NCCnovel Chapter 2924 I think I've seen you somewhere
Chapter 2924 I think I've seen you somewhere
In the middle of the night, Shi Li finished a whole day of working as a cow and horse. After waiting for the emperor to go to bed, she was finally able to return to her own little house, washed herself, and then lay on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief.
Only when she took a bath could she realize that her body was still the sweet and soft body of a girl. After being a eunuch for so long, she almost forgot that she was actually a girl.
In the face of life, gender is redundant.
She lay in bed with her eyes closed, trying to fall asleep. Just as she was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden splash outside, as if something heavy had fallen into a well not far away.
In just a moment, all the sleepyheads were scared away.
Shi Li hurriedly got up from the bed, put on her clothes and went out. When she arrived at the well, she saw several eunuchs busy fishing and a steward named Xu with a sullen face.
"Why is Eunuch Shi here? I'm here." Manager Xu obviously didn't want to see Shi Li here, and immediately said something to put pressure on him.
Shi Li couldn't help but glance at the well that was surrounded by people. Seeing nothing, she could only turn around and say, "I heard some noise and wanted to come over to see what happened."
"It's nothing. A little palace maid jumped into the well out of depression. This isn't the first time this has happened..." Manager Xu tried his best to downplay the matter.
But if that was really the case, he wouldn't have tried to stop her or even try to get Shi Li to leave. Shi Li stared at his face again and again, but didn't choose to confront him head-on. Instead, she left.
But she did not return to her room. Instead, she avoided the affairs of Xu Zongguan and others and quietly went to where the palace maids lived.
The lower-ranking palace maids were not treated well and lived in crowded quarters. Suddenly, someone jumped into the well, and they heard the sound and woke up.
At this moment, Shi Li suddenly knocked on the door, startling the palace maids inside.
"It's me. Open the door and ask you something." Shi Li stood outside and couldn't wait for anyone to open the door, so he had to introduce himself.
Fortunately, she usually had a good reputation in the palace, and finally a palace maid came over and opened the door for him, "Eunuch Shi."
Shi Li glanced at the anxious palace maids in the room and said gently, "Don't be afraid. I just came here to ask if anyone knows what happened to the palace maid who jumped into the well."
The room suddenly became extremely quiet, as if even the sound of breathing had disappeared.
Even the palace maid who opened the door for Shi Li couldn't help but take a step back, her face pale and speechless.
You can tell something is wrong in this situation at first glance.
Shi Li glanced back and continued gently, "Don't be afraid. Now that I know about this matter, I intend to take care of it. No matter what any of you said to me today, I won't tell anyone else unless His Majesty asks."
No one spoke in the room. Instead, everyone's face was pale and terrified. Shi Li also saw a little palace maid huddled in the corner with thick gauze wrapped around her head, her face as pale as a ghost.
After a long silence, the palace maid who opened the door for her gritted her teeth.
"Eunuch Shi, I trust you this time. I hope you won't let me down!" She seemed to have made a great decision, walked out of the house and closed the door.
Seeing this scene, several palace maids in the room subconsciously wanted to follow, but finally stopped.
"The maid who jumped into the well is called Lingdong. Today it is her turn to spend the night with Chief Steward Xu."
The palace maid who was speaking and Shi Li stood side by side at the door, looking at the cold moonlight shining down from the sky.
Shi Li didn't react at first, staring at her intently, then slowly widened her eyes.
[Overnight?! This isn't the overnight stay I understand, is it?]
[Goodness! A eunuch is even involved in the emperor's selection of concubines. Does he have that kind of ability?]
[It's too stinky! It stinks!]
"It's understandable that Eunuch Shi didn't know about this. After all, this isn't something to be ashamed of."
The maid laughed self-deprecatingly, then suddenly raised her hand and rolled up her sleeves, revealing a bruised wrist and half of her forearm. "It was me last night, Eunuch Shi, so you can see clearly now."
Under the moonlight, the bruises were shocking.
Shi Li almost held her breath, looked at her calm face and the wound on her hand, and clenched her fingers.
Not only for the palace maid in front of him, but also for Lingdong who jumped into the well, and the frightened girls in the room just now.
"Lingdong was about to give up, but she kept enduring for her mother. I heard that her mother passed away a few days ago. I guess she really couldn't bear it anymore." The palace maid put down her sleeves, looked at the night ahead, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye.
If she hadn't seen Steward Xu being punished by the Emperor to kneel in the rain today, and if Shi Li hadn't insisted on asking her today, she wouldn't have had the courage to tell them these dirty things.
He was afraid that no one would pay attention to him, and he was even more afraid that Shi Li and Manager Xu were actually birds of a feather.
Shi Li took a deep breath.
"Thank you for trusting me. Go back. I'll take care of this matter."
She is also a woman. When she encounters such a thing and has such a little ability, she cannot just ignore it.
"Oh, right," Shi Li suddenly remembered the injured maid in the room before she left. "The wound on that maid's head was also caused by Chief Steward Xu..."
"Who else but him?"