It doesn’t matter, my boyfriend is a eunuch!

Lin Zhihe tried his best to squeeze out some rationality from his chaotic and conflicting emotions. He did not dare to look at Liu Li, but just stared out the window vaguely.

"it is good"

The "OK" sounded dry and dejected, without any determination to go back.

"Leave the palace now and ask that old man Huaiqing what exactly happened." Lin Zhihe suddenly changed her attitude and decided to make a quick decision.

Liu Li was a little confused about Lin Zhihe's completely opposite attitude, but she didn't say anything. She just walked out of the door without even having time to change her clothes.

After Liu Li left, the room suddenly became quiet.

From time to time, two birds were chirping, making the house seem even more empty and lonely.

Will she really be sad without Liu Li?

Whenever I think about never seeing him again, my heart feels like someone is holding it in their hands and I can't control myself.

It was because of this that she became more determined to go back.

If she doesn't go back now, she may never be able to go back.

She needs to act quickly and resolve her weaknesses as soon as possible.

As for the long and lingering pain in the future, she will have to savor it slowly by herself.

She must return to her own world, a world where she has her own parents and friends, her own studies, and more importantly, herself.

In modern society, she is herself, not a master, nor a pawn of an emperor or prince that can be sacrificed at any time.

I don't know when the tears started flowing, but when I touched them with my hand, they were still warm.

"Master?" A tentative voice came from outside, and it sounded like Ren Minbi.

Lin Zhihe quickly wiped away her tears and cleared her throat, "What's wrong?"

Not angry.

"Master, it's time to serve dinner." Ren Minbi's voice revealed caution and carefulness.

"Don't eat."

There was silence outside the house for a while. Just when Lin Zhihe thought that Ren Minbi had left, he suddenly spoke again.

"But... before leaving, Eunuch Liu specifically asked me to let the master eat!"

"Then bring it in." Lin Zhihe really had no desire to eat, and his tone was listless.

Ren Minbi was obviously relieved after hearing this. He quickly opened the door and asked the eunuch to bring in plates of food.

For some reason, the food gave off a greasy smell that went straight into her stomach, torturing her.

It feels like eating a few pieces of iron, neither going up nor down.

She suppressed her nausea and took out a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose. "Eat here, try to eat as much as you can, and leave when you're done."

Ren Minbi was confused and didn't know what was going on.

"When Liu Li comes back and asks, just tell her I ate it."

Ren Minbi's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to disobey Lin Zhihe, so he just stood there in a daze.

He couldn't afford to offend either side. If Eunuch Liu knew that he and the Empress had cheated together, he would definitely suffer the consequences.

But his mistress is now the Imperial Concubine, so how dare he disobey her orders?

While he was still hesitating, the queen had already stood up and left, leaving only him and the food on the table.

Lin Zhihe didn't know where to go, so she just walked aimlessly in the harem.

It was dinner time, and the eunuchs and maids in the palace were moving around frequently. They were surprised to see her, and then knelt down to greet her.

There was still fear and awe of those in higher positions on his face.

She felt even sadder as she looked at those lifeless faces.

The palace is a cannibalistic world. It eats up eunuchs like Liu Li, eats up the palace maids in front of it, and then eats away at itself bit by bit.

run!

This was the only word that came to her mind, and then she really followed her heart and ran away quickly.

The red wall of the palace was so long that she kept running along it and it seemed like she could never see the end.

What blocked her way was the wall in front of her, which appeared orange-red under the sunlight, and even mottled in some places.

The mottled paint still clings to the wall, stubbornly refusing to fall off.

How did I end up in this place?

Why do I miss this place so much?

She sat down with her back against the wall.

The vision in front of my eyes became blurry and hazy.

I don’t know when, a hand stretched out in front of me, holding a handkerchief.

The wrist is slender and white, and judging from the bone mass, it must be that of a little girl.

Lin Zhihe looked up from her wrist and saw that it was indeed a young little girl who looked about the same age as Liu Huan.

The little girl stared at Lin Zhihe without saying anything, but she stretched out her wrist persistently, waiting for Lin Zhihe.

Lin Zhihe took the handkerchief, wiped the tears from her face, and after a while, she returned the handkerchief to the little girl.

"My lady, please hold it. If you cry again later, you can wipe your face with it."

The little girl's voice was very childish and the expression on her face was even more innocent, which was totally out of place in this cannibalistic harem.

She felt somewhat familiar, but couldn't tell where.

"How do you know I'm the queen?" Lin Zhihe was a little curious and started chatting with the little girl.

"You are so beautiful and your clothes are so gorgeous, you must be the queen, but I don't know which queen it is." The little girl pouted slightly, showing great interest in herself.

This reasoning is correct. Lin Zhihe smiled and thought the little girl was very cute.

"You look so beautiful when you smile, Madam." The little girl was a little dazed, staring at her without blinking.

"Don't be discouraged, Your Majesty. You are so beautiful, you will definitely be favored by the Emperor." The little girl probably thought that she was crying because she was not favored by the Emperor, and began to comfort her.

Lin Zhihe took the little girl's hand, asked her to sit next to him, and touched her hair. "You have only met a few women. What you said about her being beautiful doesn't count."

The little girl was a little impatient, frowning and arguing with Lin Zhihe, "It counts, I'm in the clothing bureau, the ladies in the palace all come here to make clothes, I've seen them all, you're prettier than them all"

Probably afraid that Lin Zhihe would not believe it, the little girl thought for a moment and added, "You are the most beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy from heaven, a fairy from heaven descended to earth!"

Seeing her confident look, Lin Zhihe burst out laughing.

Finally I remembered where it was familiar.

This innocent look and the recognition of her own appearance make her just like another "Little Peach Blossom".

The little girl thought she had guessed it right, and became more cheerful, and even began to give Lin Zhihe advice.

"I heard that the emperor always likes to go to the Imperial Garden after court recently. You should also go to the Imperial Garden more often..."

Lin Zhihe felt that he had a good relationship with this little girl, so he explained to her seriously: "I am not sad because I am not favored by the emperor, but because of other things."

"What's the matter?" The little girl pouted and stared into Lin Zhihe's eyes, waiting for her answer.

"Well... I'm not from Kyoto, I need to go home, but suddenly I find myself reluctant to leave Kyoto, so..."

She didn't know whether such an innocent girl in front of her could understand such complicated emotions, and suddenly she felt that it was inappropriate to say this to the girl.

But she really had no one to talk to.

She couldn't tell Liu Li, because it was Liu Li she couldn't bear to part with. Apart from Liu Li, she didn't know anyone else.

Shadows of various people flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope, and their faces passed through Lin Zhihe's mind one by one.

She was familiar with these people, but she didn't know them.

"Oh..." The little girl nodded, "I can understand."

"Can you understand?" Lin Zhihe was a little surprised, not knowing whether she really understood.

"I can. I'm not from Kyoto either. After entering the palace, I often miss my hometown and my family."

"Is there anyone else in your family?"

Unexpectedly, the little girl shook her head and said, "No, my parents died of illness, and my brother didn't like me, so he sold me to the palace for five taels of silver."

"So you still miss home?" Lin Zhihe couldn't help asking as he looked at the little girl who suddenly looked sad.

"I want to, I just want to!"

Yes, who doesn’t miss their hometown?