Chapter 140: Afterthought

The siblings were together for less than half an hour before they had to part in a hurry.

Yu'er was the only maid in Jingyang Palace. Even though Princess Ankang was much better now, she couldn't leave for too long.

Deng Weixian could understand this.

Although he had asked for a day off, he also planned to go back.

Generally speaking, the eunuchs and maids in the palace worked non-stop for 365 days a year without a day off.

Some masters were more generous and would give the servants time to take turns to rest.

But most people served their masters from the moment they opened their eyes to the moment they closed them.

Wang Suyue was also generous. Deng Weixian suddenly asked for leave today, so she approved it for the whole day.

Because they were five people serving one master, Wang Suyue, and the courtyard was not very big, so the daily work was not as much as before.

When they were doing odd jobs in Yanqu Hall before, there was endless work from morning to night.

So the eunuchs and maids in Yanqu Hall dreamed of being selected as close servants and having a master.

In this way, not only will the work be easier, but you can also get some rewards occasionally, and your life will be more comfortable.

But not everyone is so lucky.

Most eunuchs and palace maids will do odd jobs for the rest of their lives until they can no longer work and are sent out of the palace to fend for themselves.

You can't save any money doing odd jobs, and you will just wait for death after leaving the palace.

The smart ones will be selected at the beginning, and the older ones will not be chosen at all.

Everyone wants to find a young one, slowly cultivate loyalty, and become their diehard.

The old ones are not completely without opportunities. Some people will suddenly get wise, and then seize the opportunity to escape the fate of doing odd jobs all their lives.

And those who can't get wise until the end can only accept their fate.

Just watching the tragic ending approaching step by step, how many people can accept it calmly.

In this process, it is enough to distort any normal person and turn them into monsters.

Deng Weixian is lucky.

Under the arrangement of his godfather, he had just finished the training in the Guardian Academy and got the opportunity to become Wang Suyue's attendant after arriving at Yanqu Hall.

Such a quick opportunity to get out of the bottom made almost everyone else envious.

Deng Weixian didn't understand at first.

It was not until later that he always saw those malicious eyes without reason that he gradually understood.

"Sister, I will come to see you next time when I have time. Then I will continue to throw notes to you like today."

Deng Weixian smiled lightly, just like many shy boys of this age.

Yu'er looked at her brother's smile and nodded happily: "Okay, I'll wait for you."

"Be careful when serving the master and don't make people unhappy."

"Paying attention to the master's emotions is more important than doing good things."

"You must remember that you should not hit a smiling person, and be as kind as possible to everyone."

Yu'er couldn't help but persuade and talk a few more words.

Her brother is now very dull, and she wants to give all her experience to Deng Weixian.

Deng Weixian did not show any annoyance, smiled and said: "I remember, sister."

"It's getting late, you should go back earlier."

Yu'er stood up reluctantly and walked to the entrance of the alley with Deng Weixian.

"You should go back earlier too, come to discuss with your sister if you have anything."

Yu'er hugged Deng Weixian gently, and then said goodbye: "I'm going back first, be careful on the road."

Deng Weixian did not speak, just nodded.

He stood there, watching Yu'er's figure leaving, and did not look away for a long time.

Until Yu'er's back disappeared at the corner at the end, Deng Weixian took a deep breath and turned to the direction of Yanqu Hall.

"Why do you feel that little Dengzi is worried?"

Li Xuan didn't know if it was his illusion, and felt that Deng Weixian's steps were a little heavy today.

"Go ask later."

Li Xuan followed Yu'er in secret, and left only after seeing her return to Jingyang Palace safely.

Then he came to the Imperial Garden and found that the cow and fat orange were sleeping soundly here.

Seeing that they were sleeping so soundly, Li Xuan couldn't bear to wake them up, and went directly to Wang Suyue's courtyard in Yanqu Palace.

He found that Mao Ba was watching carefully here.

"Meow? (Is there anything going on?)"

Mao Ba heard Li Xuan's voice, turned his head to look at him, and shook his head gently.

But he hesitated for a moment and meowed.

"Meow. (Throwing stones in the morning.)"

Li Xuan couldn't help but tilt his head, not quite understanding what Mao Ba meant.

But then Mao Ba shook his head and gestured to Deng Weixian's yard.

"Meow? (Are you saying that someone threw stones into Deng Weixian's yard in the morning?)"

Mao Ba nodded immediately, indicating that he meant that.

Li Xuan's heart moved instantly, and he thought of something.

"Didn't Deng Weixian send a message to Yu'er this way before?"

"It seems he also learned it from someone else."

"He suddenly came to see Yu'er today. Could it be for this reason?"

Li Xuan talked to Mao Ba for a few more words and learned about the details it saw.

It turned out that before dawn this morning, Mao Ba saw a stone thrown into Deng Weixian's yard.

The whole courtyard was very quiet at that time, so Mao Ba, as a cat, heard the sound very harsh.

And this also successfully woke up Deng Weixian.

Deng Weixian heard the movement in his yard and came out to check wearing a coat soon.

Mao Ba saw Deng Weixian pick up the stone on the ground and go back to his room.

Hearing this answer, Li Xuan was more certain of his guess.

"It seems that little Dengzi is really in trouble."

"Is it his godfather?"

Except for Deng Weixian's godfather, Li Xuan really couldn't think of anyone else in the palace who would go to such great lengths to contact Deng Weixian.

But Deng Weixian's godfather used to come to him at night. It was really strange that he suddenly sent someone to throw stones this time.

With strong curiosity, Li Xuan and Mao Ba watched Deng Weixian here.

After he came back, he just reported to Wang Suyue and returned to work.

It was not until night fell and Li Xuan was replaced by a cow that Deng Weixian's godfather came.

At this time, Deng Weixian had been waiting for a long time.

"My son has met his godfather."

Deng Weixian's godfather didn't say anything nonsense. He sat on the stone bench and said, "It seems that you have seen the letter I sent."

"Yes, godfather."

Deng Weixian lowered his head deeply, making it difficult to see his expression.

Deng Weixian's godfather didn't say anything. He took out a palm-sized silk cloth from his sleeve with a line of small words on it.

Li Xuan was too far away to see the words on it. He waited to check it carefully, and then he heard it.

"Put this thing away and find a chance to do what I told you to do."

Deng Weixian put the silk cloth away obediently without asking any more questions.

"I think you know very well that you can't be discovered by anyone."

"Otherwise, even I can't protect you."

"So, you must be cautious."

Deng Weixian's godfather solemnly warned.

"I understand!"

Deng Weixian's godfather patted his shoulder heavily and nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, let's start practicing."

Then Deng Weixian practiced the copper head and iron arm technique as before. After his blood and qi were exhausted, he received massage and whipping.

After accompanying him to do all this, Deng Weixian's godfather looked at him and finally solemnly warned him:

"Be careful."

Then he left and disappeared.

Deng Weixian sat on the stone bench for a long time without moving, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Li Xuan, who was secretly spying, couldn't help but frowned.

"Why does this mean that Deng Weixian is going to do something very dangerous?"

"Is his godfather going to give up on him?"

Li Xuan felt confused no matter how he thought about it.

Deng Weixian's godfather hadn't come for a long time recently. I don't know what he was busy with secretly.

As a result, he reappeared a few days later and actually assigned Deng Weixian a task.

And judging from their atmosphere, why is there a sense of going without return.

"What is that silk cloth?"

"I see there are words on it!"

Li Xuan's heart was like being scratched by a cat, and he was itching.

"I have to watch him tomorrow, don't let anything happen."

After this, Li Xuan realized that Deng Weixian came to say goodbye to Yu'er today.

I'm afraid he was also afraid that he would never come back, so he found an excuse to see Yu'er for the last time.

"No wonder he looked upset today."

Speaking of which, Deng Weixian was not easy.

He only had himself, and there was no one to discuss with when something happened.

Even the godfather was more for mutual use.

After all, this was the tone at the beginning.

Even if they later developed feelings, Deng Weixian also showed more potential.

But when he is needed, Deng Weixian can only continue to prove his worth.

Otherwise, why would his godfather continue to invest resources?

Even if Deng Weixian is a genius, what is the use if he cannot use him.

Although he is not clear about the content of Deng Weixian's mission, Li Xuan can see that he has encountered a difficult test.

And the bitter fruit of failure seems to be something he cannot bear.

Li Xuan shook his head and took the yawning cow back.

"It's better to go to bed early and get up early."

Seeing that he can finish work so early today, the cow is naturally happy and follows him happily.

Since there will be a big operation tomorrow, it doesn't make much sense to let the cow continue to guard here.

Moreover, this guy was dozing off right in front of me. God knows how he used to keep an eye on me.

"As the saying goes, I was born with talent and it must be useful."

"Could it be that the cow is the exception?"

Li Xuan sighed and looked back, and just happened to meet the clear eyes of the cow, and he could no longer hold back his complaints.

"Forget it, you should just live well."

Li Xuan said in his heart.

The cow tilted its head, not understanding why Li Xuan didn't leave, staring at him with a look of wanting to meow but not wanting to.

...

The next day.

At dawn, Li Xuan had already waited in front of Deng Weixian's door.

He walked out of the room with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and his expression today was particularly cold and resolute.

After breakfast, Wang Suyue's villa began to get busy.

Today, they seemed to have some activities.

Five palace maids and eunuchs, including Deng Weixian, were busy preparing for a long time. Wang Suyue took Deng Weixian and Liang Chuchu out of the courtyard and went to an unknown place.

Deng Weixian and Liang Chuchu, who were following behind, were holding carefully prepared gifts in their hands. It seemed that Wang Suyue was going to visit.

And it was a very important guest.

Li Xuan followed them slowly, all the way out of Yanqu Hall and headed towards Caiyun Palace.

"Who are they going to see?"

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