Uncle (3)

Duan Qingen sat in the garden for a while, and a servant walked over carefully, bent over, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the car is ready."

Seeing this, Zhu Ye quickly regained his composure and naturally stepped forward and put his hand on Duan Qingen's wheelchair; "Your Majesty, do you want to get in the car now?"

Duan Qingen nodded. After nodding, he looked at Dexi who was still full of "I'm lucky" on his face. "Go and change your clothes and follow me to Puhua Temple."

Zhu Ye's face froze.

At this moment, he couldn't care less about his heartache about whether he had money or not. Instead, he had an extremely strong sense of crisis in his heart.

In the past, the prince only trusted him and never wanted new servants to serve him. Even if there were new servants, they would always be given to Zhu Ye.

But now, this boy who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old was actually taken by the prince as soon as he arrived.

He didn't want Dexi to follow him, but he was just a servant. No matter how crazily he wanted to push this kid far away, he could only smile at Dexi and said: "No. Did you hear what the prince said? Go quickly!"

Therefore, Dexi is like a dream.

After watching the prince being pushed away by Zhu Ye, he returned to the room where he slept, because he was considered the lowest servant in the prince's palace and lived in Datongpu with a group of people.

The servants who had just knelt with him and lived in the same house followed him back to the house. One of them, who was about the same height as him, took out a new piece of clothing from his box.

"My mother made this for me. I'm going to wear it to see my wife. You put it on first."

Dexi was flattered. He had lived in this house for several years, and this person had never smiled so well at him like he did at this moment.

Not only this person, but everyone else was the same, as if they suddenly discovered how lovable Dexi was, they surrounded him.

They combed his hair and made him feel fresh. They also wiped his body and removed the mud from his body. They also watched Dexi put on new clothes, and someone even handed him a new pair of shoes.

Dexi was extremely grateful and kept thanking her.

They said: "Don't thank me anymore. It's most important that you serve the prince cleanly. In the future, if you follow the prince, we will still rely on you."

So, Dexi, who was wearing comfortable fabrics for the first time, jogged all the way to the door. As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a carriage standing there.

Compared with the pomp of other princes in the capital, this carriage was very simple, but after all, it was the carriage that the prince traveled in, and it was still very gorgeous. The curtain of the carriage opened, and the prince's face was revealed.

The prince's appearance is the best that Dexi has seen since he was a child. This may be because he has not seen many people.

Dexi has never been to school, so he doesn't know how to describe the prince's appearance. He only knows that the prince's face is very white, his eyes are very bright and beautiful, the bridge of his nose is straight, and he looks very gentle when he smiles.

"Come up quickly."

When Duan Qingen saw this kid looking at him in a daze, he was not angry, but called out with a smile.

"Hey, yes."

Dexi came to her senses and quickly got into the car cautiously, completely unaware of Zhu Ye who was following the car and his eyes were red with jealousy.

Zhu Ye should be jealous. After all, Duan Qingen never let him follow the car before, and only let him go with the car.

But now, this new kid got into the car easily.

He was jealous in his heart and did not forget that he was a craftsman. He followed the carriage from beginning to end, trying to hear what Duan Qingen was saying amidst the noise along the way.

Sure enough, there was a voice inside. It was the prince's easy-to-identify, pleasant and gentle voice. It seemed that he thought it was fun for a child of Dexi's age to be his own son. He asked with a smile, "Did you know we are going to Puhua Temple?" do what?"

Then, Dexi's voice came from inside again: "I don't know."

"I'm going to meet someone."

Duan Qingen's voice was full of joy. Zhu Ye had been with him for more than ten years and had never heard him so happy before. He immediately became energetic and wanted to stick to the carriage to listen to what he said so that he could report it to the palace. His Majesty.

Dexi inside was really curious: "Who does the prince want to see?"

"She is the woman I like."

Duan Qingen had no intention of covering up.

The previous owner knew that it was difficult to spread the news about a woman's unmarried relationship with a man. Otherwise, the man would be okay, but it would definitely be a disaster for the woman.

Therefore, he has always been tight-lipped. Even Zhu Ye, who has been by his side for almost 12 hours, does not know Wan Siyuan's existence.

Now...

Duan Qingen's tone was smiling, as if he just wanted to tease Dexi because he wanted to please him: "I fall in love with her. Soon, she will become my princess."

When Zhu Ye heard it outside the car, he immediately remembered it in his heart.

It is a crime for a man and a woman to give and receive privately before marriage, right?

He thought that when he arrived at Puhua Temple, he must follow the prince to take a good look at which family the girl belonged to, and then tell his majesty. This could be considered a clue.

Unfortunately, Zhu Ye's idea could not be put into practice. When they arrived at Puhua Temple, Duan Qingen and the others waited until dusk, but the woman who had promised to meet them never showed up.

In the end, Zhu Ye could only remain disappointed while carefully looking at the worried and uneasy expression of the prince sitting in the wheelchair, and secretly wrote it down again.

This woman is very important to the prince.

Although this news might be useless, he still wanted to tell His Majesty.

Maybe His Majesty will be happy and give him a reward.

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Everyone in the palace knows that Zhu Ye is no longer the only one waiting for the prince, but Dexi.

As Dexi followed Duan Qingen, the servants in the palace gradually became more alert.

After all, for more than ten years, the prince has never liked to go out to socialize, nor does he like to be around strangers. He has always been waiting for Zhu Ye. The servants in the palace know that the prince is used to the old man, and they dare not do anything else. , each of them held Zhu Ye carefully, hoping that he could say a few good words for them beside the prince.

Zhu Ye was a typical servant before, but in the Manfu, he was better informed than the prince Duan Qingen. After all, Duan Qingen had inconvenient legs and feet, and he was the only one waiting around. If Zhu Ye hadn't told him what happened What's going on? How could he possibly know that he was sitting in a wheelchair all day long, bored by himself?

But now the scene is very different. Dexi is at Duan Qingen's side.

After asking, I found out that he had no mother, but only one father. His father married his stepmother and gave birth to a younger brother. Dexi's position in the family became awkward. Later, when the palace was purchasing something, his father sold him. .

Although filial piety was very important in ancient times, Dexi's words revealed that he had no feelings for his biological father and stepmother, and even had a bit of hatred.

This is good. He has no feelings for his family and has no escape route. The only person he can rely on is Duan Qing'en, the prince and his master, and Duan Qing'en can use him with confidence.

Of course, Duan Qingen didn't directly say that he wanted Dexi to be by his side because he wanted him to gradually replace Zhu Ye's position, but he showed that he liked his loyalty. In addition, Zhu Ye was getting older, so he was grateful to have Zhu Ye by his side. For more than ten years, I thought about letting Zhu Ye go out and live his own life until Dexi could take charge of his own business.

Duan Qing'en also said this directly in front of people, saying that he would give Zhu Ye dozens of taels of gold and silver, and some land, so that he could be a rich man without any worries.

Nowadays, prices are low. Compared with ordinary people outside, they are indeed considered rich.

At least the servants were envious and jealous, wishing that they were the ones who got the gold, silver and fields.

But Zhu Ye doesn’t think so!

Duan Qing'en had loosened his grip before. He had already accumulated a lot of savings, so he was still short of these dozens of taels of silver. What's more, he was still thinking about staying with Duan Qing'en as a spy and the emperor's eyes, so that he could choose his adopted son in the future. Where is the official?

By then, he will be just an old man.

But no matter how good he is in his heart, no matter how big the emperor is standing behind him, on the surface, he can only be grateful for Duan Qingen's words and say something like "I don't want to leave the prince, and I will serve the prince for the rest of my life." .

Duan Qingen: "You have been serving me for a long time. Being a slave and a maid is inferior to others. It is better to leave the palace in the future and be a serious free man. Don't worry, even if you leave the palace in the future, what will happen to you in the end?" If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to the palace to see me. "

Zhu Ye: "..."

What trouble can he have? His Majesty is standing behind him.

Duan Qingen, a marginalized prince in the capital, could help him.

What's more, the reason why he was able to let His Majesty use him was that he had been monitoring Duan Qing'en in the palace. If he left the palace, he would be useless. Who knows if His Majesty would still use him.

But he was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. When he looked up, he saw Dexi standing next to the prince, carefully holding the wheelchair, looking at him with envy in his eyes.

What should I do if I get even more depressed?

It is not only Dexi who is envious of Zhu Ye, but even though Dexi is fifteen years old this year, he is still old enough to look at his wife, but he grew up in the house and has no evil intentions. At most, he is just envious.

The other servants in the mansion who had been suppressed by Zhu Ye for a long time were full of jealousy when they looked at him.

In the past, the prince had only used Zhu Ye. Although they were envious in their hearts, they would only try to please Zhu Ye. But now, the prince's side was opened and Dexi was allowed to stay with him. The servants who had originally resigned themselves to their fate became eager to try.

Zhu Ye looked good, but actually he wasn't much better.

There were many people in the mansion who were more capable than him, so how could he be so ungrateful as to take away Dexi's credit and go to the prince to show his courtesy.

He has received such high praise from the prince, is he worthy of it?

As the saying goes, when the moon is full, it is waning, and when the water is full, it overflows.

Duan Qing'en praised Zhu Ye too highly, and he himself was not worthy of his position. On the other hand, he began to accept new people, giving the people around him a new account of "As long as I am loyal, I can rise to the top", Dexi Fortunately, Zhu Ye, who was blocking the front, instantly became the object of everyone's jealousy.

So it is conceivable that when Duan Qingen goes to the garden these days, more and more people no longer stay away from him, but kneel close to him.

Because he was in a wheelchair, he used to directly ask the person next to him, Zhu Ye, to do anything he wanted. The previous owner had such a "loyal and trustworthy" person next to him, because it was given by his father. Because of the relationship, the original owner was extremely wary of other people, but he had great trust in Zhu Ye. Sometimes even if he wanted something, he would worry about exhausting Zhu Ye and not ask for it.

But now...

"The flowers are blooming well." The prince in the wheelchair naturally tilted his head and said to Zhu Ye: "Go to the warehouse and bring those Western painting tools. I want to paint."

"By the way, you can take it alone. The painting equipment is expensive, but I bought it for a lot of money. Others are clumsy and not as fine as you. Don't let others take it and damage it."

The painting equipment is so heavy that one person would be exhausted to pick it up.

Zhu Ye's face was stiff, but he didn't dare to say anything, so Nono could only respond.

He vaguely felt that the prince seemed a little displeased with him recently.

Otherwise, why would he always be assigned such a chore.

Recently, he was either moving this or that every day. He was so tired that he couldn't even lift his waist. He felt sore all over when he went to bed at night.

It was okay in the palace before, but since he was with Duan Qingen, he had never done such an errand.

Zhu Ye felt miserable, thought about it, and decided to write down Duan Qingen's change in attitude towards him in a secret note to the emperor.

After he wrote down the secret note "The prince seems to be suspicious of him", he had someone hand it over.

That man was also lurking in the palace. He handed over the paper and was about to leave when he heard the emperor above ask him:

"Is Zhu Ye respected by the emperor's uncle?"

The man thought for a moment and answered with certainty:

"Back to Your Majesty, the prince trusts and respects Zhu Ye and praises him highly for his loyalty. In the whole house, the prince trusts Zhu Ye the most and he is the one who does the most important things."

The emperor frowned and threw the secret fold in his hand aside.

This Zhu Ye is really unreliable.