3. The first disaster
Hongni found a coarse linen dress for her, and the smile on her face became more and more kind, but her words were full of perfunctory: "The number of palace maids is not enough, and it is common to make up for some." Besides, I'm just like you, just a slave who serves people, and I can't really help you. ”
His Royal Highness the Prime Minister wants to push out the person who will be the target, what is the need for her to take care of it?
You'an changed her clothes, and Hongni helped her recut her hair, making her look like a beautiful girl from a small family.
The little eunuch who Hongni called to show her the way, in fact, You'an had seen it a few times before, called Xiaoluzi, doing some chores to run errands and deliver things to various palaces and courtyards, but the person didn't recognize her.
Empress Wu has a sharp wrist, and since she was in the middle palace, the emperor has gradually entrusted even military affairs to her for adjudication. The four princes she gave birth to are all adults, and the sons and nephews of the martial arts family are not at ease, and under the calm on the surface of the harem, the undercurrent is turbulent. You'an glanced at Xiao Luzi, that person was a little stunned on weekdays, but he didn't expect it to be Li Dan's person. She hung her head, continued to pretend she didn't know anything, and followed quickly.
The palace is vast, and these humble people can only choose the most remote path. By the time we reached the entrance of the West Sandwich Road, it was almost dawn.
The eunuchs guarding the door surrounded him, looked Xue Wan up and down with slanted eyes, and pushed each other and laughed with bad intentions. One of them took a few steps forward with his sleeves cuffed: "The palace is no bigger than the outside, and the rules are bigger than the sky." You're late, you don't know the rules ahead, so you'll have to search your body to see if there's anything we can't bring in. ”
Even if you grew up in the palace, even if you haven't seen these dirty things with your own eyes, you have heard of some of them. These miscellaneous eunuchs, how can they have the right to search, but they just see that she is alone, and they want to take the opportunity to insult and have fun.
The path in front of Xinlan Courtyard was already remote, and no one would pass by for a while, so these eunuchs dared to be so presumptuous. You'an thought of Li Dan's careless appearance, and his heart was like a nameless fire burning, those golden and noble princes, with an understatement, could manipulate the fate of others at will.
One day, she wants these heavenly nobles with eyes on the top of their heads, and they no longer dare to despise craftsmen like their mother and daughter. You'an took a deep breath and put on a pretentious look: "Haven't you heard about it, who arranged for me to come in?" It's late, a few big brothers will make it convenient for me to go in, and in the future, they will always meet in the palace and take care of each other, isn't it better? ”
Several eunuchs glanced at each other, and the leader lowered his voice and said: "Everyone has received the silver at that end, and we are already on the same boat after the last time Ruyu happened, and whoever wants to shrink his head and go back at this time, I won't agree." ”
You'an's heart jumped when he heard this, and he estimated that this "Ruyu" might be the person who reported the death of Li Dan, the prime minister, to the prime minister, and it seemed that he was tortured to death by someone who paid for it and bribed the miscellaneous eunuchs. There are so many palace maids, one more, one less, no one cares at all.
In the blink of an eye, those people had already made up their minds and forced You'an into a corner. The one in the lead, with his hand covered in the dirt in his nails, pulled at her collar, and the words that came out of his mouth became more and more unbearable.
You'an ducked sideways, and saw two strips of bamboo cut from the corner of the wall, stained with bloodstains, presumably used to beat low-level palace maids.
The leading eunuch's arm stretched out again, mixed with foul language, and wanted to put his arms around her. You'an lowered his head, took advantage of his small size, passed through the gap under his arm, picked up a few round stones from the ground, and then picked up a bamboo strip.
She held the ends of the bamboo strips with both hands, bent them in an arc, and added a stone to the palm of one of her hands, aiming far away at the birds gathered on a poplar tree outside the mezzanine wall. At this hour, the guards should have already started their morning patrols, and as long as they can attract people, these miscellaneous eunuchs will not dare to be presumptuous.
The leading eunuch only thought that she was going to resist, and with a cruel laugh, he stepped forward to grab the bamboo stick. You'an was twisted by him, and in a deflected direction, the stone made an arc in mid-air, flew past the treetops of the poplar tree, and hit the cowhide drum in a corner of the palace.
There was a muffled sound of "bang", which made several eunuchs startled and stopped the movements of their hands.
The leading eunuch took a sip and pointed at You'an in a vicious voice: "Cover her mouth first, drag her to the house, and wait for me to deal with the guards, and then take care of her." ”