"Brother Xiaowu, it's good morning." "Brother Xiaowu, go help the young master with errands early in the morning." "Brother Xiaowu, I'm so bored tonight. Do you want to go hang out in the back garden together?"
Early in the morning, at the gate of Wan Mansion, Zhu Muwu stepped across the threshold in high spirits and was walking out of the mansion. Along the way, the servants and maids who met him all greeted Zhu Muwu with flattering faces, and a few others.
The maid also approached him with a peach blossom look on her face.
The current Zhu Muwu is not the young boy Xiaowu he was a year ago. Everyone knows that Zhu Muwu is already a popular person around the eldest young master, and the eldest young master is now very popular in the court. At a young age, he has become
The third-rank officials of the current dynasty, the servants of the Wan family, all walked out with their chests held high and their heads pointing to the sky. However, these servants wanted to curry favor with the eldest young master but could not, so the servants around the eldest young master
Zhu Muwu became the object of their favour.
Being fawned over by so many people, Zhu Muwu was really a little complacent. He had a smile on his face early in the morning and was in a good mood. In fact, he was not going to do errands for Wan He. He was just hungry and wanted to go.
He bought something to eat at the soy milk shop outside, but after being flattered by those servants, Zhu Muwu simply held his head high and said with pride: "That is, the eldest young master has something important for me to handle,"
When Zhu Muwu said this, he immediately aroused everyone's envy, and a lot of flattery slapped him. Zhu Muwu was so excited that he couldn't even walk. He just walked out of the door, and before Zhu Muwu could wait,
Looking out the door, he felt as if he had bumped into something soft. Before he could react, he heard a muffled groan. Zhu Muwu immediately realized that he had bumped into someone.
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However, the current Zhu Muwu has been trained by Li Jing and has experienced several fights on the battlefield. His body is much stronger than before. The person who bumped into Zhu Muwu was just the opposite. He was thin and weak.
Zhu Muwu just had time to let out a muffled grunt before he was knocked to the ground. Zhu Muwu turned around and was shocked to find that the person he knocked to the ground was actually Wan Zha, the second young master of the Wan family.
Although Wan He and Wan Zha are already on the same level, Wan Zha is, after all, the second young master of the Wan family and the master of the Wan family. Although Zhu Muwu is favored by Wan He, he still has the identity of a servant of the Wan family, so
As soon as he saw that he had knocked Wan Zhi to the ground, Zhu Muwu immediately stepped forward and helped Wan Zhi up.
Wan Zha was hit by Zhu Muwu and fell hard. However, seeing that it was Zhu Muwu who hit him, he reached out to help him. Wan Zha's face immediately turned cold, and he threw away Zhu Muwu's hand.
He stood up and stared at Zhu Muwu with a pair of eyes full of resentment. Then he looked at the busy servants around him. When they saw Zhu Muwu and Wan Zha actually facing each other, everyone immediately closed their mouths, one by one.
No one dares to do anything if they just keep busy with their own business.
Seeing this scene, a cold light flashed in Wan Zha's eyes. He thought that he, the second young master of the Wan family, was knocked down by a servant of the Wan family. The other servants of the Wan family did not even dare to say a word. What if this happened?
Last year, Zhu Muwu, a slave, would have been beaten up by these servants, but now Wan He, the eldest member of the Wan family, even the servants around Wan He were so flamboyant, Wan Zha snorted coldly
Said: "Okay, okay, as expected, like a master, like a servant, I have learned the lesson. Just wait, I want to see how long you can continue to be proud."
After saying this, Wan Zha waved his sleeves and walked straight into Wan Mansion, leaving Zhu Muwu standing there with an innocent face. Although it was indeed wrong for him to bump into Wan Zha, but in the conscience of heaven and earth, Zhu Muwu was indeed It was unintentional, but as soon as Wan Zha said these words, he clearly believed that Zhu Muwu did it on purpose. This was really an injustice to him. Zhu Muwu said with an aggrieved look to the servant of the Wan family who was still pretending to sweep the floor next to him: "You have to testify for me, I really didn't hit him on purpose,"
"Ah," the servant of the Wan family was startled by Zhu Muwu's words. He shook his head and waved his hands hurriedly and said: "That, that, little fifth brother, I just concentrated on sweeping the floor, and I didn't see anything. I didn't see it." After saying that, the servants of the Wan family dropped their brooms and ran into the Wan Mansion at full speed. Are you kidding? If you big shots are quarreling with each other, don't drag down us little guys.
The other servants of the Wan family who were at the door had the same thought. Before Zhu Muwu could turn his eyes towards them, everyone who had been greeting Zhu Muwu enthusiastically just now suddenly ran away. At this speed, even Wang Shichong's cavalry could not move. I can't catch up.
Zhu Muwu felt depressed, and in the end he could only helplessly shake his head, turned around and walked back. Originally, he wanted to go out for breakfast, but after such an incident, he didn't have the appetite. After entering the gate, they went directly to the front yard of Wanjia. As they walked, Zhu Muwu whispered in a low voice: "Isn't this second young master going to Chang'an to take up his post? Why hasn't he left yet? He's made me look dirty. What a shame." Damn bad luck,"
"General Zhu," at this moment, a voice came from the front. Among the entire Wanfu, there were only two people who would call Zhu Muwu General Zhu. One was Changsun Wuji and the other was Fang Xuanling. Zhu Muwu looked up and saw Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling walking over with smiles on their faces. It was Changsun Wuji who had just shouted.
Seeing the two of them, Zhu Muwu immediately clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "I've met Mr. Changsun, I've met Young Master Biao,"
"Okay, don't be so polite." Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling smiled and walked up to Zhu Muwu. Fang Xuanling reached out to lift him up and said with a smile: "General Zhu looked unhappy. He just said I was muttering something, but I encountered something unpleasant,"
Zhu Muwu was feeling aggrieved. When Fang Xuanling said this, he poured beans out of a bamboo tube and recounted what had just happened. Thanks to Zhu Muwu's good memory, he didn't miss anything in the whole process, and even Wan Zha's last words were repeated verbatim. In the end, Zhu Muwu spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Changsun, Master Biao, don't you think I am unlucky? That second young master is really weird. He finally passed the Chunwei exam, why don't he quickly go to Chang'an to become his parents' official, why are you still here to embarrass a little person like me?"
Zhu Muwu originally just wanted to complain, but as he spoke, he found that the two people in front of him had serious expressions, as if something important was about to happen. Zhu Muwu was so frightened that he spoke softer and quieter. Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling looked at each other. As the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. When they heard Zhu Muwu's complaints, they suddenly noticed something was wrong. Changsun Wuji lowered his head and held it with his hand. He raised his chin and said in a deep voice: "General Zhu is right. Mr. Shen already went to Liyang to take up his post more than a month ago. Why hasn't the second young master gone to Chang'an yet?"
"Well, and what he said," Fang Xuanling also frowned, put his hands behind his back, flicked his ten fingers regularly, and said with squinted eyes: "'How long can you be so proud? ', this means that he knows something and is even sure that something will happen to his cousin and General Zhu soon."
"Something's wrong," Changsun Wuji looked serious. A very bad feeling spread in the hearts of him and Fang Xuanling. The two looked at each other and seemed to see the same concern in each other's eyes. Changsun Wuji immediately Ji said to Fang Xuanling: "Brother Fang Nian, let's go find the eldest young master now to clarify the matter."
"Yes," Fang Xuanling nodded vigorously, and the two of them immediately turned around and walked towards Wanhe's small courtyard. However, as soon as they left, Zhu Muwu was left alone who still hadn't figured it out. After staring at the backs of the two people for a long time, he finally regained consciousness and immediately waved and shouted: "Oh, wait for me, wait for me, Mr. Changsun, Young Master Ciao, what did you just say," while shouting , Zhu Muwu chased after him.
After the three people left, the front yard immediately became quiet, but after a while, a figure suddenly appeared from behind a sycamore tree in the corner of the front yard, and it turned out to be Wan Zha who had just walked away. , but at this moment, Wan Zha's face no longer looked angry as before, but turned pale, and his eyes were filled with fear.
He insisted on staying in Wanjia instead of going to Chang'an to take up his post. Naturally, he had his own purpose. However, during this period, the things Wan Zha had to do were not progressing smoothly, so Wan Zha was also a little impatient. This is why just now At the gate, Wan Zha would lose his temper suddenly, but Wan Zha never expected that his casual and angry words would make Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling see the flaw. If the purpose of staying in the Wan family is found out by Wan He, then Wan He will never let him go. With Wan He's current status, even if Wan Zha has King Qi behind him, it will not help. Previously, the dignified Ministry of Rites Wasn't the minister Xu Shanxin also punished by Wan He? Fortunately, he had just seen Zhu Muwu come in and hid behind the sycamore tree on a whim. Otherwise, he would have died without knowing why.
When he thought of this, Wan Zha couldn't help but panic. He stood in the yard for a long time. Finally, he had an idea, and then he remembered something and whispered: "By the way, let's find His Highness King Qi and return it." With Mr. Liao, they will definitely be able to help me save the day." Thinking of this, Wan Zha didn't dare to delay anymore, turned around and hurried out of Wan's house, and in the blink of an eye he disappeared.