At this time, Zhu Jingxuan, who had roughly sorted out the old eunuch's memories, couldn't help but sigh again.
From the memory of this old eunuch, Zhu Jingxuan learned that this old eunuch was actually a poor person.
He was originally an ordinary cowherd boy from a neighboring village in the Sun and Moon Kingdom. There were six brothers and sisters in his family. Because they could not make ends meet, his parents wanted to sell their only girl baby to a wealthy family as a maid. Then one of the five brothers was selected and sold to the palace as a eunuch.
The reason why they were sold to the palace as eunuchs instead of being sold to wealthy families as slaves was because they could make more money by selling them to the palace as eunuchs.
However, his parents had a hard time choosing the person to be sold.
After all, the five brothers are their own flesh and blood. No matter who they choose to sell, it is heartbreaking for the parents.
Finally, after some discussion, their parents decided to draw lots to determine the final candidate to be sold between the fourth and fifth children.
The reason why we chose the fourth and fifth children is because the eldest is strong and can be used as a laborer in the family to help the family work, while the second child is very good at water and can often go to the river to catch fish and shrimps. Sold in the market to subsidize the family. As for the third child, as he gets older, he can share the pressure on the family in just a few years. Selling the third child out at this time is really a loss-making business.
Therefore, the fourth and fifth children, who are still young and unable to help share the pressure at home, have become targets for trafficking by their parents.
And this old eunuch is the fourth child in the family.
Because the fourth among the two was slightly older, their parents asked the fourth... that is, the old eunuch to prepare two finger-sized bamboo sticks, one long and one short. When it was time to draw lots, Those who win the lottery will be sold to the palace.
The fourth child didn't want to be a eunuch in the palace, so he marked the bamboo sticks when preparing them.
However, what the fourth child never expected was that he had already marked it, but when he confidently won the short-term bamboo stick, he suddenly discovered that the remaining bamboo stick in his parents' hands was , its length is actually shorter than the bamboo stick in my hand...
At that moment, the fourth child understood everything!
It turned out that the so-called lottery was a trick from the beginning. Their parents had already made a choice in their minds from the very beginning.
And he, the fourth child in the family, was the child abandoned by their parents!
After all, among the five brothers, the eldest and second are already able to generate income for the family, and the third will be able to work for the family in a few years. As for the fifth... he is the youngest child in the family, and he is also the most dependent on his parents. Happy, so, after all the calculations, in the end, I can only sacrifice him, the fourth child!
After that, it is the memory of the fourth child after entering the palace.
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"Water...water...water..."
The fourth child groaned unconsciously, then seemed to feel his lips were moist, and immediately swallowed a few mouthfuls subconsciously.
The decoction goes into the throat and flows into the intestines and stomach.
As a warmth spread into the internal organs and flowed to the limbs and bones, Lao Si's weak body soon regained some strength.
After reluctantly opening his eyes, Lao Si saw an old man with a white face and no beard, looking down at him quietly.
At the same time, the severe pain in his lower body made Lao Si wake up from his originally hazy consciousness.
The fourth child...that is, the old eunuch, who had just experienced the betrayal of his family, was sold into the palace in ignorance, and was brought in immediately before he saw the scene in the palace. In a slightly dark little house, and then, when he opened his eyes again, he was no longer a man - although at the time, he didn't know what this meant...
"Are you awake?" The old eunuch who "operated" on the fourth child smiled and touched the head of the fourth child, and then said lightly, "Remember, I will eat together with the others tomorrow. After breakfast, we will go to Mingyi Hall to learn Chinese calligraphy."
After saying that, the old eunuch didn't care what the fourth child was thinking, he just picked up the medicine box and left.
After the old eunuch left, the fourth child turned his head slightly and looked at the situation in the house.
In addition to him, there were three bunks in a small and low room. On two of the bunks, people similar to him were lying, and on the other bunk, the quilt was spread out randomly.
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A clever man's crown.
Round neck.
Long sleeve robe.
This is the fourth child...that is, the old eunuch's first appearance after entering the palace.
In front of the bronze mirror... The fourth child, who had heard of it in rumors in his hometown but had never seen anything like this before, carefully examined his figure and appearance.
How can I put it... I can only say that he is handsome. As for his figure... he is thin and not tall - after all, he is a child from a farmer's family. It can be said that it is rare to grow up like this!
"Hey...what are you looking at?"
When the fourth child stood in front of the mirror and carefully looked at his figure and appearance, suddenly, at this moment, a voice like a drake's throat came from beside him.
When the fourth child heard the sound, he immediately stepped aside and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
As the fourth child turned around, a waiter with a slightly old look came into his eyes.
After thinking for a moment, the fourth child realized that the person in front of him should be the owner of the messy bunk.
Because the other party was an "old man" who entered the palace, the fourth child who entered the palace for the first time appeared to be very respectful. Without saying anything, he bent down and asked An with sincerity: "My father-in-law, what are your orders?"
"You shouldn't be called 'father-in-law'!" Seeing that the fourth child was so aware of current affairs, the waiter's originally slightly unhappy expression was greatly relieved, "My name is Xiao Xizi, and since we are destined to live in the same room, from now on, Just call me by my first name!”
"Eunuch Xi is joking, you are a senior, how dare I overstep?" At this moment, the fourth child's posture was very low.
Seeing how humble and knowledgeable the fourth child was, the eunuch named "Xiao Xizi" couldn't help but show approval: "What's your name?"
"Reporting to Eunuch Xi, I don't have a name, but my family likes to call me Xiaosi. You can just call me 'Xiaosi'!" Lao Si immediately replied.
"Well... little fourth son, you can come with me to have breakfast later!" Eunuch Xi was not polite and directly addressed the fourth son as "little fourth son".
"Eunuch Xi, I heard from the old man who cleansed me yesterday that after breakfast, we are going to Mingyi Hall to learn Chinese characters today?" The fourth child curiously asked Eunuch Xi next to him.
