Heng Chen wanted to argue for his elder brother and third brother, but he couldn't utter a word. In the past, they sat high on the lotus platform, with great magical powers, and they spoke with strength. Even if someone noticed something, they would not dare to say anything.
Now that I'm down and out, all my flaws are exposed to the world...
Heng Chen and Heng Ye were not surprised at all when Shangguan Shu said this. He had always been like this. Because the demon path was poor and the demons had no food to eat, he led the demons to farm together and support themselves.
People of the evil way never ask for anything from the outside, because they believe that asking for something represents desire. The imbalance of clarity and turbidity is not in Hengyue, a little kid, but is just the result of many desires in the world. He said that the five brothers have desires.
Desire, is it because they were born with desire and contaminated by foul air, or is it because of Junior Sister Hengyue?
Heng Chen had also thought about this problem, but in the end he was willing to believe their father because he would never lie to them.
The box fell into silence. Heng Ye looked at Heng Chen, then at Shangguan Shu, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.
If my second brother knew, back then...
Forget it, forget it, don’t think about it anymore. Heng Ye reached out and pulled off another big chicken leg and started chewing on it.
Heng Ye's movement broke the silence. Heng Chen asked, "Since you know my eldest brother and third brother, can you tell me their whereabouts?"
Shangguan Shu didn't intend to hide it from him. "Heng Luan's whereabouts are unknown at the moment. Heng Lin is now my daughter's teacher."
Heng Chen and Heng Ye were both happy and worried when they heard this. Heng Ye looked at Heng Chen suddenly and said, "Second brother, didn't you say that my eldest brother is in the capital?"
Heng Chen's throat choked, he secretly glanced at Shangguan Shu, lowered his head and scolded, "If you have anything to say, talk about it when you get back!"
Heng Ye: "Oh..."
Heng Chen looked at Shangguan Shu and said, "Since my third brother is with the warrior, can you please let me meet him?"
Shangguan Shu smiled calmly, "To be honest, I have the same idea, but..."
"Just what?" Heng Chen asked anxiously.
"However, Henglin is now in the inner palace, and there are restrictions on his entry and exit. If you two want to see him, it is almost impossible. But I have thought of a way for you two."
"What method?"
"My youngest daughter is in need of two servants with strong martial arts skills. If you two don't mind, I can sign a contract with you. I will provide you with 20 taels of silver per month, including food and accommodation..."
Heng Ye's eyes lit up, and he murmured, "Twenty taels... Second brother, that would make forty taels a month for the two of us! And that includes food and lodging..." He looked at Shangguan Shu again, "Is there any chicken to eat?"
Shangguan Shu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Heng Ye burst out laughing.
Heng Chen had some concerns. It was such a good job, and he could also meet his third brother... From what his sixth brother just said, it didn't seem like he had no grudges against them. He didn't have any ulterior motives for taking care of them like this, right?
While Heng Chen was thinking, Heng Ye couldn't wait any longer. He came up to Heng Chen and whispered, "Second brother, what are you waiting for?"
Heng Chen frowned, "Fourth brother, calm down!"
"How can I stay calm? Where can I find such a good job? Forty taels! I can't even make forty taels in half a year of selling quilts!"
Heng Ye sniffed and said, "Forty taels, I can eat the roast chicken until I vomit!"
The wrinkles between Heng Chen's brows grew deeper, how could Shangguan Shu not notice it?
He played with his wine glass, showing patience. After a while, when the two brothers had stopped arguing, he whispered, "I know you two have concerns. How about this? I'll have the shopkeeper draw up a contract. You can take it back and have someone you trust look at it. If there are no problems, sign it and return it to the shopkeeper. If you still have concerns, then... I'm sorry I can't help you."
When Heng Ye heard "I can't help you", he suddenly became anxious. He softened his voice and tried to coax Shangguan Shu, then said to Heng Chen, "Second brother, don't you want to find Third Brother?"
"If for no other reason than for Third Brother, we will go even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead!"
Heng Chen's expression relaxed a little. After thinking it over again and again, he decided to send someone to look at the adopted child. He had suffered losses in this regard. As for the person who would look after the adopted child, they brothers had just arrived in the capital and were unfamiliar with the place. They only knew their benefactor, so he took the child to show it to his benefactor.
Heng Chen figured it out and bowed, "Please bring the adopted son here!"
Shangguan Shu raised his eyebrows and called the shopkeeper over. According to the conditions he said, he wrote a contract of selling himself, a living contract, for a period of six months, which could be renewed at the end of the term.
After finishing writing, Heng Chen took the pledge and was about to take Heng Ye away. Heng Ye looked at the table full of untouched food and was reluctant to leave. Shangguan Shu had no choice but to ask the shopkeeper to pack up everything for him to take away.
Heng Ye was so moved that tears filled his eyes.
After the two left, a secret guard quietly appeared behind Shangguan Shu in the box. Shangguan Shu put down his wine glass and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Follow those two people and see who they are looking for..."
"yes!"
Half an hour later, outside a house, Heng Chen knocked on the door. Soon, a servant opened the door and welcomed the two in.
Seeing this, the secret guard returned to report, "Master, they went to find the Second Master..."
Shangguan Shu sneered. He had guessed it was him a long time ago. What a coward!
Shangguan Zhu, upon hearing that Heng Chen and Heng Ye had failed in their mission and had been hired by Shangguan Shu to be Shangguan Qingyue's attendant, was furious and helpless.
Seeing this, Heng Chen asked tentatively, "But is there a problem with the adopted child?"
"no……"
"That's because you, the benefactor, don't want my brother and I to work with your enemy. If you don't want to, then..."
Shangguan Zhu interrupted him, "It's not that I don't want to, but..."
Shangguan Zhu paused. Originally, he was furious. The person he had brought in to cause trouble for Shangguan Shu had now become Shangguan Shu's man, being asked to fawn over Zhao Ying... But then he thought, why couldn't he use this opportunity to plant his spies in Guangming Palace, just in case...
After thinking it through, Shangguan Zhu agreed immediately and asked Heng Chen not to miss this opportunity. When Heng Chen and Heng Ye heard this, they immediately smiled and nodded.
The next day, Heng Chen handed the adopted child to the shopkeeper, who told them to come back in three days to take them into the palace.
…
The Xianwang Mansion.
In the empty bedroom, Princess Xian sat at the table with her hair disheveled.
A few days ago, the palace issued a secret order for Princess Xian to hang herself, but Princess Xian refused to die, and Prince Xian did not want to be charged with killing his wife, fearing that Emperor Jianxi would think he was cruel. So he removed all the people, withheld food and water, and tried to starve Princess Xian to death.
Not only that, the virtuous prince had already spread the news that the virtuous princess died suddenly out of shame. The virtuous prince pretended to be affectionate and forgiving of past grudges, and held a grand funeral in the front hall of the palace. In fact, the coffin was empty.
Even so, it has harmed many foolish people.
When Xiao Liu learned that Princess Xian had died, she hanged herself and left behind a love letter, simply hoping to continue her relationship with Princess Xian in the next life.
When Duke Dingguo found out, he was so angry that he fell seriously ill.
Not only Xiao Liu, there were as many as seven or eight women who committed suicide for love with Princess Xian. For a time, everyone wondered how charming Princess Xian was that she could attract so many lovers to be with her through life and death.
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