"Wu Zhao, you are mine, and no one can take you away from !!"
You nearly roared, not knowing if Wu Zhao had heard, but at least the surrounding guards and so passing eunuchs did.
After the roar, you glanced around, snorted coldly, stomped your foot ferociously, and your figure blurred into an afterimage, disappearing quickly from the eyes of the guards as you sprinted towards the Luo Mansion. It was clear you intended for the eunuchs or soone else to spread the word, preferably to Li Shimin’s ears.
Your next move was to use your intelligence, which was more than a thousand years advanced compared to the humans of this era, to win Li Shimin’s favor, preferably to the extent that even a princess could be married off to you. Then, all you had to do was ask Li Shimin for Wu Zhao.
In your haste to leave, you didn’t take your official token, which was made of carved white jade and was quite valuable, typically possessed only by officials of the Standard Fourth Rank or higher.
Being rely a Seventh Grade Hanlin Waiting for Edict, yet possessing such a valuable item, it was evident how highly Li Shimin regarded you.
Of course, you also understood well that Li Shimin valued you partly because of your talents and partly because of his father, Luo Cheng. From Luo Xin’s accounts, you learned of so past events between Luo Cheng and a young Li Shimin—both as close as brothers, with Luo Cheng having saved Li Shimin from the clutches of the Death God several tis. Li Shimin relied on Luo Cheng as a pillar of the Empire.
Returning ho, you picked up the jade token but didn’t go to the Imperial Palace imdiately.
Instead, you purchased two crystal chips from a jewelry store and then a small knife from a blacksmith shop before entering a small bamboo forest on the outskirts of the city.
Hmm?
Wait!
Just as you were about to use the simplest thod to craft a rudintary telescope, the words of Daoist Bai i suddenly flashed through your mind.
His words seed to ntion that you should not bring modern technology or such information to this world.
Frowning, you decided to ignore it!
To heck with it, just do it first!
When you erged from the bamboo forest, you already had a rudintary telescope in hand.
This rudintary telescope took you over an hour to make, and although it was crude by future standards, it had great military surveillance potential. You planned to present this as a gift to Li Shimin during your first eting.
With the official token, the guards naturally did not dare to stop you, and at the entrance of the Imperial Palace, an eunuch even ca to fetch you in a horse carriage.
"Hehe, His Majesty really favors Mr. Luo highly. Apart from a few favored concubines and princes and princesses, I have never seen an official ride a carriage within the Imperial Palace, not even General Luo himself," the eunuch introduced himself as Wang De’s apprentice, Li Shun.
You smiled, pulling a gold ingot from your bosom—not your own, as your monthly allowance was nowhere near that amount. It was given by Uncle Ding from the ng Family before you left the house, saying you would definitely need it when entering the palace, and indeed, that was the case. You knew the nature of eunuchs well—their characters and behaviors could beco extrely distorted and twisted after being castrated; so beca more malevolent, others extrely vain, but they all shared one thing: extre greed.
Why did everyone in ancient tis need to have sons? It was to provide for them in their old age. Once won married, they belonged to their husband’s family, and only n had the duty to support their parents, a custom that persisted into modern tis.
With eunuchs lacking their manhood and thus future generations, they naturally gathered wealth furiously while alive, partly to safeguard against poverty in old age, and partly to comfort their empty souls.
Li Shun initially hesitated to accept, but after your few jovial words, he accepted.
Seeing that Li Shun had taken the gold, you imdiately began to inquire about the palace affairs, "Mr. Li, I would like to inquire about sothing."
"Please speak, Mr. Luo. As long as Little Shunzi knows, I’ll tell you everything," Li Shun hastened to promise, very aware of the ways of the world from his ti as a eunuch since childhood. After all, you were Luo Cheng’s second son and seed to be greatly favored by the Emperor. If he could forge a good relationship with you, he’d have a protector in the palace.
"Mr. Li is too polite. I want to ask how the new palace maids are assigned this year."
Li Shun was about to ask why you were asking, but he quickly rethought and answered, "His Majesty has taken a liking to two new concubines this year. I’m afraid opportunities for the new palace maids to serve in His Majesty’s chambers are small; most are assigned to serve the concubines in the various palaces. However, I’ve heard His Majesty is missing a few palace maids for clerical work, possibly selected from the new arrivals."
"Mr. Li, I have an indelicate request and would greatly appreciate your help," you said, adopting a forceful stance, knowing better than to play the fool in such matters, "that girl was already promised to be my concubine, and we had agreed to spend our lives together, but due to an argunt the night before last, she impulsively entered the palace in a huff."
"It’s difficult to leave once she’s entered the palace."
"It’s fine, I have my ways. I an to ask Mr. Li to help find out her whereabouts, as I have no other connections inside the palace and rely entirely on Mr. Li."
At this, you bowed to Li Shun.
"Mr. Luo, do not be so courteous. It’s a minor matter. Rest assured, Little Shunzi will definitely find out Miss Wu’s whereabouts and keep you promptly inford."
"Then Mr. Luo thanks you in advance."
At that mont, the carriage stopped. Li Shun hurriedly lifted the curtain, saw that you had arrived at your destination, and escorted you out of the carriage. He led you through a vibrant garden of blooming flowers, finally arriving at a secluded spot. This place, with its artificial rugged mountains, chirping clear springs, birdsong, floral fragrance, and a gentle breeze, was an excellent place for cultivating the spirit.
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