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Charming Eunuch: You Are With Child
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Le Yao Yao felt as if she were a tragic figure placed among the utensils of a banquet, no matter how much she rubbed her eyes, the reflection in the lake was still not her true appearance.
Yet, the face mirrored in the water was extraordinarily beautiful.
With a delicate oval face, elegantly arched dark eyebrows, a charming nose, perfectly contoured rosy lips, and a pair of strikingly beautiful sparkling eyes, the combination was simply perfect!
Even though Le Yao Yao had seen many stunning beauties on television, none could compare to the visage before her.
It took her a moment to recover from the astonishment. However, despite the beauty of the reflection, what was going on? Who could tell her!?
She had merely gone bungee jumping with her classmates during summer vacation. How did she end up in this strange place after jumping with her eyes closed and then opening them again?
Where were her classmates? Where was she?
What puzzled Le Yao Yao even more was that although her current appearance was breathtakingly beautiful, why was this person dressed in a deep blue eunuch's outfit? She had checked earlier; the owner of this body was indeed a woman! What on earth was happening?!
Le Yao Yao was shocked and stunned, but after the initial surprise wore off, she had to come to terms with one undeniable fact—she had traveled through time!
Oh my!
Although she often enjoyed reading time-travel novels when bored and found those adventurous girls fascinating, Le Yao Yao never imagined she would also ride the wave of time travel herself.
After the shock subsided, Le Yao Yao accepted the reality and gradually calmed down.
After all, that was just her nature—very adaptable. Whatever happens will happen; there’s nothing too serious in this world. Since she had traveled through time, she might as well live well in this era!
Though she would never see her beloved parents or classmates again…
Thinking of this, Le Yao Yao felt a bit downcast. However, before she could dwell on her sadness for long, a crisp exclamation suddenly rang in her ears, startling her.
"Xiaoyaozi, so you were here! I've been looking everywhere for you!"
The newcomer was a young eunuch, around fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same age as Le Yao Yao. He was dressed in a deep blue eunuch's robe and had a rather delicate appearance, his skin smooth and tender, which made Le Yao Yao marvel at him.
After all, this was a genuine eunuch—she had seen many on television before, but encountering one in real life was like a young girl riding on a Flower Palanquin for the first time!
Although she was also a little eunuch now, she was merely a knockoff!
But who was this person? Even though she had crossed over into this body, she had no memory of it at all.
So, as the young eunuch approached her, Le Yao Yao couldn't recall who he was. Thus, she decided to follow the typical plot from all the novels—pretend to have amnesia!
With that thought in mind, she quickly put on an expression of distress. She furrowed her delicate brows and raised her slender hand to cover her forehead, feigning pain.
Having often participated in acting activities at school, she was quite adept at performing.
"Ouch, my head hurts so much! Who are you? I can't remember anything! And who am I?"
"Xiaoyaozi, what happened to you? It's me, Little Muzi! Please don't scare me like this!"
Sure enough, upon seeing Le Yao Yao's pained expression, Little Muzi looked even more alarmed. The worry in his eyes made Le Yao Yao feel a twinge of guilt.
After all, he cared so much for her while she was deceiving him.
However, there was indeed some truth to what was just said. She genuinely had no idea what identity this body she inhabited had. So, she could only pretend to have amnesia.
Moreover, her head really hurt right now. She had also taken note of her surroundings earlier.
It was quite secluded here; beside her stood a tall wall, and faint sounds of a bustling crowd could be heard from beyond it. It seemed that just outside the wall was a busy street, while this place appeared to belong to a backyard.
She couldn't understand how the owner of this body ended up here, especially with a bump on her head that throbbed painfully.
From Le Yao Yao's speculation, the original owner of this body must have tried to sneak out over the wall but accidentally fell down. For some unknown reason, she had then muddled her way into this body.
Where the true owner of this body had gone was beyond her knowledge.
Right now, all she wanted to know was who this body belonged to so that she could live on in its stead.
After all, having suddenly crossed over, it would be difficult to get by without figuring things out properly.
As Le Yao Yao pondered this, Little Muzi, after a moment of panic, suddenly seemed to remember something. His expression turned serious as he spoke formally.
“Xiaoyaozi, are you actually trying to deceive me? You're pretending to be clueless when you really haven't lost your memory at all, have you?”
“Uh…”
Upon hearing Little Muzi's words, Le Yao Yao was taken aback. How could this seemingly dull little eunuch be so sharp? Or was it that her acting skills were too poor? She couldn't even fool him!?
Surprised in her heart, Le Yao Yao found herself at a loss for how to explain. Just then, Little Muzi let out a long sigh and looked at her with an expression filled with deep sympathy.
“Xiaoyaozi, no matter what methods you use, you can't escape this fate. After all, you drew the short straw to serve the Wise King. You are destined to serve him for a month. When next month comes and you draw again, make sure to draw well; perhaps you won't be so unfortunate as to serve the Wise King again…”
With a sigh, Little Muzi once again let out a long breath, but his words left Le Yao Yao puzzled.
Blinking her big eyes, Sparkling, Le Yao Yao asked in confusion, "Is the Wise King really that scary?" It sounded as if the Wise King was some kind of three-headed, six-armed monster.
Upon hearing Le Yao Yao's question, Little Muzi's expression turned exaggeratedly stunned for a moment. In that instant, he finally believed what Le Yao Yao had just said.
"Oh my gosh, Xiaoyaozi, have you really lost your memory? Who is the Wise King? Do you really not remember at all?"
Little Muzi exclaimed. Le Yao Yao shook her head truthfully.
Seeing this, Little Muzi had no choice but to explain everything he knew about the Wise King and the identity of Le Yao Yao's current body.
It turned out that this dynasty was called the Celestial Yuan Dynasty, a dynasty that never existed in history!
The new emperor was named Cold and Stern Heaven, a diligent and benevolent ruler who was deeply loved by the people.
The emperor had only one younger brother, who was the current master of Duke Rui's Residence, Rui Wang Leng Junyu.
Although Leng Junyu and the emperor were not born of the same mother, they had a good relationship since childhood.
However, the personalities of the emperor and the Wise King were as different as night and day! One was bright like the sun in March, while the other was like the biting cold wind of December!
Little Muzi and the owner of her current body had both been sent to Duke Rui's Residence two months ago.
However, they had always been doing menial tasks in the outer courtyard and had never truly seen the legendary Prince Rui. Nevertheless, they had heard quite a bit about the Wise King.
Rumor had it that this Wise King was exceptionally handsome, rivaling Pan An, and was incredibly intelligent.
Yet, despite his talents and looks, the Wise King was known for his brutal and merciless personality, with moods that shifted unpredictably.
If he was even slightly displeased, punishment would be mild at best; many would lose their lives.
After all, within the palace, the lives of servants were as cheap as grass; even if one died, it would simply be a matter of tossing them into a mass grave.
Last month, a newly arrived young eunuch accidentally spilled a cup of tea in front of the Wise King, and he was killed on the spot.
The young eunuch's head rolled all the way from the Pavilion to the Lotus Pond, and it took the Steward a full day and night to retrieve it.
Afterward, that Pavilion became haunted.
Recently, someone passing by the Lotus Pond at night claimed to have heard the voice of the deceased young eunuch searching for his head, sending chills through everyone in Duke Rui's Residence.
In the end, those serving the Wise King became exceedingly cautious, not daring to breathe too loudly. This even drove some young eunuchs to madness.
Seeing this situation, the Steward felt helpless; how could anyone serve the Wise King under such circumstances?
Thus, the Steward devised a plan: each month, everyone would draw lots. Whoever drew the lot to serve the Wise King would have to do so for a month, with new lots drawn again the following month.
This month, unfortunately for Le Yao Yao's current body owner, she drew the lot to serve the Wise King. Perhaps because of this reason, she was filled with dread and wanted to escape. Unfortunately, she fell from a wall and bid farewell to this world.
Of course, all of this was deduced by Le Yao Yao based on what Little Muzi had told her.
However, just as Le Yao Yao was listening to Little Muzi's information and slowly analyzing it, Little Muzi glanced at the sky and suddenly felt a rush of panic.
"Xiaoyaozi, we can't stay here any longer. It's almost noon; you need to deliver lunch to the prince!"
"Huh? Why do I have to deliver it? Can't someone else do it?!"
Although Le Yao Yao usually had a carefree personality, acting as if she feared nothing, after hearing Little Muzi recount the deeds of the Wise King, she couldn't help but categorize him as a dangerous figure in her mind.
A devil who could take a person's life at any moment—how could that not be frightening!?
Thinking of this, Le Yao Yao felt a bit timid.
Little Muzi understood her thoughts but could only look at her with immense sympathy and pity.
In truth, he had a good relationship with Xiaoyaozi, and if possible, he would gladly take her place. However, he was afraid that one wrong move might anger the Wise King and lead to his demise. What would happen to his family then!?
It was precisely because his family was struggling, with five younger siblings to support, that his parents had painfully sent him to become a eunuch. Therefore, he couldn't afford to die; he still needed to earn monthly wages to support his family!
With these thoughts in mind, Little Muzi felt helpless and could only pray silently for Xiaoyaozi to safely get through this month.
As Little Muzi contemplated this, he led the unwilling Le Yao Yao toward the main hall of the royal residence.
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