After spending some effort to please Director Xu and the little eunuch in the imperial dining room, they made a bowl of iced sour plum soup, and Ling Xiao brought it to the imperial study.
The emperor silently looked at the sour plum juice on the table.
The translucent soup has a few ice cubes floating on it, and water droplets are stained on the wall of the bowl, giving off a slight chill.
He put down the book in his hand, and looked at Ling Xiao who was kneeling below: "You slipped out for this?"
Ling Xiao was taken aback for a moment, the emperor knew he had slipped out...
He swallowed his saliva, lowered his head, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I see that you don't have much for dinner. I'm afraid the weather is too hot and it will affect your appetite. This sour plum soup is a specialty of my hometown. It's an appetizer for summer, my servant." I wanted to get you a bowl, so I went to the imperial dining room."
The emperor looked at the sour plum soup again. Seeing this, Ling Xiao stood up, went to the table, took a sip of the sour plum soup, and respectfully handed it in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this servant has already tasted it, so you can enjoy it with peace of mind."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, this little eunuch is very courageous, he dared to get up without his order, and he has never seen a poison test directly using his own bowl, it is quite new.
The emperor stared at the little eunuch in front of him. He bowed in front of him with a respectful but not humble attitude. With his slightly lowered head, he could faintly see the strange look on his face.
The emperor suddenly became interested in what Ling Xiao was serving. He looked at the sour plum soup in a blink of an eye. The water droplets on the wall of the bowl had been destroyed, outlining the little eunuch's lip marks. He closed his eyes and finally reached out to take it. I ordered sour plum soup and drank it all in one gulp.
After eating the sour plum soup, the emperor sighed comfortably, turned the empty bowl in his hand, and smiled in a good mood: "This thing is really good."
Ling Xiao lowered his head and smiled.
The emperor put the empty bowl on the table, and twirled his fingers around the wall: "You are so flattering me, what do you want?"
Ling Xiao was startled when he heard that, and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "I dare not."
The emperor squinted his eyes, stopped the movements in his hands, and his deep eyes fell on Ling Xiao, as if he had seen through Ling Xiao, and for a while, the emperor did not speak, as if he was waiting for Ling Xiao to take the initiative.
Ling Xiao smiled wryly, this emperor is too shrewd, his petty thinking has already been seen through.
Thinking of this, he didn't dare to hide any more, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I do have something to ask for."
"Let's hear it." The emperor clasped his hands and leaned on the back of the chair.
Ling Xiao licked his lips and said: "Slave... I want to be on duty by the emperor's side."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, and Ling Xiao said: "Young master Lan Wei dare not contact Mo Xiunv now, but Mo Xiunv doesn't know the reason, she always asks the slave to deliver the letter for her, but how dare the slave!"
As he spoke, Ling Xiao quietly raised his eyes, seeing the emperor's expression was uncertain, neither happy nor angry, he felt uneasy, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "But, after all, Mo Xiunu was the slave's former master, and the slave would not dare Clearly defying her, the slave is very distressed by this matter. Just thinking about... "
Speaking of this, Ling Xiao deliberately paused, pursed his lips and said: "I just thought... If I can be on duty in front of the emperor, then Mo Xiunu will not embarrass my slave anymore."
"The slave knows that he has thick hands and feet, and he may not be able to take good care of the emperor, but the slave has a sincere heart."
Ling Xiao's head rested on the floor, his forehead felt chilly, and his whole body knelt in front of the emperor, showing a bit of pitifulness.
If you want to recommend yourself in front of the emperor, there are many ways and sayings, but the emperor will not believe it, he is very shrewd, and he knows that no one will do things that are not beneficial, so Ling Xiao's self-recommendation is based on his own interests. Credibility is much higher than flattering the emperor, and it can also show his frankness. Isn't frankness the emperor's favorite thing!
The emperor looked at Ling Xiao in a little surprise, let go of his clasped hands, and suddenly called out: "Director Xu."
Director Xu, who was waiting outside the door, walked in, knelt down in front of Ling Xiao and saluted: "Your Majesty."
"The little eunuch should be arranged by my side."
"Yes." Manager Xu paused for a moment to accept the order.
Ling Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, secretly smiled, he succeeded.
"Take it down." Just as he was secretly delighted, the emperor spoke.
Ling Xiao lost his face. It seemed that although he succeeded, these words made his impression in the emperor's heart be compromised.
However, it doesn't matter, he still has many opportunities to follow the emperor, Ling Xiao pursed his lips silently, bowed to the emperor, and followed Director Xu out of the door.
As soon as he went out, Manager Xu turned his head and looked at Ling Xiao with a sneer.
"What a clever little eunuch!"
Ling Xiao bowed his head, he naturally knew in his heart that he was by the Emperor's side, and probably the most unhappy person would be this Manager Xu.
In this harem, everyone is for one word - pet.
The emperor's favor can make anyone in the palace powerful and wealthy, so everyone is eager to please the emperor.
But the emperor has always had only one favored eunuch by his side, and that is Director Xu in front of him.
But now, the emperor has opened the golden mouth so that he can follow the emperor, and the favored by the emperor is not only Mr. Xu...
How can this make Manager Xu not angry
Manager Xu almost looked at this little eunuch differently. Originally, he took some benefits from him and gave him a few pieces of ice. Looking at his respectful appearance, he thought he would be safe, but in the next second he gave him some ice. His ice cubes flattered the emperor and made the emperor keep him by his side. Isn't that a slap in the face!
The more Director Xu thought about it, the angrier he became, and staring at Ling Xiao was not pleasing to the eye.
Ling Xiao was clear in his heart, but he understood that if he wanted to be the big boss in the palace, Director Xu would sooner or later offend him.
However, now he can't fight against him clearly.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao became more respectful towards Director Xu.
In his previous life, in order to inquire about the emperor's preferences, Ling Xiao had frequent contacts with Director Xu. Apart from being greedy for money and snobbery, Director Xu also liked being praised and superior. The more humble and respectful he was to him, the more he would lower his vigilance. Thus ignoring some potential crises.
Ling Xiao felt that if the emperor hadn't been long-hearted and ordinary people didn't trust others, it is estimated that Director Xu would have been dismissed long ago.
However, these words were only spinning in Ling Xiao's own stomach, and he didn't dare to say them casually.
All he can do now is to be respectful and humble to Mr. Xu, who doesn't like him, so that Mr. Xu will try his best to feel that he is not threatening.
However, things backfired, Ling Xiao had just introduced himself in front of the emperor once, and in the eyes of Director Xu, he was already restless.
His complexion was extremely ugly.
"Don't think that you can relax once you are on duty by the emperor's side."
"The emperor's side is no different from the place you used to be. You have to be careful to serve here, and don't make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you will lose the head on your neck."
Manager Xu threatened, Ling Xiao put on a frightened and honest look, and replied respectfully: "Your servant will remember."
"Hmph." Manager Xu snorted coldly, and led Ling Xiao to a small room.
"This is where you will live from now on. The emperor gets up at Maoshi and rests at Haishi. You should rush to the emperor's bedroom before Maoshi in the morning, and you can only leave after the emperor goes to bed at night, you know?"
"The servant knows." Ling Xiao returned respectfully.
Mr. Xu said: "Then you will start to be on duty tomorrow. Today, the emperor is still used to being served by our family."
Manager Xu said slightly proudly, shook the whisk, and walked away.
Ling Xiao pointed his middle finger at his back, and scolded Director Xu all over his heart.
They said they wanted him to be on duty tomorrow, so they told him that the emperor would get up at Maoshi, and wanted him to rush to the emperor's bedroom before then, but they didn't take him through the emperor's bedroom!
Fortunately, he already knew the exact location of the emperor's bedroom in his previous life, otherwise he would have been tricked by him.
Moreover, he simply said when the emperor would get up and go to bed, but he didn't mention anything he paid attention to. Isn't this just waiting for him to hit a wall by himself!
Ling Xiao sneered, he had figured out everything about the emperor in his previous life, how could he be as Director Xu wanted!
Get up at Maoshi, if he really arrives at the emperor's bedroom at Maoshi, he will be finished. The emperor has to get up half an hour earlier. After getting up, he will first go to the imperial garden to practice martial arts, and then go back to the bedroom at Maoshi to freshen up and go to court, and Chenshi will go down to dinner .
After bathing and changing into plain clothes to deal with government affairs, eat at noon and go back to the bedroom to rest, and eat at Youshi in the evening, and then choose concubines for entertainment.
It is very possible to visit the imperial garden during the day, and the emperor likes to visit the palace alone, although Ling Xiao doesn't know what to do.
But in his previous life, he had seen many times that the emperor appeared in various parts of the palace alone, but he perfectly avoided them at that time. In this life, needless to mention, he bumped into him three times.
The next day, Ling Xiao opened his eyes in a daze, jumped up, picked up his clothes and went out.
At night, fearing that he might miss the time, he almost didn't sleep well all night. At this time, the sky was slightly bright, and it seemed that it was already Mao's hour. Ling Xiao didn't dare to delay, and hurried to the emperor's bedroom.
The little eunuchs on duty at night were still standing at the door of the emperor's bedroom, and there was no movement in the house, Ling Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that he had come early.
With the intention of coming here, Ling Xiao stood at the door together with the little eunuch who was watching the night.
Not long after, Director Xu also arrived, seeing Ling Xiao was slightly taken aback, and then stood in front of Ling Xiao.
"You came quite early." Mr. Xu said in a strange way.
Ling Xiao bowed his head and replied respectfully: "This servant has always kept in mind the manager's instruction, for fear of missing the time and making an irreparable mistake, so he got up early."
'Hmph, but I have a heart. "Mr. Xu left him alone and said.
"Come here." A voice came from inside the room, it was the emperor's magnetic voice.
Director Xu hurriedly opened the door and entered, kneeling before the emperor's bed: "The servant is here."
Ling Xiao also entered the door and knelt behind Manager Xu.