Chapter 168 The Third Prince's Black Moonlight Eunuch 05
In the afternoon, the young eunuch arrived late with a food box, but thinking that the cold palace was haunted, he did not dare to go in.
He lingered in front of the cold palace door for a long time, and finally pushed the door open quietly and placed the food in the lunch box in the corner.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly felt his hand being grabbed tightly. He was startled and let out a shrill scream: "There's a ghost! Help!"
The young eunuchs working near the cold palace hugged themselves tightly when they heard the sound. This was the second time they heard ghost howling coming from the cold palace. Could it be really haunted?
Shen Xinran stood at the door, rolled his eyes, and said unhappily: "I'm not a ghost, I'm a human."
The young eunuch mustered up the courage to turn around, and upon seeing Shen Xin, he heaved a sigh of relief. He complained, "Since you're a human being, why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you know this will scare people to death?"
Chen Xinran said seriously: "I held you back because I wanted to tell you that you don't need to send food to the cold palace anymore. I will get it myself."
The young eunuch looked at Shen Xinran and snorted coldly: "I understand, there is nothing fishy at all! You are the one who wants to steal my job."
Chen Xinran almost laughed out of anger, "Don't you think the cold palace is too far? I'm helping you."
"Don't even think about it. I won't let you succeed." The young eunuch shook off Shen Xinran's hand, turned around and left quickly.
Shen Xinran turned around and saw Sima Yi looking at her with a smile. "He's still hoping to get some benefits from sending me something. He won't agree."
Shen Xinran smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely take back your share of the meal. But before that, you have to eat my meal first."
Sima Yi put the book in his hand aside and said nonchalantly: "You are a kind-hearted person."
Shen Xinran stopped talking. She was destined to do many bad things, so she could only compensate the male protagonist with these small things first.
At night, Shen Xinran waited at the door of the imperial kitchen, waiting for Sima Yi's meal.
I thought I would have an argument with the young eunuch, but the result was surprisingly smooth.
After returning to the cold palace, she handed the meal to Sima Yi as if she were offering a treasure, and smiled at him and said, "Master, look what I have brought back for you."
Sima Yi raised his head, glanced at Shen Xinran, and smiled faintly, "It's not like there haven't been palace maids and eunuchs who went to the imperial kitchen to get me food before. You're really good at that. They gave it to you as soon as you went."
Shen Xinran said seriously: "When I was a child, I was often bullied. Later, I found a powerful godfather. It's much better with the godfather's protection."
Sima Yi raised an eyebrow and asked, "Since your godfather is so powerful, how come you were sent to such a desolate place as the Cold Palace?"
Shen Xinran sighed: "Actually, I asked for this myself."
Sima Yi asked curiously, "Why?"
Chen Xinran wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes. "To be honest, when I was a child, I was clumsy and accidentally offended the emperor. It was the Empress Dowager at the time, your mother, who saved me. Since then, I have secretly vowed that if I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay the Empress Dowager."
Shen Xinran was talking to himself, and didn't notice that Sima Yi's expression was getting uglier.
"Now that the queen is gone, the person I repay becomes you." After Shen Xinran finished speaking, he raised his head and saw Sima Yi's eyes looking at him cold and ruthless, like a blade flashing with cold light.
Shen Xinran was stunned for a moment and asked, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Sima Yi regained his composure, as if Shen Xinran had been dazzled. He stood up and said with a faint smile, "It's okay. I'm a little tired. I'll go rest first."
Looking at Sima Yi's departing back, Shen Xinran reminded him, "Master, you haven't had dinner yet."
Sima Yi waved his hand: "No appetite, I'll give it to you."
Shen Xinran was a little confused, but she still opened the food box with a smile on her face. It was indeed a prince's meal, with three dishes, a soup, and a snack. It was much more sumptuous than what she usually ate. No wonder that little eunuch had such evil intentions.
In order to get breakfast for Sima Yi, Shen Xinran got up early. She was sleepy and rubbed her eyes while walking quickly towards the imperial kitchen.
Before she reached the imperial kitchen, she saw Eunuch Fushou. She smiled and greeted him, "Godfather, have you had breakfast?"
Fushou wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed, "Not yet. I was just about to go find you."
Shen Xinran opened his eyes wide and asked, "What do you want from me?"
Fu Shou's face was full of solemnity. He pulled Shen Xinran's hand to the corner and said in a low voice: "The Imperial Concubine wants to see you."
Although Shen Xinran was a little confused, he could only follow Eunuch Fushou obediently to Xianfu Palace where the imperial concubine lived.
Before entering, Eunuch Fushou turned around and told Shen Xinran, "When you see the Imperial Concubine later, you must tell the truth."
Shen Xinran nodded, took a deep breath, followed Eunuch Fushou into the hall, and knelt down in the hall properly.
All I could hear was Fushou's flattering voice, "Madam, I have brought Xiao Xiangzi here."
Then a female voice, gentle yet tinged with ruthlessness, said, "Get up and let me see your face."
Shen Xinran could only look up and saw a woman sitting above him, dressed in gorgeous clothes and heavily made-up. But if you looked closely, you could see that her face was covered with fine lines.
When the imperial concubine saw Shen Xinran's face, she sighed, "How did such a beautiful face become like this?"
Shen Xinran immediately replied: "To answer your Majesty, there are too many weeds in the cold palace. I became allergic as soon as I entered the cold palace."
The imperial concubine nodded thoughtfully, "I see. You've been in the cold palace for two days now, haven't you noticed anything wrong?"
Chen Xinran knew that since the imperial concubine asked this, it proved that she already knew something. If he did not answer the question to the point, death would be waiting for him.
Shen Xinran nodded and said seriously, "I found that the Third Prince likes to get up in the middle of the night and burn things."
The imperial concubine frowned slightly, "Oh, then what did he burn?"
Shen Xinran frowned and thought for a moment, "I am far away and can't see clearly, but it looks like some old clothes."
The imperial concubine clenched her fists and snorted coldly, "It must have been burned for his dead mother. The palace strictly forbids such things, but he went against the rules and committed a crime."
Shen Xinran nodded and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is still smart."
Eunuch Fushou took the opportunity to ask, "Your Majesty, should we tell His Majesty about this?"
The imperial concubine chuckled softly, "If I tell him, it might just bring up his sad memories again, and maybe even let the third brother take advantage of him. So, forget it."
After the imperial concubine finished speaking, she looked at Shen Xinran and asked, "The eunuch who delivered food to the cold palace died. Do you know about this?"
Shen Xinran's eyes were as big as copper bells. "How could he die? I just saw him yesterday morning."
Seeing Shen Xinran's expression, the imperial concubine didn't want to pretend, so she waved her hand and said, "Alright, you should go back early too, so that no one can see you."
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