"Where is the faith?" Xu Xingxia hurriedly said.

"At the teahouse, you need to pick it up in person." Wang Qinian said euphemistically.

Xu Xingxia turned over on his horse without thinking and galloped towards Weizhen. Wang Qinian hurriedly followed. The two rode their horses from Zhenshuo Fort back to Weizhenbao, and hurriedly dismounted in front of the teahouse. Xu Xingxia looked up, and sure enough, in the teahouse, there was a person sitting quietly, serving a little strangely. If you look closely, it turned out to be an old eunuch. He is estimated to be at least sixty years old, and the wrinkles on his face are much worse than those on the Loess Plateau in later generations.

Wang Qinian said in a low voice: "He was sent by Miss Azhu, with a message from Miss Azhu." If you speak alone, I won't go in. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked into the teahouse with his legs raised.

Seeing Xu Xingxia come in, the old eunuch's wrinkled face was vaguely smiling, but his smile was a little weird, a little weird, and he felt like a zombie. A smiling zombie is as weird as it looks. He didn't stand up, and said in an old voice: "The old slave Chen Erfu is from the capital. This must be Xu Qianhu, right? ”

Xu Xingxia said solemnly: "Don't dare, it's Xu Xingxia below, the new Ningxia Zuotun Wei Hou Qianhu on behalf of Qianhu." The old man is on top, and the younger generation is polite. ”

The other party was sent by Zhu Zhizhi, and he must be Zhu Zhizhi's henchman. Thinking of Zhu Zhizhi's identity, it can be concluded that this old eunuch is definitely not an ordinary person. Tang Chen, the bull-nosed old man beside Zhu Zhizhi, is not a simple character. This time, Chen Erfu came to Weizhen Fort, and there must be a deep-seated reason that is not known.

Chen Erfu said calmly: "Xu Qianhu, please take a seat." The old slave is just a minion, without any title or status, so you don't have to be restrained. In the future, the old slave will be stationed in Weizhen Fort, and he will have to rely on Xu Qianhu a lot! ”

Xu Xingxia nodded, sat down calmly, took a sip of the teacup, and asked bluntly, "Where is Gonggong Chen from in the capital?" ”

Chen Erfu said unhurriedly: "Ciqing Palace." ”

This is tantamount to directly picking out the identities of him and Zhu Zhizhi. Ciqing Palace is where the crown prince is located. Today's prince is Zhu Changluo. Zhu Zhizhi is qualified to live in Ciqing Palace, so she is naturally a veritable county lord. Zhu Yidan is also the county lord, and she is also the county lord, but the gold content of the two county lords is completely different. If Emperor Wanli dies and the crown prince ascends the throne, she will be a veritable princess. After the death of Emperor Taichang, she will also become the eldest princess. It's a pity that the Emperor of the Apocalypse doesn't have a son, otherwise, she might still be the eldest princess.

Although she had already guessed Zhu Zhizhi's identity and had been mentally prepared, when her identity was clearly confirmed, Xu Xingxia still felt a little strange in her heart. The princess of the Ming Dynasty turned out to be like this. From the perspective of the public, she is indeed worthy of being the princess of the Ming Dynasty, beautiful, elegant, knowledgeable, knowledgeable and courteous. From a personal point of view, she is also the dream lover in the minds of most men, right? Unfortunately, there is a deep chasm in the middle, and I don't know when we will be able to meet again.

Trying to clean up his mood and try his best to dilute Zhu Zhizhi's image, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Gonggong Chen came to Weizhenbao, I don't know what business he does?" ”

Chen Erfu said: "I was too old to do things, so I went home to recuperate. ”

Xu Xingxia said a little strangely: "Gonggong Chen is from Weizhenbao?" Where is your hometown? ”

Chen Erfu said: "When I left Weizhenbao, I was only five years old. At that time, it was still the Jiajing period. When the Tartars went south, my whole family was killed, and I was desperate, so I followed others to Guyuan. Subsequently, I was taken to the capital and worked as a beggar for three years. Later, he entered the palace and stayed in the palace for fifty-five years, first sweeping the floor in the current Renshou Palace, and later transferred to Ciqing Palace. Now, when you're older, it's time to return to your roots. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and didn't say anything. For those desperate military households, entering the palace is also a way. Military households cannot leave the country, which is relative. If you are willing to be a eunuch, then you can definitely get out of the country. It's just that if you want to take that knife and cut off the things under your crotch, there may not be a few military households who are willing. Like Wei Zhongxian, having a wife and children, it is indeed extremely rare to be able to enter the palace ruthlessly. It can be seen that this Wei Zhongxian is much more ruthless than other eunuchs at the starting point.

Chen Erfu continued: "If Brother Ling Ling has time, she might as well come to the teahouse often. The old slave is not talented, but he also knows some words, and has read some books, four books and five classics, and a subset of classics and history, which is slightly involved, maybe he can teach him to read and write, and lay a foundation. Even if you don't do anything, it's good to tell a story. When he was a child, the old slave often told stories to the eldest lady. ”

Xu Xingxia was secretly surprised, and then said earnestly: "Then thank you Gonggong Chen." ”

Some of the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were literate, and some of them even had a very high level of education. However, these were eunuchs with status. A eunuch who has no status, of course, has no qualifications to read. This Chen Erfu is actually literate, which shows that his status must not be low. What's even more rare is that he dares to say that his four books and five classics, and a subset of classics and histories, are all slightly involved, which is simply incredible. Ordinary civil officials don't dare to say that. He also told Zhu Zhizhi stories, which shows that the relationship between him and Zhu Zhizhi must be very close. This old eunuch is not simple!

In other words, Wei Zhongxian himself barely knew a few words after changing his name to Wei Zhongxian. What does this mean? It shows that this Chen Erfu's current status is definitely higher than that of Li Jinzhong. Vaguely, Xu Xingxia remembered that in the late Wanli period, the more high-status eunuch leaders seemed to be Wang An, Wei Dynasty, and Wang Qiqian. In addition, there is also a Lu Shou, who is the chief eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the admiral, and also serves as the eunuch of the admiral of the East Factory. I haven't heard of Chen Erfu's name!

Of course, there are so many eunuchs in the palace, and only a few of them can be recorded in history. Either it is a great annihilation of great evil, or a great mercy and great good. If neither of these two is accounted for, the possible surnames that will be written into the annals of history are almost equal to zero. Perhaps, this Chen Erfu is such a person!

In fact, teaching Xu Xudong to read and read is all a cover-up, and the real reason is that Chen Erfu can communicate seamlessly with Xu Xingxia through Xu Xudong's relationship. On Xu Xingxia's territory, he is still so cautious, which shows that he is still very safe in doing things. Some things are just so subtle. In fact, everyone knows the truth behind the scenes. But if you have a plausible reason, this truth, no one will pursue it.

Xu Xingxia suddenly asked, "I wonder if Gonggong Chen knows an inner servant named Li Jinzhong or Wei Zhongxian?" Is he also on an errand in Ciqing Palace? ”

Chen Erfu shook his head and said, "No." There were no subordinates under Wang Gonggong, neither did Wei Gonggong's subordinates, and none of the other supervisors in Ciqing Palace were named Li Jinzhong or Wei Zhongxian. ”

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but frown quietly. Hasn't this damn Wei Zhongxian yet appeared? I thought I could find an opportunity to kill him in advance, lest he poison the Ming Dynasty! Unexpectedly, he was not in Ciqing Palace at all. Could it be that he hasn't entered the palace yet? Or is it that the other palaces in the imperial palace have not been transferred to Ciqing Palace?

Xu Xingxia thought for a while, and then said, "Then does Gonggong Chen know a woman named Keshi?" It seems to be a guest to seal the moon or something......"

Chen Erfu said with some surprise: "Ke Niangniang is the nurse of the eldest lady......

Xu Xingxia's face suddenly became a little bad. Chen Erfu's answer made his heart fall down in a hurry. Dizzy! This Hakka is actually Zhu Zhizhi's nurse! What's even more dizzy is that she is still honored as a guest lady! In Ciqing Palace, there is the title of Niangniang, even if it is called in private, it shows that her energy is not small.

Chen Erfu was a little surprised and said, "Xu Qianhu asked about this matter......

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "Hakka...... Isn't it a nursing mother? Why is it a mother? ”

Chen Erfu said: "The eldest lady's mother, whose surname is weak and often sick, can't always take care of the eldest lady and the eldest young master, they are all taken care of by this Hakka family. The eldest young master sometimes caused trouble, and it was the Hakka family who came forward to solve it. The eldest lady was very grateful and treated her as if she were their mother. After the death of the eldest lady's mother, they called the Hakka family Niangniang. Now the eldest young master still sleeps with the guest lady at night. ”

Xu Xingxia felt a little bad even more. I really didn't expect that this guest Yinyue would have such a status in Ciqing Palace. No wonder it can call the wind and rain after the day, and the arrogance is monstrous. The age of the Emperor of the Apocalypse should not be small, he should be twelve or thirteen years old, and he still sleeps with the Hakka family at night, which is incredible! It is very likely that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is very attached to her, and will forgive her no matter what she does wrong. It is even possible that in the Apocalypse Emperor's own consciousness, he didn't feel that she had done anything wrong at all.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Xingxia said tentatively: "Is there still a little young master in Ciqing Palace?" I should be around five or six years old this year...... He's also a guest mother? ”

Chen Erfu said a little strangely: "Xu Qianhu also knows the little young master. The little young master is not a Hakka grandmother, and his nurse's surname is Zhou. The eldest lady and the eldest young master are both grown up in Hakka's milk, only the little young master is not. ”

Xu Xingxia breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, this is it. Due to his attachment when he was a child, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was very concerned about his nursing mother. He was originally a person who valued family affection, and he would definitely not forget the Hakka family's love for him when he was a child. No matter what bad things Hakka has done, he can not ask. Even, even his wife was bullied by his nursing mother, he could ignore it. This perverted feeling is probably incomprehensible to outsiders.

(To be continued)