Originally, Shen Tong also wanted to ask Mama He to tell her about Chaoyang Palace, such as where the Empress Dowager lived and how many guards there were at night, but when she learned that Mama He was not the inside line of the Xiao family at all, she dispelled this idea.

She didn't even ask Mama He about the woman who had been in the palace a few days ago.

No need to ask, she also guessed that Yun Qi entered the palace, and Mama He didn't know.

Yun Qi also hid in the water truck and mixed into the palace, but the Xiao family just agreed to get her into the palace, but they didn't care what happened to her after she entered the palace, Yun Qi had nothing to do with the Xiao family from the moment she came out of the water truck.

But Shen Tong is different, the Xiao family not only got her into the palace, but also asked Mama He to settle her.

It's just that Shen Tong didn't have the heart to thank the Xiao family for their thoughtfulness, she just wanted to find Yun Qi as soon as possible now.

By the way, in addition to Yun Qi, there is another acquaintance in this palace.

Mei Shengxue.

It's just that I don't know if Mei Shengxue is still in the cold palace.

After Shen Tong came to the capital, he inquired about the affairs of the palace. After the death of Emperor Chongwen, except for Empress Yang and Concubine Mao, who had a son under her knees, all the other palace people moved into the cold palace.

According to the rules, they will not be in the cold palace forever, and when the new emperor officially ascends the throne, they will also be divided into three classes.

The first class is to get the grace of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and the new emperor gave him the title and stayed in the palace to live for a long time;

The second class is to go to the Temple of Mercy and Grace to practice, pray for the first emperor, and since then the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha has lived the rest of his life;

The third class is those who are hated by the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager on weekdays, and the mother's family outside the palace can't help, and their end is to live in the cold palace until they die of old age.

This also includes the young lady of the Meng family in Xi'an.

Now that the new emperor has not officially ascended the throne, Meng Meiren should also be in the cold palace.

Mei Shengxue is Meng Meiren's personal palace maid, Meng Meiren entered the cold palace, and she should also live in the cold palace.

However, that is just the behavior of a normal person, Mei Shengxue has never been a normal person.

Shen Tong thought of Mei Shengxue, and he had a little headache.

Fortunately, she and Mei Shengxue are neither friends nor enemies.

Shen Tong felt that Mei Shengxue had left the cold palace nine times out of ten, and people like her would never let themselves live in despair.

Walking out of the bamboo forest, Shen Tong finally saw the light.

Chaoyang Palace was originally not the largest palace in the harem, but after the death of Emperor Taizu, the Empress Dowager would often summon courtiers and nobles in Chaoyang Palace, so Chaoyang Palace has undergone several expansions and is now the largest in the harem.

Shen Tong looked at it, and he didn't know where he should go.

But one thing she knows is that Yun Qi entered the palace to assassinate the Empress Dowager, so she will definitely come to Chaoyang Palace, maybe at this moment, Yun Qi is in Chaoyang Palace.

A team of palace maids holding lanterns walked by, Shen Tong hurriedly hid behind the tree, and saw that walking in the middle of the team was a plainly dressed woman, Shen Tong couldn't see her face clearly, and could only estimate from the way she walked that the woman should not be young.

The woman's hand was on the arm of an old chamberlain, and she walked slowly, taking a few steps to rest, and coughing a few times in the middle.

When he got closer, Shen Tong saw clearly that this woman was actually dressed as a monk, wearing a small hat and a nun.

But there are chamberlains and palace maids by her side, of course they won't be ordinary nuns, Shen Tong thought of those people in the Temple of Mercy and Grace, could this woman be the concubine of Emperor Taizu or the first prince?

But why did she appear in the palace, and it was still night?

At this moment, a little palace maid ran over quickly, and the palace maids holding the lamp did not stop her, she ran to the nun, bowed her knees, and said, "Master, the mouse in the morning has been caught, what do you think of it?" ”

Shen Tong's eyes widened, this is too coincidental, this is Mei Shengxue's voice!

It's a pity that the little palace maid has her back to her, and Shen Tong can't see the little palace maid's face, but that head, that height, is clearly the same as six years ago, when she first saw Chunque in the Tao family in Shangqiao Town.

If there is any benefit to Mei Shengxue, it is easy to recognize, too easy to recognize.

It's been six years, whether it's Shen Tong, Xiao Ren or Fang Fei, their height and appearance have all changed a lot, and those who haven't watched them grow up may not be recognizable when they see each other. But Mei Shengxue is different, she has never changed, she is still the nine-year-old Xiaochun Que back then.

However, she is not only Chunque, she is also Mei Shengxue, she is still the tenth girl, and she is the current little palace maid Xiangxue.

But what happened to the rats that Mei Shengxue said?

I only heard the nun say, "Amitabha, whoever asked you to catch it, let it go." ”

Xiangxue said: "But master, if you let the mouse go, it will come out again at night and make you unrestful, and you won't be able to sleep well." ”

"The poor nuns are not at peace, but the poor nuns are still shallow, so what does it have to do with that little creature? If you don't want to let it go, then find a cage and raise it, and when the poor nun returns to the monastery, take it back with you. The nun said.

Xiangxue was obviously very happy, and she said happily: "Okay, the slave will go and find the cage." ”

With that, she ran away.

The old chamberlain, who followed the nun, said, "Master is merciful. ”

The nun sighed and said, "Where is mercy to leave a rat alive, alas, let's go." ”

A group of people walked in front of the big tree where Shen Tong was hiding, and Shen Tong finally saw the nun's face clearly, she looked very old and wrinkled, but to Shen Tong's surprise, there were two scars on her face, both of which were on her right side of the face, one by one, crossed together, which made her face look extremely hideous.

The scars on the old nun's face were clearly not caused by ordinary injuries, they were disfigured, and they were injured for the sake of disfigurement.

Shen Tong had seen a disfigured woman, with knife wounds and burns, but it was the first time he had seen an old nun like this.

Although the old nun is old, her demeanor is still elegant and calm, and when she was young, she was also a beautiful woman with good manners.

Shen Tong followed the group and walked forward.

So she went back to the green bamboo road.

The passage is not long, and the place where the old nun lives is a very small but very delicate courtyard.

The palace maids did not go in with them, they sent the old nun to the gate of the courtyard, and then withdrew, leaving only the old maid to help the old nun into the courtyard.

Shen Tong waited outside the courtyard for a while, until there was no light inside, and she also climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard the sound of wooden fish, there were only three rooms in the courtyard, Shen Tong followed the sound of wooden fish to the main house, there was no light in the house, through the moonlight, Shen Tong saw the old nun sitting at the kang table, knocking on the wooden fish, while whispering the scriptures.

Shen Tong turned around and went to another room, the window of the room was open, and the two little palace maids were sleeping on the kang, and as soon as she approached the window, one of the little palace maids sat up and looked out the window.