Hearing Fang Xu's voice, the Xuan brothers stopped in their steps, turned around and looked at her pitifully.
Fang Xu found it funny, turned to look at Granny Yuan, and lowered his voice, "My daughter wants to keep the two brothers, does mother think it's feasible?"
Grandma Yuan pondered for a moment and then said slowly, "These two fools are a bit weak, but they have good hearts. If you want to stay, then just stay."
Xuanwen and Xuanwu were stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.
"In this way," Fang Xu stretched out a finger and whispered, "I will give each of you one tael of silver every month. You don't have to do any work. You only need to hide your identity, sneak into the Duke's mansion and work as a servant, and find ways to get close to Duke Qi. "
"It would be best if I can defeat him to death. If I can't defeat him, I can accept it and make him paralyzed." Fang Xu raised his eyes to look at the two of them and whispered, "You... think about it?"
Xuanwen looked suspicious, pointed at himself, and asked in a low voice, "Madam... do you really trust our brothers?"
"Of course, I'm very optimistic about you." Fang Xu couldn't hold back the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were full of smiles, "I am born with talents that will be useful. You two have such talents, so you should make the best use of them."
"I am born with a talent that will be useful..." Xuanwen looked dazed and murmured again. After a moment, he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were already wet, he knelt straight on the ground, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Madam, you have a wise eye. Pearl————”
Xuanwu looked confused and knelt down with his brother, kowtowing to Fang Xu one after another.
"Okay, get up quickly." Fang Xu glanced sideways at Bai Ji, who was standing next to him, and said softly, "Give them two taels of silver and send someone to lead them out through the side door."
"...Yes." Bai Ji pursed his lips, opened his purse resignedly, and took out two taels of broken silver, but only dared to put it on the table some distance away from the two of them, with fear in his eyes, "Put it here, come here. Pick!"
Xuanwen smacked his lips, stood up and stepped forward, holding the pieces of silver in his hands, and whispered, "Madam, don't worry, our brothers will never disappoint your expectations!"
"Yes!" Xuanwu nodded heavily, and the flesh on his face trembled up and down, "If you can't defeat me, I will kill you!"
Fang Xu laughed dumbly, and after a while he raised his chin toward the door, "Go out through the side door. You two have some skills, and it's more than enough to serve as a nursing home in the Duke's Mansion."
"Yes." The Xuan brothers straightened their expressions, turned and walked outside the house.
After the two of them walked away, Bai Ji spoke weakly, "Why did Madam insist on keeping these two people?"
Fang Xu curled his lips, a dark color flashed across his eyes, and whispered, "As the saying goes, if a crouching dragon is found somewhere, there must be a phoenix chick within three meters."
"Their brothers are extremely talented. Since they were given to me for free, why wouldn't they want them?" Fang Xu paused for a moment and then said softly, "My intuition tells me that these two people will be of great use."
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The three-day period passed quickly, and the carriage sent by the palace stopped in front of the Yongcheng Houfu early in the morning.
"Mrs. Waiting." Lin Sheng slowly walked into the courtyard with a sincere smile.
"Eunuch Lin?" Fang Xu was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows, and said softly, "You came so early?"
"There are a lot of things to prepare for the palace banquet. I'm afraid it will be late if you don't come earlier." Lin Sheng's smile deepened a little and he pointedly said, "The Queen misses Madam Hou, and she even knew it last night. I'll come soon, slave."
Fang Xu understood, nodded and said with a smile, "The old lady is still washing herself in the yard, please trouble Eunuch Lin to wait for a while."
"No hurry, no hurry." Lin Sheng waved his hand, winked at the palace attendants, and whispered, "These are the snacks that the Queen ordered her servants to bring from the palace. Please accept them with Madam Hou's approval."
"The Queen has asked this servant to inform you that if there is an accident today, Madam Hou, please be prepared to make contingency plans."
Fang Xu tilted his head slightly, and Su Zi beside him immediately took the food box and thanked him politely.
"Thank you, Eunuch Lin, for reminding me." Fang Xu took something out of his sleeve and stuffed it into Lin Sheng's hand with a smile.
Lin Sheng looked down and saw six or seven gold leaves lying in his palm. He immediately shook his head and said, "Mrs. Hou, this is inappropriate."
"There's nothing wrong with it." Fang Xu curled his lips, smiled gently, and said with a slight smile, "With mother here, I will inevitably enter the palace in the future, and I will need more help from Eunuch Lin."
Lin Sheng resisted for a while, but he had no choice but to resist Fang Xu, so he had to accept it and said with a polite smile, "Don't worry, Madam Hou, the Queen loves you, and I naturally have the same heart as my master."
Hearing this, Fang Xu felt confident. He turned sideways and whispered, "Eunuch Lin, please take a step to speak."
Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows and saw Fang Xu glance at the palace people behind him. He felt relieved and walked into the courtyard. Seeing that no one was following him, he whispered, "Mrs. Hou, do you have anything to tell me?" ?”
"I'm not informing you." Fang Xu walked up to him in small steps with a smile on his face, "I just want to ask Eunuch Lin about something."
Lin Sheng lowered his head with a respectful expression, "Madam, please ask me. I will tell you everything I know."
Fang Xu lowered his voice, and there was no hint of emotion or anger in his tone, "Has Mr. Lin heard about the sudden rise of troops in the northwest to offend our border?"
Lin Sheng was stunned, and a hint of deep meaning flashed in his eyes, "I have indeed heard about it, but I don't know the details. The previous dynasty kept the news tightly sealed, and the officials involved in the harem were all given a hush-hush order by the emperor, even the empress. The slave told her secretly."
When Fang Xu heard this, his eyelids twitched unconsciously, and the suspicion in his heart became deeper and deeper.
If the two countries are really at war, the emperor will definitely notify the harem first and order the reduction of palace expenses, but now he has blocked the harem's communication with the outside world...
"My dear, have you packed up?"
Granny Yuan walked slowly from the direction of Songyuan, followed by Miao Xuan and Dan Yun.
When Lin Sheng saw Granny Yuan, he hurriedly opened up his clothes and knelt on the ground, saying loudly, "I have met Princess Gu'an, and the princess is blessed with good fortune."
When the palace people waiting outside the courtyard heard the words, they also followed suit and knelt on the ground with great grace.
Grandma Yuan glanced at him and said casually, "Everyone, get up."
Immediately, he looked at Fang Xu with loving eyes and said, "Good boy, is there anything you haven't taken?"
Fang Xu suppressed the dark color in his eyes and looked at her with a smile, "Everything is ready, I'm just waiting for you."
"Then let's go." Granny Yuan smiled kindly and walked slowly to her side.
Fang Xu lifted her arms up, his movements were very natural, and he lifted his feet and walked towards the outside of the hospital.
Lin Sheng patted the dirt on his robe and hurriedly chased after him.
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At night, the silver moon looks like a disk, the lanterns in the palace are brilliant and resplendent, and laughter can be heard from a distance.
Officials brought their female relatives to a banquet. Before the meal was even served, flattering official words were flying all over the place.
The little eunuch outside shouted loudly and announced that the emperor and empress entered the palace side by side, followed by a group of concubines.
Everyone hurriedly saluted, and it was not until the emperor sat down and gave permission to get up that they dared to sit back on the elegant banquet.
"The eldest princess of Gu'an has arrived——"
