Ji Xiaolan: Kill Qianlong at the beginning

Xiumei nodded.

Du Xiaoyue continued, "Lord Mo asked me to come and investigate, but He Shen kept trying to evade me, so I had a hard time getting in. Sister Xiumei, you have to be careful, He Shen might not have good intentions."

Xiumei said, "Heshen...he never comes to my place. He greets me outside the door every day. He doesn't dare to come in."

Du Xiaoyue asked: "Why is that?"

Xiumei said, "Don't ask me, I can't tell you."

Du Xiaoyue said, "I think I've seen the man who brought me in before somewhere. He's a eunuch..."

After thinking for a while, he remembered and continued, "I know, it's..."

Xiumei quickly covered her mouth and signaled her not to talk nonsense.

Du Xiaoyue was straightforward and didn't understand Xiumei's meaning. She said, "He has three palaces and six courtyards. The queue is two miles long. He..."

Oh...

Xiumei put her right index finger to her mouth and pointed outside.

Then he said, "I'm not willing to do this, but I have no choice. The Emperor won't let me into the palace. He says the rules there are too strict and it's too stuffy. He's afraid I'll be wronged, so he arranged for me to stay here. Every time he comes, he's dressed casually, and we talk about poetry and music, chatting and laughing. He's quite at ease."

After swallowing, he continued, "The Emperor said that he was very bitter. Although there were many beauties in the harem, there was not a single one with whom he could have a heart-to-heart talk."

Du Xiaoyue said, "Sister, don't be silly. My elder sister said that when men lie to women, they always say things like this. Sister, what exactly are your plans? You should make arrangements early."

Xiumei said, "Master Mo once said that people like me don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for themselves. Indeed, they are not free."

Du Xiaoyue said, "Sister, do you want me to accompany you?"

Xiumei said, "My dear sister, please don't do that. He actually told me to let you come to accompany me. I disagreed. I can endure it, but you can't. You will suffocate to death here."

Du Xiaoyue pouted and said, "What will you do alone?"

Xiumei said, "I've learned to find joy in hardship. I read a book, feed the birds, play the piano, and when I get bored I just stroll around the garden."

Thinking of Mo Li, he asked, "Is Lord Mo okay?"

Du Xiaoyue said, "He's fine, but he smokes his pipe all day long. We even extorted some money from Heshen a few days ago."

Xiumei said, "I know. He told me. Tell Lord Mo that it's better not to make jokes like this. There are some things Lord Mo can't do, but Heshen can. For example, he allowed you to see me today. He probably wanted Lord Mo to know so that he could lure him into a trap. You must tell Lord Mo, just know it in your heart, and don't express it."

After a pause, he continued, "Remember, don't mess with him, even for my sake."

Du Xiaoyue nodded seriously and said, "Brother Li from our family wants you to write him a letter to learn about your recent situation."

Xiumei stood up and walked to the dressing table, taking out a piece of paper and a plate of cinnabar from the drawer.

Use the bowl on the table to put it into the cinnabar, and press four small circles and four large circles at the four corners of the paper, with the small circles inside the large circles.

Du Xiaoyue asked doubtfully, "Sister, what does this mean?"

Xiumei said, "Take it. Lord Mo will naturally understand." Then she handed the paper to Du Xiaoyue.

Du Xiaoyue reached out to take it, blew on it with her mouth, and said, "Sister, take care of yourself. I'm leaving." Then she stood up.

Xiumei said, "Take care of yourself too." and sent Du Xiaoyue away.