"Oh." Zu An had a classroom dormitory in Mingyue College before, and was very familiar with this kind of door-opening restrictions. He opened the door directly and found a large courtyard with several rooms in it. The overall environment layout and so on
It's quite elegant, but of course it pays more attention to privacy and safety. It must be an occupational disease of the embroidered clothes messenger.
"Where are the other embroidered clothes messengers?" Zu An asked curiously.
Zhu Xie replied with all his heart: "You live here alone, how come there are other embroidered clothes messengers?"
"Live alone?" Zu An was stunned. The benefits are so good? He originally thought they would have to squeeze into the dormitory together.
Zhu Xie gave him a strange look: "Of course I live alone. The identity of the embroidered messenger is often mysterious. He usually wears a mask to show off to others. Except for the emperor, there are even some people whose identities I don't know. Naturally,
It’s impossible to live together.”
Zu An asked curiously: "Then where do they live?"
Zhu Xie replied with all his heart: "They are scattered in various directions in the palace, just like a courtyard like yours, but there are not many embroidered messengers who are qualified to live in the palace... In short, when outsiders come here in the future, you
You must not come out to show your true face to others, you must wear a mask, the mask and uniform are all in the house, you can check them later."
Zu An took a breath: "Ready so soon? It seems that the emperor planned to arrange it this way from the beginning."
Zhu Xie raised his hands in the direction of the imperial study with all his heart: "The emperor's thoughts are not something that we, the subordinates, can speculate on our own."
Zu An curled his lips, "You are flattering me so much here, the emperor can't even hear you."
"By the way, where are the courtyards of the other embroidered messengers? I'll go and visit some other time, lest the floods wash away the Dragon King Temple." Zu An asked.
Zhu Xie's brows furrowed and he said, "Embroidered messengers tend to maintain their independence. It's best not to form friendships in private. Besides, they are basically outside investigating cases and are rarely in the palace throughout the year."
"How long have you been in the palace?" Zu An was a little surprised, but he quickly realized that investigating the case is probably the second priority. The main reason is that living in the palace is too restrictive. You can't go here or there, and you can't go there every day.
The small courtyard felt like a prison.
It would be even worse if he accidentally bumped into a princess or something like that. That would be a serious crime of confiscating a family and exterminating a clan.
So who would be a normal embroidered messenger who wants to live in the palace? Only someone like Zu An would be excited.
Zhu Xie was a little impatient: "Have you finished reading it? I will leave the palace after reading it and take you to see the house outside the palace."
"Is there another one outside the palace?" Zu An was a little embarrassed. Not only were they divided into jobs, but they were also divided into houses. One apartment was divided into two apartments, one inside the palace and another outside the palace. He had to have two such apartments before traveling through time.
You can get the house by yourself.
"Of course, the Embroidered Clothes Messenger also needs other identities to act on weekdays. What's more, you are still serving as the prince's minister.
There are no relatives in the capital, so we can't let you sleep on the streets." Zhu Xie said with all his heart.
Zu An pretended to shed tears of gratitude: "Your Majesty really takes good care of me. Even if I die, I will never be able to repay you."
"You have such a heart, and it's not in vain that the emperor thinks so highly of you." Zhu Xie's face softened a little.
Zu An thought that Zhu Xie Chixin was indeed a direct descendant of the emperor. He had insufficient information before, so he was still a little suspicious of him.
The two of them quickly started walking out. On the way, a beauty in palace clothes walked towards her. Zhu Xie Chixin hurriedly pulled Zu An aside and bowed her head in salute.
However, Zhu Xie was sincerely respectful, but Zu An was not so sincere. He quietly raised his head and looked up, only to see a group of palace maids and eunuchs surrounded by a beauty in palace clothes walking over.
The beauty in palace attire has a charming and graceful figure, and she is swaying as she walks, but strangely there is no trace of lust in her body, instead she has a gentle and elegant temperament.
"Hey, it's her."
I had just met this woman not long ago, it was Concubine Bai.
The beauty in palace clothes was walking around boredly, but when she saw the guards in the distance saluting, she didn't care. Such things have become commonplace in recent years.
However, she soon discovered that one of them had the audacity to raise his head to peek at her, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised. Did this little guard not understand the rules or was he just being audacious?
However, she has always been kind to others, and she doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, lest she ruin her good future.
She was about to leave as if she hadn't seen him when she suddenly let out a sigh and recognized Zu An's appearance: "Is it you?"
The voice is gentle and moving, like pearls rolling in water.
"I didn't expect to meet again so soon." Zu An smiled slightly.
After hearing his words, a touch of pink appeared on the fair cheeks of the beauty in palace attire.
Zhu Xie Chixin on the side frowned. He had just reminded him not to rush into the concubine in the palace, but something happened in the blink of an eye, in front of him. Wait, why did this guy's words sound like teasing.
He had no choice but to make amends immediately: "Reporting to Concubine Bai, this man has just been named the Phoenix Man by Your Majesty. He is also the Prince's wife. My subordinates are about to take him out of the palace."
Bai Rouxue's eyes were really full of surprise. She had heard about Zu An, and she originally thought he was dead, but now he was knighted and became the prince. How did he do it?
However, she quickly suppressed the doubts in her heart and smiled sweetly: "This young master is indeed a blessed person. I hope the prince will pay more attention to you in the future."
As the crown prince's concubine, it was natural for her to say such things.
Zu An replied: "That's right. The prince and I hit it off as soon as we met, and I think we will become like-minded people."
"It's time to work
." Bai Rouxue always felt that these words sounded a bit strange, but she didn't think about it. She nodded with a smile, and then walked away with the palace maid and eunuch, obviously not wanting to talk too much with other men.
Smelling the faint fragrance lingering in the air, Zu An suddenly felt that this errand was not as bad as he imagined.
After Concubine Bai left, Zhu Xie frowned and said: "I specifically reminded you before, why did you take the initiative to say hello when you saw the concubine? Fortunately, I am here today, otherwise if it fell into someone's mouth and read your book, you would
I can’t eat and walk around.”
Zu An thought that the emperor still needed him to deal with King Qi, so how could he trouble him for such a trivial matter, but he still replied: "I was almost punished by the Crown Princess before, but fortunately Concubine Bai came to the rescue, so I wanted to express my gratitude to her."
Zhu Xie nodded sincerely. He had also heard about the encounter with the crown prince and concubines in the palace before: "Forget it this time, don't do this again. In the future, you must be more careful when doing things in the East Palace. The other concubines of the crown prince are not the same."
That’s all, don’t offend the Crown Princess and Concubine Bai.”
Zu An was stunned. The fat man looked like he was mentally retarded, but he actually had so many concubines.
Who said I am too carefree? Compared with the princes and nobles of this world, I don’t want to be too specific.
He asked curiously: "I can understand the Crown Princess, but Concubine Bai is just a concubine, why should she be so careful?"
Zhu Xie hesitated for a moment, thinking that the two were colleagues now, so he reminded her in a low voice: "Concubine Bai was given to the prince by your majesty personally, and she gave birth to the prince's only heir, so her status is naturally extraordinary."
Zu An had some gossip and asked many questions: "I heard that Concubine Bai was the emperor's concubine before? Did the emperor favor her? The prince and her..."
Zhu Xie's eyes twitched when he heard this: "Shut up, these are not questions you should ask."
Over the years, all the embroidered messengers have been taciturn, doing more and talking less. However, this guy did the exact opposite, making him waver in the emperor's arrangements for the first time.
Along the way, Zu An was led out of the palace with a gloomy face, and stopped in a courtyard in the imperial city: "This is your future residence."
Zu An looked at the "Ding Mansion" written on the plaque on the door, then looked inside through the door, and said with some hesitation: "But there are still people living here."
"There will be no more soon." Zhu Xie waved his hand, and several embroidered messengers wearing masks sprang out from nowhere and rushed in like wolves and tigers. Then there was a cry from inside.
My mother's voice, and then the sound completely subsided not long after.
Zhu Xie said with his heart: "From now on, this will be your house."
Zu An: "..."
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Third update
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