As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

It has to be said that Ning Rushong's desire for control is too strong. He Yue has already fallen into his hands and is confined within the range he has marked out. But even so, he is still not satisfied.

Perhaps he had tasted the pain of loss once and it was too hard to bear, so he subconsciously wanted to put an end to any subsequent suffering.

Shu Mo had already vaguely sensed being spied on along the way, so he did not return to the tent, but instead ran quickly into the mountains and forests.

Damn it! How worried is the Emperor of Dayun Dynasty that He Yue will run away again? He has too many people buried in secret!

Shu Mo has always been proud of his superb martial arts skills, but this time he fell flat on his face.

The secret guard following behind blew a whistle with a strange tune, and an arrow shot towards Shu Mo's back, without caring about his life or death!

"call out!"

After one arrow failed to hit the target, another one followed. Before he knew it, Shu Mo was surrounded by secret guards.

Shu Mo dodged to the side and rolled on the ground. The veins on his forehead bulged. An arrow had already hit his thigh!

He did not struggle anymore, but the secret guard showed no mercy and shot another arrow into his other intact leg.

Shu Mo's pretty face was full of gloom at this moment, and he spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

I'm afraid I'm going to fail here this time!

The leading secret guard stopped in front of Shu Mo and twisted his hands hard.

"Ah!" Shu Mo's eyes instantly became bloodshot, his hands were dislocated, and the blue veins on his forehead were bulging.

…………

Autumn is deepening. Although it is already noon, there is still a chill in the air.

Xiao Guanzi went to the big tent in person, bowed, and said respectfully, "There is an urgent matter in the palace. Your Majesty has no time to have lunch with Your Majesty, so he specially asked the servant to tell you, fearing that Your Majesty would wait."

He Yue held Xiao Liu in her arms, lowered her eyes, her slender fingers entangled in the snow-white hair, and said in a deep and gentle voice, "I understand."

Xiao Guanzi retreated tactfully. He knew that the Queen Mother didn't care about this matter, and it would make no difference whether His Majesty sent him to tell her or not.

Xiaobi shuddered for some reason as she watched Guanzi's receding back. This eunuch Guan was extremely respectful and humble in front of His Majesty and His Majesty.

"What's wrong?" He Yue raised his eyes and asked Xiaobi casually.

Seeing that Xiao Guanzi was nowhere to be seen, Xiao Bi boldly asked, "Does the queen know a eunuch named Qiu?"

He Yue stopped petting the cat, nodded, thought for a moment, and replied to Xiao Bi in a casual tone, "He is the chief eunuch beside Empress Dowager He. Where did you hear about him?"

He Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, and a hint of intrigue emerged in her eyes. Bringing it up at this time should be related to Xiao Guanzi.

Did Xiaobi know something she shouldn’t know, or saw something she shouldn’t see?

Xiaobi has been with her for more than a year, and she knows her personality well. She is a timid person who dares not cause trouble.

"Empress..." Xiaobi slowly knelt beside He Yue's legs and told her what she had seen in the palace half a month ago.

At that time, Huiqing was helping the empress to make medicine, and some of the empress's jewelry needed to be stored in the warehouse and recorded in a book. Generally speaking, this kind of work was done by personal maids, but since entering the palace, this work has been monopolized by Eunuch Guan.

The Queen Mother was used to having palace maids in the past, and now she doesn't have a chief eunuch around her, so Eunuch Guan has to take care of all the responsibilities. As time goes by, Xiaobi no longer has the respect and fear for Eunuch Guan that she had at the beginning, and instead feels that he is somewhat gentle.

She estimated the time and thought that Eunuch Guan should be in his own ear room, so she went to look for him, but unexpectedly she saw a horrifying scene!

An old eunuch who looked like he had been tortured was kneeling on the ground and massaging the legs of eunuch Guan who was lying on the couch. The old eunuch's body was covered with bloody whip marks.

Eunuch Guan sat on the couch with his eyes closed. He no longer had the smile he used to have. He looked tired and indifferent. In one of his casually hanging hands was a whip, which was dripping with blood.

Eunuch Guan did not shy away from Xiaobi. He opened his eyes, raised his foot and kicked the old eunuch who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a strangely respectful tone, "Eunuch Qiu is also tired, go and have a rest."

Eunuch Qiu crawled out of the ear room, but before he had gone far, he was dragged away by two other eunuchs.

“This…this…” Xiaobi was so panicked that she didn’t know how to start her mouth, as if her throat was being strangled by something.

Eunuch Guan stood up, smoothed the wrinkles of his clothes, and then put on a gentle smile again, looking straight at her, as if sizing up something, "Miss Xiaobi, there is no need to sympathize with this old dog. He is like this because he made a mistake."

Xiaobi was panicking, and tried to control herself from looking at the whip dripping with blood. She then stammered and told him the reason why she was looking for him.

Behind her, Xiaobi staggered and walked quickly, which was actually no different from running.

He Yue listened carefully, raised her hand and touched Xiaobi's hair in a soothing manner. Her beautiful face showed no emotion, and her tone was gentle, "You don't have to sympathize with Eunuch Qiu. He is not a good person either. It's just that Empress Dowager He is not as majestic as before, and he can't beat Xiao Guanzi anymore."

Xiao Guanzi has always been a grudge holder. It would be fine if that person always put pressure on him, but once that person loses power, Xiao Guanzi will repay him a thousand times.

After Xiao Bi spoke out what was on her mind, she felt relieved and relaxed. She leaned her head on He Yue's knees and said, "Fortunately, the Empress is here to protect me."

Xiao Liu didn't make a fuss about his seat being taken. He jumped to the ground obediently and ran away. The fat ball was quite agile, and the palace maid who was taking care of him hurriedly followed him out.

He Yue sneered, looking extremely happy, glancing at Xiao Bi's still innocent face, "Back then, Eunuch Qiu was also protected by the Empress back then."

Before Xiaobi could explain, He Yue stroked Xiaobi's face and said, "Xiaobi, you are good the way you are now. Don't go too far, and don't change."

Although the tone was calm, the coldness in it made Xiaobi tremble with fear and remain silent.

Xiaobi didn't dare to raise her head, didn't dare to move her head away from the Queen's lap. The touch that used to make her feel at ease now frightened her!

In the dim light, Xiaobi shivered violently. Although it was a cool autumn day, her back was sweaty and her clothes became sticky.

Apart from the initial hesitation and fear when she entered the palace, she actually lived a good life, more respectable than in the Duan family. So what if she was not a senior palace maid? She received the salary of a senior palace maid and lived in an annex room that only senior palace maids could live in. The only difference was her status.

Except for Guan Gonggong, which palace maid or eunuch would not greet her with a smile? Although she didn't show it on her face, she was still happy in her heart.

But the Queen Mother said that she was fine the way she was now and told her not to change.

What will happen if I change? Will I end up like that Eunuch Qiu?