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"Why didn't you follow your master today?"

Chang Gui sat up lazily, with his thumbs still on the corners of his eyebrows. When Chang Xiu saw her, she stepped forward to take her hands, and gently rubbed the gap between Chang Gui's eyebrows with both hands.

"His Royal Highness was called by the sage, so Xiu'er didn't need to follow her to serve, so Xiu'er came to see Master. Is Master's headache still not healed?" Chang Xiu replied obediently while skillfully massaging Chang Gui.

"You still miss me, so it's not in vain for me to love you. My problem is still the root of my disease when I was young. I'm afraid it won't get better in this life!" Chang Gui closed his eyes, feeling a headache The rubbing of a pair of small hands at the corners of the brows gradually receded a lot.

"Your Majesty seems to be suffering from migraines too. A few days ago, Xiu'er saw a prescription from her, saying it was an earthen medicine prescription that the Prime Minister found among the people. My Majesty took it and said it was very effective, so Xiu'er took it down. Copy it down for Master when you leave later!"

"Among these apprentices, you are the only one who still cares about Master!" Chang Gui raised his lips slightly, and praised Chang Xiu softly.

"The other senior brothers are probably busy with chores in the palace most of the time, unlike Xiu'er who only waits on His Highness, they have more time. They also think about Master all the time."

"Since you are the fifth prince's man, if you don't follow me, you won't be called my master in the future." Feeling the force on his forehead, Chang Gui laughed again, "I'm doing this for your own good. It's not to drive you away. It is most taboo in the palace to form a group of friends, especially if you are with the prince, you must always pay attention to your words and deeds. Besides, it is your group of brothers who will leave the teacher and be assigned to other palaces Now, you can only call me Mr. Chang, and you are not alone!"

"I have been with Master since I entered the palace. Although I am not a relative, Master treats me more than relatives. I also heard from Sister Hongyu that when I went to the empress, Master specially entrusted me She took care of me, Sister Hongyu once envied me, saying that I had such a good person who cared for me just after I entered the palace, but now..." The soft voice seemed to be crying, and Chang Gui felt the strength on his forehead Also a lot smaller.

"Stupid boy, can this affection be changed by a title? Even though you don't call me Master, you don't regard me as a relative?" Hearing Chang Xiu's sincere affection, Chang Gui's voice also With a bit of sadness.

"How come, besides the father-in-law in the palace, can Xiu'er find someone who is closer to Xiu'er and treats Xiu'er better?" After hearing Chang Gui's words, Chang Xiu's originally soft voice gradually became a little irritable.

"Okay, okay, although you are still young, you are still a great eunuch who has received an errand, but you can't let your temper go any longer. Your father-in-law knows your friendship with your father-in-law."

Chang Gui patted the small hand on his forehead to comfort him, paused for a moment, and then slowly said: "Since you are sincere to me, I have to say a few words to you, and you should just listen."

Seeing that the little hand on his forehead didn't stop moving, he said again: "In this palace, no matter how good the master is to others, if you let others make trouble, the master is also the master. If you don't see Zhang Yang, you know that you also understand this truth."

"It's thanks to my father-in-law who taught me a lot in the past, otherwise Xiu'er wouldn't understand what's going on here."

Regarding Chang Xiu's flattery, Chang Gui did not answer, but continued: "There are always few eunuchs around the fifth prince. Although you are young, you can be regarded as the chief eunuch in front of His Highness, not to mention how many pairs of eyes are staring at you. You, the master Xiao who is above you, is not a master who can be taken lightly."

As if thinking about how to speak clearly, Chang Gui's speaking speed became slower and slower: "Master Mu is getting more and more appreciated by the emperor. This is a good thing for him, it is a good thing for the empress, it is a good thing for the West Palace, and it is a good thing for the emperor. But you may not be a good thing. There are people in the palace who do not stare at people at all times, and who are not always noticed by others. Even the youngest eunuch is watched by people of his level and beyond, let alone you The only personal servant of the Fifth Prince."

Chang Gui's words can be regarded as earnest, and as his voice gradually lowered, Chang Xiu's hand movements also gradually slowed down.

"Who else in this palace would want others to live a better life than themselves? Especially those masters, right now the East Palace is not yet established, and the crown prince's position is vacant. Originally, the Muzhuzi was sensible, and it was only the matter of the prince, the empress, and the saint. But now everyone knows that the Muzhuzi has a good follower in front of him. Being a good follower made him calm down and develop sex, among them there are happy people, and there are also unhappy people, of course."

At the end of Chang Gui's words, it was almost inaudible: "You have to weigh your own priorities and how to deal with advances and retreats."

After Chang Gui said so many words, he was sincere to Chang Xiu, a young apprentice who had been with him for more than half a year.Chang Xiu has been listening silently, but the movements of his hands are getting slower and slower. After a while, he heard his pure voice resounding in the room, "Eunuch is good to Xiuer, Xiuer knows. Eunuch If so, Xiu'er will remember it!"

After saying something else, seeing that it was getting late, Chang Xiu bid farewell to Chang Gui and returned to the West Palace.

It was almost evening when Chang Xiu left, and the little eunuchs who ran out to play while Chang Gui was taking a nap all came back one after another. Chang Gui squinted his eyes, watching Chang Xiu write down the I just felt that the light from the sky seemed to turn the thin rice paper into red, so red that it brightened people's eyes.

Spring went to summer, and in the blink of an eye, it had been more than a year since Chang Xiu entered the palace. He still clearly remembered that at this time the year before last, he was following his mother to learn the ancestral skills of the Si family.

At that time, the summer was scorching outside the house, but the house was filled with a unique fragrance of summer.Mother hugged him tightly and sat on the bed like this, but her expression was full of bewilderment.

However, Mother's tone was very flat. Mother said that although the Liu family is good, it will not be a place for them to stay for a long time. She only hopes that he will grow up soon, and in the future, he will be named on the gold list, or get married and start a business, so he can take her with him. Leave, and don't stay in Liu's house to suffer.Although the Si family's craft is not for boys, she only has one child, and it is difficult for the cousin Wen of the uncle's family to live in the Liu family. He learned the technique and passed it on to his sons and grandchildren in the future, so that the craft will not be lost. pass.As for whether the surname of this artist is Si, Liu or Yan, it doesn't matter.

The voice is still there, but now things are different, mother is gone, the Liu family is gone, it is the Si family that mother always wants to go back to, and before the Liu family was copied, it was changed back to the surname Yan by my grandfather, and disappeared in the world.

Now, only herself is left behind, and with her mother's memory, she is struggling to live alone in the palace.

Boys under twelve will be punished with corruption and sent to the inner court...

There are only four boys under the age of 12 in the Liu clan, and even he is only four. Besides, one was still a baby and the other was a toddler. These two might not be able to survive even corruption. The most pleasing younger brother, it is said that he was taken away by the nanny when he ransacked the house, but in the end he was not as lucky as himself, and was beaten to death together with the nanny...

Thinking of the punishment of corruption, Chang Xiu's body couldn't help trembling slightly. The pain he experienced seemed to have been deeply imprinted on him, and it couldn't go away. Compared with others, he was lucky to be like this. up...

As if she didn't want to recall the pain in her memory, Chang Xiu suddenly fell behind her.

To live alone...

Chang Xiu raised her hands high, lying on the couch and quietly looking at the silk she held in her hands—the smiling mother, the sad mother, the loving mother, the mother who hugged him and spoke slowly, and the mother who was running away with him. Mother, now only this silk is left for his memory.

"Mother, do you know how hard life is in this palace? It's even more difficult than when you were in Liu's house. Mother loves Xiu'er the most. If you know that Xiu'er still can't escape in the end, you will still call Xiu'er live?"

"Perhaps Mother knows Xiu'er best, knows that Xiu'er is timid, and even in such a field, she is still the most afraid of death, so she said that--Mother loves Xiu'er the most, knowing that Xiu'er is not With Jie Lie's temperament, he is the most timid and pain-resistant bad boy, so mother wants to find an excuse for Xiu'er to steal a living, isn't it?"

"Mother, Xiu'er is really scared by herself, no matter how lively the place is, no matter how many people treat Xiu'er well, Xiu'er is always afraid, Xiu'er is always the most timid and cowardly one, isn't she? "

The folded hands gathered the silk tightly, and put it on the chest. Although it was hot, the person on the couch was curled up into a ball, looking extremely desolate.

Tomorrow is His Highness's 11th birthday, and the people in the West Palace are busy these days celebrating His Highness's birthday. They are very happy and lively.In the future, Xiu'er will never have such a birthday in her whole life. There will never be any hot longevity noodles and delicious Ruyi cakes made by her mother, and she will never see her sewing embroidery stitches by herself. tattooed clothes.But, mother, you will definitely keep looking at Xiu'er in the sky and bless Xiu'er, won't you?