Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Change of Lord
Shangguan Nu felt a deep hostility from the young man's gaze, and instinctively prompted him to hold the hilt of the sword, but the young man's hostility was fleeting, and then what was revealed was the panic and sluggishness that a slave should have.
An unformed thought flashed through Shangguan's angry mind, and it was also fleeting, and he didn't even have time to catch it.
This is the slave brought by his bandit-born wife, he panicked when he saw the young master of Jinpeng Castle, Shangguan Nu decided to forgive this ignorant young man once, he was still a little regretful, the young man's knife skills were good, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit, he should be a good seedling of the killer, but it was a pity that Dongbao did not accept it.
"You're Huan Nu, the one that Dongbao doesn't want?"
"Yes. ”
The relaxation after fear made Gu Shenwei completely lose his strength, and then he remembered his identity and status, knelt down on one leg, and added: "The little slave doesn't know that the young master has arrived, please forgive the young master." ”
Shangguan Nu still didn't have any expression, he measured the young man's catties in his heart, and after a while, he nodded, mumbled, and turned away, leaving Gu Shenwei who didn't know why.
In the next few days, Gu Shenwei was always nervous, and he couldn't guess what Shangguan Nu meant, and that meeting was obviously not accidental.
In the end, it was Xue Niang who explained everything, and she took him to meet the young lady.
"The young master has given you away, starting tomorrow, you will go to the 'Star Picking Courtyard' and accompany the little boy. ”
Gu Shenwei's hanging heart finally let go, it turned out that Shangguan Nu didn't recognize him, he didn't speak, because the young lady behind the screen was extremely angry, and broke something with a bang.
"Bullying people is too much! Isn't her Meng family a group of slaves? Why do you want my people?"
Gu Shenwei suddenly realized, Dubu Wang's wife surnamed Meng, from the richest family in Biyu City, from the first day Luo Ning tea entered Jinpeng Castle, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not in harmony, this matter is not only known to everyone in the castle, even in the city under the mountain There are quite rumors.
Mrs. Meng gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses for King Dubu, the elder brother Shangguan Fei, the younger sister Shangguan Ru, and Yahuan Xiaoru had to change their names because of this girl, it is said that the two are extremely favored, and Jinpeng Castle is regarded as a treasure up and down, and even Shangguan Nu has to find a way to please this younger brother and sister.
To accompany the little boy, Gu Shenwei guessed that he would have to serve Shangguan Fei in the twins in the future, he suddenly felt a little sad, this little boy is probably the same as the former "little master of the Gu family", just a few months, the world is unpredictable, he changed from a master to a servant.
Gu Shenwei knelt on the ground and bowed his head silently, and Xue Niang walked behind the screen to comfort the young lady:
"The young master naturally has his reasons for this, and Huan Nu has nothing to do if he stays here, Miss, as a wife now, bear with me." ”
"But I couldn't swallow it, and the mothers-in-law would pretend to mention it casually in front of me, deliberately embarrassing me. ”
"Good is rewarded with good and evil is rewarded with evil, we are alone in this castle, take a step back for the time being, and wait for the big head god to be the master of the young lady. ”
"When did my dad come? I've been married for a few months, and he hasn't said anything about looking at me. ”
Miss seemed to have a stomach full of resentment, and dropped something again, and the blind and tongueless little girl Huancui Nu squatted on the ground and groped for the debris to pick up the pieces, which annoyed Miss somehow, and was kicked for no reason, ouch, and hurriedly swallowed back the pain.
It was a strange thing, and it seemed that the more she was abused, the more she became more pleasing to the young lady, and she was now serving the young lady longer than the four "satisfied" maids.
Xue Niang continued to whisper comfort, and after a long time, the young lady was finally in a better mood, but she still couldn't forget the shame she had suffered, and said to the young man who was waiting outside the screen:
"You swear that no matter who you serve, you will be loyal to me, and that I alone will be your true master. ”
Huan Nu swore to the sky, since he was surnamed Luo, he was surnamed Luo for the rest of his life, loyal to Miss and never betrayed, Miss gave an order, and the little slave moved forward bravely, if there was the slightest disobedience, the heavens and the earth would be destroyed, and he would never be reborn. ”
Gu Shenwei could still say similar vows smoothly, and almost every four or five days, the young lady would ask the servants to re-swear their vows, and he had long been accustomed to it.
The young lady snorted, seemingly dissatisfied, "If I heard that you are heading towards the little ghost of the Meng family, I will hand you over to my husband, aren't you the son of Yang Shi? ”
The young lady still remembered Huan Nu's handle, which showed that she was not completely brainless.
Gu Shenwei made three different versions of the oath in succession, and the young lady let him go, but suddenly made an unexpected request:
"Huan Nu, when you enter the Star Picking Academy, I want you to find an opportunity to kill that little ghost and make the woman surnamed Meng suffer for the rest of her life. ”
Gu Shenwei was stunned for a moment, of course, it wasn't because of his soft heart, all the people surnamed Shangguan in Jinpeng Fort were on his revenge list, but assassinating the son of King Dubu so recklessly was tantamount to asking for his own death.
"Miss!" Xue Niang screamed, clearly disagreeing with the plan.
The young lady was very excited about this, pacing back and forth behind the screen, ignoring Xue Niang's obstruction, and said: "First gain the trust of the little ghost, and then kill him secretly, you have good martial arts, and you are also smart, you should not be caught, in short, you must be unaware, do this well, I will let my father reward you heavily." Well, I'll let my husband find out who killed your father, and I'll leave you at your disposal. ”
The more Gu Shenwei listened, the more stunned she became, this woman was simply crazy, not only did she kill a slave, but also led herself into the abyss, killing the twins, even if she was the daughter of the big-headed god, her life would not be guaranteed.
Gu Shenwei didn't dare to squeak, but the young lady suddenly stopped and said sharply: "Why don't you speak, you dare to disobey my will?"
"The little slave doesn't dare. ”
"Find a way, and you have to do it in three days. ”
"Yes, little slave do your best. ”
Xue Niang persuaded in a low voice, and after listening to a few words, the young lady suddenly raised her voice and said categorically: "It's so decided, I'm not afraid, and I won't regret it." ”
Xue Niang walked out from behind the screen, her face was usually silent, and at this time she also showed a little annoyance, only said one word "go", led Huan Nu out of the room, to the front yard where there was no one, stopped and looked back at him.
"Do you know what you're going to do?"
"The little slave is loyal to Miss, but will listen to Xue Niang's orders, because Xiao Nu knows that everything Xue Niang does is for Miss's good. ”
Xue Niang snorted coldly, "You have also learned a lot from Haruku, and you have a future." I don't care what you think in your heart, from tomorrow onwards, you have to use this set on the little boy, so that he likes you and trusts you, which is more important than you entering Dongbao as a killer. I'll explain to you, Miss, that you're going to be the companion of the little boy, but you still have to live here, understand?"
"Yes, I understand, I'll do my best. ”
"It's not enough to do your best, you must succeed, if the little boy likes you, you will be a man in the castle in the future, if he doesn't like you, I will personally send you to see your father." ”
Xue Niang's tone was not like a joke, she was not the kind of person who could joke, the more Gu Shenwei returned to the hut, the more he thought about it, the more he wondered, what is the benefit of pleasing the little boy to Xue Niang? Xue Niang seems to have a purpose, let him be a killer apprentice can be realized, let him please the little boy can also be achieved.
No matter what Xue Niang's purpose is, there is no conflict with Gu Shenwei's revenge plan for the time being, he must want to please the little boy, which is equivalent to catching a sheep in the pen, he may be able to use the little boy to take revenge, or he can kill the little boy when there is no way out, adding an important stroke to his revenge list.
With this thought, Gu Shenwei slept very soundly, and Lao Zhang's snoring did not affect him at all.
Early the next morning, before greeting the young lady, Xue Niang took him to report to the Star Picking Academy.
Xingxing Courtyard is a school in the fort, the children of the Shangguan family are studying here, located in the West Fort near the inner house, far away from the Xixin Courtyard, the salary courtyard is very far away, before and after the three gates, each door is guarded, check the waist card of the people who come and go, there is no snow girl to lead the way, Gu Shenwei can't even enter the first door.
There was already a group of slaves standing outside the school, and the masters had already entered, and they stayed in the cold wind, stomping their feet into the palms of their hands while chatting.
The eldest companion of the little boy is a middle-aged man in his thirties, called "Qing Nu", the oldest among the slaves, with a kind expression, very clever, as soon as he saw Xue Niang, he recognized her, very politely accepted Huan Nu, and issued him the corresponding waist card, and when Xue Niang turned away, his smiling face disappeared without a trace, and said coldly:
"Come early tomorrow, don't let the master wait for the minions. Go there and stand. ”
The position that Qing Nu pointed out to Huan Nu was on the outermost, and there were already several young slaves standing there, all of them shrunk their heads and necks, and there were bruises on their faces, as if they had been beaten.
No one spoke to the new minions, so Gu Shenwei listened honestly to others' chats.
There are more than a dozen Shangguan children studying in the school, in addition to the son of King Dubu, there are also descendants of other branches, and the status of the master is known by looking at the demeanor of the servant, although the Qingnu has no position, but he is guarding the closest place to the door, controlling the content and direction of the conversation, and everyone else is desperately trying to please him.
The topic is always nothing more than all kinds of rumors of the owners, and the most mentioned is the "Nine Princes", it seems that this child is very stubborn and makes a lot of right and wrong, but everyone seems to like him very much inside and out, and even takes pride in seeing him and saying a word.
After more than an hour, there was a loud noise in the school, as if someone was fighting, but the slaves didn't care, and they looked at each other tacitly.
"The masters are resting, and the ninth prince is playing again. ”
Gu Shenwei guessed that the meaning of the word "play" was different from the usual situation, because the noise coming from the school hall was obviously mixed with screams.
As he struggled to make sense of his new environment, the door to the academy opened, and a person was pushed out, and a voice came from inside: "Someone else." ”
The one who was pushed out was a young man, about fourteen or fifteen years old, unsteady in his steps, and fell directly into Qingnu's arms, Qingnu frowned and pushed him away, beckoning to the outermost part of the crowd, "Come!"
Before Gu Shenwei could understand what was going on, the teenagers around him pushed him out together.
The many arms of the crowd were like the tentacles of a giant centipede, passing Gu Shenwei to the innermost like a prey, Qing Nu glanced at him, a little hesitant, but the school urged again, he had to grab the newcomer's shoulder, stuffed it through the crack in the door, and only had time to explain, "Grow your eyes......