imperial psychologist

Chapter 35
The palace people led Bai Yi and Bai Ling to the North Fifth Institute.

North Five is located in the northeast corner of the palace, where all the new palace servants receive their palace clothes, and the respect room that manages the rewards and punishments of all palace servants is also here.

Bai Ling and Bai Yi were led into different houses, and changed into their respective robes with the help and follow of other palace officials.

Bo Ling had more rules, and a few people surrounded her. According to the practice in the palace, they carefully twisted the light fluff on her face with thin silk threads, and combed her shoulder-length hair into a bun. Even the nails were carefully polished to a smooth finish.

When he went out again, Bai Yi had disappeared, only two maids from Chengqian Palace were timidly waiting in front of the door with their heads down.

Bai Ling was still a little unaccustomed to the new clothes on her body. She held the new clothes badge in one hand, tossed the collar in the other hand, and walked out awkwardly. When she was almost at the door, she realized that behind the two maids, there was standing Great Eunuch Huang Chongde!

Bai Ling's feet faltered, he quickly bowed his head, and called softly, "Elder-in-law."

The heads of the two maids bowed even lower.

Seeing Bai Ling, Huang Chongde also had a kind smile on his face, "Long Live Lord is worried, so he sent me to take a look. Now that it's all right, let's go."

Two maids of honor led the way, while Bai Ling and Huang Chongde followed far behind.

From the corner of his eye, Bai Ling paid attention to Huang Chongde who was beside him.

The supervisor of ceremonies is no different than other places. A person like Huang Chongde who holds the power to criticize the red is not only the confidant of Emperor Jianxi, but also has inextricable struggles with the cabinet officials of the previous dynasty.

Such a person came to personally send herself to Chengqian Palace, she never believed that there was no other purpose.

Sure enough, after passing the place where palace people come and go frequently, Huang Chongde said slowly, "When did the girl enter the palace for the first time?"

Bo Ling slowed down, "It was about four years ago when I returned to my father-in-law."

Huang Chongde nodded, "Heroes are young."

Berlin's pace slowed down even more.

Come to think of it, Huang Chongde would not bring up taboo topics for no reason - because four years ago was the time when she and the queen mother first met.

Before Bai Ling could figure it out, there was a sudden loud shout from the crowd in the direction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Bo Ling couldn't help but stopped, and looked towards the sky where the sound came from. It was hard to imagine that in the palace, he would hear such a cry that was almost like a landslide.

Huang Chongde also stopped, and raised his eyes following Bai Ling's gaze, "Don't panic, my master is going to hold a reception ceremony for General Shen and the soldiers in Taihe Square for three consecutive days. It's rare that the palace is so lively. Bear with it."

Bo Ling lowered his eyes, answered "Yes", and followed Huang Chongde to continue walking.

Huang Chongde continued, "Actually, I was there that night."

Bo Ling's palms were slightly sweaty, "I don't know which night my father-in-law is talking about?"

Huang Chongde smiled, "Of course it was the night you first entered the palace. I remember that you and your brother Bai Yi went to Xihuamen to deliver meals to Doctor Bai."

"Eunuch Huang..." Bo Ling frowned, hesitating whether to listen to him or not.

"I said, don't panic." Huang Chongde reached out his hand to signal Bo Ling not to be nervous. He was already old, and his tone was slow. These words sounded very relaxed, just like ordinary elders chatting with younger generations.

"It was your luck that you met the queen mother four years ago. You have been able to keep your mouth shut for the past four years, which also shows your character. It is both a credit and a blessing that you can always do things carefully."

Huang Chongde spoke slowly, but Bo Ling was already thinking sharply there.

"But it's different now," Huang Chongde finally got to the point after paving the streets with chaotic stones, "You were outside the palace at that time, and you only came in once a month. , and can’t hit you on the head.”

Burling listened quietly.

"But now that you are in Chengqian Palace, it's different. This place is no different from other places. A little bit of wind and rain can cause big waves. If you want to keep safe, you have to keep in mind why you came here. People must remember their own With the original intention, there will be no side effects, and you will not go fork in the road."

In this case, it is not an exaggeration to say that I entrusted him sincerely.

Bai Ling looked deeply at Huang Chongde, half moved and half puzzled in her heart.

In fact, what Bo Ling couldn't figure out was why this old man, who had almost met him by chance, would speak such heartfelt words to him?

As before, Huang Chongde glanced at Bai Ling with a faint smile, and then looked forward, "You are smart, you should be able to understand what I'm talking about."

Bo Ling's expression became solemn, and he nodded solemnly, "Thank you for the reminder, Eunuch, Bo Ling has made a note of it."

"That's good." Huang Chongde nodded, "I still have errands, and you can walk the rest of the way by yourself."

"Eunuch, go slowly." Bo Ling bowed and said goodbye.

Bo Ling sincerely watched Huang Chongde leave, but the moment he looked at his back, Bo Ling was dazed for a moment, feeling as if he had seen this figure somewhere before.

"Please wait a moment." Bo Ling said suddenly.

Huang Chongde's footsteps stopped.

"Eunuch and I, where were they before..."

Huang Chongde turned around, his tone still indifferent, "Didn't I just say that, was I there at that night four years ago?"

Only then did Bai Ling realize the ambiguity in his question, but Huang Chongde had already walked away with gentle steps.

Looking at the back in front of her again, Bai Ling felt very strange again. She looked forward thoughtfully, until Huang Chongde's figure disappeared at the corner at the end of the road, and heard the maid in front softly calling her to follow.

She stepped forward in response, feeling confused for a moment—the familiar feeling in her mind could never be found again.

The gate of Chengqian Palace is not far away, and this is the third time Bo Ling has stepped here in the past few days.

However, this time, as soon as he stepped into the gate of the courtyard, Bo Ling felt something was wrong.

The palace people knelt on the ground again outside, even Bao Yuan, who never left the imperial concubine's side, was among them.

Baoyuan knelt at the front—she hung her head, her cheeks were slightly swollen, and although she was crying, she stubbornly bit the corner of her mouth and didn't make any sound.

In front of Bao Yuan, there was a tightly closed door, and there were two not-so-young women standing outside the door, their clothes were not from the palace.Their faces are very white, their eyebrows are all painted on, and the corners of their mouths are drooping, making them look like toads in human form.

The two maids leading the way retreated at this moment, leaving only Bo Ling standing alone in front of the gate.

Holding the newly collared clothes in her arms, she looked at the scene in front of her and thought for a moment before striding forward.

"Stop!" The two women raised their eyebrows, "Who is it?"

Bo Ling walked to Baoyuan and stood still, bowed slightly to the two women, and said in a gentle voice, "I am Bo Ling, the new secretary of Chengqian Palace appointed by His Majesty yesterday, where is the imperial concubine?"

(End of this chapter)