Chapter 197: Old Tree, New Buds

“You’d better give me a good reason.

Now you are mine, and if I throw you a pair of small shoes, you have to wear them even if you don’t want to.”

In the early morning, Qin Zhaoyue, who was awakened, stared at Mo Yi with dead eyes and expressionless face.

Mo Yi felt aggrieved. Whoever wanted to be the captain could do it!

"Your Highness," he said in the softest voice possible, "there are guests outside the palace."

"who."

"Someone from the Wen family."

"who?"

"Your Highness's father's family..."

The next moment, Qin Zhaoyue fell back.

"What important person? I don't want to see him!"

The Wen family, huh, she didn’t even like her original father, let alone her father’s distant relatives.

It is probably because Old Wen was restless and spread the news outside the palace.

As a result, I didn't take any action for a long time, and the other person came to my door.

It's not a good deal to be the one who pushes for something. No matter what the other party wants, just let it sit for a while.

Mo Yi immediately understood that His Highness did not have a close relationship with his father's family.

He quietly retreated and closed the door gently.

Less than ten steps out, Sui Mo was waiting there.

"How is it, Your Highness, is he awake?"

Mo Yi glanced at her lightly and walked past her. "If you want to know, ask yourself."

Oh, ho! I've only been out of the palace for a few days, and my temper has already risen. I'm almost going against the grain!

"Don't worry, let Mo Er go next time."

"Okay."

Mo Er, who was standing by the shadow of the eaves column: ...

You can't see her, right? You're playing crickets in front of her, right?

The Qingluan Guards are responsible for close protection and have no intelligence functions. They are aware of the relationship between the Sixth Prince and his father's family.

I asked Taoyao and Yingnuo, the maids in the mansion, but they were vague and couldn't explain the reason.

Just in case, I'll take the risk and wake up His Highness.

That's right, everyone in the Princess's Mansion has reached a consensus:

No matter when, waking up His Highness from his sleep would risk being disliked.

For example, I don’t dare to do the job of breaking ink anymore.

Old Fang was huddled in the gatehouse, looking tired.

In the past, being a doorman at the Sixth Princess's Mansion was a top-notch job, but few people came to visit.

Normally, I don't receive many letters, and I might not receive an imperial decree from the palace until once every one or two years.

Lao Fang and his nephew took up two rotation spots.

In fact, most of the time he was the only one watching over the place, and he ate and slept in the gatehouse.

Anyway, he was alert when he slept, so he just had to pay attention to the prince who occasionally came home in the middle of the night and open the door in time.

My nephew usually takes other jobs to receive two monthly salaries.

But after His Highness returned to Beijing this time, the mansion suddenly became lively.

Eunuch Su Quan, Shang Shi, female officials and maids from the palace came to visit, and there were endless invitations of all kinds.

Lao Fang was too busy to handle the work alone, so he had to call his nephew back to act as the doorman.

The person in charge is responsible for registering guests, checking them with the "Door Registration Book", and classifying the messages.

When the two princesses came yesterday, he happened not to be in the concierge.

Afterwards, he was severely scolded by Miss Mo Yi who had just entered the mansion.

I heard that they were from the Qingluan Guard and were warriors who were there to protect His Majesty. Old Fang didn't dare to act like an old man in the mansion.

The result was that there were four people working in two shifts, and the gatehouse was no longer his retirement home.

The meaning is very clear: if you can do it, do it; if you can't, get out.

Seeing that the Sixth Princess was showing signs of gaining power, Lao Fang was not stupid, so he naturally would not leave.

As a seventh-rank official in the prime minister's family, His Highness had never had anything to do with power before, and Lao Fang was also prepared to live a peaceful and stable retirement.

But now things are completely different. He wants to try a different way of living.

What's wrong with being fifty? It's the prime of life!

Now he can still rely on the respect of the old man in the mansion to control the gatehouse in his own hands. Only a fool would leave.

So he tied his nephew back, but did not take him with him to the same group. Instead, he placed him in two groups.

I had just taken over my shift this morning when I saw the Wen family's carriage.

Lao Fang looked at the "Family Registration Book" recorded by his nephew yesterday, and found that the Wen family had not posted anything at all.

So he didn't let the person in, but asked the guy he was working with to go and report.

As a result, the boy came back and waited for two incense sticks, but still no one came to deliver the message. He immediately made a judgment in his mind.

This was the third time the Wen family's servant had come back to ask.

"Father, why don't you open the door?"

Lao Fang cleaned up the house, felt hopeful about the future, and was full of energy.

In addition, the princess has always been generous to her servants, so he also has a few good clothes hidden in the bottom of the box.

The old man knew that he should respect the clothes first and then the person, and he did not lose the first face of the princess's mansion.

Hearing this, he straightened his back as much as he could, lowered his eyes slightly, and wore a reserved smile on his face:

"The distinguished guest arrived unexpectedly, perhaps Your Highness was not prepared.

I wonder if my subordinates were lazy and missed your invitation?"

As he spoke, he picked up the "Family Registration Book" in front of the Wen family's servants, and stared at it slowly as if his eyesight was not good.

The servant thought to himself, "There's no need for a visiting card. In the past, when his master came to visit, he would just go in directly."

Now that the Sixth Princess has received two assignments from the court, she has started to act arrogantly.

He sneered in his heart, but a flattering smile appeared on his face. He took half a step forward and pretended to support the other person.

In fact, he secretly reached into his pocket and used some skill, and the silver coins bounced along his fingertips into Lao Fang's cuffs.

Lao Fang's body suddenly froze. He was really slow to react due to his old age.

The boy opposite was obviously used to it, and his movements were smooth and flowing. As soon as he supported his hand, the silver had already gone into his sleeve.

When Lao Fang realized what had happened, he almost burst into tears.

After so many years, he has been working as a doorman, and finally he is reaping the benefits!

“It really happened suddenly, and the master of the mansion didn’t have time to take care of it.

After all, we are relatives, and I think it will be fine in the end. I hope you will be flexible."

Lao Fang calmly closed the "Family Registration Book" and snorted in his heart.

What happened suddenly and I didn't have time to deal with it is just a lack of etiquette.

"In that case, shall I send someone to ask the maidservant beside His Highness?"

"Thank you so much..."