Lin Yuzhui calmly took out a token from his arms and showed it to his face.
Her expression was cold and her tone was arrogant, and she cursed: "You are blind, I am Pei Ming, the personal maid of His Highness Shisun, can't I go in too?"
The leading soldier saw the token clearly through the light, glanced at Lin Yuchai again, scratched his head, and said with a dry smile: "Yes, it's Miss Pei Ming? Why are you a little different tonight than usual... "
Lin Yuzhui shouted: "His Royal Highness Shisun is getting married tonight, can it be the same?"
My heart was clenching all night long. But the leader nodded repeatedly and said, "It's true, tonight, everyone is dressed up like they're celebrating the New Year! Miss Peiming, you're pretty good. There are a few girls whose faces are almost painted. Are you?" have no idea……"
Lin Yuzhui coughed and interrupted him impatiently: "Okay, okay, why are you talking so much nonsense? Why don't you quickly get out of the way and let us in? You have delayed His Highness Shisun's important event, so watch your head. !”
The leader kept saying yes with a smile, and with a look at the few soldiers behind him, they all spread out to make way for the three of them to go in.
Ye Wumian felt relieved now, looking at Lin Yuzhui's unchanging expression, he thought to himself: "Only a hero among women like Miss Yuzhui, who pretends to be a strong woman, can do it naturally without any trace of whitewashing. If it were different, If you leave me, you won’t be able to handle it.”
Fortunately, the leader of the soldiers was not very familiar with the maid Pei Ming. Otherwise, after recognizing that she was an imposter, it would not be a question of whether he could enter the inner courtyard.
Thinking of this, Ye Wumian felt scared for a while. Lin Yuchai was quite calm. She looked back slightly at Ye and Chan, who were following her, and smiled proudly, as if she was showing off.
The three of them entered the inner courtyard, and there were a lot of maids and ladies coming and going, all dressed up in gorgeous clothes.
Occasionally, I saw a few people with painted faces and hurriedly out of the inner courtyard in high spirits. Ye Wumian thought about it. When he passed through the lively area, there were also people who had their faces painted for fun.
People coming and going were all eager to go out to play and pursue "nightlife". For a while, no one paid special attention to the three maids who came in.
Maybe I looked at it occasionally from the corner of my eye, and I saw something very strange. I had never seen it before. But today is a special day, there are a lot of people coming, and it is normal to see new faces.
Besides, the soldiers guarding the inner courtyard have passed the test, so what else is there to worry about?
Therefore, although they were suspicious, no one stopped to question them, so the three of them were able to pass through the palace smoothly.
We came to a courtyard with a melting moonlight. There was a sign hanging high at the entrance of the courtyard, which said "Lihua Courtyard". It was obviously based on a poem by Yan Shu of the Song Dynasty: "The moon is melting in the pear blossom courtyard, and the catkins and ponds are light in the wind."
The lanterns were spread out here, no more than elsewhere, and the light was as bright as day, and the faces of the three people were clearly visible. If an acquaintance came at this time, could Lin Yuzhui still be called the maid Pei Ming? Wu Mian felt a little uneasy.
Lin Yuzhui turned around and whispered to Ye Wumian: "I inquired and learned that this Lihua Courtyard is the bridal chamber of Prince Ji's grandson tonight, and Sister Xiangzhu should be in this courtyard."
Ye Wumian nodded. He said softly: "Is it almost Xushi? Let's go in quickly." He was worried about Luo Xiangzhu, fearing that she would do something stupid when she was alone.
Lin Yuzhui didn't waste any time and took the lead in stepping into the courtyard.
At the door of the central room, two large characters "囍" are posted. The vermilion paper body is coated with a layer of lavender gold powder, which complements the light and shows a noble color.
There were two rows of maids in palace makeup standing at the door of the room. Their clothes were gorgeous and their faces were majestic. It was obvious that they were well-dressed and well-fed on weekdays. They had better food and clothing than the average young lady from a wealthy family, so they could cultivate such a dignified attitude.
Four of the maids were more smartly dressed, carrying long swords on their backs, and had the calm look of martial arts masters on their faces. Ye Wumian took a rough look at them, listened to their breathing, and watched their chest and abdomen rise and fall, and he knew they were masters of the Shuntong realm.
The palace is indeed different from other places. A strong man in Shuntong can even have an official position in the royal guards, but in the palace, he is willing to guard the door. From this we can get a glimpse of the palace's strength.
The maid in charge is also a swordsman. When she saw the three of them, she came over to stop them expressionlessly and asked, "Who are you three? What's the matter with you here?"
Lin Yuzhui said: "Pei Ming, the personal maid of His Highness, is here to serve Concubine Shisun." She showed the token in her hand, and her face was quite stern, showing no signs of weakness.
A look of suspicion appeared on the face of the maid in charge, and she said: "Serving Concubine Shisun, why doesn't that girl Pei Ming come in person and teach you a little maid I have never seen before?"
The maid in charge seemed to be an acquaintance of Pei Ming. She looked at Lin Yu chasing the stranger and was not in a hurry to believe her words.
Ye Wumian secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, Miss Yu Zhui didn't pretend to be Pei Ming in front of her, otherwise everything would have been over."
Lin Yuzhui said calmly: "Oh, there are a lot of guests today. Sister Pei Ming is greeting the distinguished guests at the banquet and it is difficult to get away, so she asked me to come on her behalf."
This time, she did not urge the chief maid to let her go as she did at the gate of the inner courtyard.
The fact that this maid in charge can guard the door of the bridal chamber tonight obviously has an extraordinary status, which is beyond the reach of the leader of the soldiers. She should be on par with Pei Ming.
The suspicion in the eyes of the maid in charge was even stronger. She looked Lin Yuzhui and the other three people up and down, and said, "Pei Ming, that girl has always only served the grandson and didn't ask about his affairs. Why did she change her temper today and do something that has nothing to do with him?" Something happened?"
"This..." Lin Yuzhui was speechless for a while and didn't know what to answer, but tried his best to keep his expression normal.
Chan Yi interjected: "How could Sister Pei Ming be doing on a normal day? With our humble status, how could we dare to know! But tonight she did indeed give her orders. How could we dare to disobey her? Naturally, she came here without stopping. With all the excitement outside, It’s too late to participate!”
As she said that, she sighed heavily, as if complaining, but also vaguely conveying a meaning, that is, coming to serve Concubine Shisun was not a good job. She didn't want to come in the first place. Wouldn't it be better to play with the guests outside? However, Pei Ming gave the order and had no choice but to come. Otherwise, whoever wants to come will come, which is not uncommon.
Ye Wuxian couldn't help but praise Chan Yi's wit.
Sure enough, the maid in charge also relaxed, and most of the suspicion on her face was gone.
What she just said was actually a trap. Pei Ming did not just serve Zhu Houmao and not entertain others as she said. The reason why she described it like this was to deceive the three of them. If the three of them were lying, they would definitely fall into the trap she dug.
Now that Chan Yi said this, the chief maid could no longer stop her, and said in a lecturing tone: "We servants, please don't complain too much! Just do what the master tells you. Always remember it. , if it weren’t for the master, how could we have a piece of food to eat!”
"The master's personal maid is also the master to you. Don't talk behind your back."
Chan Yi rolled her eyes calmly, but replied in a decent manner: "My maid, please bear this in mind."
The maid in charge took one last look at the three of them, and seeing that there was nothing suspicious, she decided to let them in.
A shout came out of the air: "His Royal Highness Shisun is here!"
