"Eunuch Yu?"
When I saw the person in front of me, I was shocked.
The one standing in front of me was not the eunuch who took me to Jixian Hall twice before, nor anyone else, but an old man with a hunched back and a white-haired head. He shook twice before he stood firm, as if he couldn't stand the wind, snow and cold outside, and coughed twice.
Hearing me call him, he raised his head, his face full of joy: "Girl, I'm back."
"Eunuch Yu, it's really you!"
I walked down the steps with some surprise. When I looked at him closely, I realized that he was extremely old, his face was full of wrinkles, and his eyelids drooped, almost covering half of his eyeballs. When the chaotic, gray-black eyeballs looked at me, it seemed that they were always in tears, but compared to the restrained eyes that were watching everything in the past, his eyes were almost gone.
When I met Xiao Fuzi in Yangzhou Prefecture, he told me that Eunuch Yu was already very old, so Pei Yuanhao didn't let him follow him even when he went south, but just asked him to serve him in the palace. I could know more about the old man's scene of the mountains and hills, but I didn't expect that when I saw it, I still felt sad.
He is really old.
The snow fell on his hair, and there was no trace of it.
I was happy and sad, looking at him, and choked and said, "Dadfather-in-law, I didn't expect to see him again."
"I didn't expect that I could see the girl again."
He said, his voice a little hoarse.
In fact, when he gave me a lot of help and gave me some advice, his attitude towards me was not very enthusiastic. He was an old man who saw everything clearly but refused to step up easily. But today his feelings are a bit exposed.
Maybe, he is really old.
When I met him, both of them were filled with tears. They stood in the wind and snow and talked for a while. I raised my head and looked at the luxurious carriage behind him, and then I woke up a little.
"Eunuch Yu, you are--"
"Girl, today the emperor issued an order to let the old slave pick up the girl into the palace."
“…”
I'm not talking anymore.
If someone else was in front of me at this time, I would have been talking back, but I couldn't do this old man.
He stood quietly for a while, then looked at me: "Girl, don't you want to go?"
I frowned slightly at him: "Eunuch Yu..."
He seemed to smile, and then said, "The old lady knows what the girl means. Whether the emperor issued an order or requested by her, the girl will not return to that palace."
"Since Eunuch Yu knows why..."
"Because, the little princess is still in the palace."
When I heard him say this, I was immediately excited.
Eunuch Yu looked at me, calmly with a little sadness: "Girl, the little princess has been in the palace. Doesn't the girl miss her at all?"
My eyes immediately became hot and my nose became sore.
Why don't you think about it?
If it weren't for Miaoyan, how could I return to this capital after leaving Jinling?
But--
Looking at my complicated and entangled eyes, Eunuch Yu sighed lightly and stepped forward and said, "I understand the girl's thoughts, and I have no intention of forcing her. But this time, the girl must enter the palace."
"Why?"
He looked at me and said word by word: "This morning, the little princess called her mother."
“…!”
I couldn't react for a moment, and stood on the steps and looked at him blankly, feeling that the wind was particularly bitter, and the snow was blowing on my face, and it hurt a little, but gradually, the pain was so numb that I couldn't feel it. I could only hear the whimpering sound of the wind that kept ringing. In an instant, the whole world, and all the world, were the whimpering sound in my mind.
There is also the smiley voice of Eunuch Yu, which echoed gently in the wind and snow—
This morning, the little princess called her mother...
The little princess called her mother...
...
Just as I was standing there stupidly and completely lost my reaction, Caiwei next to me rushed over and hugged me: "Madam!"
I was shaken by her pounce, almost falling off the stairs. Eunuch Yu was so scared that he hurriedly reached out to support me. Du Yan next to me also stepped over and grabbed my arm, but I was still a little confused and didn't care about my shaking body. I just looked at Eunuch Yu: "You, say--"
Eunuch Yu's eyes were bent and he didn't say anything. Caiwei next to me hugged me and said happily: "Madam, you heard it right!"
“…”
"He said the little princess could talk!"
“…”
"Miss Miaoyan will call her mother!"
“…”
"Her illness is cured!"
Caiwei's anxious voice heard in my ears, like thunder, finally awakening me from the void. I grabbed Eunuch Yu's arm in ecstasy: "Are you telling it seriously? Miaoyan is really well?"
When Eunuch Yu saw me in ecstasy appearance, he couldn't help laughing, but after laughing, he said very cautiously: "It's okay, the old slave doesn't have the final say, but the little princess can speak, which is a big happy event in the palace this morning. Even the Queen went to see it in person."
“…”
At this moment, I could no longer speak, my voice was hoarse, and I was trembling when I grabbed his hand.
My thin and thin wrists were almost broken by me, but he didn't say anything. But after a while, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and he said, "But..."
"But what?"
"..." He hesitated for a moment and looked at me again: "Girl, it's better for you to go and see it yourself."
At this moment, I finally found my mind.
Compared to Cai Wei's ecstasy beside me, I calmed down a little - Miaoyan was not healed, and Miaoyan was still very reserved just now, Miaoyan just started to "calm mother" and not healed. Moreover, looking at his appearance, it seemed that there were other things to pay attention to in his condition, so I had to go and take a look.
I took a deep breath, tried to calm myself down, and then said, "Since that's the case, then father-in-law, please wait for me first, and I'll write a letter."
Eunuch Yu was not surprised at all, and just smiled and nodded.
I turned back home with joy Caiwei. Although at this time, I felt that my head was heavy and my feet were light, and my chest was like boiling soup. There was a strong desire surging, and I wish I could grow wings under my ribs, which would allow me to see Miaoyan at once. However, the fact is, if I really wanted to go to the palace to see her, I still needed some preparation.
When I returned to the house, I wrote a letter. When I went out to the gate, I was still standing in the snow with Eunuch Yu, and a thin layer of snow fell on my shoulders. As soon as I walked over, Du Yan took a step forward, as if he was going to follow me. I turned around and said to him, "You don't have to accompany me today."
He was stunned: "Madam."
I sighed faintly.
If he went to another place, he would be fine with him, but it would be useless to bring anyone to the palace. I only handed the letter and a piece of paper folded into buckles to him and said, "If I haven't come back, do this letter as I say."
Du Yan looked at me silently, lowered his head and looked at the letter, and took it calmly: "Yes."
He doesn't say much, but I know that he is more steadily doing things than talking.
So, let go.
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The carriage walked very fast.
But no matter how fast it is, it is not as anxious as my heart. In such a cold day, I was sweating all over in the car. I could even lift the curtains and cut them on my face, so I could calm down the heat and anxiety in my heart a little.
Soon, I passed the palace gate.
This time, it was not the road to Jixian Palace before, but the gate of the south palace. I watched the vermilion gate slowly open, and the guards on both sides surrounded him, and Eunuch Yu only showed his face on the carriage. Before our carriage could even stop, we continued to drive forward quickly.
Finally, I stopped at the entrance of a palace.
Caiwei helped me get off the carriage. She was already under the pressure of everything in the palace and her breathing was disordered. At this time, the hand that was holding me was trembling. I didn't have time to take care of her. I just turned around and looked at Eunuch Yu. He shrugged and raised his hand in front: "Please follow me."
The palace was almost the same as when I left. There were even such red walls and green tiles. The white snow made the place crystal clear, just like the heavenly palace. The plain white snowflakes covered up all the filth and discomfort here, and it seemed to have become simple and clean.
Although I know, it is impossible here.
It's never possible.
The more I walked forward, the paler my face became, and the more cold sweat I was on my body, almost soaking my clothes inside. I don’t know if it was because of my nervousness or getting closer to Miaoyan, which made me restless. After entering the inner palace, a group of eunuchs came towards me. When I saw Eunuch Yu, they all hurried over to salute.
"Father-in-law, this one is—"
Eunuch Yu seemed unwilling to say much to others, and said lightly: "This is a distinguished guest that our family invited from outside the palace."
"Oh, then, I have to send it to clean it first?"
“…”
Before I could react, Eunuch Yu pointed at them and scolded: "I'm so immersed, and I don't even see who she is. Do she need to wash her when she enters the palace?"
The eunuch who spoke looked young, but his official position was quite large, and seemed to be very unfamiliar with me. After being scolded by Eunuch Yu, he hurriedly stepped aside, but his face also showed an angry expression and said insult: "Who is that person?"
A older eunuch next to him said, "You have a tongue, let her wash it? Do you know who she is?"
"Who is she?
"She is Princess Miaoyan's biological mother!"
"What?! She is-"
Eunuch Yu took me forward, and the whispers and horror eyes behind me gradually faded away.
I didn't care what others thought of me, but what they said, but I just walked around and I felt something was wrong.
The road in front of you is not to Pei Yuanhao’s bedroom or Jingren Palace.
Chapter completed!