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

The east was already getting brighter, and a faint light was shining into the room.

Liu Li woke up immediately.

Although he said he was not looking forward to it, this was one of the few days he could leave the palace in all his years in the palace, so he still woke up early.

You have to wear casual clothes when leaving the palace.

He walked to the closet a few steps away, opened it, and found his casual clothes in the corner.

It was a bamboo green cotton Taoist robe, nestled in the corner of the closet. The color had faded a little, and it had a somewhat shabby air.

The Taoist robe was a little too small for his body, and his every move was hindered by the robe.

Should I buy a new one when I leave the palace?

Liu Li decided to wait and see how things progressed.

Because he had to help Lin Zhihe with something, he didn't dare to delay and specially hired a carriage. The Lin family was some distance away from the palace, and he was afraid that he would be late, so he told the coachman to go as fast as possible.

The carriage hired temporarily was not as good as the one in the palace. The facilities inside the carriage were old and the cushions were covered with stains. Fortunately, he came. If Lin Zhihe came, he would probably refuse to sit in it because he thought it was dirty.

He lifted the curtain inside the carriage and looked at the world outside the window inch by inch.

There hadn't been many changes since before he entered the palace, but it was just different from the palace.

The people outside are fresh and lively.

The carriage soon stopped in front of the Lin Mansion.

Before Liu Li dismounted, a rude voice came: "Hey! Whose broken carriage is this? Why is it parked here? Do you know where this is?"

Liu Li quickly got off the carriage and saluted the burly men. But before he could finish his salute, the burly men interrupted him.

"Stop, stop, stop, stop with all this nonsense." He stretched out his black hand and pointed upwards, "This is Minister Lin's residence, park your broken carriage away."

Following the direction of the sturdy man's hand, Liu Li looked up and saw a black lacquered and gold-painted plaque with only two simple words written on it - Lin's House.

This font is very elegant and I wonder who created it.

Perhaps it was because Liu Li spent too long looking at the plaque that the burly men became impatient. “Where did this poor scholar come from? Hurry up and get out of here.”

Liu Li felt very uncomfortable thinking of the words "poor scholar". He really wished he was a poor scholar, but unfortunately he was not.

The strong man was rude, so there was no point in him being polite.

He immediately suppressed the smile on his face and looked at the burly man in the lead, "It was the third young lady of the Lin family, Lin Zhihe, who asked me to come here to look for someone."

When he heard Lin Zhihe's name, the sturdy man's face suddenly became frivolous, and his tone was full of contempt: "I thought you scholars who read the books of sages were trustworthy, but I didn't expect you would lie! My third young lady has been in the palace for many years, why would she let you come?" After that, a group of people laughed.

Their laughter and frivolous attitude towards Lin Zhihe made Liu Li very unhappy. He put on a cold face and stared at the leader.

When the leader saw his vicious eyes, he stopped smiling instantly, as if he had been acupunctured.

In terms of body shape, they were all fat and strong, while Liu Li was just a weak scholar. But when they looked at the scholar, they couldn't help but feel cold on their backs and began to be afraid involuntarily.

Realizing that he was afraid, the strong man was eager to regain the upper hand, so he strode up to Liu Li, trying to suppress him with his size. Just as he was about to say something, an older man came out of the door and hurriedly stopped the strong man.

"But was he sent by the Third Miss?" He looked at Liu Li.

"That's right." Liu Li responded indifferently.

The elder quickly bowed to Liu Li, saying in a flattering tone, "Your Excellency is finally here. We have been waiting for you all morning."

Liu Li pointed at the dumbfounded burly man next to him and asked, "Is this how you wait?"

Although the sturdy man was reckless, he also knew that the situation had reversed. He quickly forced a flattering smile on his dark face, and his voice was much gentler than before: "I didn't recognize the great man."

Not wanting to argue with these people, Liu Li followed the elder into the Lin Mansion.

After all, the Lin family is a prominent family, and the courtyard is decorated in a very grand manner.

Without time to look around, Liu Li hurriedly followed the elder's footsteps. The further he walked, the fewer servants there were, and the more maids serving him. He guessed in his heart that he was probably being taken to the inner courtyard.

"Please come in, Lord Liu Li." The elder invited him with his hand.

Liu Li sat in the circle of the pear wood as he requested, and a little maid brought him a cup of tea.

He didn't know what Lin Zhihe and the elder were up to, but he wasn't impatient. He just waited quietly for the elder to speak.

"Master Liu Li, this is the person my young lady asked you to meet." The elder pointed at the little maid who had just served him tea.

Liu Li looked at the little girl with increasing confusion. She was still a child, only about six or seven years old. She was fair and clean-looking, and her facial features showed that she was a beauty. She might grow up to be a great beauty in the future.

This little girl had probably just arrived in the mansion and was still very inexperienced. She held the cup of tea unsteadily and her hands were shaking slightly.

Liu Li tilted her head and looked at the elder, not understanding what he and Lin Zhihe meant. Were they going to bring this child into the palace to serve?

The elder slowly said, "Child, tell our Master Liu Li what your name is and who is in your family."

The little girl raised her head slightly, but she didn't dare to look directly at Liu Li. She spoke timidly, "My name is Liu Bin, I'm from the capital, and I have a father and an uncle left at home."

"Liu Bin?" Liu Li couldn't sit still all of a sudden and half-knelt in front of the little girl.

The little girl was pale and skinny. She was only about the height of Liu Li's waist when she was eight or nine years old. When she squatted down, her eyes were just level with his.

"What did you say your name was?" Liu Li was anxious, so his tone was a little harsh. He looked at the child's frightened face and quickly adjusted his tone, "You said your name was Liu Bin, then what's your father's name? Do you remember your uncle's name?"

"I remember." The little girl's voice was very childish, and she was a little afraid of strangers. "My father's name is Liu Bojiang, and my uncle's name is Liu Zhongjiang."

When Liu Li heard the three words "Liu Zhongjiang", she burst into tears.

He looked at the little girl's face carefully. Although they had not seen each other for many years, he could still recognize her childhood appearance. She was indeed his little niece.

On this small face that is so thin that you can even feel the bones, you can vaguely see my brother's eyebrows and forehead. His eyes are like my sister-in-law's, almond eyes with a Jiangnan style.

It is Liu Li's connection with this world, and it is Liu Li's belief that he can still survive in the world with this broken body.

"I am Liu Zhongjiang." Liu Li tried to control his emotions, not wanting to scare the children. "I am your uncle!"

"Are you my uncle?" The little girl stared with her round eyes, which suddenly sparkled.

"Yes, I am your uncle. Do you remember that when you were a child, your uncle always took you to the mountains for an outing?"

Seeing Bin'er's bewildered expression, Liu Li spoke again: "Do you remember that your mother loved to cook sour red lotus roots, and you always ate a lot every time she cooked. One time, you were so full that your uncle accompanied you to take a walk in the courtyard to help you digest the food?"

“Sour red lotus root…”