Chapter 39
After leaving the Imperial Household Department, Su Xi-er didn't walk towards the Palace Side Quarters but instead headed towards the northeast corner . She decided that she would take a look at the Laundry Service Bureau tonight . As for the chamber pots, Old Maidservant Liu would arrange for someone else to wash them .
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After walking for approximately two to three hundred metres, she still hadn't found the entrance of the Laundry Service Bureau but after arriving at a crossroad .
Hm? Eunuch Zhang clearly said that I just have to walk towards the northeast end of the palace . He didn't mention anything about a crossroad .
The road ahead split in two . Which should I take? While she was hesitating, a tender boy's voice sounded, "I was thinking that it was a kitten or puppy, but it turned out to be a person . Not just any person either, but even a beautiful woman . "
The boy clicked his tongue . He was clad in a small cyan long gown and wore small black shoes . When he spoke, his cheeks bobbed up and down, appearing extremely adorable .
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Su Xi-er looked at this boy who had suddenly appeared in the middle of the night . He doesn't look like a little eunuch . Who could he be?
"Beauty, which palace are you from?" The boy's eyes observed her as his hands grabbed onto the hem of Su Xi-er's sleeves, swaying them left and right .
He's already casually calling 'beauty' at such a young age . I wonder who taught him .
Su Xi-er removed his small fair hands . "I should be the one asking you . Which palace are you from? Why are you running around in the middle of the night instead of resting?"
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The boy furrowed his eyebrows slightly . He leaned close to sniff Su Xi-er carefully and a look of disdain appeared on his face . "What is that smell on you? There's the scent of medicinal herbs and a terrible stench alternating with one another . "
"I scrub chamber pots in the Palace Side Quarters, so of course I will stink . Stay further away from me and quickly go back to your repose palace . " Su Xi-er immediately turned around . I suppose I won't be able to go to the Laundry Service Bureau today .
However, she had just taken two steps when the boy caught up with her again . Like a sweet, he stuck to her and didn't let go . He continued to speak in his tender voice, "If your body smells, you just have to wash it . It's fine as long as you are beautiful . Some people are ugly, and will remain so no matter how much rouge and powder they apply . "
Su Xi-er stopped in her tracks and observed him carefully . Did he come to such conclusions on his own, or did someone else tell him? Just based on his adorable looks, I didn't expect him to be so mature .
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Who exactly is this boy?
"Why are you looking at me like this? Do I look very handsome? You want to promise yourself to me?" The boy grinned . He pouted with his tiny mouth and held his head up high .
"How old are you? You're only at this age, yet you are already thinking about young ladies . Are you following me like this because you want to return to the Palace Side Quarters with me? Exactly which palace are you from?" Su Xi-er simply hastened her footsteps and tried hard to shake him off .
However, this boy was nimble on his feet . He caught up to her and continued to grab onto her sleeves . "How do I answer you in time if you ask so many questions at once . I'm not going back to the Palace Side Quarters with you, nor do I belong to any palace . "
Su Xi-er stopped again and watched him fixedly .
When the boy was stared at in such a manner, he seemed to feel a little embarra . s . sed . He lowered his head and said in a small voice, "I am a . . . little eunuch . "
"Really?" Su Xi-er continued to size him up with her eyes .
The boy nodded repeatedly . "Why would I lie to you?"