Chapter 897: Selfless

After Commander Yang led Du Xuechun to the West City Gate, Du Xuechun saw that there were two Guards Guards standing under the West City Gate. One of them was a thin and tall man, watching his look particularly languid, and kept low. With your head, it seems that you can stand and fall asleep at any time.
The clothes on his body are also exceptionally worn, and the cuffs are dirty and faded, and thin woolen threads are emerging. In addition, the shoes on the feet were...very unfit, and the toes of the left foot appeared from the front of the tattered shoes.
"That person is the little Muzi you said?"
While talking, Du Xuechun raised his finger and pointed at the gate of Xicheng. The thin and tall man turned to look at Yang Tongling and asked.
Even if Commander Yang didn't say anything, Du Xuechun saw it at a glance. It was exactly the same as Commander Yang said, but this little Muzi didn't look very good. Somehow, it might be because I didn't sleep well, Du Xuechun secretly guessed.
"Return to the empress, that person is Xiao Muzi."
General Yang bowed to Du Xuechun respectfully and said softly.
"Why is his spirit so bad? Seeing that he didn't sleep well, but he was too tired during shifts?"
Du Xuechun turned around and looked at the thin and tall little Muzi under the West City Gate, but suddenly found that the little Muzi was dozing off against the city wall, and one of them almost didn't fall off without paying attention. Fortunately, another guard next to him hurried up. Go and help him up.
And the other guard treated him very well, always reminding him not to do this again, if it is seen by others, it would be bad for their reputation. Moreover, he kept on asking him to go back to the Forbidden Army Palace to rest and find someone else to do his job today.
But after listening to what his companion said, Xiao Muzi shook his head constantly, declined the kindness of his companion, but stood back to his place with a wry smile and helplessly, and Xiao Muzi did not know where he touched a tiny piece. Small, specially repaired, particularly sharp tree sticks.
Xiao Muzi held it tightly in his hand, and if he became sleepy again, he would use the tree stick to insert his palm until the pain was so severe that his sleepiness gradually disappeared, and he stopped this self-torture.
Even the other guard standing by the side, seeing Xiao Muzi behaving like this, couldn't help but feel distressed, and wanted to step forward several times to persuade Xiao Muzi.
Finally, after the guards saw Xiao Muzi raising his head and smiled at him, the guards finally held back the words that had just arrived, nodded silently, and looked at everything in front of them quietly.
"Return to the Queen Mother, Xiao Muzi is doing this because he rushes to go every night when he is on duty, just to get the two taels of silver that is more subsidy for night duty.
In addition, Xiao Muzi has to be on duty during the day, and he has to stand late and late to change shifts, so..."
The latter words, Commander Yang does not need to say, Du Xuechun also understands.
Du Xuechun nodded gently, with mixed feelings in her heart, and she didn't know what to say. Seeing that Du Xuechun was in a bad mood, General Yang waved his hand quickly. Du Xuechun said:
"Queens, empresses, like this trivial matter, the ministers shouldn’t actually come to you. After you listen to the empresses, they will be very upset. But if the courtiers are different from the queens, you’re really I can't find anyone else.
For things like this, I told the other guards of the Guards in the Internal Affairs Department that they all felt that there was nothing but that we were asking for credit and suffering, and would not take it seriously.
Weichen actually thought of many ways. He helped Xiao Muzi several times at the beginning, but he didn't expect this kid to be very clever. Later, he found out the excuses and reasons we thought. No matter what excuse we use, he will never accept any more silver or clothes or food.
That's why Weichen thought about it and wanted you to think about it. Feel free to find a reason to increase Xiao Muzi's salary, or reward something, even if it is deducted from the salary of our brothers and allocated to Xiao Muzi's salary, we are all willing. "
Commander Yang of the Imperial Guard looked at Du Xuechun earnestly, his eyes were not blinking, and his eyes were full of wings.
"The clothes you wear are not distributed regularly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs? How come the clothes on Xiao Muzi are particularly shabby? Look at that, the jacket he wears is thinner than others, why is that!"
Du Xuechun nodded and agreed to Leader Yang's request, but she turned around and looked at Xiao Muzi not far away, only to find that Xiao Muzi was standing under the west city wall shivering with a face under the wind blowing. He was so cold that he stomped and rubbed his hands, breathing into the palm of his hand.
"Return to the Queen Mother, Xiao Muzi's clothes were indeed uniformly distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but because Xiao Muzi's family is too poor, there are young and old, and the family can't eat enough to wear them.
Xiao Muzi had to wear this piece of clothing back and forth. He hasn't taken it off for a long time. Fortunately, it’s winter, and he won’t sweat, so he won’t have any peculiar smell. Hold on for some time.
And his other clothes were taken apart by Xiao Muzi and made some small clothes for the children in the family, for fear that they would be frozen. The reason why this jacket on Xiao Muzi looks much thinner than others is that all the cotton in this jacket was pulled out by Xiao Muzi and used to make bedding for the elderly in the family.
It is estimated that in this jacket on Xiao Muzi nowadays, straw should be stuffed. Therefore, Xiao Muzi shivered from the cold. This straw does not keep warm at all.
Hey, this stinky boy is really a donkey temper, stubborn to death. I have to look at face more than anything else, but I don’t want to complain to us and accept our will. Commander Yang of the Imperial Guard said as he shook his head helplessly.
"How many people are in Xiao Muzi's family, do you know?" Du Xuechun couldn't help but flushed his eyes when he heard Commander Yang said this, and asked quickly.
"Return to the empress, Xiao Muzi's family consists of nine people. If Xiao Muzi is not included, there are only eight."
Du Xuechun felt clear, nodded silently, and walked straight towards the West City Gate.
As soon as she walked to the gate of Xicheng, Xiao Muzi and the other guards saluted her respectfully, saying:
"Weichen sees empress empress, and may empress empress be happy and safe!"
Du Xuechun hurriedly stretched out his hand to signal, let them stand up, and said with a smile:
"Please get up soon, without so much courtesy."
Only then did Xiao Muzi and the other Guards stand up, with solemn expressions, their eyes unblinking, and they waited for Du Xuechun to give orders.
"When you see this palace, why are you just like a mouse seeing a cat? This palace won't eat you. Why are you so restrained? Everyone laughed." Du Xuechun couldn't help but laugh and laugh. .
"Return to the empress, the ministers can't laugh or play, or they will lose the sense of solemnity." Xiao Muzi's face was expressionless, like a wooden pestle, motionless.