Du Suxi never expected that an imperial edict would come directly to Moshang Xiangfang, announcing her entry into the palace.
The eunuch who announced the decree had a white beard and hair. Du Suxi had seen him from a distance several times, and vaguely remembered that he was the eunuch who was close to the emperor, and his name was Gonggong An. At this time, it seemed that he could only dig out a gap in Gonggong An's body and ask.
Du Suxi took out a piece of gold and handed it to the old eunuch with a smile. The old eunuch picked it up faster than anyone else, but his face was very serious, as if he was not taking bribes, but taking money. As he deserved everything, Du Suxi naturally expressed great admiration for his level. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. It seems that Mr. An has done a lot of this kind of thing. Looking at his movements and habits, it feels like he is doing it every day!
She was just sighing, since she had accepted the money, she had to ask some questions. Looking at the smiling and blind-faced Eunuch An, Du Suxi asked a few indirect questions, and Eunuch An answered them one by one. The answer was that just when Du Suxi was about to ask the main question, Mr. An kept silent and looked at Du Suxi with an incomprehensible look, which was clearly suggestive.
Du Suxi was startled at first, and then suddenly understood. She greeted the ancestor of Eunuch An several times in her heart, and then she continued to take out a piece of gold from her sleeve with a smile and put it in Eunuch An's hand. As soon as the old eunuch saw the gold, his eyes suddenly lit up. He was really happy!
"Ahem, to be honest with you, the emperor summoned you to the palace this time, mostly because of His Highness the Third Highness." After Eunuch An said this, he looked at Du Suxi with a sly look, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. Obviously he didn't believe that with Du Suxi's beauty, how could she alone be loved by His Highness the Third Highness. This is really unreasonable.
Du Suxi pretended not to see the disdainful look on Mr. An's face. Thinking of the words He Lianheng had said a few days ago, she was startled and asked anxiously.
"Could it be that His Highness the Third Highness begged the Emperor to grant a marriage?" Otherwise, how could the Emperor announce her entry into the palace
Frowning slightly, Eunuch An's disdain became even stronger. He looked at Du Suxi as if he were looking at a fool, seeming to be mocking Du Suxi for overestimating his abilities.
"The girl must be thinking too much. The Third Highness has not mentioned this matter to the Emperor in the past few days. It's just that the Emperor accidentally heard something about the girl and the Third Highness and was a little interested. That's why today Let’s set up a banquet and invite the girls to sit down.”
Having said this, Eunuch An looked at Du Suxi strangely and asked hesitantly.
"Girl, by the way, are you really not the second young lady of the Du family?"
There was some doubt in the eyes, but more of it was determination. Eunuch An has lived for most of his life and is the most favored eunuch beside the emperor. His mental thinking has long been far beyond that of ordinary people. Moreover, when Du Suxi turned fifteen and received her hairpin, he had once glanced at Du Suxi from a distance. Although I haven't looked at it carefully, but I'm quite impressed. How could there be two such imaginary people in this world, but he absolutely didn't believe it.
Du Suxi never answered him. Even under Eunuch An's sophisticated and vicious gaze, his expression remained calm without any flaws. Even Eunuch An didn't find any clues.
"Haha, Mr. An, it's getting late. Let's get into the palace quickly. If there is a delay, the little girl will never be able to afford it."
Eunuch An raised his head, took a deep look at Du Suxi, said nothing more, flicked his sleeves, and spoke in a sharp and dignified voice.
"In that case, please ask the girl to accompany you to the Sa family."
The strange voice made Du Suxi's hair stand on end. I just wanted to follow Mr. An and leave. A young and slightly sharp voice suddenly sounded.
"Monster! Where to run!"
Eunuch An's plump body immediately trembled with fright. He shrank his head and hid directly behind Du Suxi, looking around Moshang Xiangfang. Guai screamed.
"Bold! What kind of hero is pretending to be a ghost here? Show yourself quickly."
This was originally an extremely majestic sentence, but when Eunuch An said it like this, he felt like surrendering without a fight. Du Suxi couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of her mouth. This fat-headed and big-eared Mr. An turned out to be nothing more than a bully who was afraid of the strong. He was scared to death with just a little trick to scare people. How did such a person win the favor of the emperor
wry smile
With a sound, Du Suxi looked at Eunuch An's hand tightly grabbing her sleeve, and quietly raised her head and pushed it down, looking at a certain corner, and said.
"Taohua, when you've had enough fun, come out to me by yourself."
Someone seemed to sigh softly in the air, and a muttering of dissatisfaction suddenly came.
"Humph, it's so boring, so timid, it's not fun at all!"
As soon as the voice fell, a little girl wearing a green dress, pouting, walked out from the direction where Du Suxi had just looked. There happens to be a visual blind spot. If Du Suxi hadn't heard the argument just now, she really wouldn't have been able to find Taohua. Regarding this, even Du Suxi had to be sure that although Taohua was young, she was very good at hiding her figure. For this kind of thing, he also has a certain amount of talent, coupled with Taohua's superb poison skills, Du Suxi even thought about training Taohua to become the top killer in the world, but every time he saw Taohua He was so innocent, and when he thought about his experience of being hunted and killed when he was on the run as a killer, he still sighed and gave up this plan.
"Hmph! Where did this little brat dare to scare my father-in-law? See if I don't take care of you!"
Eunuch An actually brought some guards with him this time, but at this moment, they were all outside the court and did not come in. After all, the matter of announcing the decree was well used, but it was a fat job. If those guards saw it, It is inevitable to meet and share a portion. Eunuch An feels very strongly that this can be enjoyed by himself alone, so why should outsiders interfere? Besides, did he come with an imperial edict? Who dares to touch him
With such strong self-confidence, he never thought that he would meet Tao Hua. Such an anomaly shocked him and made him suddenly lose his dignity and face in front of Du Suxi. This matter How can you not be angry about things? How could you not be angry? Even if peach blossoms grow naturally, they will be very pleasing to the eye! It’s no use!
Approaching Taohua step by step, an excited smile appeared on Eunuch An's face, but Taohua was not afraid at all, or in other words, a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. Seeing Eunuch An approaching her, instead of panicking, she raised her eyebrows in surprise. He looked at Eunuch An uncertainly and said in confusion.
"Huh? Who are you? Why do you look so effeminate? Your voice is so ugly!"
"you!"
This sentence once again stimulated Mr. An, as a eunuch! Naturally, he also has the dignity and backbone of a eunuch! In addition, he has been the chief eunuch for so long and has been praised so highly by others. He has never been humiliated like this. It is really annoying! Eunuch An was so angry that he stretched out his hand to catch Taohua and teach her a lesson. But he didn't notice that Du Suxi sighed helplessly when she saw him doing this.
It seems that Mr. An has underestimated this little peach blossom. He doesn't know the reason why poisonous grass blooms beautiful flowers. He is destined to suffer a loss. However, this loss is also unfair. In the final analysis, it is still Peach Blossom. This man is really too evil. Regarding this situation, Du Suxi thought for a while and closed her eyes, deciding to turn a blind eye and pretend she didn't see it.
"Ah! My hand!"
A scream rang out unexpectedly by Du Suxi. Opening her eyes gently, she saw Taohua holding a white snake in her smiling hand and walking towards Eunuch An with a smile on her face.
The girl who looked very harmless was smiling very strangely at this moment. She stepped closer to the fat father-in-law An and asked with a clever smile. "You don't know it yet, right? It's my spiritual snake, called Xiaobai."
As Taohua approached step by step, Mr. An stepped back step by step. He looked at the white snake spitting red apricots towards him. He swallowed a breath and struggled back, making a sound of panic in his mouth. After walking a few steps, he fell to the cold ground with a thud. Seeing the little white snake getting closer and closer, it retreated with its hands and feet in a panic, obviously in extreme fear.
It's just that his behavior was really funny in Taohua's eyes, but she hadn't met such a funny person in a long time.
But Mr. An was indeed so frightened that his face turned pale, he was dancing around and looking extremely panicked.
Du Suxi watched all this from the side and felt that it was almost done. Then she came over, stood in front of Eunuch An, looked at Xiao Taohua and scolded.
"Okay, put your snake away, otherwise, I will stew it tonight."
As soon as he mentioned this, the peach blossom complexion suddenly became very ugly. Looking at Du Suxi who was threatening her with a smile, she snorted disdainfully. . "Hmph, the old witch is just an old witch, she is cruel and ruthless.
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"You..." Du Suxi's face darkened, and she looked at Taohua with a somewhat unkind look. She thought that she shouldn't have told Taohuajiang about the Snow White story, so that Taohua could imitate her so well and call herself a witch.
Due to Du Suxi's threat, Taohua curled her lips unwillingly, put away the little white snake, and looked at the pale-faced Eunuch An who was still sitting on the ground with a playful expression. She was young, so naturally she had no scheming thoughts, and she even had something to say. When she saw Eunuch An acting like this, she immediately laughed. That laughter invisibly angered Eunuch An even more, but the little white snake's residual power was still there, so Eunuch An still had some scruples. Standing behind Du Suxi, he cursed at Taohua.
"Where did this naughty kid come from, to be so naughty? He must be taught a lesson..." Before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw the silver bracelet accidentally exposed on Taohua's hand, and his eyes widened in surprise. He looked at Peach Blossom with disbelief in his eyes.
"Princess... Princess... This, this is Princess Mingyue's token... This..."
Seeing Eunuch An's expression, Du Suxi was also a little surprised. She frowned and looked at the delicate-looking bracelet on Taohua's hand, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
The bracelet looks very delicate, and the workmanship is even more exquisite. Even compared to some modern handicrafts, it is not far behind. In this ancient time when there was no machinery, the craftsmanship of the bracelet could only be made. This should be What a great craftsman it takes to make such a delicate thing. At this time, Du Suxi also vaguely understood the preciousness of that bracelet.
"You, you, you, this is something that Princess Mingyue never leaves. You, you, how did you get it?" Eunuch An looked at the peach blossom and asked in surprise. He also thought that this little guy had stolen it, but the seventh level of the palace was so heavily guarded that it was far beyond what a little girl like this could easily get in. For this, Eunuch An had been in the palace for many years, so he naturally had to Much clearer than others. However, since it was not stolen, there is only one possibility left. Thinking of this possibility, Eunuch An's expression changed again, and he looked a little uncertain.
"Eh? Are you talking about this bracelet? It was given to me by Mingyue." Taohua answered Eunuch An's question directly. She was worried that Eunuch An wouldn't understand, so she even raised her sleeves to make Eunuch An see it more clearly. Clearly understood.
This is midsummer, and there are very few peach blossoms to wear. Since then, the fair skin has been generously displayed, making the silver chain even more beautiful. That Eunuch An's eyes stared straight. A sound similar to gasping was made from the mouth.
"Eunuch An? Does this bracelet have any special meaning?" Du Suxi is Du Suxi after all, and she is very careful. Seeing Eunuch An act like this, she naturally has some suspicions.
Eunuch An glanced at Du Suxi very appreciatively, with a solemn look on his fat face.
"To tell you the truth, this bracelet was designed by the emperor on Princess Mingyue's birthday last year. The emperor ordered sixteen skilled craftsmen to refine it with mithril. It can be said to be priceless."
It turned out to be a birthday gift. Du Suxi smiled and thought it was no big deal. After all, according to her modern thinking, she didn't think it was a big deal. And Taohua, who had grown up in Pisces Valley since she was a child, was also a big deal invisibly. The existence of this princess has no understanding of the supremacy of imperial power in this world. At this time, she is just like Du Suxi, who is very disdainful of this. He explained to Mr. An without any care.
"I thought it looked good, so Mingyue gave it to me. So now this is my thing. Mingyue also said that I can go to her with this thing."
“…”
Little did he know that her irresponsible remarks directly struck Eunuch An like a thunderbolt, making him burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, and his brows furrowed.
Princess Mingyue is the most difficult to deal with among all the royal princesses. She is unruly and weird, with a strange temper. He also likes to tease people. Even he has suffered several losses at the hands of Mingyue, but she is a royal princess. Even if she suffers a loss, she can only endure it. Such a little devil seems to be having a good time with the little doll in front of him
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Eunuch An's old face, which was clearly caught in Du Suxi's eyes. I couldn't help but think secretly.
This Helian Mingyue's lethality in the palace seems to be about the same as that of Peach Blossom.
Well, she could occasionally cure peach blossoms, but Mingyue, as a princess of a country... Tsk, tsk, tsk... Du Suxi could even imagine Eunuch An being bullied by Mingyue.
(End of chapter)