The emperor once again issued a holy decree to let Lin Kite enter the palace.

Because Zhao Yun and Lin Yuan went out of the house, they instructed the people when they left that if someone came, they didn't have to answer, so the door was closed.

The little eunuch pounced.

After returning to the palace, he truthfully confessed to the emperor, and sent a message to the eunuch to take the opportunity to add fuel and vinegar to the treatment he suffered that night, and every word was that Zhao Yun did not take him seriously.

"It's just the humble body of the slave, but after going out, it represents the face of the Son of Heaven, and the emperor's gift to them has become a conniving temperament." Eunuchs have always been at the expense of others and self-serving in front of the emperor.

Sure enough, the emperor was furious, "It's just presumptuous, I am the king of a country, and everyone I want to see has to be invited again and again, are they more valuable than my holy decree?" ”

The eunuch hurriedly served the teacup, and fanned the people, and took care of it in every detail.

"Your Majesty, maybe they have something important, cover the coffin and convict, and always have to defend someone." The little eunuch had a different opinion.

The eunuch glared at the little eunuch, and his face was full of flattery to the emperor, "The dragon body is important, and the emperor must be tight." The words changed, "The slave doesn't know if to say a word?" ”

At this juncture, he was still selling Guanzi, and the emperor slanted him, making it clear that it was outspoken, "Go into battle with father and son, fight tiger brothers, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is almost better now, you might as well give him more opportunities." ”

The emperor listened to the eunuch's words, but he still had doubts in his heart, and the matter could be let go first.

"You seem to be speaking for the prince?" The emperor stared up and down at the eunuch with a scrutinizing gaze, and looked straight at the hair.

The eunuch sweated, "The old slave has been following you for a long time, and he has always served you wholeheartedly, and he has no other thoughts. ”

Busy plucking themselves from their competition, the world of the strong, the weak only have the share of obedience.

"I see." The emperor never said anything more, and the eunuch withdrew from the main hall.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, the eunuch of the decree held on to the wall on one side, and his sudden beating heart also quieted down, today he is prosperous and rich, and tomorrow he has seen a lot of examples of different places.

The eunuch beckoned.

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and hugged the eunuch, "Master, you called me?" ”

"You're trying to take my place, huh?" The eunuch grabbed the little eunuch's ear and was ruthless.

The little eunuch shouted three pains, and the eunuch didn't let go, "Pain?" Tell you, in front of the emperor, our family is the most shameful, as for you, those thoughts that shouldn't be had better be withdrawn, otherwise, there will be a time when you will suffer. ”

The little eunuch nodded yes.

The eunuch told him to turn his back, raised his foot and kicked him violently, and the little eunuch rolled down the steps like a leather ball, and his head was bleeding.

"Kneel in the corner and reflect, I want to go back to the house to sleep today." The eunuch put down this sentence and went back to make up for sleep.

The little eunuch had a basin of water on his head, and he didn't even dare to take a nap, for fear of being discovered, and the grievances in his heart had to be swallowed vigorously.

As the night fell, no one else was idle.

Zhao Kuo has been recuperating in the prince's mansion for nearly three months, his body and bones are already good, Wang Ning is dead, his family is all wiped out, and all his worries are gone, "You have done a good job, and this prince is rewarded." ”

Three or five people knelt down one after another, took over the box of almost valuable gold, silver and jewelry, followed Zhao Kuo, there was always a lot of oil and water, people died for money, birds died for food, and it was not wrong.

"It is a blessing for our subordinates to be able to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and we will look forward to you in the future." A bold statement is their ability to settle down.

Zhao Kuo asked them to accept it with peace of mind, and asked his cronies on one side, "My father has relieved me of my position in the court, and I am now a person with no real power, what do you think, sir?" ”

The cronies only said that Zhao Kuo would do his part, and the rest would have to wait for the opportunity.

Zhao Kuo had many henchmen under him, and he quietly told him about the affairs of the Zhao Mansion and the emperor's anger, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a God-given opportunity.

"I can't imagine that a mere Lin Kite can make Zhao Yun Chongguan angry?" Zhao Kuo's words were a little sarcastic, and he was disdainful of the Zhao Mansion.

The cronies hurriedly offered a plan, "The prince might as well take advantage of this opportunity to plead guilty and strive for the emperor's forgiveness, why worry about the position of the court and the central government?" ”

Zhao Kuozan's cronies said a wonderful word, and he adopted it.

The next day, Zhao Kuo took off his brocade clothes, chose a simple color, and knelt at the palace gate.

For the whole morning, Zhao Kuowen did not move.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is outside." The emperor was still reviewing the excerpts, ignoring the edict of the eunuchs.

After coming and going, the eunuch who passed the decree did not mention it anymore.

Seeing the sun shining outside, the emperor raised his head and asked casually, "What time is it?" ”

The eunuch answered a sentence at noon.

"When it's hot, add a dish of chilled plum soup." The emperor commanded, and no one dared to disobey.

In the imperial dining room, all the cooks are in a hurry, soak fresh plums in water, wash those impurities, and then pick the good ones, peel them, add sugar, and every step requires extreme patience.

The palace maids and eunuchs rushed in and put the meals in it, which was steaming and aroused people's appetite.

"Your Majesty, this one is eight-treasure sea bass, and the other is steamed lotus pod." The eunuch was ordered to take the same clip and put it in a small plate in front of the emperor's eyes for people to taste.

The emperor put the dishes in his mouth and commented on them one by one, and in total, each dish did not move more than three chopsticks.

It's just a taste of smacking.

The sun is getting hotter and hotter, and it can leave a deep and shallow trace on people.

Zhao Kuo has never suffered like this since he was a child, and now he has to force himself to bear these in order to obtain the emperor's forgiveness.

"The son asks to see his father." Zhao Kuo's voice was a little hoarse, which was the result of not entering the water for a long time.

The emperor instructed the eunuch to send an umbrella to Zhao Kuo, "Let him go back." ”

The eunuch sighed, took the umbrella and walked out, and saw that Zhao Kuo was still kneeling there and had never moved, and no matter how much distress he felt in his heart, it was useless.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, why are you doing this?" The eunuch held up the umbrella in front of Zhao Kuo, and he was a little regretful.

Zhao Kuo listened to the words handed by the eunuch, "If my father doesn't see his son, I can't kneel for a long time." ”

Such determination is very moving.

But this move does not include the emperor, the determination is there, but it is foolish to not move people,

The eunuch was helpless, repeatedly admonished Zhao Kuo, and then left the umbrella and turned back.

Zhao Kuo took down the umbrella and let the sweat flow, but still stood still.

"Your Majesty, the old slave is so good at talking, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't listen, you see, how should this be?" The eunuch did not have that domineering attitude in front of the emperor.

The emperor felt that the time was about the same, and asked Zhao Kuo to come in.

"The son of the emperor greets his father." Zhao Kuo entered the house and saluted, and his gestures were all in accordance with the rules.

The emperor didn't call out, and Zhao Kuo kept kneeling on the cushion.

The eunuch saw that the emperor closed his eyes and recuperated, and knew that there was still a mustard between father and son, "Your Majesty, Concubine Min sent someone to send osmanthus cake before, and the old slave went to ask someone to serve it hot." ”

The emperor answered him in a low voice, his eyes were still lightly closed, as if he was planning to ignore the person kneeling in front of him, Zhao Kuo was not in a hurry or annoyed, knowing that he was wrong first.

With the permission of the emperor, the eunuch retreated, leaving the space to the emperor and Zhao Kuo.

The little eunuch was punished by the eunuch for kneeling for a night, and now he still maintains that posture, but because of his powerful position, he doesn't dare to say a word.

The same people have different lives, and the eunuch who passed the decree was almost mean, "Are you dead?" ”

"No—" The little eunuch's knees ached, and he couldn't help rubbing it.

"Little bunny, are you scolding me in your heart now?" The eunuch took the dust in his hand, and stood there condescendingly, his eyes like an eagle falcon for a moment, pecking at people's hearts,

The little eunuch trembled, "One day is a teacher and a father for life, and the apprentice doesn't dare to think so." ”

"Whether you think so or not, only you know in your own heart, and I can't dig it out with a knife to see." The eunuch snorted coldly, looking not very satisfied.

In order to prove his sincerity, the little eunuch saw that the eunuch's shoes were dirty, and wiped them clean with his sleeves.

The servile face is low-spirited, and the eunuch who sends the decree does not stop him, thinking that he has always been serving, but now that he has changed it, he feels that his breathing is much smoother.

The Seventh Prince came to greet him, and when he saw the little eunuch kneeling at the door, he had to ask, "What mistake did he make?" ”

As soon as the eunuch saw that the person was the Seventh Prince, he hurriedly greeted him, and the little eunuch's originally silent heart seemed to be gassing for hope at the moment he saw the Seventh Prince.

"Replying to you, he is not good at doing things, and he has touched the emperor's bad head, and the old slave is also to let him know how to measure." The eunuch glared at the little eunuch, of course he wouldn't say that he fell into the emperor's favor last night and stole his limelight.

The Seventh Prince would not ask the emperor for the sake of a little eunuch, he nodded, but he saw the eyes of the little eunuch looking at him, but out of kindness, he waved his hand and said: "If you are still young, your father-in-law will not be punished." Let's let him get up, my father will see him for a while, and the impact will not be good. ”

He didn't mean to help anyone, and what he said was also true.

After hearing the edict, the eunuch only secretly said that the little eunuch's life was good, and then immediately responded:

"Yes, yes, the old slave will let him get up."

The little eunuch kowtowed, "The slave Xie Seventh Prince is very kind." ”

Seeing that the Seventh Prince was about to step in, the eunuch stopped him slightly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is inside at this time, why don't you come back later?" ”

The Seventh Prince looked at the closed gate, and the emotions in his eyes were indistinguishable.

"It's okay, then I'll just wait." The Seventh Prince sat in the gazebo not far away.