King Wu sighed and said, "Virtuous, Mrs. Changguo, the widow left you, and the food was unpleasant, you asked the widow to go to Zhengyang Palace, didn't you want the widow's life?" ”

King Wu said sincerely, Xi Shi was a little moved, she couldn't bear to drive King Wu away, but Fan Li's instructions must be carried out, she said sincerely: "King, think about how long you haven't been to Zhengyang Palace?" You snubbed the queen like this, how can you make Mrs. Gou Yi embarrassed? ”

King Wu said, "But the widow can't bear you." Moreover, you are not widowed, will you not be lonely? ”

Xi Shi smiled lowly, and couldn't help but be moved, King Wu showed his true feelings, but he still said: "King, go to Zhengyang Palace tonight." It is your duty to keep the queen with you. ”

After hard persuasion, King Wu finally agreed to go to Zhengyang Palace.

Luo Jiang carried the lantern, led the way in front, went out of Chaoyang Palace, turned around and smeared, less than half a mile, and arrived in a while.

There is a palace maid who takes King Wu into the palace.

After walking far away, Luo Jiang turned around and saw that all the palace lights of Zhengyang Palace were lit, which showed how happy Mrs. Gou Yu was.

Back at Chaoyang Palace, the young and beautiful chamberlain was still standing at the gate of the palace, waiting for the call. Luo Jiang glanced at it consciously, only to see that the little chamberlain was secretly looking at her again.

It's not that if a man becomes an attendant, he won't be interested in women, so why does this little chamberlain always secretly look at himself?

Luo Jiang's heart moved, stood down, and said, "Little father-in-law, the king has gone to Zhengyang Palace tonight, and Madame will have me here." Go back and rest. ”

The little waiter bowed and saluted, and said, "Thank you girl for taking care of me, and when I have checked the shift, I will go to rest." ”

In order to prevent the servants in various posts from being lazy and leaving their posts, the palace has to check regularly. Although those attendants don't have a lot of heavy work to do, they are actually tired enough to stand there all day waiting for calls.

Luo Jiang said, "What's the name of the little father-in-law?" ”

The little chamberlain said: "My surname is Xia, and I am the youngest in the family, and everyone calls me Xiao Xia." ”

Luo Jiang said, "Oh, Xiao Xia, a nice name. ”

Xiao Xia's rank in the palace is very low, whether it is the chamberlains together or those palace maids, few people talk to him. He didn't expect that Luo Jiang, as his wife's personal maid, would greet him, and stop to talk to himself.

It's a secluded place, and it's night, so no one will see it, so it's okay to talk a little longer.

Xi Shi and Luo Jiang are girls from the same village, both of whom are very self-caring people, and they enter the palace to perform the same task, but they pretend to be masters and servants because of the rules of the court. So, it doesn't matter if Luo Jiang goes in late. Shih Tzu will arrange for himself to go to bed.

Luo Jiang said, "Xiao Xia, how old are you?" ”

Xiao Xia said: "Xiao Xia is eighteen years old. How old is the girl? ”

Luo Jiang said: "My name is Luo Jiang, and I am sixteen years old this year. ”

Xiao Xia said, "Oh. It turned out to be a younger sister. ”

Luo Jiang said: "Then I will call you Brother Xiaoxia." How long have you been in the palace? ”

Xiao Xia said: "I entered the palace when I was eight years old, and it has been ten years now. ”

In order to meet the needs of various miscellaneous servants in the court, the palace would go to the countryside from time to time to find some good-looking boys, bring them back to the palace, castrate them, and then conduct training, teach etiquette rules, arrange suitable posts, and kill those who are not suitable in secret.

Xiao Xia said: "Sister Luo Jiang recently entered the palace, right?" ”

Luo Jiang pursed his lips and smiled: "Your little mouth is quite sweet." I just entered the palace. Can you tell me how you got down this path? "It means how did you enter the palace and become a chamberlain?

Obviously, this is a sensitive topic, a shame for them, touching their heartaches, and ordinary people, in order not to embarrass them, would not ask this question.

But Luo Jiang and Xiao Xia are about the same age, Luo Jiang's status is higher, and it is a private conversation, so as not to make Xiao Xia very faceless, Luo Jiang is a little curious about Xiao Xia, and blurted out to ask.

Hearing this question, Xiao Xia's body trembled slightly, glanced at Luo Jiang, and lowered her head. There was no answer for a long time. Luo Jiang also felt that he was asking too recklessly, and said with some embarrassment: "Brother Xiaoxia, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked this, it made you sad." ”

Xiao Xia sighed softly and said, "Sister Luo Jiang asked me like this because she regarded me as a friend. Xiao Xia doesn't blame you, but thanks you for talking to me. If you hadn't asked, I'd almost forgotten about myself. ”

Xiao Xia said that he used to have a very lively family. But later, his father was captured as a soldier and died in battle. His mother couldn't stand the loss of her husband and hanged herself. Later, his brother was also drafted into the army and died on the battlefield soon after. Only his sister-in-law was left in the family to take him to live. Later, one day, his sister-in-law suddenly disappeared. Only eight years old remained, and he wandered around.

One day a group of people caught him, gave him a full meal, bathed him, and then looked here, pinched and said, "Very good, bring it,"

So the group took him everywhere, dressed him in new clothes, fed him well, and made him sit in a chariot and hurry. He was overjoyed.

Finally they returned to the capital and were brought into this large house. One day, he was stripped naked, and several people controlled him, only to feel a heart-piercing pain in his crotch, and he fainted.

Later, he learned that he had been circumcised and became a genderless man, and that he would serve people in this big house for the rest of his life until he died.

This was miserable enough, Luo Jiang felt very sad, but she didn't know what to say to comfort the poor little father-in-law.

Xiao Xia's tone was light, as if she was telling about another person's suffering. He paused for a moment and said, "Sister Luo Jiang, why are you jumping into this fire pit?" ”

Of course, Luo Jiang would not tell Xiao Xia the truth of the matter, she said: "Our sisters are in Huansha Creek, and suddenly the official family is recruited, what can I do?" I had to come. ”

Xiao Xia said: "Alas! We're all miserable. ”

In fact, the fate of the palace maid was even more tragic than that of the chamberlain. After the chamberlain is castrated, he is inhumane, has no desire, and has no pain, while the palace maid is a living and healthy person, so that a lifetime of hardship until old age and death, it is a hopeless life.

Luo Jiang suddenly said, "Brother Xiaoxia, do you think I'm beautiful?" At this time, Luo Jiang did not use the fox technique, and what was revealed in front of Xiao Xia was only a kind of true beauty.

Xiao Xia glanced at Luo Jiang, lowered her head and said, "Sister Luo Jiang is very beautiful." ”

Luo Jiang said: "It's not that people like you don't care about women anymore, why do you think I'm beautiful?" ”

Xiao Xia suddenly raised her frightened eyes and looked at Luo Jiang: "Sister Luo Jiang ......"

Luo Jiang said: "I have long found out, you are secretly watching me, tell me, why? ”

Xiao Xia suddenly knelt down: "Sister Luo Jiang, Xiao Xia should be damned, please sister don't talk nonsense, this will kill Xiao Xia!" ”

Luo Jiang looked at Xiao Xia in surprise, not knowing why he was like this.