With a scream, Zhou Liang woke up sweating profusely. Not only was his forehead covered in cold sweat, but his back and clothes were also soaked through.
"No one?"
As soon as Zhou Liang woke up, he quickly got up and opened the back window, but when he looked out, not only was there no one under the window, but there were only a few green bamboos nearby and no one was there.
Zhou Liang was still worried, so he hurriedly opened the front door and saw dark clouds. A gust of wind swept by, making his whole body tremble. There was someone in the yard. When he opened the door, he smiled and said hello: "Manager Zhou, have you sobered up?"
Zhou Liang recognized that it was Lu Bai and had a good relationship with him. He smiled and asked, "What are you still busy with?"
Ruburt pointed to a roll of silk: "This is summer silk. It is distributed to the decent female family members in the palace to wear. I heard that other princes have also distributed it. The princess told me that it has just been counted and will be distributed to each room.
go."
He handed over a roll and said, "Take a look, it's in good condition."
Zhou Liang browsed it for a moment and found nothing out of the ordinary. He forced a smile and said, "This is a gift from the princess. You are blessed to have women."
After saying a few words, he slammed the door, walked to the table and sat down.
"Did you just have a nightmare?"
Also, when he looked outside just now, it was already dark. He must have been drunk and had a nightmare when he fell asleep.
"This is called thinking about things every day and dreaming at night." Zhou Liang sighed as he patted his face and tried to wake himself up.
"Let's get some water and wash your face." After smelling the strong smell of alcohol on his body, Zhou Liang felt that his head was numb now and he was a little less obedient than usual. This was not a good sign, especially when something big happened today.
It's not over yet, I need to wake up a little bit.
I sighed in my heart, I would have stopped drinking if I had known better, what a mistake!
Zhou Liang walked out, intending to fetch water and wash himself.
After carrying the bucket, I walked out of the yard and saw a person coming towards me. It was the kitchen steward. I was in a panic. When I looked up and saw him, I ran over immediately.
"Steward Zhou!" The little steward in the kitchen looked flustered and said, "You want to go to the front?"
After asking, he belatedly realized that Zhou Liang was carrying a wooden bucket, patted his chest, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"So you're going to fetch water? Just go fetch water. I'm telling you, there's nothing else to do today. It's best to stay in the yard and don't go to the front yard!"
Zhou Liang felt panicked and reluctantly asked: "What happened?"
"You were called to the front just now, right?" the kitchen steward asked.
"Yes, the prince is asking, does it have anything to do with that?" Zhou Liang asked, his hands shaking.
Kitchen steward: "That's right. Originally, I was worried about Steward Zhou taking care of you, so I came here in a hurry, but judging from your appearance, you should be fine!"
"Hey, you don't know that something happened to Yuan Xuanshi. It is said that she is suspected. Now the people around her and those who are close to her are not only being questioned, but they are also being tortured."
"Listen to the sound, the beating was so brutal. There was a maid who just heard the sound of ten sticks going down, and the sound disappeared."
After the kitchen steward finished speaking, his whole body trembled. After thinking for a moment, he added: "By the way, the prince just called Zhang Wang over."
After saying that, he sighed: "Maybe Zhang Wang will be unlucky."
If the kitchen steward could think so, Zhou Liang would not dare to have such extravagant hopes.
He is considered to have a good reputation and a good relationship, but Zhang Wang dares not to deal with him. He knows in his heart that he is seeking refuge with the princess's family. Although he cannot get close to the princess at all, he is just a "dog" with a slight sense of presence, but
With this kind of relationship, people are basically safe in this storm.
After all, as long as you don't commit suicide to the point of becoming a turtle, or get involved with any prince's woman, this is a layer of protection, even if it's just once.
On the contrary, Zhou Liang himself, because Chen Xuanshi is a believer of the Three-hole Empress and has been to Shuiyun Temple. Now that Shuiyun Temple is a prostitution den, Chen Xuanshi himself cannot protect himself. Zhou Liang deceived the prince because of a previous thought.
Once discovered, there is only death.
"It is tolerated even by an orphan if you do something wrong, but you will never tolerate it if you deceive your master."
Thinking of what King Lu said and Zhang Wang's report in his dream, Zhou Liang became even more flustered and couldn't even restrain himself, his body was trembling slightly.
Even the little steward in the kitchen opposite noticed it and stared at it, a little strange: "Manager Zhou, are you...are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" Zhou Liang forced a smile and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. I drank some wine and smelled of alcohol. How can I serve you? I'm going to fetch water and wash myself off. Let's talk again when we have time?"
"While you're at it, I'll go to the kitchen and take a look!" The kitchen steward nodded, doubting in his mind, but he thought it was impossible for a moment.
As soon as the two parted, Zhou Liang pretended to go to the well to fetch water. When he turned around and saw the kitchen steward walking away, he hurried back, threw the bucket at the door, and hurried out, this time heading straight for the small door.
The small door is at the back of the palace and is usually locked. Qia Zhouliang has the key to this small door hanging on his waist.
He ran towards the small door. There was a small door hidden in the thick bamboo forest here. Ivy climbed all over the wall. The floor was covered with moss. There were also a few birds making nests not far away. When someone came,
"Whew" it flew up.
There was no one else around, so Zhou Liang didn't open the door immediately, but lingered at the door. He sat slumped on the steps for a long time, looking up at the garden scenery, lost in thought.
It is not easy for Zhou Liang to get into the position of a steward in Prince Lu's Mansion. If he can keep doing it, not only will he be able to be popular and prosperous for the rest of his life, but even his descendants will benefit from it. He studied hard for ten years and became a minor official.
You must be polite when you see him, this is the strength of King Lu who fights.
Once you give up such a good job, you may never get it again in your life.
And if he just left like this, he would be a runaway slave. It would be good to be able to live anonymously from now on, but if it were worse, he would be afraid that today would be his death anniversary next year.
"No, I can't be impulsive."
Trying hard to suppress the crazy thoughts of escaping, Zhou Liang bit the tip of his tongue, and blood filled his mouth. At the same time, his mind cleared for a moment.
Looking left and right, he saw a rockery not far away. Although this rockery was smaller and there was no pavilion on it, it was just a purely ornamental stone, but it was not low in height. It looked like five or six meters. As soon as Zhou Liang woke up, he immediately felt
I made up my mind, jogged a few steps, and climbed up while no one was coming.
Looking down from a high position, we can see Chen Xuanshi's courtyard to the southeast. From here, we can see clearly. Whether people inside are going out or people outside are going to the courtyard, they can see it from a distance when standing on the rockery.
While Zhou Liang was watching, he thought anxiously in his heart: "God bless me, nothing will happen to Chen Xuanshi!"
"If no one goes to Chen Xuan's office, she is safe, and I am safe too."
For a period of time, he didn't dare to move his eyes. He stared until his eyes were sore, but there was still no movement. Seeing that the night was getting deeper, Zhou Liang finally let go of his worries.
"No... no one went there..."
"Great, I'm fine!"
Let’s just say, how could Zhou Liang be so unlucky?