As she was leaving, Ji Xingzhi turned around to look at the eunuch who was sitting on the threshold, watching her leave. After hesitating for a moment, she turned back and draped her fur-collared robe over the eunuch. She whispered, "Eunuch, I've listened to you and not gotten too close to the Emperor's uncle these past six years. Can you tell me why?"
I still remember that six years ago, the eunuch suddenly disobeyed the imperial order and left Jingxin Palace without permission, breaking into Shaohua Palace.
At that time, Ji Xingzhi was busy discussing with Wu Fang and Zhou Zheng the matter of expanding the dark room under the Du family's private courtyard.
"Grand Eunuch?" Ji Xingzhi's brows suddenly tightened when she saw the Grand Eunuch appear in Shaohua Palace.
The eunuch was holding a long sword in his hand, and there was no trace of blood on the sword. It was obvious that the eunuch had shown mercy to the guards who stopped him. Otherwise, with the eunuch's skills, the group of people following him would have met their end long ago.
Zhou Zheng and Wu Fang subconsciously protected Ji Xingzhi behind them. Zhou Zheng lowered his voice and warned, "Grand Eunuch, do you know what you are doing now?"
The eunuch ignored Zhou Zheng, his eyes fixed on Ji Xingzhi, his expression more serious than ever before: "Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with you alone."
Before Ji Xingzhi could say anything, Zhou Zheng and Wu Fang answered in unison: "No!"
The eunuch said nothing, staring straight at Ji Xingzhi.
Ji Xingzhi pushed the two people in front of her aside, looked directly at the eunuch and said, "Everyone, step back. No one is allowed to come in without my order."
She believed in the eunuch and believed that no matter what happened, he would not harm her.
Zhou Zheng and Wu Fang paused for a moment. Zhou Zheng wanted to say something else, but Wu Fang pulled him away.
There was no one else in the hall except the eunuch and Ji Xingzhi.
Ji Xingzhi raised her eyes to look at the eunuch and said calmly: "."
The eunuch was silent for a while, and then suddenly he knelt on the ground with a bang, but he didn't say a word.
Ji Xingzhi was startled and hurried forward to help, but was left speechless by the eunuch's next action. She could only stand there in astonishment.
Suddenly, the eunuch placed the sword across his neck, his expression as serious as if he was facing a life-or-death decision. His words left Ji Xingzhi in a state of confusion: "Your Majesty, please keep your distance from the Regent."
"Are you threatening to commit suicide just to keep me away from the emperor's uncle?" Ji Xingzhi asked with amusement.
"Your Majesty, please keep your distance from the Regent. As long as Your Majesty agrees, I promise that I will never step out of the Jingxin Palace from now on. Otherwise, I will commit suicide in front of you." The eunuch's expression was as if he was ready to die. If Ji Xingzhi did not agree, he would really commit suicide.
Ji Xingzhi didn't understand the eunuch's thoughts, but she knew him very well. There must be some compelling reason for the eunuch to do such an extreme thing.
After thinking it over, Ji Xingzhi asked in a deep voice, "What's the reason?"
There must be a reason why she should keep her distance from the emperor's uncle.
However, the eunuch said expressionlessly, "There is no reason."
Under the repeated pressure of the eunuch, Ji Xingzhi promised the eunuch to keep a distance from Xiao Moyan. No one knew about this except the eunuch and Ji Xingzhi.
In the past six years, Ji Xingzhi rarely went to the Regent's Palace and never stayed overnight there, and the relationship between the uncle and nephew became increasingly distant.
Now, the eunuch has white hair, hunched back, and slow movements. No matter what Ji Xingzhi asks, his answer is always just one sentence: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Today, the eunuch's answer remains unchanged: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Ji Xingzhi smiled indifferently, stood up and strode out of Jingxin Hall, leaving only an old widower sitting on the doorstep and sighing.
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