The years I was in the human world

Knowing that Chu Zhaoli was the prince, it was much easier to find him. However, when Lu Zhouxue arrived at the palace gate the next day and was about to go in, he was stopped by the gatekeeper: "Go away, go away, who are you from? The palace is a restricted area and you are not allowed to trespass. Go away."

Lu Zhouxue was in a dilemma because he was not allowed to enter the imperial city. Chu Zhaoli was the crown prince, so there were inevitably many eyes and ears around him. He couldn't just let Su Qing see him like he did when he was with her. If he did so, others would see Chu Zhaoli talking to the air, which would make his already difficult situation even worse.

"What are you looking at, young master?" Lu Zhouxue had been standing in front of the palace gate for too long. He had such a good appearance that not only women but also men were moved when they saw him. Finally, someone couldn't help but come forward to talk to him, "Are you looking for someone? Do you need my help?"

The person who was speaking was wearing plain clothes, but not simple. The hem of his clothes was embroidered with cloud patterns in a low-key manner. It was the attire of a prince. The man was holding a folding fan in his hand, looking very elegant. Lu Zhouxue turned around when she heard the voice and saw that the man had a good appearance, but his behavior was somewhat frivolous.

The other party touched his arm while speaking. Lu Zhouxue felt offended by the frivolous behavior. He suddenly felt that Chu Zhaoli was really a gentleman last night. He had touched him so much, but he didn't hit him. On the other hand, the man in front of him was completely different from Chu Zhaoli.

"Don't bother me, sir. I'll find a way." Lu Zhouxue frowned and backed away a little, but he didn't expect that person to be so persistent. He simply grabbed his wrist and said unconsciously, "Why be polite? There is nothing in Yiyang City that I can't do."

"Why don't you stay at my house for a few days first. I will do whatever you ask for." As the man said this, several servants around him came forward to help capture Lu Zhouxue. On the surface, it was an "invite", but in fact they were holding Lu Zhouxue hostage and walking towards the marquis's house.

Lu Zhouxue struggled subconsciously, but the two servants clamped his hands. Marquis Guangping pinched his waist and warned him in a low voice in his ear: "It is your blessing that this marquis likes you. Don't be ungrateful. Come back with me safely, otherwise this marquis doesn't mind killing you in the street."

Lu Zhouxue looked at Marquis Guangping in shock, speechless for a moment. Didn't Xiao Fengzhuo say that the nobles in the Western Dynasty were elegant and refined? How could this man be so unrestrained and speak obscene words? How could he be a nobleman at all?

Guangping Hou didn't know what he was thinking, he just thought he was scared, patted Lu Zhouxue's butt with satisfaction, and said to the two servants: "Take him back!"

The outer city gate is the street market, with pedestrians coming and going in an endless stream, and it is very lively. However, when Lu Zhouxue was robbed in the street, no one dared to step forward to stop it. Only after a few people left did someone sigh and curse: "It is really unjust to rob a man in the street and bring him into the mansion."

"Justice? What justice do you want? You don't know Marquis Guangping, but you should know Mrs. Du. Let alone a man, even if it's a prince in the palace, if Marquis Guangping wants it, it's all his. What can you do?" Another person sneered, "You still can't see clearly."

"That's true, but it's a pity for such a good boy." The man who spoke first said with regret. Marquis Guangping was extremely powerful and had the support of Mrs. Du. He had become more and more arrogant in recent years. He had always loved beautiful women, regardless of gender. As long as he liked someone, he would bring them into his house and play with them at will.

Although they would give the women some money and let them leave after they got tired of playing, men were still okay as they were thick-skinned enough to find a secluded place in the mountains to live in peace; women, on the other hand, were miserable as they had lost their innocence and many of them hanged themselves or jumped into the lake after leaving the house. Later, the incident became a big deal and the Du family was severely impeached.

Although the emperor turned a blind eye, he still felt that it was inappropriate since the matter had been brought to his attention. He gave a mild warning, and Marquis Guangping became more restrained. After all, he had many wives and concubines in his mansion, and his subordinates would often send him beauties. So from then on, he stopped robbing women and only robbed men.

Lu Zhouxue was held hostage by two men all the way. He was concerned about the people coming and going on the street and was afraid of hurting innocent people, so he didn't take any action. But when he arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, which was inhabited by princes and nobles and there were not many outsiders coming and going, Lu Zhouxue immediately took action.

In no time, he knocked down the servant who was holding him hostage, snatched the fan that Guangping Hou was using to show off his romantic style, and put it against his throat. The biggest scene Guangping Hou had ever seen in his life was hunting in a hunting ground, and he had never been held hostage like this. He was so scared that his legs were shaking, but he still had to bluff:

"How dare you, a rude and unruly person, hold me hostage? Do you know—"

"You have a good appearance." Lu Zhouxue interrupted. He pinched the Marquis of Guangping's jaw and looked at him. He seemed to be quite satisfied with the latter's face. He stroked it lovingly and asked seductively, "Look at my face. Is it beautiful?"

The beauty's eyes were naturally beautiful. Guangping Hou was filled with lust and nodded hastily. Lu Zhouxue smiled sinisterly, and the skin on half of her face fell off in pieces, leaving only blood-red skin and eyeballs that were about to fall off: "Now, are you still beautiful?"

The sky seemed to darken in an instant. No sound could be heard around, only gusts of cold wind.

Guangping Hou was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he opened his mouth to scream, but Lu Zhouxue put her index finger between her lips and made a gesture to silence him. His scream was suddenly stuck in his throat. He looked at Lu Zhouxue's cold fingertips scratching his face, and murmured in a delirious voice: "You have a good appearance..."

A strong smell of urine came, and Marquis Guangping's pants were wet from crotch to trouser legs. He was so scared that he peed his pants. His eyes went dark and he fainted completely.

"Tsk." Lu Zhouxue threw him aside with disdain and turned his gaze to the trembling servant beside him. The change on his face just now was not only seen by Marquis Guangping. The two servants had never faced Lu Zhouxue directly and therefore had not fainted from fright. When they saw his gaze turned towards them, they hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Please spare us, sir, please spare us. We are only following your orders..." the two servants kowtowed and cried.

Lu Zhouxue looked at the two people begging for mercy, tilted her head, and did not stop them. She just asked in a light tone: "How do we get into the palace?"

"What, what?" A servant didn't understand Lu Zhouxue's meaning for a moment, and asked blankly with his head raised.

"I say, if I want to work in the palace, how can I legitimately go in and work there?" Lu Zhouxue asked again patiently. His original intention was to get a status similar to that of a royal tutor so that he could legitimately enter the palace and come into contact with Chu Zhaoli.

"Every month, the master of the Sili Room recruits eunuchs on East Street. If you want to enter the palace, you can go there to sign up." The two servants were just doing odd jobs for Marquis Guangping. They had no idea about the complicated systems in the palace. The only way they knew to enter the palace was this one.

Lu Zhouxue had not seen the human world for many years, and thought that the way officials were accepted in the court had changed. So he believed what the two servants said, and without any doubt, he happily ran to East Street to sign up. Nowadays, the court was cruel, and many people were poor and destitute, and even more of them sold themselves into the palace.

But most of them were young nephews, and because of their poor living conditions, they were all pale and thin. Only Lu Zhouxue was an adult man, with a handsome face, skin as white as new snow, a little red lips like red plum blossoms on the snow, and a slim figure, so beautiful that it was dazzling.

"Are you going to enter the palace too?" The eunuch in charge of the registration list took a look at Lu Zhouxue. He saw that she was neatly dressed and had a pretty face. She did not look like someone from a poor family, so he could not help but ask another question.

"Yes." Lu Zhouxue replied. Seeing that the eunuch took a long time to write, he thought that he was hesitating because he didn't know his name, so he kindly reminded him, "Lu Zhouxue, the 'Lu' in 行路难, and the 'Zhouxue' in 舟雪洒寒灯."

Lu Zhouxue felt that he had explained it very clearly, but he didn't expect that the eunuch would be even more confused after hearing it. He had a name and surname, and his clothes were quite elegant. From the two sentences he just said, it seemed that he had read a lot of poetry and books. He couldn't live a good life, so why did he want to enter the palace and become a rootless eunuch?

The more the eunuch thought about it, the more he felt that Lu Zhouxue must be the son of some family and was just making fun of him out of boredom. His face immediately darkened and he was about to send him away. But the young eunuch who had just come back from buying food happened to have seen Marquis Guangping abducting Lu Zhouxue that morning, so he whispered something to the eunuch.

The eunuch in charge of registration relaxed his expression a little when he heard this. Seeing that Lu Zhouxue seemed disheartened and stood there with a dull expression, he thought to himself that this was a pitiful man. He must have been forced into desperation and would rather castrate himself and enter the palace than submit to Marquis Guangping. Now that he has offended someone, he is afraid that he has no way out except to enter the palace.

But with such a face, how good can it be even if he enters the palace? The eunuch thought about it, sighed lightly, and wrote Lu Zhouxue's name on it. He looked at the proud and arrogant person and wanted to say something, but in the end he just said: "It's not easy to work in the palace, so take care of yourself."

Lu Zhouxue looked puzzled after hearing this. He thought, what's so difficult about it? It's just teaching the prince. At worst, he will just teach Chu Zhaoli. Is it possible that that guy will make things difficult for him?