On the third day, two more died.
At this point, there were only five eunuchs left in the same group as Chu Qi, including Chu Qi.
Perhaps it was due to the environment and the only subsequent treatment being applying powder to the wound, so the mortality rate of new eunuchs was extremely high. The death of eunuchs was a very common thing, just as Eunuch Wen said, it was not surprising.
Chu Qi went from being shocked at first to calmly accepting it now.
On the fourth day, the recovery time for the new eunuchs had passed, and Chu Qi, along with other lower-ranking eunuchs, was assigned cleaning duties by Eunuch Wen.
There are many types of places to sweep.
For example, Chu Qi was assigned to clean the Chuxiu Palace.
Chuxiu Palace was the residence farthest from the Hall of Mental Cultivation where the emperor lived. It was generally where new entrants to the palace who had not been favored by the emperor were allowed to live.
Chu Qi's target of redemption, Shi Qiang, agreed to live there.
There were a total of fifteen girls selected for the selection. Among them, Ma Roujin, the most powerful one in the family, was named a noble lady without any title.
The other beautiful ladies were given the titles of Changzai and Yingying depending on the situation, that is, depending on the emperor's degree of satisfaction.
Among them, eight people were named as promises.
Chu Qi took the cleaning tools, hunched over, and came to Chuxiu Palace with the consul eunuch.
The consul eunuch held a dustpan in his hand, lowered his brows and looked at the ten lower-ranking eunuchs behind him and said, "You go sweep this area, you go sweep that area, and the rest will be with me."
Those who were pointed out stopped where they were and began to sweep, while those who were not pointed out followed the eunuch consul to other places.
Chuxiu Palace is too big and there are many places that need to be cleaned.
Chu Qi was assigned to sweep the front yard of Chuxiu Palace, which was the yard outside the main gate where the concubines lived.
Actually, it’s not really dirty, but the work is done very meticulously. Even the cracks in the wall have to be wiped clean with a rag soaked in water, just to prevent someone from accidentally getting their hands dirty by counting the number of wall tiles on a whim…
There are many tall elm trees planted in the courtyard, and their fallen leaves cover the floor.
Chu Qi and another eunuch who was cleaning the place started by sweeping up the fallen leaves.
While sweeping the floor, she looked up at the main gate of Chuxiu Palace.
According to her memory of the plot, she knew clearly which door Shi Qiang lived in.
Well... to be honest, it's really exciting to cuckold the emperor.
Chu Qi thought silently.
In her previous life, until Shi Qiang died, she had never seen the emperor.
It's not too much for her to steal someone's girl.
*
In the Yanghe Hall, the western side hall of Chuxiu Palace, a woman wearing a light green brocade palace dress embroidered with lilies is sitting in front of the window, holding a handkerchief embroidered with a half-formed lotus.
Inside the house, a woman dressed as a palace maid was cleaning the house.
After cleaning for a while, the maid wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at the woman in palace dress who was still embroidering and said with concern:
"My dear, take a proper rest. Keep your eyes open and don't get too tired."
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