Wangfu Shenyuan

"Hmm." Xia An bent down in pain and vomited violently.Rong Li glanced back, then hugged the fainted Yin Shi tightly, and shouted at Imperial Doctor Xuan.All the servants surrounded the prince and princess and left, no one noticed that Xia An had fallen to the ground without a trace of blood.

Cheng Dafang and the two servants of the torture hall carefully untied the tortured servant girl from the wooden frame, leaving only the skeleton's arm at the joints with a small hammer, and the servant girl let out an unbearable scream. Ann's attention was drawn back again, only to see that the bony arm was separated from its limbs, and the little maid had already fainted, and was dragged forward by two servants on the ground.

"It's a pity, I wanted to cut [-] knives to practice my skills." Cheng Dafang sighed unsatisfactorily.

The boy brought the window paper, Xia An stuck it up and went out, the boy shouted angrily: "Who made you go, how do you do things so messy, hey, stop for me."

He trotted all the way back to Si'en Courtyard, closed the kitchen door, and held it firmly with his back.Xia An slid down the door, sat on the ground as if he lost his strength, hugged his knees and buried his head.

The Indus Courtyard has newly formed a courtyard. There are no stewards and cooks for the time being. There are not many people, just a dozen servants and mothers-in-law.That day when the princess went back, she fell ill from fright, and grabbed the prince's hand to intercede for the other prisoners.The prince loves the princess for her kindness, and he agrees immediately, demoting the young maid to work as a coolie in the Indus Courtyard, and selling the young servant girl to the Goulan Courtyard.

This is the lightest treatment of the palace for many years, and the servants are all talking about how much the prince favors the princess.However, since the princess was able to get out of bed, she set up a Buddhist hall in the side room and stayed in it all day long.Even the prince wanted to call her to bed several times, but he refused on the grounds that he was unwell.

The low-level servants in the palace were managed by a supervisor surnamed Luo. He didn't dare to delay the project under the prince's nose, so he allocated more than a dozen people from the Si'en courtyard to the Wutong courtyard, so that each courtyard only had more than 30 people. .Ah Fu and Xia An's work in the kitchen was also detained, because the women were good at cooking but couldn't do the hard work, so two or three women were sent to each courtyard to cook and watch the courtyard, and everyone else had to come Listen to Fengyuan for help.

The prince no longer personally supervised the work on the third day. He heard that he visited the concubine every day, but he was annoyed at being rejected. He took in a young man who was redeemed from a brothel. He looked good and had a good temper, so The prince spent all day in the green bamboo courtyard of the concubine.

Xia An handed the packed look to the person above, picked up another piece from the trolley, and handed it over.Suddenly the hand on the top slipped, and a large wooden plank fell towards Xia An. Xia An stood there in a daze, and the person next to him quickly stretched out his hand and pushed Xia An aside, which was regarded as a dodge.

Steward Han put away the dry smoke, grabbed Xia An's hand, and knocked him on the head: "Why do you seem to have lost your soul these days, is someone bullying you in Wutong Courtyard?" Xia An was assigned to Wutong Courtyard After that, they never talked properly again.

"No, I'm an old man, how dare they mess around." Xia An shook his head.Although he has only been in the mansion for a short time, he has been in Si'en Courtyard for almost two months. The young servant who was demoted was apprehensive and didn't understand anything. He had to rely on old people like them to guide everything, and Xia An He has a good relationship with Guanshi Han, and the old people love to help him, so no one dares to mess with him just because of this.

"Then you..." Manager Han wanted to say something, but Supervisor Fu hurriedly grabbed his arm.

"Guan Han, something serious has happened. Many of the new girders and pillars in the mansion have been eaten by moths."

Han Guanshi was surprised and said: "How is it possible, what the palace wants is not even second-hand goods, which broken wood is sold by a profiteer who wants to die?"

Manager Fu said: "It's strange to say that the Fang family has been in business with the Wangfu for seven or eight years, and it has always been very stable. Why did this happen this time? If the prince knew about it, he would have stripped their entire family. Can't be used as window paper."

Xia An shivered violently. Manager Han only thought he was a little scared when he was young, so he smiled at Xia An, turned his head and continued to discuss with Director Fu: "I heard that the old man of the Fang family had a stroke in the first half of the year. Now, Fang Xiatong, the young master of the Fang family, is now the head of the household."

"Who, who's in charge?" Xia An suddenly seemed to come alive, his eyes burning like fire.

"Fang Xiatong, the eldest son of the Fang family, is one of the largest families in Linshui Town, a hundred miles away from the capital." Manager Han said suspiciously: "Xia An, do you know him, or does his family have servants who are your relatives? "

Xia An nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, I know him. Can Manager Han find a way for me to meet him?"

Manager Fu said: "Even if you can't even leave the palace, why talk about seeing the young master of the Fang family?"

But Guanshi Han said: "Isn't there something wrong with the wood, someone has to go there, why don't you let me take Xia An there."

"...Okay, but remember to focus on doing things first, don't waste time for personal affairs, and be careful not to move your thoughts when you shouldn't. The world is so big, could it be the king's land." She glanced at Xia An as she spoke. .

"Thank you, Director Fu." Of course, Manager Han would not let Xia An escape at risk.Everyone knows the cruelty of the idle prince. So far, no slave has escaped successfully. Those who are captured will be tortured for three days in the torture hall, and will be eaten by dogs with their last breath.

Xia An was overjoyed. He originally thought that he would have no future in this palace, it was just a matter of early and late tragic death. Unexpectedly, there would be no way out if there were many mountains and rivers, and there would be another village.

The two of them first went to Huaying Courtyard to get the badge for going out, as well as twenty Wen for food and carriage.Xia An only had one set of clothes, so he didn't need to pack. He just accompanied Steward Han back to Si'en Courtyard to pack his luggage. He went to ask the woman in the kitchen for some steamed buns and water bags.

When the prince accepted Qingguan as his concubine, he rewarded Si En Yuan with a box of white rice noodles. Everyone said that this was because the princess had offended the prince, and this move was a slap in the face of the princess!No matter what, as long as there are [-] meters of white noodles to eat, Xia An doesn't care whether he is marrying a wife or taking a concubine.

The women were originally served in front of the prince. Wherever they have suffered, they can't eat cornmeal, unlike Ah Fu's long-term thinking, greeting everyone with good rice and noodles.

Manager Han is a big man, and he tidied up happily. He changed into clothes that could be seen, brought a change of clothes, and took out a piece of his own clothes for Xia An to change.Xia An's clothes are too shabby, and he has been busy these two days, so he can't change them, but they can do dirty ones.Although Guanshi Han's clothes are big, at least they are clean and unpatched, just wear the cuffs and trousers rolled up.

When the two left the palace, a coachman immediately asked if they would take a sedan chair.Xia An couldn't be at home, and waited until Steward Han finished greeting the guards before asking if he wanted to sit in a sedan chair. Steward Han patted him on the head and said with a smile, "Sit in a sedan chair, which family's young master do you think you are? Although the cost is for the food expenses of carriages and horses, but two steamed buns for five renminbi, and only eight steamed buns for [-] renminbi. During our two-day journey, we can’t even get enough food, and we still want to take a sedan chair, you are so beautiful. "

The coachman saw that although Xia An's clothes didn't fit, he was clean and tidy, not like a low-level slave, so he came to solicit business, but he didn't expect that they were two poor ghosts.Immediately, he flicked his sleeves, snorted, and walked elsewhere.

Han Guanshi sighed: "These dogs look down on people."

Xia An shook his head and smiled: "Forget it, why bother to be as knowledgeable as him."

Guanshi Han stared at Xia An's eyes, which were shining brightly like two glowing black gemstones, and his whole body also glowed with a different brilliance. Guanshi Han said as he walked, "Looking at you today, you are very different from the past. The whole person came alive."

"It is indeed alive." Xia An smiled and rolled his eyes.

"Could it be that you do have relatives in Fangfu, can he redeem you?"

Xia An smiled and nodded: "If it's really the one I know, he can definitely redeem me."

"So sure, what is his family background, what position does he have in Fang's family, can he take out a hundred taels of silver at once?" Manager Han was not optimistic. Who in an ordinary family can save a hundred taels of silver?

Xia An smiled: "Didn't you say that his family is one of the largest in the town?"

Han Guanshi stopped: "What do you mean, could it be that you and the young master of the Fang family are relatives?"

"Yes, he is my cousin."

"Distant relatives?" If the young master of the Fang family is willing to take care of them, even distant relatives will not have to worry about food and clothing.

Xia An raised the corners of his lips: "It's my uncle's son. My father went to Jiangnan when he was young, and later settled down in Jiangnan."

Han Guanshi couldn't believe it: "Then why didn't you join your relatives, but sold yourself as a slave?" Could it be that Xia An was abducted by human traffickers, but according to Xia An's intelligence, he would not let the human traffickers buy and sell.

"My family lost contact with my uncle's family very early. After my family was run down, I went to the capital with my father to find my uncle, but the old house has long since been replaced by a new one. No matter how I inquired about it, there was no news. My father was seriously ill and had no money to bury him. Only... poor father, he didn't see his elder brother until his death."

"What a child, you can wipe away tears when you say anything. No matter what, you have found it, and you don't have to live a life of slavery anymore. I really envy you."

Xia An laughed through tears: "I don't know if it's true yet. By the way, Manager Han, you should have family members. Didn't you have any savings from the old master? Why didn't you see you redeeming yourself? Could it be that we don't even have you in the Si'en Academy?" Can’t even a manager redeem himself? What about me, can I be redeemed if I have money?” As he spoke, his eyes dimmed.

"I am the person sent to the palace by the old master. I am a slave born in the family. There is no such thing as ransom. It can only be whether the master is willing to let you out of slavery. It is true that our Si'en Academy does not allow people to redeem, even if you are not A death contract is not allowed on the day of leaving the mansion." Seeing Xia An's face pale instantly, Manager Han hurriedly said, "But if there is a big family like the Fang family to intercede, there will be no problem."

"I'm scared to death." Xia An clutched his chest in pain. "I dreamed up this place to eat people in my dreams."

Han Guanshi was happy: "Now you don't have to dream. If you have such a rich relative, you will be served by others in the future."

The two hurried all the way, only found a tea shed in the middle, ordered two bowls of herbal tea, spent a total of two Wen, and ate the steamed buns that Xia An brought from the mansion, which was right for lunch.At dusk, they invested in the store early, but Han Guanshi said that he had to take a shortcut. There was a mountain in front of him. If he didn't invest in the store, he might have to sleep in the open.Over the mountain is the north gate of Linshui Town.

Six Wen, and the two of them slept in a bunk room in the store.Xia An was used to sleeping in the bunk, and was tired from walking during the day, so she began to snore lightly after a while.Manager Han couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, so he put on his clothes, went to the counter to buy a jug of the cheapest drink, and planned to sit in the yard for a meeting.

As soon as he entered the backyard, he heard a familiar voice, and Guanshi Han immediately dodged and hid behind the wooden door.

Rong Li and Xu Qingrui walked in from the backyard one after the other.Xu Qingrui said: "Your Highness, why worry, everything is in the plan."

"Although this is the case, you must not take it lightly. Everything must be perfect. Don't miss it when you leave tomorrow." Rong Li was dressed in lake green cloud brocade with dark patterns, and simply tied his hair with a white headband.

Han Guanshi has been in the palace for many years, and he has never seen his master look like this.The princes he knew were always dressed in splendid clothes and golden crowns, and they were particular about ostentation. They were stubborn when they were young, and then they became extremely cruel.But now, with a serious face, without a trace of joking or cruelty, only two or three words of speech, but with a serious and wise appearance, but the coldness emanating from the whole body is still as weak as the legs.

He tried his best to hold his breath, the prince and the manager appeared here, and they were dressed like this, there must be some secret things to do.If the Lord Jiao sees him here, I'm afraid there will be another wronged soul in the backyard of this store.

After the two of them passed by, they headed towards the Tianzi room upstairs.He took two deep breaths, and ran back to the common shop to cover his head with the quilt.Xia An was woken up, and asked him confusedly what happened.

Manager Han shook his head, saying that he was going to wake up at night, urging him to sleep.

On the second day, Xia An woke up early, and he couldn't wait to reach Fang's house as soon as possible.However, Guanshi Han has been lazy in bed all this time, and Xia An was so annoying that he could no longer get up, so he reluctantly got up, but ordered breakfast again, and took it to his room to eat.

Xia An was puzzled: "Why do you want to eat in the room, you can eat the taste of this room?"

Han Guanshi patted the table with feigned anger: "You can eat it in Si'en Courtyard, but you can't eat it here. Sit down and eat."

Xia An had no choice but to have breakfast with Manager Han.The breakfast at the inn was very expensive, and they charged ten Wen for two rolls, one dish of pickles and two bowls of clear soup.Xia An could only be thankful that he brought a lot of steamed buns when he went out, and he didn't plan to buy any more before arriving at Fangfu.As long as he arrived at Fang's mansion, he would not have to worry about having no money to send Manager Han back.

Manager Han probably felt sorry for the money after he finished shopping, he ate very politely, and sipped at Si Shi, the two of them left the inn gate and hurried to Fang's mansion.

The mountain is not high, but steep.Fortunately, Manager Han is a good mountain climber, since he dared to take Xia An to this shortcut, he was sure of it.It only took half a day, just after lunch time, the two of them saw the north gate of Linshui Town.

Because Linshui Town is close to the capital, it goes without saying that it is prosperous.Xia An wanted to rush to Fang's mansion wholeheartedly, but only took a second look at the market he was interested in, and kept walking while tugging on Manager Han's sleeve.

Manager Han smiled and followed Xia An through most of Linshui Town, and found Fangfu's shop in Linshui Town.When the boy went to invite the shopkeeper, Xia An asked suspiciously, "Why don't you go directly to Fang's Mansion?"

"You are a poor relative. I don't know that rich people have many rules. Although we are sent by the palace, we are in business contacts. Our status is not high. Of course, we can only see the shopkeeper. Don't worry about the young master. They don't have time to see us." ?”

Xia An pondered for a moment and said, "Then I'll go to Fang's mansion alone to try it out. Director Fu said that there should be no delay."

"No, if you go, the nursing home will not let you in. You can talk to the shopkeeper, they can often see the shopkeeper, just to send a message."

Xia An was very excited, and wandered around the room twice, causing Manager Han to burst out laughing.

The shopkeeper of this shop is already a sixtieth old man, and he is in good spirits. Hearing Manager Han's laughter, he said heartily, "What is the joy of this little brother, smiling so heartily?"

Manager Han hurriedly restrained his disrespect, and bowed to the old shopkeeper together with Xia An: "Shopkeeper Ma has really become more energetic." Xia An said, "I've seen Shopkeeper Ma."

"Did you have something to do this time?" Shopkeeper Ma asked straight to the point.

Guanshi Han replied: "Some of the wood that your store sold to the palace this time was worm-eaten, and it was very serious. Not to mention the installation of beams and pillars, even ordinary planks are not enough."

"Is this really the case?" The old shopkeeper was taken aback. Fang's shop had never experienced such a situation.

"I can still lie to you, the youngest. Before the chief prince knows about it, send someone to change it."

"Okay, the old man sent someone to Tiku, but let the old man report this matter to the master first, this is not a small matter."

Manager Han stopped the impatient old shopkeeper: "You are always right. The two of us wait slowly in the back hall. However, I have a request here, and I hope the old shopkeeper will pass on a message."

"What?"

Guanshi Han pushed Xia An forward and said, "This child is the brother's child of the elder of the Fang family. I heard that the Fang family settled in Linshui Town, so I came to visit."

The old shopkeeper looked at Xia An calmly.In fact, Guanshi Han said it tactfully, looking at the clothes this child is wearing, it is clear that he is a poor relative and he has taken refuge with a rich relative. This is what the master and young master of the Fang family hate the most.

"I don't know if you have any certificates. If you can prove your identity, the old man will show it to the young master?"

Xia An said: "I have nothing left, but you only need to report my name. My name is Fang Xia'an."

Manager Han looked sideways at Xia An. If he was a cousin, he would indeed have the surname Fang.

"I don't have any certificates, so it's difficult?" The old shopkeeper pretended to be suspicious.He didn't want to offend the young master.

Xia An asked: "Dare to ask the master of your family, but his name is Fang Huaran, and his name is Xiao Yu?" Seeing the old shopkeeper nod, Xia Anfang was sure, and calmly reported out of the house: "My father's name is Fang Yiran, and his name is Tongshan."

Han Guanshi said: "I didn't tell this child the name of the elder master of the Fang family, only the name of the elder master."

The old shopkeeper was still convinced of Manager Han's character, and seeing that the child had an ugly face but clear eyes, not like a greedy person, he agreed to ask him a question.