Chapter 026: The Bark of the Old Tree
Chen Ying was stunned suddenly, and when she looked up again, the hem of Chen Li's clothes was brushing the corners of her skirt, walked forward, and handed the waist card to the guards for inspection.
The waist card was sent yesterday with the message of the Queen Mother, and it was only for Chen Ying to enter and exit.
"Uncle can only send you here." In front of the palace, Chen Li said with a warm smile on his face.
"Remember my uncle's words." He finally said again, and waved away.
Chen Ying stepped into the palace gate, and a little eunuch stepped forward with a lantern and led her into the imperial city.
It was dark all around, and although there were palace lamps along the road, the faint light could not illuminate the darkness before dawn.
This journey was quite long, and Chen Ying was a little bored, so she tried to talk to the little eunuch for a few words, but only a few monosyllabic replies came, and she did not continue.
The living conditions in the palace are different from the outside world, and in this closed world, there is a unique set of norms and guidelines, which Chen Ying knows nothing about, so he is even more reluctant to take risks, preferring to be honest.
The night breeze was slightly cool, and the weather was warm, even though he knew that there was a conspiracy waiting ahead, Chen Ying still felt that such weather was very comfortable.
What did Chen Li mean by that?
Along the way, she pondered the matter repeatedly.
Zhou Chaogui is credible.
Who is Zhou Chaogui?
What is the meaning of trustworthiness?
Is Chen Li passing the word for Mrs. Xu, or is this just his own meaning?
If it was the latter, why would Chen Li help her?
Even though he is her fourth uncle, since Chen Shao's disappearance, the second room and the fourth room have been estranged, and Chen Li rarely talks to Chen Ying.
What did he mean by this sudden remark?
Unconsciously, the long sandwich road had come to an end, and the little eunuch who led the way stopped, bowed down and pointed to the tall palace gate not far away: "It's ahead, Miss Chen, please come in." With that, he withdrew.
Chen Ying looked up, the palace gate was three stories high, and the double gate was majestic, and the corner tower was hung with a huge vermilion gauze palace lamp, gently swaying in the dawn breeze.
There was already a line of fish belly white on the horizon, and Chen Ying estimated that it was almost correct, so he didn't delay anymore and walked over quickly.
There were still guards guarding the palace gate, all with stern faces, but after seeing the waist card, the leader's face still showed a smile, and he winked at Chen Ying: "The three girls are good to go." ”
Chen Ying vaguely felt that he was a little familiar, as if he was one of Chen Jun's countless fox friends and dogs.
An old eunuch with a wrinkled face and a beard under his chin came out of the door, and saluted without smiling: "Girl, please come with the servants." ”
Chen Ying followed him into the palace gate, only to find that the inside was far from as wide as it seemed from the outside, but a little cramped, opposite the door was a red wall a few feet high, the red wall extended infinitely to the left and right ends, like a red brocade belt probing into the darkness.
This is still a sandwich road, slightly wider than Fangcai's, but even more depressing.
They turned all the way to the left, and within a few steps, there was another corner door.
The old eunuch bowed, and a slightly oily voice swept past Chen Ying's ears: "This is the realm of body searching." ”
Chen Ying knew that she would pass this level, nodded and walked in.
Behind the door are two rooms with simple furniture. The old eunuch led Chen Ying into one of the rooms.
"Miss Chen San, I have wronged you." He said respectfully, his waist bent so low that his head almost touched the ground.
"Thank you, father-in-law." Chen Ying took a silver coin from his sleeve and handed it over at the wrong time.
The old eunuch stretched out his hand to take it, and still bowed down and walked to the door.
There was only one copper lamp lit in the room, and the light was a little dim, and there was no one else.
Chen Ying looked left and right, thinking about where the palace maid who searched her body was, when she suddenly heard a knock on the door, and when she turned around, an enlarged old bark suddenly appeared in front of her.
"The girl forgives her sins, and the slave is rude." The old eunuch's voice was extremely respectful, but one hand reached out to Chen Ying's placket.
Chen Ying's heart froze, and he quickly raised his hand and clasped his wrist.
The hard training of the past few years has shown results at this moment, whether it is reaction speed or strength, she is much stronger than the old eunuch.
"How are you? Aren't there any palace maids? Chen Ying looked at him fixedly.
The old eunuch laughed a few times, and a ridicule bloomed on the old bark: "Miss Chen San has a white body, but the rules are bigger than Mrs. Chen's." ”
Chen Ying stared at him for a while, twisting the corners of his mouth.
The old eunuch thought that she had succumbed, raised her other hand, and still went straight to Chen Ying's placket, seeing that she was about to touch the front garment belt, her knees jerked.
"Poof", the old eunuch fell down involuntarily, and Chen Ying's wrist was forced, and he pulled him up again.
She kicked the old eunuch.
Originally, she shouldn't have kicked her knees, but there was no way, the eunuchs usually lacked something, and it was useless to kick that place.
Besides, free fighting, the emphasis is on the word freedom, you can fight wherever you want, as long as the action is fast enough and the strength is heavy enough, there is not so much attention.
"Miss Chen San, don't embarrass the slave." The old eunuch didn't expect to be resisted so fiercely, and he grabbed his hand hard, thinking that with his strength, this pampered Chen San girl would definitely not be able to bear it, and she would be able to take the initiative without much effort.
But he didn't expect that the force that clamped his wrist was so great that it was like an iron tong. The harder he pushed, the more painful his wrist became, as if his wrist would be broken in the next moment.
The old eunuch was secretly taken aback, and asked in a sharp voice in severe pain: "What is Miss Chen San doing?" Do you want to resist the decree? ”
"Where's the purpose? Has Your Majesty decreed? Chen Ying looked at him calmly, and the corners of her mouth were straightened: "Father-in-law, falsely preaching the holy decree is a capital crime." ”
The old eunuch's face changed, and he changed his words and said, "The Queen Mother ...... Mother."
"The Queen Mother summoned me to the palace, but she didn't call me to search my body." Chen Ying stared at his eyes and said, the corners of his mouth twisted at a strange angle, and he looked a little evil.
The old eunuch felt a little frightened inexplicably.
"My government must not be able to offend you. Anyway, how much money did the county lord of Xiangshan give you? Chen Ying didn't seem to have the slightest anger, but the strength in his hand was getting bigger and bigger.
"Ouch", the old eunuch finally couldn't bear the pain, and knelt down in a trembling voice, while pressing his throat and begging for mercy: "Girl, spare your life!" Heroines spare their lives! ”
There were guards not far from the door, but he didn't even dare to shout for help.
Sure enough, it was Guo Yuan's ghost.
Chen Ying continued to twist the corners of her mouth: "It's not difficult for me to spare you, I'll ask you two things." ”
"Girl, you say, even if you say it, the slave Bao Yuchun will tell the girl that he will never dare to say half a lie." The old eunuch was so painful that tears were about to fall, and this sentence was said so forcefully that he almost swore to the sky.