Wangfu Shenyuan

The hut was clean and concise, which fit Qingtu's temperament.Xia An stood at the door, hesitated again and again, and turned to the big kitchen first, and took out a chicken soup from his order. This was the first time he had served meat in the big kitchen since he changed the rules, which attracted several people. The cook stood up and talked a lot of gossip.

Xia An knocked on the door with a cup of hot chicken soup in his hand, and when he got a response, he pushed the door open and walked in, with an apologetic expression on his face: "Qingtu, I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be punished."

"Xia An." Qingtu's eyes lit up instantly: "Come in, what are you doing at the door? I'm sorry, it's not you who hurt me, it's me who didn't finish my work."

Putting the chicken soup on the table, Xia An said, "If I help you in the yard, I won't be able to finish it."

"It's a good thing that Director Zhang has taken a fancy to your ability and asked you to help. Why did you come back so soon? Don't you have to wait until after the banquet?"

It turned out that Rongli explained his absence in this way.No wonder he wanted to come back, Rongli said it was too early to come back. "It's nothing else, I'll come back to see if there is any work in our yard?"

"Director Zhang is in charge of receiving guests. He knows many high-ranking officials and dignitaries. He also shows his face in front of the prince. Following him may win the appreciation of the master, and he will be promoted step by step. You, what do you think? Go back to our courtyard, the best It’s just a job.”

Xia An was puzzled and said, "Isn't it good to be in charge? Our yard's status is not low." No way, everyone in the yard thought he had climbed a branch, so they looked at him with that surprised look.

"Following Director Zhang may not be able to manage things quickly, but it is very easy to win the favor of the master. If the master trusts, even if you are only a second-class servant in the mansion, no one will dare to bully you." Qingtu held on Lying on the outside, the voice lowered: "You see, we are in charge, we look good on the outside, but in fact, the masters of the inner courtyard are thinking about hatred in their hearts, and there will always be troubles every once in a while."

Xia An was silent.

Qingtu said again: "Everyone can see that the manager wants to leave. Director Hu has always wanted me to be his right-hand man after he gets the position of manager. But I don't want to. If you can teach me a choice, I would rather guard the gate, and get a reward for running errands every day. But I was bought into the mansion because of the gift list, and others can expect to change jobs, but I can't. Be a steward."

"Guarding the gate sounds good, and you can earn some money." Xia An recalled what happened to the young man who was so poor and had no money to reward the errand runners, and told Qingtu about it, and the two laughed bitterly for a while.

Xia An poured out a bowl of chicken soup for Qingtu to eat.The latter asked Xia An to eat with him, but was rejected.Xia An stayed in the Prince's Tingfeng Courtyard and ate a lot of good food. Although it was all liquid food, he naturally drank a few cups of chicken soup.

"I want to pass on my skills to He Cheng." Xia An said suddenly.

Qingtu was stunned: "He has been learning to organize the record book, why did he think of teaching him, can the manager agree?"

"I haven't said anything yet, just thinking about it. Seeing that He Cheng is interested in making gift lists, he learns from me when he has free time. He is also talented. Maybe he can help us both in the future." Xia An said.

"If you like it, teach me. If you can really cultivate He Cheng, you can block the desire of the masters to buy another person into the hospital. He Cheng is honest and has one heart with you, which is better than the newly bought someone who doesn't know who it is. There are many."

Xia An nodded: "That's what I mean too, I'm afraid the princess will use your matter as an excuse to insert some people who don't know the truth." The Adu courtyard is so important, he must help Rongli guard it.

"You can take the leftover chicken soup home and drink it. Warm it on the charcoal basin. If you eat it at night, you should also replenish your body, like a thin skeleton." Qingtu joked.

Xia An refused, but Qingtu said with a wry smile: "I'm not being polite to you, but I really can't eat it anymore. You brought three big bowls. I can't even eat the bowl in my hand. The people who came to visit me in the past few days all came with chicken soup, and I was about to grow hair from drinking it."

"Haha." Xia An couldn't help laughing out loud.Qingtu was so funny.Since Qingtu couldn't finish the chicken soup, he could take it home for dinner and save a few copper coins.

When going back, there was a fine snowfall, and the snow particles got into Xia An's neck, so cold that he really wanted to walk back through the tunnel, thinking in his heart, when Rongli must lead him to walk all the way through the tunnel, He quietly marked it again, it would be best if he could find a way out of the mansion, he passed it once, but he didn't have the heart to remember it at that time.

It was still early to make an appointment with Guanshi He, Xia An hurried back to the Third Hospital, changed into clothes and warmed his hands before going to see Guanshi He.As soon as he reached the door, the door opened from the inside, and he was dragged into the room, his frozen face was surrounded by warmth.

"No matter how you go out, you don't know how to put on a cloak, and you don't bring a hand warmer." Rong Li kicked the door, and when Xia An's face turned, he began to pick off Xia An's clothes.

Xia An obediently turned around and took off his coat, put the chicken soup in his hand on the table, and was about to sit in front of the charcoal basin to roast his hands.So Ting Rongli complained awkwardly: "Usually I am reluctant to eat meat, and I am generous to others. I have never seen a few pennies for me?"

Xia An laughed and said, "You don't need anything, how can I spend money for you?"

"I'm missing it."

"What is missing?"

"I'm missing you." Rong Li picked up Xia An, sat on the stool by himself, and let Xia An sit on his lap.

Xia An said: "I'm already yours, I don't need to buy it with money." After she finished speaking, she realized what she said, and redness flew to her cheeks.Rong Li kissed his smiling face: "Beginning to be a hypocrite again."

"There are two bowls left, would you like one?" Xia An put it on the charcoal basin to heat it up. "It smells good to me."

"Deputy Director Xia bought it himself, how can it not be delicious." Rong Li's tone was weird: "How much did he eat?"

Xia An honestly replied: "I just ate a small bowl, look." Lifting the lid, let Rongli see: "There is more than half left, there are two big bowls, do you want to try the craftsmanship of the big kitchen in the outer courtyard?" ?”

"He ate one bowl, and here are two more bowls?" Rong Li asked with squinting eyes.

Xia An nodded: "Why am I lying to you?" Before the words were pronounced, Rong Li picked up the chicken soup and drank it like a drink.

Under the gaze of Xia An's wide open eyes, Rong Li wiped his mouth and put it down, proudly said: "I'll drink the soup, you can eat the meat. Uh, it's really bad, the cook in my palace can actually boil chicken soup into this taste."

"It's okay for me to eat. It's not just buttocks and chicken heads. Maybe it's not as many ingredients as you usually eat. The taste is relatively simple, but it's really delicious." Xia An wiped his hands, reached out and grabbed a piece to taste .

Rong Li sarcastically said: "Naturally, I bought this with Deputy Xia's copper coins, so it's not delicious?"

"Weird accent." Xia An gave Rongli a blank look, suddenly lifted his spirits, turned around and sat down facing Rongli, and spread his palms: "If you hadn't been 'house arrest' me, Qingtu would not have been hit by the board, You don’t need to buy chicken soup to make an apology, so should you pay for the chicken soup?”

Rong Li was instantly elated.This was a good sign, Xia An took the initiative to ask him for money.What does this mean? It means that the gap between the two of them has narrowed a lot.

but--

"Why do you want me to come out? It's clear that you agreed privately and then forgot. I told you that the two houses are connected by a tunnel. If you tell me, Wei Huang can help you with it. Besides, don't you know me? Are there hidden guards, you forgot, why..."

"Whispering." Xia An blocked the meat directly with his mouth in his mouth.

The meat was squeezed into Rongli's mouth, and Xia An's nimble little tongue also got in.He bit down a piece fiercely, pushed back with Rongli's powerful tongue, Xia An was forced to go back, and at the same time was intruded by the opponent's tongue.

The two of them finished eating the meat as if they were fighting, and both were still a little bit unsatisfied.Rong Li suggested: "I'm fine tonight, you can come to my yard."

"I'm going to Mingxuan Courtyard with Manager He to help buy things for the banquet. I don't know if I have time in the evening?" Xia An was still worried that Manager He would take him to the meat farm to settle accounts. He hadn't gone for several days. The wrong account books have not been sorted out.

Rong Li chuckled: "No need to go, I didn't entrust Adu Courtyard to her management. After a meeting, someone will come and tell you 'Deputy Director Xia, Manager He told you to go to the First Courtyard'."

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard someone knocking on the door: "Deputy Director Xia, the steward wants everyone to go to the first hospital."

"What's the matter?"

"The slave doesn't know."

Xia An looked at Rongli for help, and the latter said in a low voice: "I let Concubine Xi take care of your yard for a while, and she will definitely not let you go to the Mingxuan Courtyard of Wangfei. Just stay with me at night obediently." .”

"I see, I'll go there right away." Xia An sent off the servants outside first, and asked Rongli: "But I want to use the concubine to suppress the princess. Although the power of the concubine's family is not as powerful as the concubine's family, it should not be underestimated. Originally The four parties are fighting for hegemony, and now there are only two parties left, and it is inevitable that we will tear ourselves apart and fight to the death."

"And Mr. Lan Xiang also has his own influence. If the princess can let Lan Xiang survive at this time, she can join hands with Lan Xiang to deal with the side concubine." Xia An frowned: "Although this can save Xiao Jin, it will not let the princess and the concubine die." With Lan Xiang joining forces, won't it be difficult to deal with them in the future, especially after they take over the side concubine's influence in the mansion?"

Rong Li stretched out his hand to smooth Xia An's forehead: "I don't like you bowing your head, frowning, avoiding, meddling in your own business, and refusing to admit that you are Fang Xia'an."

"Tell me your intentions, Rongli, I promise not to interfere." Xia An said, "If you don't explain clearly, what actions did I make because I was worried."

Rong Li stuck out his tongue and licked the flesh on the corner of Xia An's lips: "Are you worried about me? That's good. It's okay to tell you, before Lan Xiang was bought by me, he was also very proud. He is such a beautiful man, and he is so proud of him. It's my turn, how could I not hold grudges in my heart. I think, if it wasn't for revenge, Lan Xiang would have died of shame."

"So, even if Lan Xiang and the concubine join forces, it's on the bright side. In fact, Lan Xiang will play tricks behind her back, right?" Xia An continued.

Rong Li smiled and said, "Silly slave."

"You are stupid."

"Then guess what I have planned to get rid of them by distributing the rights of the outer court to the three of them?"