Wangfu Shenyuan

"That's what I said, I can't come to see you if I have nothing to do." Qingbai said straight, but his little face was already red.

Tsing Yi pretended not to see it, and asked with a smile: "Of course, I'm just curious, Brother Qingbai rarely finds my door."

Knocking on the boudoir of a daughter's house is indeed against the rules, but Qingbai has business to do, so he blushed and raised his voice and said: "I was ordered to ask you to borrow something. This is Xia An from our courtyard. He is going to I need to borrow your makeup to cover the redness and swelling on the face for business in the inner courtyard. The time is urgent, so I disturbed you here, don't take it seriously."

"How come, this little brother, hurry up and let me have a look, hey, he was slapped, but he was punished for what he did wrong?" revenge.

Xia An was a little at a loss by Tsing Yi's lifelike performance. Before he could step forward, Tsing Yi had already walked down, but he couldn't hide the anxiety in his black and white eyes.Xia An had no choice but to say: "It's nothing, it's just that I got in the way of the master and was slapped. It will be fine in one night."

"Which yard's master, why is he so domineering?" Tsing Yi did not expect to be the real master, no matter who beat Xia An, the prince will definitely get it back for Xia An.

The days when he was with Tsing Yi were also when he and the prince got along harmoniously. Xia An was unwilling to tell the truth, and both of them were worried. Moreover, Tsing Yi was the confidant of the prince. Don't take revenge if he said bad things about the prince. .Xia An's courage to get along with the prince was slapped away.

Of course Qingbai couldn't let go of the opportunity to talk to Qingyi, so he rushed to reply: "It was the lord who beat me, sister Xiaoqing, please stop talking nonsense." Slandering the master is a serious crime, so we must guard against the fact that the walls have ears.

"My lord?" Tsing Yi stared wide-eyed, unable to believe it.Immediately realized that she had lost her composure, according to the temperament of the prince, killing and killing are common things, she shouldn't put on such a demeanor, which made Qingbai suspicious.He forced himself to laugh and said, "Come into the house quickly, and I'll fix it for you."

"No, it's not convenient for us to go in. You should take out the powder and make it in the yard."

Xia An's words made Qing Bai feel bitter, and he still wanted to take the opportunity to go to Qing Yi's room to have a look.Tsing Yi smiled heartily and said a few words about Xia An's inflexibility, Qing Bai echoed at the side, and was finally pulled in by the two of them.

It was a matter of several strokes, Tsing Yi deliberately moved very slowly, Qing Bai was afraid that someone in front would find him, so from time to time he stood on tiptoe to look around.Tsing Yi then said: "I still need a while here, Brother Qingbai, why don't you go to the gate of the courtyard and watch, as soon as everyone starts, you call, and it will be like that if you don't finish it by then."

Qingbai didn't want the two of them to be alone, but he couldn't help it, so he went.As soon as he left, Tsing Yi lowered his smiling face and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "My lord, why did your lord beat you?"

Being asked such a question, Xia An's suppressed sadness came out arrogantly. Among the four maidservants, Tsing Yi had a good temper and was the most caring with Xia An.But he didn't know what to say, so he just lowered his head and didn't speak.

Tsing Yi said: "People in the world say that the prince is cruel and ruthless, but you have been with him for a long time. Do you also think that the prince treats you with no affection at all?"

Xia An raised her eyes and said: "Perhaps the lord is good to me, but in the end I am nothing more than his slave. What kind of friendship is not friendship? It's too serious."

Tsing Yi had no choice but to say no more, it would not be beautiful for an outsider to enlighten this layer of fog.He only made it up to Xia An a few times, and told Xia An to come often, then he heard Qingbai's panicked cry, and Xia An hurried away.

A group of people walked to the Lanxiang Courtyard, and the doorkeeper took the gift list and went in to report. After a while, the steward next to Mr. Lanxiang came out, but it was Xiaojin, who was the first to see Xia An who was smiling at him. Regardless of everyone waiting, he came to arrest him. Zhu Xia'an's shoulders shook for a while: "Where did you go, I thought you eloped with Yinzi." As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

Xia An blushed a lot, and replied with a raised face: "My money is still in your hands, so it's the two of you who want to elope."

"Okay, okay, let's get back to the old days and wait until we finish the business." A good person came from Mingxuan Courtyard, and interrupted the two of them with a smile.

Xiao Jin is now in charge, and there are a few big maids behind him.Let go of Xia An and let the people behind him go to check the box. He said loudly, "Master, I have thanked the young masters for the rewards, and asked the courtyard to send thank you notes to the masters. The master, please send someone back Let’s take a trip to the court, it’s inconvenient for us in the inner court to go outside.” He still has a bit of a management demeanor.

The master responded and said: "Young Master's order is as it is, and it is the duty of the servant's yard to communicate with the matter department."

"Very good, the young master has a reward. For your hard work, let's buy wine and drink." Xiao Jin waved his hand, and a few rough men came out of the yard to carry the boxes, and a few maids followed behind to distribute the rewards.

Xia An waited helplessly, but Xiao Jin dragged him into the courtyard, Xia An hurriedly said, "I'm a member of the outer courtyard now, but I can't enter your courtyard."

"Oh, I am the biggest person in this yard besides the young master. What are you afraid of? I will send someone to take you out later." Xiaojin lowered his voice and said, "I have something to tell you. Don't be angry if you hear it." I'm angry."

Xia An also whispered: "Don't worry, just wait until I receive the reward."

"Oh, you can see the idea of ​​losing money." Although Xiao Jin complained, he still waited for Xia An to receive the reward, which was three hundred coins.

After everyone dispersed, Xiao Jin ordered the servant girl to set up a table and dragged Xia An into his room.Xiaojin's house is very good, with an outer room, an inner room and a clean room.The size was beyond Xia An's expectation, and there were many valuable things in the display.

Xiao Jin waited for Xia An to sit down, quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to Xia An with both hands, stood up and bowed to Xia An.Xia An was taken aback, avoided, and said: "What's wrong with you, I can't bear your courtesy, I'm just a servant, but you are in charge."

"Why do you make fun of me like this? It's not because you're greedy for your glory, but because I'm ashamed." Xiao Jin jumped.

Xia An explained: "Who told you to sing this song to scare me. You did it for my own good. The current fate only shows that you are a blessed person."

"I'm not offering you this gift, Xia An, I told you, don't kill me, you must let me live." Xiao Jin put on a look of knowing his mistake.

"Say it, as long as you don't close the money, I will definitely forgive you."

Xiaojin's face became even more bitter, and he said, "It's about the money. I used your 50 taels of silver to save my life. Don't worry, I have monthly silver now, which is quite a lot. In addition to the rewards from time to time, I can always pay you back after saving for a few years."

"What happened, but the princess shot you?"

Seeing that Xia An's first reaction was to care about him instead of pursuing the money, Xiao Jin hugged Xia An and cried for a while, crying Xia An struggling desperately. "A dignified man, what's there to cry about? He doesn't feel ashamed." Xia An taught Xiao Jin even more shamelessly.Comparing the two, Xia An is more like an older brother.

"Half a month ago, I was the son's personal servant. I went to the dining room to get the son's regular dishes. Somehow, I broke the porridge that the princess had been cooking for several hours. The people in the dining room wanted to turn me away. Tang, I thought how could there be any way out there, so I begged for compensation and paid 50 taels of silver to the kitchen steward, and asked them to go outside to buy materials and then make it. The remaining silver was used as travel expenses. Keep it a secret."

"I was really wronged. It wasn't the first time I went to the dining room. I knew what I should pay attention to. At that time, the princess's porridge was an arm's length away from me. Somehow, the pot fell on the ground. In the dining room There are many people who have seen with their own eyes that I deliberately destroyed it, do you think I am wronged?"

Xia An pondered and said: "It is impossible for the princess to make porridge without anyone watching, you are from the Lanxiang Courtyard, and those who watch the porridge will never give you a chance to approach, so this should be a frame-up against you. "

Xiao Jin nodded: "Young master said the same thing. The princess has always been very suspicious. If no one guards her porridge, she is not afraid that someone will poison her in the past. They are clearly waiting for me. They have figured out that I have to go to eat for several days in a row." The room is bad."

"The young master went out that day, so I had to pay for it myself. After the young master came back, he immediately mentioned that I was the steward of Lanxiangyuan, and rewarded me with a lot of things to support my face. In the future, if someone beats my boss, it will be troublesome." It's too late, but I can't kill me with just a bowl of porridge. Hmph."

Xia An was very worried. Xiao Jin's situation could not be safe just by being in charge. "Master Lan Xiang didn't seek justice for you. It's good to reprimand the dining room."

"How dare you, you don't know, the son's situation is not good. The prince is a favorite, but he has always refused to give the son a title on the grounds that the son is a man. The son has no power and power, and he is no match for the princess. These few days In the past month, the young master had the idea of ​​foreign aid, and often went outside the mansion to contact some high-ranking officials, hoping to rely on their strength."

"Originally, nothing happened to me. A month ago, the young master said a few words to the eldest son of An Guochang Princess, who went back and clamored to divorce his wife. His wife is Wang Hao's cousin. Wang Hao Because of this, I was furious, and put the young master in a death trap everywhere, and I also suffered."

Xia An was afraid that Xiao Jin would be dissatisfied with Mr. Lanxiang, who was his only backer now, so he persuaded him: "Even if Mr. Lanxiang remains silent, you can let him go as a princess, and you can let go of the number one celebrity under him—Xiao Jin is in charge. You follow Mr. Lanxiang well, and he is the only one who can protect you."

The two of them didn't dare to gossip, Xiao Jin was in charge and had many trivial matters to attend to, Xia An didn't want to stay in the inner court, so he left early.

Back at the Adu Courtyard, I saw that everyone was not busy with their work, but chatted in a group in the first courtyard, and Qingbai hid behind the pillars and wiped his tears.Xia An's heart skipped a beat, and he ran over to ask what was the matter.

Qingbai cried: "The gift list we made just now was thrown out by the empress again. At that time, the prince was there and accused us of not doing our best. He asked the guards to drag the steward to the execution hall and beat him to death. The steward has already been taken away."

As far as Xia An was concerned, Guan Shi had the grace to save his life.If it weren't for Guan He, he would have been beaten to death or sold to an unclean place.Xia An turned his head and ran, but Qingbai couldn't stop him, and ran after him.

A few people from the Adu Court surrounded the gate of the punishment hall. Chief Liu, Chief Hu, and a few first-class servants who usually served Guan Shi were there. Although they wanted to intercede with Guan Shi, they dared not go in.

Without knowing it, Xia An lowered his head and rushed in.Qingbai was stopped by Mr. Hu to prevent him from going inside to die.

The punishment was carried out in the hall of the execution hall, after entering the door, it was through a narrow passage.He Guanshi was already covered in blood from the beating, and the wailing gradually died down.The lord meant to beat him to death directly, there was no need to play tricks, so Guan Shi's pain was relatively light. For this reason, Cheng Dafang felt that he was bored, so he took leave with another supervisor and went to the back hall to clean up the torture instruments.

Xia An rushed all the way in, the first thing he saw was the appalling Guanshi He, and seeing nothing else, he rushed towards Guanshi He, and all the falling boards greeted him, and he couldn't help the pain. Call.

Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Stop."

The board stopped, and Xia An slipped off Steward He.He only got four boards in total, so it didn't bother him.He couldn't hear the voice very clearly, but he could distinguish it. Looking sideways at the semi-conscious Steward He, Xia An gritted his teeth, walked over on his knees, and kowtowed to the lord continuously: "Please forgive me, Steward He. I beg the prince to let him live."

Seeing that it was Xia An, Meng Yuanyi hurriedly asked someone to pull him out.I beg the lord to let him live, stop joking, it is a rare grace for the lord to let Guan Shi be beaten to death with a stick.Xia An struggled, and Meng Yuanyi scolded the servants: "How can you let someone come in casually for a useless thing, and why don't you pull it out quickly?" After speaking, he was worried, and a discerning person like him knew that he was saving Xia An , I don't know if the prince will get angry and stop him, and even Xia An will deal with it together.

He sneaked a glance at the lord, but when he saw the icy face of the lord, he didn't even look at the begging Xia An, he immediately felt relieved and told him to pull him away quickly.

Unexpectedly, Xia An was dragged out a few steps, and suddenly broke free, ran over, grabbed the hem of the prince's clothes, and begged the prince for mercy.Xia An's hands were covered with Guanshi's blood, and the crimson silk robe on the prince's body was stained black.

Meng Yuanyi was shocked and went to La Xia'an in person without bothering to hide it.The prince still acted as if he couldn't see Xia An, and sat upright with no expression on his face.After Meng Yuanyi pulled Xia An out, he shivered violently, and sent two people to lock Xia An in the firewood room behind the execution hall.

When I went back, I found that the house was empty, and the cleaning boy was splashing water to clean up the blood.He asked suspiciously: "The prince has gone back, is he already dead?"

"My lord spared Guanshi He's life, sent someone to send Guanshi He back to Adu Hospital, and sent an imperial doctor to treat his injuries."

Since entering the palace, it was the first time for Meng Yuanyi to see someone recover a life from the prince's hands.He prepared a cold cloth towel, opened the door of the firewood room, and saw Xia An sitting in the corner with his knees hugged, so he went over and squatted down, and wiped Xia An's face with the cloth towel.

Shocked and frightened, Xia An fell into Meng Yuanyi's arms and cried loudly.

When the mood eased, Meng Yuanyi said, "Guan He is not dead, the prince spared him."

Xia An couldn't stop for a moment, hiccupped and asked, "Really, you didn't lie to me?"

Meng Yuanyi was amused by him: "Why are you lying to me, why don't you hurry up and wipe the blood off your hands."

Xia An wiped her hands clean, and was about to go back to see Manager He.But Meng Yuanyi didn't allow him to leave: "It's not too late for you to answer my question. Xia An, it's up to you whether you tell the truth or not. I just ask, have you had... friendship with the prince?" Meng Yuanyi really couldn't tell. Whether Xia An has been possessed by the prince.

Xia An lowered her eyes and said: "It's just that I have worked hard for the prince, so there is no need to talk about friendship."

"But I think the prince attaches great importance to you. Today, the prince lost his temper a lot, but he can forgive a life because of you. Isn't it important what you are?"

"It's because of me?" Xia An was also surprised, and then a bold guess appeared in his mind.

After a lot of tossing and going back to Adu Courtyard, even the time for dinner is past.Qingbai waited for him at the gate of the courtyard, and told him that the steward had been sent back to the courtyard where he lived for recuperation, and Chief Liu was promoted to be the deputy steward, temporarily taking over all duties.

He didn't allow Xia An to visit Steward He, and dragged Xia An back to the house.Bowls of porridge and steamed buns are hot on the brazier.Qingbai stared at Xia An and ate half a bowl of rice before he let out a breath and said, "It scared me to death. Manager He is not in human form when he came back. He grabbed me and asked you if you came back. I was afraid of him Worried, I lied and said that you came back, and you were very frightened, so you are recuperating in the house, and Manager He told me to take good care of you."

"I'm fine. Look, I'm not fine." Xia An smiled warmly.

Qingbai was more relieved, and said: "It's good that you're fine, I really can't spare the energy to take care of you, I'm worried about Manager He, I'll go and have a look first. Tonight, I'll come here to sleep with you ?”

"No, we can't fit in such a narrow bed. I'm exhausted, and I still want to sleep well at night." Xia An opened his mouth and yawned, looking very tired.

Qingbai left completely relieved.

As soon as he went out, Xia An vomited out all the food and kept retching.

With all his strength, he cleaned up the mess in the house.Xia An carried the quilt from Manager He's room, made it into a vertical strip, and covered it with his own quilt to make it look like someone was sleeping.He himself hid on the opposite side of the bed, there was a dark corner, and he could not be seen easily by squatting there.

At the height of the moon, Xia An's legs were so numb that they didn't look like his own. He didn't dare to move, and he didn't even blink, staring at the doors and windows.

At four o'clock, the window was pushed open, and a burly man in black came in.Skillfully bypassing the brazier on the table, he went to the bedside and lifted the quilt.As soon as the shock was lifted, he wanted to go outside.

Xia An didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and tried to call out: "My lord?"

The black shadow stopped and still didn't look back.

Xia An wanted to stand up, but his legs were weak, and he fell straight forward. The black shadow rushed over to support him.Xia An took the opportunity to take off the mask on his face, and it turned out to be the handsome face he expected, with deep features like ghosts, and handsome as a charm.

"Why, why?"

Rong Li picked him up, threw him on the bed, and said bitterly: "Why, why, you are so stupid."