Uncle Wen Lexi returned to Beijing, and sent someone to invite Wen and Lu Luo that afternoon.

Before Wen Lexi left Beijing, he was the eunuch in charge of the seal, who was in a high position and helped the emperor approve the red, and even the cabinet was in awe of him.

The great eunuchs all had their own mansions, and Wen Lexi was no exception. He had a small courtyard on the street near the Imperial City. Although he has been away from Beijing for many years, no one has dared to occupy that courtyard, and it has been deserted for a long time.

The imperial court recruited him back, and the Ministry of Works began to help him repair it, and now it has a new look.

"Mother, uncle, why did he want to be a eunuch?" On the way to meet his uncle, Lu Luo asked this question for the first time. She also had doubts in her heart before, but she felt embarrassed by the question, afraid that her mother would be difficult to speak, so she never asked Wen.

Being a eunuch is a very embarrassing thing, as the old saying goes, "Nothing is uglier than humiliation, and criticism is greater than palace punishment", being a eunuch is uglier than dishonoring the ancestors.

The world looked down on eunuchs, and courtiers were even more ashamed of befriending eunuchs.

No matter how powerful the eunuch is, he will not be able to win respect.

Lu Luo didn't have such a hierarchical prejudice as the world in her heart, she was just curious why Wen Lexi wanted to be a eunuch.

Ordinary people can't survive anymore, so they let their children become eunuchs, but the Wen family is not such a poor family.

Lu Luo's grandfather is a small general in the Northwest Army, and the Wen family still has some thin ancestral industry accumulated for generations, which is slightly stronger than the ordinary people, at least they can eat and wear without worry, and they can provide children with education.

"Your grandfather has asked this question for many years, but he has not asked any result." Wen sighed slightly, she didn't know either.

Wen Lexi never mentioned it, no matter how his family pressed him, he just kept his mouth shut.

Wen Lexi's identity is not ashamed, she stands behind her family all the time and supports them, even if she is a eunuch.

She respects Wen Lexi. In Wen's eyes, Wen Lexi has always been her elder and the little uncle who loves her the most.

Wen Lexi is not his uncle's real name. Wen Lexi's original name was Wen Yue, the word Jingling, and he was the youngest brother of Lu Luo's maternal grandfather, Wen Yue.

In this era, medicine was not developed, and the rate of infant mortality was very high.

My grandfather had seven brothers and sisters, six of whom died, and only the youngest was preserved.

Wen Lexi is eight years younger than Wen Zhu.

"Your grandfather raised your uncle as a son, and knowing that he became a eunuch, your grandfather was so angry that he fainted several times, and ran to the capital in person to save him.

However, your grandfather has a low status and has no connections in the capital, so he can only let your uncle stay in the palace. When your uncle gains power, he will take us all to the capital. Your grandfather asked him if he had a secret, but he never answered. Wen said.

Wen Zhu does treat Wen Lexi as his son. The eldest brother is like a father, after the death of his parents, Wen Zhu raised the six-year-old Wen Lexi, and the brothers depended on each other.

The parents left dozens of acres of thin fields, and the Wen Zhu brothers lived a decent life. Wen Zhu himself saved money and frugally, first offered Wen Lexi to eat and drink well, and then invited him to Mr. and taught him to study, hoping that he would have a future and become famous.

Wen Lexi studied very hard. When he was thirteen years old, he was smart and clever, able to write and calculate, and even the general knew that Wen Zhu had a clever little brother.

Wen Zhu's comrades-in-arms all said: "In the future, Jingling will be the champion!" ”

Wen Zhu himself also expected that, so he paid a lot of money to hire a famous teacher for Wen Lexi.

Wen Lexi also has a good relationship with the entourage around the general. He has never left the frontier, he always longs for the capital, and has mentioned to Wen Zhu many times that he wants to go to the capital to see.

Therefore, when he was fourteen years old, when the general returned to Beijing to report on his work, Wen Lexi wanted to go with him, wanting to see the prosperity of Beijing, Wen Zhu gritted his teeth and agreed.

The general didn't mind. Wen Lexi is a child who grew up in the army, but he is not a soldier, so he is not a subordinate, and the general is more tolerant of him.

Who knows, Wen Lexi has embarked on this road of no return since then.

After he entered Beijing, he did not go back with the general, but entered the palace as a eunuch.

Wen Zhu was crazy at that time, and carefully asked the general what was going on, and the general himself was confused.

The entourage was also confused.

Wen Lexi was like this, and inexplicably entered the palace to become a eunuch. He was different from other eunuchs, he had read for seven or eight years, and his knowledge could catch up with Xiucai, so he quickly got the emperor's favor and sent him to the East Palace to accompany the prince.

Wen Lexi is not only learned, but also good at imitating handwriting. When he arrived at the East Palace, he helped the prince do his homework all day long to fool the princes, causing the playful prince to love him and value him very much.

He became the prince's confidant and the prince's first trusted person.

After the crown prince ascended the throne, Wen Lexi was directly appointed as the eunuch in charge of the seal and assisted the new emperor to "approve the red".

At that time, he was only twenty-five years old.

became the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the seal, Wen Lexi wanted to take Wen Zhu's family to the capital and let Wen Zhu go to the capital to be an official. Wen Zhu was not happy, but when the order came, he had to enter Beijing again.

It was that year that Wen followed his parents into Beijing.

Two years later, Wen married Lu Qijun. There were some rumors in the middle, but Lu Luo didn't know very well, and no one told her.

Seven years ago, Wen Lexi suddenly disappeared, Wen Zhu resigned from his official position, took his family property and old wife, and still returned to his hometown in the borderlands; Wen also left the capital and took Lu Luo to Huzhou Mansion.

Wen has no brothers or sisters. My grandfather had a wife and a concubine, and later added three or four children, all of whom died young, and only one of the Wen family was the only daughter.

"Mother, did someone hurt my uncle before he entered the palace as a eunuch?" Lu Luo asked Wen.

In the secular view, eunuchs are the lowest people. It is unbelievable that a scholar who is not a desperate scholar would go from the palace to become a eunuch.

Just like in the later life, there must be a reason why a child living in a wealthy and harmonious family, who has the favor and superior grades of his relatives, and who is physically and mentally healthy, suddenly embarks on the path of crime that is spurned by the world.

For this reason, Wenle is so secretive that it is difficult for outsiders to peep.

"Your grandfather guessed the same thing." Wen said, "But your uncle doesn't say it, and he can't understand it no matter how you check it." Besides, it's already like this, what else can be done? ”

Lu Luo felt that his grandfather still loved his uncle.

The uncle's behavior was to discredit the entire Wen family, causing his grandfather to be discriminated against. If my grandfather held a grudge, he would not have come to Beijing to be pointed at when he died, and would rather stay in his hometown.

However, my grandfather still came. In the end, I still can't bear my uncle.

Lu Luo sighed with emotion.

The carriage of the mother and daughter, after an hour and a half, finally arrived at Wen Lexi's courtyard.

At the gate of Wen Lexi's courtyard, there are many incense cars and BMWs parked, all of whom are rich and noble, and they will visit Wen Lexi.

The house slaves stopped them one by one and refused to let them go.

It wasn't until Wen came that the house slave was enthusiastic and excited, and said to Wen: "Big girl, are you here?" ”

"Yiqing?" Wen Shi was a little surprised, "Are you still following your father-in-law?" ”

This house slave is actually also a eunuch. His family was too poor, he castrated himself, and was ready to enter the palace as a chamberlain, but the palace did not accept it. Therefore, he took refuge in Wenle Xifu.

Wen Lexi values him very much.

I didn't expect that after so many years, Yiqing was still by Wen Lexi's side.

"Yes, big girl. The slave maid followed her father-in-law and went to Nanzhao Kingdom, and then came back. Yiqing said with a smile.

Wen nodded and entered the courtyard.

The courtyard is very spacious, the walls are freshly painted, the pillars are freshly painted, and everywhere there is a new atmosphere, like a newly made house.

This courtyard is very familiar to the Wen family, and when he said goodbye suddenly, he felt a little emotional.

When I entered the door, there were four gatehouses on the left and right, and the windows were bright and clean; On both sides is the hand-copying verandah, and the verandah is full of flowers, blooming in full bloom, fragrant.

Bypassing the verandah, entering the hanging flower gate, passing through the hall, is a two-person high oil paint wall shadow.

Behind the wall shadow is the main courtyard.

The yard was large, but empty, and there was not half a human figure.

"Why is there no one?" Wen muttered slightly.

"My father-in-law just came back, and he was afraid of making noise, so he removed all the subordinates arranged by the Ministry of Rites, leaving only the slaves and maids to serve." Yiqing saw that Wen smiled and explained to her.

Wen nodded.

Entering the main courtyard, I hope that in the middle hall, there is a middle-aged man who is long and thin.

He's just Wen Lexi.

Lu Luo was taken aback when he first saw Wen Lexi.

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