Chapter 32: It's OK to be vulnerable

The door opened.

There was a flash of lightning, and a huge black shadow appeared at the door.

The soaked shoes made a smacking sound when stepped on the ground, which was very uncomfortable to the listeners.

From the perspective of the person under the bed, all he could see was a pair of black boots and a huge machete that emitted a cold glow...

Getting closer, getting closer...

The shadow gradually approaches...

A face appeared in sight...

…

An Jiu felt that the tyrant's breathing was rapid and he seemed very nervous. He stared outside with horror. An Jiu also looked, but saw nothing.

"What’s wrong with you?"

The tyrant's eyes were dull and he didn't move at all. An Jiu patted his face, but he didn't react at all.

An Jiu hurriedly crawled out from under the bed and pulled the tyrant out. The tyrant looked very scary, and An Jiu was anxious.

"How are you? You can't die..."

If the tyrant died, she would be the first to suffer.

But the tyrant remained motionless. An Jiu slapped his face and pinched his philtrum, but it was of no avail. Fortunately, the door opened at this time, and several men in black clothes appeared at the door.

An Jiu thought they were assassins dressed like that, until one of them showed his face and An Jiu recognized him as the emperor's secret guard, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come on, there's something wrong with him."

The secret guards were obviously not surprised and immediately carried the tyrant away.

Soon the room was empty.

An Jiu "..."

no……

The lives of cattle and horses are also lives...

It was raining heavily outside, with thunder and lightning, and the house was filled with a spooky atmosphere...

An Jiu thought about it and decided that it would not be too late to stay here and go back tomorrow. If he ran out now and was discovered by the patrolling guards, it would be difficult to explain, and he would have to get wet in the rain...

Thinking of this, she moved to the bed, where there was a small quilt. The original material was good, but it had been used for too long, so the color turned gray and white, and some places were torn.

An Jiu didn't dare to use it either. She guessed that this should be Abebe when the tyrant was a child.

Sighing, An Jiu curled up in bed. She found that there were many scratches on the bed, as if they were used to calculate time. There were probably hundreds of them, densely packed together.

Before I came here...

An Jiu jumped off the bed.

What's the name of the tyrant's mother?

Pure Concubine?

The palace was very secretive about Concubine Chun, and An Jiu didn't know the inside story. But since the tyrant called this place home, could it be possible that this was where the little tyrant and Concubine Chun lived...

This bed belongs to Concubine Chun...

This room is most likely where Concubine Chun died.

Haunted house...

He just lied to the tyrant, saying that his mother was watching him from heaven...

Now she was shooting herself in the foot. An Jiu felt a chill all around her and couldn't help wondering if Concubine Chun's ghost was really watching her in the room.

The more he thought about it, the more horrible and frightening it became. When An Jiu was hesitating whether to leave, the door suddenly opened...

“Ah…Ahhhhhhhhhh…”

An Jiu let out a series of screams, which scared the people who came.

"Xiaojiu? It's you."

The voice is familiar...

An Jiu looked up and saw the man coming in clearly...

Li Ji.

Seeing an acquaintance at this time, An Jiu was so excited that he wanted to cry.

"Why are you here?" An Jiu walked up to him.

Li Ji said: "Eunuch Li said that you came here to get something and were trapped here, so he asked me to pick you up..."

Li Ji felt that this matter was a bit strange. When did Xiaojiu come in the middle of the night?

An Jiu instantly understood what Eunuch Li meant, and she took the initiative to explain: "I came here in the afternoon, but couldn't find it. I was afraid of being scolded when I went back, so I delayed."

Li Ji nodded: "Did you find that thing?"

"Um."

An Jiu picked up the small quilt on the bed.

"Your Majesty wants it."

Li Ji took a look and nodded: "Let's go quickly, there is a lot of water on the road."

An Jiu nodded.

Li Ji only took one umbrella, and although the umbrella was quite big, the two of them were still very close to each other.

The distance was uncomfortable.

The rain seemed to be a little lighter on the road, but there was still a lot of water. An Jiu's shoes soon got soaked by water and they didn't fit her feet well when she walked. They kept falling off, so Li Ji stopped and waited for her.

"Thank you for your help." An Jiu felt very sorry. If she were in his place, she would feel very irritated by such behavior as staying up late at night and braving the heavy rain to go out to visit a colleague.

However, Li Ji smiled and said, "I was supposed to be on guard today."

An Jiu quickly put on his shoes.

Li Ji said, "You seem to be afraid of bothering others."

Yes.

An Jiu is a person who doesn't like socializing and is afraid of bothering others.

She nodded.

Li Ji sighed: "You are still a little girl. Little girls can be a little fragile."

An Jiu raised his head and looked at him steadily.

I don’t know if it was rain or tears falling down Anjiu’s cheeks.

Li Ji took out a handkerchief and gave it to her.

An Jiu wiped his face, lowered his head and walked away silently.

Ever since she came into this world inexplicably, she has been living in fear, having to deal with this and that. She could have pretended to be strong, but when she heard the sudden concern from strangers, An Jiu couldn't help but want to cry.

Li Ji sighed and said, "You are about the same age as my sister, although..."

Li Ji smiled and said, "If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me."

An Jiu nodded sullenly.

The long palace corridor was damp and cold and seemed to have no end, but An Jiu suddenly felt much more at ease, and the air around him smelled better.

Many years later, An Jiu always remembered this night and the first warmth and kindness given to her by a guard named Li Ji.

No matter how long the road is, it will eventually end.

When they returned to Guanghua Palace, Xiao Fuzi came running over and said, "Xiao Jiu, Eunuch Li asked you to go."

It should be about asking about today's situation.

Just as An Jiu was about to leave, Li Ji said, "It won't take too long. Let Xiao Jiu change her clothes so she doesn't catch a cold."

Xiao Fuzi patted his head and said, "Look at me, I have no vision."

He smiled and said to Anjiu, "Xiaojiu, go quickly."

An Jiu nodded to him and Li Ji, and then walked towards her own room. She was indeed very cold, her teeth were chattering from the cold, but she didn't expect Li Ji to notice it...

An Jiu looked back and Li Ji smiled at her.

An Jiu walked away quickly.

After changing clothes, Abebei took the emperor to Guanghua Palace. Eunuch Li and Aunt Qu were there, and they didn't expect that the tyrant would take Anjiu to that place.

Seeing the small quilt in Anjiu's hand, Aunt Qu came over and asked, "Why did you bring it?"

An Jiu said expressionlessly: "Just now, Guard Li asked me what took me so long."

Aunt Qu didn't say anything else and took the quilt.

The emperor was still lying in the inner room, and there was a man sitting beside the bed. He should be Doctor Jiang.