Wangfu Shenyuan

Regarding Concubine Xi taking over the Adu Courtyard, everyone's hearts were overwhelmed, and they had to act peacefully and obediently in face.He Guanshi put forward the order of the princess, he didn't dare to make a rash decision, and he had to ask Concubine Xi to order everything.

Concubine Xi also gave Aduyuan enough face. As soon as the prince's meaning was passed down, her people followed closely and issued a series of orders.On the second day, Concubine Xi dressed up and came to the courtyard to receive greetings from everyone.

"My lord asked me to take care of the Adu Courtyard. It was so sudden that I didn't even make any preparations. But thinking about the two big flower banquets coming soon, and it was an important juncture before the Chinese New Year, I hurriedly summoned Mr. He to ask Speaking of which, I looked at the record of events in our yard over the years, and I finally have a little score in my heart."

Concubine Xi is young, with pretty eyes, and likes to wear bright red and bright purple clothes.She sat at the top, facing the people kneeling all over the ground, and said in a crisp voice: "The work in our yard has always been praised by the prince, who in the house doesn't have a good voice. But I discovered yesterday that the inside and outside of the yard are different. There are many serious illnesses."

"Take personnel affairs as an example. There are quite a few people in the courtyard, but not many who are really capable. People with good craftsmanship like Deputy Director Xia can be counted in a single slap in the courtyard."

Xia An, who was named, felt a little uneasy.Above him are Guanshi He, Chief Hu and Qingtu, and there are people who are better at other jobs than him. Although making gift lists is more popular, other jobs are also very important, so why single him out.

Concubine Xi didn't care what Xia An thought, and said, "There are no useless people in the yard. If they don't work, send them out and buy new ones."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts were hanging in their throats.

"There is also the warehouse. The process of storing gift slips is too cumbersome. A gift slip needs to be divided into several categories and put into different warehouses. After all the gift slips are completed, several people are needed. This is a waste of manpower. Although it is more convenient to sort and search later, it will take a while In a few years, what should I do if the warehouse is not enough, and in the future, there will be several warehouses installed in the chronicle book alone, will it be convenient to organize and search?"

"Guard He, you are an old man in the yard. You should understand the problem without me telling you. There are too many things in the mansion right now, and it is not convenient to treat the serious illness in our yard. Let's correct it little by little. Several principals discussed carefully, and decided on how to change the plan, and then presented it to me."

He Guanshi took a step on his knees: "Yes, the servant knows."

"Also." Concubine Xi's lips parted and closed: "Deputy Principal Xia has been promoted to Chief Principal, responsible for organizing and storing the gift lists received after the banquet and assisting Mingxuan Court in compiling and storing gifts. "

Qing Tu, who came with an injury, teased Xia An, who was thinking about Concubine Xi's intentions, and the latter knelt down to thank him.

"I don't know what the side concubine empress means, why did she suddenly promote Xia An?" Chief Hu said as he closed the door.

There were only a few people in the room, and Qingtu said boldly, "I'm afraid I want to train Xia An to be her confidant, so I want to show it first."

He Guanshi shook his head and fiddled with the orchids in front of the window: "If that's the intention, it would be too obvious."

"Concubine Xi doesn't seem like someone who is hiding something, maybe that's what she means." Chief Hu echoed Qingtu's thoughts.

"I don't think it's that simple. Xia An, you should be more careful during this time. If you don't understand anything or feel abnormal, you must come and ask me first." Manager He earnestly instructed.

Chief Hu sighed again: "I heard that when the side concubine was a daughter in her natal family, she learned to take care of common affairs. Look at what she did in the big kitchen. It's not that she is incompetent. It's better than the concubine's methods..."

"Boss Hu." Manager He drank, "You can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately."

"The steward has taught you a lesson." Chief Hu's face was filled with embarrassment.

He Guanshi said a few more words, telling everyone to retreat, leaving Xia An alone. "You have been refusing to clarify your relationship with the prince. I am too lazy to ask. But if you have a good relationship with the prince, remember to tell the prince your loyalty. Don't teach the prince to be suspicious of you, it will be worse than the death of a spy." awful."

"Slave understands." He also wanted to go back to the house and tell the prince what he wanted in his heart.

"Although Concubine Xi's father does not hold real power, his elder brother Lin Xuemo is highly valued by the emperor, and he is the first-class courtier in front of him. The Lin family has flourished in the past few years, and Lin Xuemo intends to marry the fifteenth prince. Make friends, the fifteenth prince will naturally take good care of the Lin family."

"Maybe you don't understand. Our prince has no power and power, and is not favored by the emperor. How can we marry the daughter of the Yin family? The Yin family belongs to the second prince. In order to control our prince, the second prince let the Yin family Take the initiative to reveal to the emperor that he is willing to marry our prince. The emperor was very happy when he heard it, and soon made a decree."

"As the fifteenth prince grows up, her mother and concubine are also very honorable in the harem. In the past two years, she has also shown her ambition to fight for the position. The Lin family can be regarded as his. So don't think that there are two mistresses in our house. Fighting, in fact, behind this is the two princes fighting for the support of our lord."

Xia An bit her lips and listened, before interjecting for a while and asking: "Is our prince so important?" Why does the prince's fight for the position take so much importance on a leisurely prince who has no real power.

"The prince is the son of the former empress, and his grandfather's family is not small. Although there is no possibility of inheriting the throne, if anyone can convince the prince and sincerely support him, he will have an advantage in public opinion."

Xia An asked again: "Then, is there any prince supported by the ancestral family of the prince?"

"They support the second prince."

I remember Rongli said that it would be easier to destroy the Yin family than to get the Yin family to support him.At that time, he was still wondering why the Yin family did not support their son-in-law, but it turned out that Rongli had no possibility of inheriting the throne.But trying to let a woman control Rongli in vain is too whimsical, so the Yin family paid a daughter for nothing.

He Guanshi said: "I'm telling you this, just to remind you, no matter which faction takes the lead in the battle of the palace, don't let your thoughts get in the way. The royal family seizes the throne, the situation changes, we are just ants, we can't stand it." They kick at will."

"The servant knows that no matter what, the prince is our serious master." Xia An bowed his head.

"It's good that you know, let's go."

Xia An bowed and retreated, returned to the house, and entered the tunnel.Rongli was afraid that Xia An would get lost, so he made a mark in an inconspicuous place. In the entire underground passage, only the road from Xia An to Rongli's house was marked.In this way, Xia An will not go wrong and get lost, nor will he be tempted to go to other places.

Knock on it, if it is convenient, someone will open it and drag him up.Even the princess is not allowed to come to Rongli's dormitory, which is always very convenient.But Xia An insisted on knocking, and Rong Li didn't bother to argue with him.

"Young master." Wei Huang smiled and dragged Xia An up.

Xia An asked: "Where is the prince?"

"Don't be impatient, my lord. The prince has been dealing with things in the study all afternoon. The servant will go and talk about it right away."

Anyway, Tingfeng Courtyard is full of Rongli people, so it's okay for him to walk around in the courtyard.Xia An thought about this, and said, "Can I go to the study by myself?"

Wei Huang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Of course, I will lead the way for you." When did the cautious and timid young master change his temper?

"No, I'll go by myself, no one will stop me, right?"

"No, please rest assured, my lord." Wei Huang became more respectful towards Xia An, and he had a hunch that one day this person in front of him would also become his real master.

Xia An thanked him, then went out through a round arched door, and detoured through Rongli's study from the Chaoshou verandah.The guards guarding the gate are all confidantes who have been with Rongli for many years, and they have all met Xia An, and when they saw him, they wanted to greet him.Xia An hurriedly waved his hands, made a silent gesture, and stepped lightly, intending to scare the people in the room.

The guards all looked at each other, but they thought that with the lord's skill, they could definitely hear Xia An's breath and footsteps. If the lord didn't stop him, why should they bother about the affairs of the master.

Xia An, who thought she would not be discovered, quietly walked to the door, listened to it, and there seemed to be no sound.Thinking that Rongli was reading a book, he pushed open the door suddenly, wanting to go in suddenly to scare Rongli, but was surprised by the people in the room instead, and stayed on the spot for a while.

"...Xia'an? Xia'an!" Fang Xiatong shouted excitedly, trying to grab the person who was stunned by the door.

Xia An came to his senses and was about to turn around and run, but something soft wrapped around his waist, his vision changed suddenly, and he landed firmly in a warm embrace.He didn't know whether it was embarrassment or sadness for a moment, he tried to struggle to stand up, but was hugged even tighter, and his head was pressed against Rongli's chest.

Rong Li said coldly: "Fang Xiatong, did I wake you up?"

Lu Su confessed: "My lord, Zhuqing (Fang Xiatong's word) is just a little excited to see her relatives. This is human nature, and I hope my lord will forgive me."

"Hmph, you don't need to worry about this, let's continue the topic just now, and talk about how the old man of the Fang family came back to life." The person in his arms obviously felt his body tremble, and he stroked his soft hair soothingly.

Just now when he heard someone coming, the guards did not make a sound to stop him, and he was a person who did not know martial arts, so Xia An was the only one, so he motioned for silence in the room.

He originally promised Xia An that Fang Xia would not be allowed to enter the palace again, but today Fang Xia asked to see him, but he said that his father was still alive, so he changed his mind and wanted to end the things that had been bothering Xia An.

Fang Xiatong knelt down and replied: "The whole family was imprisoned that day, fearing that the palace would pursue them, so my father thought of a way, hoping to win the sympathy of the palace by feigning death, and let the whole Fang family go. My lord, this is all the grassroots who ate a leopard and dared to commit crimes." I made a mistake, please punish me." After speaking, he bowed his head deeply.

He had already said this in detail, but he understood what the prince meant, and wanted him to admit it to Xia An himself.At this moment, his heart was shaken, not only because he saw his cousin, but also because the prince was holding his cousin and sitting on his lap, so intimate.Has my cousin been reduced to a man's favorite? How can he not feel sad?

It's all because he couldn't make up his mind and didn't dare to tell the truth, which caused his cousin to suffer so much.A few days ago, Lu Su settled down from the south of the Yangtze River and rushed back to the capital. He discussed with him that the lord has made a lot of moves recently. The shops that were previously entrusted to him have basically annexed most of the business in several towns near the capital. They acted quickly. Like something is going to explode.

He thought that if he could surrender at this time, maybe the lord would forgive him this time because of his Fang family's business and his own sincerity, and be gracious to let his cousin out. And manpower, there is no other way to be loyal to the prince.

"It's true that you should be punished. You decide how to punish yourself?" After Rongli finished speaking, the clothes behind him were grabbed tightly.This guy who only remembers eating but not beating, why is his heart so soft?

"Caomin is willing to serve the prince, and will be your servant from now on. Except for the family members of the grasscutters in the Fang family, all belong to you. From then on, there will be no second master."

Rong Li reached back and slapped the paw that pinched him away, his expression was still cold: "Tricking me, you just treat it like this and it's over? Hmph, if you don't kill your whole family, it's hard to understand that I only hate you .”

Fang Xia was shocked and said, "Please forgive me, my lord." Lu Su was stunned, looking at the lord, not knowing what to do.

Xia An hurriedly broke free, begging in a low voice: "Rongli, don't."

"You don't care too much." Rong Li's tone was extremely cold.

Xia An's eyes were already red, he was holding Rongli's front and his lips were trembling, unable to speak.Rong Li's face was covered with frost at this moment, as if he had returned to his noble master's appearance when he entered and left the mansion.Holding his hand loose, Xia An slid down to the ground, kowtowed heavily and said: "Please forgive the Fang family, please spare the Fang family."