Eunuch Lu was dressed in the lotus-green uniform of a chief eunuch. He wore a crown on his head and looked to be in his thirties. He was handsome and refined, but the way he looked at people made one feel uncomfortable.
Eunuch Lu sneered: "Oh, you have a very good memory. You actually still remember me. When you often came to the palace, I was still a kid who knew nothing and could only follow the eunuchs and pretend to be a grandson. More than ten years have passed in a flash... You see, I have to call you by your name. By the way, what is the maiden name of Prince Feixian?" Eunuch Lu turned around and asked the little eunuch behind him the last sentence.
Although the young eunuch was young, he was also very clever and immediately replied: "To answer Grandpa, the maiden name of the deposed Princess Xian is Rong."
Eunuch Lu clapped his hands and said, "Yes, yes, it's the surname Rong! Look, I almost forgot. The Rong family was also a big family in the past. It's a pity that there are not many people left. No wonder I can't remember it now."
Rong's expression remained unchanged when he heard this.
Eunuch Lu turned his attention to the two sisters Li and Ren Yaoqi. Ren Yaoqi lowered her eyes expressionlessly, but no one noticed that her hands hidden in her sleeves were shaking slightly.
"Rong, who is this person to you? Oh, this person in our family is quite influential. She used to follow you into the palace. Is she Princess Yurong?"
Li looked at Eunuch Lu and then at Rong. More than ten years ago, when she often went in and out of the palace, Eunuch Lu was really just an unknown eunuch, so she had no impression of him. Moreover, this eunuch had been speaking with thorns and malice since he started, so Li just smiled and said nothing.
The young eunuch beside Eunuch Lu scolded him dissatisfiedly, "Your grandfather Lu is talking to you." Then he muttered, "Don't you see whose kingdom is yours? Do you really think you are still the princess?"
Li, who never argued with others and had a peaceful temperament, unexpectedly replied, "My grandfather's surname was Li, and his given name was Ye. I don't know which grandfather you are talking about."
This sentence made everyone present quiet down. Li Ye was the name of the late emperor, and most people didn't dare to even mention it. Even Eunuch Lu didn't dare to say "your grandfather is me" in public.
The young eunuch came from the palace and knew how powerful things were better than anyone else. When he saw that he had said the wrong thing in order to please Eunuch Lu and was caught with a big handle, he was so scared that his face turned pale and he almost wet his pants.
Eunuch Lu stared at Li Banxian, then suddenly laughed and slapped the young eunuch in the face: "Go back and present yourself to the Empress Dowager to receive a hundred beatings. Whether you can survive depends on God's will."
The young eunuch knelt aside and dared not say a word.
Eunuch Lu smiled and nodded to Rong, saying, "Not bad, really good!"
Rong knew that those who served the Empress Dowager were trying to please Empress Dowager Yan, who was far away in Kyoto, by humiliating them. She was no stranger to such things back then, so Eunuch Lu's meaningful smile did not shake her at all.
She nodded and smiled, "Eunuch Lu, you came to Yanbei for something important, right? We won't disturb you from doing your business. We'll take our leave first."
Xiao Heng also said, "Eunuch Lu, Chengde Hall is not far ahead. I will take you there."
Eunuch Lu seemed not to have had enough fun. He glanced from Rong to Li and the sisters Ren Yaoqi. Ren Yaohua was very unhappy to be stared at by a eunuch. If it were her previous temper, she would have lost her temper by now, but her temperament has been much calmer now. She also knew that people from the palace were not to be offended easily, so she frowned and lowered her head.
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