"I've met the prince! I wish the prince good health..." Xiao Chen and Zhao Gongming were both startled when they saw this person, and hurriedly stood aside and bowed respectfully, bowing humbly.
The person who came was called Wang Jinzhong. He was a close confidant of the Empress Dowager and the chief eunuch. He had a rank of third rank, which is currently the highest rank among eunuchs.
There were only three chief eunuchs in the palace, one was Gong Shouli, the chief eunuch in charge of the ceremony, one was him, and the other was Zhang Zifang, the chief eunuch in front of the queen.
Is it great to be the second among the three general managers?
"Come on! Don't do this with me... Hehe, Zhao Gongming, I didn't realize that you, a wilted person, are quite thoughtful. This is why you are wagging your tail when you see our Xiao Chen becoming the new rich man in the palace.
Really?" Wang Jinzhong laughed again.
"Oh, what the prince said is not good!"
Xiao Chen secretly sneered in his heart, but he said with sincerity and fear: "Are you trying to hurt me? In front of you, how can I dare to call you a noble person? You are the rich and powerful, my lord..."
"Gah ga ga, you are just joking, are you afraid that you will end up like this?" Wang Jinzhong was very satisfied when he saw Xiao Chen's fearful look.
Suddenly his face changed and he said sharply, "The Queen Mother has ordered you to come to see me. Can you come with us now?"
"Hey!" Xiao Chen hurriedly agreed, wondering in his heart, wondering what the Queen Mother could do to him.
You don't want to reward me, do you?
The Queen Mother was probably in her seventies, with dead fish eyes, a toad mouth, a face full of wrinkles, and her cheeks were pulled down on both sides, which made her always look like she was angry.
But the voice was still gentle: "Are you Xiao Chen?"
Xiao Chen just knelt down and said nothing, shaking his body deliberately to express trembling.
The Queen Mother was very satisfied with his reaction, "I heard that at the Lantern Festival, I slapped the boy from the Wanyan family in the face and helped the emperor win five cities. Haha, this credit is not small!"
"The barbarians dared to offend my country, and my servant was so angry that I couldn't help but beat that guy..." Xiao Chen apologized.
"Hehehe, you little brat is really funny when you talk. No wonder someone as cold as the queen is proud of you... If you follow the queen, you must serve her well and not be negligent in the slightest, otherwise the Ai family will not be able to spare you.
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"I will obey the Queen Mother's decree!" Xiao Chen said loudly.
"Well, you are quite smart, little one... The Ai family really likes it when they see it. Come on, I'll reward you!"
The Queen Mother waved her hand, and a young eunuch next to her immediately brought a heavy plate of gold.
Visual inspection always weighs about ten or eight pounds.
Damn it!
It’s really a great reward.
"Go ahead and work diligently from now on so that you can take care of yourself." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Hey, I'm retiring!" Xiao Chen held the gold in both hands and walked backwards out of the palace gate. The cold wind blew, and his back was cold, but he was already covered in cold sweat!
"Boy, did you hear what the Queen Mother just said?" Wang Jinzhong came out immediately and asked something that seemed to be nonsense.
"I heard it all." Xiao Chen lowered his eyebrows, but his mind was running rapidly.
"Well, what should you do in the future?" Wang Jinzhong said with a smile.
"Of course I have risked my life to serve the Queen well and live up to the Queen Mother's hard work! Since the Queen Mother cares about the Queen so much, no matter what happens to the Queen in the future, I will come and report it to my father-in-law immediately!"
correct answer.
"Gah ga ga, good boy, you are really smart. It seems that you will have a prosperous life in the palace in the future!" Wang Jinzhong laughed strangely again, but there was no trace of smile in his eyes.
"Then it's all up to your care and cultivation, Prince Eunuch?" Xiao Chen's flattery was just right.
"Hey, I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm afraid you will have to take care of our family in the future." Wang Jinzhong smiled, raised the whisk in his hand and went in.
It seemed that the Queen Mother was not at ease with the Empress. Xiao Chen walked back with his hands behind his back, wondering how to deal with this matter.
Are you a spy for the Queen Mother? Or a confidant of the Queen?
This is a problem.
But I don’t know if I can save my life if I hug the Queen Mother’s thigh?
"Your Highness, stay! What does the old witch want from you?" Zhao Gongming suddenly appeared on the side of the road, and Xiao Chen was frightened.
"I said Eunuch Zhao, this is the palace, there are eyes and ears everywhere, you have to be careful what you say, right?" Xiao Chen had three black lines on his forehead.
Calling the Queen Mother an old witch in the palace isn't asking for death?
Also, I just told you not to have contact with me. I made it clear. Why did you post here again?
At best, you are worried about my safety, at worst, you are so heartless!
So Xiao Chen decided to give him a gender.
This person has no ambition, is reckless and violent, and is not capable of making plans.
"I'll say it again, Eunuch Zhao, the situation between us is extremely dangerous. No matter what, don't come to me again!" Xiao Chen said word for word.
"Yes, aren't I worried about you, Your Highness? Besides, there is no one around... Then shall I leave?" Zhao Gongming didn't think Xiao Chen was cautious, so he just thought he was timid.
"Don't leave, come back to your residence with me for a drink, and let's talk about important things behind closed doors." Xiao Chen said coldly.
"Ah? That's a good relationship! Then let's... Oh, by the way, I still have something to do, so what, Eunuch Xiao, go and do your work, I'll take my leave now!"
Zhao Gongming almost took it seriously, but when he saw the anger in Xiao Chen's eyes, he realized that what the Crown Prince said was ironic...
"Alas..." Xiao Chen sighed as he looked at his hurried away figure.
With this IQ, what else can you discuss with me about the restoration of the country?
I'm not afraid that you, an old man, won't accomplish enough, but I'm afraid that you will fail more than once and bring trouble to me!
This man will be a disaster sooner or later if he stays in the palace. We should find a way to get rid of him to avoid future troubles.
But she couldn't bear to kill him, so she could only find an opportunity to get him out of the palace later.
It seems that I may not be a person who can achieve great things. My heart is not cruel enough and my hands are not strong enough...
Xiao Chen doesn't talk about the great cause of restoring the country now. It's not easy to survive!
I thought that by following the queen, I could barely gain a foothold in the palace, but now it seems that I have fallen on a pirate ship again.
The Queen Mother's hostility towards the Queen is so obvious, which shows that there is a deep conflict between the two, and she is now in the middle of the conflict between the two.
Should I choose a spear or a shield?
A matter of life and death.
Of course, it is best to have two boats.
Damn it, my time travel is too miserable. I don’t even have a system or anything, and I don’t have any peerless martial arts, or powerful magic, or divine medical skills. Even if you get me a golden finger, it will be fine!
It would not be so passive.
I really don’t know who made the plane?
Not responsible at all!
I don’t have gold fingers, but I do have gold. There are twenty gold ingots in total, each weighing about five taels, so that’s one hundred taels. Damn it, I’m going to make a fortune.