Chapter 18: We are both fallen people at the end of the world
He Xi originally had short hair, but during the Hongwu period, he began to grow it longer. After all, in this era, it is very rude for a man to have short hair. But hair growth has its own rules. He Xi estimated that she would wait until his hair could be combed into a bun. It takes about half a year to a year.
As the Romans do, He Xi always wore a hat before his hair grew.
At this time, this child acted quite rudely. It's like taking off someone's pants in public.
How about being rude? He Xi couldn't stand up to this naughty child's naughty parent. He didn't know who this naughty boy was, but from the naughty boy's clothes, he knew he must be a prince.
No matter what, I can only endure it.
Fortunately, the King of Chu is a sensible person. When he saw this, he shouted sharply: "Old Shi, what are you doing?"
He Xi knew who it was as soon as he heard it. After all, the big boss’s sons still need to know a thing or two. This is the most incompetent of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons. King Lu, posthumously named King Huang. Listen to this posthumous title, and this posthumous title was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. Hearing this posthumous title, you know something, and it was certified by his father himself.
The things he had done, including robbing people, killing his own guards and maids, and even killing high-ranking officials at the commander level, were simply lawless.
Now this King Lu is eleven years old. The character is almost finalized.
He was reprimanded by the King of Chu, but he did not panic at all and said: "Sixth brother, I have never seen a real monk. Just look." He asked He Xi curiously and said: "Why is your head not shiny? And There’s no fragrant scar yet, right?”
These words are simply disrespectful to the extreme.
He Xi's mouth twitched, wanting to ask this naughty kid back. Why don't you ask your dad. I am a fake monk, but your father is the real monk. It's just that I can't say these words.
King Chu couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and took the hat from King Lu's hand. He handed it to He Xi and said, "Secretary He, my brother is not sensible, please forgive me."
What can He Xi say? He took the hat with both hands and put it on his head. He said: "King Lu, you are innocent and innocent, and you will achieve great things in the future."
King Lu was able to achieve great things, probably because he served as a case study for his father.
When King Chu heard this, he knew that King Lu had offended Secretary He severely. This is ironic. To be honest, King Chu felt a little uncomfortable. After all, King Lu was his younger brother. And He Xi is just a minister, how can he talk like this.
However, the King of Chu had a city after all. He knew that He Xi had truly gained the favor of his father, and that he was about to become a vassal. There is no need to offend He Xi. Moreover, King Chu and King Lu were not born from the same concubine. King Lu is not a good person, and he may not be very respectful to his brother. King Chu does not want to give King Lu this trouble. That is to say, not much was said.
He Xi originally felt that he was out of place here, but something like this happened again. He bowed and saluted and said, "I am ill, so I can't accompany you. Please forgive me, Your Highnesses." Then He Xi looked around, bowed, and withdrew. After a few steps, he walked out.
King Chu watched He Xi go and said to King Lu: "This Secretary He has a temper. You have to be careful."
King Lu didn't care at all and said, "I'm just a slave. There's nothing to be careful about."
He Xi's back paused slightly, as if he heard what was said behind. Then left.
He Xi left the side hall. I didn’t know where to go for a while.
Go back to your room and forget to charge it today. After all, solar power banks are meant to bask in the sun. But the people in the palace talk a lot. Every time he basks in the sun, he is very careful when using his computer and mobile phone.
There is no point in going back now.
I also got angry today and felt very uncomfortable. So move around as you please. Came to the garden of Qianqing Palace.
The garden of Qianqing Palace is not as big as the Imperial Garden. There are just a few small scenes. Just some bamboo.
He Xi cleaned a stone and sat on it. Looking up at the moon outside, I think of modern life. In fact, the incident of a naughty child alone would not make He Xi so uncomfortable. Because He Xi felt from this incident the difference between the Hongwu period and later generations. There are usually methods to cure the naughty children of later generations. Even bear parents may not be able to cure it. But in this era, as the prince, King Lu is such a naughty kid. There is no way to cure He Xi except to take advantage of him verbally or to complain to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because the prince is more noble than you. The word feudal hierarchy just jumped out of He Xi's mind.
He Xi heard what King Lu said behind him. Just a slave. And He Xi traveled through time, not to be a slave. If you haven't seen freedom. He can tolerate himself in the darkness because he has seen the light, so he cannot tolerate his current situation.
Compared to this. No matter how much we enjoyed in ancient times, we cannot enjoy things in later generations. What's the point?
He Xi sighed heavily and said, "Hey, why don't I go back, but where should I go?"
Just as He Xi sighed, he also heard a sigh behind him. Both of them were startled, and a female voice behind them said from the bamboo forest: "Who, who is where?"
The tone was full of panic.
He Xi immediately stood up and said, "My secretary, Mr. He Xi, is here for a walk. I apologize for disturbing the girl. I apologize."
The two are not far apart, but there is a dense bamboo forest between them. There is a winding path in this small bamboo forest. The winding path leads to a secluded place, seemingly separated by just one step. If you want to walk there, you have to go around in a big circle.
The woman opposite heard He Xi's introduction and said, "Are you He Xi?" The panic in her tone weakened a lot.
He Xi said: "This is not an ordinary place. Everyone who comes here has a name and cannot be faked."
The woman said: "Why did you leave the meeting? This is a good opportunity to make friends with meritorious disciples."
He Xi said: "I met a naughty kid."
The woman said: "What a naughty kid."
He Xi thought that the woman in front of him was just a palace maid. Moreover, he didn't think he could hide what happened at the banquet with so many eyes and mouths. So he explained the matter in a few words.
The woman whispered a few words, but He Xi didn't hear them clearly. It seems vaguely like this child. He Xi said: "Girl, what did you say?"
The woman said: "I think His Royal Highness, Prince Lu, is indeed inappropriate."
He Xi said: "This matter is so boring, I won't talk about it. Why are you here, girl? Everyone in Qianqing Palace is very busy at this time, and you are lazy here. Will the eunuch in charge not blame you?"
The woman was slightly startled. He said: "No, I am not at the banquet. Now the really busy ones are the cooks and the waiters at the banquet. But I am not busy anymore."
He Xi didn't hear the flaw. He didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang practiced frugality. There were no more than three thousand maids and eunuchs in Zhu Yuanzhang's palace. Seems like a lot. But if you know the area of Nanjing girls, plus some eunuchs and maids who are needed for other occasions, you will know that this number is actually not many.
Compared to the number of eunuchs known as over 100,000 in later palaces, this was simply too few.
Under Queen Ma's management, there were very few people in the palace. No one dares to be lazy at all. Even if you are lazy, you don't dare to come to the garden. If you bump into that noble man, it will be terrible.
The woman was also afraid that He Xi would ask more questions, so she said, "Secretary He just sighed, 'It's better to go back.' But she missed home."
He Xi sighed and said, "Yes, I miss home. I'm on a strange journey, and I'm encountering a puzzle. It's just that things have come to this, I want to go home, but I don't know how to get home."
The woman knew He Xi's life experience, but she never thought that her father would lie to others. It was assumed that He Xi was a close disciple of Zen Master Dazhi, but now Zen Master Dazhi was no longer around. The so-called home is gone. In the palace, he was bullied by his own brother. Immediately I felt pity. Said: "Secretary He, nine times out of ten, life is not what you want it to be. Sometimes you have to look away."
He Xi said: "I just heard you sighing too, what are you sighing for?"
The woman was stunned, then pondered for a moment and said: "The Queen has the grace to let you out when you reach the age in the palace. I have reached the age, but I don't want to leave the palace."
He Xi was stunned and said: "In the palace, I am just a slave. If you can behave upright outside, why don't you want to go out?"
The woman said: "The Queen is very kind, and everyone in the palace treats me well. I am familiar with it. But a palace maid like me will definitely get married if she is released and has no one to rely on."
"Once a woman gets married, life or death is no longer hers. I'm afraid."
He Xi said: "I understand."
"Understand?" The woman said with some doubts in her tone.
He Xi said: "Phobia before marriage."
The woman asked cautiously: "What is premarital phobia?"
He Xi was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say. He ignored the topic and said, "If you really don't want to leave the palace, I have a way."
The woman said: "Secretary He, please speak."
He Xi said: "Eunuch Xu Zheng, Xu Zheng, has always said that I have no one to serve here. Let me choose a palace maid. I have always thought it was troublesome and did not choose. If you are willing, you can come to my place. If you want to come to the palace, I will not rush you out. palace."
The woman's voice suddenly became much lower, and she seemed to be ashamed as she said, "How can anyone talk like this?"
He Xi felt for a moment that he had said the wrong thing.
The service that Eunuch Xu is talking about is not just as simple as washing and cleaning. He Xi quickly made up for it: "Don't get me wrong. I didn't mean that. I just wanted to help you. If you don't want to, forget it."
After a while, the woman said, "Why do you want to help me?"
He Xi was silent for a while and said: "There is no reason? If there is, they are probably the same people who have fallen from the world."
