0018 Domineering King
Wei Juyuan's fried tail food list was highly praised by the gluttons of all generations for thousands of years, and regarded it as a representative of the food and luxury of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It naturally makes sense.
Li Tong had a great time eating this meal, and so did other family members. Even Zhang Liangyuan, who had always had a gloomy face, stretched her eyebrows and eyes after the meal.
The younger sister Li Youniang moved to Li Tong and asked in a low voice: "Three brother, can you warm up the house tomorrow?"
Seeing the little lady's sick and haggard face, Li Tong ignored the big-faced plate with a passionate enthusiasm in Li Shouli, raised his hand and wiped off the corners of his lady's mouth with a napkin, and said with a gentle smile: "There is only one warm-house, unless you move to a new house again. But my young lady is so gentle and obedient, how can I bear the hunger of my wife? What meal do you like? Just have someone prepare it tomorrow."
When the young lady heard this, her eyebrows and eyes were curling. She lay on the table to write down her delicious food, but she was so worried that she frowned slightly.
The Xu family ran around in the hall to serve. When they heard the conversation between brothers and sisters, they stepped forward and smiled: "Serving food is the duty of the concubine, the king only needs..."
Bang!
Xu's laughter stopped abruptly and she screamed and fell to the ground. It turned out that Li Tong directly smashed the leftovers of the food desk on her body.
The change suddenly occurred, and the voices in the hall were silent. Everyone saw Xu's skirt falling to the ground, and then saw Li Tong standing up with an angry look on his face. They were all surprised and a little frightened.
Li Tong handed his mother Fang a look of calmness. While rubbing her hand with a silk scarf with a dish of soup, he walked to Xu, who was confused by the mess, and looked at her with a high voice and said sternly: "Wife, I have already told you to be a warm-up ritual today, and I personally asked you to prepare meals with a book and food list. Why did I come so late that my family can wait for a long time on an empty stomach? Did you scold you during the day and have resentment, so I deliberately neglect it!"
Xu did not expect that King Yong'an suddenly attacked and could not react for a moment. When she saw the strange eyes of the soup and the people around her, she felt extremely ashamed and annoyed and almost lost her mind. But soon the rich meal scene made her feel angry and dared not make any more angry before she could figure out the real situation of King Yong's family.
After swallowing silently for a moment, Xu quickly turned over and knelt up, and said in a trembling voice: "How dare I, how dare I resent the king... I am really stupid and unbearable to send me off. I am too late to pick up the food. I should be punished!"
She has been in ban for a long time, and she has been shaking high and low, and shirking responsibility is an instinct. When she is held accountable at this moment, she will naturally speak out.
Xu quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy. He stood up after receiving permission from Fang. However, seeing that King Yong'an's expression was still bad, he sternly ordered the palace maids responsible for picking up the food, so he flogged the underworld, half to vent his anger and half to blame him.
Fang did not want to see these noises, so he wanted to stop them, but Li Tong turned his eyes and waved his hand to stop them. She firmly believed that Li Tong's soul traveled to the underworld and was taught by her deceased father. In addition, the youth's behavior was very different from usual, so she also had confidence in Li Tong.
Li Tong stood in the hall like this and saw several palace servants being flogged until they were bleeding under their clothes. Although he felt a little unbearable, for the sake of his own safety, he could only warn himself not to be a woman's kindness.
After a while, he stopped and said, "A kind person is kind. I just mistakenly thought that he was resentful and dereliction of duty and became angry. Since he had already made it clear, why bother punishing the rest? But after a moment of hunger, what is the big deal? You can just eat the flesh and blood of the raw people? I will give up this matter and stop the punishment quickly and cannot be punished!"
He said this in front of the hall, and several tortured palace ladies all cried and expressed their gratitude after hearing this. Li Tong was not a stern heart after all, and felt guilty about this gratitude, but he just returned to the hall and avoided it.
Although Xu, Zhangzhi, felt extremely regretful, after dealing with the situation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and never dared to stay for a long time. After instructing the palace servants to clean up the hall properly, he hurried back to the hall. After returning to the hall, she took out the talisman order for her to walk in the forbidden area, and then took several palace maids to leave Renzhiyuan. She must find out tonight that the situation of the Yongwang family had changed.
In the pavilion, because Li Tong suddenly attacked, the relaxed atmosphere brought by the delicacies was gone. Except for Li Shouli, the others returned to their residences with their own thoughts. Fang called Li Tong to the room and asked him why he did this. Li Tong just let him go and asked Fang to rest assured that he had his own opinions.
After returning to his residence, Li Tong called Zheng Jin and asked her to find out where the tortured palace ladies were, send some condolences and inquire about the Xu family in Zhangzhi for the next step of action.
This is not a difficult thing. Zheng Jin went there for more than half an hour and returned to report his life.
The more pitiful a person's situation is, the more direct and strong the feelings about his own interests. For example, Li Tong was moved by Shangguan Wan'er's kind reminder to him, which was just a gossip reminder to Shangguan Wan'er, but it was tantamount to pointing out a relatively clear path to seeking his own life to the confused Li Tong.
At the moment, he has no body and no authority, so it is not easy to show goodwill to win over others. Tonight he forced Xu to sue others and prevented the torture of the palace servants from being punished, which was also a little shelter.
Of course, this meager favor is not enough to make people feel grateful, and even if those low-level palace servants are grateful, they will not have any substantial help. But if you just ask about the information about Xu's family in Zhangzhi, this is really not a big deal.
According to Zheng Jin's retelling, Li Tong learned that the identity of Xu was a bit special, not an ordinary palace servant. During the Shangyuan period, Emperor Gaozong became angry and followed the advice of the alchemist to release some idle palace servants in Luoyang, and Xu was listed here. After releasing and returning home, Xu was betrothed by his family to be a wife in Luoyang.
However, after Emperor Gaozong Bintian and Empress Wu took over the power, he lived in Luoyang for a long time and refused to return to Chang'an. The Holy Lord was there for a long time, so the palace servants were inevitably inadequate, so he recalled some of the palace servants who had been released before and listened to the ban. In order to compensate them for their separation from their families, they were awarded the palace positions at their discretion, and Xu was also on the list.
Apart from these, there is no more news. After all, those palace servants are at the bottom of the Forbidden Palace, and there is really only a limited amount of knowledge.
But this information is enough for Li Tong. Xu's family has family members outside the palace. First, it can ensure that the other party is involved in family affection and will not be in a hurry. Second, because there is a family that needs care, he will definitely have greater demands on wealth and goods. After understanding these two points, Li Tong knew what to do next.
In the straight hall of Renzhiyuan, Xu did not return until late at night. She worked in the palace and naturally accumulated a certain amount of connections in the female official system. This time she visited a few people and found out much. After all, even the person in charge of the Sixth Sect was only ranked fifth, and was still far from the level of the Empress Dowager, so she had no way to get a glimpse of the holy intention.
But this trip was not without gains. A Shanggong Bureau Si Zheng, who had a good relationship with Xu, told her to avoid contact with the Nin Yong Wang family for the time being, but there was no need to be too complimentary and respectful. Xu's ability to take charge of the Nai Renzhiyuan was because there was a female official in Shangyang Palace who was implicitly suggesting that she chose not to be close to the Yong Wang family for the Nai Yuan.
It can be seen that the gloomy clouds that enveloped the heads of King Yong's family had not yet dissipated. Even if this family can be temporarily protected, it is still unknown whether there will be thunder in the future.
After learning this, Xu was relieved. She was afraid that the Yong Wang family would gain power again and hold a deep hatred for her. Since the family is still a bird in a cage, there is no more taboo.
Even if she cannot retaliate on the surface, at most, she can only stay in the Zhitang to avoid provoking bad luck, but it will not prevent her from slowly slandering it. In short, if the Yong Wang family is in power, she will not be able to get it well. Even for the sake of self-protection, she cannot sit idly by and watch the Yong Wang family be safe.
After returning to the Zhitang, a palace maid soon reported to the maid of the Yong'an King Zheng Jin to visit several people for being punished and sent to the palace. After hearing this, Xu sneered, feeling that although the Yong'an King was a little scheming and knew how to use her to invite good palace ladies, his methods and patterns were humble and ridiculous after all.
Those palace servants were extremely humble, and even she didn't have to take them seriously. Even if the King of Yong'an had a few palace servants in Yin, what could she do? Instead, she was able to catch the handle and record the evidence of the King of Yong'an's palace servants in Yin, and plotting against him.
Despite this handle, Xu did not intend to submit a memorial immediately. After all, several palace servants were too humble and could not do anything. Even if they were poor, it was not a serious crime. At present, she could not have the actual evidence of the conspiracy of the Yong'an King.
But if this record is accumulated and left to amass a lot of such small things in the future, it can cause a great disaster! Unlike other palace ladies, she was completely restricted to the ban and had contact with others, so she naturally knew that the Queen Mother was a cruel official.
As long as she recorded the daily trivial matters of the Yong Wang family, she didn't even need to come forward and conveyed the news to the Tongkou, she would not worry about the cruel officials like jackals and wolves who were moved when they heard the fishy smell, and would catch the Yong Wang family in one go, so that they would die without a place to bury them!
After confirming this idea, Xu's mood improved a lot. He carefully instructed the palace servants in the hall to pay attention to the daily actions of the Yongwang family, especially the Yong'an king, and then fell asleep with peace of mind.
A few days later, Renzhi's courtyard became very peaceful. The front and back yards were clearly divided, and the Yong Wang family no longer came to the back yard, and Xu's family would never leave. Even if there was any communication, they would send maids to each other.
Although they were at peace with each other, they were just happy every day for Xu, who was trying hard to catch the pain of the Yong Wang family. In addition to the elders such as the Concubine Fang and Zhang Liangyuan, the three kings had their own minor problems.
For example, Li Guangshun, the King of Le'an, kept asking the palace maid about the news about the maid Zhu Niang. It was the case on the surface, but who knew whether he was using this to collect any information or convey a message? How could a dignified emperor, the emperor, be so affectionate to a lowly maid?
King Li Shouli of Siyong had more problems and could not stay idle every day. He practiced more roles in the yard to reach military plays. How safe is it? Is King Yong doing these military plays not for practicing his skills and planning to fight?
As for King Li Shouyi of Yong'an, he also gave Xu a lot of surprises. He was full of magical people, and many palace ladies were afraid and secretly prepared evil things. Is there any conspiracy to win? He also repeatedly asked the palace kuo for delicious food and utensils through Zhitang, and really regarded himself as a noble prince, without any self-consciousness as a prisoner!
Chapter completed!