Pet official

After a whole night without talking, Ruan Yunqing got up early the next morning, washed up, and went with Zhou Jun to the handyman's room to pick up today's errand.

As soon as he entered the room, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, and Ruan Yunqing didn't care. He received the errand from Eunuch Cui, picked up the wooden bucket and went straight to the front to clean the hall.

Ruan Yunqing didn't care about how much he had worked, but he felt that it was a pity that he could no longer read the books in Shuyu Pavilion. He was in pain for a long time, and he could only persuade himself that there would be opportunities in the future. when.

There is no one in the main hall. It is not commonly used here. It is only used when the concubines and foreign wives meet the queen during grand ceremonies and New Year's festivals. There is a plaque hanging in the hall, on which are three words written by Taizu's imperial pen. Big characters: Fengyi Hall.

Ruan Yunqing fetched clean water, soaked a cloth towel, and scrubbed carefully from top to bottom along the main hall.

As he was rubbing the pillars, he suddenly felt that his eyes darkened, and a tall figure stood in front of him, covering a large area of ​​sunlight.

Ruan Yunqing raised her head and saw that standing in front of her was the eunuch who was in charge of the queen's clothing in Likun Palace. This man was wearing a bean green shirt, and he was in charge of the eighth rank.Seeing Ruan Yunqing looking at him, he raised his foot and kicked over the wooden barrel at his feet, and shouted: "What are you looking at? You who are in the way, didn't you see that I came back from the Shangyi Bureau and rushed to deliver clothes to the empress? Flash forward open!"

The bucket was used for scrubbing the main hall, and there was still half a bucket of dirty water in it. The wooden bucket was kicked over by the eunuch in charge, and the dirty water in it flowed all over the floor.

In the middle of the main hall, under the phoenix seat, there is a tribute carpet from Fanbang.The pattern of the carpet is exquisite, the cashmere is thick, and it is very difficult to clean it when it is wet by water, not to mention the black dirty water, if it gets wet, it will definitely leave a black mark.

Ruan Yunqing didn't care about arguing with the eunuch, seeing dirty water splashing everywhere, almost onto the carpet.He hastily knelt down to wipe, hurriedly and slowly, but still wet a small piece under the queen's phoenix seat.

The eunuch in charge watched Ruan Yunqing frantically cleaning up the dirty water on the ground, and cursed inwardly: "I offended Xiao Changfu, you will suffer from it in the future!"

Holding two pieces of material in his hands, the eunuch in charge laughed dryly, and walked away cursing without stopping.

After the eunuch in charge left, Ruan Yunqing drained the dirty water on the ground, waited until the water marks on the carpet were completely dry, and then wiped them lightly with a brush. Fortunately, the marks were not obvious, and you couldn't find them unless you lay down on the ground and looked carefully. .

Because it is not used frequently, this hall is cleaned every ten days. Every time it is cleaned, all the inside and outside walls, pillars, window panes, door leaves, seats, ornaments, etc. must be wiped clean. The work is numerous and trivial. Every time, two eunuchs are arranged to come and clean together.But today, Eunuch Cui said that there was not enough manpower, so he sent Ruan Yunqing to come alone. Just now, he felt that something was wrong, but now that he thinks about it, Eunuch Cui's face changed color, and when he talked to him, he hesitated, and he usually looked kind and happy. , It's like two different people.

No wonder, maybe it was Xiao Changfu who said that he should rectify himself. Eunuch Cui dared not refuse to listen, so he assigned him the most tiring and difficult job in the handyman's room.The eunuch in charge just now was probably sent by Xiao Changfu to deliberately find fault with him.

Ruan Yunqing wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeve. If it was only this level of treatment, he would feel at ease. It was just doing more work, which was much better than humiliating others, not to mention it was only three days. I can bear it.

Thinking of this, Ruan Yunqing heaved a sigh of relief, rested for a while, got up and continued to work.At this time, he still didn't know that his ordeal had just begun, and the subsequent circumstances really pushed him to a desperate situation.

After wiping the main hall, Ruan Yunqing was so tired that his feet were weak and he couldn't lift his arms. He only had a quick bite of food at noon, and continued to work in the afternoon.

Sure enough, as Ruan Yunqing expected, the people in Likun Palace today seem to have discussed it a long time ago. As long as they see Ruan Yunqing, they will either be sneering or sarcastic, or find fault and make trouble. Without Xiao Changfu, he would no longer suffer from these crimes.The remaining kind people did not dare to offend Xiao Changfu, so they all hid away from Ruan Yunqing, not even daring to say a word to him, for fear of getting dirty.

Within a day, Ruan Yunqing was isolated in this huge palace.Everyone in the palace has a pair of snobbish eyes, and it is a habit to praise the high and trample the low.Xiao Changfu was just gaining power, he was a celebrity in front of the empress, and Ruan Yunqing offended Xiao Changfu, everyone thought that this little eunuch who had no power or power, had just entered the palace, and had no reliance, had no chance of winning.Comparing the two, it is no wonder that the people in the palace had a clear-cut stand and unanimously pointed the finger at Ruan Yunqing, causing him to fall against the wall and be pushed by everyone, and be beaten by thousands of people.

Eunuch Cui couldn't bear it, but he was always timid and afraid of getting into trouble. When Wang Changan came over and threatened him, he was too scared to say anything.Zhou Jun is even more petty and incompetent. Seeing Ruan Yunqing being bullied, he can't use any strength.With those little eunuchs, Zhou Jun could still quarrel and scold, to take advantage of his mouth; but now even those high-ranking deacons and eunuchs, and even the stewards are embarrassing Ruan Yunqing together, Zhou Jun really has nothing to do.

After staying like this for two days, Ruan Yunqing didn't do much here, but Xiao Changfu couldn't hold back and resorted to even more vicious methods.

Just after dinner that day, someone came to the handyman's room to send a message: "Eunuch Xiao asked you to go to the house."

Not only Ruan Yunqing, but everyone in the room was stunned. Eunuch Cui dropped the cigarette pouch in his hand. Zhou Jun was even more anxious. He jumped up and asked, "What are you doing?" Still refuse to give up?

The person who sent the message was not angry, he only glanced at Zhou Jun out of the corner of his eye, and said with a smile: "We can't save what we want to do. Mr. Xiao calls for someone, of course there is his use, tell you to go quickly, delay the errand , which of you can afford it?"

Ruan Yunqing stood up and walked out.

Zhou Jun stomped his feet in a hurry, grabbed him, and shouted: "Don't go, Xiaoer. Don't go." Xiao Changfu told Ruan Yunqing to be so kind, this trip might be like a sheep getting caught in a tiger's mouth, which is more or less auspicious.

Can you not go?Ruan Yunqing smiled wryly, if he could stop going if he couldn't think about it, then he wouldn't be called a slave anymore.

Patting Zhou Jun on the arm to reassure him, Ruan Yunqing followed the messenger out of the handyman's room, turned left, and it was the valet room.

Tonight, the bright moon is like a hook, the stars are dotted with stars, and the cool wind in late autumn brings a chill.Ruan Yunqing tightened her clothes and followed the messenger into the guard room.

As soon as he entered the door, the messenger stepped aside and let Ruan Yunqing go in first. He turned around and closed the door, hugged his shoulders, and guarded the door.

Ruan Yunqing had already prepared for the worst on the road. It was a fluke, but it was impossible to get lucky again and again. This time, Xiao Changfu might not let him go easily.

Before they entered the palace, Gu Yuanwu once said that once they entered the palace, even if he had great abilities, he would be beyond his reach.In case something happens, they can only rely on their own adaptability, and he can't intervene in the slightest.

Ruan Yunqing has a deep understanding of the experience of the past few months. Gu Yuanwu is right. The factions in the palace are intricate, and the masters are intriguing. In just a few months, it was discovered that all the palaces and courtyards have placed eyeliners here. Whether they are loyal or not is another matter for the time being, but it is enough to do some things like pass on news, spread rumors secretly, and disturb the audience.

The five of them are really too weak, not only their identities, but also their own age, physical strength and experience, etc. Ruan Yunqing often feels a little powerless when he secretly investigates the murderer who murdered the prince. It's just a ten-year-old boy.

A handyman eunuch, who was young, had just entered the palace, and had no qualifications. Anyone could bully them. Ruan Yunqing fought hard, but he couldn't get the slightest advantage under the pressure of power in the general environment.

tonight……

The worst thing is death.

Unfortunately, even so, Ruan Yunqing still underestimated Xiao Changfu's viciousness.

The scene in front of him plunged Ruan Yunqing's whole body into ice. He finally knew that a person's heart can become vicious beyond ordinary people's imagination, and it can really make you feel a terrifying chill from the cracks in your bones.

There are no extra decorations in the value room, just a case, a few chairs, and an Arhat bed for people to rest.

Xiao Changfu was sitting on the Arhat bed, and there was a high table on his right hand side. On the high table was a list of cups and plates, complete with wine and food. Xiao Changfu crossed his legs, holding a cup in one hand, and a fair-skinned little eunuch in the other.

The little eunuch was only twelve or thirteen years old, and Xiao Changfu hugged him, his face full of panic.His face was purple and he bit his red lips tightly. He wanted to scream but didn't dare to scream, and he couldn't scream if he wanted to scream. Tears rolled in his eyes because of his grievance.Xiao Changfu held his hand restlessly for a moment, swimming around his body like a snake, his obscene movements were simply unsightly.

Xiao Changfu glanced at Ruan Yunqing, with a sinister smile on his face, raised his finger and pointed to the direction of the northwest corner, and asked with a smile, "Look, do you recognize the person in the corner?"