"Mama, where did you place the woman who entered the palace two days ago?" Shen Tong asked.

"What woman?" Mama He frowned.

"You've only placed me alone?" Shen Tong was surprised in his heart, and immediately shifted his focus to himself.

Mama He snorted and said, "It's been twenty years, and it's the first time the Xiao family has come to me, but I didn't expect it to be for a little girl." ”

Shen Tong looked at Mama He's expression, and saw that she didn't look like she was lying, so he asked curiously, "Aren't you from the Xiao family?" ”

"Of course not", Mama He's face was displeased, she said, "Back then, my cousin provoked official wrongdoing, thanks to the old Dingguo Gong Xiao Yuanxiao's old man to save him from injustice, at that time I was just a little palace maid, there was nothing to repay, ten years later, the old man passed away, his eldest son Xiao Changdun took the knight, there was a year of banquet in the palace, at that time I was already the queen mother's side of the palace maid, I happened to meet Dingguo Gong Xiao Changdun, I remembered the old Dingguo Gong's kindness to my cousin, so I said to Dingguo Gong, I will repay the Xiao family, no matter when, This promise will remain in effect as long as I live. ”

Speaking of this, Mama He sighed and said, "I saw that Dingguo Gong didn't speak, thinking that he disliked my people and spoke lightly, so I stuffed this peace buckle to him." ”

Mama He pointed to her waist, and there was a safety buckle hanging from her waist, which was jade and smooth, and it was a good thing at first glance.

"This peace buckle is rewarded by the queen mother, many people in the palace know, if it is known that this peace buckle is in the hands of Dingguo Gong, my head will not be saved", He Mama smiled bitterly and said, "At that time, I was young and vigorous, and I gave him this object related to life and death, and I thought that I would never see this peace buckle again in my life." ”

Mama He followed her father and cousin to make a living from her father and cousin since she was a child, and later her father died. Her cousin had a violent temperament, and once he was injured in a fight, and the next day the person died, and the cousin was identified as the murderer, just waiting for the autumn queen to ask for beheading. Later, Xiao Yuan, the old Dingguo Gong, was trying a case of bullying villagers by the military attache Zongzi, which happened to involve the case of Mama He's cousin, and after investigation, the real murderer was the officer's son, and finally returned his cousin's innocence.

Unfortunately, my cousin was beaten into a trick in prison, and he was injured internally, and he could no longer practice martial arts, and later he became addicted to gambling, and once got into a fight with someone at the gambling table and was beaten to death by several gamblers.

Mama He and her cousin have been engaged since childhood, and after her cousin died, she had no relatives in the world. In the harem of Daqi, the palace maid can leave the palace when she reaches the age of twenty-five. More than ten years later, when Mama He reached her age, she begged the Empress Dowager to continue to stay in the palace, and this stay was another twenty years, and she also changed from a palace maid to a grandmother.

Of course, Mama He would not tell Shen Tong about her life experience, but her few words had already surprised Shen Tong.

Xiao Changdun did not let Mama He kill the Empress Dowager, not because the Empress Dowager was the biological mother of the crown prince, but because Mama He was not a subordinate of the Xiao family at all, even if she wanted to repay the Xiao family, she would not kill the Empress Dowager for the sake of the Xiao family.

She is indeed the Empress Dowager's person, and she has been by the Empress Dowager's side for thirty years.

What surprised Shen Tong even more was not these, but this was the only chance to repay the favor, but Xiao Changdun gave it to her.

The peace buckle is a token, and the day the peace buckle is sent back, it is the time for Mama He to repay her kindness, so for Xiao Changdun, people like Mama He can only use it once.

Mama He is the person next to the Empress Dowager, and if Xiao Changdun wants to use her, he must use it on the blade.

I'm afraid that even Mama He didn't expect that the repayment of kindness after many years would just let her place a little girl in the palace.

For others, this is a very difficult thing, but for Mama He, it is just a gesture.

Just as Mama wondered why it was this little girl, Shen Tong was also curious about why Xiao Changdun valued herself so much.

Is it just because she's Xiao Ren's friend?

Shen Tong blinked, blinked again, she seemed to think of something.

Mama He glanced at the table and asked, "What about the offerings on the table?" ”

"Offerings? What offerings? Shen Tong was stunned.

"It's the snacks on that plate, there are so many dead people in this house, and some offerings will be put on weekdays so that they don't come out and be scared." Mama He looked at her.

Shen Tong smiled dryly: "Hehe...... I'll give it to you, it's okay, you tell me where the imperial dining room is, and I'll go get supplies for them. ”

Imperial Dining Room?

Mama He took out an oiled paper bag from her arms, handed it to Shen Tong, and said, "Those two palace maids won't talk nonsense during the day, you are safe here." I don't care what you have to do when you enter the palace, but you remember to me that once something happens, you can't be caught, you decide whether to escape or die, otherwise it will not only be me who will be affected, but also the Xiao family, which is more important, you know. ”

This is not only a warning, but also an intimidation.

Shen Tong stretched out his hand to take the oil paper bag, nodded and said: "I understand, I understand, don't worry, Mama, either I escape, or I will wipe my neck with a knife, and it will never affect you and the Xiao family." ”

Mama He said coldly: "It's good that you know. ”

After saying that, she turned to leave, and there was another soft sound outside the door, and it was locked again.

Shen Tong looked up at the high and small window on the wall, and the corners of her mouth twitched, that is, her figure can pass through this window, change to a plump one, unless she has the ability to shrink her bones, she can't get out if she is killed.

She opened the oiled paper bag, which was a chicken leg and two baked cakes, Shen Tong ate the baked cakes, wrapped the chicken leg in oiled paper again, she changed into a night dress, took the oiled paper bag into her arms, took a breath, jumped up the window, and jumped out.

It was already dark, and it was already the hour of the lantern in the palace, but she looked away, but she couldn't see the light.

During the day, Shen Tong once remembered the road here, this is a small courtyard behind Chaoyang Palace, at that time she thought it was for the palace maids to live, but now it seems that she should be the only living person in this courtyard.

She walked around the small courtyard, in addition to the room where she lived, there were several rooms in the courtyard, but they were all locked, and she didn't feel deserted when she entered this courtyard during the day, but now she realized that this courtyard was lifeless, and it really responded to what Mama He said, this is the execution ground of Chaoyang Palace.

The courtyard door was closed, and the outside was locked, so Shen Tong jumped on the wall and jumped down.

Outside the yard is a green bamboo sandwich road, the bamboo forest is unique to the coolness, during the day the winding path is quiet, at night is the gloomy atmosphere.

Shen Tong thought that the palace was as bright as day, but she didn't expect that she hadn't even seen a single light until now.