I'm the substitute and I'm with the real master

Zhu Qiu knelt on the ground and slammed his head on the floor tiles, "My servant pays my respects to the Queen Mother."

He Xulan looked around the two people in the hall, and when he saw Xue Ya's clothes that obviously did not belong to him, he pursed his lips slightly, and only after Xue Ya called him, he said softly: "Zhu Qiu, I have Something is at Eunuch Huang's place, go and get it."

"Yes." Zhu Qiu went out with his head down, not daring to delay.

Xue Ya has been watching He Xulan's expression ever since he saw him. When He Xulan came over, he said, "Brother, I was wrong."

He Xulan didn't speak, he walked up to Xueya and put his hand in.Xue Ya's body trembled slightly, without struggling, she just whispered, "It's uncomfortable to wear wet clothes, so I borrow Zhu Qiu's clothes to wear."

He Xulan took out her hand and looked at Xueya's wet hair, "Go take a shower first, your hair is still wet."

Xue Ya looked at He Xulan, felt that the other party seemed to be the same as usual, and felt a little relieved.He was dragged out of the palace by He Xulan, but He Xulan walked faster than him, so he couldn't keep up.

"Brother, walk slowly." Xue Ya couldn't help saying.

He Xulan paused slightly, "Okay."

When she got to the bathroom, Xue Ya couldn't wait to take off her clothes and soak in the water.He loosened his hairpins and was about to wash his hair carefully when he brought his hands together.

"I'll do it." He Xulan said calmly.

Xue Ya turned her head to look at He Xulan, then turned her head again, he was used to He Xulan taking care of him.

"I am playing guessing riddles with Zhu Qiu." Xue Ya took the initiative to mention what happened just now.

He Xulan's voice remained unchanged, "Guess what riddle?"

Xue Ya rolled her eyes, "I can't say this, it's just a riddle anyway."

He was embarrassed to tell He Xulan that riddle, because he felt that he would definitely be laughed at.

He Xulan didn't answer.

Xue Ya didn't like this kind of silence, so she said after a while: "I made a bet with Zhu Qiu, the winner can ride a big horse. He took his younger siblings to ride a big horse. I haven't tried it, so I did." one time."

"Yeah." He Xulan let go of his hand, "It's time to flush."

Seeing that He Xulan didn't seem to be interested in the matter between him and Zhu Qiu at all, Xueya stopped mentioning it.

After bathing, it was almost time for lunch, so He Xulan and Xue Ya had lunch together.

The person serving the meal today is not Eunuch Huang, but Eunuch Huang's apprentice.As soon as Xueya asked if the other party had seen Zhu Qiu, He Xulan who was next to him said.

"The sun is so strong, Xueya, let's go out to play later today."

Xue Ya looked at the sun outside, and felt that what He Xulan said made sense, but he still read Zhu Qiu, "Didn't Zhu Qiu help brother get things? Why haven't you returned yet?"

"My things are not in Ningfu Palace, but outside the palace. Eunuch Huang took Zhu Qiu to fetch them, and it will take some time." He Xulan said.

Xue Ya was worried, "Then I'm so bored this afternoon." He rolled his eyes slightly and turned to He Xulan, "Brother, please finish the story you didn't finish last night."

"Okay, but you have to take a nap after listening." He Xulan said.

Xue Ya didn't want to sleep, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't sleep and had no one to play with him, so she nodded.

Strange to say, the story that made Xue Ya feel like she was there yesterday, but today it is so hypnotic.Xue Ya heard He Xulan's voice without any ups and downs, and couldn't help but grab the other's arm, "Brother, that's not what you said last night."

He Xulan looked at Xue Ya, "Is there any?"

"Yes, you gave a wonderful speech last night, but today I feel sleepy after listening to it." Xueya said.

"That's the best, it's time for you to sleep." He Xulan put down the gauze curtain and entered the summer, the bed curtain was also replaced with gauze.He took the fan next to him and started to fan Xueya.

Xueya fell asleep not long after the wind was blowing.When he woke up again, he found that he was not on the bed in the bedroom.Just after waking up, Xue Ya couldn't react a little, she sat on the bed for a while, and then got out of bed and turned around.

This place seems to be Dongnuange, why did he come here to sleep?

Xue Ya frowned strangely, and was about to open the door to go out, but after grabbing the handle, he found that he couldn't open it.After hesitating for a while, Xue Ya yanked the door down vigorously, and suddenly heard the sound of the outside lock hitting the door.

He... was locked up?Or did someone accidentally lock him in?

Xue Ya froze in place for a while, before reaching out to knock on the door, "Come on! Is there anyone? Open the door for me!"

He yelled all the names he knew, and he called "brother" the most, but no matter how much he yelled, no one opened the door for him.

Xue Ya's throat was sore, but there was still no answer. The sky was getting dark bit by bit. Looking at the empty Dongnuan Pavilion, he realized that he wanted to light the lamps, but although there were candles in the hall, there were no lights.He searched Dongnuange all over, all the drawers were opened, and there was nothing to light a candle.

He looked at the Dongnuan Pavilion that had been turned into a mess by himself, ran to the door again, and knocked hard on the door.

Hearing the sound of shifting outside, Eunuch Huang's eyelids slightly lifted, he glanced at He Xulan who was still sitting in front of the desk, and said softly: "Queen Mother, it's already late, are you passing the meal?"

He Xulan didn't speak, but shook his head.

The hall returned to silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Eunuch Huang said again, "Queen Mother, you should eat a little. Your stomach has not been recuperated since you came back from disaster relief. If you don't eat like this, you will damage your body."

He Xulan remained silent.

Eunuch Huang sighed softly, "If the Empress Dowager is really cruel to punish people, why bother to accompany them through the end?"

Just as he finished speaking, He Xulan looked over with cold eyes.

Eunuch Huang shut his mouth instantly, but not long after, he spoke again, "Xueya is still young and has a lot of playfulness, sometimes she may not pay much attention when playing. The slave asked Zhu Qiu carefully today, they are guessing riddles The bet between the two was to ride a big horse, but they didn't play for long. It's just that the riddle was a bit vulgar, and Xue Ya came from that kind of place, so she inevitably heard some dirty words that she shouldn't have heard."

When He Xulan heard this, he finally said, "I just knew he came out of that kind of place, that's why I locked him up. I'm afraid that if I don't lock him up, I'll say something ugly. Huang Dexing, tell me, If I fail to raise troops in the future, he should not hesitate to find the next person, right?"

When Eunuch Huang heard this, he immediately looked outside the hall. Although the door of the hall was closed, he was still worried.He walked to the entrance of the hall by himself, opened the door, looked around carefully, and closed it again when he saw that there was no one there.

"Young master, you can't talk nonsense." Eunuch Huang changed his address and said anxiously.

He Xulan leaned back slightly, half of her body was hidden in the shadow.

He didn't know where to look, "If I fail, you can find a chance to escape."

When Eunuch Huang heard this, he knelt down on the ground and said solemnly: "The servant survived because of Mrs. He's favor. If Mrs. He hadn't entered the palace to attend the banquet and said something fair for the servant, the servant would have been wronged to death long ago. If you die, you will have a bad reputation of stealing from your master. Now the slave is fortunate enough to serve the young master. If the young master... If you are unlucky, the slave will never live, and will not let the humble life of the slave fall into the hands of others. Get people to talk."

Hearing Eunuch Huang's words, He Xulan closed his eyes, but closing his eyes was not peaceful. When he closed his eyes, it seemed that the scene of He's mansion being bloodbathed five years ago reappeared before his eyes.

Seeing He Xulan's appearance, Eunuch Huang was anxious, but he didn't know what to do.Every year around this time, He Xulan's mood would change drastically, especially today.

Five years ago today, the whole family of the He family was killed, except for He Xulan who became the queen.

Eunuch Huang has been serving He Xulan since He Xulan entered the palace. In the past few years, he still remembers He Xulan's appearance on that day——

He Xulan sat in the bloody water all over the ground in a trance, with 78 corpses neatly placed beside him.There were no survivors in He's house, and even the little grandson who was with the cook died tragically that night.

And the fact that the He family was exterminated didn't even make a splash in Shangjing.Because in the eyes of outsiders, the He family relocated and left Shangjing.Even if someone feels strange, who dares to discuss it at will.

Seeing He Xulan like this, Eunuch Huang didn't say any more, and when he heard the beeping outside, he quietly retreated, but soon came back in a hurry.

"Queen Mother, Xiao Huazi said that there was no movement in Dongnuang Pavilion half an hour ago, would you like to go in and have a look?"

He Xulan raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, "What time is it?"

"Ugly time is over."

He Xulan put down his hands, got up and walked out.

As Eunuch Huang said, the Dongnuan Pavilion was very quiet at this time.This kind of silence made He Xulan feel that something was wrong, he frowned, and asked Huang Gong to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, he saw Xueya sitting on the ground with her legs crossed.

Xueya turned her head when she heard the movement.He had obviously cried, his eyes were red, and his face was pale and bloodless.When he saw He Xulan, he immediately wanted to stand up, but before he could stand up, he fell to the ground again, and his knee hit the floor tile with a dull sound.

He Xulan's expression changed slightly, and he quickly picked her up from the ground.

After picking it up, he found that Xueya was shaking all the time.

Xue Ya grabbed He Xulan's clothes and didn't say anything. She fell heavily, but she didn't cry, her body was shaking.With his temperament, it is very abnormal.

Eunuch Huang at the side also saw something was wrong, "Do you want to invite the imperial physician?"

"Please." He Xulan strode towards the bedroom with her in his arms.

Back in the dormitory, He Xulan put him on the couch and yelled softly several times before Xue Ya's eyes turned to his face.Xue Ya looked at him blankly, as if she didn't know him, but when He Xulan wanted to hold his hand, he quickly retreated into the corner.

He Xulan paused, and after a while, he called Xue Ya again, "Xue Ya?"

But as soon as the sound came out, he saw Xueya clasping her hands together, begging for mercy, and whimpering, "I was wrong... Mom, don't lock me up, I won't dare again..."

He Xulan knew that the bustard of the brothel Chuguan was called mother by his subordinates.He looked at Xue Ya who kept begging for mercy in the corner, and realized for the first time that he had done something wrong.

He Xulan pursed her lower lip, and also got on the couch. He forcibly hugged her into his arms, and kept stroking Xue Ya's back, "Xue Ya, I don't shut you up, I won't shut you up again."

Xue Ya couldn't listen anymore, he just felt that he was still in that dark room.No matter how he calls, no one pays attention to him, the surrounding is dark and quiet, not even a mouse.

He would not be so afraid if there were mice with him.

He didn't know when he would be released, and he didn't know when his captors would calm down.