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The development of the situation is exactly as Wen Mu said.

In the fourth year of Zhenbao, in March, there was a flood in the Yihe River. The eldest son of the emperor heard that he asked Yao Jinqi, the left servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to go to Yizhou to control the flood and relieve the disaster. In April, when the water receded, Yao Jinqi returned to the court and served the people of Yizhou Longevity words.

At the beginning of the fifth year of Zhenbao, the Li people in the southern barbarians harassed the border. The second prince Wen Dun went to the border with the general Xing Weiyuan of the Zhenguo and wiped out 4 Li people. Hao Li retreated and was unable to disturb the north since then.In November, the army squadron returned to the court and moved Xing Weiyuan to be the second-rank general of Fuguo.

In the sixth year of Zhenbao, in May, Yishui flooded again. After investigation, it was found that the embankment of the river protection was not built properly, the concrete was full of sand, and the ant nests were empty.The emperor was furious, and blamed Zhang Yun, the censor of Zuo Du of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Song Qiyun, the right servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Shangshu Province, and Cheng Qike, Shaoqing of Dali Yuan, to cooperate in the investigation and handling of relevant personnel.

Although the flood in Yizhou did not have much impact on the capital, because the emperor was furious at the officials in Yizhou who had neglected their duties and the people were affected by the disaster, even the inside of the harem was trembling these days. The slaves were afraid of offending their masters. After reaching the emperor, there are not many people who are An Sheng.

Although the emperor would not come to Zhaoyang Hall on weekdays, Wen Mu was also called to Feixia Hall many times by the noble concubine, and she only asked him to talk less and make troubles less recently.Although Wen Mu didn't care much about the situation in front of him, as the princes grew up, they secretly competed with each other more and more. In addition, in the past two years, Zhaoyang Palace has also recruited some newcomers, not to mention the imperial concubine. Over there, even in other places, I don't know how many eyes and ears have come in, so he is more or less restrained than usual.

During this day, I heard that Chang Gui's old illness relapsed due to the humid weather during the rainy season, so Chang Xiu specially asked Wen Mu for leave, and went to the Prison of Rites to visit her old teacher.

When Chang Xiu came back from the Supervisor of Rites, he couldn't find Wen Mu anywhere. He asked a few people, but they all said that he didn't know where His Highness was. come over.

"Your Highness is gone, but you came to ask me, and I said, Eunuch Chang, you are incompetent as a personal servant!" Seeing Chang Xiu asking him where the fifth prince was going, An De only joked for a while, and he saw the sky. Mixing with Liu Sui'er, even Liu Sui'er's joker has learned a lot.

In the past few years, An De has gradually been promoted to the position of Deputy Steward of Zhaoyang Hall, because he has the support of Chang Xiu and Liu Sui'er, but Li Da, who is in charge, has been more and more emptied, and at most he only has a name In addition, Chang Xiu had to run around with Wen Mu all day long, and Ander took care of other things in Zhaoyang Palace.Others were used to the fact that the eunuch who was in charge of Zhaoyang Palace couldn't supervise, and the personal eunuch didn't take care of trivial matters. Instead, they often regarded An De as the most capable eunuch in the palace.

An De was more or less nodding his head in Zhaoyang Hall, but every time he saw Chang Xiu, he was more polite and even respectful, not because he was old and Chang Xiu The same senior brother of the same school, he puts on the airs of his senior brother.In addition, he stayed with Liu Sui'er for a long time, although he didn't learn her to gossip too much, but when he spoke, he became more and more witty and interesting.Therefore, the relationship between him and Chang Xiu has become more and more intimate in recent years.

Seeing An De teasing herself, Chang Xiu couldn't help but blushed slightly, and said: "Because I heard that the master is ill, I just asked His Highness for a leave of absence to visit his old man. If you know where your highness has gone, don't tease me."

An De was about to answer, but his eyes flashed, and he said: "In the end, you still have the heart, remember to miss the master, I also wanted to visit his old man, but I have too many things to do, I don't have time to spare, I am afraid that the old man will have to take care of him again now." Scold me for forgetting my ancestors."

Then, he turned his head and thought for a while, and said: "I don't know where your highness is, but I just went to the West Garden, and I seem to see princes there. If you are really in a hurry to find Your Highness, you might as well go over there and look for it."

Chang Xiu was a little surprised when he heard this, he knew that the fifth prince never liked to run into the garden, because he thought the fragrance of flowers in the garden was too strong, but he didn't know why he went there today.

But after thinking about it, since there were other princes there, it might be that some prince asked His Highness to meet in the West Garden, so he and Ander said a few more words, then left in a hurry, and went to the West Garden alone. I searched for it.

Seeing Chang Xiu leaving, Ander squinted his eyes and stared at his back, dazed for a long time before turning around and leaving.As soon as he passed a corner, he suddenly felt someone slapped him on the back. Ander was startled. When he looked back, it was Liu Sui'er standing behind him with a smile on his face.

"Director An, why are you so free right now, wandering around the porch alone!" Liu Sui'er looked at Ander with a smile and asked.

Ender hadn't seen Liu Sui'er before, and now he didn't know where she came out from. He knew Liu Sui'er was used to being weird, and he thought she was being mischievous again.

Liu Sui'er is now sixteen, and it's the time when a girl is in her prime. She is already handsome, agile, and good at dressing up. She just stands there, and she is a delicate beauty like a flower.

Because Liu Sui'er was getting old, her family asked her to leave the palace several times.Only Liu Sui'er herself didn't want to, she would rather be a servant girl in the palace than go home and be a rich lady.Because she is not allowed to leave the palace until she has stayed in the palace for a full number of years like other maids in the palace, so although her family mentioned it several times, she is not so anxious. The meaning of climbing high branches in the palace.

After all, Liu Sui'er is also the daughter of an imperial court official's family. After all these years in the palace, she has won the favor of the queen mother and noble concubine. It's not difficult.Liu Sui'er already had her own plan, and now that her family doesn't urge her, naturally she is not in a hurry to leave the palace.

"It's not a stroll, why don't I rush to the Fashion Bureau to buy autumn clothes?" An De was so frightened by Liu Sui'er that he just rolled his eyes lightly and replied angrily.

Although it was summer, the clothes in the palace were always prepared in advance, so Liu Sui'er was not surprised to hear what An De said.

"Just now I saw you talking with Xiaoxiuzi from a distance, and then he hurried past me without even saying hello, what did you say to him, what is he in such a hurry to do?" asked An De's white eyes turned a blind eye, Liu Sui'er still asked on his own.

Seeing her asking about Chang Xiu's whereabouts, Ander suddenly showed a very strange smile, and only replied: "He is in a hurry to find His Highness, so I pointed him in the direction."

Liu Sui'er listened, her dark amber eyeballs just rolled around, and she looked at Ender with a pair of big eyes, and said, "But he seemed to be walking towards the West Garden just now, right? I just came from there. see……"

"Ender!"

Before Liu Sui'er finished speaking, she heard someone calling An De, and the two looked forward, but it was the Fifth Prince walking over from the front.

Liu Sui'er and An De hurriedly saluted, after Wen Mu dismissed the salute and stood up, he heard him ask: "Did any of you see Han Xiu just now? The little eunuch in the palace said that he was looking for her everywhere. I."

When An De heard this, he was stunned. He was about to speak, but Liu Sui'er next to him snapped him up and said, "This is interesting. Xiao Xiuzi couldn't find the master, but the master is now looking for him again. Master and Xiao Xiuzi Are you playing hide-and-seek?"

After laughing and joking, she said again: "However, the master wants to ask Xiao Xiuzi where he is going, but the servant girl saw that he seemed to be going to the West Garden by himself, so the master might as well take a look over there."

After hearing this, An De bowed his head and said, "Since your Highness wants to find Eunuch Chang, it's enough to send someone to look for him, and he even ran so many miles in person. Why don't you go back to the palace first, servant girl?" Just go and find Eunuch Chang."

Wen Mu waved his hand, and said: "No need, I won't delay your business, you can go to your business, I will go to find him by myself. It's hot and stuffy in the palace, so let's walk around here." It's not bad either."

"Slaves are idle right now, even if they run for a while, it doesn't matter much, besides, this is the duty of slaves." Ander bowed his waist, his tone was very respectful.

"Ande, don't you still want to go to the Shangfu Bureau? Since His Highness is going to look for it, the servant girl will accompany His Highness for a while. Anyway, the servant girl has nothing to do right now, so leave this errand to me." Seeing that Mu didn't answer, Liu Sui'er said with a smile on the side.

Wen Mu also knew that Liu Sui'er was always lively and active, but when she wanted to run around again, she nodded and said to Ander: "If that's the case, you can go about your business, Liu Sui'er is here to follow." That's it."

Knowing that the fifth prince had made up his mind, Ander had no choice but to bow down.

Seeing that Mu stepped forward and left first, Liu Sui'er smiled and said to An De: "Fortunately, I met Xiao Xiuzi in front of me just now, otherwise I really don't know where to look for it, so I won't delay you, I'm leaving. You go about your business too."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Ander's answer, she just turned around and ran all the way, catching up to Wen Mu in front.

Ander's eyes were fixed on the backs of the two people leaving in front of him, but his face gradually darkened, but he didn't know what was going on in his heart.

Chang Xiu went all the way to the imperial garden, and saw that there were indeed a few princes talking there, but after a closer look, there was no fifth prince.Knowing that these princes are the most naughty and mischievous on weekdays, and there is another one who just wants to play and make fun of himself all day long, so seeing that the person he is looking for is not there, he does not go forward, just Turn around and walk away.

No, those princes' eyes were extremely sharp, and they just saw Chang Xiu.Then, one of them said from afar: "Isn't this the Eunuch Chang in front of Fifth Brother? Seeing us here, he didn't come over to salute. His airs are getting bigger and bigger!"

Chang Xiu heard this, although she was extremely reluctant, but she couldn't really commit a breach of etiquette, so she could only slowly approach those people, bowed her head and saluted: "Slave Chang Xiu, to the Third Highness, the Sixth Highness, Your Majesty Seventh, please greet me!"

After saying a word, his face was just as frozen as water.

"If I don't call you, will you not come here? Is that what Fifth Brother taught you? There are no rules at all?" The sixth prince Wen Min scoffed.

"I don't dare, I just saw His Highnesses were discussing something, Chang Xiu was afraid that if she stepped forward rashly, she would disturb the masters, so she didn't dare to come here for some reason."

Hearing the edict, the Seventh Prince who was next to him snapped up and said, "Do you dare or don't want to? I see you and Fifth Brother together on weekdays, and I don't have so many dares. I'm afraid it's only when I see us now that I don't dare." These dare not!"

Without waiting for Chang Xiu to answer, the third prince Wen Lian only raised his chin with his hand, and said in a mocking tone: "We ordinary princes, I am afraid that Eunuch Chang will find it ugly. After all, others can't compare with Fifth Brother, Except for the fifth younger brother, Eunuch Chang would not dare to meet anyone."

Chang Xiu tilted her head to the side, took off Wen Lian's hand, then stepped back and bowed, lowered her eyes, and said: "Even if I give you the courage to do so, I will not dare to despise your Highnesses." Li. I don’t think the slaves behaved inappropriately, His Highness, I’m sure you won’t take it to heart.”

Wen Min smiled and said: "Third Brother, look, he is indeed the person in front of Fifth Brother. No wonder Fifth Brother treats him like a treasure on weekdays. If this small mouth is not so good at talking, how can it be so good?" Coaxed the fifth brother to be happy all day long, and his eyebrows were beaming."

As he said that, he wanted to pinch Chang Xiu's jaw with his hands, but Chang Xiu's head turned away, and he narrowly avoided it.

Wen Min saw that his hand was dodged, and before he could speak, Wen Lian frowned, and reprimanded: "You dare to refute the master's words, and you dare to hide the master's hand, it seems that the fifth younger brother is pampering you." I went to heaven, but there is no rules at all. Are the people in the West Palace as unruly as you?"

The third prince Wen Lian and the birth mother of the seventh prince Wen Chi, Xiao Shupin, originally had a relationship with Concubine Xiao Gui, but now that a young eunuch in front of Wen Mu dared to dodge like this, naturally he felt even more worried. He just wanted to borrow the little eunuch in front of him to express his long-simmering anger.

"The people in the West Palace usually have rules, but the servants are stupid and have discredited the master." While speaking, Chang Xiu's body bowed even more.

Hearing this, Wen Lian was furious, and was about to explode, but was stopped by Wen Min, who had a strange smile on his face, and said, "Such a watery person, let alone Fifth brother, even this palace likes it from the bottom of my heart when I see it. A few days ago, I asked my eldest brother, and said that this little man looks so handsome and graceful, and he is very fond of the fifth brother who has always been the worst eunuch. Huanxi, don't be the same as Yi Chai, and sneak into the palace."

Speaking of this, the smile on Wen Min's face became even stronger: "Brother said that I was thinking wildly, but unfortunately I couldn't find a chance to verify it, otherwise, I was wrong, and I was convinced that I lost at the elder brother's place. "

Although Wen Min is one year younger than Chang Xiu, she grew up beside Concubine Xian, and even though she has not learned Concubine Xian's duplicitous skills, but at such a young age, her thoughts are vicious and ruthless.

Everyone here is not thoughtful, once Wen Min said this, he didn't know his plan, even Chang Xiu's face turned pale when he heard it, and he hurriedly took a few steps back, then turned around and walked away. To run back.He didn't want to, but Wen Lian grabbed his arm and pulled him back.