Chang Le and Chang An came to serve Qi Wang at about the same time. They came here when Qi Wang was four years old, and they were only seven years old at that time.
The king and queen of Qi attached great importance to his son, and when they chose people to serve him, they were also carefully selected. The family background must be clean and without any blemishes.
The people selected to be around Qi Wang must have been selected layer by layer, and after countless investigations, they will be sent to the original owner with confidence.
There is no problem with Changle's identity, but Chang'an is a pawn sent by Chu State.
If you want to place someone next to Prince Qi, you can't rely on people from Chu State alone. You must have people from within Qi State to help, and these people's positions are not low. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for Chang'an to come to his side here.
Another point is that Qi Wang suspects that the original owner's fall from the cliff was deliberately done by someone in order to allow Chu Li to appear by the original owner's side as Li Chu in a fair manner.
The whole country of Qi is a piece of metal, if there is any shortcoming, it can only be the little prince who was raised innocently and ignorant of world affairs.
The people who set up the game were patient. This game might have been designed before the original owner was born. They didn't necessarily need the original owner to complete the game, but because the original owner happened to be the most suitable person to use.
If there is no original owner, there will be other people. Since the state of Chu already has the heart to destroy the state of Qi, it is natural that it has been planned for a long time. This may be the layout of several or more than ten generations, and it is carefully woven into such a seamless pattern. The big net encloses everything in it.
In the original plot, the state of Qi was destroyed too quickly. Even if there was a reason why Chu Li had mastered most of the secrets through the original owner, a country that was originally prosperous was destroyed by another country in just a few months. Yes, this is actually very abnormal.
Although Qi State's military strength is not strong, but the national treasury is full, according to common sense, it will not be wiped out by Chu State so easily.
However, the original owner's mind is indeed a little simpler. He doesn't know anything about the affairs of the government, and the aristocratic families in Qiguo, and the relationship between officials and officials are even darker. If the original owner didn't know about it, Qi Huang naturally wouldn't know about it. .
Things in Qi State are not that simple, but Qi Wang is just a simple little prince who doesn't know the world, he only needs to be responsible for living a carefree life. Don't think too much about it.
"Changle, you have been by my side for twelve years. You are the person I trust the most, so there is something I want to entrust to you. I wonder if you can help me?"
Chang Le heard the words and immediately knelt down.
"Your Highness, just tell me if you have any orders, and Changle will definitely fulfill your orders."
Chang Le did not expect that he would hear from Qi Wang that he was the most trusted person, and he thought that in Qi Wang's heart, Chang'an was the most trustworthy person.
After all, Changle also knows himself, he is not good at words, he just keeps his head down and does things, not as lively as Changan, who can talk and amuse...
I didn't expect His Highness to trust him so much! He will definitely do his best to complete the tasks assigned to him by His Royal Highness, and he will never disappoint His Highness's trust.
Qi Wang beckoned to him, signaled Chang Le to come up, and explained something like this.
Although what Qi Wang told him to do was a bit strange, but Chang Le didn't say anything, and obediently nodded in agreement.
"This matter cannot be delayed. After you go back, clean up and leave the palace. Also, remember, only God knows this matter, you know me, and you are not allowed to tell the third person to know about it, do you understand?"
Chang Le bowed to accept the order: "This subordinate obeys the order, my little Highness, don't worry, this subordinate will not disgrace the mission."
Qi Wang nodded and waved his hand to signal him to go down.
Changle didn't stay here any longer, and soon exited the inner hall.
"Changle, come here."
Chang An has been guarding outside the hall, and did not leave. Seeing Chang Le finally came out, Chang An, who was already squatting with numb legs, ran over in a hurry, because he ran too fast, and his reaction was not very sensitive after his legs became numb. Because of this, he almost fell to the ground.
"Chang Le, I called you, didn't you hear?"
Chang An managed to stabilize his body, and seeing Chang Le walking away without looking back, he was very annoyed, and chased after him in three steps at a time.
"Chang Le, didn't you hear me when I called you just now?"
Although the two grew up together, Chang An didn't think much of Chang Le. He felt that he was very respectable in front of Qi Wang. Although he was doing the work of a servant, he was almost half a master. .
Usually, the big and small affairs of the Longevity Palace are basically handled by Chang Le, but Chang An is often the one who gets the rewards and praises, and he is also very respectable in front of all the palace people. Although he is not very old, but Who wouldn't respectfully call Brother Chang'an when they saw him
As for Changle, even though it was Qi Wang who served him personally
He is not as handsome as him, and he looks like a transparent person in front of the palace people.
His character of only doing things in silence, never fighting or snatching, is hard to be looked down upon. Chang Le has always been very respectful in front of him, but today he treats him so slowly, how can Chang An bear it
However, when Changle, who was considered by Qi Huang himself as the most trusted confidant before, faced Chang'an, his back was a little tougher than usual.
The little highness said that he is the most trusted subordinate of the little highness. In the future, if Changan finds trouble with him, he can go back unceremoniously. If there is any problem, let Changan go to the little highness to resolve it.
Thinking of this, Chang Le stood up straighter. He looked at Chang An who was half a head shorter than himself, and said slowly: "Chang An, we are slaves. How can we talk about the matter of the master? My conversation with the master It's a secret, how can I let you know?"
Chang An frowned, only feeling that Chang Le's attitude towards him was not quite right.
How could Changle be so arrogant towards him in the past, who gave him the courage to treat him like this
Chang'an felt uneasy, and felt that the little maids in the corridor seemed to be whispering, and he felt that he had lost face, and when he treated Changle, his tone was a little less polite.
"The person His Highness trusts the most is me. I know His Highness's preferences very well. If His Highness asks you to do something, you'd better tell me honestly. After all, you don't know His Highness's preferences. Tell me If I do, I'll give you some advice."
Compared with Chang'an, who was a little out of breath, Chang Le seemed very calm. He looked at the other party quietly, and pushed back neither softly nor hard: "You and I entered the palace at the same time, and we also served His Highness for twelve years. I don't necessarily know what your highness likes. This is something your little highness told me, so don't bother you. I can solve it myself. Now I'm going to get busy. If you have nothing to do, please let me Open, otherwise, you will not be able to bear the burden of delaying His Royal Highness' affairs."
After saying these words, he didn't waste any more words with Chang An, and walked around him directly.
Chang An was furious at his attitude, his face turned blue and white, and he wanted to chase after him, but he endured it and let him be arrogant for two days, he wanted to see how he would do without this life Can be arrogant.
However, before Chang An could attack Chang Le, Chang Le left the palace, not knowing where he went.
Chang'an was uneasy, always feeling that something was wrong.
Something is out of his control.
Although Changle is not very favored in the past, but after all, he is the person who serves Qi Wang personally, and he has some shame in front of Qi Wang. He suddenly disappeared, how can Chang An not think too much
However, Chang An did not get anxious for a few days, he soon got the news and knew where Chang Le was going—Chang Le was sent out of the palace to serve Li Chu outside the palace.
After knowing the news, Chang An breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Qi Wang still didn't let go of Li Chu, and was able to send the person who served him next to him, so one can imagine how much Qi Wang attaches importance to Li Chu.
But soon Chang'an didn't have much time to worry about other things. One day when Qi Wang came back from Yukun Palace, he went up to serve him, but found that not only Qi Wang and the people who had come back came back, but also two strangers. face.
Looking at the two beautiful maids, Chang An felt a chill in his heart, and blurted out: "Your Highness, these two elder sisters are..."
Could it be what he thought? Could it be that in order to make Qi Huan change his mind, the queen specially gifted him two beauties
Qi Wang was wearing a thick fox-fur cape, with a layer of white fluffy rabbit fur rolled on the brim of the cap. More than half of his palm-sized face was covered by the cape, only his red lips and pointed chin were exposed. Standing there with Mrs. Tang in his arms, after hearing Chang'an's words, Qi Huang said calmly, "These are the two maids my mother gave me to take care of my daily life."
Hearing this, Changan became a little anxious, and blurted out: "Your Highness, I have been serving you by your side since I was a child, and I know everything about your preferences. Is it not good that I am serving you? Why do you want them to serve you? "
There can only be two first-class palace servants around the master, and the one who serves the master close to him can be said to be half the master, whose status and status are different from other palace servants. Usually, it is him and Chang Le who serve Qi Wang, but he is Qi Wang's side. How can he be reconciled to being squeezed out of a top-notch celebrity
Chang An wanted to say something, but Qi Wang interrupted him without waiting for him to speak.
"I think you didn't take good care of me. It just so happens that Cuiwei and Honghong are servants by the empress's side. I see them doing well, and it's just right for me to take care of me."
Chang An's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, if the two of them serve you, what about the servant? What should the servant do?"
Qi Wang glanced at him, and said: "You ask me, how do I know? The Longevity Palace is so big, and there are a lot of jobs. If you don't serve me, you can do other things. You don't have to serve me."
go do something else
Can it be the same as serving His Highness? Can first-class palace people be the same as fourth-class palace people
Chang Le wanted to say something more, but Qi Wang was too lazy to continue wasting words with him.
"I'm tired, Cuiwei, Honghong, take me back to my room to rest."
Cuiwei and Honghong agreed, and escorted Qi Huang back to the room. Changan wanted to continue to catch up and ask, but was stopped by the guards.
Anxious Chang'an stared at the guards who stopped him, and said loudly: "Pei Chen, do you even want to stop me?"
Pei Chen's expression was cold, but he didn't intend to move away: "Chang'an, Your Highness has already made it very clear that he doesn't want you to serve him. As a slave, you shouldn't keep asking."
Chang An was still furious, and said angrily: "Why? Someone must have said something in front of His Highness, I am loyal to His Highness, and my loyalty can be seen in the sun and the moon. There must be villains who framed me, no, I Going to explain it to His Royal Highness."
From the moment he entered the palace, what he did was the work of a first-class palace worker. In this Longevity Palace, he was used to obedience, how could he bear this? If he didn't have the status of a first-class palace official, Chang An could completely imagine what would happen to him.
He still wanted to continue to rush in, but Pei Chen firmly stopped him from letting him in. Seeing that Chang An was obsessed with his obsession, Pei Chen inevitably spoke a little seriously.
"Chang'an, remember your identity. Your Highness is a master and you are a slave. No matter what your Highness decides, you are not qualified to question your Highness. Do you understand?"
Pei Chen's words were like a basin of cold water poured down his head, and his feverish brain gradually calmed down.
Yes, how could he forget? He is nothing more than a slave now, so what qualifications does he have to say anything to Qi Wang? What qualifications does he have to question Qi Wang
After recognizing the reality clearly, Chang An quickly calmed down. He adjusted his emotions, and when he looked up at Pei Chen, he no longer had the impulsiveness and frustration just now.
"Guard Pei, I'm sorry. I was too impulsive just now. I just can't accept it. After all, I have served His Highness for more than ten years, and I don't know what I did wrong... Guard Pei, don't worry, I won't be impulsive again. gone."
Pei Chen took a deep look at Chang'an, seeing him staring at him frankly, it seemed that he had really realized his mistake and would not continue to make it, so Pei Chen didn't say anything more.
"It's good that you know that today you are not in the right mood and are not suitable for continuing to work. You should go back to your room and have a good rest."
Chang An nodded, knowing that Pei Chen was not that talkative character, so he didn't say much, turned around and walked towards his room.
The first-class palace people have their own rooms, although they are not big, but they are clean and tidy, much better than the rooms of other palace people.
After Chang An returned to the room, he almost couldn't hold back his temper and smashed the room to pieces.
Qi Wang is really deceiving people too much, does he really think that he is just an ordinary servant
"If you don't make me feel better, then don't blame me..."
***
It has just snowed recently, and the weather is colder than usual. In a small courtyard near the imperial city, a tall man in a thin padded jacket opened the door and saw a young man cleaning the courtyard.
He seemed to have been busy outside for a long time, with a faint heat coming out of his head. After seeing the man walking out of the door, the young man laughed. He saluted respectfully and shouted. : "Master Li, you're up, do you want breakfast? I'll bring it to your room."
Mr. Li, that is, Li Chu shook his head when he heard the words, and said, "No need, I'll just go to the kitchen to eat."
After a pause, he said again: "Changle, I'm just an ordinary hunter, I can't bear the word "Master", so you can call me Li Chu."
Chang Le shook his head and said: "Young Master Li, you are a Zhesha slave. The slave was sent by His Royal Highness to take care of you, so how can he call you by your name? If His Royal Highness finds out, he will definitely not forgive you. Slave."
Hearing his mention of His Royal Highness, the expression on Li Chu's face instantly softened, and he said softly, "Qi Qi, how is he? Is he used to living in the palace? He is used to eating the meals I cook, I don't know I'm not used to the food cooked by those people in the palace. It's winter now, he's so afraid of the cold, he doesn't know if he can make it through by himself..."
After listening to Li Chu's chatter, Chang Le said: "Young Master Li, you don't need to worry about these things. Your Highness grew up in the palace, and the palace people served him with care. The chefs in the palace are very skilled. His Highness has to eat two bowls of rice every meal, he has gained weight recently, the Longevity Palace is burning with earth dragons day and night, and His Highness wears summer shirts in the hall, so it should not be cold."
Li Chu: "..."