Although there are no buildings nearby, there are some one- and two-story buildings a little further away, which are densely packed and have a strong presence in this land where every inch of land is precious.
There are some time-honored shops near the imperial city, with a maximum of two floors. Buildings above two floors are not allowed to exist in this area to prevent people from climbing up to overlook the palace.
But even if it is only a two-story building, you can still see the palace gate from the second-floor window.
Whenever someone comes in or out, with good eyesight, you can clearly see the appearance of these people.
At this time, the lights on the first and second floors of a shop were all turned off. A waiter sighed and sat on the couch under the window, drinking wine. There was a plate of spiced peanuts on the small table, and he drank the wine.
According to the rules, he is responsible for monitoring the palace gate tonight. He must keep vigil and can eat and drink, but cannot sleep.
"Spring is coming, I wonder what's going on at home..." the waiter thought to himself. Suddenly he saw a fire coming out of the window. He was startled and hurriedly walked over and looked out through the crack in the window.
Then he saw the palace door open, and a crowd of dark people pouring out, all wearing armor, and seemed to be palace guards.
"What happened?!" Looking at this scene with his mouth open, the guy who was monitoring the palace gate immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Something must have happened, I want to report it to the prince immediately!"
A sudden uneasiness made the guy feel that this originally hidden observation place was no longer safe.
This kind of uneasiness comes for no reason, but when they do things like this, they usually trust their intuition.
There were two other people on duty downstairs, and they had all gone to bed. The waiter opened the door and walked out without packing his things.
They are all people who hold some secrets. Unlike the ordinary clerks in this shop, the three people who are responsible for monitoring the palace gate in shifts, including him, must not fall into the hands of the guards, otherwise they will really dig something out of their mouths.
Information is a big deal.
The corridor on the second floor was dark and extremely quiet. Although he felt more inexplicable uneasiness in his heart, the guy still stepped on the slightly noisy wooden floor and walked towards the stairs.
When he reached the stairs, his steps hesitated.
"Why is your heart beating faster?"
He didn't feel anything was specifically wrong, but he felt more and more uneasy. The stairway leading down was like a deep and wide open mouth, as if it was waiting for him to walk in.
But such thoughts only surfaced before they were suppressed by the clerk. Time was running out, and he really didn't have the time to be pretentious. If he didn't retreat in time, if he was caught, he might pull out the carrot and bring out the mud.
The palace gate is still some distance away from here. If they leave now, even if the guards really come towards them, they will be too late by the time they get here.
When I was thinking this, I kept walking and quickly went downstairs. The wooden stairs were already a bit old. As I hurriedly walked down, the small creaking sound was louder in this quiet night.
The moment his feet landed on the ground, suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew from not far away.
"When did the window open?" He had obviously checked when he went upstairs before and found that it was closed properly.
The waiter was already feeling uneasy, but it suddenly became aroused.
But when he realized that something was wrong on the first floor, there was a "pop" and a heavy blow from the side, knocking him straight away.
"Take it down!" In the pitch-black lobby on the first floor, several black figures gathered in an instant, and without lighting a lamp, they quietly dragged the people on the ground away.
Yuanfang Inn
It's dark at night, and a lantern is hung at the door of the inn, which means that the inn has the door open for guests.
Often, the inn is closed at this time, but if a guest comes home late, the waiter will be left to guard the door in the lobby, lest no one opens the door when the guest calls.
An ox cart came from far and near on the quiet street and stopped in front of the far inn.
Two people got off the bullock cart one after another. One was a eunuch, not very old, about twenty years old, and the other was dressed like a respectable steward. The latter escorted the former here, accompanying him in a good voice.
Talking.
"Eunuch Sun, look, is the procurement of ingredients in the palace this time the same as before? I heard that the imperial kitchen was going to be replaced by someone else?"
The eunuch surnamed Sun was invited to a large restaurant for a meal by the steward. Now that he was full of food and drinks, he also received benefits. After hearing this, he said slowly: "This matter is easy to talk about, and our family can talk about it with the imperial kitchen."
As I said, as long as you are respectful, there will be no problem."
While he was talking, he suddenly glanced aside and was stunned.
"Eunuch Sun?" The steward also looked in the direction he was looking, but found nothing. He couldn't help but called out out of curiosity.
"It's okay." The eunuch surnamed Sun said casually, not caring much.
Just now, he suddenly saw a white cat flashing past the corner of his eye.
The dignitaries in the capital often kept cats, but even ordinary people also kept cats in order to catch mice. It was not unusual to see cats on the street at night, and the eunuch surnamed Sun did not pay attention.
"Okay, we will remember your business, don't worry." After saying this to the restaurant steward who bribed him, the eunuch surnamed Sun opened the door and entered the inn.
As a low-level eunuch who had just been embraced for less than a year, although the eunuch surnamed Sun is now indeed capable of pretending to be a tiger, the money he has obtained is not enough to buy a real estate in this expensive place in the capital.
So when he goes out to do errands and has no time to go back, he will stay at the inn.
As a eunuch in the palace, even the owner of a large inn in the capital did not dare to offend easily. The room prepared for him was the upper room. Once inside, the furnishings were quite elegant. It can be seen that in order to prevent this father-in-law from holding grudges, the innkeeper
It was all done with care, but he didn't like it as much as the banknotes the eunuch took out of his sleeves.
"Huh? What is this?"
After sitting down and drinking a cup of hot tea, the eunuch surnamed Sun took out the banknotes and looked at them one by one. They were all large bills of one hundred taels, which were also the largest banknotes.
"The banknotes are so touching!" He was almost dazzled by several banknotes. Suddenly, he found something hidden inside the banknotes.
When I pulled it out, I saw a piece of paper with a few words written on it: "Xue Gui?"
What is this?
Judging from the meaning of the word, could it be that it is a medicine? Did the steward make a mistake?
When I took a closer look, I didn't know what was going on. When I was wondering, I just heard a "boom" and a loud bang on the door. The next moment, the door was kicked open and a group of people full of evil spirits poured in.
At a glance, he saw that he was wearing official uniform with fish patterns and a long sword on his waist. These were the emperor's bodyguards. Eunuch Sun was shocked: "What are you doing?"
Such a situation made him subconsciously feel that something was wrong. Could it be that someone discovered that he had accepted bribes? But how could such a thing lead to people treating him like this?
"I am Eunuch Qin's godson!" Eunuch Sun screamed. He is a member of the system and knows that if he has any trump cards, calling them out directly is the best way.
If you are detained, you will often have an arrow on the string and you have to take action. Law enforcement agencies have their own dignity and dignity, so they cannot let you go easily!