Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Battle of Wits and Courage
The next day's morning sun rises, and everything will begin again, and all the conspiracies and tricks will be put on gorgeous clothes one by one. Hmph, the sun shines in, brightening up the gloomy Fanghua Palace.
Shangguan Jinzhong couldn't sleep because of the dazzling sunlight, so he had to open his eyes and start today's task. Fanghuadian said that big is not big to say that small is not small, to say that big enough can be busy for a month, but small still has a day when the cleaning will be completed, and he is more confident that Yan Zi will recall himself soon.
The next task is to keep to yourself, wait quietly, and wait for the opportunity to climb the phoenix and the dragon.
Squeak, open the palace gate, and the people coming and going can be seen at a glance. The palace maids and eunuchs in the past lowered their heads and saw someone coming out of the Fanghua Palace, and they were startled at first, but after seeing a figure on the ground, they believed that it was a living person.
Later, the palace people with strong eyesight found out that this person was the new male pet Shangguan Jinzhong, and heard that he was the only one who came out of the empress's bedroom and retreated. Another prince of Chu was not so lucky and was beaten half to death, so some people speculated that this Shangguan prince was very likely to win the favor of the empress.
But some people don't think so, if it is really the male pet favored by the empress, why should he not be canonized, and let him clean the Fanghua Hall alone, isn't it ironic.
Everyone looked at Shangguan Jin and talked about it, but he didn't think so, he just thought that the wind was blowing in his ears and continued to work on his work. After all, Jun's heart is unpredictable, who knows what Yan Zi is thinking in his heart, since he can't think through it, why bother thinking about it, it's better to think about nothing and watch the joy of it.
Shangguan Jinzhong smiled coldly, put aside all the ten points with one look and continued to do the work in his hands.
But at this time, a cold sword suddenly flew out, directly bypassing the noisy palace people and stabbing Shangguan Jinzhong. Although it was facing away, the vigilant Shangguan Jinzhong still felt the coldness behind him. A clever shook his head and whispered, and the sword shot directly at the pillar above his head, only a little bit, really dangerous, only a little bit of it almost became a ghost under the sword.
Shangguan Jinzhong grinned, knocked his middle finger on this cold dead thing, pulled out his sword and looked at the fierce man in white behind him bloodthirsty.
This man had never been seen before, but the other party seemed to be very unhappy when he saw him, no, not unhappy but vicious, as if he was an enemy for a thousand years.
However, Shangguan Jinzhong was not angry, but graciously pulled out the sword and respectfully handed it into the man's hands. The man immediately took the sword and returned to its scabbard, and a round of eye contact ensued between the two men.
The hearts of the crowd were surging, and they all stood behind and retreated to safety, and then waited for a thrilling battle to come. They wanted to know what would become of General Ye, who was personally appointed by the emperor, and Shangguan Gongzi, who was favored by the emperor, if he was powerful in a big fight, and General Sheng Linsheng, who had never come forward, was the senior brother and childhood sweetheart of Her Majesty the Empress, what kind of attitude would he have. Why didn't he show up but General Ye appeared, could it be that General Sheng had already given up?
Everyone was thrilled to see it, even if the two men didn't move roughly, they were already thinking about it.
"Haha" Just when the atmosphere became more and more blurry and gloomy, the evil and complicated voice came from between the two, and no one knew who made it, because both of them had an elusive smile on their faces, and they were both smiling.
This kind of look and smile gives people a sense of coldness, and everyone who looks at it is even more suspicious.
"Shangguan Gongzi, General Ben has heard about it. Among all the male favorites who enter the palace, only you are deeply favored by Her Majesty the Empress. I'm very curious about what qualifications and characteristics you have to get the favor of Your Majesty, and when I see it today, it's useless, except for my appearance, I don't have any characteristics. ”
Lord Ye Zhuang looked at Shangguan Jinzhong with disdain and sneered.
"Hehe" Shangguan Jinzhong also replied to Lord Ye Zhuang with the same expression, "This general, I haven't said it." Forgive me for taking the liberty of calling it? It seems that in the palace in front of Her Majesty the Empress, only Sheng Linsheng is a general who is known to everyone, you, I really haven't heard of it. ”
"You, you!" Ye Zhuang was blocked and speechless, originally he came this time because he was summoned by the empress to enter the palace, but he heard that there was such a person as Shangguan Jinzhong, so he came to see it out of curiosity. I thought that I would take the opportunity to give him a good hand to kill his prestige, but I didn't expect to transfer the contradiction to Sheng Linsheng in a few words.
Speaking of this man, it must be a pain in the hearts of many people, and Lord Ye Zhuang hates the people in the palace the most about comparing himself with Sheng Linsheng. He doesn't feel inferior in any way, and the insurmountable gap is time. He lost in time, he couldn't meet Yan Zi at the earliest time, everything else can be compared, and he also believed that he had the ability to defeat Sheng Lin Sheng, but there were still many palace people who were optimistic about Sheng Lin Sheng, so Ye Zhuang had always been angry.
I wanted to take this opportunity to spread my anger on Shangguan Jinzhong, but I didn't expect to be eaten by him fiercely, and I didn't have a word to refute it.
Ye Zhuang only felt that his whole body was flowing backwards, and a kind of anger was about to erupt, but Shangguan Jinzhong pretended to be very ignorant and looked at him, which made people cry and laugh, and instantly felt like he was going to be hurt internally.
"General Ye, it turns out that you are here." Just as the sparks were bursting and all kinds of anger were about to burst through the sky, a pleasant and crisp voice broke the duel between men.
Everyone looked at it, and it turned out to be the master in charge, and immediately knelt down and saluted. Shi Yanshang glanced at these subordinates who didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and handed over a fierce look.
"What are you doing here, don't you know how busy the palace is? If a person has no value in existence, what is the end, do you know? Shi Yanshang threatened his subordinates, and when he heard them tremble, he hurriedly stood up and walked to where he should go.
Shi Yanshang also hurriedly walked between the two men and interrupted their confrontation. Then he looked at the owner of Ye Zhuang, saluted slightly, and then raised a firm voice, and said under the pretext of asking for an order: "Master Ye Zhuang, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came here." Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time, why didn't you go to see you? Didn't you want Your Majesty to come and invite you personally? ”
Only then did the owner of Ye Zhuang realize that Yan Zi was still waiting for him, but it was good to find a step down, and it was also an excellent excuse to take the opportunity to step down. The owner of Ye Zhuang hurriedly apologized, and then quickly ran to the palace to find Yan Zi.
"Your Majesty the Queen. I was negligent on the road just now, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me! Although it was a request for forgiveness, there was a sense of disdain between the words. Yan Zi felt that this Ye Zhuang owner had never respected him, but even if everything had to happen, he had to see how long he could talk and laugh.
"Master Ye, do you know what I invited you to do today?"
"I don't know." Master Ye Zhuang replied very simply and firmly.
The corners of Yan Zi's mouth hooked, revealing an elusive look, then stood up, walked straight to the Ye Zhuang owner and glanced at him with disdain. mocked, "General Ye is really good Yaxing, I heard that Fang just went to Fanghua Palace?" Isn't it also interested in my throne? Hmph, it's not a shame if you want this position, it's a big deal to wait in line. ”
Yan Zi said it lightly, and at the same time, there was a strong sense of disdain in his words.
The corners of Ye Zhuang's mouth twitched, his face distorted, and he was speechless for a while, so he had to smile bitterly to relieve his embarrassment.
"Alright, General Ye. It's still early, so why not go to the palace and wander around? The division is in charge, take General Ye to the palace for a walk, and go around everything he wants to go to and has never been to. Yan Zi glanced at Master Ye Zhuang in disgust, and then ordered Shi Yanshang to take him down.
For the first time in his life, he was blasted out by a woman with this kind of look, and the owner of Ye Zhuang was somewhat faceless. But his pride didn't allow him to have any expression, so he could only reluctantly smile and walk out of the door.
Yan Zi looked at the palace gate where he was, and then walked out of the palace in simple clothes. Sheng Linsheng put his hands on his back and his clothes fluttered, and he leaned on the branches of the tree and waited for the beauty to come.
Yan Zi was very happy to see Sheng Linsheng, and quickly stepped forward and looked over with a smile, "It's better to be here, quiet." The palace is annoying to death. ”
Sheng Linsheng smiled and retorted interestingly, "People in the world love to find troubles, what is there to say. ”
"You're scolding me?" Yan Zi asked bluntly.
Sheng Linsheng smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said with emotion, "Everyone has times when they find troubles, not only you, but also me. Knowing that some things can't be changed or wishful thinking doesn't happen, knowing what the outcome will be, or obsessively hoping that it won't. As a result, I hurt myself and hurt for a lifetime. ”
"You, what do you mean by that?" Yan Zi was stunned, and there was a sour feeling in his heart that secretly surged, what is this feeling, why does he feel this way, why do he frown when he hears him say this.
Sheng Linsheng smiled coldly again, and skimmed over the topic, "Hehe, it's nothing, it's just casual talk." By the way, why didn't you ask me to come, why didn't you let me meet in the palace, but instead made an appointment outside? ”
"Isn't it good here?" Yan Zi asked rhetorically.
Sheng Linsheng didn't answer, in his opinion, it was like a secret tryst between men and women, which was not at all open, but a little ashamed. Since it is a major event of the monarch and the minister, why don't you say it in the palace, so that you can show that you are important, but her move is really unacceptable.
Yan Zi was stunned for a moment, the smile on her face was sluggish for a moment, she didn't know what she meant by these words, but she felt a little pain faintly, and wanted to explain the reason well.
"I was going to say it in the palace. It's just that the palace is too noisy, and people can't distinguish right from wrong at all, so it's better to see the changes in the city here and listen to it with your own ears to feel the truth. ”