fact that he was almost in distress, he picked up the trivial matter and brought it up again, his heart relaxed, and he smiled and said: "Then An Chen will take care of him and call him "Zi Shi"."
Zi Shi also laughed: "The manager is polite."
An Chen looked at his complexion, it seemed to have improved a lot, and nodded.Sitting down and meditating for a moment, he said: "It happens that the eyes are quiet——I have something, and I want to hear what Zi Shi has to say."
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint the boss and make mistakes in my love." Zi Shi answered the polite words, but the expression on his face was very sincere.
An Chen's voice was extremely low: "Tell me... is there any way to make the emperor lose his interest in alchemy... It's best not to take those elixir."
Zi Shi was a little surprised, he didn't expect the general manager to ask this.
An Chen sighed softly: "The Daoist Yunzhong recommended by His Royal Highness is very good at talking, which has convinced His Majesty. The things for alchemy are all bought by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. You know, although the key to the Treasury of the Internal Palace is in my In my hands, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the king of Thailand, has the final say on the construction and procurement..."
Zi Shi understood, the manager was worried that there was some special additive in the elixir.It turned out that the most loyal one was this one.Close your eyes and think for a while, then slowly said: "One, is there something more fun than alchemy and more attractive to the emperor—"
The two shook their heads together.Apart from becoming a fairy, Long Live Lord has played almost all the tricks of being a human being.What's more, this elixir has only been refined for the first time, and it is just in its infancy. Although Zhao Ju is fascinated by Huanxi Chan, he has not forgotten the alchemy for a day.
"Er..." Zi Shi smiled, "There is a stupid way, let me just say it, and the boss just listen to it. In my opinion, our emperor is a person who strives for perfection. Food and clothing should be beautiful and exquisite; diction and songs, It must be beautiful and ingenious; the ears should be clear and clear, and the eyes should be pleasing to the eye—" Opening his eyes and looking at An Chen, "So, if you can try to make the emperor's appetite for the so-called elixir, no matter how effective the alchemy is, Probably can't eat it."
"This...how can it make the emperor unappetizing?"
"As far as I know, the Xuanmen Danding sect uses cinnabar and mercury, and other medicines to assist them. There are many things here. Although the names are elegant, it is quite unbearable if you really want to investigate the real thing. For example, what are the purple river chariots and dragon saliva? Incense, moon-watching sand, Wulingzhi... and so on. The tributes to the emperor are naturally clean, round and golden, and the elixirs are shining, but—" Speaking of this, he said happily as if a child had succeeded in playing a prank, " The alchemy furnace is set up in the palace, isn’t it? It’s impossible to pry into the intermediate procedures, but trying to make the emperor see the ordinary raw materials sent in, with the general manager’s ability, it’s probably not difficult..."
An Chen thought about it, and laughed along with him: "Well, it's worth a try. Why didn't I think of such a direct method..." Zhengrong said, "The emperor didn't mention the matter of going back to Nanshan Palace last time. .Hey, I, An Chen, have been with the emperor for more than 20 years, and you have only known him for a year, so why don't you understand the emperor's thoughts?"
Zi Shi stopped laughing: "The manager is too modest. It's not that the manager didn't expect it. The manager only thinks of the emperor wholeheartedly, so he never thought about it."
Hearing this, An Chen was slightly taken aback, sat silently for a long time, sighed, and talked about ancient times: "Two years before the emperor came to power, I was 15 years old. Unfortunately, the family was convicted, and all males were beheaded. My father tried every means, I begged my uncle to tell me that I was one year old so that I could enter the palace to serve the emperor."
Zi Shi propped up his arms and leaned against the couch, listening attentively.
"There is no need to talk about the twists and turns in the middle. Anyway, at that time, I was young and energetic, and I gained a lot of knowledge in the palace. I gradually came up with some far-fetched ideas, and I once criticized the emperor. The young Meng Lang did a lot of stupid things. It is all thanks to the emperor's tolerance that he has managed to survive until now. Years later, when I think back to my childish behavior at the time, I seem to hate iron for being weak, huh...
"Your Majesty...or if there are such and such things that are wrong, he really has nothing to say when he treats the people around him. I have also looked inside the palace for many years, and I finally understand: From the beginning to the end, people who are willing to live with sincerity are still There is only one. In this life, I am firmly bound to him. Since he believes in me wholeheartedly, I will serve him wholeheartedly. But please serve him wholeheartedly to the end, so that he can be safe and happy—"
Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped and asked Zi Shi seriously, "You said, as the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, if you can't even ask for peace and happiness, isn't it a bit pitiful?"
Zi Shi thought: The most difficult thing to find in the world is peace and happiness, which has nothing to do with status.And His Majesty the Emperor is very talented in this aspect, and you are deeply in love with the Chief Steward...Of course I can't say this, I just sighed slightly: "At any rate, the Emperor has managed to live safely and happily all these years."
An Chen seemed to recall many past events and sank into the memories.After a long time, he sighed again: "Zi Shi, your words reminded me: it's not that I didn't think of it, but I just didn't think about it. I'm used to doing things according to the emperor's wishes. I can't figure out how to stop it, and I can't even think of stopping it at all. Since seeing you responding in front of the imperial court, the emperor is very happy, and I, the chief servant, feel ashamed..."
Uh...Zi Shi acted in panic: "The general manager is aware of the details, and the lower officials have no place to be ashamed."
An Chen scolded with a smile: "That's why you are both lovable and hated!"
Zi Shi laughed along with him.Heart said: People have been in hell for a long time, and when they leave, they still have snot and tears!Mr. Manager, you have been in love for a long time, and beauty is in the eyes of lovers. It is normal to object if you can't think of it.Now that I can think of it, it is the bright mirror hanging high and the lucky stars shining brightly, and the right is to accumulate yin and virtue.
Right now the atmosphere is just right, thinking of something, he asked: "Before the emperor came to power, the head steward was already accompanying the royal driver, so he must know about my father Ren Taifu's old affairs? The emperor has mentioned it several times, but he still refuses to go into details..."
An Chen said: "Your Majesty was the Grand Tutor in Xingning for six years, and I entered the palace for seven years in Xingning. The details are unknown. However, the emperor was twelve or thirteen years old at that time, which was the most naughty age. I guess... I'm afraid it was some kind of over-the-top joke—yes, once after you left the palace, the emperor suddenly mentioned your father."
Zi Shi was pleasantly surprised: "What did the emperor say?"
An Chen stood up straight: "The emperor said: "If you want to come now, at that time, Taifu Li is the only one who is really good for me.It's a pity that I didn't understand, so I got mad at him and left him, making him chill. " Then he said: "However, having said that, even if he knows that he is sincerely for my good, most of the time he can't help but get mad at him.well. "As a result, throughout the whole day, the emperor sighed from time to time, and then he never mentioned it again."
Zi Shi didn't ask any more questions.His Majesty the Emperor has a lot of savvy, but unfortunately, his personality flaws are too obvious: little affectionate, big ruthless, and excessively greedy for pleasure.In Li Taifu's eyes, he is a licentious and innocent son of a fool.What exactly was the joke that chilled Mrs. Li back then, Mr. An is a taboo, even if he knew it, he would definitely not say it.Zi Shi was no longer interested in getting to the bottom of it, and he sincerely sympathized with his father who was born at the wrong time and met people who were not good.
Looking at the chief executive who is trying his best to do good for the emperor, foreseeing the upcoming court struggle, and then thinking of his younger siblings who are busy saving the country and the people... what comes to mind is the helplessness and slack of being helpless and resigned to fate.Stomach pain gradually eased, fatigue hit like a tide, and the body crooked again.
Seeing him like this, An Chen hurriedly said: "Zi Shi, don't worry, rest here, I'll go say hello to Mr. Fu and Mr. Xie. However, Mr. Fu—"
"I can not say."
"I'm afraid... I can't hide it."
"I don't know anything. Please let the manager figure it out." After the words fell, people had fallen into chaos.
Wake up again, in the carriage.The car shook slightly, and my head was a little dizzy.Open your eyes and close them again.Dangyouyou felt dizzy as if she was on a boat - it seemed that she had just had a dream about taking a boat before, but she couldn't remember the details, only a wisp of Tao Ran flickered along with the car.
I was comfortable, and my body was hugged tightly.Fu Chuqing helped him up, his face livid: "Xiao Mian, who played "Lost Soul San" for you?"
Zi Shi shook his head with straight eyes.I thought: "Lost Soul San", such an uninspired name...
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the personal safety and security work of Mr. Lan Tai Ling was significantly strengthened.Not only did the guards from the mansion follow him to the government office, but the inspector and Si Wenlang took him home in shifts.Zi Shi buried his head in the classics, occasionally straightened his waist from the vast volumes, and thought for a while: These two people basically ignore each other when they meet, how did they communicate? ...
September [-]th was originally a ten-day holiday, Zi Shi worked overtime in the government office, and several key subordinates also came to help.Li Wen came in and reported that the second young master was waiting outside the door, only to realize that it was past dinner time.The others took a step first, and Wang Zonghan accompanied him to finally pack up and leave together.
The poor Prince Wang has been enduring mental torment since the day Zhang Tinglan came to the door, and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival almost in a state of burning.Later, when the government office saw Zi Shi again, the latter didn't see anything unusual, he felt guilty and anxious, and didn't dare to ask openly, seeing that he was haggard for a long time.
After leaving Wang Zonghan's door, Zi Shi was about to get into the car, and asked casually, "Is it at home or in the yamen?"
"Come from Yali."
In other words, the younger brother also worked overtime all day.Both brothers have become workaholics.
Zizhou hesitated for a moment, thinking that he should tell his eldest brother: "Just after I came out of the yamen, I saw a lot of soldiers from the Lifang Division and the Duwei Division passing by, saying that there was a fraud in the imperial examination hall, and they were arresting people everywhere. I will take the autumn examination this year. The taxi, but too unlucky..."
There are two rounds of spring and autumn exams every two years, major national events, and all aspects of security and confidentiality work require the assistance of the Li Fangsi, so Fu Chuqing has been quite busy recently.Zi Zhou came to serve as bodyguard for his elder brother for several days in a row. Although the elder brother never asked, it seemed necessary to explain the other bodyguard's movements.As for what might be behind it, it was not within Si Wenlang's purview.Besides, he was also vaguely aware of the Mid-Autumn Festival.Therefore, at this moment, the sigh is the sigh. There is really no reason to judge Mr. Fu's actions, and there is no way to interfere.
Only then did Zi Shi remember that today is the last day of the autumn exam.Sitting in the car, I couldn't help thinking: There are always frauds in the examination room, but it depends on who is more unlucky.According to Zizhou, such a large-scale exposure and investigation has not been heard of for many years.No matter if it is a scholar hiding a ghostwriting, or an official asking for bribes, once it is exposed, I don’t know how many heads will be lost and how many futures will be ruined...
Suddenly knocked on the siding and told Wen Da to stop.Pushing open the car window, he said to Zizhou on the horse, "Quick! Help me stop someone!" Fu Er said the name, thought for a while, and said, "If you don't stop him, don't worry about anything, just go and stop him!" Go home. If it is stopped—hire a car and send it to Fuwen Building immediately, and I will go there and wait right away, be careful not to attract attention!"
It wasn't until Master Si Wenlang brought him to Master Lantai Ling that Wang Zonghan's heart fell to the ground, and he rushed forward and grabbed Zi Shi's shoulder: "Zi Shi! Why? Why are there so many soldiers in front of my house? Your name is Zi Zhou Go find me, how do you know?" Turning around to look, there are big bookshelves with Lidimo roofs on all sides, similar to the Lantai Secretary's library, wondering, "Where... is this place?..."
"Brother Wang, please don't panic. I'm still worried that it's too late, as long as I catch up."
At this time, Yin Fuwen personally brought the tea, and explained to his son: "Coincidentally, there is a batch of goods ready to leave, and we can leave immediately."
"Brother Lao Boyu." Zi Shi thanked him, and seeing that Wang Zonghan was quite calm, he said, "Brother Wang probably doesn't know yet. Zi Zhou bumped into Lifang Division and Du Wei Division to arrest people everywhere, saying that it was a fraud in the Imperial Academy. Send. I remembered that your father seems to be taking the post of sealing papers for this round of autumn exams. I was afraid that something would be wrong, so I asked Zi Zhou to chase you, so as to prevent problems before they happen. I didn't expect them to move so fast, and they have already reached the position of the emperor. At the mansion gate."
"How can they act like this? Before the matter is clear, they come to arrest people! My father... my father..." Wang Zonghan himself knew that as long as he was in the circle, no one could clean up such things. It's just to see who is darker.Punching on the table: "Isn't Zhang Shilang the promoted officer this year? Why..."
"That's where the problem lies. Brother Wang, you might as well ask Zi Zhou if there will be any personnel changes in the Secretary Department recently." Seeing Zi Zhou nodding his head, Wang Zonghan lowered his head to think about it, and said in surprise: "Zhang Shilang is relying on his father's power." It’s because of this that he became the promotion officer. Could it be that... Zhang Fucheng offended the Grand Master?”
It's good to let him guess like this, and there is no need to talk about more dirty things.Zi Shi said: "Therefore, Li Fang Si and Du Wei Si must have taken advantage of the pretext of fraud, and acted quickly and ruthlessly to pull Zhang and his son off their horses." Zi Shi looked at Wang Zonghan and sighed softly: "Brother Wang , I have never paid attention to these things. I just heard Zi Zhou talking about it, so I thought of the key point. Originally, although your father was involved, there may not be room for mediation. But—"
Wang Zonghan raised his head and looked at him.
"On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival——"
The prince's face was pale, he covered his face, shaking all over.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, she had no choice but to help Zhang Tinglan calculate Zishi.Seeing that Zhang's father and son were about to fall, Fu Chuqing, as the inspector of the Internal Guard, would not know the cause and effect of the matter?With previous crimes, Li Fangsi must not let the Wang family go.I was ignorant for a moment and cut off the livelihood of the whole family.Hundreds of thoughts were circling in my head, and amidst all the regrets, a voice lingered: "So he knew... he knew..."
Zi Shi took the package from Yin Fuwen: "Brother Wang, this is the end of what I can do. If you don't want to part with your family, don't look back when you go out through this door. Next year today, I may remember to burn a candle in front of your grave." Fragrance." Seeing that his face was full of tears and his eyes were dull, he pushed the package in his hand, "If you are willing to listen to me, here are 200 taels of silver and some emergency supplies. Stay in the book box for a few days. From now on...you can go as far as you can, and don't come back to Xijing again."
Wang Zonghan settled down with Boss Yin's confidants, and Zi Zhou quietly went home first.Zi Shi simply stayed in the Fuwen building to search for books, and Yin Fuwen and Yin Fuwen looked at them and talked in a low voice.
Explaining the context clearly, Zi Shi said: "It was not my intention to bring you into this for no reason. However, the matter happened too suddenly and in a hurry. There is no other way. If you tell me to pretend not to see it, I really can't do it." come out."
Yin Fuwen chuckled: "Zi Shi, I am so happy that you are the first to think of Yin in such a hurry."
This scoundrel is kicking his nose and face to open a dyeing workshop.Zi Shi cast a sideways glance at him: "Harboring criminals from the imperial court, what kind of crime is that? What's there to be proud of? Be careful to get your son in with you!"
"This……"
Yin Fuwen's image in Zi Shi's heart has plummeted because of the "Flower Cong Yan Li".This time, without saying a word, helping release the prisoner is extremely loyal.Zi Shi said sternly: "I will take care of this matter, and I will never implicate you. But in the future, you must be more careful. Whether it is in the court or in the palace, don't look at it or ask about it." "Jixian Pavilion President I will send you a copy of the catalog that is still missing. If you find something, please keep it for me, and don’t send it to Lantai Division or home for the time being. Fuwentang’s stuff and manpower , when it is convenient, slowly withdraw to the west and south, don't make a fuss..."
Yin Fuwen was shocked: "Zi Shi, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean? Isn't that what you mean?——Our three brothers and sisters, looking at the grandeur, can actually walk by lifting our legs. It doesn't matter if it's earlier or later. Accompany them to do their best. Boss Yin, you have a big family and a big business, so you might as well run it early..."
At the end of September in the eighth year of Tianyou, Yushitai, the Criminal Ministry, and the Lifang Division jointly tried the fraud case of the autumn examination.
Zhang Tinglan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, was transferred by the examination room to accept a huge amount of bribes, leak the exam questions privately, and replace the examinee's original paper with a substitute paper.When the incident happened, a thorough investigation was conducted immediately, the evidence was conclusive, and the stolen goods were captured.
The results of the trial were submitted to the imperial court, and an order was issued to "strictly investigate the malpractices in the examination room and use the police later."In order to implement the emperor's will, a group of accomplices were brought in; those who had already been convicted, feared that the sentence would not be enough, and they would be aggravated.In the end, Zhang Tinglan received a hundred punishment sticks, and members of the examination room's sealing official etiquette department, Wailang Wang Zhitong and Chang Keji, each received fifty punishment sticks. The three main criminals, their wives and children, all wore shackles for public display.Ying Shilong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, failed to investigate in time, fined his salary for one year, and was demoted to an outsider.Zhang Xianbo, the secretary's deputy prime minister, had no way to teach his son, fined his salary for one year, and was demoted to retain his job... As for the candidates and their family members who offered bribes, except for the beheaded chief culprit, there were as many as hundreds of people who were implicated and exiled.
Due to this fraud case, a lot of positions were vacated in the court, and the three provinces and six ministries took action: Zheng Zehuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, was promoted to be the deputy secretary, and Ning Hong (the young master of the Ning Mansion) was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Exchange of blood... After a round of transfers, Bai cheapened an unrelated person, Xie Quan, secretary Xingsi Wenlang, who was promoted to third-rank secretary servant, becoming the youngest servant in the entire imperial court.
In October, due to the cold weather, most of those exiled to southern Xinjiang died on the road, including the three main criminals.Zhang Xianbo lost his son in old age, and was hit by this blow, and he couldn't afford to get sick.
At the end of October, Daoist Yunzhong took advantage of alchemy to enter and leave the palace, making the palace dirty.After the incident was revealed, more than [-] people were beheaded together with his disciples, and dozens of palace maids were given to death.It turned out that shortly after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor somehow lost interest in alchemy.Daoist Yunzhong turned to talk about the way of dual cultivation of the Taoist sect, and regained his favor, but was discovered by the guards on duty for misbehavior, and eventually lost his life.
In November, the prince of Thailand was infected with typhoid fever and died because he was young and weak.
——Throughout the winter, in the palace, there was a gloomy atmosphere everywhere.
Only His Majesty the Emperor was not affected. Although the alchemy stopped, the practice of Zen became more and more vigorous.From time to time, Lan Tailing was called into the palace to study and discuss how to "enter the Buddha's wisdom with desire" and "prove liberation with emotion".
This day, Shimian Sheng is over, and it is not too late to see, and he is going to go back to Lantai Division.Fu Chuqing chased him out: "I'll accompany you home."
Master Fu has been extremely busy these past few months.
One of the fruits of busyness is promotion.His immediate boss, the young master Ning Yu, was promoted to the command envoy of the first-rank capital, and he was named General Jinwu, climbing to the highest position of military commander.Although he is also the commander of the Lifang Division, the specific affairs are all handed over to him, the new deputy commander.
The second result of being busy is revenge.Although a few young men are still being hunted down, the lewd thieves who dared to touch the jewels in the palm of Mr. Fu's pocket have already destroyed him in ashes and ashes.
The consequence of being busy is that you have no time to accompany your sweetheart.Counting from the eve of the incident in the examination room, it was almost three months. Apart from telling his confidantes to protect Lantai Ling, he himself could only occasionally visit the door in the middle of the night, eat a piece of confused tofu, and leave before dawn.According to Mr. Fu's experience, it takes some know-how to eat this misty tofu, but once it is successful, it will taste thousands of times better than the usual clean tofu.Just because of this ecstasy, she knew she was marrying someone else, but she was afraid that she might not do it well enough.
Hearing that it was him, Zi Shi walked out without looking back.After getting into the car, he lowered his eyes and said, "Don't follow me, I don't want to see you."
Fu Chuqing only thought he was being petty, and told Wen Da to hurry up.
Zi Shi was silent all the way.After entering the gate of the mansion and reaching the inner courtyard, he turned around and said, "Don't follow me in, I don't want to see you."
"Xiao Mian, what's wrong with you?" Fu Chuqing was puzzled.Although he has always been very indifferent to himself, it has not been a long time since he lowered his face and slammed people like this.A thought popped up suddenly: "Could it be... the emperor made you unhappy?"
"That's not the case. I told you, I just don't want to see you." Zi Shi said as he entered the bedroom and closed the door behind him.
After a few months of not being gentle, and finally finishing up with the important affairs of the young master, the first thing I wanted to do was to accompany him, unexpectedly this was the reaction!Fu Chuqing became annoyed, kicked the door open with a "bang" and rushed in.I saw him sitting on the edge of the bed, before he had time to change his clothes. He was wearing a purple robe and a golden crown, his face was as clear as ice and snow, and his brows were covered with indescribable melancholy and sorrow—the whole person seemed to be gradually condensed by the cold air of deep winter.
My heart tightened, I just wanted to step forward to warm him in my arms.
But he raised his head and said slowly to himself: "I just don't want to see you. You must not understand why I don't want to see you, right?"
Fu Chuqing nodded obediently.
"May I ask Mr. Fu, how many souls have passed in his hands these days?"
Well?Fu Chuqing was stunned: Didn't you never care about these mundane things?
Zi Shi pointed at him: "Look at yourself, from head to toe, is there any place that doesn't ooze blood and pus? You follow your master and fight with other dogs in the kennel, and it's nothing more than a dog biting a dog. Regardless of the old, the weak, women and children, or innocent people, they would gnaw to death if they came close, eating meat and drinking blood without spitting out their bones... I can't remember if you don't dangle in front of my eyes. ..." Suddenly, he laughed at himself twice, "It's really... why am I telling you these things..."
Looking up, I saw Fu Chuqing standing opposite with a face full of grievances. A wave of disgust and resentment surged up, and she reached out and picked up the glass and gold candlestick placed by the bed and slammed it at it: "Get out! Don't let me see you!" There was a cramping pain in my stomach, and I leaned on the bed frame and gasped.
Seeing the candlestick coming straight towards her, Fu Chuqing thought to herself that he should just scratch it with a little hand strength, instead of giving him a blow to relieve his anger; remembering that the candlestick is a pair, it is a gift from the emperor, so it has to be done well, don't let it go. It's not easy to deal with it wherever you bump; look at him so angry that the red glow on his face faded to pale in an instant, and he thought about going over to help him.In the end, he caught the candlestick in a hurry and carefully placed it on the table.He looked at the man, stood there for a while, stomped his feet, turned around, and walked out the door.
He asked the two of them to go in and wait on him, then he turned to the side courtyard and talked to Lu Changgeng.
Master Lu is leading Wei Niang, Dao Niang and the girls and servants in the kitchen to make dinner.It's coming to an end, just wait for the summons from the front.A few ready-to-eat dishes are ready to be served, and the rest are kept warm in a large steamer.Fu Chuqing poked her head to look around, the colors were really beautiful, although the quantity was not much, in terms of exquisiteness and beauty, it was no worse than the royal meal in the palace.
"Old Lu, stay with me for a while."
"Adults stay less, villains wash their hands."
After a while, Lu Changgeng followed Fu Chuqing for a walk in the courtyard.
Discovering that Lu Changgeng is a talent, he is the one who flatters Mr. Fu most well.As soon as Zigui left, he just happened to poach him to take charge of Lan Tailing's daily meals.Because Zi Shi treated Master Lu very kindly, Fu Chuqing naturally became friendly and called him "Old Lu".From time to time, I would ask Lao Lu about Mr. Lan Tailing's daily life, and after coming and going, he hit it off quite well.
"Oh——" Fu Chuqing sighed, "I see that you put a lot of effort into dinner tonight, and it might be wasted."
Lu Changgeng was not surprised: "Eldest young master has been having a bad appetite recently, everyone has put in so much effort, just begging him to eat one more bite is not in vain."
Among all those who entered the mansion lately, Master Lu received special preferential treatment, and called Zi Shi "Young Master" just like Wen Wen and others.Although everyone in the whole family knew that Master Lu was Lord Fu's eyeliner, no one took it to heart.From Lu Changgeng's own point of view, the Eldest Young Master has the kindness of understanding and encountering himself, and treats him as a scholar of the country, so he should reciprocate wholeheartedly.Mr. Fu or something, it's a completely different matter.
"Old Lu, you said that your young master has been losing his appetite recently, why?"
"The villain feels that the young master seems to be in a bad mood."
"Is he in a bad mood? Why is he in a bad mood?"
"This... the grown-ups don't know, and the villains don't even know."
Fu Chuqing was bored for a long time, and couldn't help complaining to Lu Changgeng: "He's in a bad mood—when is he in a good mood when I'm in front of me? He either ignores it, or makes a mockery of it. He was angry with me just now, just because he didn't like me at all. Relevant trifles. He is weak, so I just bear to coax him every day. With such time, even cats and dogs have already developed feelings. Tell me, why doesn’t he understand?”
Mentioning the dog, and thinking about being scolded bloody by him, made me even more depressed.
Lu Changgeng took a peek at Mr. Fu's gloomy face, and said timidly: "My lord, from the perspective of a villain - a villain can't speak, please don't blame me if I make a mistake."
"What do you think? Tell me."
"The villain has been in the mansion for half a year, and I have never seen the young master ignoring anyone, and that one, sneering and sarcastic, and I have never seen the young master being angry with anyone..."
"Old Lu, what do you mean?"
"Well, the meaning of the villain is that in the young master's heart, he treats adults differently from others. The adults pondered, is this the case? Isn't it also sung in the play: "It's not that enemies don't get together, enemies get together When do you rest? "..."
Fu Chuqing was stunned.Suddenly he looked up to the sky and said haha: "It's not that enemies don't get together"? Old Lu, you can talk very well. I'm leaving, and I will serve your young master with all my heart, and try to make him eat a few more bites. You will be indispensable in the future benefit."
Lu Changgeng walked to the kitchen alone.As he walked, he couldn't help sighing: "A human being is a life..."
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