In the Royal Prison.
There was a loud noise outside the prison.
"Aye! Young man, are you alright?"
"What happened? Get him up!"
Cheng Wanli scowled. He frowned and yelled at outside,
"Who is making noise here?"
"Chiliarch, it's a young man from the Eastern Depot. He sat on the ground and wouldn't move right after he came in the Royal Prison."
Leng Qingtang was surprised. He pushed Cheng Wanli aside and stormed out of the prison cell.
Under the dim lights gathered some prison guards. In the middle was a small person. The bright purple robe made it clear that he was a guard from the Eastern Depot.
Right now, he was sitting on the dirty and damp stone ground. Under the big flat hat was his sickly pale face.
"Yun Guaner!"
Leng Qingtang pushed the guards aside and squatted by her side. He didn't understand how she would come here all the
The most sensational news in the capital of Dayi was that the entire family of Zhong Siyou, the Minister of Personnel, were exterminated. The Minister of Personnel was ranked as the second-grade officials and was in charge of the appointments, removals, examinations, promotions, demotions, honors, and transfers of the officials of the country. Minister Zhong served the court for thirty years, from an ordinary officer in the Ministry of Personnel to the Vice Minister of Personnel, and finally became the Minister of Personnel. Court officers and the people held that although he did not make great achievements, he was still a mediocre man. Now he was sentenced to the Royal Prison by the Eastern Depot for accepting bribes, buying, and selling official positions. His family members were also exterminated. It was late autumn now. At night, the gloomy sky clouded over, and then came the first drizzle in the autumn. All night long, the
Yongning Palace.Leng Qingtang smiled and looked directly at the angry Wan Yuyao. He was calm as usual. Opened his mouth, his voice was deep and attractive, "I am devoted to Your Grace, but Your Grace misconstrues my kindness, which breaks my heart. Look, the gold hairpin of Your Grace is tilted. Let me help you adjust it." Leng Qingtang raised his hand and pinched the gold hairpin on the side of Wan Yuyao's hair. Then he pushed the hairpin into the hair bun and smoothed out the gold threads of the hairpin before he withdrew his fair hands. A series of movements were carried out in silence, and an inexplicable atmosphere swirled between the two. Wan Yuyao's heart suddenly quivered, and her anger vanished. The anger on her face completely disappeared. Wan Yuyao and Leng Qingtang looked at each other. His beautiful face was indifferent, and his eyes squinted with a smile. An incredible power could be found in his dee
"Aye. Thank you, master. We'll excuse ourselves." Outside the Wutong Garden, the two maidservants curtsied to Leng Qingtang promptly and then walked towards Prince Chen. Prince Chen rolled about on the ground and kicked in the air, refusing to cooperate or get up. "No! No! I won't go back. I haven't played enough! Go away. Go away!" Holding the stuffed tiger, Prince Chen raised his head and spat at the two maidservants. One woman pretended to be panicked and suddenly yelled at him, "Your Grace, Her Majesty is here." These words worked like magic. Immediately, Prince Chen settled down, sitting cross-legged and crumpling his slender body into a ball. His dirty face was so fraught with terror and fear that even those young and fine features were twisted. "No, no! Your Majesty, please don't hit me, don’t hit me." Prince Chen seemed really terrified by the maid's
"Oh," Ming Lan cried out. The sharp shout made Gu Yunxi's back uncomfortably taut. "Master!" Seeing Ming Lan was falling down the carriage, Qin Zhong acted fast and caught him in arms. Ming Lan didn't fall, but his brand-new velvet cap was dropped on the ground and covered with dust. After Ming Lan regained his balance, Qin Zhong picked up the commander cap from the ground, dusted it repeatedly, and then offered it to his Master with both hands. He knew that his Master was obsessive about hygiene. Now that his brand-new black hat was dirty, he was bound to be furious at the stains. "Master, here is your cap..." Qin Zhong lowed his eyes in embarrassment when he gave the tall cap to Ming Lan. Unsurprisingly, as soon as Ming Lan took it, his bright black pupils collapsed into two small dots, and his ghostly white face blushed with anger. Diverting his eyes onto Gu Yunxi, he f
In the room—When Gu Yunxi raised his eyes again, her shy eyes met the eyes of the Master.The dark night-like world had been lit by a blaze of fire-like light, creating a spectacular scene. Gu Yunxi's body was softened by the warmth and seemed to be swallowed and melt away by that dazzling light. She was too shy to find a place to hide, sitting on the chair anxiously, with her ears turning so red that even her sweet face was colored, like a crystal flower blooming in an instant, which made Leng Qingtang obsessed with her.She had meticulously had various tonics for a while. Now, as Gu Yunxi's dysentery had been controlled, her appearance had undergone an amazing transformation after the rusty and yellowish rust color disappeared! And the beauty was different from the Imperial Noble Concubine, Wan Yuyao. It was a fresh charm that had not been tapped by the secular world, just like a hibiscus in the water, giving out a different ki
Next, Leng Qingtang would soon begin a crucial step called "masculine seal", which meant using qigong to block several points on the body with internal force. Only in this way could he seem like a castrated eunuch, showing no visible male signs in appearance. In addition, to stimulate the meridians around the body and the high-speed operation of blood flow by exerting internal force could also make that pot of medicine that had just been swallowed unleash its best effect. The bowl of medicine was a secret recipe for adjusting the body and improving appearance. It was another method for him to disguise as a eunuch. This routine could make his skin smooth and delicate and his face clear and beautiful without any harm to the body. Leng Qingtang sat cross-legged on the couch and closed his eyes. His palms naturally covered on his chest, and his internal strength was raised from the lower belly. His palms reversed against each other, and both arm
After a short while, Xiao Xiaoshen got the woods and put them under the stove. Gu Yunxi lighted them. Xiao Xiaoshen sat down and started to work on the bellows. Gu Yunxi put a kettle on the stove and hurriedly went to work on something else. The fire was lighted, but it needed some time to burn up. Gu Yunxi used this time to make the sugar cake for the Double Ninth Festival. She sieved a bowl of glutinous rice to remove the sand and stone. She then cleaned it in water repeatedly and soaked it in cold water for later use. The next step was to clean up the glutinous rice flour in the pot. Since the cook intentionally added hot water into the pot, the flour was all cooked and couldn't form dough anymore. Gu Yunxi got rid of everything in the pot and tried to find new flour in the cabinet. The bag used to store glutinous rice flour was now almost empty. Only a little remained at the bottom of the bag. Gu
Seeing Xiao Xiaoshen staring at the sugar cake in the plate and keeping swallowing, Gu Yunxi smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Wash your hands there. I will give you one to eat first." "What? Why do I need to my hands?" Xiao Xiaoshen was impatient, "My dear sister, I am just a rough man. Hungry to eat, tired to sleep. It's just a piece of cake. Give it to me now!" He held her arm and fawned her by shaking her arm. Gu Yunxi shook him off, lifted her ankle boots, and assumed the posture of kicking, "Go away! How can you be so unhygienic! You can wash your hands ten times when you plead me!" Xiao Xiaoshen felt helpless. He had to go to the big bowl and ladle some water into the basin, washing his hands while murmuring. Gu Yunxi stood behind him to supervise him. She felt him rather interesting. She then found a dish and a pair of bamboo chopsticks, picked up a piece of sticky rice and sugar cake i