The door of an inconspicuous-looking mansion in Yang City.

Grandpa Fu clasped his hands in his sleeves, like an ordinary old butler, leaning on the door frame and lazily basking in the sun, so comfortable that his eyes were squinted. If it weren't for the habit he had cultivated for a long time, at this time, he felt that he should sit on the stone steps at the door.

The smooth, inky stone steps have been scorching in the bright sunlight for a morning, and even if the air is still a little chilly, it should be very warm to sit on the stone steps that have soaked up the warmth of the sun.

Unlike the master who prefers seclusion inside, Grandpa Fu especially likes to be lively, likes to stand at the door and watch the busy pedestrians on the long street running briskly for a living, likes to look at the fireworks in the bun shop pancake stall, likes to look at the wanton joy of guessing boxing orders in the tavern and tea shop, likes to watch the children fly kites and smoke spinning tops, and likes to look at those cute figures who are playing and playing and disappearing at the turn of the alley in a blink of an eye.

Compared to the inner courtyard of the palace, where you can only see the high walls and cornices, and the rules are strict, this is another world entirely.

This is the world.

The spring mud in the air carries the smell of grass, and the smell is so fresh and intoxicating, no matter how you smell it, you can't smell enough.

So when he saw the carriage slowly stopping at the gate of the courtyard, and saw the official uniform that got off the carriage, Fu Gonggong's whole person seemed to be pulled back to the ugly reality from a beautiful dream, and his mood suddenly deteriorated to the extreme, and his already slender face became even more scathing.

Stepping out of the carriage was the Taishou Wang Zhi of Nanji County, dressed in a bright red official uniform, obviously carefully cared for, ironed properly, and meticulously. He carefully held a mahogany box in his arms, first glanced at the courtyard quietly, and then bowed to the popular chief eunuch under the second prince with a smile on his face, and asked cautiously, "Father-in-law has worked hard, His Highness collapsed here last night, but what is inconvenient?" ”

Fu Gonggong sighed in amazement, and withdrew his eyes from the people in the streets and alleys, and the cold aura in his bones slowly seeped out, where was there still the kind appearance before.

"Wang is too careful, the environment here is very good, secluded and elegant, all the application is complete, His Royal Highness is very satisfied. It's just a little bit bad. Fu Gonggong paused for a moment, and saw that the Lord Taishou stepped forward with a nervous face, he did not accept the greeting sticker respectfully handed over, but said with a smile, "His Royal Highness commanded, Lord Taishou only needs to fulfill his duties and do his duty as a courtier, and stop thinking about sending girls to the prince's room." ”

Wang Zhi's face was embarrassed. Xindao himself caught a glimpse of the second prince yesterday, and in addition to a few mediocre-looking maids, there was no one like a beautiful family to accompany him, so he moved the idea of what to send and what to send in the snow, and sent some oiran ladies overnight, but he never thought that the horse's fart slapped the horse's leg, and he also made a sentence that was not light or heavy. Thinking of this, Wang Zhi coughed dryly, quietly handed over a stack of silver tickets from his sleeve, and said with a shy smile, "The lower officials are not thorough, and please mention one or two more on the fair day of Fu Gong." ”

Grandpa Fu smiled, stretched out his wide sleeves quietly, and skillfully put all those silver tickets into his sleeves. As the eunuch in charge of the second prince's side for many years, his vision is naturally extraordinary, and he will not only stare at the small profits like the little eunuchs, and he will not look at the specific amount of the silver ticket at the moment, but secretly pinch the thickness of the silver ticket in his sleeve, and when he looked up at Wang Zhi again, the triangular eyes that always showed a gloom finally had a little more kind and sincere smile, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness employs people on the basis of merit, for your subordinates, do your duty, and share worries for Your Highness, which is the right way." Treasures, money, and other things outside the body, His Highness has always looked at them very lightly. ”

Wang Zhilian claimed that it was, and while hiding the mahogany box in his hand in his arms, he thought about the five-character real decision in his mouth to share worries for His Royal Highness, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and couldn't help but sigh, and said with annoyance, "Gonggong Xie reminded me that it was just what His Highness ordered a few days ago, and the lower officials have not been able to do it so far, so I am really ashamed." ”

"Isn't it just a matter of getting a person, and this hasn't been done?" Fu Gonggong raised his head in surprise, coughed slightly, looked back at the courtyard inside the door carefully, and turned around to remind, "Then it's really inappropriate." ”

Wang Zhi thought that before His Royal Highness came to Nanji, he deliberately told himself to act secretly and not to do it. Now that this Father-in-law Fu knows about this, he is really a very close and trusted person around His Highness, looking at Father-in-law Fu's eyes at this moment is like looking at a life-saving straw, and he said eagerly, "Please also teach me Father-in-law!" ”

Fu Gonggong was about to say something, but he coughed a few times in a row, thinking that this early spring season was really warm and cold, the injury a few days ago was not good, and the cold air entered the body and felt very cold, so he carefully pulled the placket of his clothes, and put his hands in his sleeves, so he covered some warmth, and saw that Wang Zhi was still waiting on the side, and said a little speechlessly, "Wang Taishou, some things can be taught, but some things can't be taught." But according to the old slave, His Royal Highness went to Nanji in person, and it was clear that he wanted to take people away, you are a sideline, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will not only be unhappy in his heart, but only afraid of ......"

What are you afraid of? I am afraid of doing half of the world, and half of it is half talking. Father-in-law Fu wanted to speak again and again, with an expression that I didn't say but you naturally understood, which made Wang Zhi suddenly feel like falling into an ice cellar, and shivered several times in succession. Thinking of His Highness's ruthless methods, even standing in the noon sun, he still felt a cool air rising from the back of his body, and soon spread to his whole body, even colder than the appearance of Grandpa Fu just now.

I have been standing outside the house for some time at the moment, and the father-in-law in front of me is standing at the door impartially, without the slightest intention of letting himself go to the middle hall to wait, even if he is retributive, he doesn't think about arranging it at all. I was still wondering that I was also a third-grade official, not to mention the practice of officialdom, this house was still bought by myself in order to prepare the living of the second prince and his entourage, and he spent a lot of money to find someone to make a good living. After the words of Father-in-law Fu, it seems that the highness inside already knew that he was not doing things well, and made up his mind not to see him. Otherwise, the eunuch in charge of a prince's side, no matter how popular he is, is only from the official rank of the fifth grade, how dare he block a local official from the door so casually.

After figuring out the links, Wang Zhi dared to have a little displeasure in his heart, but he became more and more panicked, pacing back and forth at the door of the house several times, his face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water.

Grandpa Fu leisurely cast his eyes into the distance again, watching the proprietress of the wonton stall roll up one chopstick, one by one, and quickly pinched between the fingers of the other hand, and a freshly made wonton was put into the sliver placed next to it. Although it is also called wonton, it is completely different from the method of Kyozato, and the size and shape are completely different. Fu Gonggong looked at it with interest, and asked some about the customs and legends of Nanji County without a word. Wang Zhi replied respectfully, but his mind was not on it at all, but he hesitated in his heart about whether to wait at the door or come back another day, thinking that since the worship sticker has not been handed in, and the next person has not yet passed it on, can it be regarded as if he has not been here today?

But if the second prince knew that he had obviously come, but he came and went again, he would inevitably seem too insincere, and leave a bad impression that his heart was not strong, how could he be born like this.

Father-in-law Fu watched coldly, like him, a person who has been in the palace for decades, just at a glance, he knew that this Taishou Lord was in a dilemma. It's just that he didn't bother to mention a point or two, each has its own life, which is worth worrying about, it is better to ask for a bowl of wontons later.

Just as the two of them were thinking about each other, they saw several people in front of them rushing towards the gate like wolves. Wang Zhi saw it from afar, and knew that the first person was Cao Liangji, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, for the annual performance evaluation of the local government, not to mention the annual Bing Jing Tan Jing, but he made a lot of money on him during the New Year's Festival, so he naturally remembered his appearance, but he never thought that he would meet him here. I don't know what happened, the expression on Cao Liangji's face at this moment was extremely ugly, nervous and worried with fear, all kinds of expressions were mixed together, it was really ugly than a dead wife digging an ancestral grave.

The few people behind him were also generally solemn, wiping sweat and panting wildly. The group waited for a distance to see the official wearing a red official uniform and a pestle at the door, and looked at the cloud crane flower brocade ribbon on the official robe was also an official of the third grade, guessing that it should be the Taishou here. It's just that at this time, how can everyone still have the mind to stop and reminisce, that is, to bow their hands when they are running, which can be regarded as a courtesy.

The four of them were about to get closer, only to catch a glimpse of Grandpa Fu who was basking in the sun at the corner outside the door, but he quickly stopped, gasped and said with a wry smile, "Grandpa Fu, I'm waiting for the important business, so I'm in a hurry to go back first." The etiquette is not careful, please forgive your father-in-law. ”

Fu Gonggong turned his voice, smiled and bowed his hand and said, "It's easy to say, adults go slowly." ”

The four of them jumped out of the door, saw the carriages at the entrance of the alley drive out, jumped on each of them, and galloped all the way away.

Wang Zhi watched the officials leave in a hurry, completely ignoring any officialdom etiquette, and couldn't help but wonder, "Father-in-law, can I know why these adults are in such a hurry." ”

Father-in-law Fu sighed "oh", and said, "The war on the north side of the road is tight, His Royal Highness is furious, and several adults are in a hurry to go back to raise life-saving silver." ”

Wang Zhi didn't know what was going on, watching from afar the smoke and dust of the long street that was broken by several carriages gradually falling to the ground, slowly restoring the usual peace, and sincerely admired and sighed, "Several adults are loyal to the country, and they are really models for my generation." ”

Fu Gonggong turned his head with a smile.

What life-saving silver, those silver, save their own lives.

Wang Zhi poked his head into the courtyard, and saw that the courtyard was empty, and he didn't see the scene of His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who he was looking forward to or worried about, coming out of it, so Xiao Yiyi probed the tone of this popular father-in-law, "Father-in-law Fu, I see that His Highness is worried about state affairs, and it doesn't matter if the lower officials are not a big deal, is it more appropriate to come back another day to ask His Highness for peace." ”

Grandpa Fu's face was gloomy, thinking that this was indeed not a big deal. It's just that if it's someone like Cao Liangji who has a strong eye, seeing that things are messed up, I'm afraid that he can't kneel down as a street chief now, like the old god in front of him and thinking about coming back another day.

Looking at the stack of silver tickets just now, Fu Gonggong coughed dryly, and was thinking about a sentence or two. But I heard a sound of small and rapid footsteps in the courtyard in the distance, and a maid hurriedly ran out with the corner of her skirt, and when she was almost at the door, she stopped and blessed a blessing, and said, "Lord Taishou, the prince said that please wait here, he will arrive in a moment." ”