I am immortal in the immortal world

Chapter 381
Safe and secure?

When Zhou Yi heard this, he suddenly remembered that he had just entered the palace.

After eating three bowls of white rice in a row, the sweet and sweet taste is still fresh in my memory, but then I don't know when, no matter what meal I eat, the taste is gone.

Thinking about people's hearts every day, thinking about calculations every day.

Keeping your ears open to listen to conspiracies and tricks, you will become a different person before you know it.

Not to mention being able to eat enough, even tens of thousands of taels of silver face to face, there will be no satisfaction, only wanting more!
Zhou Yi simply stopped standing straight, imitating the old deer lying on the steps, looking up at the sky, it was the blue sky, white clouds and clear sky, and his heart suddenly opened up.

"Old Lu, you don't want anything in your life?"

"When you're young, you want everything."

The old deer seemed to be recalling the past, and murmured: "When the Supreme Emperor was not on the Zen throne, we served in the Qianqing Palace. If the capital hadn't been besieged by foreigners, we might have become Grand Duke."

Zhou Yi asked curiously, "What happened later?"

The old deer said: "After the Supreme Emperor returned to the palace, he confronted His Majesty tit for tat, and repeatedly wanted to restore it. We looked at His Majesty's methods and knew that the Supreme Emperor was no match, so we secretly reported it!"

"..."

Zhou Yi was stunned. He thought he was a close friend of the Supreme Emperor, but never thought he was a traitor.

No one in this palace can be trusted!

The old deer continued: "After the death of the Supreme Emperor, His Majesty remembered our achievements and allowed us to come to this cold palace to retire."

Zhou Yi frowned and said, "Is this still a reward?"

"At first, we didn't think that cursing Your Majesty for meritorious deeds."

The old deer said: "Later, the eunuchs we knew died one by one, and new eunuchs came, and they died one by one, leaving us to live without worrying about food and drink."

"Do you think this is a reward?"

"Forget it."

Zhou Yi was also not sure in his heart, perhaps it was really a reward to live a lifetime as carefree as the old deer.

The old deer said: "Young and energetic, even if you understand it, you can't see through it. When you get old, you will know that life is more precious than anything else!"

"Is it."

Zhou Yi really wanted to refute, we won't grow old, so he turned around and asked.

"Is there any book to read in this cold palace?"

The old deer asked in surprise, "What are you doing reading?"

"It's so boring, I have to find something to do."

Zhou Yi said: "When I was a child, I saw those masters. They would eat and drink after passing the exam. I was very envious. I swore that I would study for the science exam if I had the opportunity!"

The old deer pondered for a moment.

"Back then, I had Xiao Wenzi, who almost died from the wind and cold. We rescued him. I heard that he was in charge of the study. If we ask Xiao Wenzi, we should be able to borrow a few books!"

Wenzi, the study?

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows, he never wanted to go around for eight years, and returned to the original point.

"Old Lu, why are you willing to help us?"

"Be bored!"

As the old deer talked, maybe it was because the sun was basking comfortably, and maybe the old man was out of energy, so he fell asleep slowly and let out a slight snoring sound.

……

a few days later.

The waiter who delivered the meals carried two books in the food box.

"University", "Doctrine of the Mean".

Zhou Yi had heard of these two volumes, which are introductory Confucian classics, and flipped through them casually, and found that many words in them were recognizable, but when combined into sentences, they were blurred.

"The way to university lies in Ming Mingde."

The old deer glanced at it and said, "The meaning of this sentence is..."

Zhou Yi was surprised: "Old Lu still knows how to read?"

"The one we entered was the supervisor of ceremonies, not a barbarian on duty as a palace supervisor. He only knows how to fight and kill. From the beginning, he cultivated his writing skills. The Four Books and Five Classics are just an introduction."

The old deer proudly said: "Put it outside, and you will definitely be able to pass the Jinshi exam!"

"Great!"

Zhou Yi praised again and again, Jinshi is different from Juren, starting with the county magistrate, Qingtian Dalord who is in charge of tens of thousands of common people.

Lao Lu was alone in the cold palace and hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time. Seeing Zhouyi reading today, he suddenly became interested in being a teacher, pointing to "University" and explaining it sentence by sentence.

Zhou Yi listened carefully, and influenced by the thoughts of the sages in the book, his stomach full of conspiracies gradually faded away.

Fading is not disappearing, but becoming smarter!
Time passes quickly when you are reading a book.

In the blink of an eye, half a year later, Zhou Yi has gotten used to life in the cold palace, perhaps because of the influence of the old deer, he has become very sloppy, and only gets up every day.

In the past, the Royal Garden was on duty, and in order to make money, Zhou Yi had never been late or left early.

When I was on duty, I hunched my waist slightly, and was tired physically and mentally. It was not like lying on duty every day, basking in the sun when I was tired from reading, and woke up at dinner time.

"This life is really easy!"

Zhou Yi covered "The Analects of Confucius" on his face, and was about to take a nap.

suddenly.

A sharp voice came.

"What about people, where did they all die?"

Zhou Yi hurriedly took away the book, and landed at the door of the house in a flash, seeing the father-in-law in red walking into the cold palace.

Lao Lu was old and frail, and moved slowly, rolling up the bedding in a leisurely manner, not caring about the red-clothed father-in-law at all.

"Don't clean up when you are old."

The father-in-law in red didn't get angry at all, but instead said: "The conditions in this cold palace are too bad, why don't we change the boundary for you, and the Shengong supervisor can see that the incense is easy and comfortable!"

The old deer said: "This fellow speaks better than His Majesty?"

Emperor Hongwu himself said, let the old deer live peacefully in the cold palace until he dies, and no one dares to offend him.

The father-in-law in red showed embarrassment, he didn't dare to refute Lao Lu, turned his head to look at Zhou Yi, and scolded.

"Your Majesty has an order to throw Concubine Yuan into the cold palace. You have to take good care of her, and you are never allowed to step out of the palace gate!"

"According to the order."

Zhou Yi thought to himself why the concubine Yuan was thrown into the cold palace.

The most likely reason is that the second prince's rebellion caused His Majesty to hate the house and Wu, and the concubine Yuan's bad mouth made it easy to cause trouble.

noon.

Four servants escorted the concubine Yuan into the cold palace.

Zhou Yi looked at the smooth and beautiful concubine half a year ago, but now his eyes were absent, his face was dark, and his manner was stiff, like a walking dead who had lost his soul.

We are also unlucky, the cold palace has been clean for more than 20 years, and now we are here on duty!
Concubine Yuan was confined in the cold palace, and Zhou Yi didn't dare to be lazy anymore, let alone make the sound of reading.

In case Concubine Yuan has a loyal servant girl, she must file a complaint with Emperor Hongwu, and it must be a capital offense. The life of a servant is no different from the cup of water that a nobleman drinks!

The old deer seemed to have seen through Zhou Yi's thoughts, and said quietly: "Here, stay here soon."

"How to say?"

Zhou Yi's eyes shined brightly. In the past, there were also concubines who went out from the cold palace and regained the emperor's favor. Taking this opportunity to burn a cold stove, they might be able to ride the wind.

The old deer said: "You will know soon."

three days later.

Concubine Yuan swallowed gold and died.

Zhou Yi was the first to see the corpse of Concubine Yuan, and almost used his skills to forcefully escape from the palace.

Fortunately, after asking Lao Lu, he was relieved. Few of the concubines and princes imprisoned in the cold palace lived long, and no one could look down on those who wanted to die.

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, and he will definitely not blame him."

really.

Emperor Hongwu decreed that the concubine Yuan should be buried generously, except for the maids who were buried with her according to the law, and no one else would be affected.

The cold palace was restored to cleanliness again.

Zhou Yi looked at the empty house and said, "Old Lu, I understand a little bit what you mean by Anwen."

"Jie Jie Jie!"

The old deer laughed a few times and shook his head slightly.

"When the wind and rain are turbulent, this cold palace can't be clean. Just watch, people will come again soon!"

(End of this chapter)