After the rebirth, I became the darling of the tyrant

"...Xiao Luzi?"

The person in front of him was plain-looking, terrified, with his mouth wide open, staring blankly at Gu Chen—it was the little eunuch Gu Chen had begged to save in Ganquan Palace.

Gu Chen couldn't help but looked around again: the night had completely suppressed, the surroundings were dead silent, there was no one there, only the occasional evening wind that blew past his ears like crying.He withdrew his gaze and landed on the person in front of him again - the little eunuch was still wearing the darker purple eunuch uniform, and was holding two thick porcelain wine bottles, it seemed impossible that he passed by by accident.

Gu Chen: "...What are you doing here?"

It was only then that Xiao Luzi seemed to have come back to his soul, he took two steps back tremblingly, his feet were weak, and he almost fell on his back, but fortunately Gu Chen stepped forward in time and held him back.

"Thank you, Master Gu..." Xiao Luzi lowered his head, like a frightened goose, "Slave, slave..."

Gu Chen looked down at the wine bottle in his hand, and a thought flashed in his mind.He looked back at the two graves and guessed, "Are you here to pay homage?"

Xiao Luzi trembled in shock and almost threw the wine bottle in his hand on the ground.The palace rules are strict, except for the death of the emperor and the queen mother, ordinary concubines are not allowed to blatantly pay homage in the palace, not to mention that there are only two low | palace people lying here?If Gu Chen stabbed Xiao Tingshen, Xiao Luzi's little life might be gone.

He was terrified, and tremblingly said: "No, no, no...not..."

"I won't say it." Gu Chen smiled gently, "...you erected the tombstones of these two people here?"

"No, no..." Xiao Luzi shook his head hastily, "It's not a servant girl... A servant girl, a servant girl is just a servant who doesn't know how to read a few words, so how is it possible to erect a tombstone?"

Gu Chen thought about it, so he re-ignited a tombstone, turned around and looked at the two extremely simple "tombstones".Under the light of the fire, he saw the word "Bai Shao" written on the wooden strip on the left, and the word "Zhang Fu" written on the wooden strip on the right.

...I didn't expect that the great court lady and the great eunuch in Concubine Xian's Palace had already buried their bones, and they were still buried here.

Although the whereabouts of Chen Fanggui, Xiao Tingshen's wet nurse, were not found, it was an unexpected discovery to find the graves of the maid in charge and the eunuch in charge.Gu Chen brought Huozhezi closer, and noticed that the words on the "tombstone" were carved with a knife. Even so, he could see the chest of the person who carved the words with his pen. Obviously, this person wrote it with his own hand. Good calligraphy cannot be written by an ordinary palace man like Xiao Luzi who doesn't know a few big characters.

It's just that this way of using the brush is very familiar...I always feel like I've seen it somewhere before.

Gu Chen was still scrutinizing these words, but Xiao Luzi murmured, his voice was like a mosquito: "...It is the monument erected by His Majesty."

Gu Chen was startled: "What!?"

"It's Your Majesty..." Xiao Luzi whispered, "I saw it with my own eyes. Your Majesty carved a few words with a knife, and then stood here."

When he said this, Gu Chen suddenly remembered that the handwriting written by Xiao Tingshen on his memorial was exactly the same as this... But why did Xiao Tingshen erect a monument for these two people?

Gu Chen glanced at Xiao Luzi who was panicked, and sighed softly.He thought for a while, and said, "You came here to pay homage to them, right?"

Maybe it was because Gu Chen had said before that he would not report him, or maybe it was because Gu Chen pleaded for him and saved his life. The little eunuch stood hesitantly for a while before nodding slightly.He glanced at Gu Chen, hesitant to say anything - he was here to pay homage, so what was this honorable Mr. Gu, the celebrity in front of the emperor, doing in this barren cemetery?

Gu Chen glanced at him, his eyes were clear and bottomless, Xiao Luzi even had the illusion of being seen from the inside out for a moment.The two were silent for a while, only to hear Gu Chen say softly, "I'm here to find someone."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and scanned the graves in the wilderness.Except for these two graves, the rest of this large area were all dusty, ordinary-looking little dirt bags. Obviously, the person he was looking for was destined to be lost.

Sure enough, Gu Chen smiled wryly: "It's probably over here, I can't find her anymore."

This smile is full of self-deprecation and helplessness, and also has a little obvious sadness.Gu Chen was already very handsome, and when he showed this expression, it made people feel sad for no reason.Xiao Luzi came here to pay homage, and he was not in a relaxed mood. For a while, he felt a little bit of sympathy with this glorious Lord Gu, so he became more courageous in an instant: "My lord...don't... Don't be too sad."

Gu Chen waved his hand and squatted down in front of the tomb of "Zhang Fu".He stretched out his hand to stroke the rough handwriting, and said softly, "Since you know them, can you tell me how they died?"

Xiao Luzi's eyes widened suddenly, a deep fear slid across his face, and that kind of fear in his bones was also reflected in his movements - his hands kept shaking, and the two wine bottles collided back and forth, making a loud noise. Jingling sound.The next moment, Gu Chen stretched out his hand and gently held the two wine bottles.

His movements were calm and steady, and in an instant, Xiao Luzi also calmed down miraculously, and finally regained his composure.He glanced at Gu Chen, then at Gu Chen, and after a while he said, "Zhang Fu...it's my brother."

Perhaps because Gu Chen's expression was too shocked, Xiao Luzi quickly added: "No, it's not my brother...that is, the servant girl is a person with no merits, can't speak, can't work, after entering the palace , it was probably Zhang Fu who took care of him, and the servants recognized him as a brother."

"So it is."

Gu Chen couldn't help but think of the first time he saw Xiao Luzi—this unlucky child would have misunderstood Xiao Tingshen's intentions, and thought that Gu Chen was going to sleep in Ganquan Palace, so he brought him a gauze dress, which angered Xiao Tingshen Furious... This kind of personality is really difficult to survive in the palace.

Gu Chen pondered for a while: "Then what happened later? Why did he die?"

Xiao Luzi stopped, and the fear appeared in his eyes again, and his voice involuntarily became softer: "...he tipped His Majesty..."

"Breaking news?"

Xiao Luzi trembled and talked for a long time, and Gu Chen finally figured out the cause and effect after trying to figure it out. As expected, the sudden death of Zhang Fu and Concubine Xian was deeply involved——

Zhang Fu was the chief eunuch in charge of Concubine Xian's palace. He was good at cultivating flowers and plants. Concubine Xian was kind-hearted and recommended him to be an errand in the conservatory.He is smart and tactful, so he is very popular in every palace, and because of this, he inadvertently noticed the clues that the empress intended to kill Concubine Xian.

"Brother Zhang Fu was frightened, so he came back and told me secretly." Xiao Luzi couldn't help feeling sad, "I advise him not to get involved in this matter, we are just low|low slaves in the palace. He can crush us to death, but he won't listen."

Gu Chen vaguely guessed the following story: Zhang Fu must have told Xiao Tingshen of the Queen's plot because of the kindness of Concubine Xian's recommendation of him to work in the conservatory.And what a cunning person Xiao Tingshen is, he must have thought of some way to secretly save Concubine Xian.

Sure enough, Xiao Luzi took a deep breath, wiped his eyes and continued: "Your Highness the Seventh... that is, after the current emperor found out about this, he thought of a way to secretly save Concubine Xian. He asked Brother Zhang Fu, Send Concubine Xian out of the palace."

Gu Chen's heart beat wildly involuntarily: "Where did you send it?"

"Sent to Brother Zhang Fu's hometown... Tongcheng, Hubei Province." Xiao Luzi thought for a while, then named a place, "It should have been sent there."

"What then?"

"Later..." Xiao Luzi sniffed hard, his eyes were red, "...Later Zhang Fu died, he said he was infected with the disease, and dragged the body out overnight. The servant went to see him quietly, he... "

Xiao Luzi choked up, and tears began to fall in strings: "...his body is full of traces of being tortured, his skin and flesh are all smashed, it is clear that he has been severely tortured. But even so, he shouldn't have Said, because after that... the maids in Concubine Xian's palace disappeared one by one, from Ying'er, to Guo Tong, to Nanny Chen..."

These people should all be dead, with no bones left.

Gu Chen turned his head involuntarily, and rubbed the two rough characters "Zhang Fu" on the wooden strip with his fingers again.The notch is very deep, Xiao Tingshen seems to have poured all his strength into these two words.

The previous question has been answered - why Xiao Tingshen erected a monument here.

He is thinking about love.

According to outsiders, Xiao Ting was ruthless, tyrannical, and ruthless. However, in Tongshan, it was the people Xiao Tingshen sent to save Gu Chen's life; Everyone thought that the low|cheap little eunuch erected a monument.

Gu Chen closed his eyes, feeling that his whole being was torn in two by reason and emotion.The rational part reminded him that Xiao Ting is deeply affectionate, which doesn't mean he can get rid of his relationship with the death of Gu's elder brother; but the emotional part growled and asked him how he could doubt Xiao Tingshen so much.

...Maybe only by finding out the whereabouts of Concubine Xian as soon as possible can Gu Chen get the final answer.

Gu Chen squeezed the crude "tombstone" tightly, and after a long time, he stood up.

"Thank you," he said.

On the way from the barren tomb to the palace, Gu Chen calmly thought about his next step.He must go to Tongcheng in southern Hubei, and in order not to attract attention, he'd better go alone.

However, if he wants to leave Shenjing for such a long time, he must first obtain Xiao Tingshen's consent.Not to mention what reasons he used to prevaricate, even if the reasons are reasonable, it must be difficult to reach the sky just for "obtaining consent".

...Think about before welcoming He Zhe, and before asking for orders to go to Tongshan... The conversation between him and Xiao Tingshen is really not a pleasant conversation...

Thinking of this, Gu Chen was inevitably worried.Wei Dequan didn't say anything, and let him into Oasis Palace, and then he stopped hesitantly in front of Xiao Tingshen's study door.Before he could think clearly, the door was pulled open.

Xiao Tingshen seemed to know that he was standing outside the door, and showed a rare touch of warmth to him.

"I heard your voice." He said, "I happen to be having dinner, so you can eat with me."