No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Dujuan knew that Xiaodengzi had parents and brothers, but she was too lazy to even care about her own family, let alone get to know her brother's family.

Of course, Xiaodengzi didn't dare to talk about his own affairs in front of her all the time, so she didn't know about it before.

I had a lot of free time on the road, and I knew I wanted to know some things about Jiangnan from him, so I started chatting with him.

"I have only been away from home for three years. I have parents and three brothers at home," Xiao Dengzi smiled happily.

"If it weren't for the famine that year, and if I couldn't survive, I wouldn't have sold you..."

Dujuan thought that he had been sold to the palace to be a eunuch, and that Xiaodengzi's family must have treated him badly.

However, he didn't expect that his parents and brothers were very kind to him. When the human traffickers came to buy people, his three brothers all stood up to sell themselves.

The human traffickers said that these boys would be sold to be eunuchs because they were too old.

Because the probability of survival after castration is high at a young age, human traffickers are in business and will not do business at a loss.

In the end, there was no choice but to sell him.

Du Juan looked sympathetic when she heard this, but Xiao Dengzi smiled and said, "Sister, don't feel sorry for me. Actually, apart from the pain when I was stabbed, everything else is fine."

"After entering the palace, I was able to eat meat for the first time, wear clothes without patches, and sleep on clean bedding."

"My brothers at home don't have this blessing."

Dujuan originally thought that her life had been hard enough. At the most difficult time, she even thought about burning everyone to death and going to hell together.

But I didn’t expect that the small stool would be even worse off.

"My family should be doing well now. I'll be able to save my monthly allowance in my second year of service," Xiao Dengzi said with a look of longing. "I'll give it to my fellow townsman every month and ask him to help send it back home."

"A few months ago, a fellow villager brought me news from home, saying that my third brother had already married."

"Thanks to my sister, I received a generous reward this time. I brought home three silver bracelets for my three sisters-in-law."

In the past, he was able to save a good amount of his monthly allowance, but when his eldest and second brothers got married, the gifts he squeezed out of money to give them were not very good.

I have been working in Kunning Palace for several months now and have saved up a lot of money. I used the wedding of my third brother to make up for the previous losses.

When Xiaodengzi closed his eyes, he could almost see the small courtyard at home.

After my brothers got married, they must have renovated the house more.

so good.

Everyone is living a good life.

He thanked the Queen again.

Dujuan was rarely moved by such family affection and almost cried when she heard it.

She had never met such parents and brothers in her life, and she envied Xiao Dengzi's good luck.

She patted his head and said, "Don't worry. The Queen said that this time we are going to Jinling. Then she will give you two days off. You can go home and visit."

The little stool was so happy that he didn't know what to do. He cleverly said, "Sister, you are my real sister, and my parents are your parents. Why don't you come back with me?"

He also wanted to show his family that he had such a good sister taking care of him and that he was living a good life!

Du Juan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's wait until we get there and ask the Queen first."

Xiao Dengzi nodded, turned around and started packing up his belongings, humming a little tune.

The eunuchs who were traveling with him all lived together. Zhao Lesheng saw his silly smile and asked curiously, "Little Stool, what good thing happened to you? Did the master give you another reward?"

He felt a little sad as he said this. Although he was a servant in the Yangxin Palace, he had a master Su Peisheng who was suppressing him and he could not get ahead at all.

In fact, it would be better to work in Kunning Palace, where you can get generous rewards.

Unfortunately, because of the mistake he made in the past as a tailor-making servant in the palace, he lost face in front of the Empress and could no longer stay with her.

But the silly boy Xiao Dengzi, as luck would have it, got a huge benefit.

Xiao Dengzi narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Hey~ We're almost in Jinling, my hometown. Who knows, maybe we'll even run into my relatives."

Since there was no sign of anything happening yet, he certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to tell everyone that the Queen allowed him to go home and visit.

But for such a happy thing, it’s okay to say a few words ambiguously.

Zhao Lesheng was envious when he heard this: "Oh, that's a great thing."

"Sometimes, we, the downtrodden bitches, can never go back to our hometown in our entire lives."

He was also sold when he was a child, and after a long time, he no longer knew where his home was.

Speaking of this, I really envy this silly boy.

He wanted to make friends with Xiaodengzi, so he took out a purse from his pocket and threw it to him: "Take it. If you meet my mother, you should give her some extra tribute."

He also remembered his mother's embrace. He couldn't remember her face clearly, but he still had a vague impression of the gentle way she coaxed him to sleep.

Just consider it as a way to show filial piety to his mother.

The little stool was stunned for a moment, and then thanked him profusely.

Just like that, with full of anticipation, we finally arrived in Jinling.

One day, Xiao Dengzi saw the familiar town and went to Du Juan with tears in his eyes: "Sister, my home is on the hill over there, I..."

Du Juan immediately put down the work in her hands and took him to see Lin Mingyan.

After explaining the whole story, Lin Mingyan smiled and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. Didn't I promise you guys a long time ago?"

She would go boating on the lake with the Fourth Master later, and since they brought secret guards with them, there was no need for Dujuan to follow them.

So he simply gave the two of them a day off and even sent Wei Shisan Niang to follow them.

After all, it is somewhat dangerous for a palace maid and a eunuch to go to a small mountain village.

Xiao Dengzi scratched his head, took them to several shops, bought cakes and roast chicken, and carried a full basket before setting off for home.

"Sister, the top of the mountain looks not far away, but there's actually quite a distance to go," Xiao Dengzi explained. "Let's take the ox cart to the foot of the mountain first, and then walk up."

He had come to the town several times when he was a child, but his father always carried him on his back and walked with him.

He had seen others riding ox carts and was extremely envious. What impressed him most was the place where they rode the ox carts.

Even though he had been away from home for three years, he found his way to the ox cart in no time.

The driver was an old man. Seeing that the three of them were young, he asked, "Where are you from? What are you doing in Wushan?"

He has been running this route for many years. The people riding the ox carts are all familiar faces. It is rare to see strangers, so he can't help but be curious.

Xiao Dengzi smiled and said, "I'm from Wushan. I left home a few years ago. I came back home this year."

"Oh, you must be living a good life now," the old man complimented him when he saw him carrying a lot of bags and the good fabrics on their clothes.

The little stool said happily, "Yes, I'm going home to see my parents."

Then she wiped away her tears and said, "I haven't seen her for several years. I wonder if my mother's eyes can still see..."