Intoxicated I do not know the age

Qingping was not called Qingping in the past.

Before he was eight years old, he was the son of a tenant farmer, and his parents didn't bother to give them names when they had a son a year.

After eight years and four cows, his father finally decided to sell him for some silver taels after a year of bad harvest.

So, he was entrusted to Ren Yazi, whom his father knew, and he was brought all the way to Beijing, where he was sold into the palace to be a young eunuch. Ren Yazi said that was the best place to bid.

He nodded obediently, pretending that he didn't know what a eunuch was, didn't know what cleansing was, didn't know that he was going to become a slave who was neither male nor female, he just stood there quietly with his lips pressed together, listening to what people said would make him Take the money back to his father... He couldn't even doubt whether Ren Yazi was lying to him, doubting would only make him feel more uncomfortable.

But he was lucky, he did not become a eunuch.

The empress made a decree to keep these children for another training, so that they could be used as male favorites by the prince in the future.

Three years later, when the prince was fifteen, the few of them also knew how to read, sing and play, and at the same time knew where to advance and retreat, so that they would not be arrogant due to favor.

The queen's concerns are justified. Among them, not only will they be selected to serve the crown prince, but they may also become concubines and concubines in the future, and become one of the masters of the palace. If they have bad morals and make troubles all day long, it will be fine.

Accepting male favors is a unique custom in the dynasty. When a man is fifteen years old and has not yet married a wife, he temporarily accepts male favors, and keeps the man's heart from running away, so that he can calmly find a good wife. Royal family nobles, even ordinary merchants and rich people are like this.

The male pets of the princes were called sons at first, but they were not named Jieyu, concubines, concubines, etc. until the princes became adults and became knights.

Although he was called "Young Master" in a beautiful name, he had no official position in the palace, but "Young Master" had always been the target of many father-in-laws and female officials. After all, none of them knew which of these young masters would become the next concubine.

Moreover, although there are not many of them, there are also those who have entered the court as officials, because they have been with the prince for a long time and understand the court rules, and their official luck is even better than ordinary people.

There is a world of difference between becoming a "prince" and becoming a father-in-law.

***

In this way, they moved into another training center and became a strange color in this serious palace.

The training center is called Peach Palace, and the clothes they wear are also peach-colored, either the green of the peach leaves or the red of the peach, and they never see colors like sky blue and stone black.

The name of Peach Palace has a nice name, but just hearing the name, I thought it was such a noble place, but in fact, it is near the imperial dining room and also close to the palace gate. After a long time, these children all mixed with the father-in-law of the imperial dining room and the guards in charge of the palace gate. cooked.

As long as you ask a few sweet words, you can easily get bad snacks and dishes; it is even easier to ask someone to go out of the palace to buy things. Almost all of their monthly allowance of twenty copper coins is spent on this.

On the day they moved into the Peach Palace, a father-in-law who seemed to be of high status gave each of them auspicious new names. A boy with a round face and a smiley name was called Duoxi, and the boy who was the most handsome was named Duoshan. The new name is Duo Shou, which sounds like an old man's name, and he doesn't like it, but there's nothing he can do about it.

The life in the Peach Palace is smooth and smooth, the training is strict, but there is meat and rice for each meal, and four sets of new clothes and shoes are allocated every year. Life in the palace is many times better than when I was the son of a tenant farmer in the countryside. Nothing compares to punishment than endless hunger.

The next year, the father-in-law removed some children who were not doing well, and the rest were reassigned to rooms, and other arrangements were made according to their talents.

Originally, he was supposed to live in the same room with Duo Hui, but Duo Fu refused to live with Duo Shan anyway, so he exchanged with Duo Fu. Anyway, he originally wanted to be close to Duo Shan, which was just right.

According to Duofu, Duoshan is a fool who knows nothing except being handsome, and he can't wash his own clothes. If he lives with him, he will only be scolded by his father-in-law. After punishment, he is not willing to help for another two years.

He was a little surprised when he heard Duofu's words. He thought that the children who were sold into the palace were all from poor families who had no means of living and had to sell themselves. How could such a poor family raise such a delicate child as Duoshan.

He was surprised, but didn't say much, just held Duo Shan's hand and said gently:

"You won't, I'll teach you slowly, let's get along well."

In an instant, he saw gratitude on Duoshan's cold face.

Duo Shan doesn't know, he is willing to treat him well just because... Duo Shan is beautiful, and he is most likely to be selected in the future. If he makes friends with Duo Shan, it will definitely benefit him if Duo Shan wins in the future.

He had a hunch how well he'd be able to use it someday.

***

Duoshan once said that he has a peculiar maturity and sophistication, which is different from the rest of them, and he will be a character even if he can't be a "prince" in the future.

"If I can't become a 'son', I have to become a father-in-law. Are you saying that I will become a good father-in-law in the future?" He teased.

Duo Shan said to him so seriously, so seriously:

"Whether you become a son or a father-in-law in the future, I will help you, and I will definitely help you."

He was taken aback, for a moment he thought that Duoshan already knew the reason why he was willing to have sex with him, and then smiled again, telling himself not to be too suspicious.

"Who will help whom? You should learn to do laundry quickly."

Duo Shan didn't speak any more, but the earnestness in those eyes didn't disappear, it kept flickering, flickering.

Duoshan has never learned to wash clothes, nor does she need to.

It didn't take long for the approved son to delete some people, and the rest of them no longer have to take care of trivial matters around them. They only need to maintain their bodies and learn skills, and prepare to be selected by the prince a year later.

He once wondered why he was left behind. No matter his looks, body, or talent, he was missing a bit. Even if he wasn't deleted the first time, he should be kicked out the second time. How could he stay until the end?

Eunuch Sun, who manages Peach Palace, has always loved him, so he just smiled at this question.

"You're sensible. If the master looks up to you, it's your blessing. If the master doesn't like the eyes, you can help others by staying here." Eunuch Sun patted his head, his face full of kindness.

He accepted Eunuch Sun's answer half-understood, even though he knew Eunuch Sun's real reason, he would never tell him.

Duo Shou is quite self-conscious about his appearance. He is not ugly, but he is not very good-looking. It is completely different from the exquisite beauty of Duo Shan. His thick eyebrows are as good as his big eyes. It looks like a monkey.

Duoshan spoke highly of his eyebrows, saying that his eyebrows are extremely thick, and they are good eyebrows that are affectionate and unrepentant.

He said in a daze, he didn't know that he could see so much from his eyebrows?

Duo Shan replied indifferently, saying that this is called face.

He smiled lightly and didn't say anything more. Although Duoshan couldn't do laundry, he was much more knowledgeable than him.

In the rest of the year, he learned a lot of skills, but he was different from others. When Duohui was mastering the guqin, he learned how to comb his hair from Grandpa Sun;

Perhaps the only skill he can call painting is painting, but unfortunately, the painting is not very good, decent but lacks charm, so it can only be called second-rate.

The painter who taught the drawing shook his head several times, saying that he was too vulgar, so his paintings lacked aura, and that he was not as exquisite as Duo Xi's painters in terms of fineness, and it would be better not to paint if he had painted.

He just smiled when he heard that, whether vulgar or vulgar is not something he can change, what can he do if he is not reconciled, why not use this time to do something else.

Anyway, in the future, he will be destined to serve others as a slave, and the sooner he accepts his fate, the sooner he will, he doesn't expect to climb a branch and become a male concubine or something in the future.

Accepting his fate is his way to make himself happy.

***

In the harem besides the queen, there is another noble concubine, two concubines and two concubines.

Today, the son whom the Holy Majesty favored when he was the crown prince, one of them has been hiding in the temple to pray for the Holy Majesty for many years, and the other has died of illness.

The Holy Majesty has three princes in total. The eldest son of the emperor is Shao Lei, the current crown prince. He is born of the empress and has the most honorable status among the three princes. Their children have also become the targets of the eunuchs because of the prince's honor.

The second son, Shao Jin, was born in the same year as the prince, but he was born of a palace maid who washes her clothes. Her mother died of dystocia, and she was later named Jieyu. However, due to the low status of her biological mother, she will not be able to be crowned king in the future, and all the slaves in the palace ignore him. , is a prince who has been neglected.

The third son of the emperor Shaofeng, the young prince, is two years old and born of Concubine Zhan. His lively nature is the most favored by the emperor. It is said that when he was only ten years old, the emperor decided to make him the king of He and a general in the future, and let him control the three armies Become the arrow of the prince.

The rest of the concubines and concubines were all born as princesses, and had nothing to do with these quasi-gentlemen.

There is not only the Imperial Dining Room near Tao Palace, but also not far from Leng Palace. In addition, the Ganlu Courtyard where the Second Prince lives is also nearby. He often sees the Second Prince fishing in the stream with a fishing rod in the garden.He remembered that Eunuch Sun had warned them that the fish in the stream belonged to the emperor, and they must never be caught without authorization. If they were found alive, they would lose half their lives.

This second prince is worthy of being a prince even if he is not favored, he dares to fish here all day long.

Then, he also saw that Duoxi was holding a large stack of outer shirts to be sent to the laundry room, and accidentally bumped into the second prince in the yard.

He saw it from a distance and was about to go over to help clean it up, but when Duoxi smiled and Mimi apologized, the second prince showed an imperceptible blush on his face.

He stopped and did not destroy Duoxi's rare opportunity. Although the second prince is not powerful, he is still a master. It is better to follow him than to be a eunuch. If Duoxi has this blessing, that's fine.

After that, the second prince looked at them several times, and the crowd was always so happy.

At that time, he didn't know that this was not a blessing from heaven to Duoxi, but his.

***

On the eve of the prince's birthday, the empress sent someone to say that the second prince was about the same age as the prince, so they should prepare for the second prince. It happened that they all had good looks and skills, so they also asked the second prince to choose some servants to accompany him.

Listening to Yizhi, he immediately thought of Duoxi. He was sure that the second prince would choose Duoxi. He had seen them talking briefly in the woods. Both of them had strange and satisfied smiles on their faces. When Duoxi came back that night, his steps were always very brisk. The smile is also very sweet.

He knew that Duoxi and the second prince must have had... a relationship that they shouldn't have.

I don't know why, but at the same time that I am so sure, a sense of melancholy spreads in my chest, making me feel a little stuffy.

The second prince is a good man who doesn't talk much and laughs little. Once when they were playing a bouquet, he accidentally threw it too hard and too high. creek.

Seeing this, everyone was silent, no one dared to go to pick up the ball, no matter how unfavored the second prince was, he was still a prince, and none of them could afford to blame them.

He looked left and right to find traces of Duoxi, and then he remembered that Duoxi went to learn painting with a painter in the morning and has not returned yet.

Since Duoxi was not there, no one dared to take back the bouquet, so he, the instigator, had to go.

Surprisingly, the second prince was not angry, and even fished the flower ball back with a fishing rod. When returning the flower ball, he just glanced at him lightly, and said gently:

"Be careful next time."

He nodded blankly, unable to say anything, not even a word of apology, just looked at the second prince foolishly, foolishly.

It was not until many years later, when he had become Prince Qingping, that he knew what happened in less than a quarter of an hour that would change his life.

***

Time flies, shortly after the prince's 15th birthday, the empress chose a good day for the prince to choose a candidate.

They were all wearing light peach-colored robes, with the same style of hairstyle, and walked at the same pace that had been trained for a long time. They lined up and waited for the crown prince to choose.

His hands and feet, which were rough due to busy farming, have also grown finer in the past three years, and he has grown a little taller, and his conversation and walking have become more proper, and even his ordinary face is more pleasing to the eye.

Duo Shan became more and more beautiful under the deliberate maintenance of everyone, and sometimes Duo Shou couldn't help but blush when he looked at him.

Duoxi still had that smiling round face, but she became more charming with age. Duoshou knew that he occasionally had contacts with the second prince in private, and presumably they already had an agreement to stay together.

He didn't have a deep impression on the prince, the young man was still born with the usual majesty, and the laughter that could not be heard between the words made people fearful, because he would control the whole world...

Compared to the prince who dare not look directly at him, his gaze is mostly towards the second prince. The second prince always stands behind the prince, silent as before, only with a little joy and anticipation flashing in his eyes, for the sake of Duoxi.

As expected, the prince chose Duo Shan first, then Duo Hui, who is good at playing, and finally... Duo Xi!

At that time, the second prince happened to be standing in front of him, and he saw that the second prince was visibly stiff, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed on his expressionless face, revealing an imperceptible disappointment.

The prince didn't notice anything, and smiled like a good brother who cared about his siblings.

"Shao Jin is here to pick someone you like, you should have someone to wait on you." The prince said friendly and kindly.

But the one that the second prince wanted has already been picked away, so it makes no difference to him whether the rest are born beautiful or ugly.

Therefore, the second prince casually clicked his finger, and it was a foregone conclusion.

"Just him, he looks quite docile." The second prince said lightly.

He was stunned, unable to tell whether the feelings that were spreading rapidly in his heart were joy or sorrow.

He stood in front of the second prince, and the finger he raised casually was pointing straight at him...

Is he... the second prince's?

But why, he would rather he never chose him.

***

His fate was never in his own hands, and this time was no exception.

Even though the second prince's status in the palace is low, he is the person promised by the empress to the second prince, and no one can change this fact.

The next day, he moved from Taogong to the second prince's Ganlu Courtyard.

Although the second prince has not yet reached the age of fifteen, and he is still a child who is about to turn twelve, he still comes to the second prince, waiting for the coming day.

On the day he moved into Ganlu Courtyard, he was wearing old clothes and trousers and was wearing a peach-colored dress, standing in the small courtyard and looking at the second prince.

The second prince still spoke little, but he could tell from his expression that he also felt that the name Duoshou was too vulgar, but this discovery made him a little happy. He also didn't like the name Duoshou, which was too flattering.

Therefore, the second prince gave him a new name—Qingping.

The second prince said that this meant Taiping, He Qinghai said the world was peaceful and peaceful.

His name is Qingping.

***

The palace is a place where people cannibalize people. Although the second prince is a prince, he is the most humble existence in the palace. Except for the newcomer, no father-in-law or court lady takes him seriously.

There is not even a waiter in the Ganlu Courtyard. Whether it is hot water for washing in the morning or daily meals, you have to fetch it yourself, and even the monthly payment is withheld.

Although Qingping was surprised by all this, he was smart enough not to ask any questions. Asking would not make the situation better, so why should he ask more.

On the first day when he came to Ganluyuan, Qingping took over all the miscellaneous tasks. Although he was a little tired and tedious, he was calm and at ease. Maybe it was because he knew that no matter how bad life was, it was just like this.

Since the second prince is such a quiet and low-key person, it would not cause any disasters if he thought about it. It would be great if he was lucky enough to get a position or be enshrined in the future and move out of the palace. peak dispute.

Since he has become the son of the second prince, he naturally shared joys and sorrows without complaining.

But he couldn't imagine that the second prince's meal was so... so indescribable, it was only better than bad water, no wonder the second prince was fishing every day, how could anyone live without catching some fish to eat!

It is even more difficult to obtain hot water for washing and washing. It is a blessing to be able to grab a pot every day to wash your face in the morning. If you want to wash your body, you can only get some well water when the weather is warm.

It didn't take long for Qingping to discover that life in Ganluyuan was very similar to his childhood, the difference was that he didn't have to worry about starvation and cold, and no place to shelter from the cold and rain.

Ganluyuan used to be the place where the maids of the sweeping palace lived. It is located near the Leng Palace. There are many rooms and many usable things in it, but it has been abandoned for a long time and needs to be tidied up.

The father-in-law and the cooks of the imperial dining room are still very talkative, so he is happy to often bring back some spoiled and burnt dishes, and add vegetables to their meals after simple processing.

As for the hot water necessary for grooming, Qingping recalled that his father-in-law was often lazy when he cleaned the woods, and he only cleaned it once every few months.

A few days later, Qingping even got a big pot and cleaned the two big water tanks in Ganluyuan. Every morning, he filled the two tanks with water and filled the pot with water to heat up all day long. Competing with the maids for hot water, they can't drink good tea, but there is still a cup of hot water and bad tea.

When he boiled a bucket full of hot water for the second prince to take a bath for the first time, he did not leave, but held a towel with his hands that gradually became rough, passed the soap horns for the second prince, wiped his back and so on. , for the first time, Qingping's heart was filled with a strange and indescribable emotion, very warm, very peaceful, and very satisfied.

No matter how hard and troublesome the work of collecting water and firewood is, for this moment, he is willing.

***

After coming to the second prince's side, Qingping not only knew the reason why he often fished, but also knew where the second prince had been all morning.

It turned out that the second prince spent most of his time besides studying and fishing in the martial arts training room, archery range, and horse farm. Although the second prince didn't say the reason, Qingping could guess that it was because horses would not look down on him; Even if he was shot, he would not fall out of the target just because he was born of a palace maid.

Because he often practiced martial arts on horseback and archery, the second prince's shoes always wore out quickly. In the past, Qingping often saw him walking barefoot in the palace and thought that the prince was careless, but he didn't expect that it was because he was afraid of the shoes being broken and had to respond with his fleshy feet.

Before the second prince's birthday, Qingping bought some scraps of cloth from the maid of the embroidering house, and bought needles and threads with the money saved in the past. I bought a piece of cheap and durable thick cloth to make a plain shoe upper.

On the day of the second prince's birthday, he bought some noodles and cooked a bowl of longevity noodles, beat two chickens from the kitchen, and gave away the pair of shoes under the light of the oil lamp... these humble shoes, It was the greatest gift for them at that time.

Holding the pair of plain shoes, the seldom-spoken second prince did not speak, but just looked at him with his eyes open, with an unknown watery light shining in his pupils.

"I still have cloth, I'll make another pair for you in two days." Qingping said gently.

This is the imperial palace, and the person he gave the gift to was the second prince, but they lived a poor life like a peasant family.

Poor, but content.

Qingping didn't know at the time how luxurious this satisfaction was.

Years later, when they could afford everything, they realized how delicious this bowl of longevity noodles was.