Wangfu Shenyuan

On the second day at Mao's, Xia An went to the first yard to fetch water to wash, and talked with a few second-class boys who came earlier, and supervised the cleaning of the third-class boys by the way, but did not talk to them much.

The hierarchy of Aduyuan is very strict, and the second-class boys will never look down on the third-class boys. In the same way, the first-class boys can point fingers at the second-class boys and reprimand them for their mistakes.Xia An once wiped the bookshelf and accidentally splashed water on a gift list. He was scolded by a first-class servant named Hongrui for a long time and fined him not to eat at night.

Xia An just arrived here, and was honestly hungry after being punished.After Qingbai finished his meal, seeing that Xia An was really hungry, he made fun of him for being too honest, and no one was watching him.But Qingbai was a nice person, so he went back and brought him two cold steamed buns, and cooked them on the brazier in the third courtyard.

Manager He was not on duty last night, and he would come over from the yard where he lived in the morning at around [-] o'clock.Today, however, he pushed open the door of Adu Courtyard at [-]:[-], and when he came in, he ordered a few people to hurry and invite the three principals to come over.A few first-class servants who arrived early surrounded Guanshi He to inquire about the matter, but Guanshi He sent a few guys casually, and they couldn't even eat, so they went to work.Only Hongrui was still standing next to Guanshi He.

Seeing Xia An standing at the door of the east house, Guanshi beckoned him over: "You are from the inner courtyard, and you know the way of the inner courtyard better than anyone here. You can accompany Hongrui to Xibi courtyard It's been a long time since Xia An came in, and he has figured out his ability and character. He is reliable, and it's time for him to learn the first-class things in the academy.

Hongrui was very displeased with Manager He's arrangement. He had two second-class servants under his command, so why should he choose someone else to lead him the way? Besides, he had already made several trips to the inner courtyard , Still worry about not finding the way?

Xia An didn't have so many thoughts, he guessed that Guanshi He wanted to learn more from him, so of course he was willing.Since Guanshi He dared to let him go out, it meant that the mansion's hunt for escaped prisoners had passed.This is a very good thing, maybe in a few days, He Guanshi will be able to bring him to Adu Courtyard.Compared with the places where he had been before, this place gave him more hope.

Holding a purple wooden box, looking at the specifications, it is used by the concubines of the palace.Xia An followed behind Hong Rui, walking with his head bowed.Pass through the Huamen, which is the inner courtyard.

"Which direction is Xibi Courtyard?" Hong Rui asked proudly.

Xia An was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he was sent to guide the way, but he was actually not very familiar with the inner courtyard. You must know that in order to avoid the inevitable bad luck when he went out with the prince, he hid in the room all day and was reluctant to come out.At that time, I only wanted to go out for a walk, but I forgot that I didn't know the way.

"Well, the servants of Xibiyuan are not very familiar with it."

"What?" Just as Hongrui was about to get angry, Xia An immediately ran up, stopped a maidservant who looked like a lowly status, and asked, "Sister, we are servants from the outer court, can you tell us about the approximate location of Xibi Court?" where?"

"You don't even know Xibi Courtyard, but there is Concubine Xi living in it?" The servant girl looked down on Xia An's short-sightedness, but liked Xia An's fair complexion and beauty, so she pointed the way for Xia An: "Did you know the Lanxi courtyard of the princess, it's right next to the Lanxi courtyard."

Concubine?Xia An was stunned.When did the prince welcome a side concubine into the mansion, why didn't he know.It's impossible that Xiaojin's loud voice will definitely talk to him when he was in Piaoxiangyuan.That was in the dungeon, maybe Xiaojin came over only a few days ago, and didn't talk about it.It turned out that the prince had a new concubine, so he was very busy at that time.

"Thank you sister, I know the way to Lanxi Courtyard." Xia Anqiang replied with a smile.He couldn't explain why, but he suddenly felt empty in his heart, and his steps became vain.

Walking along the corridor leading to Lanxi Courtyard for a while, Xia An saw a beautiful and magnificent courtyard at the end of a road that was slightly narrower than the main path, which was as imposing as Lanxi Courtyard.

"Over here." Xia An called to Hong Rui who was still walking forward.Hongrui always finds him disliked, and he doesn't know where he offended this first-class servant.

"Hmph, you have a loud voice, show me some rules." Hongrui scolded.

Xia An bowed her head and obediently followed behind.Hongrui had gone a long way, so he didn't bark louder, how could he hear him?

The hostess lives in Xibi Courtyard, and there is no serious concierge.But there are always a few sharp-eyed little girls in the yard outside.Hongrui had only been to the Huaying courtyard in the inner courtyard and the courtyard of the two young masters, so he couldn't find the concierge at this time, so he was at a loss for a while.

Xia An wanted to show his favor, so she said to him in a low voice: "You can call the maids in the yard to inform you." If those maids saw who the master was, they would have rushed up to greet him.It's because they don't have enough face, so they don't bother to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, Na Hongrui is a narrow-minded and jealous person, Xia An's kind act, in his eyes, has a taste of showing off.Half a month ago, he had no objection that Steward He took the gift list made by the principal to guide Xia An, and a wave of hatred and fear arose in his heart. Did Steward He intend to guide Xia An to become the next chief? Naturally, people want to help His own relatives, and from what Manager He said, Xia An's talent is not inferior to those of them.

There are regulations on the number of positions for each position in the Adu Academy, and the number of three principals can only be less or more.Director Liu was very quick at calculating accounts and never made a mistake. Director Sun had already taken a fancy to Director Liu, and after the new year, he was going to transfer him away and work as a supervisor in the regular room.

The vacated position of chief executive will definitely be filled before the prince's birthday at the end of February.Among the few first-class boys now, Hongrui is considered top-notch, so he can't allow someone to fall from the sky midway and spoil his good deed.

Hong Rui gave Xia An a hard look, and cursed in a high voice: "Shut up, you dare to talk nonsense in front of the master's courtyard."

Annoyed at his ignorance, Xia An lowered his head and did not speak.The two of them just stood at the gate of Xibi courtyard, and finally a maid wearing a lavender pleated skirt couldn't see her, and ran over to chase them away: "You two, what are you doing standing at the gate of the courtyard? Here we come, what should we do if we collide?"

The maid mentioned the lord with a bit of complacency and disgust, Xia An felt even more uncomfortable, but suddenly wondered if she could run into the lord here?

Hongrui only saw the prince once from a distance, and he was a little scared at the moment, and his speech was not as fluent as usual: "Sister, sister, we are from the Lianyuan Academy, and we are ordered to show the written gift list to Concubine Xi."

"That's it, wait, I'll report." The maid quickly reported to the main room.

Hong Rui wanted to enter the yard, but just as he took a step, he heard Xia An leisurely say, "Men are not allowed to enter the mistress's yard, let's wait outside."

"You know a lot." Hong Rui gave Xia An a glance.Xia An was too lazy to argue with such ignorant people.

The maid who informed them came back soon with a smile on her face, took the order from them, and trotted to send it in.This time it took about a quarter of an hour to come out, and returned the list to Hongrui, and said with a smile: "Our mother said, Director He in your yard is very meticulous, and this silver fox cloak is very caring. This is for A reward from Manager He." She passed around, and a maidservant dressed similarly was holding a red lacquer plate covered with a red cloth.

Hongrui would not pick it up in person, it would lose his identity, so he winked at Xia An, and Xia An stepped forward to pick it up.

"Thank you for your reward." Hong Rui and Xia An knelt down and kowtowed at the gate of the courtyard.

The servant girl stepped aside, covered her mouth and smiled.When they got up, they said: "It's too early to kneel, look, you two haven't been rewarded yet." After finishing speaking, he took out two pennies from his sleeve, and gave the more money to Hongrui, and the less Gave it to Xia An.The two wanted to worship again, but were stopped by the servant girl: "Okay, okay, the empress is not short of your thanks, let's go quickly, it's not sure, the prince will come later."

This is the first time Xia An has received a reward, and he has five hundred pennies. It is said that he has no penny now, and he suddenly got this unexpected joy. He must have been laughing for a long time.But I don't know why, but I can't always be happy.

The two walked back, Xia An was holding the paint tray.Hongrui suddenly said in a panic: "I'm a little anxious, wait for me for a while, I'll find a place to solve it." After speaking, he looked around and hurriedly looked for a place.In fact, Xia An really wanted to remind him which yards he could ask for accommodation and which yards he could not set foot in, but he swallowed the words.

If you treat someone well, but he blames you, then you still treat him well, but you are just asking for it.

Xia An took the paint tray and stood by the roadside waiting.The summer sun was so violent that people couldn't open their eyes, Xia An lowered his head, staring at his own shadow in a daze.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind behind him, and he heard someone calling him "Xia'an", his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if it had been squeezed out of his throat, he turned subconsciously, and saw the prince rushing towards him with red eyes.

The shoulders were clasped tightly, and the prince's ten fingers seemed to be stretched into his flesh.Xia An suffered from pain and had a bitter face.

"Are you okay?"

After being checked up and down for a while, Xia An suddenly felt warm in his heart, and even his shoulders didn't hurt anymore, and he replied: "The slave is fine."

"Where have you been going during this time?" After reassuring, he asked in his voice.

Xia An felt sorry for the prince. It turned out that the prince was so worried about him, but he deliberately failed to report his safety because of a ridiculous idea.He knew he was wrong, so he hesitated a bit when he spoke: "The servant has been working in Aduyuan for a month now."

"Since you are in the palace, why don't you tell me?" Rong Li asked anxiously and angrily.

Xia An was a little untenable when asked, and his cheeks burned when he thought of that thought, he couldn't say that I just wanted to see if you would come to me.In a hurry, Xia An replied, "I forgot."

"Forgot?" Rong Li laughed angrily.Xia An's uncomfortable look and this answer, in Rongli's eyes, it is simply that he doesn't want to talk to you, and of course he won't remember you if he finds a good place.

Rong Li was anxious and angry, lost his mind for a moment, raised his hand and slapped him fiercely.

Xia An was in a state of shame and embarrassment. He lowered his head and thought about how to explain to the lord. Suddenly, a strong force hit his face, his brain was shaken violently, his voice roared, his eyes fell on the dark scene, and his body followed. Flying up, it slid down a low arc in the air, and then fell heavily, the lacquer plate in his hand also fell apart, and a few silver ingots scattered on the ground.Xia An's head was blank, and he didn't know anything, but felt a sweetness in his throat, opened his mouth instinctively, and spit out a sticky mouthful.

After Rong Li beat him, he was also stupid.The last time he broke Xia An's wrist, he regretted it so much, and made up his mind not to hurt Xia An again.But at the critical moment, he couldn't control himself.

This month, he has been looking for Xia An like crazy, and he has also searched outside Beijing, but there is no news of Xia An, and his subordinates reported that he just ran away, but he is a slave, powerless, how could it be possible It ran like this without a trace.There are only two possibilities, either someone harms him, or someone helps him.

Rong Li was very afraid that Xia An would be murdered by others. He had been staying for so many years, how could he not be clear about the dirty state of the palace. With Xia An's appearance, the princess went there out of jealousy. How could it be good? .

He has been looking for it, even though his subordinates have given up hope, and there are still a few who dared to persuade him to focus on big things, but he whipped them to death.At that time, in his heart, what could be greater than looking for Xia An.

Today, I entered the palace with the princess and greeted you when I came back. As I was walking, I inadvertently glanced at a back, very similar, really similar.His feet trembled a little as he stepped forward. He restrained his excitement and maintained his usual laziness and said to the princess: "This king is going to see Xi'er, and you can go back to Lanxi Courtyard. This king will take this shortcut." .”

Waiting patiently for the concubine to lead a group of people to finish the salute, he calmly and even slowly walked down the path beside him, the more he walked, the more frightened he grew, fearing that it wasn't right.

The result is that the person you miss tells you to "forget" you.

Seeing that Xia An vomited blood, Rong Li didn't care about blaming himself and getting angry, and went to see Xia An.But at this moment, the princess's hesitant voice came from behind: "My lord, what are you doing?"

Rong Li stopped his feet, took a deep breath, and when he turned around, he was already smiling, but his hands were tightly clenched behind his back.He smiled and asked: "Why hasn't Huan'er left yet?" Huan'er is the boudoir name of Princess Yin, and now that the relationship between the two has improved, Rong Li's name is naturally cordial.

"My concubine heard that sister Xi'er was coughing again, so I wanted to accompany the lord to visit her." After answering the lord's question dignifiedly, Yin's eyes locked on the young servant lying on the side of the road. There was no one else on the road.

Rong Li was thinking about how to explain how to make the princess not pay attention to Xia An. At this moment, a person suddenly rushed out. Looking at his clothes, he was clearly a first-class servant in the outer courtyard. The two masters turned pale and knelt down to salute.

Rong Li deliberately asked: "Which ignorant slave in the courtyard, how can he behave in such a panic?"

Hongrui tremblingly said: "Returning to the lord, the servant is working in the Adu courtyard. Today I was ordered to give the gift list to the concubine Xi. On the way back, I had three emergencies, so I left for a while. I don't know what Xia An did. It's none of the slave's business to make the master unhappy." Hongrui didn't know the meaning of what he said because he was afraid of being implicated.

"It's nothing, it's just a slap for blocking the king's way." Rong Li explained lightly.Turning around, he went to hold Wangfei's hand again, and said with concern: "She is only a side concubine, how can you go and see for yourself."

"It's okay, my sister is sick, and my concubine is also very worried. The prince has always loved his sister. When she is sick, the prince doesn't want to feel sorry for her. The prince is distressed. Concubine, concubine..." Yin Shi couldn't go on, I'm sorry turned around.

Rong Li laughed, pulled Yin Shi back to the tunnel, and smiled as he walked: "Come on, let's go back to Lanxi Court. No matter how much you dote on her, she is just a concubine. Besides, the king's favorite is you Huan'er." ah."

After a few words, Yin Shi didn't want to pursue another servant who got in the way and got slapped, and obediently left with the prince.

Hongrui and the crowd disappeared, so he wiped off his sweat, picked up the scattered silver, and walked back by himself instead of helping Xia An.

In fact, when the princess spoke, Xia An became more awake. Gradually, the tinnitus dissipated, and the pain in her body became clearer.He closed his eyes and pretended to be dead because he didn't know what to do when he got up.

Wait for Hongrui to leave too.He opened his eyes and saw a pool of blood in front of him, with a white spot in the center of the bright red. Xia An picked it up and tried to stand up with his arms on the ground.

After falling again, I managed to stand up.Xia An supported the wall and waited until his dizziness got better before walking back along the wall.

Back in the courtyard, Manager He and everyone had already heard Hong Rui's angry explanation, but Xia An walked too slowly, making those who wanted to see the joke impatient and dispersed.

Only Manager He looked around at the door, and was terrified when he saw Xia An leaning on the wall to take a step and rest for a while, so he ran over regardless of his identity, and asked repeatedly: "But it's okay, besides the slap in the face, did you get hurt elsewhere?" Why is it so swollen from a slap?" Xia An couldn't answer him even after speaking.

Manager He helped Xia An, and said, "Don't go back to the yard yet, I'll help you to see a doctor at the medicinal diet."

"No." Xia An used all his strength to pronounce a syllable.He is fine now, except that his head is very dizzy and blank for a while. What he wants to do most now is not to see a doctor, but to lie in bed and rest for a while.

Seeing him like this, Guanshi He had no choice but to follow him, helped him back to his room, waited for him to lie on the bed, and fed him some water to drink.After a while, seeing that Xia An still had her eyes tightly closed, she was worried after all, and went to see a doctor.As soon as he opened the door, he heard Xia An yelling, "What's the matter?"

He turned back again and heard Xia An say in a hoarse voice: "Slave, it's okay. After studying for a few days, I know that it's okay. It's just that my brain has been shaken and it will be fine after I sleep." It doesn't look like it, but it's much better than when I first saw it.

Manager He waited for a while, but when someone came to ask about something, he had to leave and called Qingbai to come over to take care of him.Qingbai waited for a full two hours before Xia An woke up, her spirits had recovered.

Seeing that it was getting late, Qingbai asked: "I'll bring dinner, can you have some porridge?"

"Stop drinking, please help me get two raw eggs." Xia An's words would involve the wound, and it hurt badly.