"Cluck!" As soon as the rooster crowed, Li Shan got up from the bed, climbed into his worn cloth shoes, looked at the sweet eldest brother sleeping next to him, and walked out without saying a word. Since his mother's death, www.biquge.info the lighter chores of the family have been handed over to Li Shan, including preparing meals, and now he has to prepare the meals before his father wakes up, and he also has to feed the livestock, otherwise his harsh father will give him a splint fried meat. As for his eldest brother, he won't wake up until he eats.

After burning the stove and adding rice and water to the pot, Li Shan hurriedly went to feed the chickens, and by the way picked up the new eggs in the chicken nest, only then did he hear the sound of Suo Suo in the room, and after a while, he heard the sound of Li's father yelling to get up and get up. Li Shan put the food on the small square table, and then went to clean up the messy kitchen, and just after half washing, he heard Li's father suddenly become happy, as if he had a very welcome guest: "Zhiheng, come on, come on, Shanzi has just finished the meal, come and eat!"

When Li Shan heard this, he was a little surprised, Zhiheng was his brother-in-law, and his full name was Wang Zhiheng. My sister has been married for a year, and my brother-in-law will come and go when he has time, but it is not very frequent, I heard that he works in the Jingwang Mansion in the capital, and he is a big man. But my brother-in-law only came here once a few days ago, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't come so soon.

"No, no, Dad, I really have something important to say today, it is about whether our family can be developed, call Qing'er over quickly. The brother-in-law said to Father Li with a little anxiety, and the words in his tone also made Li Shan curious, so he couldn't help but slow down the movements in his hands, shook off the water and leaned against the wall to eavesdrop.

The brother-in-law said that Qing'er's original name was Li Qing, and it was his eldest brother, who relied on his father's favor to be arrogant and domineering on weekdays, and bullied Li Shan a lot.

"Hello brother-in-law. Dad, what did you call me for?" Li Qing was still quite well-behaved in front of Li's father, and asked after greeting him.

"Listen to your brother-in-law. Father Li said.

"Qing'er, the little prince of King Jing's Mansion happens to lack a scholar, if you can become the little prince's scholar, you can eat and drink spicy food! Do you want to go?" The brother-in-law seduced Li Qing with a seductive voice, but unfortunately Li Qing only paused for a while and refused without hesitation:

"I won't go, I heard that the prince of the prince's mansion is fierce, and he beats people to death at every turn, and many people are killed and thrown away, so I don't go. ”

When he heard this, his brother-in-law was a little anxious, and said repeatedly: "Hey, you kid, who did you listen to? The brother-in-law's voice was a little annoyed, so he heard Li Qingwa crying, shouting that he should not go to the palace if he died, for fear of being killed. Father Li was quite distressed when he heard his son's crying, so he persuaded Wang Zhiheng not to move, the child is still young and ignorant, since he doesn't want to go, don't force it.

"Dad, don't you know that if Qing'er becomes it, our family will send it!"

"This ......" Father Li's voice was a little hesitant, obviously unable to make up his mind.

Li Shan gritted his teeth fiercely when he heard this, walked into the house, and didn't dare to look at Father Li's face: "Father, I'll go for my eldest brother." ”

"Huh?" Father Li frowned, a little reluctant Li Shan to go to the palace as a scholar, half-raised eyebrows and nodded, and said to Wang Zhiheng: "Zhiheng, do you see that Shanzi is willing to go, can it be done?" The brother-in-law looked at Li Shan, who was full of nervousness and was full of nervousness with his head down, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows, although he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he still nodded and agreed.

Now that it has been finalized, Wang Zhiheng did not delay any time, and hurriedly let Li Shan take a few bites before taking him out of Lijia Village. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Wang Zhiheng asked Li's father to hurry back, and he and Li Shan got on a donkey cart and rushed to Wangcheng as fast as possible. Li Shan knew that he needed these very much, so he didn't get annoyed, and seriously memorized all the things in Wang Zhiheng's mouth in his mind. Seeing Li Shan who listened to him carefully, Wang Zhiheng also nodded with satisfaction, thinking that if Li Qing would never be so obedient here, he would be even more satisfied with Li Shan, and finally dispersed the dissatisfaction in his heart a lot.

The donkey cart drove through the city gate, and the soldiers at the city gate hurriedly let them go when they heard that it was the family of the royal family, and they did not stop the city fee at all, which showed the majesty of the Jingwang Mansion. Li Shan hadn't realized what kind of place he was going to eat people without spitting out bones, and he looked curiously at the endless stream of pedestrians and the vendors who were busy selling on both sides of the road. The first time I came to a place outside of Lijia Village, the prosperous scene was completely different from that in Lijia Village, and Li Shan couldn't help but look at it when he saw so many people. Seeing Li Shan's eyes fluttering, Wang Zhiheng could only say to him again, warning him to close his eyes in the palace, and not to lose his life by seeing things that should not be seen. Li Shan's heart froze, and he hurriedly remembered that his eyes no longer dared to drift.

After a while, the donkey cart had already arrived at the gate of the palace, and his brother-in-law Wang Zhiheng pulled Li Shan to the side gate of the palace.

"Wang Zhiheng, this is your brother-in-law, why do you look so thin?" A guard at the side door saw Li Shan who was being pulled by Wang Zhiheng and asked. Wang Zhiheng hurriedly nodded and replied: "Uncle Zhang, this is my brother-in-law, don't look at his little strength, but he also has a lot, he is very honest." ”

"Alright, alright, let's go in. The guard originally asked a question, but he was willing to listen to Wang Zhiheng's nonsense, impatiently listened to his explanation, and waved his hand to let him enter the door.

Crossing the high threshold, Li Shan followed closely behind Wang Zhiheng, his head lowered and his eyes did not dare to float, but he heard from his brother-in-law that there was a servant who had eyes that were not duty-bound on the road, and when he saw something that should not be seen, he was gouged out by Ma Wangye's eyes and bled to death. However, Li Shan still couldn't help but look at the corners of the clothes of passers-by, the fabric material he had never seen before was not at all comparable to his sackcloth. Li Shan secretly envied these people in his heart for being able to wear such good clothes, presumably it must be very comfortable to wear.

"You must be more prominent for a while, to attract the attention of the little prince, do you hear?" Wang Zhiheng secretly spoke in Li Shan's ear, and Li Shan also understood the reason why his brother-in-law taught him to do this, and responded softly to show that he understood. In fact, his brother-in-law has warned him like this many times along the way, and Li Shan also imprinted this sentence in his heart, but he didn't know what to do.

Wang Zhiheng took Li Shan through most of the palace and came to the courtyard on the east side of the palace. Li Shan had heard Wang Zhiheng say that this was where the little prince lived, and he was more cautious in his heart.

As soon as they approached the courtyard, the two were stopped, Wang Zhiheng was left behind, and Li Shan was taken to the courtyard and arranged to stand at the end. There were already many children about his age inside, and there were more than a dozen of them, and Li Shan obediently walked to his place and stood there motionless like everyone else. He kept thinking about how to highlight himself, and after thinking about it for a long time, he was a little depressed, but he found that he had nothing to show off.

Li Shan and the others stood in the open space in front of the East Courtyard, facing the direction of the East Courtyard Pavilion. They all knew that the man who held their destiny in charge was standing inside this magnificent pavilion, looking down on them all.

On the second floor of the attic, the window in the middle was wide open, and two people sat inside, a middle-aged fat man dressed in rich clothes, and the other was a little baby who was only ten years old.

"Qian'er, look at the person below and your eyes, if you fancy your father, you will stay. The middle-aged fat man was Ma Wangye, he pointed to the dozen or so little babies below, and looked at the little boy sitting next to him with a smile on his face.

The little boy was also well-dressed, and his long pink carvings were very cute, but his face was full of impatience, and he ignored his father's words, and said lazily, "Isn't it the same to choose which?" "The little prince didn't know who came in at the end, he just wanted to leave quickly.

"Haha! Okay, let's be the last!" Ma Wang Ye waved his hand, and naturally someone did something for him. I saw the old servant on the side bow and go out of the door to carry out the prince's order.

Then Ma Wang Ye and his son left one after another, and everyone standing in the scene didn't know that the master had left, and they still looked trembling. Li Shan was also very worried in his heart, he didn't see any movement for a long time, even if he was calmer than his peers, he began to panic, and he even hoped that someone would announce the result quickly, even if it wasn't him who stayed in the end.

Just as Li Shan's head began to sweat, finally a slightly old voice came from the front of the crowd: "Who is the last to come in? ”

Li Shan's heart jumped, no one came except for himself to come in, and he was talking about himself. Li Shan, who understood that he was called, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Steward, the small one is." ”

"It's polite, okay, just wait. The little prince has mercifully chosen you, and you are the little prince's person, and from now on, you will have to rely on the will of the little prince, do you know?" the steward nodded with satisfaction and said vigilantly.

"Remember the little ones. Li Shanyan's brother-in-law taught him to say, and sure enough, the steward didn't say anything more.

The steward asked if anyone wanted to be a servant of the royal house, and the children were dismissed.

After arranging these miscellaneous matters, the Steward Liu took Li Shan around the palace, and carefully guarded everything he could go to and could not go, Li Shan followed behind Steward Liu and listened to Steward Liu explain the rules of the palace again. Li Shan kept these rules firmly in his mind, especially the difference between what Steward Liu told and his brother-in-law.

"Have you written down everything I said?" Steward Liu held the shelf, so that people couldn't hear what he was thinking.

"The villain has written it down. Li Shan hurriedly responded.

"It's good to write it down, but you say the most important rule for this little scholar. ”

"The villain must protect the little prince, even if he dies, he can't let the little prince be hurt at all. You must also obey any orders from the little prince, and if the villain's death can make the little prince happy, the villain should also do it immediately. The villain is the little prince's scholar, which represents the face of the little prince, and he can't lose face in front of outsiders. Li Shan's voice was not rippling, and he respectfully said this paragraph as if he was selling his body.

Sure enough, Steward Liu was quite satisfied after hearing this: "Not bad." This is where you live, and tomorrow you must remember that you must get up on the fifth watch and wait outside the door of the little prince. ”

"Yes. ”

The residence arranged for Li Shan was next to the little prince's house, and after Steward Liu said this, he left in a hurry, and Li Shan curiously pushed open the door and walked in.

The sight made Li Shan grin and smirk. The furnishings inside are not too decorated, and although they look too far from the exquisite scene outside, they are still much superior to Li Shan's home, and Li Shan is excited to touch the room.

That's where I'm going to live in the future. Li Shan could not hide the joy on his face, after all, he was only an eight-year-old child, and his scheming was not too deep.

It was still early, and it was only in the afternoon, and Li Shan felt hungry and thirsty after playing in the new house for a while, and he only came to Wangcheng in a hurry in the morning. Li Shan was worried in his heart, so he heard a sound at the door, Li Shan looked up, but it was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old woman walking in with a tray.

"Little brother, this is the food and clothes that Steward Liu asked him to prepare for you, you must be hungry too, come and eat. The young woman smiled at Li Shan Yingying and beckoned Li Shan to come to dinner.

"This sister ......" Although Li Shan was very hungry, he remembered what his brother-in-law said that he must be cautious in the palace, and hesitated to speak.

"Just call me Sister Ling'er. Ling'er covered her mouth and smiled, and she was not in a hurry in the face of Li Shan's hesitation, she looked at him funny and swallowed saliva as she smelled the aroma of the food, and said, "Eat it quickly, if the rice is cold, it won't taste good." ”

Li Shan put his mind at ease, and found that although the food on the plate was not a delicacy, it was delicious, although there was no meat, there was enough oil and water, swallowed his saliva, picked up the chopsticks, and ate it.

Ling'er looked at Li Shan, who was gobbling up, and smiled slightly, and quietly left Li Shan's house.