Chapter 23: The Guards

Xiao Fangzi woke up groggily, feeling that there was no place in his body that was not in pain. That board was not ordinary, he could still carry it hard at first, but after more than a dozen boards, he couldn't support it. None of those eunuchs who were in charge of punishment were vegetarians, and they didn't have time to bribe them, so how could they be polite? Later, he only knew that he had been splashed with cold water three or four times, and he barely survived the forty boards. As for where he was sent in the end, he was already unconscious.

When he opened his eyes, he realized that he was not staying in the usual small dark room, the house in front of him was spacious and bright, and there was a smell of medicine in the air. Looking around blankly, Xiao Fangzi found a person standing in the shadow of the window with his hands behind his back, and moved his body with difficulty, he stammered and asked, "Who, who is there?" ”

The person turned around slowly, and Xiao Fangzi realized that it was the Seventh Prince, and he only felt that there was a blank in front of him. He has been in the palace for nearly three years, and although he is a miscellaneous servant, there are no less than ten masters who have served him, but none of them regard him as a human being. Insults, beatings, everything seems to be commonplace, even other eunuchs with heads and faces can make him turn around, and his vitriolic personality comes from this, and I don't know how much suffering he has suffered for this. That day, Hongru asked others to pretend to be him to see Ming Fang Zhenren, and he could agree so quickly, it was precisely in order to be able to come out, and finally agreed to risk spreading rumors, originally with the idea of dying, but as soon as Hongru said, the Seven Princes appeared in the hall at a critical moment, which could not help but make him very grateful.

"Seven, Seven, Your Highness!" Xiao Fangzi dragged his heavy body, struggled to kneel down and kowtowed, "How can Your Highness come to such a place, the slave will die!" ”

A hand as white as jade, like a woman, was gently placed on his shoulder, and Xiao Fangzi could clearly hear the faint sigh. "You lie down, your little life, it took a lot of effort for Imperial Doctor Chen to save it, don't let him down."

Xiao Fangzi couldn't help but open his mouth wide, he never dreamed that he was a eunuch and a cheap slave, and he could actually work as a master of the imperial doctor, which was really incredible. "Your Highness, are you saying that my injury was healed by Mrs. Chen?"

"If it weren't for Imperial Physician Chen's previous treatment of Hongru and Luyin's staff wounds, how could he have saved you?" Feng Wuxian said calmly, "You don't have to panic, in this palace, you are not the first person who has been saved by Imperial Doctor Chen, but I hope you are the last, take care of it." After speaking, he patted Xiao Fangzi on the shoulder again, and then walked towards the door.

"Your Highness, minion, minion will definitely repay your great kindness!" Xiao Fangzi's tears couldn't be stopped any longer, and the grievances he had suffered in the palace over the years seemed to be vented at this moment, and he met on the bed again and again.

"Your wound is for me, if I don't save you, then how can I, as a master, make others faithful? Don't think about it so much, from now on, you will be on an errand in this Fenghua Palace, and no one will dare to bully you anymore. Before opening the door, Feng Wuxian faintly added another sentence.

Walking to the main hall, Feng Wuxian saw at a glance the eight guards standing there as unshakable as pillars. He knew in his heart that his father had fulfilled his promise that these eight people would be completely under his command in the future, and now, he needed to understand these people, so that they would truly obey his orders, and also rule out the possibility that they were his father's eyes and ears, which was really a difficult task.

"Bring your name." Feng Wuxian sat down in the main seat and quietly picked up a cup of tea next to him.

"Humble Xu Chunshu, ordered to obey the Seventh Highness."

"Humble Zhang Jinrong, obey the Seventh Highness."

"Humble Ling Renjie, I am ordered to obey the Seventh Highness."

"Humble Shizong, I am ordered to obey the Seventh Highness."

"Humble Liao Suiqing, ordered to obey the Seventh Highness."

"The humble Peng Feiyue is ordered to obey the Seventh Highness."

"Humble Ye Feng, I am ordered to obey the Seventh Highness."

Feng Wuxian waited for a long time and didn't hear the voice of the eighth person, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised, as soon as he raised his head, he saw a face that he would never forget in this life. It was a look like a vicious wolf, and although that person had tried his best to suppress it, Feng Wuxian still seemed to smell the faint smell of blood wafting in the air, and his heart couldn't help but shrink. When he was still practicing Junru, he had followed his father to hunt and had seen countless ferocious beasts, so he naturally knew that only the king of beasts, who had devoured countless living beings, could have this kind of murderous aura. He subconsciously clenched his fists, and his breathing became rapid, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't have any weapons beside him, Feng Wuji would almost want to flee this place immediately, it was a hunter's instinct.

Finally, the eighth person broke the suffocating silence, only to see him bow slightly, and there was no trace of respect in his demeanor, and he said slowly: "I am humble, and I obey the Seventh Highness by order." ”

As if to ease the atmosphere, Xu Chunshu glanced at the darkness and took a step forward to report: "Your Highness, eight people of the lower rank have come by order to wait for your dispatch, and they will temporarily take the responsibility of leading the team. In addition, he was the winner of last year's Praetorian Guard Battalion competition, winning fifty-one consecutive victories, and his martial arts were the crown of eight of us, but he had not yet learned the number of etiquette, and there were many failures between advance and retreat, which was not liked by the emperor, and asked His Royal Highness to learn from it. ”

Feng Wuxian is more than these, his mind has been attracted by Xu Chunshu's sentence "Fifty-one wins in a row", such a brave person can't gallop on the battlefield, but he has to be stuffy in the palace, just like the king of beasts locked in an iron cage. Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "From now on, I will have to bother you, so I will stay for the time being, and the others will go down and rest first." Come on, arrange their residence when they are on duty in Fenghua Palace. ”

In the surprised gaze of the other seven people, only Wind Traceless and Immortal were left in the main hall. Looking at this man with great interest, who had to be praised for his martial arts along with his colleagues, Feng Wuxian didn't say a word, he wanted to see how long this person could maintain this appearance, however, to his disappointment, in the same position, Shen Jue didn't seem to notice any tiredness, his body was still firmly nailed to the ground, and he didn't even blink his eyelids a few times.

"It's a pity to stay in the palace for such a warrior." Feng Wuxian seemed to say to himself, "A good man, if you can fight bloodily, you can make meritorious contributions." Suddenly, he felt an unspeakable murderous aura surging behind him, almost making him freeze in place. Feng Wuxian couldn't help but regret a little, it was really not easy for him, the prince who had always appeared in front of people with a weak image, to intimidate this person, was his move too reckless? Once this person is provoked, blood splashing in five steps is almost inevitable, why should he take such a risk when there is no one around him?

"Your Highness doesn't have to provoke me, a rough man." There was an indescribable sarcasm in the words, "Since I have sold my body to the emperor's family, then this body is not something I can call the shots." I don't care what bloody battles and killing fields, what achievements are made. The emperor sent me to serve His Highness like a dog, so His Highness might as well treat me as a dog, why bother talking so much nonsense! ”

Feng Wuxian didn't expect that such words would come out of such a person's mouth, could it be that there was something else hidden in him? It seems that it is impossible to convince the Dead today, so instead of wasting any more time, it is better to open the gap from other people. "I've never been used to treating people like dogs, and if you don't think of yourself as a human, then you're really just a beast." Feng Wuxian lightly threw down a sentence and brushed his sleeves away, leaving the Immortal Absolute still standing still.

There are four more guards in the Fenghua Palace at night, and the emperor has shown extraordinary attention to Feng Wuxian this time, and the eight people sent out all have the rank of second-class guards, and the official position also has the fourth grade, like the two of them can be compared to the first-class guards, but unfortunately Xu Chunshu has always been not good at drilling, and he has a stinky temper, so the promotion can be said to be far away. Su Chang, the minister of the guard, thought twice before sending these people, in his heart, the seventh prince has these eight guards by his side, and there will never be any problems with safety, and the other princes, I believe that they will not be dissatisfied because of the eight second-class guards.