Butler Li had a cold expression, standing aside and coldly observing Su Chen's every move, especially the look in Su Chen's eyes. For a moment just now, he seemed to notice a hint of ferocity, but when he looked more seriously, he found that he was very calm.

He doesn't fight back when he is hit or scolded. This kind of person is the most boring to bully. Butler Li snorted coldly and left angrily.

Although the sudden earthquake was not very violent, it also had a considerable impact on the display and layout of the palace. In the afternoon, Butler Li was busy directing the repairs, and the cleaning of the kitchen was left to Su Chen.

There are two kitchens in the palace, one is dedicated to providing food and drinks for the masters of the palace and distinguished guests, which is called the sky kitchen, and the other is the ground kitchen that provides three meals for the servants. Su Chen is responsible for the ground kitchen.

The area of ​​the kitchen is not very large, just the size of an ordinary wing. The stove is on the east side, and the tables and cabinets are on the west side. The walls around the kitchen are not decorated, but are just painted with a thin layer of putty powder. Over time,

A lot of wall coverings fell off, revealing the red bricks inside.

The earthquake did not have much impact on the kitchen. The dishes and condiments in the cabinets and on the chopping board were only slightly displaced. The only things that were broken were the two bowls that Su Chen had washed and placed by the table.

Su Chen quickly packed up the desk and cabinets. He walked behind the stove and unloaded a few red bricks in the corner with ease. Behind the red bricks was a very small space, and the light behind the stove was very poor.

, few people usually pay attention to this place. Su Chen often makes fires here, and discovered this place by accidentally knocking around.

Although the palace was large, it could accommodate his body but not any privacy. He lived with other servants in a room that was not spacious, and he was only given a bed and only one bed.

Several sets of clothes were neatly stacked on the bedside. There was no wardrobe and no glove box. He once secretly hid some pear blossom cakes on the bedside. The pear blossom cakes were found in Tianchu's trash can. Lingling

The scattered cakes were barely put together into one piece. He had never tasted any other delicacies. The first time he ate pear blossom cake, he was so intoxicated by the sweetness that he could not extricate himself. He was sure that this was his favorite thing to eat, so

He ate half and kept the other half, hiding it by the bedside, and fell asleep smelling the fragrance every night.

Unfortunately, the pear blossom cake was dug out by Butler Li in just three days. Fortunately, a maid from Tianchu proved that he was not a thief, so he was spared a painful meal.

But since then, Butler Li would come and look through his things every three to five days, leaving him no chance of hiding anything secretly.

When people live in the world, they always need a corner to put their privacy and emotions. Living with everything is too tiring.

Su Chen lived a hard life, let alone a comfortable life. He always thought about the pear blossom cake and wanted to smell it whenever he wanted.

He carefully took out a piece of pear blossom cake wrapped in paper from the hole in the wall, opened it slowly, and suddenly the long-missed fragrance hit his nostrils.

The pear cake was rectangular, as thick as a thumb, and very complete. He did not dig this piece out of the trash can, but it was given to him by the maid from Tianchu.

Su Chen just sniffed it vigorously and did not eat it. He had already thought about when to eat the pear blossom cake when he got it. He carefully wrapped the pastry and stuffed it back into the wall hole, and then touched another one.

After making sure that both items were still there, he used red bricks to repair the hole in the wall again, and then touched some dust from the surroundings to repair it, so as not to let others notice it.

Cleaning up the kitchen went much faster than expected. Su Chen only cleaned up the fallen walls on the ground, but the rest of the place had returned to the way it was before the earthquake. He came to the entrance of the courtyard of the kitchen and took a look around, and found that

Butler Li was not nearby. He was really lucky today. After hitting him twice, Butler Li felt a little frightened for no reason. Apart from cleaning up the kitchen, he had no other tasks planned for the afternoon.

This was a wonderful afternoon for Su Chen, who had a full schedule on weekdays.

Of course, he did not intend to waste such a good time to rest, but quickly slipped out of the kitchen, avoiding the servants and maids who were repairing utensils on the main road.

He walked around and walked into a relatively spacious yard. This was his first time here. He had passed by it several times before when he was working, but he had never been in.

This is the stable of the palace.

As soon as we entered the yard, the smell of horse urine hit our face, but it was not that pungent, but my nose was a little uncomfortable.

In front of the stable, a middle-aged man wearing a simple cotton coat was feeding the horse. At first, he didn't notice anyone coming in. It wasn't until Su Chen came to him that he noticed it slightly. He turned around and took a look at this late autumn still.

A young man wearing only a thin cloth.

"Which compound do you come from? Why are you wearing so little? Aren't young people afraid of the cold?" The middle-aged man first expressed doubts in his heart, and then felt that he was talking too much. Who would be willing to stay cold if there were clothes to wear on this day.

So he asked again: "Does your master want to use horses? Then you have to wait a little longer. The horses were frightened by the earthquake just now. Let me comfort them. Otherwise, if you go out rashly like this and break your master, you will be in trouble."

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"I am Su Sanbao's son."

Su Chen said it lightly, then said nothing and stared at the middle-aged man's expression carefully.

The middle-aged man in front of him is his father's former boss, Sun Da. He was on duty with him the night his father was killed. Only this person truly understands what happened at that time.

Su Chen has been tortured for as long as he can remember. It can be said that he has been living in dire straits. He was not sensible when he was young. He just realized that other people of the same age were different from him. They did not need to work from morning to night, and they also had relatives who loved them.

Alone is exploited by Butler Li every day, but his mother turns a blind eye and doesn't care.

At first, he always thought that it was Butler Li who was targeting him. The so-called big figure behind the scenes might not exist at all. When he grew up and learned some things about the palace, he realized that there must be someone behind the scenes. Just by Butler Li,

Still unable to break the rules of the palace, why would this person target a child like this? The reason behind it can only be that his parents have offended someone.

He questioned his mother, but she never answered him and always stayed thousands of miles away from him.

So he secretly observed his mother for a while and found that her mother was a very docile person who never argued with others. Everyone was friendly to her, including Butler Li, and no one felt sorry for her.

He guessed that the problem might not be with his mother, but with his father whom he had barely met.

So he spent a long time searching for information, and finally found out recently that the veteran who was on duty with his father was also injured that night and was placed in the stable by the palace.

It's a pity that Sun Da was surprised at first when he found out his identity, and then sighed, without any other obscure and gloomy emotions.

Su Chen was a little disappointed. He expected Sun Da to behave abnormally. The more abnormal he was, the more likely he was to know more inside information.

Sun Da invited Su Chen into his house, took out a simple cotton coat from the closet and put it on him, and then the two of them came to sit down at a low table in front of the house.

Sun Da first exchanged a few words: "How is your mother's health?"

Su Chen replied neatly: "Mom, everything is fine."
Chapter completed!