Judging from his appearance, Liao Tingyan felt that this eunuch should have had a name in the original work. So Liao Tingyan asked: "Whats your name?"

  The eunuch smiled and replied: "Chang You."

  Is that Long Right? Liao Tingyan thought carefully and found that there seemed to be no such person in the original book. It seems that he was indeed a passerby A. Since he wasnt an original character, it meant that he wouldnt trigger any messy plotlines. Liao Tingyan relaxed a bit and said casually, "I dont need anyone to take care of me, you can go down now."

  Chang Yu said: "The steward ordered me, I dare not disobey, and I hope the young lady will let me stay."

  Liao Tingyan didnt have the habit of making things difficult for others, so she didnt say anything more after hearing that. After a while, Liao Tingyan turned her head to look at Zhang You, directly meeting his eyes. This person wasnt noisy or troublesome, and was actually quite pleasing to the eye, with the only flaw being that he kept staring at her. Liao Tingyan thought to herself, could it be that the manager was worried she would run away halfway, so he specially arranged for this person to keep an eye on her?

  Is it necessary? Staring at thieves. Liao Tingyan muttered to herself, anyway the car was boring, so she started talking to Zhang You.

  "Are you Chang Yu? Are you serving in front of Your Majesty?"

  He flashed a glance at the right eye and replied, "I cant often see Your Majesty." He was waiting for the woman in front of him to ask more about His Majesty, but unexpectedly Liao Tingyan thought for a moment and asked, "Will the palace use a lot of ice on summer days?"

  She didnt expect her to ask this question, and she was stunned for a moment, unable to react. After a while, she slowly regained her composure and said: "In the palace, several main halls use ice, and there are several huge ice cellars inside and outside the palace walls. In winter, they store ice, and when the weather is hot, large quantities of ice are delivered to various parts of the palace every day."

  Liao Tingyan calculated that as long as she could get a decent position, she would have endless ice to use, and as the female lead, she should be able to mix well.

  He glanced at Liao Tingyans face and found that her temples were slightly sweaty, suddenly reacting to it. She was afraid of the heat. In fact, he also felt a bit hot, this carriage was too stuffy.

  "Wait a moment, miss." Zhang You jumped down from the carriage and returned soon after, placing a bowl of iced dessert topped with milk and crushed cookies in front of Liao Tingyan. "Please help yourself, miss."

  Whats going on? Why is the treatment so good even when the horse carriage is on its way? Liao Tingyan began to think that entering the palace might not be a bad idea after all.

  She elegantly picked up the ice bowl, eating it in small mouthfuls. If Long You wasnt around, she would probably be hugging the ice bowl and gnawing on it directly. Last winter, the river didnt freeze, so nobody was able to store much ice. This summer, the hot weather lasted too long, and even at the end of summer, ice was ridiculously expensive, and there was nowhere to buy it.

  Eating with too much enthusiasm, Liao Tingyan didnt notice that Long You was staring at her with narrowed eyes, his expression extremely frightening. He smiled warmly as he gazed at her, his lips red and teeth white, the red like blood, the white like frost, one hand gently rubbing a string of wooden beads on his wrist, producing a soft rustling sound.

  This Liao girl, doesnt let him dislike her, its really strange. Looking at her from afar, she slowly finished eating the ice bowl and put down the rosary beads in her hand.

  "Would you like some more, miss?"

  Liao Tingyan wiped her mouth and shook her head with a hint of elegance, "No need to, thank you." It felt like she had come back to life, so refreshing!

  At this moment, Liao Tingyan found him much more pleasing to the eye, truly a considerate eunuch. Having gotten what he wanted, Liao Tingyans expression also relaxed, and he smiled at Zhang You, "Is there a special storage for ice in the troops?"

  He was taken aback by her laughter and then laughed too, "Yes, ice specially for the nobility."

  Liao Tingyan thought he was referring to herself as the noble person, so she nodded and looked a bit happier. Zhang You noticed her thoughts and moved his fingers slightly, then suddenly leaned in closer and said: "Miss, are you still feeling hot? Ill fan you."

  Liao Tingyan glanced at him and found that the young eunuchs face, which was pale to an excessive degree, didnt have a hint of sweat on it. She suddenly felt envious. This kind of physique that rarely sweats is really great, unlike her, who would be drenched in sweat as soon as she moved during the summer. When speaking reasonably, although theres the phrase "fragrant sweat", a beautiful person covered in sweat is still too terrible.

  Chang You flipped through the carriage compartment and found a fan, which he really used to fan Liao Tingyan. The horse cart swayed back and forth, with a cool breeze, and Liao Tingyan unknowingly fell asleep.

  Waiting for her to fall asleep, Zhang You sat down beside Liao Tingyan with his right leg crossed under him and one hand propping up the other as he leaned in close to look at her face. Truly a flawless face - he had seen many faces like this before.

  Liao Tings black hair on the edge of her cheek was blown by the wind and stuck to her face. Long You suddenly frowned, stopped fanning, stretched out his hand to lift that strand of black hair, looked at it carefully, and only then was he satisfied.

  The feeling of fingers brushing against the cheek, like stroking warm jade. Human skin is more comfortable to touch when its still on a persons body; once its peeled off, the texture isnt good anymore. Chang You sighed, gazing at Liao Tingyan who was still sleeping, and suddenly lost interest, jumping down from the carriage with a fan in hand.

  He saw him get off the horse-drawn carriage, and immediately, a eunuch from the back of another horse-drawn carriage stopped the carriage, came forward to welcome. Zhang You waved open the eunuchs supporting hand, himself lifted his long gown, stepped on the carriage shaft. This horse-drawn carriage looked very ordinary from the outside, but inside it was more luxurious and comfortable than Liao Tingyans horse-drawn carriage. After getting on the carriage, Zhang You sat down directly, raised his hand to pull off the hat crown on his head, and casually threw it aside.

  The eunuch who had gotten on the carriage behind him was the chief steward of the envoys, and he was now carefully kneeling at his feet, pouring him a cup of iced wine.

  He took a long draught, tilted his head back and swallowed it all in one gulp, while still fanning himself with the other hand.

  The eunuch continued to pour wine for him and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, why must you be so..."

  He hadnt finished speaking when a fan was thrown in front of him, not making much noise, but scaring him into silence. Zhangs voice was casual, "Fan wind."

  Having served him for so long, the eunuch was well aware of his temperament and knew that he didnt want to hear anyone speak at this moment, so he tightly closed his mouth and picked up a fan to honestly fan the wind for him.

  This person, surnamed Zhang You, disguised as a eunuch to serve people, is actually the current Emperors trusted advisor, Sima Jiao. The reason so many people came this time is not to welcome Liao Tingyan, but rather to protect Sima Jiao.

  Simazhao was feeling frustrated in the palace, so he suddenly wanted to go out for a walk. The ministers were naturally worried and disagreed with the emperors casual departure from Luoyang. However, this emperor was extremely intolerant of others opposing him and had killed several people before. He still insisted on leaving the palace alone. Coincidentally, he heard about the beauty of Liao Mei in Hexia, so Simazhao became interested and decided to take a detour to Hexia to bring her back.

  Simazhao usually acted as he pleased, and if the officials found out about this escapade of his dressing up as a eunuch, it would certainly be another one of his absurd antics.

  "Liao Tingyan..." Chang You said suddenly to himself: "Shes not bad, she fits my eye."

  The eunuch fanning the wind for him stirred in his heart, this Liao girl, it seems that she will be favored for a while. However, he didnt rush to curry favor, after all, who knows how long this beautiful Liao woman can live? Their emperors mood is unpredictable, maybe in two days, that Liao girl unintentionally does something that displeases the emperor, and the emperor can directly throw her into the mountains to feed wild beasts halfway.

  Liao Tingyan, who was completely unaware of this, took a nap and slept with a sore waist and backache. She was the only one in the carriage, she rubbed her waist and legs with a grimace, and turned her neck again. The road conditions were poor, and the shock absorption effect of the carriage was not very good, it was really suffering, and I dont know how long this road will be rushed.

  Fortunately, she didnt get carsick, otherwise it would have been a real disaster. She lifted the curtain and the outside scenery was unrecognizable. It was unclear which official road they were on, but there were almost no pedestrians along the way, with distant rolling hills that were lush green, gently swaying in the breeze. It was already afternoon, without the intense heat of noon.

  She saw her wake up, and two female slaves came to serve her. This time in Luoyang, she was alone, originally wanted to bring a few servants, but the old eunuch with a smile on his face refused bluntly, no way, Liao Tingyan could only comfort herself, its better this way, dont let more people go to their deaths, they are all elderly people who have served her sometimes, just leave them in Hezhou to enjoy their later years.

  It was approaching dusk when they arrived at the inn and settled down. Liao Tingyan ate dinner in her room and went to bed early, after all, there were no beds on the horse-drawn carriage that could compare with the comfort of a real bed, and only when she lay down did she feel relaxed.

  Simar Jiao changed into a set of clothes and leaned against the long couch, gazing through the window at Liao Tingyans tightly closed door across from him.

  "Shes just a young lady, with no one familiar around her, how can she be so calm?" Sima Jiao swung his long legs idly, "Doesnt she feel any fear at all? Obviously looking like a fragile noblewoman, or is it that my notorious name hasnt spread to the riverside yet? How can she still sleep soundly? Its truly strange."

  Liao Tingyan not only slept well but also slept very soundly. Because before falling asleep, the female slaves brought a basin of ice to her room.

  On the second day, Liao Tingyan continued on her journey and saw the eunuch again. He got into his carriage and smiled at her with a hint of slyness.

  "Miss, you seem bored in the carriage. Im here to keep you company and alleviate your boredom. If theres anything youd like to know, feel free to ask me."

  Liao Tingyan thought for a moment, she herself was going to enter the palace, and her superior Sima Jiao knew about it, but she should also have some understanding of the situation of other colleagues beauties. The original book didnt describe those beauties in detail, anyway, every time there were beauties appearing on stage, they would die. So she said: "Then tell me about the beauties in the palace."

  This question stumped Sima Jiao. He wasnt even sure how many beauties were in the palace, and when he thought about it, he remembered a few faces full of fear that didnt seem to match their status either. In his heart, he thought, with an expressionless face, began to ramble: "Your Majesty has not yet established an empress, and below her, the three consorts of the first rank, the positions of Guifei, Shufei, and Defei are all vacant."

  In the past, there was a Consort De, who was later killed by him. He doesnt remember what specific thing she did that made him unhappy and want to kill her at the time. All he remembers is that after killing Consort De, several high-ranking officials quarreled on the imperial court for a while, which was quite troublesome.

  "Two ranks and nine consorts... seven people."

  Simar Jiao started thinking again, was it seven people? He suddenly remembered that last month he had someone thrown into the tiger garden, one of the nine concubines, so now there should be six people left.

  "There were twelve imperial concubines, including Mei Niang and Cai Lin, roughly a hundred or so." He wasnt quite sure anyway.

  Liao Tingyan thought that it seemed there werent as many as she had imagined, maybe originally there were a lot, but they were killed by Sima Jiao and only these few remained.

  After waiting for half a day without seeing her ask about the Emperor, Sima Jiao had to take the initiative to ask: "Why doesnt the young lady ask about His Majestys situation?"

  Theres nothing good to ask, and she doesnt want to talk about romance with him. As long as she can live a peaceful life in the palace without any trouble, thats all that matters. If it werent for avoiding him, she would definitely avoid that annoying male lead just like she avoids that crazy male second lead.

  "Doesnt the young lady fear Your Majesty?" Sima Jiao asked, looking at her.

  Liao Tingyan: "Youre quite bold, daring to ask such a question?"

  Sima Jiao smiled, his handsome young face making him look harmless and sincere. "Because the beauties Ive seen before, when they found out they were going to enter the palace, all cried and wailed, but youre so calm, it makes me very curious. Moreover, I think you wont blame me for this."

  The young man is still too young. Liao Tingyan thought to herself, with such a temperament, its no wonder he didnt have a name in the original work, otherwise he might not have lived past three chapters.

  "I heard that Your Majesty enjoys killing people." Liao Tingyan said: "I encountered mountain bandits attacking me some time ago, and I personally saw them kill people. The scene was terrifying. After returning home, I didnt dare to eat meat for half a month, and when I smelled the smell of meat, I wanted to vomit."

  Sima Jiao: "......"

  Liao Tingyan leaned in close and asked softly, "Your Majesty, when you kill someone, do you let the beauties of the harem go watch? If Im not forced to go see it, then thats still okay."

  Simar Focused a burst of laughter, "The young lady is so strange, talking about the emperor killing people, you dont find it strange that the emperor kills people, nor do you show any sympathy for those who were killed. Ive heard that youre a kind-hearted person, dont you want to persuade the emperor not to kill?"

  Is there anything strange, does a psychopathic killer need a reason? And advise the psychopath not to kill people, she might be dying soon herself, why think so much. The most important thing in being human is self-awareness, dont bother others for no reason, the original female leads identity doesnt mean shes the center of this world, wanting something doesnt mean youll get it, cant even save yourself, what a joke saving others.

  Liao Tingyan sighed and said to this overly naive and bold young official: "Listen to my advice, do your own job, dont interfere with others business, only then can you live a long life."