Prince Lu's Mansion
The weather in spring is very humid, but in the garden of Prince Lu's Mansion, all the exotic flowers are blooming first, and the trees are full of new leaves, giving a bustling feeling of spring.
There is a small pond in a small garden. There are several goldfish swimming among the water plants, and from time to time, the sound of frogs can be heard.
Outside the garden, a person from Prince Lu's Mansion hurriedly entered the garden and went up to the third floor of the library.
On the third floor, leaning against the window, Ren Wei was writing furiously. When he got a little tired from writing, he put down the pen, rubbed his eyes with his hands, and stretched his waist. Looking out the window, he could see exotic flowers and plants, and the rain was beating on the pond. On the water, there is something on my mind.
Suddenly I heard a voice saying, "Okay, Ren Wei, you are lazy again. No wonder the housekeeper was angry and asked me to come look for you. As expected, I saw you fishing when I came."
Ren Wei's face turned a little red when he heard this. The person in front of him, Manager Qing, usually liked to point fingers and was difficult to deal with, so he had to explain: "I just finished copying, and I'm a little tired, so I took a rest."
"Humph, you are just a lazy poor scholar. What's the use of excepting the words to look better? The manager is getting angry now. With your appearance, I will follow the manager and tell the truth." After the man said this, he turned around with a look of contempt.
Seeing this, Ren Wei's face turned red for a moment. He stood up, picked up the teacup and dropped it, only to drop it halfway. Thinking that he had to send back half of his salary, he stopped and pressed the teacup on the table.
"Sweep the floor politely, sweep the floor politely, even a mere servant can look down on me. I entered Prince Lu's Mansion to realize my ambition, but now, I haven't even met Prince Lu a few times." Ren Wei felt depressed in his heart, After taking a deep breath, he went downstairs.
When they arrived at a wing, they saw the butler. This man only had one King Lu in his eyes. He was wearing a brown silk dress and a pair of boots on the ground. When he saw Ren Wei coming over, he didn't even look at him. He just yelled at the people in front of him at the top of his lungs. Personal: "You guys are a bunch of losers. Although that Xuande stove is not worth a thousand pieces of gold, but my wife used it to burn incense every day, some slave who killed me a thousand times stole it without knowing it. My wife is very unhappy. I told you, take advantage of it." If the prince doesn’t know it yet, quickly find it for me in pawn shops, antique shops, and ghost markets.”
"If the prince finds out, it won't be a problem that can't be found, and someone will die. Do you understand?"
Ren Wei's heart tightened after hearing this, and he stepped forward, waiting for a salute: "Butler, are you looking for me?"
The housekeeper did not hesitate, and reprimanded loudly with a livid face: "What did you do with this? How many mistakes have you made these days? Look at the books you copied, there are so many messes. Where did these dirt come from? You can't even copy the books. Okay, what else are you good for?"
After hearing this, Ren Wei looked at his copy and saw that it was oily and dirty. His whole appearance changed. He blushed and defended: "It's not my fault. I copied Shi Gong and brought it up. This is not the case." appearance."
"It's not you, who is it? You are working as an errand in the mansion, not as a master. If you think that you are acting as a lord when you work as a housekeeper in the mansion, then get out of here sooner or later." The butler scolded him heartily, and followed the servants hurriedly carrying tea. When he went up, Butler Qing took it and took a sip of tea. The man said: "Butler, you don't know how tricky this person is. I just went to the library to call him, and he was lazy again. I looked out the window and didn't know how to play. How long has it been?"
"Hmph!" After hearing this, Butler Qing stared at Ren Wei, threw the tea cup to the ground, snorted coldly at Ren Wei, and left. This man also followed Butler Qing out.
Ren Wei wanted to argue, but his face turned red, turned livid, or even pale. He stood in the room for a long time, like a chameleon, before he staggered out with the messy book he had copied and ruined. .
Pei Ziyun bribed Qingke and came out from the next door with a proud look on his face. He kicked the broken pieces of the tea cup on the ground and smiled softly: "Hey, Ren Wei, it doesn't matter if you are as noble as you are and as talented as you are, you are just using a trick of laughter." , you will have no power to fight back."
"Not only did I defeat my opponent, but I also got money. It's so satisfying. But just now, the servant of Qing Butler had to share two taels of silver. I'm really unhappy. I don't know if there will be any money later!" Qing Ke murmured. .
After a while, the boy who had just accompanied Mr. Qing out came in. He stared at the customer in front of him, rubbed his hands, and said, "I'm doing things properly, right? Is this money?"
The Qing guest took the silver coins from his arms and said, "This is two taels of silver. If you mess around with me, you can't get away with it."
Hearing this, the boy weighed the silver and smiled like a flower: "I have long disliked that man. He thinks he is noble and arrogant. He looks down on us servants and won't let him eat." This lesson is long to remember, and you have to climb to the sky."
"Who told you to think you are talented and noble?" Qingke cursed secretly: "Even the servants are dissatisfied with you, do you think you can still get promoted?"
Ren Wei walked out of the room and sighed: "It seems that I can't stay in Prince Lu's Mansion any longer."
We walked in despair all the way to the courtyard of the library. When we returned upstairs, there were a lot of water drops on our hair, and our face turned pale. We didn't hold an umbrella all the way.
There were several frogs chirping "croak, croak" in the pond in the small courtyard. I thought it was the breath of spring, but now I felt it was extremely noisy. I shook my head and prepared to take a sip of tea. I had already drank the cup, and then I thought that the tea leaves were gone. With all his thoughts in despair, he stumbled and sat down.
I originally hoped to be appreciated by King Lu, but now I am in despair. I have not even seen King Lu a few times. Where can I put my ambition into practice
Could it be that he was so angry that he was even kicked out of Prince Lu's Mansion by a few villains
Thinking of his wife's expectant look when she sent him out, Ren Wei felt like his heart was twisting in a knife and he was speechless. Big tears fell down and fell on the copy of the book on the table, making the cover wet. The handwriting melted away, and there was silence for a while. The frogs were still croaking outside the window, and the rain dripped from the tiles and splashed water.
Ren Wei was in a daze all afternoon. He didn't even know how he got out of the library and the palace. When he returned to the hotel, the waiter greeted him: "Old Ren, is it still the same meal today? But what happened to you today?" Looking listless? Not competing for errands? "
Ren Wei only listened to the words "set menu" and said "hmm" instinctively. Then he came back to his senses and said, "Give me two bottles of wine. I'll get drunk and then I'll stop. I won't come back until I'm drunk."
After listening to Ren Wei's words, the waiter looked at him in surprise and then said, "Okay, Lao Ren, please sit down first. The food and drinks will be served soon."
Ren Wei glanced around vaguely and sat down when he saw an empty table. At this moment, he suddenly heard people talking at the next table: "Did you know that the emperor gave the longevity lock to his grandson and scolded King Lu for disobeying the rules?" Zhi, it seems that your Majesty’s attitude has changed since the prince got a grandson.”
"Hey, who can say otherwise? The prince is in his late twenties. He has a princess and several women given by the emperor, but he has no heirs and only has two daughters."
"It is understandable that the emperor is partial to King Lu. You must know that King Lu now has three sons and one daughter. This is a lot of children and grandchildren!"
Hearing these words, Ren Wei was naturally shocked. He quickly looked around and saw that several clerks were drinking. They drank deeply, their faces turned red, and their voices seemed a bit loud when they spoke.
At this time, the table next door also heard this, and the merchant turned his head with a hint of curiosity: "This is nothing, is it normal? If we have a new grandchild in our family, he will be given a longevity lock!"
One of the clerks at the table looked over and saw several businessmen at the table. He looked down upon it for a moment and laughed sarcastically: "You are a typical villain. You can only do some business. How can you understand the things of adults?" .”
"Think about it, is there any trivial matter in the family today? This reward and one punishment are endless mysteries." The official said and burped.
"Hiss, has the prince's sacred heart changed since he had a grandson?" The merchant and the surrounding diners all gasped and exclaimed.
"Humph, what do you think? After all, the eldest son is the legitimate grandson, and the prince has no children. King Lu can fight for himself. Now the ancestral family law is there." The official said. One official seemed to be a little sober, and he quickly stretched out his hand and held him. The colleague who was about to make a bold statement lowered his voice and said: "Don't make a mistake while drunk. Don't make a mistake while drunk. It will be too unfair if you lose someone's head in the future."
After hearing these words, the little official who was making such bold remarks became more sober and quickly sat down: "... No more, no more, let's drink."
Ren Wei listened and sighed: "I didn't expect that the situation would become like this, and people's hearts would be like this."
After a few sips of wine, I felt something was wrong, but when I thought about it, it made sense. The emperor gave the longevity lock to his grandson and scolded King Lu for violating the rules. This was completely true and not a rumor.
"It seems that I have to think more about leaving Prince Lu's Mansion." As he said that, Ren Wei shook his head again: "Even if I stay shamelessly, how long can I stay?"
Ren Wei felt depressed, seeing only a plate of pickles, he subconsciously touched his sleeve, and there was a bunch of money in it. He was thinking about whether to spend a little bit, when the boss came up, sat down at the table, and saw Ren Wei looking at him in a daze, The boss laughed and said, "I can tell at a glance that your work is not going well, but as a human being, there is no way everything will go as you wish. Just be patient. Come, I'll treat you to pig head meat."
What was served was a plate of fat pig head meat, cut into slices. Although it was the lowest quality of meat, Ren Wei's eyes soured and he almost shed tears.
"Eat, you are a scholar, you can always come up with a solution, I'm going to get busy." With that, the boss stood up and shouted at the guests again. Ren Wei stopped talking and just ate meat and drank wine.
After drinking all the wine and meat, Ren Wei stood up, stumbled and supported the wall and returned to his room.
"Boss, why can you give him a piece of pork head and sell it for more than ten cents?" The waiter asked at this time: "This scholar is usually so shabby, and he doesn't give us much business."
The boss remained silent for a while, and sighed after a while: "This store has been in my hands for three generations. I have seen many people, and I can tell at a glance what's going on. I'm afraid this scholar's job will not last long, and he has taken over my life." It's been half a year here, and the condemned prisoners still have their heads cut off, so I have to accumulate some virtue, right?"
After hearing this, the waiter immediately stopped talking and continued to work while shouting.
(End of chapter)