Chapter 704: Saying the wrong thing in this palace can lead to death
Facing Mo Jinchuan's serious eyes, Song Yanxi couldn't help laughing out loud.
She coughed lightly twice, suppressed her smile, and asked, "Has anyone ever said before that the prince has a good face?"
Mo Jinchuan nodded his chin and said truthfully, "General Ke scolded me."
He was so frank that Song Yanxi felt embarrassed to laugh at him. She said carefully, "Wen Qi has been very quiet these days. I wonder how Mr. Wu's investigation is going."
Mentioning business, Mo Jinchuan also stopped smiling, and said solemnly: "Although Wen Qi values Mr. Wu, he does not fully trust him.
Last month, someone even pretended to be a peddler walking the streets, trying to extract information from the villagers of Hemu Village.
Song Yanxi said with lingering fear, "Fortunately, Mr. Wu did not show any mercy to Wang Biao that day. Otherwise, not only Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, but I'm afraid the lives of the entire village would be in danger because of you and me."
Before they left, although they left Uncle Wu and his wife enough money for them to spend their old age in peace, the villagers did not gain any benefits from them.
On the other hand, they also have to bear the risk of losing their lives because they once stayed in the village.
Understanding the complex emotions in her eyes, Mo Jinchuan said, "Xier, people are greedy.
Sometimes they are scarier than you think."
Song Yanxi suddenly came to her senses when she heard this.
Yes, the reason why Mr. and Mrs. Wu were willing to help them was not only because they were kind-hearted, but also because they had developed feelings for each other after spending some time together.
So even if he knew the inside story, he would not betray them.
But most of those villagers were just acquaintances with them.
The reason why they tacitly chose to keep this secret was mostly because they were frightened by Wang Biao's tragic death that day, and also because they were afraid of Wen Qi's reputation as a killer.
If the news were to be leaked, who would know whether a reward or a steel knife would be waiting for them in the future?
But if they knew that before they left, the two of them left enough money for Uncle Wu and his wife, it would be hard to say what they would choose.
Even if the old couple were kind-hearted and willing to take out all the money and distribute it to every household, some people would inevitably feel that the distribution was unfair.
They might even think that Uncle Wu and his wife had embezzled most of the money and only gave them a small amount to get rid of.
A timid person would choose to slander behind someone's back.
But if one is bolder, or like Wang Biao, he will not recognize any relatives for the sake of money.
She didn't dare to think about what would happen...
Meeting Mo Jinchuan's complicated eyes, Song Yanxi swallowed the words back when they were on the tip of her tongue.
For some things, she didn't even need to ask outside the building, she already had the answer in her heart.
Mo Jinchuan took her slightly cold hand and said gently, "At least Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu treat us sincerely, that's enough."
Song Yanxi responded softly and said nothing more.
*
At the palace gate.
Zhuang Shihan looked at the bright smile on the little eunuch's face and felt even more annoyed.
She suppressed her anger and asked, "Has Your Majesty said when you are willing to see me?"
The young eunuch smiled as usual, "Look at what the princess said. How can I say for sure when Your Majesty will have the time?"
Without waiting for Zhuang Shihan to say anything, he continued, "If you presume to guess the emperor's intentions, you will lose your head. Princess, please don't make things difficult for me."
"Are you threatening me?"
"My Lord, your words are too serious. I dare not."
Look at his expression and what he just said, how could he not act afraid at all?
Zhuang Shihan was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. She gritted her teeth and said, "Please tell the eunuch again that I have something important to tell you and must see His Majesty today."
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch's face darkened and he asked sarcastically, "What do you think, Princess, of His Majesty's status? You can see him whenever you want?"
Zhuang Shihan's expression changed slightly as she explained, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. I do have something important to ask Your Majesty."
The young eunuch sneered, "What the princess said is quite interesting, but why don't you go out and ask? Everyone who comes to see His Majesty has something important to tell you.
If anyone can come and see Your Majesty whenever they want, wouldn't that be chaos?"
He said this and turned to leave.
Zhuang Shihan rushed forward, grabbed his sleeve, and said hurriedly, "Wait a minute, eunuch!"
The young eunuch turned around with a gloomy face, "What's the matter? Princess, are you going to take direct action after seeing someone soft?"
"How could that be?" Zhuang Shihan said with an apologetic smile. She took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it to him, saying, "My lord, you have misunderstood. Even if I am ignorant, I would never lay a hand on someone in front of the emperor."
After taking a look at the quality of the bracelet, the young eunuch's expression eased a little, and he took it reluctantly.
Facing Zhuang Shihan's expectant eyes, he said, "I understand what the princess means, but I am not serving in front of His Majesty, so I can only pass on the message.
As for whether this will reach your Majesty's ears, I cannot guarantee it."
Zhuang Shihan's expression suddenly changed. "What do you mean, you're not serving in front of the emperor?"
The young eunuch nodded, his face forced with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty has at least dozens of eunuchs around him, both inside and outside. How can I, a servant, be qualified to serve Your Majesty?"
Knowing that he was angry with her, Song Yanxi looked at the bracelet in his hand, gritted her teeth and said stubbornly: "Eunuch, you are a blessed man to serve His Majesty. I believe that it won't be long before you can be promoted to serve in front of the emperor.
I’ll leave this matter today to you, father-in-law.”
The young eunuch responded indifferently, "Princess, please wait."
Before he turned to leave, he seemed to have thought of something and said to the guard beside him, "It's so hot today. Hurry and send a pot of tea to Princess Shihan to moisten her throat and cool down."
As he spoke, he smiled at Zhuang Shihan and said, "Anyone waiting for His Majesty's summons at the palace gate must stand as a sign of respect and not sit. I'm sorry to trouble you, Princess, to wait a little longer."
Zhuang Shihan had a smile on her face, but she had actually cursed him countless times in her heart.
She had been standing at the door waiting for an hour while he just went back and forth. Isn't it too late to say such nonsense now?
But the old saying is true, money really makes the world go round.
This money can really be put anywhere.
Just the bracelet she had just obtained could be sold for over a thousand taels of silver. It was really a bargain for that dead eunuch!
*
"Godfather, you're right. Princess Shihan is indeed generous."
The young eunuch turned around and handed the bracelet to Dehai.
Dehai glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and said calmly, "It's not a valuable thing, you can keep it for yourself."
"Thank you, godfather, for the reward." The little eunuch smiled even brighter.
Just as he spoke, he saw Dehai's face darken, and he quickly raised his hand and slapped him in the face, saying, "It was my son who said the wrong thing. He deserves to die."
De Hai reminded him coldly: "Xiao Hongzi, if you say the wrong thing in this palace, you will die."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongzi trembled even more violently.
Just when he thought he was about to die and was about to cry bitterly, he heard De Hai say, "Get up."
Little Hongzi stood up tremblingly and said with some stammering: "Godfather, I know I was wrong."
"What are you afraid of? I'm not going to eat you."
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