Crown Jewels

Chapter 254

Xiao Xizi hastily bowed courteously, and when she turned her head to look at Fu Sinian, her eyes were full of excitement. He directly threw the register book in his hand to him, and his thin voice rang in his ears.

"Fu Sinian, you should be optimistic—"

"Every item in my Shangbaojian, if it is circulated in the palace, is taken away by any nobleman, it is registered and signed, and it clearly records that you took away the gilded jade vase. However, it has been delayed for three days and has not been returned. I waited to search directly at your residence, but found fragments of this item in your room. I caused trouble but did not know to report it. At this moment when the physical evidence is all there, it is still like this The dead duck has a stubborn mouth, according to the palace rules, you should be rewarded with a hundred and ten boards, so that you can remember well—"

Ignoring the eunuch's sharp voice, Fu Sinian's gaze quietly fell on the registration book. The three characters of Fu Sinian, which were smudged with pen and ink, were correct, and they really had a bit of his charm. Such a method, where is it? This group of eunuchs could play right and wrong, and his eyes fell on the Eunuch Sima, the head of Shangbao Palace, who leaned against the wall and squinted half his eyes.

In this world, the most feared thing is deliberate dirt. Dirty water is poured on you, and you have such meticulous thoughts and methods. Fu Sinian knows that he will suffer some hardships today, but he is after all serving the empress. They won't harm their own lives, but... who is the person behind this boss?

As they looked at each other, Fu Sinian suddenly snorted and laughed. It was ridiculous that he had been in the palace for more than a month, and he almost forgot how he was reduced to this palace in the first place. His abnormality and the clarity in his eyes made Eunuch Ma stand He straightened his body, squinted his eyes slightly, and winked at the executioners behind him, and quickly surrounded him tightly. This appearance, as if he was facing a formidable enemy, was obviously well prepared.

However, what surprised Mashangsi was that Fu Sinian in front of him was so cooperative!
The dust fly followed the bloody water from the royal rod, blurring people's vision. Horseshoe's eyes were gloomy, and his eyes swept over the guards behind him who were executing the execution, the registration book used to testify, and even the eunuch who confronted Fu Sinian in the same courtyard. No matter how dissatisfied the person is with the evidence of accusation, according to the rules of the palace, such punishment is unavoidable and cannot be escaped.

The eunuch's clothes were soaked in blood, but Fu Sinian, who was being punished by the stick, gritted his teeth and said nothing. Horseshoe glanced at the blurred flesh and blood, and snorted coldly in his heart. With those gloomy and cold eyes, Mashangsi's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly felt that he had provoked a fierce wolf today. He thought of Jiang Hong's entrustment to him when he went to court today, holding back his sudden heart palpitations, his eyes were gloomy Suddenly, he winked again at the executioner Tingwei.

During the pause, the execution guards withdrew, and there were [-] boards left. Two more robust and taller guards stepped forward, and the court sticks in their hands fell high and hit the bloody back without holding back a hand.

Xiao Anzi and Xiao Xizi, who were originally hiding by their side and still had interest in their eyes, were a little bit reluctant to gloat at this moment. The imperial staff that had just been removed was thrown down casually, and fell right in front of their feet. Qi's beauty was accompanied by the stench of blood, which made the two of them tremble, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

Fu Sinian's expression of forbearance made them unable to feel the pleasure of revenge for their hatred.

The scene in front of them made them feel that it didn't seem to make much sense to be vengeful like before.

The court staff retracted, Fu Sinian supported the wall, the blood on his hand ran across the wall in a few bloodstains, Horseshoe looked at the finger prints on the wall, and when he looked at the back of the man staggering forward, he felt a little palpitating for no reason. For so many years in Shangbao prison, there were even executions in person. It stands to reason that such scenes would not have any impact on him.

But... Horseshoe looked away a little uncomfortably, maybe he was a little old after all, and lacked the ruthlessness that he dared to venture into when he was young, and only he once had that kind of ruthlessness Son, and climbing up from the eunuchs to where he is today, he will deeply understand the truth of not bullying the young and poor.

After all... During those days, anyone who had humiliated him had already become a stepping stone to his high position, and they did not end well.Moreover, there was no deep hatred between him and this kid, but he followed Jiang Hong's instructions and took care of his face to go through this situation. Now it seems that he should not get into the muddy water.

Horseshoe suddenly raised his head, looking at the figure who was about to disappear around the corner.

Fu Sinian clasped his fingers against the corner of the wall, his staggering pace became slower, his pale face blended into the ice and snow, and there seemed to be no disobedience.

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Just as he stepped into the courtyard and completely crossed the corner of the wall, a figure was suddenly blocked in front of him. Fu Sinian lowered his head, and cold sweat ran down the bridge of his nose from the corners of his pale lips. His eyes fell on the boots in front of him. He raised his eyebrows for a long time, his eyes were lifeless, but returned to the same indifference as before, Mashang Si's eyelids twitched, and the thought in his heart became more and more profound.

"To tell you the truth, what is the reason for today's encounter? I'm afraid you have already guessed it in your heart. Think about who you offended before entering the palace. You'd better stay away from that noble person in the future. , the officialdom will be ups and downs in the future, if you live long enough, maybe you really have a chance to retaliate for your revenge—"

As Mashangsi said, he shook the whisk in his hand, and looked at Fu Sinian, who was drooping his eyebrows again, and realized that these words were a little shallow after all, so he coughed in disguise, and finally waved his hand towards the Ting Wei behind him. , several people completely dispersed.

The majestic palace walls, with supervisory bureaus with different functions hidden between the bricks and tiles, Xiao Shunzi stepped on the palace road under his feet, and walked towards the inner study hall that he had visited a few days ago with familiarity. Even if Fu Sinian wanted to comfort , he still felt a little uneasy, he had to come here to find out in person, otherwise those people with malicious intentions would hide in the dark, and in Fu Sinian's life, Xiao Shunzi felt uneasy just thinking about it.

After all, they are the people who serve together in His Majesty's bedroom. Although the people under him are somewhat rebellious, some are cold-tempered, and some can't turn their minds around, but they can't just be bullied for no reason. Well, when Xiao Shunzi entered the palace, because he had a godfather, he was not bullied much during this promotion; how could Fu Sinian, who was working under him, be bullied!
This is simply...not paying attention to his little Shunzi.

Anyway!His godfather is also a prominent figure in the palace, even if His Majesty is unconscious due to injury, at least he is the person who is personally served by the Empress.

Xiao Shunzi clenched his fists. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had to go this far today. The coldness followed the corner in front of him, and suddenly the cold wind hit his face. His footsteps subconsciously stopped, and he flinched. The body trembled, and when he crossed the corner and was about to see the plaque in the inner school, a voice of a flattering boy came to his ears.

When he first entered the court, he had a somewhat frizzy temper at first, but after being taught by this man-eating place and taught by his respected godfather, Xiao Shunzi could still hold his breath. He stopped, his back pressed against the cold wall behind him, and the cold touch amplified his perception. The familiar word "Fu Sinian" was alerted by Xiao Shunzi.

"Master Jiang, don't worry, I did not deal with that boy Fu Sinian's letter of recommendation according to your instructions..."

"The director has worked hard, the inner school hall is busy, and Jiang's affairs have made the director worry about it!"

As soon as Jiang Hong said this, Director Wang of Neishutang immediately waved his hands modestly.

"Master Jiang, why bother to look outside like this, don't worry, but for the first day that Mr. Wang stays in this palace, he, Fu Sinian, will not be able to enter my inner school during his lifetime. In this regard, Mr. Jiang, don't worry, even though Mr. Wang is not talented, this point There is still something…”

The hypocritical socializing and greetings were automatically blocked by Xiao Shunzi, and the things that had been entangled with doubts were now revealed. There was no need for him to go to the inner school to inquire and question. The truth he heard with his own ears was even more serious. How could Fu Sinian... ...How did Jiang Hong offend him?

Xiao Shunzi stomped her feet anxiously, and left in silence after reacting. Fortunately, after the snow and thin ice were irradiated by the warm sun, all the evidence was wiped away, and no one noticed.

The winter plums in the palace road are bitter in the wind and snow, and the bitter cold fragrance is emitted in the twelfth lunar month.

In the pile of winter plums, there are evergreen and straight pines and cypresses. The emerald green pine branches have already shaken off the snow. Beside her is Qingdai who is also wearing a black dress. She is holding a long-necked white porcelain bottle in her hand. , was about to insert it into the narrow neck, when she saw Shunzi hurrying down, she hugged the porcelain bottle tightly, subconsciously feeling something was wrong.

"Miss Qingdai!"

Xiao Shunzi looked at Qingdai who was standing in front of him, and stopped quite speechlessly. In recent days, this girl came to him all day long, secretly asking him about Fu Sinian's situation, without any details. Originally, according to Xiao Shunzi's intention, it was fine to send it away casually, but whoever made this one fall in love with that one these days, naturally it is not good to offend him too much.

They all have to live in the palace, who can live a happy life.

"Eunuch Xiaoshun, but what happened to him?"

……

The shabby room was remote, and the remaining blood on the snow gradually turned black, and the traces that had not been cleaned made the passing eunuchs startled.

The crowded courtyard was silent, the closed door was inexplicably oppressive, and the rusty smell from the nose made Xiao Shunzi subconsciously frown, thinking that he would have to change Fu Sinian's place in the next two days, otherwise it would be so bad. The environment of the heart must not drive people crazy.

The creaking sound came to his ears, Qing Dai was one step ahead of him, and directly pushed away the concealed people, the moment the cool wind hit, the rust smell became stronger, Xiao Shunzi finally realized that something was wrong, and quickly squeezed into the door , and saw Fu Sinian lying on the floor, the shocking sight made Xiao Shunzi's pupils shrink slightly.

On a cold winter day, there was no heater in the house, and the bloody wound facing the wind was covered with bruises again, and the side face next to the ground was frozen bruised, and the man lay down on the cold bricks in a state of embarrassment, completely passed out.

……

The night slowly fell, and the medicine boxes that escaped from the cold courtyard floated, adding a rare touch of popularity and warmth to this desolate courtyard.

Fu Sinian's face was pale, and with Xiao Shunzi's hand, he poured down the last mouthful of thick black soup without changing his face. After many days in the palace, even such unpalatable soup felt warm and luxurious. Such days are in the past more than he could have imagined.

"so……"

Fu Sinian lowered his eyes, covering the dark eyes, "I'm not included in the list announced by the Neishutang, it's because Wang Zhansi, after hearing the hint from Minister of War Jiang Hong, withheld my recommendation."

The words that came out already smoothed out her thoughts, but the word 'Jiang Hong' that came out made Qing Dai, who was fiddling with the heater obediently and hugging her arms, shiver subconsciously for a moment. She subconsciously raised her head and looked at Fu Sinian. Except for the weak pallor, when she looked at herself with the same eyes, she slowly let out the breath that was raised in her chest.

But...Qing Dai fiddled with the charcoal fire in the stove, and the occasional sparks jumped, which made people feel more and more uncomfortable.

"Um--"

Xiao Shunzi mumbled, and put away the medicine bowl in his hand.

When he saw Fu Sinian's movements, his voice suddenly became flustered.

"You...what are you doing?"

The sparks from the stove jumped for a moment, and there was a smell of burnt leather coming from the end of her nose, but Qing Dai didn't care about it, she quickly put down the fire stirrer, and eagerly came to Xiao Shunzi's side, trying to stop Fu Sinian's movements.

Fu Sinian frowned. He had just poured down a bowl of decoction. After his body warmed up, he could feel the pain in his back. Although this kind of real pain felt like being pierced by needles, what made him feel a little flustered the most was Unintuitive right leg.

He has practiced martial arts all the year round. He has been in the wild with Song Yan since he was a child. The pain is actually tolerable. On the contrary, such unconscious numbness makes people lose control and panic. The moment his right leg landed on the ground, he couldn't even feel the cold and hard ground. He raised his right leg and stamped on the ground with difficulty, but he still felt numbness without pain.

The hands holding the edge of the kang could no longer hold up the force, and the moment they landed again, their right knee bent, and they fell straight towards the cold floor tiles. The loud noise was caught off guard, and Xiao Shunzi and Qing Dai reacted At that time, the small copper stove on the floor tiles had been overturned to the ground, red stars were shining from the hot coals, and the dampness of the floor tiles was burning.

Qing Dai was startled slightly, her whole heart seemed to stop for a moment.

Xiao Shunzi was in a hurry, the medicine bowl that hadn't been put down was also overturned, and the scattered debris scattered, Fu Sinian's pupils were a little loose, like the pile of broken porcelain and sparks on the ground, never putting it together again , and cannot go back to the past.

Fu Sinian was supported on the couch again, feeling powerless spread, Xiao Shunzi and Qingdai looked depressed for a moment, their noses were slightly sour, and the corners of their lips moved, but they didn't know how to comfort them, the atmosphere in the room seemed depressing.

(End of this chapter)