Chapter 93 Entering the Palace

Author: Sigui Beihong

A man with bare chest and breasts stood at the door of the thatched cottage, fanning a big cattail leaf fan and looking around. This man had a bulging belly, but his eyes were as sharp as a hawk.

He was fanning his fan when suddenly his eyes widened, he turned around and waved to his companions in the thatched cottage, whispering: "Come on, come on..."

The companions, who were also disheveled, were lying on their backs or taking a nap, but after hearing the man's shouts, they all started to change their clothes.

Zhang Di came with Mo Yunxiao. The man with the cattail leaf fan hurriedly greeted her and said with a smile: "Zhang Naiguan Wan'an. Is this the eldest lady of the Mo family? I have admired her for a long time."

"Okay, Old Sun." Zhang Di said with a serious expression on his face: "This is the order of the official Chrysostom. Don't make any mistakes, do you understand?"

The man bent down again and again and said, "Don't worry, we brothers all don't have to worry about it. I have been a member of the Purification Army for more than ten years, so I am still sure of this."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Mo Yunxiao meaningfully, then took Zhang Di's hand and walked aside, whispering: "Zhang Neiguan, I think this Madam Mo is a fair and decent person, I want her to follow me.

We hang out together, I'm afraid my wife doesn't want to."

"Hmph!" Zhang Di sneered disapprovingly and said, "What's the reason for not being willing? She's going to meet an official. Not to mention pushing the bucket into the palace, she's totally willing to get into the bucket.

"

The man chuckled and said, "That's just me worrying. As long as you say this, I'll feel relieved."

Mo Yunxiao watched from the side and saw that several people in the thatched cottage had put on clothes exactly like hers.

The man came over with a smile and said to Mo Yunxiao: "Madam, we are all rough people, doing despicable work. Madam, please forgive me."

As he spoke, he bowed. Mo Yunxiao quickly returned the bow and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..." In fact, he was very reluctant in his heart.

The man greeted his companions: "Are you all dressed?"

"Okay, okay..." Everyone walked out of the thatched cottage one after another, saying while tying their belts.

The man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then let's fuck him."

Everyone went around to the back of the thatched cottage and pushed out four-wheeled emergency vehicles from under a pile of straw. Only this vehicle was slightly larger, with tall and large barrels placed on it.

"Madam, look." The man led Mo Yunxiao to the car and said, "This is our cleaning car, and the cleaning bucket is placed on it. You only need to push the car into Donghua Gate with us.

Once you go, everything will be fine."

Mo Yunxiao took a closer look and felt a stench coming to her nostrils. She hurriedly covered her nose to avoid it, looking at the man with a look of disgust.

The man was a little embarrassed and said, "I have wronged you, Madam. However, this is the safest way."

"You only need to endure it for a moment and then let go after entering the palace gate." Zhang Di also said the same.

Mo Yunxiao looked at everyone and said, "Then I have to find something to plug my nose, otherwise I will be sick to death."

Zhang Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Everyone who works as a Ye Xianglang is a father and a son, so there is no reason to dislike him. If you block your nostrils, won't you reveal your secret?"

"Then..." Mo Yunxiao was also anxious. She kept covering her nose with her hands and said, "The smell is too strong. How can I bear it?"

"Be patient and bear with me." Zhang Di said and turned around and left.

Looking at his background, Mo Yunxiao's heart was filled with anger and grievance. "This guy must be seeking revenge!" She muttered, then took two deep breaths before coming over to push the car up.

"Okay, let's get on our way!" the man with the cattail leaf fan shouted, leading the "dung-picking team" towards Donghua Gate.

Along the way, the wheels of the dung cart made a "squeaking" sound. Mo Yunxiao just focused on pushing the cart. There were three people in front of her and five people behind her. She was the one who was the least likely to be interrogated.

She felt comfortable pushing the cart at first, but after a while it became more and more difficult. The bucket swayed left and right on the cart, making a "gurgling" sound, and it might tip over at any time.

Mo Yunxiao secretly complained, feeling that it was not easy for him to enter the palace once. When he met Zhao Ji, he had to take this unknown anger out on him.

Before she even reached the Donghua Gate, Mo Yunxiao's arms were very sore, and beads of sweat fell from her forehead.

But she also understood that she must not relax at this moment, otherwise all her previous efforts would be wasted.

When her strength was about to run out, she suddenly heard the man leading the team shout: "Stop!"

Mo Yunxiao took a quick breath, her arms completely gone. Only then did she realize how fast her heart was beating.

She glanced sideways and saw the man talking to a guard guarding the door. Three other guards came over to inspect the dung truck.

The guards would board the car with lanterns and lift the lid of the clean bucket to take a closer look. Mo Yunxiao was surprised and admired at the same time. She was already unbearable with the stench just pushing the cart, so they actually had to poke their heads in to take a look?

After the guard saw Mo Yunxiao's bucket, she didn't forget to smile back at him. But the guard didn't smile seriously, turned around and left.

After the inspection, the leader thanked the guards one by one, and then shouted: "Let's get on the road!" Then the dung carts started to "squeak" again.

But Mo Yunxiao's car suddenly stopped moving. She panicked, and no matter how hard she tried to push, the car only shook slightly and still didn't move.

Several people behind her were also a little panicked and turned to look at her.

Logically speaking, Ye Xianglang has been pushing dung carts all year round, and his arms have the strength of more than 500 shi. Especially since he is one of the strongest men in a hundred who handles errands for the palace, he will never be unable to push the cart.

The guards looked at it from a distance, and they were a little suspicious when they saw that the car was just shaking and not moving forward. The two guards looked at each other, and one of them wanted to come over to check.

But the leader rushed over first. "Come on, try harder!" He and Mo Yunxiao pushed the car together. Once there was forward momentum, Mo Yunxiao could control the car.

"Hey, there is a pit ahead, and I fell into it." The man explained lightly as he walked past the guard.

After entering Donghua Gate, Mo Yunxiao opened his eyes and saw a figure holding a lantern hurried towards him.

"Mo Yunxiao!" Zhang Di was already in front of her and said, "Why are you still hanging around? Come with me quickly."

Mo Yunxiao was still a little confused, so he was pulled away by Zhang Di without even having time to say thank you to the Ye Xianglangs.

There was a dark side hall with the door unlocked. Zhang Di pulled Mo Yunxiao in and then carefully closed the door.

The entire hall was dark, and Mo Yunxiao could only see Zhang Di's figure passing by in a hurry. He lit a candlestick with a fire stick, and finally there was some light.

"There is a set of palace clothes over there, go and change into it." Zhang Di pointed to a corner of the hall, and there was indeed a set of clothes on a chair.

Mo Yunxiao looked at the clothes and then at Zhang Di, her eyes full of surprise.

Zhang Di seemed to have noticed her doubts, and said: "How can you go to the official's house wearing Jingjun's clothes? What's more, the smell is unavoidable..."

Mo Yunxiao sniffed her sleeves, and sure enough, she was vaguely smelling the smell of the bucket, and couldn't help but feel vomiting.

"Then I'll change clothes, but you have to avoid me." Mo Yunxiao said.

Zhang Di rolled his eyes at her and said, "I know, it's really verbose." He turned away as he said that, not looking at her.

After a while, Mo Yunxiao changed her clothes. The clothes were also scented with incense and exuded a faint fragrance of gardenia. The first smell made her feel relaxed and happy.

She came over and pulled Zhang Di's arm and said, "Let's go."

"Where are we going?" Zhang Di asked doubtfully.

"Let's go see the official." Mo Yunxiao said, blinking her big and lively eyes.

"Don't worry, the palace maids will come over later, just follow their orders." Zhang Di said and was about to leave.

Mo Yunxiao hurriedly pulled his sleeve and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Don't be nagging." Zhang Di said impatiently: "The officials are discussing matters with the governors in the Zichen Hall. I want to go over and serve you. Just listen to the call."

After Zhang Di said that, he left alone. Mo Yunxiao wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing that he was leaving in a hurry, she was embarrassed to ask. She watched Zhang Di push the door open and go out, waiting for the moment the palace door closed again,

Her heart suddenly twitched. She suddenly felt a little bit like she was being relegated to the cold palace.

Different from the darkness of the side hall, the Zichen Hall was now brightly lit. Zhao Ji, who looked tired, was still pacing left and right, and sitting on both sides were still Zeng Bu, Xu Jiang, Zhang Dun, and Cai Bian.

"Prince Jian's matter can be discussed later." Zhao Ji said while pacing, "Today I would like to hear your views on the canal."

"Canal?" The four of them were a little confused.

Zhao Ji put his hands in his wide sleeves and said, "The Beggar Gang has been coveting the canal for a long time. Isn't it that all the ministers don't know about this?"

Zeng Bu stood up and said: "The officials and the Cao Gang have occupied the canal for a long time, and it has become a common practice for generations to fight against each other. If the canal is rashly given to the beggar gang, it will probably cause more disputes."

Zhao Ji nodded repeatedly, and before he could speak, Zhang Di had already opened the door and walked in. He came to Zhao Ji and whispered a few words in Zhao Ji's ear, and Zhao Ji showed a happy expression.

"Seriously?" Zhao Ji asked him.

Zhang Di nodded and said nothing.

Zhao Ji also nodded and said to the four ministers: "You have worked very hard to discuss things with me. I ordered Zhang Di to prepare mutton soup and I will ask someone to bring it up."

So he winked at Zhang Di, Zhang Di sang "O" and left in a hurry.

"The officials, I thought..." Zeng Bu wanted to speak, but Zhao Ji waved his hand to stop him.

"After eating the meat soup, it won't be too late to discuss it later." Zhao Ji sat down in a leisurely manner. Zeng Bu had no choice but to sit down.

After a while, the palace maids slowly came up to the palace carrying trays. The two palace maids in front each had two bowls of steaming mutton soup on their trays, and the third palace maid's tray was smaller, with only one bowl.

Following closely behind were several palace maids holding small coffee tables. They set up the coffee tables, and then the previous palace maids distributed the meat soup to the four ministers.

The palace maid holding a bowl of meat soup came to Zhao Ji with graceful steps and slowly put the meat soup down. The palace lady smiled at him, which only made him feel excited.

He forgot about himself and held the palace maid's hand tightly, but it was as cold as holding a stone.

"Why is it so cold?" Zhao Ji asked with concern.

The palace maid hurriedly put her hand away, lowered her head with a smile, and said to him: "I will settle this account with you later."

This palace maid was none other than Mo Yunxiao. After she said these words, she stood next to Zhao Ji.

Zhang Dun stirred the meat soup a few times with a spoon, but the meat tasted strong. But he inadvertently looked up and saw Mo Yunxiao.
To be continued...