Xiao Chengzi's heart was pounding, a few beads of sweat flowed down his back, he has been serving this lord for almost thirty years, and he has long been familiar with the master's heart, these close ministers, except for Gonggong Mu, what others want to say and do, it all depends on the mood of this lord, for more than 30 years, he commented on the minister like this, and it has not been more than five times.

"Loyal ministers, traitorous ministers, who knows! God knows!" Emperor Taiding sighed faintly, Xiao Chengzi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "The emperor knows, and the ancestors also know, the little brain, just look at it, then know what they think in their hearts." ”

"That's right, I don't know what they're thinking. Emperor Taiding sighed and said expressionlessly: "Emperor, what is an emperor, it's just a lonely person." ”

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about, don't you still have Xiao Chengzi and me!" Xiao Chengzi hurriedly persuaded.

Emperor Taiding turned his head to look at him slightly, revealing a smile: "Yes, in the end, I still have you by my side." ”

As he was talking, Father-in-law Mu came in, Xiao Chengzi hurriedly greeted him, Father-in-law Mu asked in a low voice how it was today, but Xiao Chengzi laughed loudly and said: "Today, the emperor is in good spirits, and he has two bowls of lotus seed soup and a bowl of ginseng soup." ”

Father-in-law Mu came in to meet the gaze of Emperor Taiding, Father-in-law Mu stepped forward to give a simple salute, Xiao Chengzi brought him an embroidered stool, Father-in-law Mu sat in front of the bed, looked at Emperor Taiding and said: "The slave has been arranged, and there will be an impeachment chapter every two days in the future." ”

Emperor Taiding nodded, and after a while, he asked, "What about the prince?

"The prince has received a secret decree and is heading back, and it is estimated that he will return to the court in seven or eight days. Grandpa Mu replied.

Xiao Chengzi withdrew after listening to two sentences, and when he arrived in the courtyard, several little eunuchs quietly hid aside and muttered in a low voice, not noticing Xiao Chengzi passing.

"You said that those people outside are making trouble, and you don't want to think about it, the emperor is not in good health, and he is still doing three or four, simply, cut a few, and he will be honest. ”

"That's it, these guys don't want the emperor to rest in peace, they are all guys who should be killed!" ......

The little eunuchs were talking lively, Xiao Chengzi had already arrived behind them, raised his leg and gave the little eunuch who was talking lively, kicked the little eunuch and staggered, the little eunuchs looked up and saw that it was Xiao Chengzi, and quickly got up and accompanied by a smiling face.

"What are you talking nonsense!" Xiao Chengzi scolded in a low voice, turning his head to look at the house: "You Hulai guys, I can tell you little cubs, who dares to talk nonsense outside, be careful of your dog's life!"

The little eunuchs flattered Xiao Chengzi around, and the little eunuchs on the side lowered their voices to complain: "Those people outside are really too disagreeable, the emperor is still sick, what are they going to do, just let the internal guards go out and clean up these eight lambs." ”

Xiao Chengzi scolded: "You all stop one by one, don't be good here, I can tell you, Xiao Lizi is a lesson from the past, when the time comes, don't blame me for not interceding for you." ”

Xiao Chengzi's prestige in the hearts of these little eunuchs is very high, and the little eunuchs all know that don't look at him fat, but in fact, his heart is very soft, what mistakes have they made, it is right to ask Cheng's father-in-law to intercede.

"Father-in-law, you sit here. The little eunuch diligently cleaned the stone steps, and put a handkerchief on the ground, before letting Xiao Chengzi sit down, Xiao Chengzi scolded, and a little sweat beaded on his chubby face, although it was autumn, but the weather was still a little hot, and the little eunuchs fanned him again.

"I can tell you, keep your mouth tight, mess up the deployment of the emperor and the ancestors, I can't spare him. Xiao Chengzi glared and threatened, and the little eunuchs nodded again and again.

A little eunuch asked curiously: "Father-in-law, what do the emperor and the ancestors think, these guys outside are simply lawless." ”

"Hmph," Xiao Chengzi glared at him and snorted contemptuously: "What do you think, you will know when the time comes, now what you have to do is to control your mouth!"

"Yes, yes, not a single word can be uttered. ”

The little eunuchs diligently brought a cup of tea to Xiao Chengzi, Xiao Chengzi served Emperor Taiding for a long time, and he was tired, sitting on the stone steps, holding tea and teaching these little eunuchs: "You remember for me, it is our duty to serve the emperor well, don't care about anything else, those bastards outside are going to make trouble, naturally there are ancestors to clean them up, if you dare to make a fool of yourself, don't forget the rules in the palace!"

The little eunuchs hurriedly explained that they were just complaining and would never dare to talk nonsense. Xiao Chengzi drank half a bowl of tea, and asked if the medicine was ready, and the little eunuchs hurriedly said that it was ready, warm on the stove, and could be served at any time;

But the house was very quiet, Gonggong Mu was still discussing with Emperor Taiding, the voices of the two were not loud, even if they stood at the door, they couldn't hear it, Xiao Chengzi asked the little eunuchs not to get together, what to do, what to do, but he himself was still sitting on the stone steps.

The little eunuchs are scattered, Xiao Chengzi glanced at the house from time to time, his eyes were full of worry, this time I don't know that the minister is going to be unlucky, the palace is a rich place, and it is also a nest of right and wrong, the nobles in the palace have many eyes, and the ancestors have a lot of eyes, so they can deal with these nobles and protect their children.

I have been in the palace for decades, and I have seen a lot, the emperor and the ancestors must be planning something big, the emperor has been bedridden for more than half a year, his body is getting weaker and weaker day by day, I don't know if I can get out of bed, and the court situation must have changed a lot.

Looking up at the sky, Xiao Chengzi sighed heavily, and the bright sunshine was like a layer of yellow sand on the cage, turning gray.

The door opened, Father-in-law Mu came out, Xiao Chengzi hurriedly got up, and Father-in-law Mu blamed when he saw this: "Why are you still like this, how old are you, it's still the same as when you were a child, where is it convenient to sit there." ”

Xiao Chengzi hurriedly put on a smiling face and stepped forward to support Father-in-law Mu: "Godfather, be careful." ”

"Well, be careful with the emperor," Mu Gong said fairly, his eyes swept over the little eunuchs around him: "Keep an eye on it, don't be kind." ”

"Yes, yes, godfather rest assured. ”

"I can't rest assured of you, Xiao Chengzi, with your temperament, I don't know that I lost my life that day. Mu Gonggong's tone was stern, Xiao Chengzi didn't dare to fool anymore, and Zhengse agreed: "Godfather, don't worry, Xiao Chengzi understands it in his heart, alas, Xiao Chengzi can also be ruthless, but Godfather has taught him a lesson before, and he has to be forgiving and forgiving, and Xiao Chengzi has always kept it in mind." ”

"Hmph, you say this, it seems that godfathers like to kill people," Father-in-law Mu pulled down his face, Xiao Chengzi hurriedly accompanied a smile, and Father-in-law Mu sighed next: "Not this time, this time, alas, ask for more blessings." ”

Xiao Chengzi was shocked and wanted to ask again, but opened his mouth but closed it, the less he knew at this time, the better.

"Oh, by the way, the emperor said just now, let Xuanshangshu order Pei Shu and Ju Yu to come in, and you can send someone to pass the decree. ”

Xiao Chengzi was stunned, and hurriedly agreed, called a little eunuch, asked him to go to the courtroom, and called Shangshu Ling Pei Shu and Ju Yu in.

Sent Gonggong Mu to the door of the Moon Gate, Xiao Chengzi hurried back to the house, Emperor Taiding had already laid down, listened to the snort, seemed to sleep very peacefully, Xiao Chengzi finally put his mind at ease, Emperor Taiding said a lot today, and dealt with a lot of government affairs, he put away the folds on the side, and received those who already had clear opinions, and put those who had not yet dealt with the opinions on the other side.

Holding the recital that had already dealt with the opinions to the outside, he sat on the chair and began to transcribe the meaning of Emperor Taiding today on a note, in the entire palace, only he has the ability to memorize the words of Emperor Taiding from beginning to end, without a single mistake. It was with this ability that he was able to transfer to the emperor's side.

After a while, the sound of someone coming in the garden, he hurriedly put down his pen, pushed open the door to the courtyard, and saw that Shangshu Ling Pei Shu and Ju Yi were introduced by the little eunuch, and the two of them saw Xiao Chengzi and hurriedly bowed their hands.

"I'm tired of the two adults to wait, the emperor just slept for a while, and he will wake up later. Xiao Chengzi said and asked the little eunuch to take two embroidered stools and let the two of them sit down.

"Is the emperor okay?" Pei Shu asked, now only the people from their Shangshutai can still enter the Yawen Pavilion, and the others, whether it is the emperor's father-in-law, Taishi Pan Lian, or the emperor's younger brother King Qi, or the prime minister Gan Tang, have not been able to enter this Yawen Pavilion, but they have not entered this Yawen Pavilion a few times, and they have not been able to enter for more than ten days recently.

"I've been in better spirits these days. Xiao Chengzi replied: "Serve tea to the two adults," and then turned to the two and said, "The two adults will be down for the time being." ”

"It's troublesome Cheng's father-in-law. The sentence was very polite and arched his hand, Pei Shu just smiled at Cheng's father-in-law, took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and asked: "Cheng's father-in-law, I haven't seen the emperor's approval for many transfers in the past few days, what does the emperor mean?"

Xiao Chengzi knew what he was asking, he pretended not to know, and lowered his voice with a smile: "My lord, the emperor is sick, and the excerpt will naturally be approved slower than usual, you can also tell the adults, don't rush, the emperor's body and bones are important." ”

Ju Yu really wanted to ask more, now the only people who can get the news are these people around the emperor, but Pei Shu is by his side, he can't speak; Pei Shu'an sits like a mountain, he has no intention of asking anything, he knows that these people in the palace are strict-mouthed, and it is more difficult to find out the news from their mouths than to ascend to the sky.

The sun was setting in the west, the branches were reflected in the windows, and the little eunuchs quietly surveyed the sun, thinking that it was time for their successors to come.

Xiao Chengzi did not accompany Pei Shu to recite but went back to continue to transcribe the oracle, the emperor actually handled a lot of official business, he transcribed for a while, the emperor's meaning was accurately put on the paper, after the transcription was finished, he sorted out the music, took it out and handed it to Pei Shu.

"Master Pei, these are all handled by the emperor today, you take them to moisten the pen. ”

Pei Shu took it and flipped it over, looking up at Xiao Chengzi: "What's the matter, the impeachment of Qiuyun's sparseness, the emperor hasn't approved it yet?"