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At dawn, someone came to open the door. Eunuch Wang walked in front, followed by several strong men.

The children all got nervous, put on their clothes, and stood in front of the bunk.Eunuch Wang said: "Shut up!" He asked the children to follow him, walked out of the courtyard, and walked eastward for a quarter of an hour, until they came to a house with a black-painted gate.

Ordinary houses have vermilion gates, and those who are more particular will carve, paint and paint on the wooden doors. No one will paint black paint on the doors. It is unlucky, and the dead use black.

No one dared to speak along the way, Xiao Er's heart was pounding, Lian Zui held Xiao Er's hand tightly, his palm was full of sweat.

Before entering the door, I heard a scream, the voice was high-pitched and shrill, and it came out through the door panel, which made all the children in the yard tremble.

Yunxiu was so frightened that she couldn't stop crying, her legs were so weak that she couldn't even stand up.

Zhao Qing supported him, and whispered in Yunxiu's ear: "Think about your sister, she was bullied at her husband's house because she didn't have a dowry. Tone."

Zhao Qing's tough voice penetrated into his ears, and Yunxiu felt much more secure in his heart. He wiped his eyes hard, nodded and said, "I must earn more money and spend it all on my brother-in-law's face, and see if he still beats me." Sister..." At the end, her voice choked up again.

Zhao Qing rubbed Yunxiu's hair, a rare smile appeared on his face, "I'll save it for you, 1000 taels, enough to kill that local rich man."

While the two were talking, there were a few more shouts from the room, each time it was like killing a pig, sharp and sharp, piercing people's heart.

How much pain and discomfort does it take to make a person's voice no longer sound like a human voice?

Before Xiao Er had time to think about it, the black-painted door moved to the left and right, and a high-pitched voice floated out along with a strong smell of blood.

"Next call."

Xiao Er's heart tightened, and before he could get scared, several men behind Eunuch Wang rushed over, pushing Xiao Er and the others into the black painted gate.

Lian Zui was still holding Xiao Er's hand, and someone slapped him in the confusion, Xiao Er looked at the sky and grabbed it, but couldn't catch anything, he and Lian Zui separated.

Xiao Er was led to the room on the left, while Lian Zui went to the right.

As soon as he entered the room, his eyes were completely dark, and his head was covered with a black cloth, leaving only his mouth and nose, and his eyes were tightly blocked by the black cloth.

Xiao Er couldn't see anything, and felt even more flustered.The clothes on his body were being pulled, Xiao Er was about to struggle when his jaw was pinched by a pair of big hands.Those big hands were calloused and very strong. He forcefully opened Xiao Er's mouth and poured a bowl of strong wine into it.

The choking smell of alcohol rushed into his nostrils, Xiao Er subconsciously wanted to hide, but his jaw was pinched, so he couldn't move.The hot liquid flowed into the throat, like a red-hot knife, the throat and stomach were burning, and the whole body was hot.

The person was put on a high platform, his limbs were wide open, and tied up separately. At this time, the alcohol also came up, Xiao Er felt dizzy in his head, his five senses became dull, and the surrounding things seemed to be frozen, becoming Slow and distant.

As soon as his lower body became cold, his trousers fell off, and a cool thing kept smearing his crotch. Someone pressed Xiao Er's body, preventing him from moving freely, followed by a burst of heart-piercing pain.

Thinking about it afterwards, Xiao Er didn't know how much pain it was at that time. His eyes were blocked by a black cloth, so Xiao Er couldn't see the process of purging. He only listened to the feeling with his ears, and he had lost the bloody horror.The bowl of strong wine was specially made in the palace, it was strong and easy to drink, people would quickly pass out after drinking it, Xiao Er had never drank alcohol before, and he was hungry for three days, the bowl of wine was drunk, It is equivalent to drinking a bowl of anesthetics.These, to some extent, eased the pain suffered during the cleansing.

However, even so, there were still two children who never came out of the room with the black painted door.

In the first few days after cleansing, it was difficult to even get off the ground. Xiaoer and the others were moved into a room sheltered from wind and light. The windows were covered with thick cotton cloth, and a thick curtain was hung at the door.

Only now did Xiaoer and the others know why they were not allowed to eat or drink during the few days before the cleansing.The cut-off place is really embarrassing. If the stomach and intestines are not cleaned, if it is contaminated by excrement, the wound will fester and fester. Once it becomes hot, life will be difficult to save.

Lying naked on the bed, Xiao Er felt like a dying fish. Turning over would hurt, moving would hurt, and even taking a breath was terribly painful.

Every day, someone would come to change the medicine for Xiao Er and the others. Every time the medicine was changed, it was like being tortured. The wound was soaked in the medicine oil and burned. The children couldn't bear it, so they could only howl in pain, and the house was full of wailing And the sound of crying, it's like entering hell and purgatory.

Enduring the pain, he still had to walk, and seven days later, the wound scabbed over. In order to prevent the wound from dying, Eunuch Wang would bring people in every day, forcing Xiaoer and the others to walk on the ground.

The wound hurt so badly that none of the children wanted to get up. Eunuch Wang shouted into the room with a gloomy face, "If you don't want to be disabled, get up and get down!"

With a cry of death, the people behind rushed up, grabbed the children from the plank, and forced them to walk back and forth underground.

He couldn't bear the drunkenness anymore, he lay on the bed with his neck stuck, his hands firmly grasping the plank, "I won't go, it hurts like hell, I won't go..."

Eunuch Wang sneered, "You turned it upside down for your own good. This is where you are, and you will have to suffer in the future. Since you are in the palace, don't think about comfort."

The leather whip in his hand was already prepared, Eunuch Wang quickly stepped forward, and slapped Lian Zui's chest twice, "Get up! You have to go if it hurts, or you will be useless if you don't."

Afraid that Lian Zui would be beaten again, Xiao Er hurriedly endured the pain and rushed forward, pulled Lian Zui up, was swept twice by the whip, Xiao Er was shaking with pain, couldn't hold back his tears, and cried silently stand up.

Leaving home, being abandoned by parents, and suffering such a crime, the little child really doesn't know what he did wrong to be treated like this.This is not the life of a human being, being castrated, insulted, beaten, and even before entering the palace, Xiao Er felt that he was about to die.

Seeing that Xiao Er was crying, Lian Zui felt anxious, he stopped complaining, gritted his teeth and got up, and supported each other with Xiao Er, stumbled to the ground.

Children are like this, you support me, I drag you, and walk around enduring the pain while ouching.

This torture-like process lasted for a month, and the wounds on his body gradually healed.Although it still hurts when walking, it is not as painful as it was in the first few days.

The wound is healed, and the day to enter the palace will come.

In March of Hongyou's 13th year, one month after purging, Xiao Er, Lian Zui and others finally walked into this majestic imperial city.

Xiao Er can still clearly remember that it was a gloomy morning, with dense dark clouds pressing overhead, heavy rain was approaching, and the air was cold and humid. They came out of the Department of Punishment, went all the way north, crossed Zhuque Avenue, and came to the entrance of the Imperial Palace. In front of the main entrance.The white marble railings on the Yudai Bridge, the animal head ring on the main gate of the imperial palace, the Jinwu guards in front of the palace gate...all of these are forever in Xiao Er's mind.

Being a slave is not qualified to walk through the main gate. Eunuch Wang led Xiaoer and the others to go north again and enter the palace through Yong'an gate.

When he was in the Department of Punishment, Eunuch Wang asked Xiaoer and others to memorize the main buildings and topographic maps in the palace. The wall cuts off the outside world. Under the yellow glazed tiles, there are magnificent and magnificent palaces everywhere. Everything is strange. Xiao Er felt a little uneasy in his heart. Anxious and helpless.

The imperial city is divided into inner and outer cities. The 24 yamen and the main palaces used by the emperor are located in the outer city. Xiaoer and the others have not formally learned the rules from their teachers, so they cannot enter the inner city and serve their master.

The emperor of Dongli Kingdom has always relied heavily on his servants, so the eunuchs are not prohibited from reading. On the contrary, some eunuchs have extremely high literary attainments, and their calligraphy, painting and poetry can be called the best in the world.For example, Gu Yuanwu, the current supervisor of ceremonies, is holding a pen. His parallel prose is elegant and graceful, and his fine brushwork of flowers and birds is even praised by everyone. .

In order to teach the young eunuchs who entered the palace, an inner school has been set up in the palace since the time when Taizu was left in the east.The Inner School is affiliated to the Supervisor of Rituals, and is managed by the eunuch Bingbi. In addition to teaching Xiao Er and the others the etiquette rules in the palace, there are also educated scholars from the Hanlin Academy teaching the young eunuchs how to read and write.

This is something that I never dreamed of. The family is poor, not to mention Xiao Er's family, even in the village where they live, there are not many families that can afford their children to study.The family members can't even eat enough, and studying or something is something that Xiaoer dare not even think about. Even if he desires and longs in his heart, slowly, it is all wiped out by the trivial matters of life.

Unexpectedly, after entering the palace, someone taught him to read and write.

Xiao Er felt happy, being able to recognize characters and read books was already a great benefit for him. With this benefit, no matter how painful or uncomfortable his body was, he became tolerable.

Yunxiu and Lian Zui were also happy, but Zhao Qing was much calmer. After learning that they had to study in the inner school for two months before they could work as servants in the inner palace, they just sneered and said: "Slaves who can read, It’s just that it’s better to be manipulated than being blind, Zuo is just a slave, there’s nothing to be happy about.”

Xiao Er and the others have long been used to Zhao Qing's appearance. He speaks sharply and is always cold. He has a calmness and indifference that does not belong to his age, but he is very good to them.

Since the sworn brothers, Zhao Qing, the eldest brother, has taken extra care of their younger ones, and Zhao Qing always takes the lead when eating. He is older, taller and stronger than their half-grown children, and he can always eat more than others. Grab a few clean noodle steamed buns and share them with Xiaoer and the others.Not only Zhao Qing, but also Yunxiu, Lian Zui, and even the most gluttonous Ma Cheng, would save a mouthful and a half for Xiao Er when eating.In their hearts, Xiaoer is the youngest, with their heads kowtowed to the ground, they all regard each other as the closest people in the palace, and they may never see their relatives again in their lifetime, and these sworn brothers , is the last support in their hearts for these lonely children.

Xiao Er is grateful in his heart. When he was at home, his own brother never cared for him so considerately. This kind of friendship is really rare. Xiao Er will keep it firmly in his heart. After taking a different path, Xiao Er still hasn't forgotten the original friendship from the bottom of his heart.