Stepped into the cross-courtyard and checked in at the Prince's Cross-Courtyard.
"Zhao Xiaoxiong's strategy value +5."
Three young eunuchs were playing dice in the yard. Seeing this, they hurriedly put away the dice and ran to Lin Zhiya and Zhao Xiaoxiong to pay their respects.
"The Fifth Prince and His Majesty are back. This servant deserves death. I was just too bored and wanted to play for a while."
Zhao Xiaoxiong frowned, not surprised. However, because he was in front of his mother, he spoke more seriously: "If you want to be lazy, go to your room. It's not decent to be outside."
The three young eunuchs kowtowed and said, "I dare not do that anymore. Fifth Prince, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Seeing that Zhao Xiaoxiong had no intention of punishing them, one of the eunuchs boldly said, "The imperial kitchen has sent a fish soup, which is said to be good for bones. Fifth Prince, please try it."
The young eunuch crawled to get the soup and handed it to Zhao Xiaoxiong with a smile, hoping to take the opportunity to blur the matter of playing dice.
Zhao Xiaoxiong pursed his lips, but finally took it. He sniffed it and smiled: "Did father send it here? Father is the one who needs to mend his bones."
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There was a small bowl of fish soup, and there was no trace of heat left. It seemed that it had been left for a long time.
Lin Zhiya stretched out her hand to stop him, and holding back her anger, she handed it to Hemei: "Heat it up before giving it to the Fifth Prince."
The eunuch who was holding the soup suddenly lost color in his face, and begged in front of Lin Zhiya: "I wanted to warm it up, but I miscalculated the time. I will heat it up for the fifth prince."
Lin Zhiya didn't believe a few words. Judging from the eunuchs' expressions, this kind of thing was a common occurrence.
No matter how noble Zhao Xiaoxiong was, he was just a four-year-old child. In addition, he was kind by nature, so the people who served him gradually became lazy, and after a while they dared to play dice openly in the yard.
Lin Zhiya made an example of someone else: "Since I caught you, you have to be beaten with ten sticks."
The young eunuch was taken out and beaten with a stick, and waves of wailing were heard.
Lin Zhiya still felt that it was not enough. Once she left, things might return to their old ways. She wanted to replace the others as well.
Zhao Xiaoxiong pulled her sleeve and whispered to her, "Mom, don't send them away. I'm not used to replacing them. I don't like strangers."
Zhao Xiaoxiong: "I can take care of myself, warm the water, dress myself, and tuck in the quilt myself. I haven't been sick for a whole year."
Lin Zhiya felt a little sour about her son's strength.
She put Zhao Xiaoxiong in his room and stayed in the courtyard for a while. Several palace maids and eunuchs were busy with their heads lowered, and they looked very contented.
After Lin Zhiya left the cross-campus, she opened the system to check and saw a development panel for Zhao Xiaoxiong.
Written on it are Zhao Xiaoxiong's four attributes: strategy value, martial arts value, literature value, and favor value.
Except for the strategy value which was increased by 5 to 10, the initial data of martial arts and literature were only 5, and the favor value was far ahead and climbed to 80. 80 unlocked a skill called telepathy.
Telepathy: The owner can have telepathy with his loved ones, allowing them to see what is happening around the owner.
Lin Zhiya clicked on the skill, and the scene around her slowly disappeared. She really came to Zhao Xiaoxiong's courtyard again. Zhao Xiaoxiong was drinking warm fish soup while reading attentively.
The light in the room was a little dim. Lin Zhiya felt sorry for Zhao Xiaoxiong who had been rubbing his eyes. She suddenly had an idea and controlled the secret guard to turn on the light for Zhao Xiaoxiong.
The flickering lights ignited, startling Zhao Xiaoxiong. He subconsciously called out, "Mom!"
But there was no one around, so Zhao Xiaoxiong had to assume that there was a spark on the lamp that had not been extinguished and had reignited.
Zhao Xiaoxiong turned the pages towards the lamp and muttered, "Mother, the fish soup made by father is not very tasty. I hope father will not send it again tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiya took advantage of Zhao Xiaoxiong's inattention and asked the secret guard to pour all the fish soup into the flower bed at the door.
Zhao Xiaoxiong turned around and saw an empty bowl, and was surprised: "So it's all finished! Father, I didn't let you down."
In the yard, Lin Zhiya saw that some palace maids and eunuchs began to slack off again.
She came to the side rooms, one of which happened to be where the beaten eunuch lived. The room was open, and the beaten young eunuch was lying on the big bunk bed, crying.
Ten strokes of the cane are not that harsh. You just need to rest for three or four days and then you can get out of bed.
The young eunuch sighed, and soon his companions came back to the room and took out the dice again.
"Let's play a little longer. I still have four coppers. I'm going to bet them all this time."
The pain in the young eunuch's body made him cautious, and he said hesitantly: "...I don't dare to play anymore. If I am caught by Wanpin again, my life will be over."
Others said, "Wanpin has left, why would they come here to arrest us? They are just playing for a while and will go out to serve the Fifth Prince later."
Lin Zhiya thought that she couldn't scare them anymore.
"The Fifth Prince is still reading. With Nanny Li by his side, it doesn't matter if we sweep the floor later. The Fifth Prince won't blame us if we take a break."
Although that is what they said, everyone knows that once you start playing, you can’t control time, so forget about cleaning the floor today.
The dice were shaking in the small bowl and making a clinking sound. The young eunuch could not help himself and sat up with difficulty and joined the gambling game.
Nanny Li outside called for someone to come in and serve, but after calling several times no one responded, she left helplessly.
The small room was bustling with activity and everyone was having so much fun that who could hear Nanny Li's shouting?
Lin Zhiya controlled the secret guards and kicked each of them in the waist. "Still playing around? You really don't learn your lesson."
Lin Zhiya threw the dice into the oil lamp, and it crackled and the flames shot up high.
Several eunuchs were kicked all over the place, holding their waists and gasping for breath. When they looked up, they saw the flames rising and were scared out of their wits.
"Lord Guan has appeared. He has forbidden gambling. I know I was wrong. Please don't burn us to death!"
For a moment, several eunuchs knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the oil lamp with terrified expressions.
Lin Zhiya picked up a piece of waste paper blown by the wind and put it into the oil lamp to burn. The flame became more and more vigorous and was about to jump out of the lamp. The eunuchs saw this and didn't even bother to kowtow. They rushed out of the room one after another.
The eunuch who was being beaten was at the back, shouting for help, and his voice alarmed Nanny Li over there.
The eunuchs said: "Lord Guan is the God of Wealth. He is in charge of all gambling. Isn't Lord Guan angry?"
Nanny Li walked into the room trembling with fear, but saw that the lights were off and the room was silent, without any of the strange things the eunuchs had described.
When Li Ma came out, several eunuchs had already discussed it. "Lord Guan must have blamed us for neglecting our duties, so he taught us a lesson. We can't gamble anymore. I'm afraid he will burn us at night next time!"
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