Chapter 109: Infiltrating the East Palace
After a whole day of rushing, the carriage finally arrived at the most prosperous place in the early morning of the next day, Kyoto Chang'an. 『81 Middle School Wen Ω『Δ Net
After entering Chang'an City from Mingde Gate, everyone saw a bustling and lively scene. On the carriage, Zhai Ying roughly explained the layout of Kyoto to Tanluo.
Chang'an City consists of three parts: outer city, palace city and imperial city.
There are three city gates on each side of the outer city. The six streets connecting the twelve city gates are the main traffic roads of the whole city. They are entering the city along Zhuque Street. This street that runs north and south is the central axis of Kyoto. It connects the Chengtian Gate of the Palace City, the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City and the Mingde Gate of the Outer City, and divides Chang'an City into two parts symmetrical east and west.
The layout of Kyoto emphasizes symmetrical distribution, and its shape is similar to a chessboard.
The palace city is located in the northern center of Kyoto, including the Tai Chi Palace in the middle, the Prince East Palace in the east, and the Yeting Palace in the west.
Tanluo, the Yeting Palace, has heard of some of the places where the palace maids and eunuchs live in the book.
The imperial city is connected to the south of the palace city, with the left ancestral temple and the right sect. It has a central government office and an affiliated organization, which is also the place where Zhai Ying wants to go.
"Young Master, let's take a rest here first." The young man driving the car said outside the curtain.
"Yes." Zhai Ying stood up and looked at the girl, "Miss Tanluo will follow her next page and go for a walk nearby."
"I've been in the car for so long, it's time to go out for a walk."
She jumped out of the car and followed Zhai Ying to the crowded street. This place is worthy of Kyoto. Not only is the house tall, but even men are tall. However, this outfit with soft armor looks so familiar.
Outside the restaurant opposite her, the man in black looked around with a portrait. Aren’t these people the Tiance army under the King of Qin?
Unexpectedly, I met those people here, Tanluo covered her face with her hands, turned around and left.
"Miss Tanluo, where are you going?" Zhai Ying suddenly blocked her.
"Brother Shadow, this road is crowded, I want to go to a quiet place."
"That's right, it's really not convenient for people as beautiful as girls to walk on the streets."
Zhai Ying said to the entourage beside him: "Linyuan, wait for me nearby."
"Okay, young master." The young man led the carriage to the shade of the tree.
When Tanluo saw that the Tiance army happened to come, she lowered her head and hurried to the remote place.
There were many remote alleys on Chang'an City Street. She walked in without looking back. Zhai Ying frowned slightly and followed.
"The girl seems to have something to worry about?"
"No, absolutely not." She shook her head guiltily, and in the aftermath of light, she caught a man in black squatting on the big tree planted in the alley.
Why are she wearing black clothes again? Now she really has to take a detour when she sees the man in black. Which one is the one who is there this time?
Tanluo covered her face with her hand and looked over secretly. Well, the ghostly pattern on this black shirt was the killers of Weiyang Palace. The man squatted quietly on the tree, and his sinister eyes looked at the suspicious figures around him.
A woman, who was the target of everyone's pursuit, hurriedly hid behind Zhai Ying.
"What?" Zhai Ying looked down at her.
Tanluo bent over with an extremely unnatural expression, trying to reduce his presence.
"Brother Shadow, it's too hot outside, so let's go back to the carriage to rest."
"It's not that I've just been out for a while, so I'll go back with the girl."
The two walked out of the alley and returned the same way. The entourage Lin Yuan, who was waiting in front of the carriage, saw them walking towards each other.
"Young Master, why are you back?" Lin Yuan was surprised. Chang'an City was so big that it would take a long time to walk around.
"The girl is tired and wants to come back and rest." Zhai Ying smiled gently and reached out to lift the curtain.
Tanluo sat into the carriage, closing his eyes as if exhausted.
It seems that Chang'an, Kyoto, is not very safe, and there are people chasing themselves everywhere on the streets. Brother Shadow is here to take the exam, and it is impossible for him to stay away. Now he is going to the imperial city, where women cannot enter and exit at will, so she has to find a place to stay as soon as possible.
Tanluo thought hard. She was now penniless, and the fish talismans and tokens she was carrying could not be sold at the pawnshop.
Speaking of this token, she suddenly remembered that she had saved a man named Xuancheng on the road. He said that with this token, she could go to the East Palace in Chang'an to find him. Her biggest difficulty now is that she has no safe place to stay. It is better to disguise herself as a teenager and sneak into the East Palace to avoid the limelight.
After making up his mind, Tanluo swept away the haze that had been around for many days, and his agile eyes were shining.
I heard that life in the palace is full of wealth and food, wine, ponds, meat, and peace. Not only can we avoid these two plague gods, but the most important thing is that she will be able to have food and clothing from now on and rise to the top!
So, a woman grinned and snickered. It was not until Zhai Ying came up with a puzzled look that she pretended to have a serious cough.
"Brother Shadow, I suddenly remembered that I had old friends in Chang'an. I came here this time and I could just talk to him about the past, so let's leave here."
"Miss Tanluo, Kyoto is so big, it's really not convenient for you to travel alone. Why not send it to you here?" Zhai Ying said kindly.
"No need, there is really no need to be such a trouble. Don't you still have to go to the imperial city to take the exam? Go quickly!" Tanluo walked out of the carriage without saying a word, and finally stood in front of the car door and bowed, "Brother Shadow, we will have a date in the future, say goodbye!"
"Take care girl." Zhai Ying narrowed her eyes and smiled gently.
Until the light green figure disappeared completely, Zhai Ying held back her smile and said in a deep voice: "Linyuan, keep up with that girl."
The boy nodded slightly and jumped to the roof next to the street with agility.
Speaking of which, after saying goodbye to the scholar, Tanluo found a corner without anyone else, then lifted his clothes and climbed over the wall.
This is an ordinary house, with a few pieces of clothing spread out in the quaint courtyard. Tan Luo sneaked into the bamboo rack and looked around. When he confirmed that no one had passed, he quickly grabbed a set of men's clothes and bagged them in his arms.
After half a cup of tea, a handsome young man with a jade face walked out of the alley. Emei specially used firewood ashes to trace it, and walked on the street with a swaggering head on his head.
"Stop, what are you doing?" The guard stepped forward to stop Tanluo.
She took out the token and handed it to the guard: "This is the token of His Highness the Prince of the East Palace, you all know each other!"
"It turned out to be a guest of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the younger ones were offensive."
"It's okay." Tanluo waved his hand and pretended to be a literary Zou Zou.
After entering the palace from the side gate, she followed the east and finally found the road to the East Palace.
The huge and magnificent palace appeared in front of me. After all, Tan Luo had been in the Shengtian Sect and had never seen any fairyland temple.
Seeing the two rows of guards appearing in front of the door, Tanluo took the initiative to take out the token and swayed it a few times this time.
"I came to find Lord Xuancheng."
The guards took the token and saw that the word "jing" was engraved on it. This was indeed a token given to the guests and staff by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Please wait, the younger one will go and pass on the communication."
A moment later, a man walked to the palace gate and saw the young man waiting outside. He called out excitedly: "Young hero, it's you! Why, I'm here all the way here, have the young hero encountered any difficulties? As long as Xuan Cheng can help, the young hero just speak!"
"Brother Xuancheng, I actually want to come to the East Palace to find a job." Tanluo said directly. Only by hiding here can he not be found by the people outside.
What's more, the salary here is high and the benefits are good. How many people squeeze their heads and castrate themselves by wielding their swords to enter the palace!
"It's so good. His Royal Highness opened the palace gate and recruited talents. The young hero was willing to join His Royal Highness's command. Xuan Cheng was very grateful. But what kind of errand does the young hero want to take on his position?"
"I don't know how to do Wuwen and I am good at washing, cooking, boiling water, massage the bed and warming the bed and guarding. Brother Xuancheng, please do it!"
"What the young hero said is all the errands of the Dianshi. Why not let Manager Liu make arrangements for you!"
"Just listen to you!"
Under Xuancheng's threading thread, Tanluo finally met the supervisor, the legendary eunuch who had no hand.
"Yo, Eunuch Liu, the young Tanluo, want to make a living in the East Palace."
"Tan Luo?" The middle-aged eunuch who was over 40 years old scared Tan Luo so much that he trembled as soon as he opened his mouth. His voice was neither yin nor yang, just like the melody pulled out of the erhu, with a bit of tremolo.
"Do you know that this Eastern Palace is not that easy to stay, especially those who are uncastrated who want to join our preface?" Eunuch Liu pinched the orchid finger and waved his handkerchief.
Tanluo suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart. The eunuch's intention was to drag her out to castrate her.
"but……"
Well, but she listened with her ears.
"But I heard from Lord Wei that your kung fu is good, but unfortunately, the imperial guards in the East Palace are all chosen by His Royal Highness. You can stay in the prefecture for the time being!"
"Dare you ask my father-in-law, what does the Dianxing Bureau do?"
Eunuch Liu glanced at her sideways: "It's the place where you are in charge of Tang Mu, sweeping, and laying things out. However, with your thin arms and legs, can you chop firewood and carry water?"
"Yes, of course, I can. Don't look at my thin body, I can beat more than ten cows." Tanluo was full of confidence.
"You are quite a tone. Now the hot water room in the Dian set up happens to be short of famous servants. Let's try it."
"Okay!" Isn't this just doing my best? Chopping wood and carrying water is easy for her.
"Do it well, maybe one day you will be attracted by the crown prince and promoted you." Eunuch Liu led her to the door of the hot water room.
A strong man walked out of the house. He looked up at Tan Luo and said contemptuously: "Just this kid, can he carry water?"
Without saying a word, Tanluo raised his arm and walked to the bathtub, lifted the half-person bathtub filled with clear water, and then walked around the yard in awe of others' shocked and frightened eyes.
She smiled without blushing and gasping, "Is my strength small?"
"It's not small, it's simply born with divine power!" The strong man looked at her with a smile, "I am Manager Cui from this hot water room, what do you call me?"
"Tanluo!"
"Tan Luo? This name is easy to remember. Brother Tan, you will be responsible for boiling water to bathe and cleanse your body in each room from now on, especially the girl Nian who lives in Sile Pavilion, who has fine skin and tender flesh. You have to serve her very well."
Tanluo had long heard that there were many rules in the palace. If he was not bad, he would be dragged out to beat the board and gave him a red one. Could it be that Miss Nian was the crown princess in the Eastern Palace?
Chapter completed!