Since the last time he offended several young eunuchs of Shangshan Supervisor due to a fight, Derong's body has always been injured.
Although Junze made people pay attention to Derong, such trivial things could not reach his ears.
Derong knew he was humble and was very different from the fifth prince. The two had such abnormal feelings. It is no wonder that King Xiaoyao hated him.
Why would he bother to offend people with such a trivial matter.
There was no oppression anywhere in the palace, everyone was used to having their teeth knocked out, chewed up and swallowed.
However, with the consul and eunuch of Shangshan Supervisor under control, the group did not dare to cause trouble openly.
In fact, Derong is not afraid of being beaten.
You are a slut, you have rough skin and thick flesh. No matter how hard you beat you, you can still get out of bed and work.
What he was afraid of was the ubiquitous verbal sarcasm, the belittling of his disabled body, and the sarcasm of his whims.
There are also rumors about the current situation of the fifth prince.
It's so lonely in the palace. Once lonely, it's easy to think wildly and the things you come up with are creepy.
He met the fifth prince twice. The fifth prince hesitated to speak to him, as if he wanted to explain something, but in the end he said nothing and just asked him to wait.
When?
The fifth prince didn't say anything, and Derong didn't ask.
The fifth prince is sixteen years old, well-dressed and well-fed. Although he does not have the love of his parents, he is the proud son of heaven and countless people in the palace support him and follow him.
When Derong was sixteen years old, he was beaten until his nose was black and his face was swollen, and there was no good flesh on his body. He also beat others until their nose was black and swollen, and there was no good flesh on his body.
Derong looked at the Fifth Prince's peach blossom eyes, still shining with cruel innocence.
At that time, Derong wanted to take off his clothes, press the innocent fifth prince to his chest, and drag him into the warm hell like before.
But King Xiaoyao was standing not far away, and he couldn't do anything.
Derong could only say: "Thank you, Your Highness. I know this."
The fifth prince asked him nervously: "Derong, will you wait for me?"
The fifth prince has already had a relationship with three beautiful ladies-in-waiting. I heard that these three ladies-in-waiting were fighting fiercely in the prince's mansion.
The fifth prince is about to marry the prince's concubine, and the high-ranking daughter of the Taishi Mansion is about to get her life on the right track.
But he couldn't let go of Derong,
Derong had no time to answer and asked someone to come over. He hid in a hurry and watched in the dark as King Xiaoyao left with the fifth prince.
Fortunately, someone came along and he didn't have to answer this ridiculous and pathetic question.
The night was slightly cool, and a young eunuch approached Derong and said instructing Derong: "Derong, the Queen Mother wants to drink lily and lotus seed soup. Now that it's ready, you can send it over."
Thinking of Hua Jincheng in the Queen Mother's Palace, Derong said with a cold face: "This is not my job."
Taking advantage of his height, the young eunuch came up and gave Derong a kick, saying, "The Queen Mother personally called you over. Do you want to disobey her and disrespect her?"
Derong gritted his teeth and took the bowl of lily and lotus seed soup.
Derong avoided the eyeliner left by Junze and carried the food box all the way to Cining Palace.
After entering the main hall, Derong immediately saw Hua Jincheng, who had spoken out in the Royal Beast Garden, kneeling beside the Queen Mother to pick up Buddha beans.
At this time, Derong realized that Hua Jincheng was just a slave like him.
The Queen Mother was dressed in plain clothes and looked without any airs. She was knocking on wooden fish and chanting sutras with her eyes closed.
Derong knelt on the ground, took out the lily and lotus seed soup from the food box, and held it above his head.
It was not until the Queen Mother finished reciting the sutra that Derong said: "Empress Dowager, please use the soup."
The Queen Mother glanced at Hua Jincheng. Hua Jincheng put down the Buddha beans and took it from Derong's hand. Only then was Derong able to put down his sore arms.
Hua Jincheng scooped out the soup with a spoon and said to the Queen Mother: "This servant is serving the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother ignored Hua Jincheng, just looked at Derong and said gently: "You are Derong, right?"
Derong said: "Slave Derong, please pay homage to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother said: "Hua Jincheng mentioned you to the Ai family. Has he given you any trouble in recent years?"
Derong lowered his head so that the emotions on his face could not be seen, and said: "Thanks to the Queen Mother's care, Mr. Hua is very good to the slave and has never felt sorry for the slave."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "That's good. The Ai family remembers that you have studied?"
Derong said: "I read it when I was young, but now I have completely forgotten it."
In fact, I have not forgotten that the sound of those loud readings often rings in my ears.
My father often said: "If you are not a good appearance, you are a good doctor."
It was a pity that he had no talent in medical skills. Since he could not inherit his father's legacy and become a good doctor, he vowed to study hard and achieve a successful career in the court in the future.
Unfortunately, hope collapsed overnight.
The Queen Mother said: "That's a pity. Your mother once praised me that you are a good student in studying."
When Derong heard the word "mother", his body became stiff every inch.
The Queen Mother asked again: "Do you know what sutra I just recited?"
Derong said: "This slave has little knowledge and doesn't know what the scriptures are."
The Queen Mother sighed and said: "This is the Rebirth Mantra, recited for your family members. In recent years, when Ai's family was in Wutai Mountain, they would often wake up in the middle of the night. Unable to let go of the events of the past, they would recite this mantra all night long."
"I pray for Queen Xiao Ming, I pray for your family, and I pray for the innocent people implicated in this matter. I prayed over and over again, thinking that I had atone for my sins, but when I returned to the palace and saw the fifth prince, I still felt guilty.
Profound."
"If it hadn't happened back then, your family wouldn't have died, and you wouldn't have to suffer this unreasonable disaster. Poor child, how old were you at that time?"
Hua Jincheng added: "It's so pitiful, he's only seven years old."
The Queen Mother said: "I'm afraid I don't remember things."
Hua Jincheng said: "Yes, Derong is by the fifth prince's side and has won the fifth prince's trust."
Hearing them mention the fifth prince, Derong's body trembled and he said: "When the family suffered a disaster, I was young and I don't remember much."
The hall was quiet for a moment.
Hua Jincheng sneered and said, "Don't remember too much? I'm afraid I've also forgotten who saved your miserable life."
Derong clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves and said, "I will never forget the great kindness of the Queen Mother and Father Hua."
The Queen Mother said kindly: "Good child, if you don't remember the best, some bad things should be let go."
Derong did not dare to let down his guard at all.
Sure enough, the Queen Mother took out a peace charm from the box on the side, handed it to Derong, and said: "Your sister Kongjing asked the Ai family to give this to you. She is very curious about your brother."
"Amitabha, she has never been down the mountain since she was a child, and she has never seen a man. She has a simple mind. I did not tell him the suffering you have suffered."
Hua Jincheng said: "I wanted to bring your sister into the palace to meet you, but the Queen Mother was kind and worried that the palace would be too deep for her. Once she came in, she would never be able to get out again, so she stayed in Mount Wutai."
Derong held the peace blessing in his hand and said with a trembling voice: "Is she doing well?"
The Queen Mother did not speak.
Hua Jincheng said: "In the past, when the Queen Mother took care of her, her life was naturally better than yours. But whether she will live well in the future depends on your thoughts."