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Ma Cheng was too badly injured to move at this time, so Gu Yuanwu left him in his room so that he could heal his wounds with peace of mind.

Xiaoer and the others didn't know what to say to thank them. It was the first time someone helped them in this way since they entered the palace.

They thanked Ma Cheng over and over again, and took care of Ma Cheng for a while until the evening, when they returned to the inner school anxiously.

How did Xiaoer and the others know that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and there are no benefits that you can get for nothing.Gu Yuanwu helped them out of danger in the narrow lane, it can be said that it was a temporary idea, a moment of kindness, but later on, he had other ideas in his heart, helping Xiao Er was nothing more than a kindness to them, and wanted to let Xiao Er and them In the future, I will just work hard for the prince.

To help the crown prince choose a loyal servant, the process must not be sloppy. Xiao Er and the others just cleansed themselves, so it stands to reason that their background is extremely clean and they have not had any deep involvement with the people in the palace, but Gu Yuanwu still did not dare to take it lightly. They sent people to the hometowns of Xiaoer and the others, and secretly investigated their lives, parents, relatives, and even what their grandparents did for a living.

This is not reassuring. The reason why Gu Yuanwu took a look at the juniors and second-class people was because they did not hesitate to risk their lives for Ma Cheng. You must know that the county magistrate is not as good as the current one. Most of these young eunuchs have other official duties. For these young eunuchs, they just meet each other during the lectures, and the management of them is still fully entrusted to the teaching eunuchs in the palace.

It is precisely for this reason that it is extremely rare for Xiaoer and the others to dare to openly contradict Eunuch Hai and intercede for Ma Cheng.Eunuch Hai, the teaching eunuch, can directly deal with the life and death of Xiaoer and the others.That is to say, if Eunuch Hai’s heart was more vicious that day, even if Xiao Er and the others were beaten to death in public, no one would go to ask about it. The little eunuch is in his early days.

The hierarchy in the palace is strict, and the eunuchs at the lower level are not allowed to resist the chief eunuchs at the higher level. If there is any resistance, they will be punished severely, and even executed by lynching.This has always been the case in the palace, and over time, it has become a common practice in the palace.

In the imperial palace, the first thing everyone has to learn is the word self-protection.In order to protect themselves, they can disregard the life and death of others; in order to protect themselves, they must learn to keep all their emotions in their hearts, and always maintain a humble and respectful appearance in front of their master.In order to protect himself, Gu Yuanwu didn't know how many things he had done that violated his conscience.Seeing Xiao Er and the others seemed to see the former self, who was also innocent and kind, also weak and helpless, and was bullied all the time.

However, these are not enough reasons for him to use juniors. If he wants to serve the prince, these children need to be trained.During this period, we also need to look at their character and perseverance. If they are not up to standard, they cannot be used.

Fortunately, there is still more than a month before they officially enter the palace, and there is still time to investigate slowly.

Gu Yuanwu was thinking about it, while looking through the household registration information reported by the Punishment Department before Xiaoer and the others died.Xiaoer, Yunxiu, Lian Zui, Ma Cheng, they turned over one by one, and they were all the same as the report he sent someone to investigate, but when they turned to Zhao Qing, Gu Yuanwu frowned.

The household registration information reported by the Punishment Department was sealed and sealed by the young eunuch who entered the palace, and there would never be any deviation.But why the results of my own investigation are so different from this information, from family background, biography, to parents, almost everything is at odds with the information.

I think the Department of Punishment should remember correctly, so the only possibility is that Zhao Qing forged a yellow book household registration when entering the palace, or bribed the officials who were screened to be able to enter the palace.

Zhao Qing and Gu Yuanwu recalled that this child was fourteen or fifteen years old, the tallest and most conspicuous, but also the most calm. When Ma Cheng had an accident, he was the only one who didn't shed a single tear during the whole process.

This kid is rather interesting. At such a young age, he has such scheming and methods, and his temperament is also firm and ruthless. Dare to do it.He entered the palace cleanly, it seems that he wanted to avenge his family.

After reading the thick stack of books in front of him, Gu Yuanwu was quite satisfied. The younger ones were innocent and had no direct relationship with any forces in the palace. If they were placed in the palace, there was no need to worry about them turning their backs on the master.

As for Zhao Qing, Gu Yuanwu tapped on the table lightly with his fingers, thinking to himself: Zhao Qing is a variable, this child is hardened to avenge his family, and he can enter the palace with a hard heart, and he is determined at first glance. He made up his mind that he could do anything.Such a child is not easy to control, but if he can really use it for himself, it will be a great help.

When Gu Yuanwu thought of this, he stopped hesitating and secretly arranged manpower to watch every move of the second class and report to the desk every day, so that he could have a calculation in his mind and make the best use of everything in the future.

Xiao Er and the others still don't know that they have become pawns on other people's chessboard. Qualified servants are placed where the prince needs to place eyeliner.

In the days when they knew nothing about these things, for Xiaoer and the others, how to escape the beating and making things difficult by Eunuch Hai was the most important issue.

If Ma Cheng didn't go back to the inner school, Eunuch Hai felt unhappy, but Gu Yuanwu stepped in on the people he was in charge of, saying that there was not enough manpower, and he wanted to keep Ma Cheng to help him, obviously because he was afraid that he would trouble him again I just found an excuse.

Eunuch Hai dared to be angry and dare not speak out, one level of official rank crushes people to death, not to mention that Gu Yuanwu is more than one level older than him.These old eunuchs, they only dare to bully the young eunuchs who have just entered the palace on weekdays. Those with a little seniority and those who gain face in front of their masters have to pretend to be grandchildren in front of others.

Bullying and being bullied, many eunuchs are constantly switching between these two situations, and it is difficult to think about it. People say that the eunuchs in the palace are psychologically twisted, which is not unreasonable.A person wants to survive in the cracks, not only to protect himself, but also to face the temptation of the splendor and luxury in the palace. His mentality is easy to change. This is why Gu Yuanwu is so cautious. No one can say for sure whether he can maintain his original heart when faced with the temptations of those sensual dogs and horses.

Eunuch Hai didn't dare to ask Gu Yuanwu for someone, but it didn't mean he wouldn't secretly trouble Xiaoer and the others.

There are many ways to torture people in the palace. If you don't beat or scold, you can still vomit blood when you are tired. Pulling someone with a blunt knife will only hurt but not blood. There are too many ways to torture people in secret, Xiaoer and the others will live even more difficult.

There used to be a dedicated person to clean the inner school, but now it has become Xiao Er’s job. They have to get up before dawn every day to clean up the inside and outside of the school before Eunuch Hai arrives, and pour clean water over the floor. ;There can’t be a single fallen leaf in the yard, and if you see one, you will get five vines on your back...

Eunuch Hai patrolled the courtyard every day, picking thorns and finding awkwardness, pointing at the ground to say that it was not clean, thinking that the leaves were rough, and Xiaoer and the others were not working hard.The ground is too wet to beat, he thinks his shoes and socks are dirty, so splash less water, and he thinks the ground is too dry, so soil foam rushes into his throat.The cane was always held in his hand, and Gu Lengzi would hit Xiao Er and the others. The other children watched from a distance, afraid of being beaten, and none of them dared to come up to help the leader.

There are at least a dozen rooms in the inner school. In the imperial city, royal dignity must be paid attention to everywhere. The halls and mansions are all built extraordinarily spacious. Layers of courtyards, front halls and back rooms, form a small building complex.

Such a big yard requires four children to clean it every day, and they have to be picked on everywhere. It’s just a rattan board for no reason. The situation of Xiao Er and the others can be imagined. A little bit is enough to make their tense emotions even more tense.

Xiaoer felt that his waist was going to be broken, his body seemed to be run over by a roller, and his whole body seemed to be falling apart, even Zui and Yunxiu were the same. Tired enough, she yelled at Eunuch Hai for nothing, and was so frightened that Yunxiu covered his mouth tightly, for fear of being heard by outsiders.

The children worked and endured, and had no leisure every day. Only when Eunuch Hai was not on duty in the palace, could they sneak to Gu Yuanwu's place to have a look at Ma Cheng.

Ma Cheng's body hasn't improved yet, Ning Bai comes to change Ma Cheng's dressing every day, the external injury is fine, but the internal injury seems to be more serious.Xiaoer and the others didn't quite understand how serious the damage to the heart vessels was, but just looking at Ma Cheng talking made her panting, and sometimes she coughed, and there was a large amount of blood foam on the handkerchief, and her heart was cold and cold.

Ma Cheng was not very depressed, but smiled and persuaded the second class, "I'm fine now, I can lie down and recuperate. If it weren't for Eunuch Gu, I would have died by now. You don't have to feel sorry for me, I'm fine." ,real……"

This doesn't seem like a good thing at all.

Ma Cheng's face was as white as paper, and his lips were bloodless. I'm afraid he will never see the fat boy who was fond of talking and making troubles in the past.

Xiao Er tucked Ma Cheng in the quilt, lowered her head and bit her lips tightly.Lian Zuiqiang smiled, and took out a paper bag from his bosom, "Today is the Qingming Festival, and the palace rewarded everyone with some cold food and snacks. I know you like it, so I specially left it for you."

Ma Cheng leaned on the pillow, sat up reluctantly, took the paper bag with his hand, opened it, and saw that there were four pieces of dim sum inside, made into plum blossom shapes, and five kinds of fillings were sandwiched between the snow-white pastry, bean paste, nuts, jujube paste, There are sesame seeds and eight treasures, which look beautiful and smell sweet but not greasy when smelling them from a distance.

Ma Cheng picked up a piece and put it into his mouth, took a bite, the sweet taste spread slowly between his teeth and cheeks, and when he swallowed it into his stomach, it all melted into a stream of bitter tears.

Ma Cheng held the snack and cried, for Xiaoer and the others, and for himself.Why do they have such a difficult life? These snacks must have been saved by Xiaoer and the others from between their teeth.

Ma Cheng knows that the food in the inner school is exploited layer by layer. When they come to them, there are only two meals a day, which is barely sufficient. To eat, it is said that it is dry every meal, but it is not much different from pig food.

They are well aware of how rare this snack is, and maybe they will not be able to get such an exquisite snack for a long time to come, but his brothers still saved it and kept it for themselves. Ma Cheng didn't know how much love was contained in it, he only knew that he wanted to cry, especially want to cry.