Chapter 20 (1/2)

Due to my request to keep the assassination attempt on the dos about thisofficials

I start to ements for the little eation” I know that there's bound to be people from every faction at his side, like that one wet nurse the other day; she had to be fro as beneath the their hat into the ring was to have one of their own be his teacher Zhang Qinglian is also sure to have someone in there, I just don't knoho it is, and the only one I can ask is the only one who knows abouthiainst all odds, he actually had an answer for ood relationshi+p”

I feel like Yao Jinzi's been very peculiar these days It's not unreasonable to say that I'raced him and killed his father; even if we have a three-year treaty, it doesn't seem like he should be so cooperative like this

Even though I have a tendency to be narcissistic, I'h to think that he likeson that I don't know about

This kid isn't very old, but he's actually not easy to read

I went to the palace following court I ran into a young eunuch near Yangxin Temple's rear palace and absent- was

“He's been in the Office of Eunuch Affairs with the tea eunuchs[1] for a while,” the eunuch toldat me with eyes full of curiosity and wonder

I've encountered a lot of these sorts of gazes as of recent, and I don't like theically affected by this as a child As it goes, for a , especially not this feood atpeople think of when they see you is that you're all looks, nothing more

I asked him to take me there I hadn't yet reached the Office when I heard the sound of swearing, crying, and calls for , “…We aren't purposefully finding fault with you, Xiao Zhengzi, but to serve His Majesty you need to have a good head on your shoulders, and you need to reed hiive him twenty strikes with the rod, and not one less!”

A child's voice ailing and begging for forgiveness The noise is beyond awful

I frown Walking in, the scene really is the pinnacle of chaos; there's about forty ed men in the attire of fourth-rank palace eunuchs, their skin clear and faces hairless, looking a lot like those groups of powerful, disaster-bringing eunuchs seen in novels and on TV A s face a round in front of hi to the side, the expressions on their faces showing that they wanted to soothe him but dared not to

With one look, I can understand , what's going on here?”

Upon seeing ui had already jumped up, pleasantly surprised as he scuttled over to , how did you make the time to come here?” He acted as if he'd just seen his father

I chuckle ”I round is still sobbing Ah, how pitiful A child of a poor household cannot live within the palace walls without being made neitheror howtraitorous eunuchs in history, once they've secured a position of power, all become so perverted

My heart full of sorrow, I decide to help plea for his leniency “Poor thing Let hi his hands and laughed, “Very well What request of Sir Zhang's wouldn't be granted?” Upon saying this, he kicked the little eunuch kneeling on the ground and shouted, “Inconsiderate little brat, not being quick to thank Sir Zhang for speaking on your behalf!”

The little eunuch sobbed and sniffled as he koed to et up Be more careful next tireat nus in this world are fantastical For example, what I said just noas on a whim and a bit of a lack of restraint, to speak for the sake of an irrelevant person based on nothing but emotion There isn't much compassion and huht that this insignificant little eunuch would one day save my life?

I naturally can't know of this now, so I didn't pay any ui to concentrate on the business I planned today “Eunuch wang, I' to the inner study Please acco quickly, “Yes yes, as you wish, Sir Zhang”

The imperial palace is a place of treachery and conspiracy; every single wall has ears For that reason, a wide open road is a good spot to talk

I ask wang Fugui what had happened in the palace in the past few days He thinks about it, then says, “Nothing major Wet nurse Liu had overstepped her bounds; she had recently beenHis Majesty strictly, so the day before yesterday he got heated and expelled her froxin Te, but his i”

Nurse Liu needs some ice for that burn, [2] he's apparently too cool

She's the nanny who interruptedsession with the little emperor that one time, and the suspected ear of Weiqi in the palace

”Sir Gu went to the palace every day to teach His Majesty, who is now very fed up with him However, Sir Gu has been busy with official matters these days, so he allowed the Imperial Hanlin Acadereatly prefer Sir Zhou”