At the Xihua Gate of the Forbidden City, the sedan chair of His Royal Highness the King of Qin is undergoing routine inspection. The prince is no better than a foreign minister. When entering the palace, he has to hand over a sign to make an appointment. People can come whenever they want.
The King of Qin only brought two eunuchs with him. They were very simple and easy to follow. The imperial guards gave him a symbolic look before letting him go. No one noticed Yuan Feng who was disguised as a eunuch.
This is the second time Yuan Feng enters the palace disguised as a eunuch. In the eyes of ordinary people, the palace is full of dragons and tigers ambushing countless masters, but in Yuan Feng's eyes, it's just mediocre. The real masters live in seclusion in Kunlun.
In a place like Shan, no one would stoop to the palace for money and power. The most powerful people in the palace are so-called masters like Yu Hu. Although his archery skills are amazing, he may not be better than Yuan Feng in terms of swordsmanship.
The difference from last time is that this time Yuan Feng put on a proper disguise. He put foundation on his face, slightly processed the wings of his nose and the corners of his eyes, and his face changed a lot. It was popular among eunuchs in the Great Zhou Dynasty to apply powder, so this would make them less exposed.
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After entering the Xihua Gate, King Qin and his entourage did not enter the inner palace, but quietly got off the sedan. The prince, who was wearing red floral sleeves with arrows, got down from the sedan and walked to the northwest with only one eunuch.
The clothes that King Qin wore today were somewhat similar in color and pattern to the robes of the imperial guards. Looking from a distance, he would have thought he was a low-ranking guard, while Yuan Feng was dressed in standard eunuch attire. The two of them walked together,
Just like a person sent by a certain palace on an errand, he doesn't attract attention at all.
Xiliu Institute is very chaotic, with all kinds of people mixed here. In addition to regular buildings, there are also a large number of privately built shacks and piles of garbage. King Qin has lived in the palace for twenty years, and he doesn’t even know that the seemingly magnificent
There is such a dirty corner in the Forbidden City. What you see is shocking.
Seeing an aging eunuch with a face like orange peel staggering past, King Qin couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "My dynasty was only founded more than 20 years ago, where did so many old palace people come from?"
Yuan Feng also lowered his voice and said: "When the capital was built on Jiqing Road, there was a lack of well-trained eunuchs and maids, so a group of people were transferred from the Yuan Dynasty Palace. Twenty years later, these eunuchs and maids can't work.
He was homeless and had no home, so he lived in the Sixth House of the West, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not care about him. Over time, this situation developed."
King Qin nodded silently, while the lonely palace maid sat and talked about Xuanzong. These old palace people had no idea how many secrets in the palace were buried in their hearts. Perhaps the mystery of his and Princess Anle's life experience could be learned from their mouths.
What King Qin never expected was that Yuan Feng, who was walking beside him at the moment, had the same idea in his heart. Maybe he could find some clues to the mystery of his life experience here...
The two of them walked hurriedly in the Xiliu Institute without attracting anyone's attention. It was a mixed place with good and bad people selling stolen goods and there were so many people selling information that no one had time to care about others.
After passing a fence, an old woman who had been waiting here looked at Yuan Feng and asked coldly: "Lao Hai's friend?"
Yuan Feng didn't say much, he simply said the word "yes".
The old woman asked again: "Did you bring the money?"
Yuan Feng silently took out a piece of silver from his arms and handed it over. The old woman weighed it, put it in her mouth and bit it with her teeth. Then there was a smile between her eyebrows: "Follow me."
The two of them followed the old woman as they walked inside, passing through a messy shantytown and winding alleys, and finally came to a low shack. The old woman asked Yuan Feng and King Qin to wait at the door, and got in first.
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"Who lives here?" King Qin asked quietly, covering his nose.
"Po Wen, Po Po Wen is the oldest and most skilled in the palace. Of course, she is already old." Yuan Feng replied calmly, with his hands lowered and breathing freely, as if he was immune to the stench that permeated the surroundings.
King Qin was shocked. After finding Po Wen, the mystery of his and Wan'er's life experience was naturally solved. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but slowly let go of the hand covering his nose.
The door curtain was lifted, and the old woman stuck her head out: "Come in."
The two of them bent down and got into the shack. For a moment, even Yuan Feng couldn't help but hold his breath. There was no ventilation in the shed, there was no food, accumulated garbage, and the bedding that had not been cleaned and washed for a long time gave off a foul smell.
, can make people stun.
On the low bed, an old woman with gray hair was lying, coughing feebly. There was a bowl of white porridge on the bedside, and an oil lamp was spread out. The bean-like light shone on the old woman's face, and you could see her eyes.
There was a layer of white mist, and it turned out to be a blind man.
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"If you want to know anything, just ask." The old woman left without saying anything, and carefully closed the door for them when she went out.
There were only three people left in the shed. The old woman shivered and reached out to touch the rice bowl, but accidentally knocked the rice bowl to the ground. Yuan Feng, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the rice bowl without spilling a drop of the sticky white porridge.
Yuan Feng was not in a hurry to ask, but he personally carried the rice bowl and fed the old woman with a spoon. He had already inquired through Eunuch Hai and found out that the palace lady named Han Suzhen was Wen Po registered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
, who worked in the palace during the Pre-Han Dynasty. All the little lives born in the palace came to the world through her hands, even herself.
After Han Suzhen became blind, she was sent to live in Xiliu Residence. An unaccompanied blind man could not survive with the little money given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He only survived by relying on the care of another retired palace maid, which was just now
That old woman is old, so there is nothing wrong with her using the secrets Han Suzhen knows to make some money.
The old woman could not see her eyesight. She drank half a bowl of porridge while being served by Yuan Feng, and became out of breath again. Yuan Feng helped her pat her back, but she still said nothing.
The old woman stretched out her hand tremblingly, groped on Yuan Feng's robe, and found out that it was a eunuch's robe. Then she said in a trembling voice: "This young father-in-law is a kind-hearted person. What do you want to know? Tell me."
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Yuan Feng helped the old woman lean on the bed, and then said: "I want to ask about two things. Who is the biological mother of the fourth prince and Princess Anle?"
The old woman trembled, then shook her head and said: "Twenty years later, someone has finally asked this question. If I hadn't said anything, I might have forgotten it." She sighed again and was immersed in memories.
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Yuan Feng and King Qin looked at each other, speechless, waiting quietly for the old woman to speak.
"One late night in September of the first year of Tianyou's reign, I was woken up from my dream and stumbled to a palace to deliver the baby to a mother who had given birth prematurely. The premature birth was complicated by dystocia, and the baby was almost lost. But with the blessing of Bodhisattva, mother and child were finally born.
Ping'an, this prince is the current Fourth Highness of King Qin."
The old woman paused for a moment and then said: "But that empress is not Concubine Shu, but... but... she is another concubine that no one knows about. It is said that she is Concubine Rong."
"What happened next?" King Qin couldn't help but interject and asked. Han Suzhen's words were correct. He was a premature baby and almost killed his mother during delivery. His body and bones were weak when he was a child. He thought it was because his mother didn't like him.
The reason was, it was only at this moment that I was completely sure that I was not really born to Concubine Shu.
"I was just a stable woman. I settled the child and left. I never saw Concubine Rong again. Later, I heard that the Changchun Palace had a new prince, but Concubine Shu had never been pregnant at all."
King Qin's heart was up and down, and he wished he could find his biological mother immediately. However, he thought that he still had questions to ask, so he suppressed his mood and asked: "What about Princess Anle, who is her biological mother?"
"She is a palace maid. I don't remember her name. I only know that she works in Changchun Palace. I also delivered the child. Princess Anle's child was born at full term. She was born with black hair and beautiful tight breasts. Unfortunately, she was not a month old yet.
, and her mother passed away.”
"How did you die?" Yuan Feng and King Qin asked in unison.
"I'm just a stable woman, how can I know those things, but there are rumors in the palace that she was killed by Concubine Shu. She didn't even leave the whole body. The bones were burned and buried in Xiliu." Ruyan told the old story about the past.
The woman spoke in a toothless mouth with a calm tone, as if she was used to seeing other people's joys and sorrows.
Yuan Feng and King Qin looked at each other again. They already knew what they wanted to know. They had been delayed long enough and it was time to leave.
"We will come again, you take this little money." Yuan Feng put a silver ingot in the old woman's hand and walked out of the shack with King Qin.
The sky was getting a bit gloomy, and there was a lot of humidity in the air. The air that had seemed so smelly just now was so fresh. King Qin breathed heavily, as if he was hit hard by the story he just heard.
"Your Highness..." Yuan Feng wanted to say something comforting, but King Qin ignored him and strode away, so Yuan Feng had no choice but to follow.
After the two left, the old woman who had been standing nearby on lookout got into the shack and asked Han Suzhen: "Are those two people asking about Concubine Rong? Why don't you tell them the details about Concubine Rong?"
Han Suzhen sighed: "That secret does not belong to them, it belongs to another person. Maybe he will never come."
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King Qin and Yuan Feng walked back quickly. It had been half an hour since they entered the palace and they still hadn't arrived at Concubine Shu. They would be in trouble if they were discovered by others. They were really afraid of what would happen. When they were still ten steps away from the sedan chair, King Qin
Suddenly someone called me.
"Your Highness, stay." A strong and powerful voice sounded. King Qin turned his head sharply and saw a man standing in the corner. His figure was as powerful as his voice. Who else could he be but Yu Hu, the commander of the Royal Forest Army.
"General Yu, what's the matter with calling the lonely prince?" King Qin asked with a slight frown. Although Yu Hu was his father's favorite general, he was still a minister and could not be compared with his status as a prince.
"General, I'm just curious, where did His Highness go after entering the palace, leaving the sedan waiting here for nearly half an hour?" Yu Hu said unhurriedly.
"The lonely king felt sick in his abdomen and went to the toilet. What's wrong? Do we need to take care of this?" King Qin was in a bad mood, and his tone of voice became heavier.
Yu Hu quickly bowed and said: "I don't dare. Your Highness, please take care of yourself. I will take my leave."
King Qin snorted coldly and walked away. Yu Hu raised his head and saw the tall eunuch behind King Qin. His eyes suddenly flashed: "That eunuch, stop!"