Great Zhou Emperor, West City.

At the door of an inconspicuous small teahouse, an inconspicuous carriage stopped.

A white fat hand lifted the corner of the car curtain, poked his head out, and cautiously glanced around, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he moved his fat body to pay for the car and got out of the car.

The coachman took the money, thanked him, whipped his whip, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

He didn't pay much attention to the actions of this white and fat middle-aged man. In the imperial capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, who is not? What's not? And earn your own money, and meddle in other people's affairs?

He is also a veteran, he has been in the industry for a long time, and he has seen many people and things, and when he saw the middle-aged man's pale and beardless appearance, he sat down in his heart for eight or nine points: This must be the palace or the inner servant in the clan family's mansion.

The white and fat middle-aged man pushed the door and lifted the curtain to enter the tea house, and ignored Dr. Cha's words, and went up to the second floor with a familiar car and went straight to the private room.

Dr. Tea followed two steps, asked about the origin, hurriedly pushed open the door of the private room, wiped the table and chairs, and respectfully invited the man to sit down.

The middle-aged man was obviously used to being arrogant, and he was full of gestures, but his clever little eyes did not rest for a moment, sweeping the inside and outside of this private room, even the corners.

The fact that the person he would would have not yet arrived at this time made him feel a little more irritable and nervous, so he simply ordered a pot of tea and two plates of snacks, and waited while drinking, and at the same time suppressed himself by shock.

Seeing that a pot of tea was about to lose its color, the middle-aged man became more and more impatient. He got up agitated and paced back and forth in the room. Rao is that he is used to seeing big battles, and in this case, he can't help but feel uneasy.

Just as he couldn't stay any longer and was about to leave, there was a knock at the door, and a man opened the curtain and entered.

"Huh! The general manager of Shenda has been waiting for a long time! "It's a slightly old voice, but looking at the look, it's only about forty.

Yes, this white and fat middle-aged man is Shen Cheng, the chief manager of Kuntai Palace.

As soon as he heard the other party's voice, he paused, and when he raised his eyes, he was startled, and his face was full of guard.

"You, you, who are you?"

The visitor laughed, as if laughing at him for making a fuss, "What? Don't even recognize the voice of an old friend? ”

Shen Chengzhan looked at him tremblingly, "You, you are really...... To the housekeeper? ”

"Haha! It's the old man! ”

The other party didn't care about his alert appearance, and sat down opposite the place where he had sat before, shook off the cloak on his body and the hood on his head, and beckoned the tea doctor who followed him to serve a new pot of tea.

Shen Chenghu looked at him suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down opposite him one by one.

After Dr. Decha served the tea, bowed down, and the door closed, Shen Chengcai asked uneasily: "Yu, Butler Yu, you, your face?" ”

The housekeeper took a sip of tea soup and squinted at him slightly: "Don't panic, just because the old man is in this capital, there is an enemy who is a mortal enemy, if he shows his true face, I am afraid that my enemy will secretly be unfavorable to me." ”

When Shen Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but tremble, and his heart was half cold, "Then ...... when you saw me last time and last time?"

"That face is naturally fake!" Steward Yu didn't hide him.

Shen Cheng's heart was completely cold: he had a huge responsibility, just for the thousands of taels of silver, but he didn't even see the true face of the other party......

Butler Yu didn't allow him to think too much, and asked directly: "Recently, the nobles in the palace, what big things have happened?" ”

As he spoke, he put a silver ticket on the table and pushed it in front of Shen Cheng's eyes.

Shen Cheng subconsciously glanced at the words "Erqian" printed on the silver ticket, swallowed a mouthful of saliva unnaturally, and finally couldn't resist the temptation of money, and said: "The queen mother's master is sick, and she is delaying medical treatment......"

Butler Yu raised his eyebrows, "What else?" ”

Shen Cheng's throat tightened, and he couldn't help but say: "Yu, Yu Steward, you also said that your master is just to be able to worship in front of the palace, and it is best to receive internal funds and purchase a living, so as to earn a lot of money...... That's why we agreed to help you. You...... You always ask about the nobles in the palace, what is the reason? ”

When Steward Yu heard his words, a trace of fierceness suddenly flashed between his eyes, and it was fleeting, and he immediately recovered as before.

"Manager Shen, don't underestimate what the old man asked, the knowledge here is too big!"

Shen Chengjiu served in the palace, and he had the best experience in observing words and looks, and the cold light that had just flashed in the butler's eyes made him afraid, as if he was a live pig waiting to be slaughtered on the shelf, and the other party was sharpening his knife and where to start.

Out of fear, there was a trace of confusion in his mind, and he didn't even think about answering: "What knowledge? ”

Butler Yu grinned, "Just like what you said just now, the Queen Mother is sick, and if you ask for medicine, the palace will definitely need precious medicinal materials." My master runs a wide range of businesses, and there are really a few decent pharmacies. At that time, you can order people to collect some valuable medicinal materials from the people and send them to the palace. The Queen Mother used it, if she could recover immediately, wouldn't it be a great achievement for Shen Da to be in charge? ”

Although Shen Cheng is greedy for money, after all, he has also been immersed in the palace for many years, and after being frightened and dazed, his mind has returned to a little clear.

He got up and pushed the silver ticket back in front of Butler Yu.

Steward Yu gritted his teeth and looked at him.

Just pushed the fat away from his mouth, and Shen Cheng also felt a lot of pain, but compared with money, his own life is still more important.

"Steward Yu, our family inherits your wrong love and entrusts your master's business to ...... However, our family is humble and light-hearted, and there are many things that we really can't help...... And so, I took my leave! ”

As he spoke, he didn't dare to linger, so he walked away.

didn't wait for him to take three steps, only to hear a cold shout behind him: "Then you want to leave?" ”

Shen Cheng's fat body shook, and in a blink of an eye, Steward Yu had appeared in front of him.

Shen Cheng's mind buzzed for a while: This person knows martial arts, I'm afraid it's not easy to explain today......

Butler Yu was not in a hurry, and looked at him with a smile: "Why is Manager Shen in a hurry to leave? We still have a deal to do! ”

Shen Cheng's legs were weak, and he almost knelt down for him, "Butler Yu!" Uncle Yu! The little one is just a lowly person who serves people, you ...... You treat me like a fart, let me go! ”

Butler Yu looked up to the sky and snorted, "Manager Shen, are you afraid of the old man?" ”

"Afraid! I'm really afraid of ......" Shen Cheng honestly admitted.

Steward Yu's gaze sharpened: "Afraid? The old man won't let you go! ”

Shin Cheng was about to cry in fear.

Butler Yu took a step forward, broke Shen Cheng's mouth with one hand, reached into his arms with the other, took out a jade-white vial, uncorked the bottle, and poured it straight into Shen Cheng's mouth.

Shen Cheng felt that there was an extra pill-like thing in his mouth, which was cold.

He was almost frightened to death, thinking that the housekeeper had fed him poison, so he took it. The milk struggled desperately, but to no avail, and could only make a frightened "ho-ho-ho" strange sound.

Steward Yu seemed to enjoy his fear, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth, he took the bottle into his arms, and pinched Shen Cheng's throat with his free two fingers, and strained slightly-

Hearing only a soft sound of "cluck", the pill fell into Shen Cheng's belly. Butler Yu immediately shook his hand and threw Shen Cheng to the ground in disgust.

Shen Cheng couldn't care about anything, and lay on the ground, retching vigorously, trying to spit out the pill.

"Don't bother!" Steward Yu's voice was much colder than before, "That thing melts into your stomach and has long been integrated into your body." ”

"You, you!" Shen Cheng shook his hand and pointed at him angrily, "I have no grievances with you, why do you ...... Ahem...... Why do you want to hurt me? ”

Steward Yu snorted disdainfully: "Hurt you? It's worth looking down on you! I'll give you this when you're useful! You should be grateful! ”

Shen Cheng was still unwilling, pinching his throat with both hands, and there was a sound of "ho ho" in his mouth.

Butler Yu ignored him, and said to himself: "This medicine won't kill you." As long as you obediently do things for the lord, the old man will give you an antidote every month! ”

As he spoke, his words changed: "But if you dare to tell the truth, or do something against the will of the lord...... Hum! When there is no antidote, the bones of your whole body will be broken inch by inch, and the skin and flesh of your whole body will rot in pieces, and your death will be extremely miserable! ”

When Shen Cheng heard this, the strength of his whole body was wiped clean in an instant, and cold sweat soaked through his underwear in an instant.

Steward Yu continued to threaten him coldly: "I don't know if your fat body will be more rotten than others......"

Shen Cheng fell to the ground weakly, and his voice was shaking like nothing -

"You, you, you...... You are, you are from Beizheng! ”

Steward Yu said disdainfully: "Bei Zheng is a fart!" Kids' tricks! The lord of my family is the master of this world! ”

In Kuntai Palace, Jing Yan woke up leisurely.

This sleep is sound, and the moment I fall asleep seems to be just what happened a moment ago. How long has it been since I slept like this?

Smelling the familiar smell of wood at the end of his nose, Jing Yan was slightly faint.

At that moment, a thought suddenly crossed her mind: Could it be that she has been reduced to the point where she can only sleep peacefully by being held without worry?

This may be the truth.

She felt both ashamed and helpless for such herself.

The dignified Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou, the wife of the first emperor, turned out to be a woman whose body could not be consistent with her thinking.

It's sad.

Jing Yan slowly moved his gaze back to the face of Yu Wenrui, who was close at hand-

From beginning to end, worry-free, it is a existence that cannot be ignored. Whether it is as the prince recognized by the first emperor, or the young emperor of the Great Zhou, or even now, hug yourself tightly, just like a girl holding a treasure in her arms.

This child has a stronger and stronger awareness and ability to occupy his heart.

Is it habit? It must be that I have been accustomed to this child's existence for ten years, lively, flamboyant, and full of youthful spirit...... Warmth, just as she gave herself.

However, she is Yu Wenrui, not Yu Wenzhe, and she should not covet the warmth and ...... she gives Love.

She's ten years younger than herself!

No! It's not a matter of age, it's just because she is Yu Wenrui, not Yu Wenzhe. Just because of that!

She is her own child, she should not have such thoughts about herself, that is not right, she should be strangled in infancy......

Jing Yan was like this, quietly looking at Yu Wenrui's sleeping face, but his heart was tormented like oil.

She was tired of thinking, physically and mentally exhausted, and that boundless sleepiness swept over her mercilessly again.

Sleep a little longer, just a little more......

She hypnotized herself, but her body involuntarily leaned into Yu Wenrui's arms. Even in his sleep, the little emperor's body reacted spontaneously, and he hugged Jing Yan very naturally.

Destined for another good night's sleep