Liu Fu knelt on the ground, prostrate on the ground: "I am incompetent, please punish me."
In the study, the dusk light slanted in through the glazed window, hitting Liu Ce. He looked so majestic that it was impossible to look directly at him. He was sitting on the mahogany Taishi chair, holding the back of the chair with both hands, his eyes were solemn and majestic. He looked at the people on the ground who were so humble as dust, without any emotion or joy, and said nothing.
His silence made Liu Fu even more afraid to stand up and speak out again. The master is a person who likes to be clean. If he begs for mercy repeatedly, it will be counterproductive, so he only needs to let the master see his humbleness in order to be forgiven.
After a long time, an elegant voice sounded in the quiet Liu Fu's ears: "Afu, get up, you don't have to be like this, none of this is your fault."
It turned out that Liu Ce was already standing next to Liu Fu, bending slightly to help the man kneeling on the ground.
"I don't pay attention to the little disturbance caused by a mere little girl." Liu Ce said. After many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has already developed a heart that is not alarmed by changes. A little girl, even if she has some abilities, He didn't take it seriously yet.
Liu Fu, who was helped up by his master himself, felt moved but also blamed himself: "Master, this Xiao Ming is too cunning. I didn't expect her to be so despicable."
This Xiao Ming not only escaped his surveillance in Pingcheng, but also secretly came to the capital. What was even more shameful was that he used the Liu family to become famous. This was the first time that he, who had been a steady hand all his life and had always been his master's right-hand man, failed. For committing such a serious crime, he had to lower his body and plead guilty in order to keep his position as the number one housekeeper in the Liu Mansion.
It's just Xiao Ming. He underestimated her. She turned out to be sworn sisters with Princess Linlang. Now, with the help of the Liu family and Princess Linlang, she has completely become famous among the noble families in the capital. In the past few days, she has watched Xiao Ming wandering around. Among the nobles of various aristocratic families, Liu Fu wanted to eat their hearts and carve out their flesh.
He has never seen such a despicable person. He is very sure that the person behind Cui's death is Xiao Ming, who is famous for both hurting and saving others.
"Master, the person who seriously injured Cui must be Xiao Ming. This Xiao Ming is so despicable." Even though he knew it was Xiao Ming who did it, Liu Fu couldn't report it to the official. On the one hand, he had no evidence, and on the other hand, the whole capital Everyone knows that Xiao Ming saved Cui's life. What will people think if he goes to report to the official?
"There is no evidence. There is no need to discuss it in the future." Liu Ce shook his head lightly, walked to the mahogany chair and sat down peacefully. Now that Xiao Ming was in the limelight and had made friends with the Duke of Chang Guo, the Chen family was staring at the Liu family with eagerness. Trying to find out what was wrong with him, it was better for them to just wait and see.
"Yes." Liu Fu bowed his head in agreement, but he was unwilling to do so. Kneeling for a long time made his legs tremble with excruciating pain. The pain made his back feel cold, and he was almost unstable. He could only stand with all his strength and maintain his posture without falling.
Liu Ce saw all this, raised his hand and pointed to the low stool next to him, and said softly: "Sit down!"
Liu Fu was horrified: "Old slave, I don't dare." After all, he didn't dare to sit down. He had been following his master for a long time, and he knew how terrible his master was.
Even though he has served the master for decades, he still can't figure out the master's heart. Sometimes he thinks he understands, but it's just the master's deliberate intention to express his wishes.
"Ah Fu, how many years have you been with me?" Liu Fu didn't dare to sit down, and Liu Ce didn't force himself to do so.
"Master, it has been fifty-one years." Liu Fu answered respectfully.
"It's been fifty-one years." Liu Ce sighed, lamenting the ruthlessness of time. He was enlightened at the age of six. At that time, Liu Fu was bought by his family and arranged to be a book boy beside him, taking care of his daily life. In the blink of an eye, forty-six years passed.
He was half a year older than Liu Fu, and he vaguely remembered the small, skinny figure half a head shorter than him when they first met.
"Master." Liu Fu lowered his head. He did not expect that the master would still remember this.
Time has not taken care of this old man who is over fifty years old. In front of the well-maintained Liu Ce, Liu Fusheng, who is only half a year older, is much older than Liu Ce. His old face is full of the vicissitudes of time.
"I still remember when I was young, I didn't like to study. I forced you to write and compose every day. You were the one who received the teacher's ruler. You were the one who received the beatings from your parents. You were the one who caught me when I climbed a tree and fell from it. , I was fine, but you had three broken ribs, and it took you half a month to get out of bed..." Read
Liu Ce recalled the past, a time when a young man didn't know how to feel sad. At that time, Liu Fu, a book boy, suffered all the punishments and sins on his behalf.
From childhood to youth and now to twilight years, the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes and the white hair on the temples, time never stops on anyone, they have all grown older.
After studying hard for ten years, he became famous in one day. From a brief official history to the chief minister of the cabinet, his life was extremely glorious, and he had reached the end of his life as a minister.
How can he continue in the officialdom?
"I have remembered what you have suffered for me over the years, just like a master and a servant. I wanted to give you a good place so that you would no longer be a servant all your life, so that you could also shine on your family and have prosperous descendants. But, There is no news about Liu Qian, and Liu Zhong has become like that again..."
"Master..." Liu Fu cried bitterly. He could no longer describe himself, so he had to kneel down on his knees again and prostrate himself on the ground. It turned out that the master knew about his grievances.
It was his incompetence and betrayal of the master's trust.
"Get up." Liu Ce stood up again, walked to Liu Fu and helped him up with both hands.
"Ms. Cui married you, and now she's been hit hard by this. Don't think too much about spending time with her during these days until she recovers!"
Liu Fu...
Suddenly, I went from guilty to unbelievable, and heartbroken beyond measure.
It turns out that the master is going to...
Liu Ce patted his hand gently to express comfort: "After Ms. Cui recovers from her injury, if you come back to work as an errand, I can't live without you."
Walking out of the study, Liu Fu still couldn't believe it in his dream. The master just relieved him of his stewardship and kicked him out of the house?
After working in the Liu Mansion for decades, officials of all sizes who left the Liu family treated him with respect and respectfully called him Steward Liu. All of this originated from the Liu Mansion. If there were no more stewards in the Liu Mansion, Who will remember him for his errands?
Suddenly, Liu Fu's expression turned fierce. It was all Xiao Ming, all Xiao Ming.
This insidious and cunning little girl plotted against him and used him to make him lose power in front of the master.
This bitch.
Mrs. Cui, why are you so useless? You have to go to Zhuanglizi again and again to see that stupid son. It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault...
Furthermore, Liu Fu not only resented Xiao Ming, but also Cui.
However, he immediately laughed again. Xiao Ming didn't matter. As long as he solved Xiao Ming, he would return to the master again.
hehe! Liu Fu smiled as if there was no one around, turning a blind eye to the passing servants, completely immersed in his own thoughts.
You think that curing Ms. Cui will make you famous in the capital. What if Ms. Cui suddenly becomes ill and dies?
