Liu Jin's words immediately awakened the two of them from their joy. The rules in the East Palace were strict. The prince and the princess were at a high level and could not be contacted at all on weekdays. The one who really managed them was Liu Jin.
Liu An immediately kowtowed and said, "Don't worry, godfather, my son has been with you for so many years and he will definitely not embarrass you!"
Fugui also kowtowed and said, "I will serve His Highness wholeheartedly and will never dare to take bribes. Please rest assured, father-in-law!"
Liu Jin nodded and watched as Fugui's tone became warmer: "The name our family gave you is right, Fugui Fugui, you are truly a blessed person. On the way back, His Highness heard that your original name was Zhao An, and gave you the character Huai." , you will be called Zhao Huaian from now on."
When Fugui heard this, he was stunned by the huge surprise. Zhao Huaian, in the future he would be able to stand up and sign up for anyone he met, because this was a name given by the Crown Prince himself, and to them, it was a shameless thing. The glory above.
Liu An gritted his teeth in envy. Before, he was still superior to Fugui because his surname was Liu, the Liu of the East Palace eunuch Liu Jin. Even the prince and the princess remembered his name, but this brat actually had a talent for it. The great blessing was given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a word, the word Huai!
Among the slaves in the East Palace, only his godfather Liu Jin and Yun Jin Nuanyu's four aunts were given names by His Highness. The rest do not have this dignity. Why does Zhao Huaian, who has been following him all day long, have the right to do so?
Liu An gritted his teeth and looked up at his godfather. It would not be good for his godfather if Zhao Huaian started to gain momentum. There were only a few positions around His Highness. One more person would mean less favor, so he might as well crush him to death before he gained momentum. This Zhao Huaian.
But as soon as he looked up, he saw his godfather waiting for his reaction with a strange look in his eyes. Liu An was startled, and he immediately forgot about jealousy and buried his head without daring to speak.
A trace of disdain flashed in Liu Jin's eyes after seeing her godson's reaction. Jealousy is completely normal in this deep palace. The ladder of power is coming down one level at a time, and those at the bottom are always jealously looking at those above them. The same goes for concubines and slaves.
But jealousy is jealousy. If you just rely on jealousy to do things that don't know your own capabilities, it is the same as getting into trouble. It is understandable to envy and jealousy of Zhao Huaian and Liu Jin because of the name given to him, but there can be no hatred, because the name is given. As a prince, a slave can only obey his master. If he has evil thoughts, that is disloyalty.
Liu An was his godson, yes, but he was not his biological son. The two of them were only four or five years apart. They just followed the old rules in the palaces of past dynasties. The eunuch took his godson and cultivated suitable talents. If Liu An It's not worth cultivating, Liu Jin can send him away at any time.
At this time, Zhao Huaian was already in tears, and he kowtowed in the direction of Chengqian Palace with choked sobs. He had knocked down the Crown Prince, and it would have been too much for him to rush into the nobleman Ling Chi and execute him, but the Crown Prince was so kind that he not only failed to cure him Instead, he condescended to wipe his tears and asked him to serve him in the East Palace. Such a kindness should have been repaid with death, but now he was given a name...
Liu Jin looked at Zhao Huai'an's actions with satisfaction. Repaying kindness is always an admirable trait, and pulling him back will also have good karma, which is better than being a wolf with blank eyes.
Liu Jin stood up and took out a few banknotes and four large silver ingots, divided them into two parts and placed them on the table: "Your Majesty and His Highness have not set an itinerary for their trip, and we don't know what will happen next. You can take the money."
Liu An calmed down and said quickly: "My son also has some savings, so he doesn't dare to ask for his godfather's money."
Liu Jin waved his hand and said: "This is not for you. His Highness does not have the habit of bringing money with him when traveling. Naturally, we servants must prepare it in advance. What if His Highness wants to buy something and your savings are not enough? Can you still be so shy? Tell His Highness with a straight face that you don’t have any money?”
When Liu An heard about that scene, he immediately accepted a portion of the money. He looked at the other portion and knew clearly in his heart that if it weren't for His Highness's name, all the money should be kept by his direct descendant, and now even his godfather would have to keep it. Give Zhao Huaian some dignity.
Zhao Huai'an wiped away his tears and accepted the money and said, "I will take good care of it and never use it for myself."
Liu Jin nodded, and then gave detailed instructions to the prince's living habits for a while, from how to serve, dress and wash to the rules of keeping vigil at night. Both Liu An and Zhao Huaian listened carefully. This is something that cannot be exchanged for ten thousand dollars. experience.
When it was almost done, Liu Jin ordered: "We will set off early tomorrow morning. You go back and sleep for three hours, and then come back here again. Then you have to prepare things that His Highness may need for his trip. You have sorted them out yourself. You can find it quickly when the time comes.”
The two went out with great gratitude, but at this time there was no status difference between the two. Before leaving, Liu An would wait for Zhao Huaian who was still wiping his tears. Liu Jin silently looked at the two of them. The figures walking side by side with lanterns gradually disappeared.
Early the next morning, after Zhu Biao got up, Nuanyu waited on him to dress and wash, and she pouted and said: "His Highness is going out again, why don't you bring a servant to wait on you? No one will take care of you if Liu Jin doesn't go."
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "This time I have business. I have to go to my hometown in Fengyang first. There is nothing to do along the way. You won't get anything to do if you follow me."
Nuan Yu responded aggrievedly, and Zhu Biao pinched his soft face with a smile: "Okay, I promise to take you to the Purple Mountain for an outing after spring, and I will treat it as if you have had enough fun."
Nuan Yu's big eyes widened instantly: "Then we need to bring Sister Yunjin and the others with us. The grandson will be born by then. I wonder if we can play together."
Zhu Biao teased her a few more words, and then went to the main hall to eat. Chang Luohua had already dressed and washed. Da Shuang'er helped her sit down and said, "The Crown Princess has been waiting for me for a long time. Her eyes are wet." I almost couldn’t open it, so the slaves tried to persuade me several times.”
Chang Luohua looked at Zhu Biao coming over and said apologetically: "I was supposed to wait for His Highness to come back, but unexpectedly I fell asleep."
Zhu Biao picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just a trip to my hometown in Fengyang to worship the ancestors. You are already a month old, so you can't stay up late in the future. Just go to bed whenever you want."
Chang Luohua agreed, and the young couple began to eat. When the meal was almost done, Liu Jin led the two in, and the two immediately knelt down on the ground and paid homage.
Liu Jin said respectfully: "His Royal Highness's belongings for the trip have been sorted out, and I specially brought them here to see you."
Chang Luohua naturally knew that Liu Jin would stay in the East Palace to look after her, so she looked at the two young eunuchs. She knew Liu An. After all, he was the eunuch in charge of meals on weekdays, and one of them just looked familiar.
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