East Palace.
As soon as Zhen'er came back, she was blocked by Zhu Jianshen, "Where have you been?"
"My servant went to see Marquis Yongqing." She said truthfully.
"Who asked you to go? Did you tell me?" Zhu Jianshen's face turned red with anger, and he even wanted to hit someone, but he was reluctant and held back, "Why did you go to him?"
Zhen'er hesitated for a moment and replied: "Marquis Yongqing asked the slave's surname."
"You are making up lies." Zhu Jianshen said angrily, "Are you with him, with him..."
He couldn't say that kind of thing, but he felt uncomfortable and angry, so he broke his guard and said, "I'm going to beat his ass to pieces. No, I'm going to kill him. No, I'm going to let him go into the palace and be a eunuch."
Seeing the little prince who was almost losing his mind, Zhen'er finally believed Li Qing's words.
"Prince, please calm down. I have something to tell you." Zhen'er sighed and said weakly.
"How do you want me to calm down?" Zhu Jianshen roared angrily, "No, I want to duel with him."
Zhen'er said calmly: "If the prince does this again, then the prince will never see this slave again."
Zhu Jianshen was stunned for a moment and said in astonishment: "You, what did you say?"
"If the prince behaves like this again, this servant will disappear forever." Zhen'er repeated.
"you you……"
"If the prince is angry, he can beat and scold the servants, but he cannot do anything random." Zhen'er said calmly.
Zhu Jianshen looked at her so calmly, feeling inexplicably scared, afraid of losing her.
"Sister Zhen'er, I have never regarded you as a slave who can be beaten and scolded at will!" Zhu Jianshen said calmly, "Are you angry because I said something to you today?"
"I don't dare." Zhen'er shook her head slightly, "Your Highness, can you take a step to speak."
"Hey, okay." Zhu Jianshen nodded. He was no longer angry and began to worry about gains and losses.
The two came to a secluded place, and Zhen'er said: "The Marquis Yongqing asked the slave to go, not as His Highness thought, but to tell the slave something."
"What, what's going on?" Zhu Jianshen had a vague foreboding. At the same time, he felt much better and no longer hated Li Qing so much.
He knew that he was overthinking it.
Zhen'er looked at his evasive eyes and sighed: "He said that the prince fell in love with the slave."
"Slander, he is slandering," Zhu Jianshen said angrily and anxiously, "Sister Zhen'er, don't listen to his nonsense, he is a bastard."
Isn't it just a bastard to sell people after receiving money?
Zhu Jianshen was so angry that his teeth itched. He had never seen such a person before.
Zhen'er smiled tenderly: "The prince doesn't dare to tell the truth?"
"I..." Zhu Jian hesitated for a moment, then suddenly felt a surge of courage. He nodded and said, "Yes, I like Sister Zhen'er."
He said seriously: "When I grow up, I will marry you." ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
"But I'm just a slave?"
"My grandma was also a palace maid in the beginning." Zhu Jianshen disapproved, "Didn't she become the queen as well, the queen mother?"
If Sun heard this, he would definitely take a 6 alone.
Zhen'er smiled bitterly and said: "Prince, you are still young. When you grow up, you will have a young and beautiful concubine, and by then... this slave will already be old."
"It doesn't matter, age is not a problem, really." Zhu Jianshen held her hand affectionately and said, "I will never dislike Sister Zhen'er."
"Your Highness, please don't do this." Zhen'er quickly pushed his hand away, feeling bitter in her heart.
What kind of thing is this? It’s not easy to get through, but in the end...why is my life so miserable?
Zhu Jianshen looked hurt and asked, "Does Sister Zhen'er not like me?"
"If the prince is talking about the kind of love between a man and a woman, yes." Zhen'er said calmly, "Prince, please don't like me anymore, otherwise, I will have no choice but to disappear."
"Is that Marquis Yongqing threatening you?"
"No." Zhen'er smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, please stop thinking about these things. I beg you, please let me go."
There is a full seventeen years difference between the two of them. How is this possible?
If the princess knew these past events in the future, would she still be okay?
"What are you afraid of?" Zhu Jianshen was puzzled, "Do you think you can't even protect the woman you like?"
"..." Zhen'er held her forehead: Little enemy, you are trying to kill your sister!
She breathed a sigh of relief, her expression serious and serious: "If Your Highness wants me to stay in the East Palace, you should stop liking me. If you continue to like me, I will have no choice but to leave."
"I like you, and I won't let you go." At a young age, Zhu Jianshen has stopped answering multiple-choice questions.
Zhen'er said expressionlessly: "Then please kill the slave now, Prince!"
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Zhu Jianshen cried, crying very sadly. While crying, he scolded Li Qing's ancestors for eight generations.
His sister Zhen'er was really gone and left the East Palace. He didn't even know where sister Zhen'er had gone.
Daming was deeply moved and heartbroken!
When I become emperor, I must beat his ass to pieces... Zhu Jianshen swore viciously.
——
Li Qing led Zhen'er to the Huanyi Bureau and asked the leading eunuch to arrange a job for her.
The main job of the Clothing Bureau is to wash clothes, which Zhen'er chose herself.
Although it is a bit hard, there is no need for intrigues, just work hard. At most, you will only be reprimanded, but at least you will not lose your life for no reason.
Seeing that she was unskilled at beating her clothes and her little hands were red from the cold, Li Qing felt somewhat unbearable, so he gave the leading eunuch a gold ingot and asked him to arrange a comfortable job for Zhen'er.
The eldest eunuch took money to do things and did not dare to deal with Yongqing Hou, so he gave Zhen'er a job as a statistician.
Zhen'er has been with the Sun family for so long in the past, so counting the numbers is not a problem.
Li Qing knew that cruelty was everywhere in the palace, but he had no time to care about it, so he pulled Zhen'er aside in front of the chief eunuch, giving the impression that he was protecting Zhen'er.
"Do you hate me very much?" Li Qing asked.
Zhen'er shook her head: "No, my life is miserable, this is all fate."
She smiled bitterly and said: "I have to thank you, sir. If you hadn't made it clear, I would have been stupid and didn't know what to say. When the prince grows up, he will naturally put away his ridiculous thoughts. At that time, the princess will not be able to spare me." "
After a pause, "Even now, as long as the rumors spread, I will be killed."
She had stayed in the palace for so long and knew how terrible this palace that everyone envied was.
The prince is the crown prince and there is absolutely nothing wrong. People will only think that she seduced the prince. Even if there are people who know the truth, for the sake of political correctness, they will not speak for her, a little palace maid.
This situation now is a blessing among misfortunes.
"Sir, who knew I was here?"
"Only you and I, the emperor knows." Li Qing said, "How about you change the name. Although it is unlikely, changing the name is safer."
Zhen'er nodded: "My lord is a scholar, can you help me pick one up?"
Li Qing thought for a while, "How about calling me Xiaowan? Your real surname is Wan, and Wan and Wan have the same pronunciation. It's a good idea."
"I would like to thank you for your name!" Zhen'er said loudly, kneeling down and kowtowing, which made the people around her look at her.
Li Qing couldn't help but laugh, how could he not know Zhen'er's purpose, but he didn't say anything, and instead cooperated and let her take advantage of it.
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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It's hard work again, Mr. Liaodong. This time, the Liaodong incident is over. Come back and have a good rest. I will give you a long vacation."
"Then thank the emperor first." Li Qing smiled and nodded. Seeing Zhu Qiyu's haggard expression, he advised: "The emperor should cherish the dragon body. State affairs are important, and so is the body."
Zhu Qiyu smiled softly and said: "Sitting in this position, how dare you cherish your body?"
He sighed softly: "I don't have great talents or strategies, nor am I smart enough. I can only make up for my shortcomings through hard work. How dare I not take the legacy of my ancestors seriously?"
Li Qing said warmly: "We must try our best to take care of both. Without a good body, how can we work diligently?"
"I understand." Zhu Qiyu smiled and nodded, "I have asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to arrange the cattle and farm tools. They will be shipped to Liaodong in May."
Li Qing nodded: "Farmland and houses are the best choices to tie people's hearts. With these two things, the integration process will definitely speed up a lot."
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Sir, he will leave soon. I am not busy at the moment. Let's have a drink and treat it as a farewell to you."
"Then you need to drink two more drinks." Li Qing also smiled. He had an excellent sense of Zhu Qiyu.
His senses were much better than those of Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen, who were not angry with him.
