Chapter 342 The most favored eighteenth son of Xianyang Palace
Queen Afang cleansed her face and washed herself, and the rosewood wooden bed exuded the woody fragrance that lulls people to sleep.
His personal maid, Ping'er, walked to the basin with a silk towel and said respectfully:
"There have been a lot of people in the Jingsi Room lately."
Blah blah blah~
Afang seemed not to have heard anything and concentrated on washing his face. The water droplets were lifted up and fell again, creating ripples in the basin.
Taking the towel handed by the personal maid, Afang wiped his face, his voice came out from under the towel, and the timbre changed slightly.
"If you have nothing to do, go and take care of Young Master 18."
The eighteenth prince Ying Huhai now lives in Afang Palace and sleeps in the side hall next to the main hall.
Since the death of Concubine Hu, the youngest son of the First Emperor has been living here.
Ping'er lowered her head slightly and said "Wei" with a hint of humility, just like the other maids and eunuchs in Afang Palace who responded to the Queen's orders.
Ever since Ying Chengyu left Xianyang, the close relationship between master and servant has become much more pure, just master and servant.
Ping'er walked to the third palace on the left. It was small in area, only about ten square meters.
As soon as I opened the door, there were subtle rustling and squeaking sounds, as well as a weird and unpleasant smell that was sour, smelly, and fishy.
This small hall should not be called a palace, but should only be called a house. It was originally the dressing hall where the Empress of Qin painted her eyebrows and printed her lips. It exudes the aroma of ambergris, sandalwood, rouge and other substances all year round.
After the Eighteenth Young Master moved to Afang Palace, the role of the Dressing Hall became to store all kinds of insects, bottles and jars for breeding insects, and all kinds of insect food.
The refreshing and fragrant air that breathed into her nose turned into a fishy, sour and rotten air. Ping'er didn't frown unconsciously like other palace maids and eunuchs. She held her breath.
Among the secret guards, her martial arts skills are not very high, but she is not the lowest candidate either. Shutting down for a short while is not a big problem for her.
Picking up a jar of insects from it, Ping'er quickly walked towards the Eighteenth Young Master's bedroom.
Although she couldn't smell the smell here because she was closed, she still didn't want to stay here any longer. She was psychologically uncomfortable with it, and she closed the door much faster than the door opened.
Unconsciously, he slowed down, walked to the Eighteenth Young Master's bedroom, and knocked on the door lightly.
"Enter."
A clear and loud teenage voice.
Pushing open the door and entering, Ping'er had a sweet smile on her face and handed the clay pot in her hand to the beautiful palace maid who came up to her.
"What did Sister Ping'er give me again?"
Nine-year-old Ying Huhai smiled happily, trotted over, and eagerly took the pottery pot from the hands of the palace maid.
Although the boy's dormitory is less than a hundred meters away from the small hall where the insects are stored, it is very convenient whether you send someone to pick it up or pick it up yourself. However, the Queen has an order. In addition to the personal palace maid Ping'er, the Eighteenth Young Master himself also
You cannot enter the Insect Palace.
"Young Master 18 will find out when you open it."
Ping'er smiled slightly.
She didn't even open the pot, so she didn't know what kind of insects she had brought.
The young man covered the lid of the clay pot with his hand and said a little coquettishly:
"No, Hu Hai asked Sister Ping'er to tell her. My uncle told me, and it's a surprise when others tell you."
Young Master...
Ping'er's eyes were much softer, and she regretted why she didn't take a look at the bug she was holding just now.
If she had known the species of insects in the jar, she would have told her directly at this moment. But as she walked in slowly and walked out in a hurry, she could only smile slightly at this moment.
"The Eighteenth Young Master is even more surprised when he discovers it himself. This is what Lord Chang'an said."
"Then I'll open it after Sister Ping'er leaves. Will the surprise be bigger?"
Ping'er smiled slightly and nodded, her smile becoming a little more natural.
She turned her gaze sideways to a tall, beardless eunuch who was at least eight feet tall.
Other eunuchs wore loose linen and long gray clothes. These eunuch clothes were comfortable to wear and made it easier for the eunuchs to serve people.
This tall eunuch is wearing a semi-silk, close-fitting black eunuch uniform. This type of eunuch uniform has many shortcomings, such as discomfort, a sense of urgency, etc.
There is only one advantage - ease of action.
In Xianyang Palace, the eunuchs wearing this kind of close-fitting black eunuch uniforms made of half silk have an exclusive name - eunuchs, and they belong to the Jingshi Room.
They don't need to serve anyone, their job is to record and protect.
"Get out."
The smiling Ping'er is sweet and authentic.
The tall eunuch frowned, wondering how he had offended the queen's personal maid.
Coming from the Jingshi Room, he was a little taller than Ping'er, who only had the status of a palace maid in front of him.
But Ping'er had the queen's favor buff, which made the tall eunuch suppress his anger and said in a deep voice:
"According to the order of the Chefu Ling, I am here to protect the Eighteenth Young Master."
"Let Zhao Gao tell me personally."
How dare she call Lord Che Fu Ling by his first name!
The eunuch Gao Da was shocked and confused. In order to show his respect for Zhao Gao, he did not dare to think of the word "Che Fu Ling" in his heart. He was always determined to be "Che Fu Ling" in his mind and body.
But the palace maid in front of her actually called Zhao Gao by his first and last name - usually only the superiors and elders could call him by his first name. This was a symbol of status.
The tall eunuch couldn't understand.
No matter how favored the queen is, her status is still just that of a palace maid. Needless to say, Zhao Gao's secret identity is clearly one of the Nine Qings.
"How dare you be so disrespectful to Master Che Fu Ling!"
The tall eunuch shouted angrily.
"If you want to show your loyalty, I will do it for you."
Ping'er touched Ying Huhai's little head, turned around and walked out of the dormitory.
There is only one leader of the Jingshifang—Zhao Gao.
Through the Jingshi Room, Zhao Gao knew most of the secrets of Xianyang Palace, including the palace affairs of the First Emperor.
The Jingshifang is responsible for providing security when the King of Qin is at his weakest. Those who can take charge of the Jingshifang are the most trusted eunuchs of the Qin kings in the past dynasties.
The tall eunuch had a gloomy look on his face, and having his thoughts read was not a pleasant thing after all.
Regarding the threat in Ping'er's words before leaving, the tall eunuch just dismissed it as fart. What he was afraid of was the queen behind Ping'er, not Ping'er herself.
The greatest revenge for a favored palace maid is to file a complaint and then kick her out of Afang Palace based on the queen's favor. This is the worst result.
He adjusted his mentality and continued to perform his duties to protect the safety of the Eighteenth Young Master, which was Jingshi Fangxin's duty.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! - Every princess and prince is equipped with an eunuch to protect their safety. This is Zhao Gao's order, which has been implemented for several days.
Ying Huhai took the pottery pot and put it aside. There were already piles of pottery pots there.
The rumors are false, the Eighteenth Young Master doesn't like to play with insects... the tall eunuch thought.
From the first day he came to protect Ying Huhai, he had never seen the eighteenth young master playing with insects.
Tap tap tap~
The sound of fast, clear-paced footsteps interrupted his thoughts. A group of officials filed in, their bronze spears pointed at him.
The tall eunuch frowned and looked at Ping'er, who was the last to enter. She was extremely beautiful and had a sweet smile.
Why can she even command Lang Guan?
"The queen has an order, take it."
Ping'er smiled slightly.
The tall eunuch, who was extremely skilled and capable of breaking out of Afang Palace, did not act rashly and was captured without hesitation.
Compared with the eunuch's advanced martial arts, the eunuch's loyalty is higher. Moreover, compared to resisting and then being killed, being expelled is undoubtedly a better result.
The queen was very fond of this girl... The tall eunuch was pushed and escorted outside the Epang Palace.
But after arriving outside the palace, the officials with weapons in hand did not untie him and let him go as the eunuch Gao Da wanted. Instead, they pinned him to the ground.
This is to perform the duties of the staff... The tall eunuch held his head high and shouted loudly:
"I am the eunuch of Jingshifang, what are you going to do to me!"
The punishment of the stick can range from light to heavy, ranging from slight injury to immediate death. The tall eunuch was a little panicked.
"Let you get what you wish for."
The sweet voice sounded, and the tall eunuch looked around, and could see a thick wooden staff standing next to his little feet without boots.
Looking up again, there is Ping'er's smiling face.
"The queen has an order, and she will be punished with ten sticks."
Seeing that the person who was carrying out the duties of the staff was a favored palace maid, the tall eunuch's heart suddenly dropped again. How much strength can a little girl have?
The queen is very fond of this girl... The tall eunuch thought this for the second time and clearly realized Ping'er's status in Afang Palace.
The queen, who had never seen the tall eunuch with her eyes, did not want the tall eunuch to enter the palace, so she would just expel him on the day he entered the palace, and would not raise an issue at this time.
The only explanation is that all this is an act of revenge by some exceptionally beautiful palace maids in front of them.
——The commanding officer and the execution of the staff prove that the queen gave the order to avenge the palace maid.
It doesn't matter if I receive ten strokes of the cane, I can rest for half a month, and I can still be favored by Master Che Fu Ling. This is indeed what I want... The tall eunuch was thinking with some joy.
Suddenly I felt a majestic momentum rising behind me!
The person who stands behind him and tortures him is not inferior to him in martial arts!
There is something wrong with this woman!
Bang~
As soon as this thought flashed across his mind, severe pain came from his buttocks like a mountain roar and a tsunami. His pelvis cracked, his skin burst open, and his tight-fitting half-silk black eunuch uniform was stained with blood.
"ah!"
He had taken precautions, but the severe pain was still beyond his expectation, causing him to let out a scream that was not like a human voice.
Bang~
The second stroke of the rod was enough.
The roar of the tall eunuch suddenly stopped, as if the second blow of the stick was not struck on his buttocks, but thrust into his mouth.
His eyes were bulging and bloodshot, and he stood upright, twisting and twisting wildly, struggling like a Teddy in extreme heat.
"I am an eunuch! I am an eunuch!"
The status of eunuchs in Xianyang Palace is higher than that of Lang officials, who are mostly descendants of generals.
Having been trained by the Ying family since childhood, most of their future prospects will not be as good as those of the gold-plated Lang Guan.
But in the Xianyang Palace, when the First Emperor was happy and recorded, the lives of those who were protected were far more guaranteed than those of Lang Guan - only the First Emperor could grant them death.
The two lieutenants who were holding him down were almost knocked over by him, and they hurriedly called for help from their colleagues. Six of them were able to hold down the tall eunuch whose hands were tied.
Ping'er smiled lightly as always, as if she didn't know the eunuch's special nature at all.
She held the heavy wooden stick in both hands that Lang Guan had to use all his strength to swing, and she swung it up and down easily.
Bang~
repeat.
Bang~
Repeat again.
Bang~
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Stupid... Queen Afang sighed, the screams outside the palace made her feel helpless.
"Go and see if Hu Hai is scared, and bring him to my place."
She softly ordered the palace maid in green who was waiting for her to beat her legs.
The cry is so shrill that children should be frightened.
"only."
The palace maid in green stopped, walked into the Eighteenth Young Master's bedroom, knocked on the door and entered.
I saw the 18th Young Master huddled on the bed, surrounded by a circle of palace maids and eunuchs who looked pale and had a forced smile.
"Young Master 18, the Queen is worried about you and wants you to come over."
Ying Huhai was wearing shoes and huddled under the brocade quilt. There were some stains on the clean quilt, and he looked like he didn't dare to go out.
The maid in green didn't dare to take the 18th Young Master out, and tried to persuade him a few more times. Seeing that the 18th Young Master didn't come out, she retreated into the quilt, so she could only turn around first to report the news.
Outside the quilt, I heard the shrill voice and felt frightened. The eunuchs and maids who served Ying Hu Hai still offered words of comfort, but their expressions changed from warm smiles to panic, which looked very inconsistent.
The 18th Young Master hiding under the blankets cannot see their faces, so they can take off their facial disguises.
Inside the quilt, the nine-year-old boy was biting the quilt, listening to the soft words of comfort coming from outside, tears dripping from his eyes.
"Concubine, Hu Hai will stop making you angry. Hu Hai will read "Li Sao" to you.
"I took a long breath to cover my tears. I am sorry for how difficult our people's lives are... Hu Hai is so scared..."
Ying Huhai whimpered very quietly, just like the sound of an insect grinding its wings.
The eunuchs and palace maids outside the bedding cannot see the boy's face, so the boy can take off his facial disguise.
His father loved him very much.
He specially found an official to catch insects for him, so he no longer had to do it himself. He could go to Zhangtai Palace to find his father at any time. No one in Xianyang Palace would face him coldly, except for the cold man next to his father.
Face Swordsman.
The queen mother dotes on him very much.
He freed up his dressing room to become the Insect Palace, and sent many more eunuchs and palace maids to serve him. If there was anything delicious and delicious to eat, he would bring it to him first to eat and drink, and almost everything he asked for would be answered. I was worried about him.
He was afraid of calling the palace maid to take him there immediately, and not letting him play with insects by himself, so as to prevent him from getting bored playing with things.
Overnight, Ying Huhai went from a little transparent young man whom only his uncle would remember and came to play with, to the most favored eighteenth young man in Xianyang Palace.
The sounds outside the quilt disappeared.
The brocade quilt covering the eighteenth young master was slowly lifted, and the queen mother, who was of middle-class and upper-middle class but far less beautiful than his biological mother, Concubine Hu, gently wiped away the tears on his face and said softly:
"Don't be afraid, Hu Hai, the queen is here."
He gently picked up Hu Hai and patted the boy's back gently.
The boy lay in Afang's arms, hugging his mother tightly, seemingly frightened.
Ping'er, the queen's personal maid, would bring him insects on time every day, but she never remembered what kind of insects she brought.
When the Queen Mother suspected that he was afraid, she would thoughtfully send a palace maid to visit him. When he did not dare to go to the ground, she would come to his bedroom, hold him and comfort him.
His mother-in-law never sent maids to the palace, but always went there in person. While reprimanding him for how the people of Chu cried and cried, and asking him to stop crying, she held him in her arms and read "Li Sao" to him.
The mother's caressing was very comfortable, one after another, with a clear rhythm, like a routine...
The mother-in-law's caressing was not very comfortable, and it was light and heavy according to the language and emotion of "Li Sao" being read.
"Mom..."
Ying Huhai's voice was small.
"……Why."
Afang, who was thinking about something and was a little lost in thought, was a little slow to react when he heard unfamiliar words, and his response was a little slow.
The princes and princesses in the harem have always called her Queen Mother.
The young man raised his smile, with tears in his eyes.