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Chapter 39 Murder?
Entering Prince Xing's mansion smoothly seems to be a good idea, but it is actually dangerous.

People know your details, as the enemy of the palace, how could they entrust you with trust and let you meet the only son of King Xing?
If I can give you a place to sleep with tiles to cover your head, and provide you with three meals a day, then I am worthy of you.

This is nerve-wracking!

After some observation, Zhu Hao got a clear idea of ​​the current situation. This yard is similar to the firewood house or timber warehouse of the Wangfu, and the room he lives in is reserved for night watchmen. Although it is in the Wangfu, it is It is not an inner house, but an area where the inner house transitions from the outer house.

To enter the inner house, you have to go through a gate or climb over a two-meter-high wall, which is difficult to overcome when someone is guarding and patrolling.

Zhu Hao thought about it.

What can you do in the inner house?

I'm here as a spy, not an assassin.

Usually, no one came to the warehouse, and the yard was full of wood and tools, so I had to eat with the carpenters and helpers on the east side of the Wangfu.

A group of people from Dongkuayuan is headed by "two evils".

"Two evils" is Zhu Hao's nickname.

As the name suggests, the two are very vicious, people hate ghosts, one is Hou Chun, and the other is Li Shun.

Hou Chun was not a craftsman, but a thorn in the side of the helpers. He was related to an official of the Palace Chief Shi Si, and he was used to being arrogant and domineering, and he frequently scolded others.

Li Shun was the foreman of the artisans, responsible for directing the work of the artisans in the palace.

There are "two dog legs" under the two evils.

The exact names of the two are unknown, outsiders call Daxi and Jianmaoying...Jianmaoying is a local dialect, meaning stingy, tricky and mean, and it is Hou Chuntouma.

On the first day Zhu Hao entered the palace, he went to the canteen for lunch, but was targeted by Hou Chun and Li Shun.

Li Shun threw two rice balls into Zhu Hao's bowl with a cold face, while Hou Chun called Jian Maobing and "carried" Zhu Hao back to the yard.

"... I will chop wood here from now on, if I dare to come out casually, I will kill you!" Jian Maoying threatened viciously.

Zhu Hao argued: "Then what should I do when I eat?"

Jian Maoying sneered: "I tell you to eat before you go. If you don't tell me, you can't cross the line even if you starve to death here."

Afternoon passed, night fell, no one came to invite Zhu Hao to eat even when the second watch drum was beating.

Zhu Hao simply went out of the courtyard by himself, passed through the high-walled passages on both sides, and entered the gate of the dining hall of the Dongkua courtyard, only to see a group of people who had finished eating and drinking, and were gambling around the open-air stove in the backyard.

It was only at this time that they didn't see Zhu Hao in their eyes. They allowed Zhu Hao to look for leftovers to feed his hunger, and no one paid attention to him until he was barely full and left.

The people who work in the palace are basically recruited from the local area. They have a family and a house. They live with a fixed salary.

If you have big money, you gamble big, if you have small money, you gamble small.

That night, Jianmaoying was the man who was sitting in the dealership, and he was very imposing at the gambling table.

After getting out of the kitchen, Zhu Hao was not in a hurry to go back, and continued to walk along the narrow path towards the inner house. Unexpectedly, within a few steps, someone from the guards of the palace who were patrolling passed by.

"Why?"

A guard came over and asked.

"I... came to the palace as a companion. I reported for duty on the first day, but I couldn't find my way back to my residence." Zhu Hao bowed and saluted.

The guard pointed to the alleyway behind Zhu Hao: "Turn the back and you will arrive, don't get close to the inner house!"

These guards seemed to know his identity, and they had a fierce attitude, full of defense, which gave Zhu Hao a headache.

Can only turn back.

Zhu Hao pondered for a while, since Zhu San and Zhu Si were able to run out of the heavily guarded Xingwang Mansion to play, there must be a secret channel leading to the inner house and outer courtyard, and they can easily pass through the two walls.

But since I just came to the palace, it is not easy to figure out the situation. It is still the same problem. It is meaningless to enter the inner courtyard of the palace alone. The trust of the palace.

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At this time, the inner courtyard of the palace.

Zhu San and Zhu Si finished their schoolwork for the day, and when they were about to go back to rest at dusk, they saw Yuan Zonggao who was in a hurry.

"Mr. Yuan!"

The two children hurried to Yuan Zonggao.

Yuan Zonggao smiled and nodded when he saw the two young masters.

Zhu San asked: "Mr. Yuan, I heard that the companions selected for us have been found. Why haven't we seen them these two days? When will they come?"

"Oh!?"

Yuan Zonggao pretended to be surprised, "Didn't you let the kid from the Lu family come to be your reading companion?"

"Him? He's too young...haven't started yet, doesn't know a few words... isn't it that the two selected companions are very knowledgeable and about the same age as us?"

Zhu San was well-informed, and he had been looking for people to inquire for the past two days, but the teacher and the guards avoided answering, so he could only ask Yuan Zonggao.

Yuan Zonggao smiled.

In fact, not only Zhu Hao, but even the son of the magistrate of Jing County was not summoned to the side of the two little princes... You, the magistrate of Fuguo County who just arrived at the place where you took office, immediately flattered King Xing and sent your son to the palace as a companion , maybe there is some conspiracy behind it...

How could King Xing's Mansion rashly call people into the Palace without investigating clearly?

However, the attitude towards Zhu Hao is different, Xing Wangfu has not called Mr. Jing to the palace for the time being, so now Zhu San and Zhu Si's companions are only Lu Bing, who is not familiar with world affairs.

Yuan Zonggao said: "His Royal Highness Xing Wang is still considering the matter of companion reading, you don't have to worry, we will see you soon."

After finishing talking, stop entangled with them and go straight.

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Seeing Yuan Zonggao left, Zhu San was very dissatisfied.

At this time, Lu Bing came trotting all the way, holding a Cuju in his hand.

Behind Lu Bing there was a boy, one or two years older than Zhu San and Zhu Da Da, who was a follower that the palace had found for them earlier, similar to a boy.

"Sister San, let's go to Cuju." Zhu Si only wanted to play.

Zhu San beckoned Lu Bing to him, and asked, "You said you brought the news out earlier, and you said someone you knew could bring the news to the rabbit seller... What does that person look like?"

Lu Bing's eyes widened. At his age, he still didn't know how to describe the appearance of people he had seen.

"How do you know him?" Zhu San continued to ask.

Lu Bingdao: "I... I took the exam with him, he... is much better than me..."

Zhu San's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Do you know his name?"

Lu Bing shook his head.

"Is your name Zhu Hao?" Zhu Si asked.

Lu Bing nodded in surprise, and said again and again: "Yes, yes, his name is Zhu Hao, I remembered."

Zhu Sanyi pointed his finger on Lu Bing's forehead, and complained: "Didn't you say it sooner? Wouldn't that be a message to him? Do you know if he is in the palace now?"

This stumped Lu Bing.

The fact that Zhu Hao entered the palace is not a secret to those who want to guard against Zhu Hao's spying, but how could these little guys in the inner court of the palace know?

"Go back and ask your father, he should know... well, let's go play!" Zhu San saw that Lu Bing was too young and it was too difficult to communicate with him, but this did not prevent Lu Bing from doing things.

Lu Bing has a father who is a well-informed man who can meet the needs of Zhu San and Zhu Si.

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Zhu Hao entered the palace for the first three days.

Nothing to worry about, nothing to do.

His main task is chopping firewood, but he doesn’t do it regularly. He goes to eat when it’s time for meals. He is occasionally targeted, but after two days, no one cares about him. They all lost interest in him, there was no fixed number of supplies in the dining hall, if there was too much, eat more, if there was less, eat less, it was not enough for a child to be hungry, and after a few days, he could occasionally see meat, which showed that the food in the palace was not bad.

It is unrealistic to go to the inner courtyard of the palace, Zhu Hao tried to sneak out of the palace, but found it very difficult.

Fortunately, there is still a ten-day vacation, and then you can go out of the palace to get some fresh air.

The current situation seems to be that he is trapped in the palace and cannot move, but in fact he can only be counted as working here. The palace did not say that he will be trapped here for a long time and will not let him leave.

At night, when it was pitch black, Zhu Hao climbed onto the roof and observed the alleyway outside.

If there is a little convenience, the alley outside is the only road leading to the inner courtyard in the southeast of the palace. At night, he cats on the roof, and no one will notice that there is a child staring at him above his head.

Zhu Hao is able to write down who usually moves around, when they come and go, and there is a windproof tung oil lamp at the end of the alley. I have an impression in my heart.

Strange to say, there were still people going in and out of the warehouse during the day, but no one was there at night.

Until Zhu Hao was watching the wind on the roof on the fourth night after entering the palace, he heard two helpers talking in a low voice: "There are ghosts in here, don't worry about bluffing..."

Haunted?

Zhu Hao stayed here for a few days. He felt that he ate well and slept soundly. His life was monotonous but he thought about tidying up and thinking about his life.
The next day when Zhu Hao was having dinner, he found an old carpenter, Song Tou, who seemed to be quite friendly. He had talked to Zhu Hao before and asked him. Only then did he know that there were maids and guards messing around in the warehouse at night in the palace. Do it, but it was found out, and the servant girl hanged herself inside the next day in shame and indignation.

Finally, Lao Song said meaningfully: "You are a boy with strong yang energy and can suppress ghosts and gods, so don't be afraid!"

Zhu Hao really wanted to yell, I'm afraid you're a big-headed ghost.

I have died once, so I am afraid that someone died in the house?
Zhu Hao wanted to further ask which guard was messing around in the palace, but Lao Song kept a secret, it seemed that he knew but didn't want to say.

On the fifth day of the seventh month of the next day, according to the established rules, he could go home early in the morning and stay at home for one night before returning the next day.

Zhu Hao still went up to the roof habitually.

The weather was hot at the turn of summer and autumn, and it was just to get some fresh air when I came out. Near midnight, two people came over ghostly, went outside the yard, and leaned against the wall to discuss something in a low voice.

Originally, Zhu Hao wouldn't be too close to the alleyway, but seeing the two sneaking around, he naturally wanted to listen closely, and immediately climbed carefully to the direction near the courtyard wall.

"...Master Hou said that if this kid stays in the palace, it will be a disaster sooner or later. Why don't we brothers take the initiative to share the worries of the superiors and give him..."

When Zhu Hao heard it, his voice was somewhat familiar.

After thinking about it for a while, I remembered that the person who spoke was Jian Maoying, and I don't know who the other one is.

Bad guy!
Is this... to kill people?
(End of this chapter)