Volume 1 Chapter 34 (1/2)

Book 1: Winds Begin to Blow in Tai Yuan

Chapter 34 – “Wild” Mandarin Ducks[1]

During the same time, Shen hour, second half-hour

Xuande Hall’s Deputy Steward eunuch Lao An walked out from the hall He stuck out his head to look at the distant bustling, celebratory scenery, ed his waist, and tottered towards his own residence behind the hall He was in the secluded and quiet West Six Palaces, close to the cold palace Letter Hall, so even if there was an event happening in the palace today, it still had nothing to do with him The almost seventy year old eunuch stiffened hisback and forth

Passing by a quiet cloister, the old eunuch suddenly stopped his steps

In front, a man and woman ore the uniforms of a eunuch and a palacepast a stretch of fake mountain decorations[2]

“Who!”

The patrolling guards of the Xuande Hall stopped outside the courtyard door, looking in with attention

That man and woman pair turned around with panic, their appearances unfaer yellow face color rose hints of redness, and she bashfully withdrew back her hand

The old eunuch’s age was old but his eyes were not; discovering a cylindrical shaped object in the girl’s hand, he started, then realized that this was yet another good dra a pair of unnatural lovers

Pressing his lips, the old fellow thought of his own “eating partner” Jade Ring, and couldn’t help but obscenely chuckle with a “he he” sound Waving his hand, he signaled for that couple to quickly go, while also gesturing at the guards

The guards changed directions and left

Those tered their heads, but loitered there notThe old eunuch clasped his hands and walked out several steps, before turning around with a surprised “en?” sound

“Sir Eunuch please save us!” That palaceThe old eunuch narrowed his eyes while looking at her, his brows knitting together

“Sir Eunuch … we are servants of the Letter Hall … right now … right noe don’t dare to go back …” That h her face color was faintly jaundiced, her appearance was very pretty, and her teary face delicate andeven that sad expression to have a sense of brightness and refinement

The old eunuch watched her with pity, feeling that it was only because this lady’s skin color was not well; with one look, one would be able to tell she was from lowly birth, and had few opportunities to succeed in life Otherwise, with this kind of striking appearance even being a concubine would be possible Why would she need to stay in the cold palace and becoht he began to have some compassion in his heart for the woman, and hesitantly looked over in the distance

Over there soldiers came and ithout break, their inspection strict No wonder this pair of wild mandarin ducks didn’t dare to return to the hall As a deputy steward eunuch himself, he truly could cover for theer for people with no relation to him?

The old eunuch recovered his sleeve His aged eyes dimmed and his expression turn confused as he looked up at the sky

Yun Hen and Meng Fuyao gave each other a glance Fuyao raised her eyebrows, using her chin to signal towards Yun Hen Yun Hen frowned, and softlyFuyao immediately pounded the small of his back, her attack ruthless Helpless, Yun Hen scooped out a bag fro Fuyao

With a s of her eyebrows and humor in her eyes, Fuyao received it, and used two hands to offer it to the old eunuch, with a low voice saying, “Sir Eunuch is hardworking, here is a token of our good will”

The old eunuch straightened up, and swung his sleeve at Meng Fuyao In an instant, she wisely stuffed that heavy sack into his sleeve pockets The old eunuch looked at Fuyao with appreciation, then gave a glance at Yun Hen while chuckling, “Chuood luck with the ladies” His vision lewdly swept over that object in Meng Fuyao’s palo to the side hall to each carry over a tray and follow him

Yun Hen had a downcast expression as he gripped the tray tightly His eyes drifted, seeing Meng Fuyao stuff that cylinder object into her bosom, and his face couldn’t help but turn red Fortunately it was a dark night, and no one noticed

Fuyao coughed shamefacedly and raised her head to look at the sky, oncethis debt onto Zhan Bei Ye – if it wasn’t for you sealing my true qi, would I have needed to use even this prop?

The old eunuch Lao An had just brought Meng Fuyao and Yun Hen to walk out of Xuande Hall towards the Letter Hall, before an aruard immediately ly recognized Lao An, and slightly soing?”

“Look,” Lao An lifted his chin to signal towards the Letter Hall, his expression showing iain Saying that she got a cold, she dispatched people to ask me for cotton to make winter clothes”

“This s Sir Eunuch to personally come?” The opposite’s eyes were sharp, his vision like a hawk’s

“Ai, you don’t know” The old eunuch tiptoed up and went close to the side of his ear, ht relapse, so I came with them to take a look Maiden Shen’s probleh … I’ve heard she was infected with so not very clean …”

He coughed, then closed his

Wind fro the fallen leaves on the ground surface into the air The brittle leaves scraping against the floor sounded like a wo closer

Fro together yet not transforht alley, for sohostly atmosphere

That guard captain htly He had also been in the palace for a long time, and naturally knew that nearby the Letter Hall, the only people that entered and exited were deposed and fallen people accused of cried out were all corpses that met violent and sudden ends, and it could be said that every corner had been drenched by fresh blood before, and every space lingered with the souls of the wrongful dead