However, the imperial guards did not believe it at all and burst into laughter upon hearing it:

"This little bastard must have been scared out of his wits! He actually said that he is the biological brother of the young master of the Imperial Master's Mansion. Then I am the biological son of the Grand Imperial Master!"

The little leader of the imperial guards who was holding his collar also laughed loudly, and then slapped Pei Xuan in the face again:

"You're taking me for a fool, aren't you? The young master sent you here personally, and you even said you were the young master's biological brother!"

Pei Xuan was in so much pain that tears came out:

"I really am..."

Before he could finish his words, the imperial guard threw him to the ground and beat him up, cursing as he did so:

"You little bastard! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will beat you to death!"

In such a situation, Pei Xuan no longer dared to reveal his true identity. He could only hold his head and beg for mercy while being beaten.

Seeing that he was obedient, the little leader stopped, grabbed his collar, opened the door, and threw him into the yard at the second gate.

Now, in order to facilitate supervision, all the masters, big and small, in the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion were driven into the rooms at the second gate of the mansion and lived on the large bunk beds.

There was also someone on duty in the courtyard. After negotiating with the imperial guard who came in from outside, he directly picked up Pei Xuan and kicked open the door of one of the rooms:

"Hey, your brother is back! Let him live in this room with you from now on!"

The room was dark and filled with the stench of feces and urine, but there was no response.

The imperial guards didn't care and just closed the door and left.

Pei Xuan stumbled several times before he found an empty spot and lay down.

Without a quilt, he could only wrap himself tightly in his cloak. He was cold and hungry, and the wounds on his body were painful. It was really unbearable.

After enduring the whole night, he finally waited until dawn the next day and saw the layout of the house clearly.

This is the lowest-ranking servant's room in the Earl's mansion. There is nothing else except a bunk bed and a cabinet.

There were four people squeezed on the small bunk bed, including him and several younger brothers born to other aunts.

The other three were now all disheveled, with wrinkled clothes and snot hanging from their noses.

In addition, there was a toilet in the room, which was filled with a lot of feces and urine, and it emitted a nauseating smell all the time.

"Are we going to live here forever?"

Pei Xuan asked in disbelief.

The third brother Pei Yuan glanced at him coldly:

"if not."

Seeing his dejected expression that day, Pei Yuan sneered,

"I can't stand this. I have to clean the shoes and floors and flush the toilets for the imperial guards later!"

Pei Xuan’s eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

The facts were just as Pei Yuan said. Not long after, their door was kicked open and a rude imperial guard walked in, swinging the whip in his hand and said:

"Everyone get up, but a few young masters are still lying in bed! Go clean up the soldiers' room, or do you want to be whipped?"

Pei Yuan quickly replied:

"Sir, I'm coming!"

Not only him, but also his two other brothers who were two or three years younger than them, did not dare to delay and followed.

Pei Xuan was distracted for a moment, and was a beat slower, so he was whipped by the imperial guards:

"It was you who ran away, right?"

"Today you have to clean the toilets. You are not allowed to eat until you finish!"

As he spoke, he whipped Pei Xuan again and scolded:

"Go quickly!"

Pei Xuan had never been treated so violently in the past twenty or thirty years of his life, and he was extremely scared.

Having received a severe beating yesterday, he did not dare to mention Rong Niang's name for the time being and could only be driven outside to work in the courtyard where the imperial guards lived.

There were as many as three hundred imperial guards stationed in the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion, and half of them slept there at night. There were three of them in a room, and there were as many as fifty toilet buckets waiting for him to empty and clean.

Pei Xuan felt nauseous from the smoke, and the moment he slowed down a little, the whip fell on his back again.

He used cold well water to wash the toilet bowl, and it took him a whole morning to finish.

All that was left for him was a cold, hard steamed bun.

Thinking about how he had to clean the toilet in the morning, he couldn't eat at all. While hesitating, he saw a woman with a baby on her back, disheveled and covered in wounds, coming over and snatching the steamed bread from his hand.

"what are you doing!"

Pei Xuan tried to take back his belongings, but was kicked to the ground by the other party.

(I will make sure I am fully present first. I will add more than 1,300 words after I finish writing.)

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