Before entering the palace, Song Qingshu had imagined a lot of possible scenarios. He had even thought of a plan to expose his identity as soon as he entered, but he had never thought of this.
The famous King of Golden Snakes, who had many confidantes, had been sent to the Ceremonial Office to be castrated? If outsiders knew about this, they would probably laugh their heads off.
"Are you kidding me? I'm a musician, not a eunuch." Song Qingshu was speechless. He subconsciously moved back, but unfortunately, he had already been stopped from behind.
"Ordinary musicians don't need to be castrated, but musicians like you who are going to be a concubine often go in and out of the palace. How can you not be castrated?" The person who led him explained.
However, the old eunuch in the room was obviously used to it. He snorted impatiently, "Don't dilly-dally, there are people waiting behind you."
Just as he finished speaking, a few eunuchs came over and grabbed Song QingShu's hands, wanting to tie him to the "operating table." Song QingShu's expression changed. Although he wanted to sneak into the imperial palace to investigate Murong Jingyue's whereabouts, even if he had to sacrifice a little, it definitely didn't include sacrificing a man's life!
Of course, a few eunuchs could not stop Song Qingshu. He was thinking about sending them flying and then killing his way out of the palace. Suddenly, he had an idea. He could use the Soul Transfer Spell to brainwash these people, making them subconsciously think that he had already done it, so that he could continue his task.
Just as he was about to do it, there was a knock on the door. The people in the room stopped and the door opened. A white and fat eunuch stood at the door. Judging by his clothes, he seemed to have a high status in the palace.
The old eunuch in the room had a dead face, but when he saw the eunuch, he hurriedly smiled and went out to greet him. The rapid change in his flattering attitude made Song Qingshu feel sick.
The two of them whispered a few words, and the old eunuch suddenly looked embarrassed, "I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate."
"Now the palace is lacking musicians. After being cut by you, he will not be able to get out of bed for at least two months. By then, it will be too late." The eunuch saw that he still wanted to say something and impatiently waved his hand, "Don't worry, if there's anything, I'll take responsibility."
The old eunuch didn't have anything else to say. He could only allow them to take him away.
Song Qingshu followed behind the eunuch, but he was very surprised. His skills were profound, and the conversation between the two people at the door just now could not escape his ears. Although the reason the eunuch gave him seemed reasonable, in reality, it was not tenable at all.
It should be known that the Forbidden Palace was very guarded against men. If one was not careful, heads would roll. Although the eunuch's position in the palace was not low, there was no need for him to take such a big risk for someone who was not related to him.
Unless …
Song Qingshu suddenly thought of the movie 'The Deer and the Cauldron' that he had watched in his previous life. Wei Xiaobao was brought into the palace by Hai Dafu when he was about to be castrated. The reason why Hai Dafu did not mind whether he was castrated or not was because he needed to send him to die as cannon fodder.
He wouldn't be able to live for more than a few days anyway, so it didn't matter if he was castrated or not.
Song Qingshu was shocked. It seemed that this eunuch had ulterior motives. He had an idea and asked tentatively, "How should I address you, Eunuch?"
"My surname is Gao," the eunuch answered.
"Thank you, Eunuch Gao, for today," Song Qingshu said casually. "Please thank Prince Wei on my behalf, Eunuch Gao."
The eunuch was stunned. He was obviously a little surprised, but he still nodded. "Prince Wei must have trusted you since he sent you here. Do well, young man."
"It really is Yelu Yixin!" Song Qingshu had expected it to be him. With his cultivation, he could naturally see that the eunuch in front of him was just an ordinary person and not someone like "Eunuch Hai." No matter how bold an eunuch was, there was no reason for him to do such a thing. It was most likely that someone had instructed him to do so, and the most suspicious person was Yelu Yixin.
After all, he had put in a lot of effort to recruit the musician and had even captured Zhao Weiyi's parents, wife, and children to threaten them. He would not have done anything in vain. Now, it seemed that he wanted him to enter the palace to complete a dangerous task. However, he hadn't received any notification yet, so he didn't know what he wanted him to do for the time being.
He was led by Eunuch Gao to a courtyard in the palace. The eunuch said, "You can rest here for the next few days. Someone will bring you food on time. Don't run around if you have nothing to do. After all, normal people can't get out of bed for a month or two after being castrated. Don't fall into the eyes of others and be suspected."
Song Qingshu was originally worried that his work as a musician would make it difficult for him to move around. Now that he was arranged to live in such a secluded place without anyone to control him, it was exactly what he wanted.
After sending off Eunuch Gao, he was thinking about going to the palace to investigate when he suddenly heard a knock on the door. Song Qingshu was stunned. Who would be looking for him at this time?
After opening the door, he was even more shocked because it was Shen Bijun standing at the door.
"Miss Shen?" Of course, Song Qingshu was a bit surprised. Today was the day she would enter the palace. Although the Emperor was in court and couldn't sleep with her, there was no need for her to run around like this.
"Mister Zhao …" Shen Bijun gently called out to him with a strange expression. In the end, she said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mister Zhao. I only learned not long ago that you were sent … sent to …"
For a young lady of a noble family, that kind of place was very difficult to speak of. However, Song Qingshu understood that she also knew that he had been sent to the Household of Servants.
"I originally wanted to save you, but you know that I can't protect myself right now, and no one will listen to me when I enter the palace, so …" Shen Bijun's face was full of guilt. After all, the person in front of her had saved her yesterday. Today, he had suffered the greatest humiliation a man could suffer because of her. She didn't know how to comfort him.
"Miss, don't take it to heart. This is my destiny." Song Qingshu gave a self-mocking smile and began to comfort her. Of course, this was because he hadn't been truly hurt. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in the mood to pay attention to her.
At the same time, he sighed with emotion that Shen Bijun was a young miss of a boudoir and didn't have much knowledge about physiology. Otherwise, looking at his rosy complexion and the fact that he could still stand here and chat with her, he didn't look like he had been cut by a knife.
The two of them chatted a bit more before Shen Bijun said apologetically, "Mister Zhao, I secretly found a palace maid to send me here. I must go back. I can't harm others."
As she spoke, she took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and placed it in Song Qingshu's hand. "I don't have anything I can help you with right now. This jade bracelet is still worth a bit of money. Take it and buy some supplements to nourish your body. In reality, everything in the palace costs money."
After speaking, she didn't wait for him to object and hurriedly left. Holding the jade bracelet that was still warm from her body, Song Qingshu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This girl's heart was quite kind.
Putting away the jade bracelet, Song Qingshu's attention returned to proper business. He decided to use this opportunity to go to the Emperor's place and investigate. He had a faint feeling that he would be able to obtain some useful information from there.
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