One touch and one silence

After saying that, he pinched Yuanyuan's hand and shook it hard. For a moment, Yuanyuan felt that her neck was almost broken.

"Don't worry, your family members are on the way now, and you will be able to meet them soon!"

As the old eunuch spoke, he held the red-hot iron in his hand in front of Yuanyuan, gesturing as if to see where would be the most suitable place to brand her.

Yuanyuan felt the heat from the iron and leaned against the wall in fear, her eyes full of terror and unknown fear.

Tears and sweat mixed together on her face, soaking her clothes. She held back her fear and trembled as she begged for mercy: "Father...Father, I really don't know anything. Please let my family go. I really don't know anything!"

Yuanyuan cried and begged for mercy, but in the eyes of the old eunuch, she was just being stubborn and refusing to speak.

The old eunuch kicked Yuanyuan in the heart.

Yuanyuan was kicked so far away that she hit a broken table behind her and broke it.

Suddenly I felt pain all over my body.

"Do you really think that if I hadn't found anything, I would have caught you here? Don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit."

As the old eunuch scolded, Yuanyuan was so scared that she shook her head like a rattle, and her hair became a little messy. Her hair was soaked with tears and sweat and stuck to her face. She lay on the ground in embarrassment, shouting that she didn't know.

"Please be kind, sir. I really don't know anything!"

Yuanyuan didn't know where she got the courage from, but she crawled to the old eunuch, hugged his thighs and begged for mercy.

What she didn't know was that the more this kind of person begged him, the more excited he became.

The old eunuch looked at the red-hot iron in his hand, then looked at Yuanyuan's chubby, fair and tender little face. Suddenly, something was wrong on his gloomy face.

It feels like excitement, but also like...

"I think you are quite pretty. It's a pity to have a mark on you like this. In that case..."

The old eunuch suddenly ordered everyone else to go out. After everyone was out, the old eunuch looked at Yuanyuan with a fierce look and smiled in a particularly lewd manner.

"No... don't come over!" Yuanyuan looked at the old eunuch in front of her. His eyes, glowing green, stared at her like a dog seeing a bone. She was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly. She was like a frightened bird, hugging herself, trying to give herself a little sense of security.

What a pity! It didn't work. The old eunuch grabbed Yuanyuan's foot and looked at her excitedly. No matter how dumb Yuanyuan was, she knew what she was about to face.

Seeing the old eunuch getting closer and closer, Yuanyuan screamed for help in fear, hoping someone could save her.

"Help!"

Unfortunately, she is a powerless little girl, and her only friend, Sister Shuhua, is not here. Who can save her?

"woo woo woo woo……"

Yuanyuan couldn't escape the old eunuch's clutches after all.

An hour later, the old eunuch wiped his hands with satisfaction, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the blood off his hands.

The old eunuch was very satisfied with this.

The girl on the ground was thrown aside by him like a rag. Her cheeks were swollen from being beaten. The deep slap marks showed how hard he had hit her. The front of her clothes was torn to pieces, revealing the white bellyband underneath.

"You have made me very satisfied today, so I will let you go today. You must think carefully, because you will be able to see your family the day after tomorrow."

After saying this, the old eunuch left with satisfaction. His last words were to tell her not to seek death, otherwise your family will be here to accompany you soon.

The person on the ground did not move, as if she was dead. After a long time, she curled up her body and cried silently.

For the first time, Yuanyuan deeply understood what Sister Shuhua often said: the lives of little palace maids are worthless. What a pity! It's too late.

Looking at her broken body, the girl slowly took off a silver hairpin from her head. This hairpin looked familiar. It was the one that Shuhua had used to send the eunuch to call her.

She knew that Sister Shuhua followed the unpopular master and actually had little money, so she used several months' worth of her own money to privately exchange it with the gatekeeper eunuch, intending to return it to Sister Shuhua the next time they met.

She never thought that this silver hairpin would be the last thing that stayed with her.

A few days ago, she overheard the conversation between the empress and the nanny. She knew that there was a flood in her hometown and most of the people died.

She had been anxiously asking people to find out these days, which gave others an opportunity to take advantage of her.

So she knew from the beginning that the old eunuch was trying to scare her.

Thought she didn't know.

The girl looked at the silver hairpin in her hand with cherishment and murmured, "Sister Shuhua, Yuanyuan said she would never tell anyone even if she died. Yuanyuan really didn't say anything. Yuanyuan has actually been quite happy these years."

"cough cough"

"I'm sorry, Yuanyuan can't go back to your hometown with you."

After muttering these words, the girl thrust the hairpin that she treasured like a treasure directly into her chest. With the sound of the silver hairpin piercing her body, the girl slowly fell backwards with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

With a smile on his lips, he slowly closed his unwilling eyes.

And Shuhua, who was far away in the Taoist temple, suddenly felt an inexplicable piercing pain in his heart.

She was sweating profusely from the pain and squatted on the ground.

"Sister Shuhua, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

As Shuyue screamed, Shuhua fainted and lay on the ground. When he woke up, it was already the next morning.

"Sister Shuhua, you finally woke up. It's good that you woke up. Yue'er was almost scared to death. The master said that you should have a good rest for half a month."

"I'm sorry, Sister Shuhua. It's all my fault. If I had shared more of the work, you wouldn't have fainted from exhaustion."

Shuhua understood from Shuyue's words that the reason he fainted was that there was something wrong with his body.

"Where is the master?" Shuhua was about to get out of bed, but was stopped by Shuyue.

"The master went to climb the mountain. Today, Master Liu Yue added ten kilograms of iron sand to each of the master's legs. The master waited for a while, and when he saw that you didn't wake up, he left."

"Master Liu Yue said that we cannot interrupt our martial arts practice. Once we stop, our muscles will become loose and all our previous efforts will be wasted. In fact, the master wants to wait for you to wake up." The little girl spoke such a long speech without even taking a breath, which made Shuhua couldn't help but smile.

"Okay! I understand. I'll lie down for a while. You go and rest for a while."

Shuyue was indeed a little tired. She had been on guard all night and didn't dare to sleep.

After Shuhua's repeated persuasion, the little girl left reluctantly.

After the room was empty, Shuhua touched his chest with his hand.

She didn't know why, but she always had a sad feeling, an indescribable feeling.

It was as if someone had gone away from her.

……

In the palace, the old eunuch had not yet woken up when he heard the young eunuch knocking anxiously on the door.

"Eunuch, it's bad, Eunuch, that little palace maid died last night!"

The old eunuch stood up immediately, his face full of anger: "How did he die?"

"He... committed suicide."

"Waste, didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her yesterday?"

"You have delayed the Imperial Concubine's business. Wait, wait, and you will lose your heads!"

After saying that, he went to the corner of the cold palace angrily.

When the old eunuch left, the young palace maid's body became stiff.

The old eunuch took a look and waved his hand impatiently, urging: "Take it away, take it away..."

"You know what to say about this!"

The old eunuch flicked his whisk, his expression nonchalant and his tone threatening.

"I know, I know!"

After saying that, a few eunuchs came in, carried the body of the little palace maid and left.

The old eunuch thought about how he should respond to the imperial concubine's words.

I'm afraid I'm going to get scolded today, and I blame myself for not being able to control myself yesterday, what a pity!

The old eunuch seemed to be accustomed to such deaths. He took a last look at the pool of blood on the ground and said, "Bah! Bitch, you are lucky that I like you. I didn't expect you to be so tough."

After saying that, he left this place, as if staying for one more second would be unlucky.

The old eunuch went to Qingyue Palace and reported the truth to the imperial concubine. Of course, he did not dare to say his part, but he did not dare to hide anything else either. No one knew the imperial concubine's cruelty better than him.

He thought this time was the same as before, so he added, "That little girl really seems to know nothing. I wonder if she was really wronged, or if someone is using us to do something?"

After saying this, he looked cautiously at the lady on the seat, feeling fear in his heart.