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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 495: The Little Eunuch of the Royal Palace (Part 2)

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    After saying that, the eunuch with thin eyebrows stood up to leave, and several people hurriedly bent down to see him off.  Halfway through, he suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "By the way, someone will come over to check you guys in a while. Just stay here and wait. Don't wander around. No one will be seen."

    Dezhong, who had just felt relieved, took another breath and it stuck in his throat.  I thought that the matter of purification was over, but I didn't know that something would happen again so soon.  The eunuch with thin eyebrows went out, and the others were already looking for places to sit down.  As Dezhong walked towards the wooden bench in the corner, he was anxiously wondering how he could get through this difficult situation.

    "Zhang Yishan?"

    A thin and small man dragged a wooden stool and sat next to Dezhong.  Dezhong was thinking about something in a daze. After a long time, he suddenly realized that this person was calling him.

    "Ahwell. Are you?"

    The thin man smiled, showing a tiger tooth.

    "My name is Zhou Xi, hey, we are both assigned to the Zhidian Prison."

    ¡°So, it seems that the eunuch with thin eyebrows was talking about me and him just now.  Dezhong raised his eyes and looked at the person named Zhou Xi - he had a fair and delicate face, crooked eyes, and a smile. He looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.  Wearing an ocher-colored short shirt, he doesn't look like a child from a poor family.

    "Yes, please ask Brother Zhou to take more care of you in the future." De Zhonggong cupped his hands and said.

    "Where, mutual, mutual."

    There were no words for a moment.  It's not that he was annoying this week, it's just that Dezhong was too busy thinking about how to get through the test, and had no time to pay attention to the overtures from his future colleagues.

    Zhou Xi didn¡¯t seem to care and sat side by side with Dezhong.  Playing with the hem of his clothes, he started talking to Dezhong again: "Wellhow did you get in?"

    "Huh?" Dezhong was suddenly asked such a question, and Dezhong didn't know how to answer it for a while.

    "I spent thirty taels of silver to buy this way." Before Dezhong could answer, Zhou Xi said directly.

    "Huh? Did you buy it?"

    "Yes, my family has purified me since I was a child and wanted to send me in. But it never happened. People like us can't do anything else, so I spent my own money. I asked someone to come in, and finally I came in.  .What, you¡¯re not?¡±

    "Oh. I almost." These parents are really cruel, Dezhong thought.  "Why do your parents want you to do such an errand?"

    "My parents died young, and I have been staying at my uncle's house."

    It turns out he is an orphan too.  Dezhong's heart moved, and the strange face in front of him seemed to be getting closer.

    At this moment, the door creaked and two eunuchs walked in.

    ¡°Starting with you, come, come up to this room with me. ()( .( ) ()¡±

    That arrives so fast!  Dezhong suddenly became nervous.  There is no way.  Dezhong touched his chest and calmed down.

    There is always no way out, it just depends on whether this trick works or not.

    "The one over there. It's you! You're the only one left, don't wait any longer!"

    "Ohoh!" Dezhong stood up quickly.  The eunuchs who came for the physical examination were one tall and one short. They looked very ordinary in their clothes. They were much worse than the eunuchs with thin eyebrows. They were even more incomparable with Eunuch Zhao.  Look.  He should be doing odd jobs and running errands.  Dezhong thought this and walked towards the door hesitantly.

    As soon as he walked out of the door, Dezhong suddenly stopped, bowed his body, and covered his stomach with his hands.

    "Ouch, ouch¡ª¡ª"

    "What's wrong with you? Hurry up and leave!" The old man is always not polite to newcomers.  The same goes for the two eunuchs who came for the physical examination.

    "Ouchstomachstomach suddenly hurts. No, no, no, I have to go to the latrine" Dezhong pinched his voice and made a painful expression.

    "What did you do just now? You have to go to the latrine now! Don't waste my time! Go to the bathroom after the body test!" The short eunuch shouted with raised eyebrows.

    "Ouchit hurtsyou two adults, please be kind, I really can't bear it anymore!"

    The two eunuchs looked disgusted.  "Why are you the last one so busy! When will we wait for you to go to the latrine? Hurry up and get yourself checked first!"

    "It's really not possible, sir you said this or" Dezhong took out a silver coin from his chest and stuffed it into the short eunuch's hand, "This is for  You two have had your drink, please be accommodating, I really can¡¯t hold it in any longer This, this is about to come out!"

    When the two eunuchs saw the ingot of silver, their eyes immediately lit up and their attitudes softened.

    "Wellseeing that you are in a hurry, go and hurry up, we are waiting for you here."

    "I don't know how long I will hold on for, I'm afraid it will delay the two adults"

    "That's okay, let's go first, you pull slowly!"

      "Then sir, walk slowly, I I have to go quickly" As he said that, Dezhong held his stomach and hurriedly ran to the back of the house.

    Glancing at Dezhong's back, the tall eunuch took the silver, weighed it, and said happily: "This guy is quite generous. But is it okay if he doesn't test himself?"

    "Why haven't you seen enough of that thing?" The short eunuch said disdainfully, "Look at his sissy character, I don't believe him even if he says he has that thing.\\"

    After saying that, the two eunuchs happily took the silver and turned around and left.

    On the Datong bunk, Zhou Xi snored softly and seemed to have fallen asleep.  Dezhong lay next to him, staring, but couldn't fall asleep.  One of the five ingots of silver that he had earned in exchange for making it difficult to survive in the capital was used up.  Looking back, I feel really sad.  Dezhong turned over and looked at the window paper showing the faint moonlight.  But I have passed this level, and I think there are no obstacles ahead. Although I have spent one ingot of silver, I will stay here for a few months with good food and drink, and wait until the wind noise outside subsides, then I will carry the remaining four ingots.  Finding an opportunity to go out would be satisfactory enough.  The more Dezhong thought about it, the more optimistic he became, and the more he felt that coming here was really a God-given way when he was desperate.  When the family was in trouble, if he hadn't met his former disciples by chance, he would have helped him hide.  I was afraid that he had been arrested and sent to prison long ago; now that he had been arrested by the capital city's chief, he had no way to move forward or retreat, and he happened to have this opportunity.  It must be the mercy of God that I have been able to turn misfortune into good fortune again and again. Speaking of which, I am really a lucky person.

    The next morning, Dezhong was in a good mood.  Get up early.  Put on a blue-gray plain shirt with a round collar, put on a black gauze hat, and arrange the thin soft belts on the temples.  After chatting with Zhou Xi for a while, I saw someone calling me.

    "Zhang Yishan. Zhou Xi, follow me."

    After exiting the small courtyard gate, I turned a corner and my eyes suddenly opened up.  The sight that broke into his eyes was so shocking that Dezhong almost forgot to breathe for a moment.  The tall palaces are well-proportioned and majestic like mountains. The square in front of the palace is broad and majestic, as grand as the boundless sea.  The white marble railings are like layers of ocean waves, holding up countless lifelike dragons and phoenixes. The high brick-red walls support large swaths of bright yellow glazed tiles.  The sea surface shines brightly and brilliantly like gold in the morning light.  On the top of the corridor, there are gorgeous and delicate meticulous paintings everywhere, far and near, extending to the end of the field of vision; beside the avenue, there are gilded mythical beasts of different shapes.  With noble and majestic faces, all of them looked at this extremely luxurious hidden dragon place.  Along the way, Zhou Xi's mouth never closed.  Although Dezhong had seen more of the world than Zhou Xi, he could not help but be impressed by this breathtaking royal style even though he was so close.

    Passed by several temples and crossed several paths.  The leading eunuch took Dezhong and the two to a courtyard with gray walls and gray tiles.  Pushing open the door of the main room, I saw two eunuchs sitting in the upper seat drinking tea and talking.

    "This is Eunuch Ma, the chief seal of Zhidian. This is Eunuch Qian Li." The eunuch who led the way introduced him humbly.

    Dezhong lowered his head slightly and looked at the two father-in-law secretly.  The eunuch known as Mr. Ma is about forty years old. He is wearing a dark blue brocade collared shirt with a tooth-colored sunflower pattern embroidered on the chest and back. He is slightly fat, has a dark complexion, and has a cold face, but he looks good.  In terms of clothes, I think he must be a high-ranking official.  That Eunuch Li was slightly inferior in clothes, but his temperament was reserved and his eyes were deep. I don't know who he was.

    "Please step back." Eunuch Ma put down the teacup in his hand and waved to the eunuch who was leading the way.  The leading eunuch bowed and exited the room.

    "What are your names?"

    "The villain Zhou Xi." "The villain XuZhang Yishan."

    "Yes." Eunuch Ma glanced at the two of them a few times, smacked his lips, and revealed a golden tooth, "From now on, you will be under the control of the Za family. The newcomer must be diligent and sensible. If you are lazy and lazy, you will be in charge of the Za family."  But there are clear rewards and punishments. Okay, Li Quan, let¡¯s take them to work.¡±

    Next to me, Eunuch Li hurriedly asked: "Where do you want to place them?"

    Eunuch Ma didn¡¯t even look up, picked up the tea cup, half-closed the lid of the cup, and took a sip.

    "Southeast Library."

    Leaving the gray-walled courtyard, we walked straight for a while and arrived at the Southeast Library.  There are a few rows of small houses scattered under the high palace walls, and the cold wind blows a few dead leaves, making the scene very depressing.

    "You two will be responsible for the Southeast Library from now on, starting from the first room in the north to the last room in the south, which is about ten feet away" Eunuch Li said, stretching out his hand to gesture.

    Dezhong and Zhou Xi were confused.  "May I ask my father-in-law, what are we responsible for here?" Zhou Xi asked carefully.

    Eunuch Li was stunned for a moment, and then he retracted his arms, clasping his hands with a helpless expression.  "Cleaning up! You two are already here. Do you know what the Zhidian Supervisor does?"

    ""

    "Hey remember, we are directly in charge of the palace supervisorCleaning up the palace.  The brooms, rags and other items are stored in the small room over there. You can fetch them later. Work hard and don't be lazy. From time to time, someone will come to inspect" At this point, Eunuch Li seemed to have thought of something.  He paused suddenly, narrowed his eyes, and frowned slightly, "But people don't come to this Southeast Library very often After you have cleaned up during the day, you should close the doors and windows when you go to bed at night, and don't go out and walk around at will.  "

    After a few more instructions, Eunuch Li left.  Dezhong and the others bowed and walked towards the small room pointed by Eunuch Li.

    "Eunuch Li has been kind to others since entering the palace." Zhou Xi glanced at the direction Eunuch Li left and said to Dezhong.  Dezhong nodded, but he was a little concerned about Eunuch Li's instructions just now.  There was something hidden behind the words, and it sounded like there was a mystery to it, but Dezhong thought about it several times and couldn't figure out anything from it.  So they simply forgot about it, took brooms from the small room, and walked to the first room in the north.

    It¡¯s the middle of winter now.  There is very little vegetation near the Southeast Library, and it is surrounded by hard and cold palace walls. There are piles of unmelted snow under the corners of the walls, which makes people feel even more chilly and biting.  The two of them swept the floor a few times, then stopped to breathe and warm their hands. From time to time, they had to turn their backs to resist the unexpected cold wind that passed through the hall.

    "I don't know what other prisons are doing. We are really unlucky to be assigned to this prison." Zhou Xi frowned and said to Dezhong while rubbing his hands, "Looking at Brother Zhang's fair skin, I guess he can't get used to doing this."  Live."

    "It's okay, it's okay." Five years have passed, and these hardships are still bearable.  Besides, it¡¯s just a matter of hiding for a while, and it will pass.  Dezhong thought.

    "How did Brother Zhang get in here?"

    "Uh" Why did we bring up this topic again.  Dezhong looked at Zhou Xi and saw him holding a broom, blinking, waiting for his answer.  Dezhong complained in his heart, then thought about it and said: "My parents died when I was young, so I came to the palace with no other way out. I can still find a place to live in the palace, but there is no place to live outside." In fact, it's not the same.  There wasn't a single lie, it was just that he couldn't know the key things.

    "We are all miserable people." Zhou Xi sighed.  "Actually, most of the people who come to the palace now want to take a shortcut and have a better future. I don't know how Brother Zhang is Hehe, to tell you the truth, I have some ideas  "

    "Oh?" Dezhong looked at the inconspicuous young man in front of him with interest. Although he was a little surprised, it made sense after thinking about it carefully - after all, he spent money to come in, so he must have some name.  right.

    Zhou Xi chuckled and said, "I'm not afraid of Brother Zhang's jokes when I say this, but I just thought about it for a little while. I don't expect to be like Eunuch Wei, who is less than ten thousand people. I just want to live a good life with good clothes and food."  I am content with my life. There is no future for me with this kind of body. I don¡¯t want to live a life without food and clothing. The defects left by my youth have pointed out a clear path for me.¡±

    He is not big, but his heart is not small.  Zhou Xi's words made Dezhong quite impressed: "I didn't expect that Brother Zhou would still have this idea."

    "Why, Brother Zhang hasn't thought about it?" Zhou Xi was even more surprised, "Then why do you have to come in even if you spend money?"

    "Uh" I have never thought about it. I have never thought about it, including being asked such a question in such a situation, and I am completely unprepared.  In fact, thinking about it, this is obviously very likely to happen.

    "I just feel that after entering the palace, I can have a foothold. I don't have to rely on others and wander around." Although I lack foresight, fortunately I have a quick mind. "I also purified myself since I was a child. I can't even remember why.  With this body, wherever I work, I am always inferior to others. I just want to be a eunuch and be surrounded by people who have the same fate. Even if it is a bit difficult, at least I will no longer be discriminated against"

    The more Dezhong said it, the more it seemed true, and he almost burst into tears.  Zhou Xi next to him also sighed and nodded, seeming to be touched in his heart.  It looked like a pair of brothers sharing their hearts with each other, but in Dezhong's heart, it was something else.
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