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The sky was gloomy, and the vast Imperial City was shrouded in a haze. Dozens of eunuchs in blue robes carried buckets of water as they hurried towards a deserted palace. A group of palace maids in pink robes carried copper basins and followed closely behind.
"Did the Thousand Autumn Palace really catch fire?"
"It's that place. That person is still locked in there. It's already been three years, and no one knows if he's still alive."
"For a disaster like that, even if he's dead, it's because the heavens opened their eyes and wanted to take him away. What's there to save?"
Someone who knew the inside story came over and whispered, "I heard that it was His Majesty who opened his mouth. Otherwise, why would he go through so much trouble to save a castrated person, and a person like that at that."
They were chatting enthusiastically when a new palace maid asked curiously, "Why is there such a strange thing? The person living in the Thousand Autumn Palace isn't a concubine, but a eunuch? "
The other elders laughed at her ignorance. This Thousand Autumn Palace was actually no different from the Cold Palace. Normally, no one would pass by here, so there was nothing taboo when talking about the secrets of the Imperial Harem.
A slightly chubby palace maid smiled and said, "Imperial concubine niangniang? There are many concubines in our Imperial Harem, and many of them are extremely beautiful. Have you seen His Majesty visit any of them? Not to mention His Majesty's grace, even His Majesty's face is rarely seen. It's not even comparable to the palace maids on duty in Cheng Qian Hall. Everyone says that His Majesty … "She lowered her voice and said," Actually, he doesn't like women! "
Other than the palace maid who had just entered the palace, who was shocked, the others all had calm expressions. It was clear that they had already heard about it.
"This, this, this …"
Another person smiled and said, "Don't be shocked yet, there's more to come."
The slightly chubby palace maid cleared her throat and said, "The elders in the palace said that His Majesty cursed the late Empress Dowager to death when he was born, so he didn't have the Emperor's heart. Later on, he was even locked in the Cold Palace, which is this Thousand Autumn Palace. In this Cold Palace, he didn't have enough to eat or wear, and had to suffer from hunger and cold. The late Emperor also didn't care about him, and only a eunuch accompanied him. That eunuch was surnamed Tong. If you entered the palace a few years ago, you would definitely know this Eunuch Tong. That was when he was in the limelight... "
"Yeah, if that's the case, how did he fall to such a state? Could it be that His Majesty … "
A thin palace maid said in a shrill voice, "He has only himself to blame. The whole Jin knows that His Majesty favors and trusts him. Not to mention the concubines in the palace, even His Majesty's own mother, the Empress Dowager, can't compare with him. But he doesn't know how to cherish his fortune. He was bewitched by King Wu and intended to rebel!"
The palace maid covered her mouth and said in surprise, "The crime of treason is punishable by nine exterminations!"
"Tsk, he's a loner, so how could he possibly have nine relatives to execute? The Emperor truly treated him with deep affection, but even so, he didn't take his life. He only locked him up in the Thousand Autumns Palace and never came to see him again."
"If you ask me, he is most likely the reincarnation of a vixen. Otherwise, with His Majesty's extraordinary martial prowess, why would he be bewitched by him and turn a blind eye to so many beauties in the imperial harem and fall in love with this eunuch?"
The young eunuch beside her interrupted, "This sister is right. I've seen him before. With his appearance, people would believe that he's a demon."
These people were all talking at once, but no one really wanted to put out the fire. The fire in the Thousand Autumns Palace burned brighter and brighter.
Su Yang coughed heavily twice. As soon as he opened his eyes, he was scared out of his wits. In front of him was a sea of fire, surrounded by endless heat and smoke. He wanted to escape, but his legs were not very convenient. It was as if something was pressing down on him, preventing him from moving.
He covered his mouth and shouted outside, "Help, help …"
There was a lot of noise outside the palace. He could hear many people shouting "Fire!" and the sound of copper basins being knocked on could be heard. It was obvious that they were trying to put out the fire. However, looking at the situation, he probably wouldn't be able to wait for the fire to be put out. He would have to go down to accompany the original owner of the body.
"Save, save me! Who can save me …"
The smoke was so thick that he almost couldn't open his eyes. He could only cry. At this moment, he missed that stupid Qiong Qi very much. If it was by his side, he definitely wouldn't have let him suffer like this.
The System said, "Have you forgotten that you are a person with a golden finger?"
Su Yang was stunned for half a minute before he realized that the golden finger the System was talking about was himself.
This kind of trash System was also good at saying that he was a golden finger. If it wasn't for the fact that the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to complain, he definitely would have scolded it for ten minutes.
"Say it, what's the price?"
The System said, "Five hundred experience points. Within ten seconds, there will be a downpour."
"Deal!!" This was definitely the most straightforward payment in history. Su Yang paused, then suddenly asked, "Five hundred experience points is a lot, right?"
The System said, "It is."
"Then give me a gift."
= = =
In the Cheng Qian Palace, Zong Huan looked at the scar on his palm and frowned. This was the scar left by Tong Jiabao when he tried to assassinate him three years ago. There was once an imperial physician who offered him a prescription that could remove the scar, but he rejected it.
He wanted to remember such a profound lesson so that he could constantly remind himself not to trust others so easily.