After the water was finished, several young eunuchs came over again.
"Sister Chunxiang, tell me." They waited eagerly, fearing that they were the unlucky ones.
"It has nothing to do with you." Chu Qiao laughed.
After saying this, all the eunuchs' faces turned dark. It turned out that this girl was lying.
The big eunuch who carried the most water glared, thrust the bucket at Chu Qiao's feet, and raised his hand to beat her. Chu Qiao immediately dodged away. Seeing that they were really angry, she quickly explained.
"It doesn't matter to you now, but it doesn't mean it won't matter in the future. You all turn the barrel over and beat it, otherwise you will definitely be in trouble."
"Don't believe this girl. She is too cunning. She tricked us into carrying water for her, and now she is trying to find an excuse to get out of the relationship." The little eunuch rubbed his arm and said.
"Yes, beat her!" There were others cheering behind her.
Chu Qiao swallowed her saliva and hurriedly stopped them and said:
"No, I'm serious. I have inside information. If you don't believe me, just beat me. It doesn't matter how many times I get beaten. If you don't do what I say... you will be in trouble."
Chu Qiao took a step back and looked timidly at the big man's fist. She wondered if they could believe her this time. If they didn't, she would have to find a way to run away.
The big man frowned, hesitated, and slowly lowered his fist.
"Okay, I believe you again. If you just fooled me, I will beat you into a meat pie tomorrow."
After saying that, the big man snorted, turned the barrel upside down, and banged it hard. Several other eunuchs also imitated his example and knocked the barrel upside down, although no one knew why.
, but they were all very hard, for fear of missing a beat.
After they finished beating, they left Chu Qiao behind and walked away in shame.
"It's really dangerous."
Chu Qiao patted her chest and let out a long breath.
After waiting for a while, when they didn't come back, Chu Qiao tipped the barrel over and started beating it. While she was beating it, she looked at the ground carefully. Everyone was beating like this, and a lot of yellow particles really fell off the ground.
residue.
If the cutting of pine trees is really due to water source problems, then the Taiyuan Hospital will definitely take action tonight to check whether there is any rosin residue in the wooden barrels of the water eunuchs.
But...if the Taiyuan Hospital does nothing tonight, she will be in big trouble. When the big eunuch gets angry, he can really beat her into a piece of meat.
With a deep shiver, Chu Qiao picked up the bucket and walked slowly back to the imperial kitchen. As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she saw the eunuchs carrying water standing at the door of the service room.
a row.
"Come here!" Little Eunuch Li caught a glimpse of Chu Qiao entering the door and called her loudly.
"I'm coming!"
Chu Qiao wiped her sweat and stood at the end of the queue. Faintly, she felt that something must have happened. She hoped it was someone from the Tai Hospital.
Sure enough, just as Chu Qiao stood up, a familiar voice came out of the service room. It was none other than Liu Zhang, the guard in brocade clothes who was looking coldly at her.
Little Eunuch Li greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Master Liu, all the water carriers are here."
"Check their wooden barrels. If there are rosin lumps mixed in, each person will hit ten big boards and hold them accountable for their dereliction of duty." After Liu Zhang finished speaking, a pair of fierce eyes swept over and fell on Chu Qiao's face.