Chapter 7
"Get out, get out..." An angry voice came from the East Palace. The eunuch who came to report the news of the Queen's pregnancy was so scared that he quickly retreated, while also avoiding the broken vase pieces on the ground.
Eunuch Ma couldn't bear to watch this any longer and stepped forward to advise, "Your Highness, the Queen is pregnant. We should congratulate her. If news of her violent outburst gets out, it will be very difficult for His Majesty to handle it."
Li Yin didn't say anything, but Eunuch Ma knew he had heard it.
Li Yin recalled the happy scene of his father and mother having dinner together, which now seemed like a lifetime ago.
He tried to calm his inner anger and took several sips of herbal tea.
In the afternoon, he could not resist the nagging of Eunuch Ma and decided to go "visit" the pregnant queen. In the corridor, he happened to meet the prime minister who was coming out of the queen's palace.
"Your Highness, are you here to visit the Queen?" the Prime Minister broke the silence first and asked.
"Yes, I am here to visit my younger brother who is about to be born. After all, I have to be prepared for everything to go wrong!" Li Yin said with a forced smile.
When the prime minister saw Li Yin's expression, he felt as if he was looking at an ignorant child. Li Yin was very angry at such a look, and it was like a punch on cotton, so he turned away in anger.
His Majesty was also in the Queen's Palace. Ji Zelan was clearly less than three months pregnant, but she was pretentious and asked His Majesty to feed her.
Li Yin went straight in and broke this so-called "warm" scene.
Ji Zelan pretended to have just seen Li Yin and signaled His Majesty to put down the chicken soup with her eyes: "Your Highness, it has been a long time since you last visited my palace. However, Your Highness, please come to my palace more often! I am also very happy to see Your Highness."
"Are you happy?" Li Yin asked with a smile.
"Of course, what mother wouldn't be happy to see her son!" Ji Zelan retorted.
"Is it the mother who is five years older than you?" Li Yin sneered.
"You..." Ji Zelan's fingers trembled with anger.
His Majesty, standing beside him, finally couldn't stand it anymore and tried to stop her, but Li Yin interrupted him, "Look, you're angry again! They say that during pregnancy, only when you see something or someone good-looking can you give birth to a cute and well-behaved child. I'll come to see you every day in the future. What if you give birth to another troublemaker like me?"
Ji Zelan became even angrier, her face turning red.
His Majesty quickly stopped Li Yin and said, "Alright, you can leave now!"
Li Yin looked at Ji Zelan provocatively and retreated with a smile on his face.
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The second exam for eunuchs was mainly a written test, and the content of the examination was the palace rules for eunuchs. Luo Sanying was very happy when he heard it, because he had never learned it before, so he could just guess blindly. Anyway, he would not pass the exam with his luck.
There was a special place in the palace for eunuchs to be examined. Luo Sanrong and other eunuchs lined up to enter the examination room and look for their seats. After Luo Sanrong found his seat, he sat quietly. Soon, the invigilator came to read out the examination rules.
[No plagiarism, no whispering... no early submission... no sleeping...]
After the test papers were handed out, Luo Sanrong wrote her name and began to tear the draft paper into four parts and roll them into small balls to decide the answers to the test questions. Just as she wrote the fourth question, there was a commotion in the invigilator's office. However, Luo Sanrong did not care. Just as she was about to write the answer to the fifth question, she found someone standing next to her. She looked up and saw that the "enemy" eunuch was standing next to her, looking at her with a smile on his face, but this smile looked very hideous to the guilty Luo Sanrong.
The "enemy" came close to Luo Sanrong's test paper, glanced at it, and made a "tsk tsk" sound. Luo Sanrong wanted to tell the invigilator that this person was disturbing her while she was doing the test, but when she looked up, she found that the invigilators all pretended not to see. Luo Sanrong realized that this "enemy" seemed to be in a very high position. With the mentality of "if you can't afford to offend, you can afford to avoid", Luo Sanrong ignored Li Yin's gaze and continued to answer the questions.
However, every time Luo Sanrong began to answer a question, Li Yin would grab her pen, preventing her from continuing. Only when she chose an answer that satisfied Li Yin could she move on to the next question. Luo Sanrong was furious, but the higher the rank, the more powerful the person. So, while Li Yin was distracted checking on the other eunuchs, Luo Sanrong quickly made up a few answers. When Li Yin came back to check, he couldn't help but take a deep breath, but he still managed not to lose his temper. He simply brought another test paper and threatened Luo Sanrong with a look that made her answer again...
In the end, as expected, Luo Sanying successfully passed the second exam with an "A" score.
When Luo Sanrong saw her results, she felt powerless. Li Yin, noticing her expression, walked beside her and said thoughtfully, "You want to be a eunuch so badly. How could I let your wish go unfulfilled? When you become one, come and thank me!"
Luo Sanrong was in a very bad mood and didn't want to pay any attention to Li Yin. He took his "A" report card and left quickly. He didn't notice Li Yin's excited expression of catching prey behind him.
Only the third test is left. It is said that the third test will be set by His Majesty and the Queen herself, and the test questions will be decided by drawing lots to test whether everyone can complete the task perfectly and quickly.
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Qinghongyuan is the largest brothel in Xia'an State. It is magnificent and has good privacy. Many dignitaries in the court use it as a place to rest and relax. Even the prime minister's son Ji Zeming is no exception. He has a room in Qinghongyuan all year round, but he does not use it for pleasure, but for his own "hobby".
"Okay, you can go out now." Ji Zeming added the finishing touch to his beautiful portrait and said ruthlessly to the woman in front of him.
The woman in front of him is the famous courtesan of Qinghongyuan. She has a cold appearance and always wears a veil in front of ordinary people. Only in front of the person in front of her will she "come down to earth" and become lively.
"Sir, you always say that a woman's body is the most perfect work of art. Don't you want to own it?" The woman took off her veil, revealing a slim figure.
Ji Zeming stared at the woman's naked body and moved closer to her face, his breath ambiguous.
Just when the woman thought the noble man in her heart was about to bow his head for her, Ji Zeming suddenly distanced himself from the woman, placed her hand on his chest, and said calmly, "Only physical desire, but no heart desire, this is not what I want.
The woman looked embarrassed and quickly left the room.
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There was still one day before the third test. Luo Sanrong didn't want to stay in the palace, so he wanted to find a secret place to worship privately. Finally, he chose an abandoned palace in the harem.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Luo Sanrong secretly came to the dark palace. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed from behind a pillar. Luo Sanrong thought he was dazzled and did not take it seriously. He continued to move forward. At this time, a head with disheveled hair hung down from the beam. The timid Luo Sanrong fainted all of a sudden.
The upside-down head made a puzzled sound. It had never expected that there would be someone in such a remote palace late at night, falling from the beam.
The black shadow's hair was tied up with a black cloth, and he was wearing a black nightgown. He was over seven feet tall and of medium build.
The black shadow looked at Luo Sanrong lying on the ground, and was helpless for a moment, so he had to let her continue lying there.
Not long after, a few cuckoo calls were heard outside the hall, and the black shadow responded with three sparrow calls. The person outside pushed the door open and came in. It turned out to be Prince Li Yin.
Li Yin saw Luo Sanrong lying on the ground and looked puzzled: "Wei Dao, why is he here?"
Weidao is the personal bodyguard of Crown Prince Li Yin. He has been with the Crown Prince since he was a child and is as close as a brother to him. He is also a martial arts expert. However, a few days ago, he was sent out by Crown Prince Li Yin to perform a mission and only returned today.
"Your Highness, do you know him? I don't know why he is here. Anyway, when he saw me here, he was scared to death and hasn't woken up yet." Weidao said slowly.
"I guess we know each other! He's an interesting little pet." Li Yin said in a doting tone.
When Weidao heard this, he got goosebumps. Every time Li Yin spoke in this tone, someone would be unlucky. Now it seemed that the person lying on the ground was the unlucky one. Weidao unconsciously cast a sympathetic look at him.
Li Yin also noticed Wei Dao's look and put down his teacup in dissatisfaction: "Hey, what are you looking at?"
Wei Dao drank tea to cover up: "Nothing, nothing."
"How did the mission go?" Li Yin asked unhappily.
Wei Dao was already accustomed to his Highness's mood swings and didn't take it seriously. "We've already made some progress. We've identified several suspicious locations and are investigating them."
Li Yin's expression also grew serious. He took a sip of tea and said, "Hurry up! That organization is becoming increasingly powerful. If they grow up, there will be endless trouble."
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