Wang Qiang has always been thinking about Chen Yuanyuan and wants to develop some power in the Kunning Palace where the queen lives, but he has not succeeded. First, the queen and Wang Qiang were a little hostile, which made Wang Qiang have scruples, and secondly, Liu Hai, the eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace, was not on good terms with Wang Qiang. Liu Hai is a popular person in front of the queen, and his status in the palace is second only to Lin Zhe, the eunuch of the six palaces, and he is the most likely to succeed Lin Zhe, but Wang Qiang was appointed to the palace as the deputy head of the inner palace and shattered his dream, and he couldn't help but feel resentful, and often played with Wang Qiang's rights and wrongs in front of the queen and others. This bangs are also the demon king in the color, relying on the support of the queen, wantonly bullying the eunuchs and maids in the palace, which one does not follow the idea of rectification, everyone is forced by his obscenity, so they can only swallow their anger and let him abuse him, and no one dares to show favor to Wang Qiang.

On the morning of this day, Wang Qiang came out of Zhongcui Palace, walked back through the imperial garden, and suddenly heard a woman's cry from behind a rockery, and couldn't help but turn over to find out, only to see a little palace maid hiding behind a rockery with her hands covered and crying. He walked up to the woman with his hands behind his back and asked gently, "Girl, which palace are you from, why are you crying?" ”

When the woman heard someone coming, she was so frightened that she stopped her voice, looked up and saw that it was Wang Qiang, and quickly lowered her head and replied: "Back to the king's manager, the slave is from Kunning Palace, called Xing'er." ”

When Wang Qiang heard that it was from Kunning Palace, he couldn't help but feel indifferent, and said softly: "Oh, Miss Xing'er, what's wrong with you?" Did you lose your valuable jewelry, or did you do something wrong and was blamed by the queen, but it was worth crying like this? ”

Apricot shook her head vigorously, but refused to speak.

Wang Qiang deliberately said nonsense: "Oh, I know, it must be your good friend who followed someone else and dumped you." ”

"Not really!" Xing'er was a little annoyed, and said eagerly.

"It's not that, it's not, what the hell is it for? If you have any difficulties, maybe the manager can help you solve them. Wang Qiang said.

Xing'er raised her teary eyes, looked at Wang Qiang, seemed to hesitate, and said, "I'm afraid you can't control this matter." ”

"If you can't manage it, you have to tell me first, if you can manage it, my Wang Qiang will uphold justice, or help you come up with some ideas, if you can't manage it, you will feel better if you pour the bitter water in your heart."

Xing'er hung her head, thought for a long time, and then said in a soft voice: "Don't hide it from the chief manager, Liu Quan, the treasurer of the Shangshan Supervisor, is my fellow villager, and he has always taken care of me, and then naturally, naturally, he got better." But I don't know where the bangs got the news, and Liu Quan was arrested and beaten badly, and he, he still let me, let me, let me serve him in front of Liu Quan! Apricot said that she couldn't cry anymore.

Wang Qiang had long heard that Liu Hai was domineering, but he didn't expect this person to be so vicious and lawless! Filled with righteous indignation, he held back his fire and asked, "What happened later, what happened later?" ”

"Liu Quan was beaten half to death, and he hated it anymore and saw that he was no longer alive, and Liu Hai also forced Zhang Gonggong of Shangshan to dismiss Liu Quan to the outer palace to do miscellaneous labor, and he also said that if I didn't obey him, Liu Quan would not be able to live." Xing'er held back her grief and said.

"Bangs damn it!" Wang Qiang said hatefully.

"Bangs have the support of the queen, and my sisters in the palace don't know how much they have been ruined by him, but no one dares to ask. The slave and maid have a hard life, and they have to admit it if they don't admit it, but they pity my Liu Quan, who was killed very miserably, but there is nowhere to redress their grievances. ”

When it comes to disposing of bangs, Wang Qiang can't help but hesitate, he, the deputy chief manager, is an empty bucket and has no real power, Liu Hai is the queen's cronies, and the queen is covered, if you want to deal with bangs openly, it must not work, and if you can't do it clearly, you can only come to the dark, then I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble.

Wang Qiang calmed down and said softly: "Sister Xing'er, listen to me." I'm in charge of this matter. However, disposing of bangs is not something that can be done in half a day, you have to allow me to plan and plan, and you have to endure it for the time being. As for Liu Quan, I will find someone to treat his injuries and take care of him. Don't go to him during this time, lest you be known by the bangs and give you a hard time. ”

Xing'er had long heard that Wang Qiang was chivalrous and had rescued many low-level eunuchs, and knew that what Wang Qiang said was true, so she hurriedly knelt down to thank her.

Wang Qiang helped Xing'er up, took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels from his sleeve and stuffed it into her hand and said, "Sister Xing'er, you have this money." ”

Xing'er pushed and said: "Manager Wang, Xing'er can't ask for this money, you take care of Liu Quan, Xing'er is grateful here, where can I still ask for your money." ”

"Eh, you don't have to be polite, this money is nothing to me, even if you take it, you may be able to use it in case of emergency." Wang Qiang resolutely stuffed the money into Xing'er's hand.

Xing'er knelt down and said: "Thank you Mr. Wang, Xing'er is humble, but wherever you have Xing'er, you can say it, Xing'er will never refuse." ”

"Sister Xing'er, hurry up, we are all hard-working people, and we should help each other." Wang Qiang said.

Xing'er got up and said: "The chief manager, please also pay attention to Liu Hai, he has said more than once that you are not in front of and behind people, and he also made it clear to us that whoever dares to befriend you will pick his skin." ”

Wang Qiang understood that Liu Hai could say this, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Let him say whatever he wants, but the water is too big to go to the boat, it seems that he is so lawless, and sooner or later he will be punished." ”

"Hmm." Apricot nodded convincingly.

"By the way, Miss Apricot, I'll ask you about someone." Wang Qiang said.

"Hey, you say."

"A few months ago, there were a few dancers in the queen's palace, one of them is named Chen Yuanyuan, do you know?" Wang Qiang asked.

"You mean the round girl! Of course, I knew that I had been assigned to wait on the round girl. Apricot said.

"Really!" Wang Qiang was overjoyed and asked, "What is the current situation of the round girl, tell me quickly." ”

"The round girl is very good. The queen took good care of her, and the palace allocated a courtyard for her to live in, so as not to let others disturb her, and also sent me to serve. The round girl only plays the piano and composes music every day, which is very pure. Apricot said.

"Oh. Didn't the round girl go to sing and dance for the emperor? Wang Qiang asked with concern.

"Nope. However, several other dancers often went to dance for the emperor, but the round girl never went once, and I don't know why. ”

"Oh. That's great. When Wang Qiang heard the news, his heart was relieved.

Xing'er looked at Wang Qiang's expression, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Why is the chief manager so concerned about Miss Yuanyuan?" ”

"Oh, I met Yuanyuan before entering the palace, and I have some friendship because I care about her situation." Wang Qiang said.

"Well, the round girl looks like a fairy, and men are afraid that there is nothing that they are not fascinated by her, and even we are envious." Xing'er said as if she had an understanding.

"Alas! It's a pity that I haven't seen the round girl since she entered the palace, for fear of going to cause her trouble. Wang Qiang sighed and said, with a look of regret.

Xing'er understood Wang Qiang's thoughts, lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said, "It's not difficult for the chief manager to see the round girl. ”

"Oh?"

"The courtyard where Yuanyuan lives is at the west end of Kunning Palace, there is a side door to enter, and it is very quiet. Every morning at this hour, the queen wants to go to the queen mother to ask for peace, and Liu Hai and others also have to follow, if the chief manager goes at this hour, it should be fine. Apricot said.

"That's great." Wang Qiang said happily, thinking that he would soon be able to see his sweetheart, Wang Qiang was overjoyed.

After saying goodbye to Xing'er, Wang Qiang went to the outer palace and found Liu Quan, who was seriously injured and couldn't move on the kang, and the stewards and eunuchs of the outer palace were afraid of bangs and didn't dare to help heal. Wang Qiang immediately found the eunuch in charge of the outer palace, claimed that he wanted Liu Quan to serve, and asked Xiao Lizi to send Liu Quan back to his residence by car, and personally went to the Tai Hospital to ask for medicine to treat the stick wound for Liu Quan, Liu Quan was grateful.

The next morning, Wang Qiang entered Kunning Palace from the side gate according to the route indicated by Xing'er on time, and came to the small courtyard in the west, where Chen Yuanyuan lived alone. Xing'er Hou was at the door, and directly welcomed Wang Qiang into the house, Chen Yuanyuan was sorting out the score there, and when she looked up, she saw that Wang Qiang was coming, she didn't know that Wang Qiang was the identity of the general manager, and couldn't help but greet her in surprise and said: "Oh? It's Wang Gongzi, how did you get here? ”

Xing'er said on the side: "Yuanyuan girl, the prince is now the deputy head of the inner house, so don't hurry up and see the courtesy." ”

"Oh." Chen Yuanyuan was taken aback, hurriedly knelt on the ground, hung his head and said, "The slave family asks for peace to the chief manager of the king." ”

Wang Qiang glanced at Xing'er, Xing'er withdrew to look at the wind, Wang Qiang paced to Chen Yuanyuan, leaned over and helped Yuanyuan up with both hands, and said softly: "Yuanyuan girl, please get up quickly, I came to see you." ”

Chen Yuanyuan was relieved at this time, and got up to give up his seat to Wang Qiang. Chen Yuanyuan saw that Wang Qiang was really a eunuch, and he turned out to be the chief manager of the palace, she was surprised, regretful, and a little sad, she admired Wang Qiang's talent, and knew that he had a heart for herself, but his eunuch status made her unable to accept Wang Qiang from her heart, and she couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Wang Qiang.

Wang Qiang's heart was full of concern and worry about Chen Yuanyuan, in his mind, Chen Yuanyuan was like a fairy, so that he did not dare to have the slightest blasphemy and offense. Since Yuanyuan entered the palace, he has been worried, for fear that Yuanyuan will be favored by Chongzhen, he knows that Chongzhen is ruthless and righteous, and will never accept a woman from the dust as a concubine, maybe it will be abandoned from the beginning, once Chen Yuanyuan is fortunate for Chongzhen, I am afraid that he will hold a grudge for life, even if Chongzhen is willing to make her a concubine, then once the Ming Dynasty is defeated, Chongzhen will hang himself on the coal mountain, and Yuanyuan will still be the same. He learned that Chongzhen had not found Chen Yuanyuan so far, so he was more steady. The two sat opposite each other, each with their own thoughts, and were silent for a while.

Chen Yuanyuan finally broke the silence and said: "It turns out that the prince is the head of the inner house, and the slave family was rude just now, really, really ------" She didn't have anything to say, but she didn't know what to say halfway through.

Wang Qiang said: "What is in charge or not, I still think it is better for you to call me Wang Gongzi, so as not to be divided." ”

Hearing Wang Qiang say this, Chen Yuanyuan felt a little closer in her heart, and relaxed a little, she smiled and said: "The slave family has overpassed, Wang Gongzi is really an elegant person, the official residence is in the interior, as a father-in-law, it is really rare to be able to sing a tune like "Plum Blossom Three Alleys", I composed the tune according to the tone you sang, is it biased to play that day?" She was referring to what happened in Zhou Kui's mansion that day.

Wang Qiang said with a smile: "The music composed by the girl is not bad at all, and it is very rare to remember it so clearly after listening to it once." ”

When the two talked about music, they seemed to have returned to the small building in Suzhou Linfeng Pavilion, and a sense of intimacy arose. Wang Qiang remembered the song "Alpine Flowing Water" played by Chen Yuanyuan that day, and asked: "The girl's song of alpine flowing water is also very beautiful, I wonder if there are words to match?" ”

Chen Yuanyuan introduced Wang Qiang as a bosom friend, and that day he played this tune for Wang Qiang, and when he saw it, his heart moved, and said: "Since ancient times, bosom friends are the most difficult to find, this song is elegant but also sad, so far there is no suitable word card to match, is it not that Wang Gongzi has a new work to match?" ”

Wang Qiang is familiar with a modern song called "Bosom Friend", which describes the bosom friend love affair between Cai Ye and Xiaofeng Xian'er during the Republic of China, he got up and paced around the room, reciting the lyrics of the song intermittently:

"The mountains are green, the water is green, and the mountains and rivers are still in love------

A voice, such as crying, such as sadness, such as sighing, sighing: It is rare to have a confidant in this life, and it is the most difficult to find a soulmate through the ages!

A voice, such as an ode, such as a song, such as a salute, praised: The general draws his sword from the south sky, and I am willing to be a long wind around the battle flag. ”

The lyrics are lingering and tactful, that is, the infinite love in the hearts of bosom friends and women, and the heroism of the husband, Chen Yuanyuan recorded the lyrics with a pen, and sang softly in his mouth, moved by the artistic conception in the lyrics, his heart fluctuated, and he was full of emotion.

Time flies, an hour has passed in a blink of an eye, Wang Qiang thought that the queen and they would return to the palace soon, his mood sank suddenly, and he sighed and said: "I didn't expect the girl to be sent to the palace, I don't know how you plan to deal with yourself." ”

Chen Yuanyuan played the piano and composed music every day, and he also pointed out in his heart that the queen would intercede and let the emperor show him a talented general or something, and live an indifferent and quiet life from then on. She knew that Wang Qiang was interested in herself, so she couldn't say it explicitly, so she only smiled: "The slave family is used to being indifferent and quiet, and now there is nothing wrong with this, just everything is safe and easy." ”

"Well, that's fine." Wang Qiang sighed and left.