Xiao Anzi's arrogant behavior was expected by Zhou Yi.
The children outside the palace are living in mud, and the little eunuchs in the palace are already fighting openly and secretly. Those who are slow to adapt will be eaten to the bone.
What's more, after experiencing family destruction and death, and ruthlessly cutting off the roots of right and wrong, Xiao Anzi is not an ordinary person at all.
Whenever you get a chance, you will try your best to climb up!
"It's a pity that my eyelids are too shallow."
Zhou Yi watched with cold eyes, watching Xiao Anzi patting Xiao Wuzi on the shoulder, imitating others to accept a younger brother, and began to think about how to punish Xiao Zhongzi.
If you dare to accept a son in the palace, Xiao Zhongzi will probably betray you long ago.
It is also possible that he was unjustly accused, but Zhou Yi was too lazy to distinguish and dared not to die for the Governor, which was a taboo.
"This guy has done a lot of harm to people, and he has countless enemies."
Zhou Yi After thinking for a moment, he had a plan in mind.
There are many enemies of Xiao Zhongzi, including Empress Dowager and King Who Pacifies the West. Now they have risen to prominence with the power of Conglong. With just a little provocation, they can get each other to bite each other.
On one side are the servants with the second surname who can be replaced at any time, and on the other side are the loyal ministers who stabilize the court.
You can only imagine what Empress Dowager will choose!
"Such revenge is so unpleasant..."
Zhou Yi The eyes flashed with ferocity, the dignified Governor Eastern Depot killed whomever he wanted, and charged him with whatever crime he wanted. Never had he been so aggrieved.
Reciting the meditation mantra silently, suppressing the murderous intention in his heart, Zhou Yi raised his head and looked in the direction of Hall of Diligent Governance.
"But it's not necessarily a bad thing. Our family fell from a height, just to see which one is truly loyal!"
The next day.
When I get up early in the morning and go to the kitchen, Zhou Yi habitually walks in front.
"Ahem!"
Xiao Anzi coughed lightly. "Xiao Shanzi, you are also an old man in the palace. You don't need to be reminded of some rules, right?"
"Eunuch An please come forward."
Zhou Yi suddenly understood and opened the door curtain with a hint of flattery in his words: "We are here to guide you. We just want to say a good word in front of Admiral Zhong, but we don't want to guard the palace gate anymore."
"It's easy to talk about."
Xiao Anzi looked ecstatic, enjoying the pleasure brought by power.
Zhou Yi and Xiao Wuzi followed behind, consciously becoming followers, an old monster hiding his identity, a young man with an extraordinary background, without showing any dissatisfaction.
Someone stands in front to block the sword. I wish I could do it!
Within three to five days, no one in the palace knew that Xiao Anzi had joined the loyal admiral and became the second Eighteen Foster Sons.
Directorate of Palace Attendants The celebrity in front of the admiral, Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs the eunuch with pen and paper, and the local third-grade official had to respectfully call him "Eunuch An" when they met him, and obediently presented him with gold and silver as tribute.
It just so happened that a few months ago, the Jiupin County Magistrate had Eunuch An cornered.
Nothing changes in the world more than this!
And in every dynasty and every generation, there are eunuchs who soar to the sky, which is what makes Eunuch Bureau so fascinating.
Eunuch An As his status rises, his class will immediately change.
If you don't go to the kitchen with Zhou Yi and Xiao Wuzi, according to the sycophants gathered around, this is called tigers not walking with dogs, and everyone has his own circle.
As for promising Zhou Yi to say good things, I naturally forgot about it.
The last day of the orthodox six years.
New Year's Eve.
The palace is filled with red lanterns, which are bright and red and very festive.
Eunuch An put on a brand new crimson official uniform, carried the prepared gifts, and went to Directorate of Palace Attendants to accompany his godfather to celebrate the New Year.
There were a few losers waiting outside the door. When they saw Eunuch An coming out, they bowed down to say New Year's greetings. They said auspicious words like "no money" and walked toward Directorate of Palace Attendants.
There was silence in the room for a long time.
Xiao Wuzi was the first to lose his patience, closed the literacy book, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Shan, this prestige should have been yours, don't you resent it?"
Zhou Yi was meditating and practicing on the bed and glanced at Xiao Wuzi.
After all, he is a child of eight or nine years old. No matter how much he pretends to be mature, he is still attracted by power and excitement.
"Everyone has his or her own destiny, you can't force it!"
Zhou Yi speaks impeccably. Even if his martial arts skills are strong and he can easily crush Eunuch An and Xiao Wuzi to death, he will not say anything that violates taboos.
In more than ten years of life in the palace, I have encountered many people who stabbed people in the back, so I must always be cautious.
Xiao Wuzi said, "I just can't stand the way they flatter others and suppress others."
"That's how it is in the palace, whoever is popular will be praised!"
Zhou Yi laughed strangely a few times and recalled, "Our family heard from the old man in the palace that when Director Zhou was not prosperous, he liked to kowtow to everyone and was good at sliding and kneeling, so he could please my father-in-law."
Xiao Wuzi's eyes looked strange, and he pondered for a long time and gained something.
"Thank you, Brother Shan, for your advice!"
"No need to be polite."
Zhou Yi He only spoke half of what he said, he acted in a way that upheld the high and never looked down upon the low.
When the power was at its peak, Zhou Yi would say a few words of encouragement to the new eunuch who had just entered the palace. Even when he was ordered to encircle and kill Eunuch Zhu, he still called him "godfather" affectionately and did not show any indifference or alienation.
Admiral Eunuch Bureau Thirteenth Supervisor relies on more than just force!
Maybe it was the Chinese New Year, so Xiao Wuzi talked more than usual. He looked outside the door and said, "Our family always feels that Eunuch An won't be proud for long."
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows. "How do you say that?"
Xiao Wuzi said, "Eunuch An is so favored, why are you still living with us?"
"You can see that better than most people."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly and did not want to continue talking about Eunuch An. It was just a pathfinder stone that was not worth paying attention to.
Looking up out of the window, fireworks rose into the sky, lighting up the night sky of the palace. At this time in previous years, Zhou Yi would be sitting in the lobby of Directorate of Palace Attendants, with Eighteen Foster Sons on the left and right congratulating each other in unison.
"In just one year, things have changed and people have changed."
Zhou Yi suddenly understood why Old Lu could enjoy solitude and live in the Cold Palace for decades.
The excitement is only temporary, and loneliness is the norm.
"On the third day of the Lunar New Year, I will burn a few pieces of paper for you and serve you seafood porridge and spring cakes, so that you won't be able to eat or spend money down there. We are a rootless person and have never even been to our ancestors' graves. I still remember to offer incense to you..."
Zhou Yi was in a daze, muttering to himself.
call!
A gust of cold wind came out of thin air in the house, and it was eerie and went straight to the bone.
Xiao Wuzi shuddered and sighed, "This winter is unusually cold. I heard that it snowed for half a month in the north, and countless people froze to death."
"Fortunately King Who Pacifies the North is guarding the northern border, otherwise the aliens would have gone south to plunder..."
Zhou Yi said what he said insincerely, his mind was already elsewhere, and he probably had some guesses as to the origin of the inexplicable cold wind he sensed three times in a row.
There was a fierce glint in his eyes, there was something more important than being the emperor!
Boom, boom, boom.
A knock on the door interrupted Zhou Yi's thoughts. Xiao Dingzi of Directorate of Imperial Supplies pushed the door in and put down two red paper packages.
"This is the frosting sugar rewarded by Empress Dowager, two pounds per person."
"Thank you Empress Dowager!"
Zhou Yi and Xiao Wuzi kowtowed three times and bowed nine times to Palace of Earthly Tranquility. They stood up and bowed to Xiao Dingzi, and drew a circle on the name list to indicate that they had received frost candy.
Xiao Dingzi was about to leave, Zhou Yi grabbed his sleeve and stuffed a ten-tael silver note.
"Eunuch Ding, Empress Dowager This reward is too precious. Should our family eat it or support it?"
Xiao Dingzi put away the banknote skillfully and said in a low voice, "From now on, this frosting is no longer a rarity. Empress Dowager will try it as a reward."
Zhou Yi stuffed another banknote. "Can I trouble you to clear up my doubts, Mr. Ding?"
Xiao Dingzi explained, "A few days ago, there was a business in the south. They found a way to make sugar cheaply and won the sugar tribute qualification at a price far lower than the market price."
"Sugar... is much lower than the market price..."
Zhou Yi's eyes flashed with joy. He went back to the house and opened the red paper bag. Inside was frosted sugar as white as snow.
He dipped his fingers and licked it with his tongue.
"This candy is so sweet!"
Our family went out on business and finally returned to the palace.
I will speed up the plot a little and stop sticking to the small world. I will write a real eunuch novel when I have the opportunity in the future...