Ji Ling's footsteps paused for a moment, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a red paint bucket rolling out from the thorn, and the sewage in the bucket was splashed out, soaking a large area of the green brick floor.
Qixi quickly reached out and grabbed Ji Ling's arm: "Master, be careful!".
However, he said this too late. Ji Ling did not stop and could not get out of the way. The hem of the flag was splashed with sewage in several places.
Qixi was so angry that she turned around and saw in the alleyway, several little eunuchs who were doing the cleaning, with their backs to Ji Ling, half-kneeling on the ground, beating another little eunuch on the ground.
I didn't know I was in trouble.
Qixi frowned, but before she could say anything, Xiao Lezi had already rushed forward and shouted loudly: "Foolish things! Who are you following? Did you know that you bumped into a noble person?!"
Several young eunuchs were startled when they suddenly heard this scolding. They turned around one by one and were stunned for a moment when they saw the nobleman Ji Ling's expression.
One of the few people cleverly recognized that the woman in front of him was a noble nobleman from the side of Jingyang Palace. Knowing that something was wrong, he quickly kowtowed his head and said in a trembling voice: "I'm paying my respects to noble nobleman Ji! I didn't know that the nobleman was passing by, but he bumped into the nobleman."
, please forgive me!"
When the remaining young eunuchs heard the words "Ji Guiren" and knew that they were facing the Ji Guiren who had been favored since winter, they all kowtowed with earth-colored faces.
Some people said: "I send my greetings to you, noble Lord! May your blessing be with you!", and others said: "Please forgive me, noble Lord!", and the place was buzzing and chaotic.
Qixi took out a handkerchief from her arms. The handkerchief was made of cotton, which is the most absorbent. She knelt down and carefully sucked the dirty water on the hem of Jiling flag uniform. When she saw that the dirt was not moving at all, she sighed and said regretfully:
"What a pity! This snowflake satin dress with eight banners is the most delicate. If the sewage seeps in, the fabric will definitely be ruined."
Ji Ling stretched out his hand to pull her arm and said: "It's useless when it's useless. Clothes are meant for people to wear. Don't worry about it. Just change into another one when you go back! It's cold on the ground. Get up quickly."
The floor tiles were warmed by the sun. Qixi knelt on the ground and thought: Where is the cold? Knowing that the master felt sorry for her, she stood up obediently.
At this time, the little eunuch who was beaten moved, groaned, and turned around. He saw dirty water flowing across his chest, his right eye socket was black and purple, and there were blood stains on the corner of his mouth. Half of his face looked like a steamed bun.
It's usually swollen, and it's obvious that he's been beaten badly.
It’s actually little Yoko!
Little Yoko raised his head and glanced at Ji Ling, with a look of embarrassment on his face. He struggled and shook his body, got up and barely kowtowed. From his swollen mouth, he struggled to say: "Slave... give your regards to Lord Ji."
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It was okay if he didn't get up. As soon as he got up, a string of red beads suddenly fell from his nose, and bright red blood flowed from his nose.
Little Yoko raised his hand and wiped it randomly with his sleeve, but it didn't stop the bleeding. Instead, half of his face was stained by nosebleeds, making him look even more dirty and terrifying.
Xiao Lezi glanced at Ji Ling, looked at her face, stepped forward and scolded the young eunuchs coldly: "You have ruined the nobleman's clothes and beat him into such a dirty look. It's disgusting."
It caught the eyes of noble people!".
Several young eunuchs immediately kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
Qixi's eyes scanned Xiaoyangzi's face, and then she recognized that the person being beaten was Xiaoyangzi. What she was about to say was suddenly choked in her throat.
Ji Ling said nothing, lowered his head and lifted up the hem of his skirt slightly, looked at it, frowned and said, "These clothes are dirty, and you have to pass through the Kunning Palace to go there. If you happen to let the empress see you, it would be disrespectful and disrespectful."
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She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then turned to Xiao Lezi and said, "Xiao Lezi, since you followed me today, I will give you a task."
After hearing this, Xiao Lezi perked up and straightened his chest and said immediately: "Master, whatever you ask, I will definitely do it for you!".
Ji Ling nodded and said: "It's not that difficult. Now go back to the east courtyard of Jingyang Palace and find a palace maid named Bixue. Ask her to send me a cloak to cover me. Tell her, I
Wait for her at the intersection of Chuxiu Palace and Yanhui Pavilion."
There was a slightly disappointed look on Xiao Lezi's face. Unexpectedly, the "task" Ji Ling gave him was such a trivial matter of running errands.
Qixi urged: "Go quickly!" Xiao Lezi responded with a loud voice, turned around, walked a few steps, and trotted away to the east.
Ji Ling saw that Xiao Lezi was sent away, so he turned around and saw the young eunuchs still kneeling on the ground, so he said: "Get up and answer."
Those few people heard her mediocre voice and could not figure out her emotions. They felt uneasy and did not dare to get up. They only knelt down and shouted: "Please forgive me, noble! I deserve to die! I don't dare to get up!".
Ji Ling raised his eyes and glanced at the little Yoko with a bruised nose and swollen eyes, then looked back and said: "Then just kneel down."
She glanced at the leading eunuch, walked slowly to him, and said quietly: "Although you are just sweeping the passages along the palace walls, you are still servants of the Tian family, not members of my Jingyang Palace. I am not much.
What can I say, but you beat a good person like this...".
As she spoke, she raised her finger and pointed at Xiao Yoko, and continued: "What's the reason?".
Several eunuchs looked at each other and all looked at the leading eunuch.
The eunuch had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "To tell you something, noble sir, you don't know something! This guy's name is Xiao Yoko, he was originally a slave who followed Hai... Yes, he was the original noble Hai! This guy has raised a whole family
It tastes like lazy meat, but just now the slave asked him to wipe the floor, but he insisted that he was sick and had no strength to move. Isn't this laziness?"
Ji Ling smiled and said, "Looking at your tone, you are the eunuch in charge of cleaning this area?".
The eunuch hurriedly waved his hands and said: "To tell you the truth, I'm not a slave. I'm not a slave. How can I be a slave?"
Ji Ling still had a gentle smile, but his voice turned cold and said: "Since you are not in charge, what qualifications do you have to send your companions?".
The eunuch was dumbfounded and opened his mouth not knowing what to say. He murmured for a long time, then kowtowed heavily and said: "Yes... this slave is confused!".
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After the eunuchs left, Qixi immediately stepped forward, squatted down, wiped the dirt on Xiao Yoko's face, and then helped Xiao Yoko stand up. Xiao Yoko lowered his head and wiped the blood stains on the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, and then said:
"Slave Xie Ji, noble man! Help me save the siege."
Ji Ling sighed involuntarily and said: "I told you to follow me a long time ago. I will think of a way to always make the east side courtyard free of errands, so you insist on being a cleaning eunuch here. This
Why bother?".
Little Yoko didn't answer, and after a while he said softly: "Thank you for your kindness. I am willing to do so. I can also help you open your eyes in this way."