Chapter XXXVIII
"Master Su asked the little one to ask the father-in-law, can the news that the little emperor summoned Yan Yingyuan back to Beijing be true!"
"Don't worry, you go back and tell Master Su that this news is true. I believe that this secret decree has reached Yan Yingyuan's hands at this moment, and Yan Yingyuan will return to Beijing with his troops soon! ”
A muffled sound could be heard from the corners of the noisy market, but it soon disappeared into the bustling market. One of them hid in the shadows on the corner of the street, with his back to the window and seemed to be muttering something to himself, while looking around. Another voice came from inside the window. If you don't look closely, no one will notice the conversation in the corner.
"Chen An's mouth is very strict, if I hadn't used a little trick, I wouldn't have taken the news out of his mouth!" After a while, I heard a voice coming from the window again, and whispered, "By the way, the wind in the palace is very tight during this time." And Chen An is obviously suspicious of the people around him, if there is nothing big recently, try not to contact me again! ”
"Father-in-law Tian, now is a critical juncture, and this palace relies on his father-in-law to deliver news. If my father-in-law leaves it alone at this moment, I'm afraid"
"Don't fool me with such words, I don't believe that you don't have other eyeliner in the palace, and I don't have to worry about ordinary things in the palace. You and I both know what I'm risking so much for? I don't want to die before the big thing happens, I'm afraid I can't stand the glory and wealth of that kind of thing! ”
"Father-in-law Tian, if there is no risk, how can there be such a big return?"
"Humph!" A cold snort came from the window, and then he said lightly, "You must know that Master Su and I are grasshoppers on the same rope, and if something happens to anyone, the other will not feel good." You go back and tell Master Su, I will keep an eye on the palace, if there is anything important, I will definitely inform him in time, but you don't want to contact me again recently! ”
"Okay, I'll bring your words to Master Su!" The cold light in his eyes flashed, and the face of the person on the street corner was slightly ugly. After looking around carefully, he straightened his clothes and slowly walked out of the corner.
"Humph!" As soon as the man left, another figure flashed by, and he quickly walked out of the street corner. After sneaking a glance at the man's back and the window not far away, he quickly lowered his head and flashed into the distance.
The palace is a little dull at the moment. When passing by the main hall, everyone was cautious, for fear of making a little noise. Everyone knows that since the emperor fell ill, his temper has completely changed from before. The emperor, who used to be gentle in the eyes of the chamberlain, is now becoming more and more irritable, and he may be punished if he is not careful. These days, people who have been severely punished can stand in a long line.
And at this moment, in the hall, there is no as terrifying as outsiders imagine. Zhao Yuan was sitting leisurely on the chair at the moment, holding the fruit in one hand and slowly nibbling on it, while flipping through the court recitals and the secret report handed by the brocade guard.
"Chen An, come, see what this is?"
"Minions don't dare!" Looking at the secret report that Zhao Yuan suddenly handed over, Chen An instantly broke out in a cold sweat. has been in the palace for so many years, although Chen An has always been depressed and has not had much contact with the upper echelons, at least the rules are still known. It was Jinyiwei who handed over the secret report, even if he had the courage to read it easily, even if the emperor asked him to read it, if he really didn't know the current affairs and really read it, he couldn't figure out when his head would be gone.
"I'll let you see, you can just see, what are you doing with rambling!" Throwing the secret report in his hand to Chen An, Zhao Yuan said coldly, "Chen An, open it and take a look!" ”
"Slaves don't dare, slaves don't dare!"
"I order you to open it and take a look!"
"This is, the minion obeys!" Respectfully took the secret report from Zhao Yuan's hand, and as soon as Chen An gritted his teeth, he opened the secret report with a little trepidation. After seeing the contents inside, my face changed with a brush. The whole person couldn't help but tremble, and as soon as his legs were weak, he collapsed to the ground.
"Your Majesty, slave, slave deserves death, please be merciful!"
"You really deserve to die, Chen An, you disappointed me too much!" Looking at Chen An, who was kneeling on the ground in a cold sweat, Zhao Yuan glanced at him coldly, and said lightly, "If it weren't for the investigation of the people around me after I was assassinated, I wouldn't know that your father-in-law Chen secretly gathered such a big force!" ”
"Eight righteous sons, thirteen attendants, call and drink every day, Gonggong Chen is really a great official!"
"Minions, minions should be damned, minions gather manpower, and it is also convenient to do things for Your Majesty!"
"Still quibbling!" couldn't help but kick Chen An, Zhao Yuan said coldly, "In just a few months, you have pulled out such a big posture, and you said that it was for me." Even if all of this can be explained, how can you explain the tens of thousands of taels of bribes you received in such a short period of time. Father-in-law Chen, you are really wealthy! ”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this money, this money is all honored by the minions under him, and the minions have never leaked any information around His Majesty. The minions are loyal to Your Majesty and will never betray Your Majesty, Your Majesty! ”
"Enough, no more quibbling! Come! With Zhao Yuan's shout, the guards outside the house immediately pushed the door and entered, kneeling respectfully on the ground.
"Drag Chen An down to me, scold me with a hundred rods, and beat me hard. Also, he is not allowed to resist with internal force! ”
"This" looked at Zhao Yuan, who was full of murderous anger, and then looked at Chen An, who was kneeling on the ground and looked miserable, the guard's face changed slightly, and he immediately reacted, and hurriedly replied, "Yes!" ”
"Pull it down!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" After being dragged away by the guards, Chen An couldn't stop shouting loudly, until he was dragged outside and beat him fiercely. The staff was one hundred, and Chen An did not say a word during the whole process, nor did he resist with internal force.
After the staff was completed, Chen An's whole person was spread on the ground for a long time and did not react, although the whole person had his eyes open, but the eyes were dim, as if the spirit of his whole body had been drained away.
"Father-in-law Chen was punished for being so favored, and he was still beautiful just now, but he was knocked to the dust in a blink of an eye. Alas, those of us who are slaves are really having a hard time! ”
Seeing Chen An's miserable appearance, the surrounding attendants all changed their faces. How favored Chen An is, everyone in the entire Ouchi knows it. That's the number one celebrity in front of the emperor, waiting all day long, and the relationship is iron. Even if this is the case, as soon as he turns his face, Chen An will immediately be beaten like this, which is called a miserable one!
"Well, who's to say it's not!" A sigh came from the chamberlain, and one of them whispered, "If this continues, what will we do in the future!" ”
"Okay, don't talk, be careful to let people hear, then we won't be able to eat and walk around!"
When night fell, everyone fell asleep, but Chen An was the only one lying in the small and humid room with big eyes and speechlessness. The whole person's eyes were blank, and there was only a sad look on his face.
Thinking of everything he had experienced before, Chen An was even more sad. A few months ago, he was taken by His Majesty's side, and he jumped from the lowest figure to the real power eunuch in the palace. I thought that from now on, I will soar to glory and wealth, and I am indeed trusted these days, and the whole person is becoming more and more energetic. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen, and in the blink of an eye, things are wrong.
What makes him even more indignant is that he is good to the people around him on weekdays, but who would have thought that these people are all white-eyed wolves. Seeing that he was down, he didn't come alone. The eight righteous sons, the thirteen attendants, they were all courteous when they saw him in the past, but now that they think of this, Chen Anxin is even more resentful.
"Chen An!"
The voice of his name suddenly came from his ear, but then Chen An shook his head, he should have heard it wrong. Chen An couldn't help laughing at himself, thinking about his current appearance, who else would come to see him. It's just that Chen An faintly felt that this voice could be so familiar!
"Chen An!"
This familiar voice sounded in his ears again, and Chen An was shaken all over his body, and immediately turned over and got up. After seeing the comer, the whole person couldn't help but get excited, struggling to get up and kneel.
"Okay, if you are injured and inconvenient, you don't need to make this big gift."
"Your Majesty? How could you?"
"Why, accidentally, I thought I wouldn't be using you from now on?"