Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 178 The Palace Gate
"It turns out to be father-in-law!" Zhu Xiuyuan saluted.

"I wish you no need to be too polite, Sima. Please come with us." The little eunuch waved Fuchen, returned a simple salute, and walked to the Chengtian Gate first.

Zhu Xiuyuan followed immediately.

It was naturally impossible for Yan Dashan to go in, so he stayed outside Chengtian Gate.

The little eunuch just walked with his head buried in the air and seemed very lively, so Zhu Xiuyuan did not talk to him and followed him all the way forward.

After they entered Chengtianmen, they walked a few steps and arrived at Duanmen.

After passing through the Duanmen and walking for a long time, I came to an impregnable gate.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked up and saw two big characters written on the gate: "Meridian Gate".

After passing through the Meridian Gate, we arrived at the Forbidden City.

Inside the Forbidden City, it is divided into the outer court and the harem.

There are three main halls in the outer court: Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen.

The harem includes Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace and other palaces.

Zhu Xiuyuan followed the little eunuch, walked around and around, passed through countless doors, walked through countless long corridors, and walked for a long time, but he still hadn't reached his destination.

Anyway... Zhu Xiuyuan has already lost his way, so whatever the hell, just follow this little eunuch.

"Zhu Sima, the concubine concubine specifically told our family to take Zhu Sima to the Qin'an Hall of the Harem and wait for the Holy Driver to be summoned. Zhu Sima, after you enter the Harem, don't look around, and don't communicate with people in the palace without authorization... I wish Sima has remembered it?"

Zhu Xiuyuan hurriedly replied: "I remember, thank you for reminding me, father-in-law."

However, Zhu Xiuyuan was very confused.

He thought: "What's going on? I'm just a foreign minister. When the emperor summoned me, why did he take me to the harem? Also, why did the young eunuch say 'the empress ordered'? Shouldn't it be 'your majesty ordered'?" "

The more Zhu Xiuyuan thought about it, the weirder he felt. Could this be a trap of "accidentally entering the White Tiger Hall"?

He couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

But let's make peace with what we have come, and be more honest in this deep palace!

As the saying goes, "Once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea." Now that Zhu Xiuyuan has entered the palace gate, it is like falling into the "Mariara Trench"!
He had lost his way a long time ago and was so confused that he couldn't find the north...

"Zhu Sima, we are here."

The little eunuch led Zhu Xiuyuan to walk silently. When he passed through a moon gate and came to a corridor that was no different to Zhu Xiuyuan, the little eunuch paused slightly, shook the dust in his hand, and nodded diagonally forward.

Zhu Xiuyuan looked in the direction pointed by Fuchen and suddenly realized that there was a great hall standing there.

Out of the habit of "knowing the way", Zhu Xiuyuan glanced at the plaque in the main hall.

There are three characters written on the plaque: "Qin'an Hall".

"Qin'an Palace..."

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but read it out.

"Shh!"

The little eunuch was all excited.

As if a certain "switch" in his body was triggered, he made a silent gesture.

Zhu Xiuyuan was startled by his movements. He always felt that he used too much force and that there was too much "performance" involved.

"Zhu Sima, don't speak nonsense! Don't speak nonsense!" The little eunuch solemnly warned.

"Understood, thank you father-in-law for your guidance."

Zhu Xiuyuan also realized the difference here. This was the harem, the emperor's harem, so it was better not to make it too public.

Seeing that Zhu Xiuyuan had listened to his words, the little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to lead the way.

As he walked, he said: "Zhu Sima, this harem is different from other places. You must remember that firstly, you must not look around, secondly, you must not make loud noises, and thirdly, you must not interact with the people in the palace..."

Every time the little eunuch said something, Zhu Xiuyuan responded to express his understanding. …

The little eunuch did not lead Zhu Xiuyuan to the main entrance of Qin'an Palace, but made a big circle and entered through a side entrance.

After entering Qin'an Hall, we walked around seven times and eight times inside.

Finally, the little eunuch opened the door of a warm pavilion and made a gesture to invite you in: "Zhu Sima, please wait here for a moment. When His Majesty is free, he will naturally summon you."

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced at the Nuan Pavilion. Well, it wasn't bad, at least it wasn't a prison cell.

"Thank you so much, father-in-law!" Zhu Xiuyuan bowed his hands and walked into Nuan Pavilion.

After Zhu Xiuyuan walked into Nuan Pavilion, the little eunuch immediately closed the door.

Boom!
Zhu Xiuyuan stared at the closed door. He was at a loss for a while, always feeling like he was being imprisoned.

"Hey, never mind, now that you've come, you'll be in peace, and just wait here!"

Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head, sat down on a chair, and began to close his eyes and rest.

……

As time passed, Zhu Xiuyuan slowly realized a problem.

It's not just as simple as being "closed".

That's not all, he should have been forgotten in this corner!
He stayed in the Nuan Pavilion for half a day. It was already noon, and His Majesty the Emperor hadn't summoned him yet!

Zhu Xiuyuan walked a few steps in the Nuan Pavilion and sat down again.

He thought to himself: "His Majesty the Emperor... must be busy, right? He is the emperor after all, and he usually takes care of everything. When he gets busy, he forgets about me... It seems to make sense!"

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The greatest emperor in the world, of course, is for everyone to cooperate with the emperor, rather than for the emperor to cooperate with everyone!

Goooo!

However, Zhu Xiuyuan touched his growling stomach. It was already noon and he was hungry!
He stayed here all morning, and no one brought tea... He was hungry and thirsty now.

After a while, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but frown and said to himself: "Let's go, this emperor really doesn't want to... want to put me under house arrest here! Oh my god..."

Squeak!

Just when Zhu Xiuyuan was thinking wildly, the door of Nuange was finally pushed open.

It's finally here!
Zhu Xiuyuan jumped up and asked loudly, "Has Your Majesty summoned me?"

However, Zhu Xiuyuan only saw two little maids dressed in palace attire, walking into Nuan Pavilion one after another.

The eunuch who delivered the decree was not seen.

Both of the two palace maids had empty hands. One of them was carrying a food box, and the other was carrying a tray. There was a pot of tea and a teacup in the tray.

Zhu Xiuyuan kept an expression of surprise on his face, his head turned as the two little maids moved.

Facing Zhu Xiuyuan's "enthusiasm", the two little palace ladies seemed not to hear it at all. They didn't even look at Zhu Xiuyuan and walked past him calmly.

They live like two tool men.

The surprised expression on Zhu Xiuyuan's face gradually stiffened in the cold, and he stared blankly at the two little palace ladies.

It seems... they are here to deliver food and water.

The two little maids approached the small round table in the Nuan Pavilion. Through their operations, three or five dishes were placed on the small round table, as well as a pot of hot tea.

After finishing serving the dishes, the two little palace ladies walked back and forth out of the room with an empty food box in their hands and a tray in their hands.

Is this going?
"May I ask you two, when will Your Majesty summon me?" Zhu Xiuyuan hurriedly asked with his hands raised.

(End of this chapter)