Chapter 77: The palace gossip

He first went to the Queen's Palace to pass the order. He walked along the way and thought to himself that a new eunuch named An Dehai, a native of Nanpi, Zhili. He was born with a flexible mind and gave him lips and teeth. Shortly after entering the palace, he became a godfather by Liu Fu. His monthly wages and money and rewards from Concubine Yun often placed some strange gadgets to honor him. At this time, it was hard not to recommend him.

Thinking randomly, he walked towards Shuangjiazhai where Concubine Yun was. Before the entrance of the hall, a small eunuch with a medium figure quickly came up. When he got closer, he knelt down and saluted, "Dad, I'm paying you a blessing." It was An Dehai.

Liu Fu nodded with a smile, "Monkey, your eyes are very sharp. Get up, is it possible to eat by Master Yun?"

"I haven't done that yet. The little master is naughty and is teaching the master and empress!"

Liu Fu burst into laughter, "Which little master is it? Is it the Fourth Prince or Prince Linghui?"

"It's the fourth prince, who made his sister cry again." An Dehai answered a few times and asked, "Dad, is there something wrong here?"

"Well, wait for me to come in and return to Yunzhuer." After saying that, he looked at him strangely, "What are you asking about this?"

"Don't my son want to work hard for his father?"

"Good boy, I didn't love you in vain!" The two of them entered Shuangjiazhai with laughter. Sure enough, the fourth prince was precious there, and listened to his mother's advice, "... Have you forgotten what you taught you? Next year, the New Year will be like your elder brother and second brother, older sister and others. They will go to the study room to study, learn rules, and learn how to behave and do things, so that you can cultivate your mind and not make trouble all day long...."

Zai Shi rolled her eyes and listened, her eyes blinking randomly, which showed that Concubine Yun didn't take a word to her heart. Liu Fu also felt funny: The emperor had many descendants, and it was okay for a few too young people. From the eldest prince Zai Li to the fourth prince Zai Shi, they were all naughty. Although it was too early to say that it was difficult to become a great man now, looking at their stupid spirit, it was no wonder that the emperor would have blue veins whenever he mentioned these princes.

Concubine Yun was speechless and stomped her feet in hatred, "Don't you go out yet, are you waiting to ask for a beating?"

Zaiqi had been waiting for his mother to say such things, and he agreed with great clarity when he heard this, "Zhe." He stood up and turned around and ran away.

Concubine Yun was both angry and funny, and said to the nurse who was holding Princess Linghui beside her, who was whispering to persuade her, "Did you see it? He ran faster than anyone else when he heard this! An invisible enemy!"

Liufu was outside and asked for peace and sound at the right time, "Sister Liufu, please pay homage to Concubine Yun."

"Oh, is it Eunuch Lu?" Although Liu Fu is just a slave, he is the eunuch who is most useful in front of the emperor. If he can get a flattering word on the emperor, the emperor may turn the sign and call him to sleep. On the contrary, it may be difficult to meet the emperor in ten days and half a month. Therefore, no matter the queen and all other concubines, they must bribe him with small favors from time to time. They are always polite in their words.

Concubine Yun said, "Come in quickly. Come and bring a seat for Eunuch Lu."

"I dare not." Liu Fu hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head, "I am here to pass on the emperor's oral order..."

Standing and listening to him finishing the emperor's oral speech, Concubine Yun smiled happily, "It's so hard for Eunuch Lu..." As she said that, she stretched out her hand. A palace maid had prepared a small purse and handed it over to Liufu's hand. "It's almost time for my father-in-law to have a birthday, I have a little meaning, I hope you accept it with a smile."

"The master still remembers the servant's Jianchen?" Liu Fu really didn't expect, "I dare not take this."

"It's not that I know, it's just that Xiao Anzi in my room said it by chance that day, and I only knew it."

Liufu knew it in his mind. He took the purse and put it on his back, knelt down again to salute, "Then, I am ashamed of the reward from the Lord's Empress. I will ask the Lord's Empress to leave in a while. It's just right that I can also have lunch with the emperor."

"Yes. Please help me, please go back to the emperor and say I will arrive immediately."

Half an hour later, the Empress, Concubine Yun, Concubine Yu, and Concubine Jia took the eunuchs and palace maids to the mountains and rivers, saluted the emperor and empress, and everyone stood up and docked on the imperial boats by the dock from the side hall behind. "There is no lunch yet, right? I'll use it with me today. Liufu?"

"Zhe." Liu Fu agreed and shouted, "Thank you!" Several young princes and Zai Cheng knelt down and thanked the emperor for their kindness, "Get up and sit next to your mother-Zai Cheng, come to the emperor and uncle."

"Zhe." Zai Cheng touched his head, got up and sat down: "My nephew thanked the emperor and uncle for the reward."

"Eat more whatever you like. When you can eat, don't be restrained, do you hear it?"

Zai Cheng nodded with a smile, "Yes. The emperor and aunt know their nephews. If they say that they don't dare to boast about it, they are so rude. The nephew never falls behind."

The queen burst into laughter when she said to him, "Where did you learn this poor talk?"

"Don't talk about him, I just like his true nature... You don't have to be restrained, just sit down."

The eldest prince and the eldest princess sat down one after another, and the little eunuch behind him started to eat. The children didn't have the opportunity to eat with their father, and they cherished them very much, for fear that they would have any indecent behavior when they were eating. They didn't like it when they saw that Ama didn't like it, so they tried to squeeze the amount of food they liked. They didn't dare to take the dishes they liked, but they just asked the eunuch to get a few nearby. They didn't know if they liked it, and they swallowed it vaguely.

. However, Zai Cheng, the born temperament of fearlessness of heaven and earth, even when he arrived in front of the imperial court, he still did not change himself. He ate and gasped, and it was very lively.

The emperor saw it and looked around. Seeing that the queen had already used it, he stood up first. "It's probably because I and the queen are here, so I can't eat very easily. Why don't we go to the cabin first so that the children can eat enough! Don't let people know that I don't care about the children's full meal!"

Zai Li hurriedly put down his chopsticks and stood up from his seat, "Son will never dare. Son just..."

"Eat whatever you like, don't be restrained. Look at Zai Ze, you are a good role model." The emperor said to himself, "Okay, use it slowly."

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Without the emperor and mother in front of him, the children let go of their arms and started to eat. Listening to their laughter from time to time in the cabin, everyone looked at each other and smiled, "How is it, I'm not wrong, right? Only when the adults leave can the children show their childish nature."

The queen smiled and said, "When the emperor brought the Sixth Master's eldest princess into the palace and raised him personally, he once said that he had a unique experience in governing children. Originally, I didn't believe it very much. Later, as the emperor said, after the eldest princess returned to the house, his younger brother and sister brought the child to the garden and told me that the eldest princess was in the palace for many days. After returning home, he was obedient and understood the rules, especially when he was to the servants below, he was gentle and polite like a little adult."

She suddenly lowered her voice and said in a small voice: "Listen to her, in the future, the big princess will be more promising than her brother!"

"It is natural for children to be naughty. All kinds of naughty things are just to want to attract the attention of adults, that's all." The emperor said, "As long as you understand this principle, naturally, between education, you can have the idea of ​​tolerance first - children will naturally become obedient."

"Yes, I remember everything. When I take care of my children in the future, I should start with what the emperor said.^..."

Several people in the cabin were talking, Zai Li and Zai Cheng had just lunch, wiped their hands and faces, led by the eunuch, and knelt down in the cabin, thanked him: "Are you all full?"

"Reply to Emperor Ama, my son is full."

"Go, go to your mother and mother's place, Zai Cheng, come to my uncle." He called Zai Cheng to his side again, and the emperor talked to him as if he was talking to him, "Did you make your Ama and your mother angry again when you come in?"

"My nephew has been taught by Master Weng and Master Zhou recently. His holy knowledge has become more and more profound. He dares not make Ama everywhere anymore. He always makes her angry."

"This is right. Are you eleven years old this year?"

"Yes, my nephew was born at the age of the emperor ascending the throne, and he is eleven years old this year."

"I still remember that when you were over the full moon, you once came to your mansion and gave you a piece of jade arsenic. At that time, you were so young..." He gestured in his hand and continued to ask, "Have you met your grandfather in the past year?"

"Yes, my nephew met my grandfather and his elders on New Year's Day." Zai Cheng was a child after all. Seeing that his uncle's warm words were warm, he felt timid in his heart and his speech gradually became fluent. "During the Chinese New Year this year, my grandfather and his elders gave my nephew a New Year's money."

"This is the elder's desire to love his children, and it is also what he deserves. Well, I wonder how much money he has given?"

"My mother put away the money for her nephew. I don't know how much my grandfather gave her."

"You mother." The emperor really laughed, "Well, I will go back and issue an order. Your mother will save all the New Year's money you have earned over the years. When you are in your prime, she will return it to you. What do you think?"

Zai Ze was stunned for a moment, his eyes shining, "My nephew thanked the emperor and uncle for his priest's kindness."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand. The queen sitting beside him touched him and gave a wink to the other side. He turned his head and looked over. Zai Li and others looked at Zai Cheng with a look of longing, as if they were only talking to him, but not talking to him, and they felt very envious.

The emperor sighed faintly, and thought of kissing, waved to the children, "Brother, come here."

"Yes." Several children walked up to Ama and raised their little faces, "Brother, are you doing homework in the study room?"

"Yes. When I say to Ama, my son's homework is always praised by the master."

"Oh? Is it?"

"Yes." The eldest prince's little face shone and said loudly, "When I went to the study yesterday, Master Weng ordered his son to do a topic called 'Yu Shuyidi'. After his son did it, Master Weng praised him and gave his son a lot of circles and commented. "The eldest prince seemed to be prepared, and seemed to hope that the emperor would ask for a treasure to Ama, take out the textbook from his sleeve, and kneel down to present it, "This is the topic written by his son, please read the emperor."

The emperor took the textbook but did not open it. Instead, he asked, "Yu Shuyi Di, do you know the prose of this sentence?"

"Yes, my son knows that this sentence comes from the allusion in the "Strategy of the Warring States": 'In the past, the emperor ordered Yi Di to make wine and beautify it. He went to Yu and Yu drank it and was willing to drink it. He said: There must be someone who destroyed the country with wine in the future."

"It's been improved." The emperor nodded and opened the textbook. The topic was indeed not bad. As soon as he started, he started with: "The man who ordered wine is the beautiful fortune of heaven." He wanted to be demoted and promoted first. Not only did he gain momentum, but he also had twists and turns. The four words "The beautiful fortune of heaven" also have their origins. From "History of Song", it was what Emperor Taizu of Song said to Wang Shenqi. He could actually quote historical idioms. Although he used allusions, it was like a plain description. He saw that his learning ability had indeed improved.

As for the title of the poems that followed, I have prepared a long time ago. I have recently done Jimen Smoky Tree and "Qiongdao Spring Yin". I must have been on the topic of the Eight Scenic Spots of Yanshan, without getting rid of the autumn wind of Taiye, Yuquan Hanging Rainbow, etc. After I came up with the title, I made Yuquan Hanging Rainbow, which limited the wide rhyme of "Yixian", and handed in the paper without any difficulty.

Weng Xincun was naturally very happy as a teacher. After reading this article, "Yu Shuyi Di" saw that the literary spirit was smooth and twists and turns, he added circles and wrote comments in a dense manner.

"Well, the eldest prince has made great progress in his studies, and Weng Xin has made great efforts. I will remember the six blessings and reward Weng Xin Xin with a wisp and two yarns and pens to reward him for his studies."

Liufu agreed and asked deliberately, "Your Majesty, why not wait until the imperial boat docks, the slave will immediately send someone to Lord Weng's house to pass the order?"

"Hmm?" The emperor didn't expect to be so anxious, "What? Do you want to take the opportunity to leave the garden again?"

"How dare I? I just think that there is a happy event in Weng's Mansion today. If the emperor rewards it to the mansion, wouldn't it be a good thing to be happy?"

"What are the happy events in his house?"

"Today is a good day for Lord Weng to marry his daughter. Don't you know?"

"Mr. Weng? Which Master Weng?" The emperor was a little confused, "Is it Weng Tonghe? I remember he has no descendants?"

"Yes, it is not Lord Weng Tonghe, but his brother, Lord Weng Tongshu, who serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

The emperor's face immediately became gloomy, "Liu Fu, you remember the names of officials from various departments very well! Is this also something you should know and remember?"

Lucky blessings are shocked! Although the emperor always has a gentle face, he easily refused to forgive the people below, especially those who make remarks and major affairs in the court. He was even more merciless. He was so scared that he hurriedly knelt down. While slapped himself hard, he begged: "Sister is confused, and he deserves to die!"

"Today, in view of the presence of the queen and the masters, I will temporarily bypass you this time. After a while, I will go to the Shenxing Department and order thirty whips, Li Lianying, you will be sentenced to prison. I know you slaves, usually call your friends and be in a mess. The master will give you your errand. If you show mercy for Liufu during the prison sentence, I will skin you!"

"Yes, the servants must not dare, they must not."

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Thirty whips were beaten, Liu Fu's back, buttocks were covered with flesh and blood, and his mouth was filled with pain. Li Lianying finished his sentence, and An Dehai and other young eunuchs returned to his room for a while. It was common for the eunuch to beat the officers of Shenzheng. Every eunuch would have to be beaten several times since he entered the palace, so there were preparatory medicine for the injury in the room, which was applied to the affected area and let him lie flat on the bed. "Dad, does it still hurt?"

"Nonsense! How can the whip hurt when you hit your butt?" Liu Fu cursed in anger, "Why would you give you a little boy?"

"Don't! I'm your godson, I'm hitting my body, it hurts my dad's heart, right?" An Dehai said, amusing Liu Fu to burst into laughter: "Oh, it hurts me so much!"

After a few jokes, everyone left one after another, only Yang Saner was left in the room to serve him at any time. Liu Fu lay on the bed, secretly hating in his heart: Weng Xincun, it was all for you, the old man, that the emperor beat him! I have to find an opportunity and take revenge on you!

After thinking about it, I felt wronged again: It was just a sentence from Ying Jing'er. The emperor did not even think about serving for many years. Even if he had no credit, he had some hard work. What a big deal, he would beat him as soon as he said he was sentenced. He was too disgusted to keep him face?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb, and was lazy and not very excited. The emperor didn't care at first, but it was just once or twice. He always made him angry. "Are you a bad person?" The emperor scolded him with a stern face, "If you are willing to serve me in front of me, just say as soon as possible, and I will really send you a message to the Jingshifang to take you away!"

After a moment, Liufu was so scared that he didn't dare to say another word. But after sleeping in bed at night, thinking about it, I felt that I had a temporary mistake and a thousand days of good luck. I could bear the beating, scolding and scolding, but I was going to drive it out. Such a heartless heart is not only heartbreaking, but also really sad!

Therefore, like a child bride who was wronged and wronged, she hid in the quilt and cried all night. The redness and swelling of her body had not subsided, and her eyes were swollen again.

It's really a bit naughty. The eunuch's body was harmed by acquired harm, so many of their thoughts were definitely different from men, and even ordinary women. Liufu made the emperor cry with a scolding, but a heartless heart flowed out of his tears, thinking about how to win the master's favor and how to win the emperor's praise? Only by thinking thoroughly in this way can he feel that a heart can be settled.

The emperor did not care about the servants around him, and the state affairs were becoming increasingly busy. This year is the year of the Bingchen Science Hall, and the Han Zhan Grand Examination was also carried out. After the grand exam, the emperor also had to personally select the chief and deputy chief examiners of the provincial examinations in each province, and the clones were divided into. In addition to these, the complaints that have never rained since the beginning of summer in the province reported by Shandong and other provinces, which have been stacked and accumulated, which has hurt the emperor's mind.

"The drought in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and other provinces seems to be unstoppable. Regarding disaster relief, is there any discussion between the Military Affairs Office?"
To be continued...