Gu Wenzhou's face was not shocked, and he only left An Su a sentence of "I'll come when I go", and went downstairs with the call of the proprietress. Ansu didn't get an answer, she was always restless, and after staying for a while, she couldn't help but go downstairs quietly.

I saw Gu Wenzhou sitting in front of the group of people, and the sound of conversation could barely be heard clearly. Ansu hid behind a wooden ladder so as not to disturb them.

"Gu Xiangshi's Qimen Dunjia technique is famous all over the world, and now the saint cherishes his talents, so he specially ordered us to come to you and take you to the palace to serve."

Gu Wenzhou was not happy or worried on his face, he had already calculated that there would be such an experience, and his fate in this life would also be in the court. Since it is the arrangement of fate, there is no need to worry about it.

"When will you go?"

"Of course, the sooner the better, if it is convenient for Gu Xiangshi, it is best to start immediately."

Seeing that Gu Wenzhou did not object, An Su was a little anxious, if he left immediately, Shaojun's whereabouts would become an undetermined number. Ansu never wanted to find the opportunity for her younger brother to slip away from her eyes, she gritted her teeth and finally strode out.

"Gu Xiangshi, please tell me one or two about the hexagram of Fang Cai."

Gu Wenzhou was getting up to leave, but when he saw An Su, he was in trouble again. He pinched the tip of his right finger, and his face was covered with a layer of gloom, but after all, he still spit out lightly: "If Miss Shangguan wants to find her younger brother, you can go to the palace to find it." ”

After separating from Gu Wenzhou, An Su walked alone on the bleak streets, but after two or three days of hard work, why Shaojun had a relationship with the palace, she couldn't figure it out. She was a little skeptical about Gu Wenzhou's words, but after thinking about it, he really had no reason to deceive her, and besides, he was famous, so he would definitely not make a fool of others.

An Su returned home, discussed with his second brother Changjun for a night, and finally decided to go to the palace to find someone according to what Gu Wenzhou said. Changjun is not too old and has no ability to take charge on his own, so An Su entrusted him to Aunt Lin to take care of him, and he helped Aunt Lin's family to work on weekdays, which can be regarded as part of the food money.

A few days ago, An Su heard that the new emperor of Chang'an had ascended the throne, and he intended to select family members from all over the country to serve in Beijing.

Once you have made up your mind, things are much easier. The process of running for the election was very smooth, although Ansu was not very dressed up on weekdays, but her appearance and figure were excellent, and she always stood out among the women. The selected family members were to be sent directly to the palace, so the eunuchs were also extremely cautious, and when it was finally decided, it was half a month later.

On the day of leaving Qinghe County, the sun was dazzling, and the fifteen family members and children all wore hats and veils, but they could still feel the scorching temperature of the sun. Ansu sat in the same carriage with four other family members, separated by veils and unable to see each other's faces clearly. On the way, no one spoke first, and everyone was either immersed in the reluctance to leave their hometown, or looking forward to life in the palace, and they all thought about their own things.

"Stop—rest here for half an hour—" The shrill voice of the eunuch outside woke up the sleepy family members in the carriage, and the carriage slowly stopped.

"Qingran, it's time to rub the medicine on the wound on your arm." A familiar voice sounded, abrupt in the silence of the carriage.

The other three members of the family in the carriage had already taken off their hats and veils, and one of them had probably gone out to breathe, and only the four of them were left in the carriage. An Su opened his eyes and looked out through the hat, it was really Bo Churuo and Jiang Qingran, who had a relationship before, and there was one who had never seen before, but it seemed that he was familiar with them.

"Ahh Rub the medicine, you just wipe it well, look around and look around, it hurts me to death. Jiang Qingran reached out and patted the medicine bottle in Bo Churuo's hand. Another woman also saw the situation: "At first glance, this girl is clumsy, and I don't know what Uncle Jiang likes about her, so she is accepted as a righteous daughter, which is too elevating her." ”

An Su looked at them quietly, Jiang Qingran's jewelry had been replaced, and the fakes mentioned by An Su last time were gone, thinking that there was a trouble. There are more scars on her arms that look like rattans, and Master Jiang's hand is really serious, and this injury will not be healed in ten days and a half months.

"Look at what, look!" Jiang Qingran noticed An Su's gaze and quickly put down the cuffs that had been rolled up.

Seeing that she was still so arrogant, An Su felt that she would not end well when she arrived in the palace, and she didn't bother to pay attention to it, so she closed her eyes and took a nap. Who knew that Miss Jiang didn't let out her resentment, and she panicked in her heart, and she had to do something. As soon as she lifted Ansu's hat and veil, she was about to vent her anger on her, when she suddenly saw her appearance clearly.

"Shangguan Ansu, it's you!" Jiang Qingran was even more angry when she saw her, and when she came back to her senses after being beaten, she understood who was planning it.

"It's Sister Shangguan!" Bo Churuo also screamed in surprise, but she was surprised.

"That's right, it's me." Seeing that the hat and veil had been torn off, An Su simply and generously admitted, "All women in my county who have reached the age of twelve can participate in the election of their family, and there is nothing wrong with me being here." ”

"It's up to you, and you're worthy?" Jiang Qingran always held a grudge against An Su, and couldn't help but raise his voice.

"It doesn't matter if I'm worthy or not, if Miss Jiang quarrels with the accompanying eunuchs, I'm afraid that our carload will have to consider the question of whether they are worthy or not."

"Yes, Qingran, it's not as good as at home, you can't be willful at will." Bo Churuo cautiously lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, but fortunately, the eunuch's position was far away from them, so he couldn't take care of it for the time being.

"You dare to teach me a lesson!" Jiang Qingran reprimanded again.

"She's not qualified to lecture you, but the eunuchs outside can. Since we have been selected to be sent to the palace as family members, every word and deed is under the jurisdiction of the accompanying eunuchs. If you cause trouble, you will be scolded a few times, and you will die here. An Su glanced at Jiang Qingran lightly, "If you want to find death, you can scold her as much as you want." ”

Jiang Qingran opened his mouth, but after all, he suppressed his temper and sat back in his place. Although she has been pampered since she was a child, she is not stupid, she knows the stakes, and what An Su said is not wrong.

After more than ten days of traveling, the fifteen family members finally arrived at the Han Palace smoothly. The splendor of this place was something they had never seen before in Qinghe County, and the girls looked up at the high palace walls, full of anticipation for the life inside. Only Ansu lowered her head, she had heard of the sinister palace when she was a child, and she did not have much affection for this beautiful cage. If it weren't for the search for her younger brother, she would never have set foot here.

"Sister Shangguan, you don't seem to be very happy?" Bo Churuo didn't know when he came to Ansu's side.

An Su smiled faintly at her, and pointed forward: "Look at that palace door, separating the inside and the outside into two worlds, the people outside are desperately trying to get in, and the people inside may be desperately trying to come out!" ”

"Sister Shangguan laughed, this is the most luxurious place in the entire Chang'an, and others can't get in if they want to!" Bo Churuo raised an innocent smile, and his tone was a little proud, "We are really lucky. ”

Ansu didn't seem to want to dampen her good mood, so she also smiled: "It's good if you feel happy." ”

The eunuch did not let them stay here for too long, and when they lined up, they were taken inside by the grandmother who came out to answer them. They entered through the corner gate on the right side of the palace gate, and after two more rounds, they arrived at the palace maid's house. This is their temporary residence, and after a period of admonition, they will be divided into various places and become official court maids.

The grandmothers who came to meet them were called diligent grandmothers, and for the next period of time, they would eat and live with them and teach them the rules. Mama Qin took them inside, and they were not allowed to make a sound along the way. The girls who have just entered the palace have just arrived, and they have a deep interest in many things, always looking east and west, and who will step on whose feet if they are not careful.

Passing by a garden, the girls were even more excited. There are many rare varieties that are not commonly seen outside the palace, and even if it is Ansu, it is a few more eyes. It would be nice to just look at it, but one of the girls reached out and fluttered at the butterfly beside her. The butterfly did not pounce, but the person was unsteady and swooped straight forward.

The girl was the last, and when she pounced forward, everyone who pounced was unsteady on her feet, stumbling and falling to a ball, and those at the head of the line fell into the royal garden.

"What's going on? As soon as I entered the palace, it was reversed! Mama Qin looked back at this scene, her eyebrows were furled, and her expression froze on her face, turning into dissatisfaction with them.

"Mama Qin, we were wrong, you...... Yes!! A family member had the courage to admit their mistake to Mama Qin, but when they raised their eyes, they were frightened by the scene in front of them. She covered her mouth and crawled back, and the two family members next to her were also trembling, and the tears couldn't stop falling in fright.

Ansu was originally on the outside, but she didn't know what they saw and was scared like this, so they didn't bother to pay attention to it. But Bo Churuo stepped forward and glanced at her, then retreated to her side, pulling the corners of her clothes tightly, and her hands were a little trembling. An Su couldn't help but feel a little curious, and also leaned forward.

I saw that in the grass in the garden, there was a person dressed in the costume of a palace maid, who could no longer even be called a person, and it was more appropriate to say that it was a corpse. The palace maid's face could barely be seen, but there were many maggots crawling on her body, which gave people more disgusting feelings than scary. The skin on her body and face is blue and purple in many places, and there is a clear strangulation mark on her neck, as if she had been abused before her death and then strangled to death.

This scene also shocked Ansu, but she was not as frightened as others, but suppressed her fear deep in her heart. She took two steps back, squeezed Bo Churuo's hand tightly, and then looked at Mama Qin.

Mama Qin has been in the palace for many years, and I am afraid that she has seen this kind of thing, although there is a slight disgusted expression on her face, it is quite easy to deal with. There is a eunuch in the harem who is specifically responsible for the death of the palace girl, and as soon as the matter is reported, someone will soon deal with it. Seeing that several people were frightened, Mama Qin ordered everyone to rest in place, which allowed An Su to hear the conversation between Mama Qin and the eunuchs.

"Is that palace maid the one who disappeared a few days ago?" Mama Qin asked solemnly.

"Yes, it's the water chestnut next to Hu Bazi, it's been missing for two or three days, and I can't find it no matter how I look for it, I didn't expect it to appear here."

A eunuch next to him carried out the body of the water chestnut, which caused the family members present to exclaim, and Mama Qin also covered her nose.

"Looking at the appearance of this water chestnut, I'm afraid it will be harmed?"

"Mama Qin, you are an old lady in the palace, can you talk nonsense? Whether it was caused by someone or an accident, or whether it was self-inflicted, it all depends on the meaning of the masters. ”

"Yes, it's the slaves and maids who talk too much, isn't it all a matter of the masters' words!"

The eunuch nodded to Mama Qin, and left quickly. The area in the garden had been cleared, as if the soil had been loosened for the flowers, and there was no sign of a corpse in the past, and the water chestnut seemed to have never existed.

"All rested?" Mama Qin raised her hand, "Let's continue to walk when we have rested!" There's still a lot of work ahead for you! ”

"Sister Shangguan, do you think we will be like her one day?" If Bo Chu walked to An Su's side, her face no longer had the pride and joy of Fang Cai, but was full of fear.

"I can't say." Ansu shook his head, "But people always have to die, so don't be afraid." ”

After such a small episode, the joy and curiosity of the girls who just entered the palace have been consumed by most of them, and only the sincerity and fear of the hearts are left, afraid that one day they will become like that.

Everyone stayed in the room for a while, and Mama Qin ordered someone to bring in a basket of shortbread.

"These are the gifts given to you by Madame Luoyan, and I think you have seen something you shouldn't have seen when you first came, and you are shocked. It's not too early, so let's rest as soon as you eat! ”

At this hour, everyone was a little hungry, and the shortbread was very delicious, and everyone shared it while thanking Mrs. Luoyan for her kindness. An Su felt frightened, this incident happened only an hour, and Mrs. Luoyan had already learned about it, and she made a special trip to send condolences to their family members who had just entered the palace. This person is either too simple and kind, or he is scheming, and it is obvious that this lady of the wild goose is more inclined to the latter.

"Sister Shangguan, why don't you eat it?" Bo Churuo sat down next to An Su and handed her a piece of shortbread, "It's almost snatched up by them, I'll leave you a piece." ”

An Su took the shortbread and took a bite: "Chu Ruo, you shouldn't have entered the palace with such a temperament." ”

At night, Ansu looked at the moon in the sky through the window, and the moon in Chang'an was also very round, which seemed to be no different from what she saw in her hometown, but the people who looked at the moon were different. The younger brother Shaojun was almost brought up by An Su, when he was younger, An Su loved to hold him to look at the moon, Shaojun was soft and glutinous like a small ball, and Changjun was always by their side, eating the sugar cake that his father bought from the entrance of the alley in the east of the county.

An Su sighed, if his father was still there, and Shaojun was not lost, maybe ...... That's it, in the dark, there is a certainty.