CHAPTER XXIII

When Fu Chen passed by the Twelve, his gaze stayed for a moment.

Several powerful eunuchs appeared at the door, and they dragged a man out of the door. Eunuchs are not like the films and television of later generations, they are all weak and slender, except for the fact that they have fewer parts than normal men, the rest are the same, so some are even tall and big, and these eunuchs are generally on duty where force and guards are needed.

The person they were dragging was Xiao Yang, her trouser legs rubbing against the ground, and there were many holes in them, and her skin and flesh were open, but she seemed to be unconscious. Her face was pale, white as a ghost, with deep bruises on her neck, and blood dripping from her wrists on the ground, like red plums blooming in the snow. If it weren't for the fact that it was still open, it would look like a lifeless doll. She didn't let herself lose her life, because she didn't dare, and she couldn't.

Aunt Mei chased her out from inside, hurriedly packed up some silver taels and handed them over, "A few uncles, please don't drag her, can you carry her, a little lighter?"

She has tried her best to protect the little palace maid under her hands, but Xiao Yang's epilepsy is still known to the aunt of the chief secretary, and Xiao Yang will be sent to the cold palace to fend for herself.

There are two things that the servants in the palace can't do the most, one is to get sick, and the other is to run away.

After receiving the money, you have to do things, the rules of the palace, so the two eunuchs also changed to carry it.

Xiao Yang's eyes were unconsciously staring at Aunt Mei, and a line of tears slipped down along her cheekbones to her jaw.

People with hysteria have no sense of the outside world and are not aware of what is happening.

But their bodily functions are still functioning, and they will remember all the people who are good to her, because they have too little, and a little temperature can be unforgettable.

Aunt Mei gave a few more orders, such as tying Xiao Yang's hands and feet with a rope to prevent her from harming herself, etc., the two eunuchs were a little impatient, "This aunt, we are also under orders, don't embarrass us anymore." We will do what you tell us, but we can only do our best. ”

Seeing Xiao Yang and the others walk away, she turned around and saw Fu Chen standing there, without any sense of zΓ i, and laughed, her posture was still elegant and graceful, and when she staggered by, her eyes stirred with some kind of fierce love, and her red lips moved slightly, "Tonight, it's time." ”

Aunt Mei walked into the West Twelve Institute and didn't look back.

Fu Chen took out a delicate purse from his sleeve, rubbed the fine lines of the stitches on it with his calloused thumb, and the eyes of Xiao Yang were full of gratitude and shyness that day, and the joy and anticipation when he handed him the purse that had been embroidered all night. Inside is the sesame candy made by the twelve palace ladies in the West that day, although the sugar is finished, but the packaging is reluctant to throw away.

The palace maids and eunuchs are just the side-items of the noble masters, but the palace is their life.

The place he went to was Fuxi Palace, and only the hostess in charge of the harem was qualified to interfere in the affairs of the harem.

Sometimes when he thinks he has escaped from calamity, fate will tell him, but he will turn around again.

In fact, since Fu Chen still refused earnestly when he gave the booklet that time, Mo Hua has never come to Fu Chen again, as if he has tacitly agreed that the two sides will not intersect again. This is also normal, changing any master to be lost face by a small minion, and not making the stumbling block dead, it is already considered magnanimous. There is no considerate person in the identity of Concubine De, there are not a few people in this palace who are willing to figure out the preferences of the master, why bother to ask for Fu Chen.

It's evening now, and Concubine De's dinner is being prepared in an orderly manner, and the palace maids and eunuchs are doing their jobs, and no one will pay attention to the little eunuch at the door.

Today, the show girls sent from all over the country have arrived in the imperial capital, and before officially entering the palace, they are led by the staff, according to the region, place of origin, ethnicity, etc., and after the arrangement, the mothers of the main palace come to watch, of course, this is also a disguised statement to the show girls that the masters of our harem are welcome to you, to give these newcomers some psychological comfort, to eliminate their tension, the Jin Dynasty inherited the civilization of the state of etiquette, in the small things can be seen one or two.

As a high-ranking concubine in the main palace, Concubine De manages the harem together with the queen, and is naturally also in today's viewing list, and she came back from the queen mother not long ago.

He was rejected after informing the eunuch guarding the door outside, a little eunuch from the fourth grade, who was not qualified to take the initiative to ask Ying to see one of the concubines.

"This little father-in-law, Concubine De is not something you can see if you want to. "I just came to your master, but I didn't see it so directly, and I looked at Fu Chen's gaze with disdain.

Fu Chen didn't retreat lightly, "So, can you invite the ink painting girl to come out, and the two of you will be accommodating." ”

Fu Chen took out the silver he had received a few days ago and gave it to the two fathers-in-law.

After a while, a familiar face appeared in front of him.

Mo Hua looked at Fu Chen with a smile, and waved his hand to let the two guard eunuchs go inside to help first, and the conversation between them was always bad to hear.

Only then did he look at the respectful Fu Chen and asked, "Little Father-in-law, I thought you would never set foot in our Fuxi Palace in your life?"

"Where is the ink painting girl, the status of the little one is low, isn't it embarrassing to dangle in front of you?"

"You're still so dishonest, since you're embarrassed, where did you come from, get out, our Fuxi Palace can't afford to invite you as a big Buddha. ”

"The slave is here to make amends, please forgive the little one for not knowing what to do, this time you can't get rid of me. ”

"Hey, it's really rare to hear this kind of thing from the mouth of our little father-in-law. Mo Hua smiled, "It's just a coincidence today, our mother is measuring clothes with Rong Zhaoyi, I really don't have time to see you, so please go back." ”

Rong Zhaoyi, the biological mother of the sixth prince Shao Jintan, the head of the nine concubines, heard that she was injured when she was young and could not get pregnant anymore, she is a perennial medicine jar, because the six princes are good at business, the emperor has rewards but not much luck, and is the invisible person of the harem, but Rong Zhaoyi has a lot of contacts with Concubine De.

Fu Chen knew that time was urgent, and the previous refusal several times completely ruined Concubine De's face, and now he sent it to the door himself, and it depends on whether people are willing or not.

It can be said that even if Concubine De drives him out now, it is understandable, who called him "ignorant of good and bad", just for the sake of the lost face, Concubine De also has to find the field at this time. He can only hope that Concubine De is not such an immeasurable person now, and that Bai Yueguang's status in Concubine De's heart is really high enough to even forgive him for a few disrespectful times.

"Then I wonder when the mother will be able to spare some time for the minions?"

"I don't know, how can we be slaves and maids when we are slaves. ”

Fu Chen suddenly knelt down and prostrated on the ground, "Ask the ink painting girl to say a few kind words for the slave, and the slave will definitely remember your great kindness." β€œ

"What is this little Fu Gonggong doing, there is gold under your knees, gold is very expensive, how can you kneel to me?" Mo Hua showed a look of surprise, she didn't expect that she was a person who refused very categorically before, and she actually begged to come to the door at this time, she said, is there any person in this palace who would rather die than give in, in the end it is not pasted, "Little Fu Gonggong, what about this person, Na Qiao also depends on the eyes of the master, do you think it is planted if you pretend to be too much, do you say that what I say makes sense?"

"The ink painting girl is a golden mouth. ”

"Okay, I still have work, go in first. ”

"The slave is waiting here, and when the mother has time, the slave will enter again. ”

"If you want to wait, just wait outside. The ink painting was noncommittal, and Fu Chen did not let him get up, smiling and smiling.

――Jin.Jiang.Du.Family.Fa.Table――

When Fu Chen was called in, it was already half an hour later, during which a group of eunuchs and palace maids passed by him, doing their own things as if they didn't see him.

His legs were stiff because he had been kneeling on the ground for a long time, but he didn't dare to delay any longer, and walked in with soreness, half of the time had passed since his agreement with Zhao Zhuo and the others.

Fu Chen walked into the hall, his heart was already passing on the meal, Fuxi Palace has its own internal dining room, and the food is not the imperial cuisine, and the ingredients used are a little different from the imperial diet, which is specifically based on the taste that Concubine De likes. The crystal clear rice bowls on the table are particularly beautiful on the dining table, and they are amazingly beautiful under the reflection of the palace lamps all around. Concubine De is not extravagant, compared to other concubines of the royal family, she does not have many dishes here, which can also be seen that Concubine De is not a person who likes pomp and circumstance.

"The slave gave Concubine De Niangniang, Rong Zhaoyi asked for peace. Fu Chen lowered his eyebrows and was very respectful.

When Tang Yuan, who was licking his hair, saw Fu Chen, he actually recognized it, remembering that this was the eunuch who had given him gentle hair. It jumped off Concubine De's knee and walked around Fu Chen, aiming twice, as if asking Fu Chen why he didn't look for it. Seeing that Fu Chen ignored it, he was still a little angry, and screamed loudly.

Concubine De looked at it, Qianqianyu's hand drew a shallow arc in the air, and said without saltiness: "Take this little beast down." ”

Soon, a palace maid will carefully hold the rice balls, and sometimes pets are much more expensive than slave gold. Concubine De didn't seem to see the little eunuch kneeling at the table, and said with a smile to Rong Zhaoyi, who had a bad face on the side: "This small dish is specially ordered by me to make it in the small kitchen, especially open, you can taste it." ”

There are many kinds of sayings that the master in the palace does not call, sometimes the master wants to give some lessons or beating, and the position is high and low, so that the people below bear more, and they will not stop figuring out their intentions, and in the process of figuring out, they will naturally be in awe of each other, and the psychological defense line is easy to be shattered.

Fu Chen's eyes remained the same, his movements remained the same, he knew that if he showed weakness at this time, he would be defeated in the process of you advancing and retreating, and the fist hidden under his sleeve gradually clenched, and he could not be crushed, even if he was trampled into the mud.

After the palace maid on the side added a few chopsticks to Rong Zhaoyi, it was Rong Zhaoyi who broke the silence first, "I haven't seen this eunuch, it doesn't seem to be from your palace." ”

"Sister, do you still remember, you said today that the Kodan in my hand is particularly chic, it is from his hand, it just happens to change the trick today, the little eunuch is also a clever one, and he came by himself" Concubine De stretched out her hands that were as good as jade, and the evenly colored nails were particularly vivid, echoing the white fingers, "Fu Chen, flatten." ”

Concubine De said this, Rong Zhaoyi nodded understandingly, there are no minions in Concubine De's courtyard, and it is useless for those minions to break their heads and squeeze in on weekdays, and now there is such an opportunity to be loved by Concubine De, which is an opportunity that no little eunuch wants to let go.

"Xie Niangniang. Fu Chen got up and stood aside with the palace maid who was serving the meal.

During this period, Rong Zhaoyi had symptoms of dizziness, went to Gongfang twice halfway, and had no appetite for food. ”

"It's okay, you know that I've been in this body all the time, it's useless, why bother the doctor anymore, and I don't know how long I can eat such a meal. Rong Zhaoyi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"When can you think of something good in your head, don't say discouraged words. Concubine De said angrily, "Fu Chen, come and serve, if you don't serve well, you will go to the punishment department to receive the punishment." ”

The internal affairs office and the honorable office all have the function of punishing eunuchs, among which the punishment is the most severe in the palace and the place of adjudication.

Fu Chen should have moved his stiff legs slightly, and with the speculation in his heart, he began to cook for Rong Zhaoyi.

When serving the master of the harem, his eyes must be accurate, especially when the cloth is dish, the master's eyes are on which dish he has a few more glances, and he must immediately put the dish into the bowl, and he must distinguish whether the master wants to eat or just take a look. What kind of food each master likes to eat, this cannot be said, and the internal affairs government is not allowed to send people to register, which is to prevent people from worrying.

In the process of cloth dishes, you have to secretly write down how many chopsticks are moved in each dish, not too much, the rules of the ancestors, avoid gluttony, easy to be poisoned.

This errand must be done by someone who is careful, observant, ingenious and extremely patient and discerning, so the palace maids and eunuchs of Bucai are always changing, just like there is no official Bucai in Fuxi Palace today.

These conjectures were all figured out by Fu Chen in private, no one would sue him, who would selflessly share his experience with others?

Of course, Fu Chen has a master. But there are many little eunuchs under the eunuchs in charge, and they often have a lot of errands themselves, so they don't teach these interests to the little eunuchs at all, and people as harsh as Mu Ruida won't remind anything.

This is also why the little eunuch and the little palace maid are the most frequently replaced in the palace.

All those who can go long and climb to the top are all shrewd, not those who see and listen.

Fu Chen's hands waved quickly and accurately in mid-air, the arc and movements were very beautiful, like a dance, clean and kind to the eye. It's about that this little eunuch is always so methodical in doing things, he has never been impatient, and he looks good when he looks good. Concubine De glanced at it a few times plainly, didn't say anything, and stopped eating, and the palace maid was ready to rinse her mouth for her.

Surprisingly, Rong Zhaoyi, who had a poor appetite, actually ate all of Fu Chenbu's dishes, and even she couldn't help but be surprised when she finished eating, this was actually the day she had eaten the most in these days.

When the meal was withdrawn, the two ladies looked at Fu Chen, who was waiting quietly.

"Fu Chen, how do you know what dishes to clip?"

"Slave ......" Fu Chen wanted to speak and stopped.

But who is Concubine De, she quickly understood what Fu Chen meant, and let everyone go down.

Waiting for everyone to retreat, Fu Chen spoke.

"In fact, it's just a minion's guess, and I dare not assert it. Fu Chen looked up at Concubine De, and his eyes hid the smoothness and gentleness that Concubine De admired the most, "The slave dared to ask Niangniang to shake Rong Zhaoyi's hand." ”

Concubine De was just about to veto, but Rong Zhaoyi became interested, she was curious about how this little eunuch judged her taste, and even she felt that her taste had changed too quickly recently, "Sister, just try it as he said." ”

After Concubine De touched it, Fu Chen asked, "Is Rong Zhaoyi's body temperature high?"

Concubine De flashed a hint of discoloration, "How do you know?"

"The slave dares to ask Zhaoyi Niangniang, if she has often experienced dizziness recently, is easily fatigued, and her taste has changed greatly, she is extremely sensitive to many smells, and even the number of times she has been out of the gong is not very stable......"

Rong Zhaoyi opened her mouth, her face full of surprise, and Concubine De knew that Fu Chen was right as soon as she saw Rong Zhaoyi's expression.

"This palace forgives you for your innocence, you say it directly, but what kind of illness is it?"

Fu Chen smiled slightly, "It's not a disease, but the slave wants to congratulate Zhaoyi Niangniang." ”

"How happy is this palace?" Rong Zhaoyi seemed to have thought of something, and her face showed a crying and laughing ecstasy, unbelievable.

"Zhaoyi Niangniang, the servant thinks that you may be able to call the imperial doctor to check the pulse, or there may be an unexpected joy. Fu Chen will not make up his mind, if he makes a conclusion and rejoices in the end, then he will be guilty, no matter what the meaning of his words is, he will not be blamed, and the other party must understand the meaning of the words.

He can't ask questions like menstruation, but common sense questions can still be asked, from Rong Zhaoyi's expression and demeanor at the beginning, to her behavior, so that Fu Chen tried to choose sour food when he was dishing, and sure enough, Rong Zhaoyi, who has never liked to eat sour things, finished eating it very appetizingly.

There was a short silence, and suddenly, Zhaoyi excitedly grabbed Fu Chen's hand, and choked up: "I thought I would never be able to wait for the day when I became a mother, are you called Fu Chen, if it is confirmed that what you said is true, this palace owes you a big favor." ”

She was framed for a miscarriage when she was young, and her body was in a bad condition, and the imperial doctor concluded that she could never get pregnant again, so she took medicine all year round to regulate her body, but this was just her self-comfort, she knew that she might not have any more children in her life, plus the emperor was old, and they themselves were not young, and there had been no newborns in the palace for a long time. It is precisely because she and Concubine De know these conditions, even if there is something wrong with the body, they don't think about it at all, they just think it is gastrointestinal discomfort, and they were reminded by Fu Chen, Rong Zhaoyi remembered that although her menstrual affairs were irregular, this time it seemed that she hadn't come for a long time.

Rong Zhaoyi just shook Fu Chen's hand, but was removed by Concubine De without a trace, and reminded: "It's just a slave's nonsense, don't take it seriously, you better let the trustworthy grandmother take a look first, don't spread it in advance, don't forget that now that the queen is pregnant, you are stealing her limelight." ”

"Yes, my sister is right, you can't be known by anyone for the first three months. Rong Zhaoyi naturally knew what Concubine De meant by her words, and she was very appreciative. She was also a little panicked in her heart, she knew that the queen's methods were by no means as gentle as they seemed on the surface. "Sister, this matter must not be spread outside. ”

After sending Rong Zhaoyi away, the smile on Concubine De's face completely relaxed, and said to Fu Chen: "Come in with me." ”

All the palace maids were sent outside, and at this time, incense was burning in the house, and a faint breath of tranquility wafted in, but it did not make Fu Chen feel relaxed at all.

"Well done, I'm going to be impressed. Just a few face-to-faces, let a concubine who has never known you be grateful to you, little Fu Gonggong, your speed of climbing high branches, I'm afraid no one can beat it. Concubine De sat on the couch, shaking the lady's painting fan in her hand, her soft voice was unhurried, but her words were sharp.

"The minions just happened to meet and didn't have two hearts. ”

"There are no two hearts, how come this palace doesn't know who your heart is towards?"

"Naturally, it's towards you. ”

"If this palace is not mistaken, the previous few times, you refused this palace again and again without any room for turn, and threw the face of this palace to the ground!" Concubine De's voice raised a few degrees, and she suddenly stood up, walked in front of Fu Chen, looked at the eunuch who was kneeling at her feet and was extremely supple, and mocked sarcastically, "Come here this time, please ask me for something, you are too shrewd to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, if it weren't for me, your hard kneecaps wouldn't have been bent." ”

Fu Chen almost put his forehead on the ground, he had never underestimated Concubine De, Concubine De was able to reach her current status, and she had been sitting firmly for more than ten years, so she would naturally not be blinded by him with a few words.

Fu Chen didn't reply, maybe no matter how he replied, he couldn't hide his purpose.

This woman is too smart, smart and at the same time, she can control everything in her hands.

Fu Chen even sometimes wondered if the reason why she didn't act later was because she had guessed the current situation.

"For the sake of the fact that the palace was still a little happy with you before, the palace can not care about you using the palace as a target. Concubine De's fingers swept across Fu Chen's cheeks, still so terrifying to the touch, even every pore opened, "When this palace treats you as a treasure, you are naturally good at everything, and when you no longer attract this palace, you are not even grass." ”

"Minions...... What can you do to make you angry?" Fu Chen asked a little hard.

"Go back, this palace is tired. Concubine De was happy and cut off all possibilities for Fu Chen.

――Jin.Jiang.Du.Family.Fa.Table――

Fu Chen knew that he must not leave now.

The more anxious you are, the more you have to be calm. He thought of Rong Zhaoyi's hand that had touched him before, and Concubine De pulled it away without a trace, she was not completely uninterested in him as she said, he had to gamble.

An extremely dazzling light burst out of his eyes, Fu Chen slowly stood up, and elegantly dusted off the hem of his clothes, both in his eyes and temperament, as if he had suddenly changed a person.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and the smile was quite evil no matter how he looked at it, "Is it that the slave is doing now, and the mother doesn't care?"

From a psychological point of view, women are often quite emotional creatures, when they say they don't want to, they don't necessarily mean they really don't want to, and when they say they are not interested, it doesn't mean that they are really not interested. If I'm not interested, I won't even look at you, let alone share a room with you.

A strong woman, she can be elegant, intellectual, and powerful, but it doesn't mean that she doesn't want to be conquered and pampered. But they are not so easily tempted, their requirements are much higher than ordinary women, and men who are not the best can't even get into their eyes. To provoke their heartstrings, the first thing is to break the coldness of the defense, let her feel the completely different charm of men, and let her realize that the person in front of her is different from all the men she has seen, even different from all the men of this era, he is unique. As long as she is willing to move her heart to you, the relationship is not hopeless.

And women in ancient times may not have tried a posture, it is called: wall dong.

A posture that can make thousands of modern women bump into the fawn, as if returning to the time of first love.

And if that man still once made you care about it and couldn't completely refuse, it would be twice the result with half the effort.

Fu Chen is a person who makes quick decisions, and when he walks out like this today, it is not easy to guess what the end will be.

"You, what are you going to do?" Concubine De saw Fu Chen like this, her heart suddenly messed up, obviously she still had the same face, why was she suddenly so attractive, people couldn't take their eyes off.

For the first time, there was a slight panic on her face, and she couldn't stop backing away.

And she took a step back, and Fu Chen took a step forward.

Until she retreated to the wall, she leaned against the wall, and her speech was no longer so unfazed, "You ......"

"Niangniang may not know, the minion's kissing skills are very good, do you want to try it?" In Fu Chen's doting gaze, Concubine De was like a teenage girl.

She was not tall, and under Fu Chen's shadow, she looked at some birds.

She felt that the person in front of her was like a wall, and the momentum completely enveloped her, making her unable to move.

Fu Chen's lips are thin, this is a thin lip shape, very sexy, and it is also like a demonic temptation, especially when hooked up like this, it is soul-detriking.

Even though he is not very old, that momentum completely makes up for the shortcomings.

"Do you want it?" his voice was like a kraken, and he couldn't help but be captivated.

Concubine De was almost lost in Fu Chen's eyes that could make people enchant, and unconsciously replied: "I want to ......"

Fu Chen smiled slightly, bent over and attached him......