Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

[We finally arrived in the imperial capital, but there was no place to stay.

——November 22, the ninth year of Tianji

Before he was enfeoffed, Prince Jia always lived in the Fushu Palace, which was shared by all the princes. Therefore, he had no residence in the imperial capital and no money to buy one for himself.

It is possible now, but if there is no suitable one at the moment, it is not worth it.

The King invited them to stay in his palace temporarily.

This was actually very inconvenient and awkward, but Prince Jia went anyway...

Everyone guessed that he was reluctant to spend money to buy a house.

But Eunuch Chen said, "Money is nothing. The masters must have other ulterior motives for doing this."

He refused to say what the deeper meaning was.

But even if he didn't say it, the children knew it. Prince Jia and Princess Jia came to live in someone else's house, definitely to seek shelter.

Because the royal family also likes to bully each other, the young ladies and gentlemen in the mansion went out to play twice, and then they were squeezed out by the princesses and princes and dared not go out anymore.

Prince Jia and Princess Jia were like turtles, not taking a single step forward.

Just waiting for the call from the emperor and the empress dowager.

That would be fine, but not only did they not go out themselves, they also did not allow their subordinates to go out.

Everyone comes to the capital to broaden their horizons and have fun, but now they are not even allowed to leave the house, so it’s better not to come.

Because of this, everyone in Prince Jia's Mansion was depressed and unhappy, and inevitably had some complaints.

It is even more infuriating that the superiors neither punish nor pay any attention.

The child was in a hurry to go to Kanhua Temple, and Yundou was in a hurry to make money, so they said a few unpleasant words. Eunuch Chen heard them and made them kneel for a long time.

When I got up, I felt wilted, like an eggplant hit by frost.

Eunuch Chen sat on a chair, legs crossed, sipping his tea while enjoying the steam. Seeing them approach, he raised his eyelids and said disapprovingly, "Why are you looking so gloomy? Are you dissatisfied?"

Kidney Bean said, “No.”

The child said, “I’m so sad.”

Eunuch Chen said, "What's wrong? I haven't heard of any funeral in your family. Why are you so sad?"

This is not funny at all.

Child: "I want to go find my master and the others."

Eunuch Chen: "I still want to go... and have some fun. What's the point? Just wait, there will always be a chance."

The Ming Palace took care of all the meals for these people and also took care of everything else, so it was difficult to find a reason to leave.

Even Chen Dianshen couldn’t go out, let alone the children.

This kind of thing can't be rushed.

"I'll find a reason to ask you to go out and get some fresh air. Now, behave yourself. If you dare to talk nonsense again, you'll have nothing to worry about."

Eunuch Chen didn't care what others said and only kept the eunuchs and the child Yundou under his command under control.

The former didn't require him to worry much, but the latter was a real worry to him...

But people always grow up. After being punished by him and getting his promise, the child and Yundou became obedient and even had the mind to watch other people's fun.

This time, the housekeeper Xue Yuanyao did not come along because she was too old, but her daughter Xue Shanqing came.

Seeing that the noise was getting out of hand, they pulled a few people out and gave them a beating and punishment before everyone calmed down.

Kidney Bean and the child watched from a distance, saying, "Isn't this what they call killing the chicken to scare the monkeys?"

"That chicken is so miserable." The child felt that it was a bit unfair. Some people are just unlucky. He agreed with a few words and was beaten.

Some people usually talk even more cheerfully than them, and it’s okay.

Yundou said, "What's so tragic about it? They said it too. We are lucky. If it had happened two days earlier, we would have been the ones to get beaten."

The child felt uncomfortable just thinking about it: "That's right, we still have to be careful. I don't want to be beaten with a stick. It will hurt so much. I'll be beaten to death again."

"No," said Yundou, "It just looks scary, but it will be fine after a few days. The people who did it know what to do.

If you really want to beat someone to death, you don't need so many hits. At most, two hits will kill the person. The torn skin and flesh are actually minor injuries.

Just wait and see, these people will be well in a few days and will be alive and well.

Besides, what time is it now? The New Year is approaching, and everyone is hoping for good luck and making a big deal out of a small one. We are also living in someone else's house, so how could someone be beaten to death? Didn't you see that everyone is covering their mouths? They don't want anyone to know if they beat someone, let alone carry the body out."

"That's true." The child nodded.

Yundou added, "Even if you really want to fight, you have to wait until you get back."

She shrugged and climbed down the rocks in the yard first, and the child followed her down.

I went back to my residence to discuss this with Eunuch Chen.

Chen Dianshen was annoyed by her nagging, so he sent them both off to find something, and only then did he have some peace and quiet.

The children and Yundou were still not satisfied. It was too boring to just sit around, so the only fun thing left was to talk.

Even if they have nothing to say, they have to find something to say, let alone something to say.

Yundou is also a "know-it-all". He would even tell them about the past events of those who were beaten, and would even go and find out about the things he didn't know.

She also found out about the stone in the child's dream from the cousin of the granddaughter of a friend of the daughter of an old groom at the Ming Palace.

The stone is indeed not a rare treasure, but it is still valuable.

It can absorb the moonlight, and wearing it for a long time can delay aging and maintain youthfulness.

It was fished out of the water. In those places where burial pits were performed, it was used as decoration. In other places, adults wear hairpins to tie their hair, but in those places, they would pick up a piece of stone and wear it.

Later, someone discovered that this thing could be made money by selling it outside, so they shipped a lot of it out to sell, and now it is no longer available on the market.

"Why did you dream about that? Have you ever seen it?"

Child:……

"I think I've seen it before..."

dreaming……

She was a little distracted and spoke vaguely. Kidney Bean's eyes lit up: "Where is it?"

Child: “…Why are you asking this?”

"Why ask? Of course I want to get some to buy. It's very valuable. Even though it's just a stone, it's more expensive than ordinary jade. If we can get it, we'll be rich. You don't want to keep it for yourself, do you?

Good sisters! "

Yundou asked her coldly, her forehead almost touching hers, afraid that the child couldn't see her cold eyes.

The trust between people is so fragile.

The child came to his senses and said: "I saw it in my dream, how can I take it out and give it to you?"

Yundou was skeptical: "Why did you dream about these things for no apparent reason?"

The child was also thinking about this, and her intuition told her that these things were related to the man in the banner.

But she didn't ask in detail at the time, so naturally she has no way of knowing now.

But she was sure that the man went to so much trouble just to tell her where the dead bamboo grew.

If he wanted the child to get the dead bamboo, he should at least tell her where it was...

"You have to wait until I get out of that pit."

There might be some news from the village at the foot of the west mountain.

But first she had to get out of the pit.