Gonggong Liu smiled at Yu Nizi and said, "Little girl, do you know what kind of place this is?"

Yu Nizi pretended to be frightened and said, "My lord, the little woman doesn't know!"

"Haha, sure enough, the sound is like its people, warm as jade. Little girl, this is the Imperial Palace of Qi State, General Wang has sent you into the palace, and you will be able to do things here with peace of mind in the future!"

The little woman knew that General Wang had worked hard, but as soon as she entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea, and a high wall locked the fragrance, and it was difficult for the little woman to survive alone. ”

The short and fat eunuch said to Yu Nizi: "Yu Nizi, this is the famous Qing merchant in the palace, Liu Youde and Liu Gonggong, and I am Wang Xi." Hehe, it is indeed difficult to survive in the palace, but it is much easier if Gonggong Liu is behind him. ”

When Yu Nizi heard this, he saluted the two fathers-in-law and said, "The little girl has seen Gonggong Liu and Gonggong Wang, and I hope that the two adults will take care of her in the future." ”

Liu Youde was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Haha, you girl, your mouth is so sweet, so good! Remember, if you want to be like a person in the palace, you have to be ruthless, black, and full of heart." ”

After a pause, he turned to Wang Xi and said, "Presumably this girl should be hungry too, go to the back kitchen and get some food!"

Wang Xi retreated, and only Gonggong Liu was left in the house.

Li Ji, who was hiding behind the screen, said secretly in his heart: "This Liu Gonggong's majestic appearance seems to have a lot of weight here. ”

Gonggong Liu circled around Yu Nizi and said warmly: "Tomorrow is the begging event in the palace, this time of year, it is very lively, and this year is even more extraordinary." The newly completed 'needle piercing tower' of the palace is set up for the grand event of begging, when His Majesty will lead the harem to climb the stairs and thread the needle, and hold a grand ceremony. There will be a musical performance, you have to perform well, and after dinner, I have selected a song and dance troupe to rehearse with you, because of the rush of time, you must study hard, whether you can make a splash tomorrow depends on your own creation!"

Yu Nizi stood up, bowed to Gonggong Liu, and said, "The little girl thanks Gonggong Liu for taking care of her, she will definitely live up to her trust and study art hard!"

Li Ji secretly glanced at Gonggong Liu, saw him squinting into a line with a smile, and secretly thought: "It seems that this Gonggong Liu has a great relationship with General Wang, and it is really a nest of snakes and rats, and they are in cahoots." ”

After a while, Wang Xi led several eunuchs to knock on the door and enter the house with food boxes in hand.

Gonggong Liu held Yu Nizi's jade hand and said slowly: "Presumably you are also hungry, I have prepared some delicious food for you, fill your stomach first, and then go to the hall to practice music later." ”

Yu Nizi smiled sweetly, and said, "There is Father-in-law Lao!"

Seeing that Yu Nizi was so charming and cute, gentle and obedient, Gonggong Liu liked it very much.

Then he saw the glittering gold and silver jewelry and jewelry pendants in the wooden box, which was half a box, and immediately smiled, closed the lid of the box cleanly, and said: "General Wang still knows how to do things, and knows how to be considerate of the hard work of the minions." ”

Liu Gonggong signaled that Wang Gonggong and others would move the box away, and then explained a few words, and then left happily.

When Li Ji saw these people walking away, he walked out of the screen and said, "These dog eunuchs, seeing that they have an open eye for money, they can do everything, they are really dirty and filthy!"

Yu Nizi said slightly apologetically: "Just now, I and Gonggong Liu are so hypocritical and wronged, and they are acting on the spot, the third brother should not be taken seriously!"

When Li Ji heard this, he waved his hand again and again and said: "What did my sister say, I was already ashamed that my brother couldn't help, the old eunuch just now was careless, and I wronged you!"

Looking up, he saw that the dishes on the table were full of some light food, Li Ji suddenly became angry, and couldn't help scolding: "These eunuchs have collected a lot of money, and they only give these light meals, it is really unconscionable!"

"Meat and fishy things are not allowed to be eaten by palace maids, and they are not even allowed to touch them!" Yu Nizi smiled slightly, "In the palace, the subordinates are to serve the masters of each hall, and they must be clean, tidy, and neat from head to toe, even if it is a single hair, it is not allowed to mess up, and it is not allowed to have an evil smell on the body, let alone a dirty smell! ”

Li Ji opened his mouth wide and said, "It turns out that there is still this kind of attention in the palace!"

Yu Nizi said with a smile: "There are many rules in the palace, every step and every word is very exquisite. We should be hungry too, so let's eat a full meal first, and then discuss tomorrow's affairs carefully!"

After being reminded by her, Li Ji also felt his stomach rumbling, so he touched his stomach, scratched his scalp, and said a little shyly: "If you say this, your stomach will not be angry!"

So, the two sat down to have dinner together, Yu Nizi took a bite and sighed: "I remember the last time I sat together was in Chunmanlou, but I didn't expect that this time we sat together in the palace." ”

Li Ji asked while eating, "By the way, have you seen the second sister Su Xiaoxiao and the fourth brother Xiao Ling'er?"

Yu Nizi was stunned for a moment and said: "The second sister has lived at her aunt's house on the bank of Xiling Bridge in Qiantang since the 'Oiran General Election' in Chunmanlou, and the fourth brother has never met again. I don't know why the third brother asked this question?"

Li Ji couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's okay, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss it very much, I can't imagine that since the spring is full of buildings, but it is the world is on different sides, and from then on, the end of the world looks at each other, gathering less and leaving more!"

"As long as there is fate, we will definitely be able to meet again, don't you think the two of us will meet again in this secluded deep palace?"

"Haha, my sister is reasonable! Come, I will replace the wine with tea, toast you, thank the sky for letting us meet again!"

The two raised their teacups, touched them lightly, and drank them all with laughter.

After eating, I heard a eunuch knocking on the door and shouting: "Miss Yu, Liu Gong has sent me to call you, if you have dinner over, you will gather in the office hall." ”

Yu Nizi frowned, then got up and said, "With Father-in-law Lao leading the way, the little woman will make a little preparation and come out immediately." ”

She whispered in Li Ji's ear: "Third brother, then I'll go, you stay here well, don't walk around." ”

Li Ji nodded and said, "Sister, be careful about everything." ”

Yu Nizi smiled and glanced at Li Ji, then pushed the door and walked out, leaving with the eunuchs waiting outside.

Li Ji stayed in the house alone, and said in his heart: "This place is relatively secluded, outsiders are rare, if there is no loud noise, it is almost difficult to smell, I can rest assured that my sister will return." ”

When he had nothing to do, he meditated in the house and practiced the inner strength.

Two hours later, Li Ji controlled his anger with his will, and after running Xiao Zhou Tian for a week, Yu Nizi still did not return.

At this moment, his ears moved, and he suddenly heard the sound of his clothes breaking through the air in the distance.

"Someone is coming?" Li Ji's heart moved, feeling a little strange, "At this time, in the dead of night, how can there be anyone?"

Since practicing Shennong's internal martial arts, his ears are much more sensitive than before, and he can often hear some subtle sounds, even if the wind and grass are in the distance.

So, Li Ji couldn't help but wonder in his heart, so he jumped out of the window and chased towards the sound of breaking the sky.

Li Ji looked around, only to feel that it was pitch black all around, and there was no figure in sight.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back, at this moment, he faintly heard a muffled cry, and followed the sound as if he had entered another palace gate.

The dark path, there was no figure around, not a glimmer of light, no sound, only the terrible cry.

Li Ji's heart tightened, and he clenched his sleeve sword: "There won't be evil things in the palace, right?"

Far away at the door, I saw a girl squatting there under the shade of the willows at the corner gate, as if she was crying.

Li Ji had the courage to approach and look, and by the hazy moonlight, she seemed to be holding a wooden branch and writing something on the ground.

When she wanted to take a closer look, the shadow was reflected in her words, and she exclaimed softly, "Who is it?"

Li Ji was afraid that she would shout loudly and alarm others and attract the palace guards, so he quietly hid in the grass.

After a pause, but there was no movement, and the girl stopped crying, stood up, and walked in the direction of Li Ji.

A "whoosh" sound broke through the air, and a black shadow flashed and landed beside the girl.

The girl said anxiously: "It turned out to be you, why did you come at this time!"

The black shadow said coldly: "Some things have been delayed, how are you preparing?"

"Rest assured, everything is ready!"

"Very good, this is ecstasy, tomorrow you can put it in the tea according to the plan, it will definitely make their mother and daughter ugly, hehe!"

"Then my business ......"

"Don't worry, what I promised you will be done......"

The girl happily grabbed the sleeve of the black shadow and said, "Really?"

The black shadow gently pushed the girl away, turned sideways, and said indifferently, "Of course, when did what I said not come true." ”

Li Ji saw that the two of them were sneaky, and vaguely felt that they were discussing harmful things, it was really a big forest and there were all kinds of birds, and at the same time he sighed that once he entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea, and since then the innocence is no longer there, he has been deceived and framed, and the palace wall has never had a real friendship, and the harem is even more.

After the two left, Li Ji walked under the shade of the willows, and with the help of the faint moonlight, he vaguely saw the three words on the ground, "Needle Building", I don't know what it means?

When Li Ji returned to Yu Nizi's room, she had been waiting in the room for a long time.

Yu Nizi was startled and said, "Third brother, I thought something happened to you, as soon as you entered the house, you didn't see anyone, which made me restless." ”

Li Ji said apologetically: "I just saw the sneaky night walker, so I followed him to see what was going on. ”

"Oh, it's nothing, is it?"

"I think it should be a harem business, anyway, regardless of our business, tomorrow we will leave this hellish place. ”

"Well, tomorrow the harem will go to the needle tower, and the needle tower is very close to the palace gate, we will mix in the team at that time, and when we get close to the palace gate, we will take the opportunity to sneak out of the palace. ”

After the two of them carefully discussed how to escape from the palace tomorrow, they gradually became a little sleepy, and Li Ji yawned and said, "It's not early, let's rest early!"