"Father-in-law, we're here."
A small sedan carried by two people stopped on the street opposite the gate of Chief Assistant Liu Yishui's house.
There were many carriages and horses outside the gate of the Prime Minister's Palace. Many officials' sedans were parked outside the gate. There were also many officials wearing black gauze and official robes waiting outside the gate.
Among the officials outside the mansion, most were in blue official uniforms. Only one or two were wearing red official uniforms, but the patches on their chests were the animal patterns of military commanders.
"It's really lively outside Mr. Liu's house. There is a saying that no one knows the poor on the street, but even if the rich are hiding in the mountains, people come to visit them." A sound of rough sand came from inside the sedan.
A white-faced man dressed as a servant outside the sedan said: "Master Liu is now the chief minister. It is inevitable that many people want to curry favor with him. Most of the people outside the door are here to curry favor with the chief minister."
The person in the sedan said: "Well, that makes sense. Since our family became eunuchs, there have been many more people in the palace who are willing to work with our family. It can be seen that no matter whether they are in the palace or outside the palace, as long as they are promoted Once you get an official position, there will be people rushing to curry favor with you."
"My father-in-law is now a popular person around the Holy Emperor. It is inevitable that some people want to please your father-in-law." The boy outside the sedan said flatteringly.
"You little monkey, you can make our family happy." The person in the sedan smiled, and then handed out a greeting card from the sedan window and said, "Take it and call the door. Be polite and don't let anyone say that our family is in need." Got the etiquette."
The boy outside the sedan took the invitation with both hands and trotted to the front of Liu Yishui's house.
"Stop, my master won't see any guests today."
The door outside the mansion stopped the boy who was about to walk up the steps.
The boy's face sank, and he said in a high-pitched voice: "Stop your dog's eyes. This is my father-in-law's invitation to meet the Chief Assistant, Mr. Liu."
"It turns out it's my father-in-law. I'm rude." Menzi apologized hastily.
Thinking of what he had been told before coming over, the servant did not embarrass the disciple and just said: "This is a greeting card, please take it in and report it."
"Father-in-law, please wait a moment. The younger one will go in and report."
Menzi took the invitation with both hands, turned around and walked into the palace gate.
Some officials outside the palace noticed the young man and heard what he said. Knowing that he was a eunuch, they backed away one after another, not wanting to get too close.
For a moment, the area near the stone steps outside the mansion was empty. Only the servants and people from Liu's mansion were there.
After the boy noticed this, he snorted coldly.
Regarding this, he had a clear mind. These civil and military officials from foreign dynasties saw that they, the eunuchs, were like snakes and scorpions. At least on the surface, no officials from other dynasties were willing to get close to them.
The doorman of the Liu Mansion took the greeting card and sent it into the study.
Liu Yishen took a look at the invitation and handed it to Han Xu, saying, "Yu Chen, look at this invitation. It was actually sent by Eunuch Wei, who is beside the Holy Emperor."
Yuchen is Han Xu's character.
Han Xu took the invitation and glanced at it, then threw it aside and said with a sneer: "It seems that Eunuch Wei heard some rumors and knew that we were going to expel the Hakka family from the palace."
"He is now an eunuch with a pen, and some of his ears and eyes are normal." Liu Yishen picked up the bowl and took a sip.
Han Xu turned to look at Liu Yishen and said, "Ji Hui plans to meet this Eunuch Wei?"
Liu Yishen closed the lid of the bowl and said: "Since he is here and has sent a greeting card, we can't just stay behind closed doors. After all, he is also a popular person around the Holy Master."
"This person is just a flattering eunuch. There is no shortage of such people in any dynasty or generation. In the end, no one will end up well. Once the Hakka family is removed, the next one will deal with him." Han Xu snorted.
Liu Yishen smiled and said to the door: "Go and invite Eunuch Wei in. Remember to be polite."
"Yes." Menzi agreed and left the study.
"He's just a favored eunuch. Allowing him to enter this door is already a compliment to him." Han Xu said expressionlessly.
Liu Yishen said with a smile: "After all, he is also serving the Holy Master. It is not appropriate to offend him too much. Why don't you and I go out to greet him and meet this Eunuch Wei?"
"No need." Han Xu shook his head and said with a sneer, "How can we, the noble people, associate with such a flatterer?"
Liu Yishui saw that Han Xu really didn't like Wei Zhongxian, let alone going out to greet Wei Zhongxian, so he said: "That's the case, then let's wait for him here."
Liu's Mansion is not a deep mansion. The disciple quickly returned to the door of the mansion. When he saw the young father-in-law waiting outside the door, he hurriedly went up to greet him and said: "Eunuch, my master invites Eunuch Wei to come into the mansion for a chat."
"Where is Mr. Liu?" The little father-in-law dressed as a servant frowned.
Menzi said respectfully: "My master is in the study, talking to Mr. Han."
"Master Han, the Minister of Household Affairs?" the boy asked.
Menzi replied: "It's Mr. Han from the Ministry of Husbandry."
"You wait, I'll go invite my father-in-law." The boy said, quickly walked down the stone steps and ran towards the small sedan opposite.
At this time, the officials outside the palace gate all looked at the small sedan carried by two people, guessing who the eunuch in the sedan was. Some people guessed that the person sitting inside should be the king's senior official in the palace.
The boy ran to the sedan and said through the window: "Eunuch, the greeting invitation has been sent in, but Liu Jihui did not come out to greet you. The disciple said that Mr. Han, the Minister of Household Affairs, is also here."
There was no sound coming from inside the sedan for a while.
After a long time, the people in the sedan said, "We are just the servants around the emperor. We can be satisfied if our family can enter this gate. Tell the bearers to carry us in."
"Yes." The boy agreed, then turned to the bearer carrying the sedan chair and said, "Get on the sedan chair and enter the mansion."
Two bearers, one behind the other, carried the sedan tremblingly up the stone steps in front of Liu's mansion.
The doorman outside the mansion asked hurriedly: "Father, do you want this sedan to go in too?"
"Of course." said the boy beside the sedan, "otherwise you want my father-in-law to walk in?"
"this……"
Menzi hesitated for a moment, but finally did not stop him and allowed the sedan to be carried into the mansion, while he walked in front of the sedan to lead the way.
The sedan was carried to the small courtyard where the study was located and stopped.
The bearer pressed down the sedan chair, and the boy beside him lifted up the curtain of the sedan chair.
Han Xu saw Wei Zhongxian coming out of the sedan through the window. He snorted coldly and said: "Once you succeed, you will become arrogant. What a big arrogant person. He actually entered Ji Hui's house in a sedan."
Liu Yishen, who also noticed this scene, frowned and was equally unhappy with Wei Zhongxian's behavior.
After all, he was also the chief minister of the cabinet. When a eunuch with a pen came to his house, he did not get off the sedan chair. Instead, he had someone carry the sedan chair in. This was a bigger show than any of the important ministers in the court.
Han Xu said angrily: "When the ten-day break is over, I will come to visit him."
"A eunuch who is illiterate knows what etiquette, justice and shame are, but we can't be rude and go out to greet him together." Liu Yishui stood up and walked out the door.
"snort!"
Han Xu snorted coldly, but still stood up and followed Liu Yishen out.
