Chapter 10 Life Like an Ant

The gray-clothed old man sitting on the chair slowly smoked a cigarette. Under the candlelight, the old man's face turned gray, and he felt like he was about to be wood. Although Liu Ye had no expression on his face, he was still a little uncomfortable looking at the old man's smiling look. Because in his opinion, the old man is no different from the mummified corpse in the coffin. Imagine what it would feel like to sit opposite you with a mummified corpse smiling at you?

"Nowadays, young people are really becoming more and more impolite, and they don't know how to pour a cup of tea when they see their elders." Although it looks like a mummified corpse, the old man's voice is still strong.

Liu Ye didn't say anything. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured two cups of tea. After respectfully handing one of them to the old man, he picked up another cup and drank it.

"You little doll are very obedient, haha." The old man smiled brightly.

"It's always right to listen to the old man."

"It's a pity that there are not many people who are willing to listen to my old man these days. Little doll, what's your name?

"Night, exile, night."

"Dry night?" The old man read it several times and shook his head, "This name is not good."

"What's the wrong way?" Liu Ye also became interested. Fortunately, he moved his chair and sat next to the old man.

"You have the spirit of an emperor, and your destiny is to the sun, which is a good material for being an emperor. Unfortunately, you have no yang now, and this name is so cold that you may only hide in the dark in your life and never have a day.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Your words are too mysterious. Those who can become emperor are all royal nobles. I'm just a slave sent by others. How can I be emperor?"

The old man agreed to laugh and said, "Hey, I have read countless people in my life and have never walked through my eyes."

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Liu Ye didn't want to continue to discuss the previous problems, and then turned the conversation around, "Look at your clothes, you seem to be a palace man?" Although he said so, Liu Ye knew in his heart that the old man in front of him was definitely not an ordinary role.

"You're right. I'm a palace man responsible for cleaning the yard. I've been here for 60 years." The old man sighed slightly and seemed to be a little sad, "The courtyard is desolate. Who looks at spring?"

60 years? It seems that it is not easy for you to spend 60 years in the palace safely.

"What does the intrigue in the palace have to do with me, an old man? No one has been interested in this Qinghe Hall, and no matter how bloody the court has, it can't blow here.

"But soon, it's going to blow here." Liu Ye tilted his head slightly.

The old man was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about something. For a long time, the old man said slowly, "That girl will not bring bloody storms, but it will bring crazy wealth."

"That girl?" Liu Ye didn't realize who the girl the old man said was.

"It's the girl who made Prime Minister Li speechless in the court. Haha, to be honest, that girl is not simple, not simple."

"Yes, I also think she is not simple." Liu Ye smiled.

"Little doll, it's getting late. Go and get me a basin of hot water for the old man and serve me to wash my feet. This man wants to soak his feet when he is old."

"Ye" Liu Ye answered and went out.

The old man looked at the figure leaving Liu Ye and nodded, and suddenly hummed a small tune: "The courtyard is desolate. Who looks at spring? I don't know the date of return, the cuckoo bleeds..."

In the room not far away, Ling Yue, who was lying in **, did not fall asleep. It was not that she didn't want to sleep, but that the room was too cold. For her who was used to floor heating and air conditioning in her previous life, this kind of cold is really unbearable.

Suddenly, a young man with a clear face appeared in his mind. Ling Yue didn't know why she inexplicably remembered the young man who spoke for him in the hall, but Ling Yue felt that she felt good about him.

From the situation in the hall during the day and what Liuye just said, the vast majority of people in the court should be the prince, but Emperor Xia seemed to be a little suspicious, so he did not give the prince any military power. So why did he give the prince's brother the seventh prince 100,000 military power? There should be only one possibility that the seventh prince is definitely not a prince. It seems that the two brothers are not at peace.

In the hall, the prince and the third prince Xia Kang were obviously at peace, so they attacked the third prince by attacking themselves. So what does Xia Di mean?

Emperor Xia finally adopted the opinion of the seventh prince to put himself under house arrest. In this way, Emperor Xia seemed to favor the third prince and the seventh prince in this matter. So are the seventh prince and the third prince the same faction? No, Liu Ye said that the seventh prince is indisputable, so he should be completely neutral. So that is to say, Emperor Xia is still in a neutral stage of hesitation about the treasure map?

The king has been suspicious since ancient times, and Emperor Xia will never easily believe that he has lost his memory, so he will definitely test himself in the next few days. Thinking of this, Ling Yue frowned, because she could not tell what the angry and arrogant Xia Emperor would take to test him.

After careful analysis, Ling Yue knew that she had to make a big deal with Qingsong's welcome picture, because that was her only bargaining chip now.

There was a slight knock on the door.

"Come in."

Apricot seemed to be holding something in her arms and came in gently: "Princess, this is a small stove. I knew that you must be cold, so I specially brought it for you."

"Thank you." Ling Yue got up and half leaned against **.

When Xing'er heard Ling Yue's words, she immediately stopped there and said nothing.

"What's wrong?" Ling Yue asked doubtfully.

"Princess, did the maidservant do anything wrong?" Xing'er's somewhat overwhelmed appearance made Ling Yue more confused. Suddenly, she understood why Xing'er was stunned there. In this era, the princess will not thank the slaves at all. That sentence is fulfilled. If you want to die, you have to die, and you are now holding the power of Xing'er's life and death. Even if she kills Xing'er, she can only blame Xing'er's bad life, and no one will hold her accountable.

"You didn't do anything wrong. Give me the heater. You go down first."

"Yes, the maidservant will leave first. Princess, if you have anything to do, just call the maidservant, and the maidservant will guard in the yard."

"What are you doing in the yard? Aren't you going to sleep?"

"Princess, maidservants and Yun'er, Laifu and Xiaoshun will take turns to watch the night for the princess in the yard, so you just need to call the princess."

Ling Yue sighed and thought for a moment: "It's cold, take care of yourself."

"Princess Xie's concern, and the maidservant went down first."

After Xing'er left, Ling Yue had an indescribable feeling in her heart. In this era, the lives of slaves are as humble as ants and can be killed at will. What about yourself? Why don't you eat fish on the board and let others slaughter it?