"I don't know what happened to them, little Dengzi?" Qu Jingfu thought of the other eunuchs who had been given the fake death medicine.

Xi Le'an shook his head, he didn't know. When the suspended animation awoke, several people separated, and who knows where they went. Maybe it's back to my hometown. It's just that if the people in their hometown don't accept them like Qu Jingfu's family, how will they live? They don't want Qu Jingfu to have a good friend and brother who has always been by his side to support and care. I hope these people don't get hit and can live well.

The group walked out of the palace. The new government was not set up in the palace, and the palace was put on hold, and people were sent to guard the palace gates that entered and exited, and people were not allowed to enter and leave at will. It was because of Qu Haoyan's relationship that they were able to enter the palace to remember the past.

"It's a waste of this palace to be shelved here." Xi Le'an glanced back and said, "The little stone doesn't know how to make full use of it?" ”

"How to make the most of it?" Qu Jingfu asked hurriedly for his son.

Xi Le'an: "You can open the palace, sell tickets for people to visit, and the money you get can go into government revenue." I believe that the people will be very interested in the palace and will definitely be willing to spend money to visit the palace. ”

Qu Jingfu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "When I get home, I'll tell Xiaoshi about this idea." ”

The four of them passed by a small stall and heard the boss shouting to solicit business: "Four guest officers, do you want to try duck blood vermicelli soup?" The duck blood vermicelli soup in our stall is the most authentic, and it is no worse than what you eat locally in Jinling. ”

The four of them had been shopping for so long, and they were indeed a little hungry, so they walked to the stall and sat down at a table.

Xi Lexian said in a loud voice: "Boss, here are four bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup." In addition, what other special snacks and side dishes of Jinling do you have in your stall, the same as the one on the table. ”

"Okay." The boss's voice was full of happiness, and he instructed the people on the side, "Xiao Dezi, you serve side dishes to the guests, and I will make duck blood vermicelli soup." ”

"Okay, master." A young man in his early twenties brought a plate of a few side dishes and two snacks to a table of four. The dim sum is spring rolls and xiaolongbao, and the side dishes are dried huilu, dried sesame oil, osmanthus sugar lotus root and five-spice beans, all of which are Jinling's special snacks.

The four of them went south and north, Jinling also went out several times, and ate authentic food in the local area, at this time to taste these small dishes and snacks on the stall, not to mention, it is not bad from the local taste, or even a little more delicious.

While eating, the boss came over with four bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup and greeted, "Guest, the duck blood vermicelli soup is ready." ”

Qu Jingfu raised his head and stretched out his hand, wanting to bring down the bowl of soup from the tray, and his face happened to be face to face with the boss, and his eyes were met. He and the boss were stunned at the same time, and they both felt that the other party was very familiar, as if they had seen each other somewhere.

"You ......"

"You ......"

The two of them spoke at the same time, but then the boss shook his head and smiled: "I should have recognized the wrong person." ”

Qu Jingfu didn't smile, frowned and thought about it, and suddenly said, "You, you are Xiao Zhuozi?" ”

The boss restrained his smile when he heard this title, looked at Qu Jingfu carefully, and said in a trembling voice after a long time: "You are Xiaofuzi?" ”

"Hey, it's me." Qu Jingfu smiled, he pointed to Xi Le'an and asked the boss, "Who do you think this is?" ”

The boss turned his head to look at Xi Le'an, scanned it up and down, and said, "This is Xiao Anzi, isn't it?" You were together when you first entered the palace, and you were better than brothers. I didn't expect that after more than 20 years, you are still together. ”

Xi Le'an stood up with a smile and greeted the boss: "Little Zhuozi, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

The old people met, except for Xi Le'an, who passed by halfway and was not impressed by Xiao Zhuozi's ears, Qu Jingfu and Xiao Zhuozi were very excited. Xiao Zhuozi took Qu Jingfu and Xi Le'an to a table in the corner, and the three of them recalled the past and told their experiences.

"I knew you weren't dead." Xiao Zhuozi said, "I was sad for a few days after I heard that the eunuchs in the East Palace were all killed with rods, and then I saw the pill that Xiao Fuzi gave me, and I thought that since you all gave me a fake death medicine, I must also have a fake death medicine in my hand." I can't say you escaped by faking your death. Hehe, now it seems that all my guesses are true. You really escaped death by feigning your death, and you took the opportunity to leave the palace. ”

Qu Jingfu gave a thumbs up to Xiao Zhuozi: "Clever." ”

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and asked, "You returned to your hometown after leaving the palace?" How good is life in your hometown? ”

Qu Jingfu was silent when he heard this, and his expression became gloomy.

"What? Isn't it good to go back to your hometown? Xiao Zhuozi asked suspiciously.

Qu Jingfu sighed and said, "It's hard for people in our family to accept our identity. ”

Saying that, he told Xiao Zhuozi what happened to him.

Xiao Zhuozi was also gloomy for a while, and said: "Fortunately, I have no relatives, so I haven't returned to my hometown." It is impossible to say that it will suffer all kinds of white eyes and contempt. It's better to stay in the capital. The new government emphasizes equality for all, and it is not difficult for us eunuchs, and also says that we are all pitiful people, and gives us the same treatment as ordinary people. ”

Qu Jingfu nodded when he heard this, such treatment was proposed by his own son. He did not hide his identity as a eunuch from Qu Haoyan, Qu Haoyan not only did not look down on him but still respected him as a father, and even because he was very kind to the eunuchs in the palace, restoring their freedom and civil status, and letting them have civil rights like ordinary people.

Qu Jingfu asked: "You have been living in the palace for so many years?" ”

Xiao Zhuozi nodded: "My luck is good, and I was later dropped into the imperial dining room to burn the fire, although there are also intrigues and dangers there, but it is much less than other places." You know, I'm not a person who likes to be on the top, so it's safer. I didn't have a chance to take the fake death pill you gave me. In this way, more than twenty years later, the imperial court was overthrown, the emperor was overthrown, and we, the eunuchs, were all released from the palace. ”

Xiao Zhuozi continued: "I learned some cooking skills in the imperial dining room, I am from Jinling, and what I learned more is my hometown cuisine. I didn't want to go back to my hometown, so I used the severance money given to us by the new government to buy a small courtyard in the capital, and then opened such a small stall to sell Jinling's special snacks to support myself and my apprentices. ”

He pointed to the young man who was busy working in front of the stall and said: "Xiao Dezi is my apprentice in the palace, and his relatives like me have long since died, so he didn't return to his hometown, and lived with me as a master, saying that he would help me support my old age in the future." Hehe, I will be able to have children and grandchildren around my knees in the future. ”