Chapter 165 The Third Prince's Black Moonlight Eunuch 02
Although Shen Xinran was extremely reluctant, she still walked towards the cold palace in order to complete the task.
The further you go in, the fewer people there are, and the brick walls on both sides of the road appear older and older.
Pushing open the gate of the cold palace, a desolate scene came into view. The courtyard was surrounded by weeds taller than a person. In the middle of the courtyard was a huge sycamore tree.
Autumn has arrived, and the leaves of the sycamore trees are spread all over the ground, while the branches are bare, with nothing on them.
Under the sycamore tree, there lay a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, holding a tattered book in his hand, with his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping.
Even though he was wearing plain clothes, it was hard to conceal the luxurious aura he exuded.
Sima Yi heard the sound, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Shen Xinran, and asked, "Who are you?"
Shen Xinran recognized the young man's identity at a glance. She quickly knelt down and greeted him, "My name is Xiao Xiangzi, a young eunuch newly sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I am in charge of all affairs in the cold palace."
Sima Yi chuckled and said with emotion, "I've been in this cold palace for almost five years. Everyone else is trying every possible way to leave, but you're the first one to come in."
Adhering to the principle that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make, Shen Xinran lowered his head and remained silent.
Sima Yi said calmly, "Alright, kneeling all the time is boring, get up and talk!"
"Thank you, Third Prince." After Shen Xinran finished speaking, he stood up.
Sima Yi frowned, "The Third Prince died a long time ago. You should just call me by my name."
Sima Yi could be so casual, but Shen Xinran certainly couldn't be so presumptuous. So, she chose a compromise and said with a smile: "Okay, Master."
Seeing Shen Xinran lowering her head, Sima Yi's eyes flashed, "Raise your head, let me see your face."
Shen Xinran looked up when he heard the voice, and when Sima Yi saw clearly, he lowered it again very quickly.
All I heard was Sima Yi sighing, "You little eunuch, you are even more beautiful than a woman."
Shen Xinran's heart skipped a beat, fearing that Sima Yi would discover her true gender. She could only smile stiffly and said, "Many people say that."
Sima Yi stood up from the recliner and slowly walked over to Shen Xinran. He placed his hands on Shen Xinran's face and rubbed it gently. "The cold palace is overgrown with weeds and has bred a lot of mosquitoes. It's not a place that ordinary people can stay for long. You have to be careful."
The touch on her face made Shen Xinran stand there in a daze. Why was he touching her?
A bold thought flashed through Shen Xinran's mind: Is the male protagonist seducing her?
She remained expressionless, but cursed in her heart: Damn, the male protagonist is such a pervert, he even doesn't let the little eunuch go!
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Shen Xinran's move to the cold palace was not without its benefits. She was able to move from a six-person room to a single room. Because in this huge cold palace, there were only her and Sima Yi.
After Shen Xinran chose a room, he packed his luggage and brought it over. He was busy packing it up until the evening.
Maybe because she was sweating, her face started to feel hot. She simply washed up and prepared to go to bed.
However, the next morning, when she was washing her face, she was shocked by her appearance. Who was the person with red spots all over his face in the reflection?
Sima Yi came out of the room and saw Shen Xinran standing there in a daze. He raised an eyebrow and jokingly asked, "What's wrong with your face?"
Shen Xinran sighed, "In reply to your question, it might be an allergic reaction."
Sima Yi smiled slightly, "How pitiful! The cold palace is full of weeds, and it is indeed easy to have allergies. Why don't you just leave?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xinran quickly knelt down, shook his head repeatedly, and said firmly: "In life, I am your man, and in death, I am your dog."
Sima Yi put his hands behind his back, smiling without saying a word. But a glint flashed in his eyes, and he still refused to leave. It seemed that his life was not miserable enough!
Shen Xinran raised his head and asked cautiously, "Master, what work do you need me to do?"
Sima Yi said casually: "You are the only eunuch in this huge cold palace. I will leave the cleaning work to you. You don't have to worry about anything else."
Shen Xinran nodded in agreement, "Okay."
Shen Xinran took the broom and started sweeping the floor, while Sima Yi walked under the sycamore tree and read a book leisurely.
The door of the cold palace was suddenly pushed open, and a young eunuch carrying a food box walked in, complaining as he walked:
"Everyone else in the cold palace is almost dead, but you're the only one who's so lucky. And you insisted on asking me to go alone. Do you know how long it takes me to walk from the imperial kitchen to here?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xinran frowned and rebuked, "Even if the Third Prince is down and out, he is still the Dragon Prince. You cannot be so presumptuous."
The young eunuch was glared at by Shen Xinran and took a few steps back in fear. The food box in his hand also fell to the ground and he exclaimed: "Where did this ugly monster come from?"
Shen Xinran's eyes widened, and he picked up the broom and hit the eunuch. "I'm going to fight you!"
At the beginning, Shen Xinran had the upper hand because the young eunuch was not paying attention and was beaten by her and ran around the yard.
But when the little eunuch reacted, he grabbed Shen Xinran's broom and started to fight back.
The young eunuch was obviously stronger than Shen Xinran, and the broom was about to be snatched away.
But the young eunuch's leg was hit by something and he fell to his knees on the ground.
Seeing this, Shen Xinran took the broom and madly hit the eunuch's face. Humph! You can call him ugly!
"You...you wait for me!" After the little eunuch got up, he ran away without looking back, forgetting to take the lunch box with him.
The food in the lunch box fell out and scattered all over the floor. But it was just a bowl of vegetable porridge and two white flour buns that had been sitting there for who knows how long.
Shen Xinran pursed her lips. Even if the male protagonist was banished to the cold palace, is this the treatment a prince deserves?
This little eunuch obviously embezzled money. She would beat him up every time she saw him next time.
Sima Yi walked up to Shen Xinran and said with a faint smile, "He has his own mouth. He can say whatever he wants. Why bother to argue with him?"
Shen Xinran shook her head and said firmly: "No, he can't be disrespectful to you." More importantly, he can't call her ugly.
Sima Yi smiled slightly, a very shallow smile that disappeared in an instant, as if water had passed without a trace, and soon returned to his indifferent appearance, "You are exhausted today, go and rest."
When Shen Xinran heard this, she didn't have to work anymore. She put the broom in the corner and smiled happily, "Thank you, Master."
Shen Xinran returned to her room. But her face began to feel hot, followed by an itchy sensation, as if countless small insects were crawling on it.
She was afraid of disfigurement and did not dare to grab it with her hands. After thinking for a moment, she decided to go find Eunuch Fushou.
Fushou is different from Xiaoxiangzi. He is a eunuch in the imperial concubine's palace and has a room to himself.
Shen Xinran went straight to Eunuch Fushou's residence. The door was closed and locked, so he must be still on duty.
Shen Xinran waited patiently at the door for half an hour before he came back. Shen Xinran went straight to greet him, shouting, "Godfather, you're finally back."
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