Chapter Twenty-nine
Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong entered the palace early in the morning from the Xuanwu Gate, the north gate of the palace city. They first reported to the room of the Supervisor of Ceremonies in the inner palace. Here they met the general manager of the inner palace, Teng Xiang. This big man
The Internal Supervisor is subordinate to the Si Li Jian and is the head of the eunuchs in the Six Palaces. He is responsible for all eunuch affairs in the inner palace.
This Teng Xiang was wearing an over-the-shoulder cloud python suit that symbolized a senior eunuch. He was very tall and thin, had a cold face, and spoke in a strange manner.
Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong knelt in front of Teng Xiang. Xiang Zhong knelt with his head on the ground and did not dare to express his anger, but Yang Ning just lowered his head and knelt reluctantly.
"Ordinarily, you two are going to work in the Imperial Garden. You are not worthy of being lectured by the manager at all. But after something like this happened to your predecessors, those two brats, we can't help but give you a few words of advice.
Yes! Because they collided with the prince, he ordered them to be soaked alive...!"
Yang Ning clearly felt that Xiang Zhong shivered when he heard this, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Maybe he shouldn't have dragged Xiang Zhong into this more dangerous inner palace without asking for his opinion.
Damn it! This so-called "Prince" should be the future Emperor Wanli. He is only eight or nine years old now. How can this kid be so cruel and violent at such a young age? He will be able to handle it when he grows up! No wonder
After Zhang Juzheng's death, this guy took over all the power and brought the whole Ming Dynasty into a mess, so that later generations have a saying that "the Ming Dynasty died in Wanli".
Teng Xiang's thin and cold voice continued: "We hope that you two will not make the same mistake. This inner palace is no better than the outer city. When you get here, you have to do more, talk less, and have more flexibility in your brain and eyes. Our ugly family
Speaking of which, if any of you collide with any of the masters again, even if the master is merciful and does not punish you for your death penalty, our family will skin you!"
Xiang Zhong shivered again and leaned down lower. Yang Ning cursed in his heart: He is really a perverted "dead demon" who is always ready to skin people. This Teng Xiang is more hateful than Wu Decai!
Teng Xiang scolded Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong for a long time in the supervisor's room, until Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong's legs went numb. They were able to come out and were led by the young eunuch to the imperial garden.
The Imperial Garden is located to the north of the palace city, adjacent to the Xuanwu Gate to the north and Kunning Palace where the queen lives to the south. The palaces and courtyards on the east and west sides are where the princes and princesses live.
The size of this imperial garden is only the size of a football field, but the garden has rockeries, flowing water, scattered pavilions, strange rocks, and lush trees. It also has many exotic flowers and plants, ancient cypresses, rattan baskets, and many strange things placed there.
Rock bonsais decorate this royal garden with interest.
The beautiful scenery of this royal garden opened the eyes of Yang Ning, who came here for the first time, and couldn't help but sigh: This royal family member really knows how to enjoy it!
Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong's job is to clean up and maintain the flowers, plants and trees in the Imperial Garden. Their residence is in a hidden place in the northeast corner of the Imperial Garden. The little eunuch arranged the two of them and talked about some rules of the inner palace.
, and left.
"Xiang Zhong, do you regret coming into this inner palace with me?" Yang Ning asked Xiang Zhong after packing her things.
"No -, no, it's just that I'm a little scared!" Xiang Zhong muttered.
"Hey, there's nothing to be afraid of. As long as we are more careful, I don't believe those so-called 'masters' can eat us!" Yang Ning sneered.
Coming from the thoughts of modern people and due to his personality, Yang Ning really has no fear of imperial power. Temporary compromise and compromise are just survival strategies. If it really violates his bottom line and offends him, he will not be afraid of the King of Heaven.
Xiang Zhong nodded and said: "I'm not afraid! Besides, with you always protecting me, I have nothing to be afraid of! I don't regret following you here. If you leave and I still stay in Siyuan Bureau, that's okay.
Bullied to death by them!"
"What a loyal son, I will definitely protect you in the future! But - you can't always be so honest. If anyone bullies you, you have to resist; if anyone scolds you, you have to scold him ten times; if anyone kicks you
If you kick him once, you have to kick him ten times; if anyone dares to hit you, you have to fight with his life directly!" Yang Ning earnestly "educated" Xiang Zhongdao.
"But, what if I can't beat him?" Xiang Zhong said with a confused look on his face.
"If you can't beat it——, if you can't beat it, just scratch it with your hands!"
"I have no nails!"
"Then bite it with your teeth!"
"I have bad teeth!"
"Then just copy whatever you have on hand!"
"That will kill someone!"
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"Are you trying to trick me on purpose?" Yang Ning was really defeated by Xiang Zhongqian!
"Hey, hey! Don't worry, with your support, I will never be a coward when anything happens in the future!" Xiang Zhong finally couldn't hold back his smile, which was the kind of bad smile unique to "honest people".
"Damn it! You are so capable, you dare to play tricks on me. It seems you have an itchy skin that needs to be dealt with!" Yang Ning was angry and funny, rolling up her arms and sleeves as if to deal with Xiang Zhong.
"Spare my life, spare my life, I don't dare anymore!" Xiang Zhong said in a coordinated manner, "Begging for mercy."
The eunuchs in the Siyuan Bureau all thought that Xiang Zhong was the kind of honest person who was dull and could be bullied. In fact, Yang Ning really understood Xiang Zhong's character. Xiang Zhong seemed to be honest and honest, but in fact, he was rough but subtle. He had a very smart mind and was a little more worldly.
To be honest, the only shortcoming is that he is a little timid, but Yang Ning always believes that courage can be cultivated, and Xiang Zhong is a malleable talent!
Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong's working hours are divided into two periods. One period starts at dawn every morning and ends when the sun rises. The other period is from sunset to dark.
This is a rule set by Teng Xiang, the general manager of the palace, for the two of them. The purpose is to stagger the time when the masters in the palace may "visit" the imperial garden, so as to greatly reduce the chance of Yang Ning and the two meeting the masters. Then
It would be almost impossible for something like the two eunuchs from the imperial garden to collide with the prince.
It was okay to work in the evening, but he had to get up early to work this morning and couldn't even sleep. This made Yang Ning curse that "dead shemale" in her heart.
In the first few days, Yang Ning was afraid that Teng Xiang would send people to check the posts, so he got up to work on time.
Early in the morning, Yang Ning and Xiang Zhong took garden hoe, long shears and other tools to maintain flowers, plants and trees, and went to the Imperial Garden to start their work. The work seemed very simple, just hoeing grass, pruning flowers and watering.
That's all, but in fact there is a lot of knowledge in it, because the Imperial Garden is the garden of the Ming Emperor, which collects the most rare and rare flowers and plants in the world. It is not easy to maintain these treasures. Fortunately, Yang Ning and Xiang Zhongjin also have
Over a period of time, I have learned a lot of knowledge in this area, and I can handle it with ease.
After a few days, Yang Ning saw that Teng Xiang didn't send anyone to check the posts at all, so he became relaxed. He slept until three o'clock in the morning and didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. In the afternoon, he lazily went to the imperial garden to work for a while, showing his loyalty to his loyal people.
, but he still followed the schedule and Yang Ning tried to persuade him several times, but Xiang Zhong just couldn't learn Yang Ning's laziness, so Yang Ning just let it go.
Most of the time, Yang Ning was actually lazy. Most of the work for the two of them was done by Xiang Zhong. Xiang Zhong was a simple and honest man and also liked to do the work of planting trees and flowers. Yang Ning didn't do the work. Not only did he
He didn't complain and took care of all Yang Ning's work.
Maybe the work schedule played a role. After working in the imperial garden for a few days, Yang Ning never met the emperor, concubines, or even a palace maid, which made him feel a little disappointed.
Several times, Yang Ning thought about wandering around the inner palace to see if he could meet Shui Ling and Xiao Lezi, but the palace was not as big as the imperial city. Yang Ning had just arrived and was not familiar with the terrain. He was a little confused before walking very far. He was afraid that
Something happened, so I had to retreat.
Chapter completed!