Chapter 74: Eager to take credit and lose one's life
Under the shade of the tree, Xue Hengzhao slapped his sore shoulders.
It rained last night, and there were many fallen leaves and flowers on the ground.
Next is the Shangsi Festival, and the garden must be kept clean every day.
The eunuch who oversaw the work was like a dog eager to get rewarded. He would not allow those under him to rest. If anyone stopped for a moment, he would immediately scream out his sarcasm.
"Are you tired now? What are you doing here with all your strength? Just to get rewards and eat well?"
"Sisters, don't think that you have such a delicate body. You are here to work. We don't have idlers in this palace."
"If you want to save face, respect yourself, and don't wait for me to ask questions about you. No one can finish whose job it is, and you won't eat what's yours later."
He was mumbling here, and the maids also whispered.
"I went to Feng Hai, and here comes a more verbose one."
"Who is not tired yet? What's wrong with taking a breather? It's really a water ghost ascending to the city god, using chicken feathers as arrows!"
"We were so exhausted that he took it to buy some good things. He could hear the jagged beads in the abacus from a distance."
This supervisory eunuch is waiting to replace Feng Haixin.
No matter how young the official is, it is still the first thing a new official does when he takes office and is on the verge of success.
He also knew that everyone was dissatisfied, but he couldn't care less.
Since this job was entrusted to him, he couldn't think of a way to do it himself?
"Eunuch Cao, that's all. You've been lecturing us so early in the morning. It's time for us to take a drink of water and take a rest." The brave maid teased, "I just can't miss your errand."
Eunuch Cao asked her to speak somewhat sarcastically, and just as she was about to reply, she heard movement on the other side and looked over quickly.
Several eunuchs and maids gathered around a tree, all looking up.
There is also a snow-white pug on the ground, jumping forward and back and barking at the tree.
Eunuch Cao quickly came over and saw a black cat on the tree. It arched its back and the hair on its body exploded. It breathed at the dog under the tree.
At this time, two palace maids ran over and panted to hug the pug: "Little ancestor, why can't I see you running here?"
The dog took advantage of the human presence and barked more and more happily.
A palace maid who was gathered under the tree said to the two people who came after her: "Please take this dog away quickly! How many times has this happened?"
The palace maid holding the dog did not leave, but said as if deliberately provoking: "What do you mean, sister? We didn't mean it.
This dog was given to the seventh princess by the Holy Spirit. It cannot be tied, scolded, or beaten.
It's just a beast, do you really want to be like it?"
Another palace maid who was with her also said: "It's this wild cat that suddenly jumped out of nowhere and made people jump.
The snow lion is just fun, so I naturally caught up with him."
"How presumptuous! Are you the one who called the wild cat?! This cat is the favorite thing of the tenth princess. You scared me away. Can you afford to pay for it?" The previous palace maid was not someone to be trifled with.
The tenth princess is the daughter of Concubine Ying Ma Chunping. She had an illness before and became mute after she recovered.
Concubine Ying loved her very much and wished she could pick the stars in the sky for her.
Unfortunately, these ten princesses don’t like anything except being extremely close to a black cat.
Cats have always been raised in this palace. If there are more palaces, there will be more mice. It is impossible not to raise cats.
The tenth princess picked this black cat out of a grass nest. At that time, it was no bigger than a fist and its eyes had not yet been opened.
Now, it weighs ten pounds, has two green eyes, and is completely black without a single hair.
Concubine Li and the Seventh Princess were frightened by this black cat in the imperial garden before, but Concubine Ying didn't take it seriously and didn't even ask.
Concubine Li and Concubine Ying have always been at odds, and Concubine Li has always been most afraid of cats, so she felt that Concubine Ying and her daughter were deliberately targeting her.
It happened that a few days ago, a Western envoy paid tribute to a snow-white pug. The emperor happened to go to Li Fei's palace and rewarded the dog to the seventh princess.
After getting the dog, they intentionally or unintentionally let the dog chase the black cat.
Just two days ago, Xue Hengzhao saw a similar scene.
Concubine Li's natal family is not as powerful as Concubine Ying's natal family, and Concubine Ying and the Queen are cousins.
But even so, Li Fei refused to let her handle it.
Whenever you get the chance, you have to go back and make amends.
Now that the dog was given by the emperor, Concubine Ying and the others did not dare to do anything to the dog, so they made a fuss about it.
Naturally, such a trivial matter cannot become a big deal, so the people in front of Li Fei are quite confident.
Finally, the two maids in front of the seventh princess hugged the dog and left, but the cat still refused to come down.
The maids and eunuchs serving the tenth princess couldn't help but get anxious.
If the princess doesn't see the cat for half a day, she will cry and fuss.
She wouldn't want any other cat, she would only recognize this one.
It takes a lot of effort to get this cat down from the tree every time.
This cat has a bad temper. In addition to being very docile to the tenth princess, it will scratch and bite other people if they disagree with it.
A few days ago, a little eunuch managed to get up a tree and pick up a cat, and was scratched until his whole face was covered in blood.
In this way, you can no longer serve your master and hide away to recuperate.
It's quite reasonable to say something like this.
Further on, a little palace maid was scratched in the eye by the cat, and she became blind in that eye. She was sent to the Clothing Bureau, and her whole life's future was ruined.
So now the cat is on the top of the tree, and a few people can only gather around and worry under the tree, and no one dares to go up.
But someone came to urge me from the tenth princess' side: "You should hurry up! The princess wants a cat!"
When Eunuch Cao saw this, he became disheartened and said, "Everyone, please give way. I'll go up!"
Of course everyone was happy to see someone volunteering, flattering him and telling him to be careful.
Eunuch Cao tucked his clothes up to his waist, spit into the palm of his hand, and climbed up the tree.
When the cat saw someone coming up, it barked vigilantly and climbed backwards to the top of the tree.
Eunuch Cao gritted his heart, clenched his back molars, and secretly swore that he would catch this cat no matter what.
Of course, the number one person in the palace is the Queen, but the Queen is surrounded by human beings, and it is extremely difficult to squeeze in.
The next best thing is Concubine Ying. Concubine Ying has a bad temper and often beats and scolds her servants when she is upset.
But she also has the same advantage, that is, she is generous.
As long as you have merit, you will never begrudge rewards.
How many people in this palace don’t want to climb up? It’s just that some people don’t have the courage, and some people don’t have the chance.
Eunuch Cao knew that what was in front of him was an opportunity. Wealth and honor were found in danger. If it were not dangerous, it would not be his turn.
Finally, he was only two or three feet away from the black cat, and Eunuch Cao was about to reach out and scratch the back of its neck.
Unexpectedly, the cat still retreated, and Eunuch Cao had no choice but to climb up again.
Seeing that the cat had no retreat, Eunuch Cao felt happy, thinking that this time he was sure of success.
Who would have thought that the cat howled and jumped on the branch to rush towards him.
Eunuch Cao felt that his face had been scratched several times, and it was burning.
He instinctively released one hand to protect his face, but his feet were unsteady.
Hearing the man below him exclaim, he lost control and fell from the tree.
Eunuch Cao fell to the ground and hit the back of his head on a stone. He immediately started bleeding profusely and fell into a coma.
The black cat jumped into the grass lightly and disappeared in a flash.
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