Chapter 302 Can You Protect Me?

Little Li showed a helpless look on his face and said: "Although this place is nice, it is far from the imperial capital. Those who have a home can't go back."

"Oh? Eunuch Li still has family in the imperial capital?" Mo Yunzhu was a little surprised.

"Well, I still have my parents, my brother and my sister. They are waiting for me to leave the palace and reunite with them."

"Then you are old enough to leave now, right?"

Little Li's face twisted slightly as he said, "I am a servant of Eunuch Nian. I have served two emperors. As long as the Grand Emperor is still alive, we old servants are not allowed to leave the palace."

"Oh, that's too overbearing. It's because you know too much that I won't let you leave." Mo Yunzhu pouted.

Seeing her pouting and defending herself, Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Miss Mo is a smart person. There is a lotus pond over there, and it is just blooming. Miss Mo, would you like to go and take a look?"

"Okay." Mo Yunzhu looked around and saw servants coming and going. She also tried hard to find a eunuch An who looked like Xu Haoqin. Unfortunately, among the servants passing by, there was not a single one who looked like Xu Haoqin.

"That's the dining room. Hey, why are there so many people?" Little Li looked over and found something wrong. "Maybe someone else has come."

"Who is it? Go ask." Mo Yunzhu looked like she was enjoying the fun.

Little Li took the lead and walked towards the kitchen, and soon stopped a eunuch to ask something.

"Princess Changxiang is here?" Eunuch Li was very surprised.

Mo Yunzhu didn't expect that Princess Changxiang, who was beaten so badly, would come here.

It seems that she came here to recuperate. After all, Princess Changxiang cannot see anyone now.

Thinking of that whipping, a dark light flashed in Mo Yunzhu's eyes. Compared with the suffering Jun Huolan had endured over the years, that was a bargain for Princess Changxiang.

Now that it's delivered to her door again, she might as well have a taste of Chen Tianqi's bone-acid poison.

"Princess Changxiang eats so much." Mo Yunzhu was shocked when she saw the dishes being brought out from the kitchen.

Little Li smiled awkwardly and said, "The princess's menu consists of 24 dishes. Even if you don't want to eat them, you have to give them to her."

"If she is really rich, wouldn't it be a waste if she doesn't eat?" Mo Yunzhu raised her eyebrows.

"No, it's usually given to slaves and subordinates." Little Li explained, "In fact, if the master eats well, the slaves will have more."

"So that's how it is." Mo Yunzhu walked a few steps forward and came to a three-way intersection. Servants walked past them carrying plates of food.

Occasionally, some people would call Little Li "Eunuch Li" when they saw him, and some would look at Mo Yunzhu curiously.

Mo Yunzhu clearly felt that some of the old servants had some strange expressions on their faces when they saw her, perhaps because they thought her face looked like an acquaintance.

"Eunuch An, wait a moment." Suddenly a voice came from the canteen.

When Mo Yunzhu heard the three words "Eunuch An", she glanced over.

Then an old man holding a plate turned around to look at the chef who called him.

"Princess Changxiang doesn't eat peppercorns, so don't serve the peppercorn beef in your hand. Take it back."

Mo Yunzhu suddenly had an idea and said, "I love pepper beef. Eunuch Li, can you ask this Eunuch An to bring it to my room?"

Little Leo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course no problem." Then he immediately stepped forward and talked a few times.

"Since Miss Mo likes to eat pepper beef, then Eunuch An, you can send it to Miss Mo." Chef Yu had received news early that a distinguished guest was coming today.

"Yes, I'll send it over right away." Eunuch An agreed, then walked towards Mo Yunzhu with the plate.

"Eunuch Li, I'm indeed a little hungry. I'll go back to my room and eat something before going shopping." Mo Yunzhu said with a smile.

Little Leo naturally had no objection and suggested adding a few dishes. Mo Yunzhu ordered two dishes at random and walked back.

"This pepper beef is so delicious." Mo Yunzhu walked closer to Eunuch An. She found that Eunuch An usually kept his head half lowered.

But after looking at him a few more times, she could already tell that he was Xu Haoqin's father. After all, there were some similarities between father and son, although not many.

Eunuch An seemed very honest and said in a very respectful voice, "My lady, the chefs here are very skilled. They can cook whatever you want."

"Xiao Anzi is right. If Miss Mo stays for a few more days, she can ask Chef Yu to prepare different delicious dishes every day." Little Lizi said with a smile.

The corners of Mo Yunzhu's mouth twitched slightly. In fact, Eunuch An looked older than Little Leo, so it was a bit embarrassing to call him Little Anzi.

Mo Yunzhu deliberately took a few steps forward, and Little Lizi quickened his pace to catch up.

Mo Yunzhu talked to him, but she moved the hand that was away from Xiao Lizi slightly back, revealing the black wooden sign that Xu Haoqin had given her in her palm.

Eunuch An was originally walking carefully and watching the road. After all, he was holding a plate in his hand. Suddenly, he saw what was in Mo Yunzhu's hand and almost dropped the plate.

"Cough..." He coughed lightly. Mo Yunzhu had already retracted her hand and put the wooden sign away.

"Eunuch Li, go and find out if the emperor is in pain again." Mo Yunzhu said worriedly, "I'm afraid acupuncture will have little effect."

Eunuch Li immediately agreed and asked Eunuch An to put the plate into the house. He quickly went to the door to pass on the message.

Mo Yunzhu and Eunuch An immediately looked at each other, and Mo Yunzhu nodded to him.

Eunuch An, who had previously had no sense of presence, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes and then nodded slightly.

"Enjoy your meal, young lady. The kitchen has red bean and snow lotus syrup today. Would you like one portion?" Eunuch An said immediately when he saw Eunuch Li coming back.

"Red bean and snow lotus syrup, so good, I like it very much. Could you please give me another portion, Master An?"

"I'll get it right away." Eunuch An turned around and left quickly. When he came back with the sugar water, a note appeared at the bottom of the bowl. Mo Yunzhu knew what he meant from the look in his eyes.

After finishing her meal, she took the excuse of taking a rest and went into the inner room to open the note.

It said there were eight hidden guards in Chen Tianqi's room, and told her not to act rashly. It also said he would come to the back window at midnight.

Eunuch Li quickly reported back that Chen Tianqi's treatment was quite effective, but Princess Changxiang heard that there was a powerful doctor and asked her to come over for him to take a look.

Mo Yunzhu suddenly felt bad. She had expected that woman to look for her, but she didn't expect it to happen so soon. She hadn't even seen Zhuo Hongli come back yet.

But soon, Zhuo Hongli came back, his old face did not look very good. Mo Yunzhu asked him to sit down and made him a cup of tea.

"Yun Zhu, don't ask anything for now. The emperor and Eunuch Song guessed that the matter of Princess Changxiang was revenge after Jun Huolan returned. They also knew that you and Lan Yan helped Jun Huolan cure his illness, so they already suspected that you or Jun Huolan's people had done something to Princess Changxiang."

"Uncle Zhuo, are you afraid of them? Can you protect me?" Mo Yunzhu looked pitiful.