After having sex with a fake eunuch, I became the queen

After returning from Tingchao Lake, Qiao Wan'er has been in a daze. She can't connect the beautiful girl with the cold body she saw today... Shuxiu is only nineteen years old! She should be as young as a flower, but she was destroyed by the ruthless frost and snow just after she bloomed.

In the palace, palace maids who are meticulous and conscientious in their work will be asked to teach and mentor two or three younger "apprentices". Li Shuxiu and Wu Qingyue were both "apprentices" of Qiao Wan'er. Qiao Wan'er is a very gentle person, without the airs of being a "master" like other people, so the relationship between them is more like a close sisterly relationship.

It was only half a year from the time Li Shuxiu was transferred to serve the eunuch Xu Gonggong, the chief eunuch of the inner class, until she committed suicide by jumping into the lake this morning.

Half a year ago, when everyone heard that a beautiful young maid like Li Shuxiu was going to be transferred to Eunuch Xu's side, they all knew what that might mean, so Qiao Wan'er was anxious to ask for help from Xue Shanggong, the head of the Shangyi Bureau. However, even though Li Shuxiu was a child that Shanggong loved very much, she was powerless, and the old eunuch's power was even stronger. In the end, a weak woman was sent on a road of no return.

Now, things have changed, and this "fat job" has fallen on Qiao Wan'er again. She originally thought that since she could not escape such a fate, she could at least replace Shuxiu tomorrow. But she never expected that the poor girl could not wait even for a day... It was just a small step away!
Most of Tingchao Lake is surrounded by trees. There is a slope at the southwest corner with a bamboo forest on it. The late Emperor Jingxuan ordered people to plant bamboos to create the forest. It is said that because Concubine Ling loved to eat bamboo shoots very much, he would bring his beloved concubine here every spring to dig bamboo shoots himself to make her smile.

Later, Concubine Ling was sentenced to death by Empress Xiao Qian, now Empress Dowager Duanyi. Empress Xiao had people cut down the bamboo forest and dug up the roots several times. But the bamboo forest seemed to be against her. Every year, wildfires could not burn it all, but it would grow again in the spring breeze. Within two years, a new bamboo forest would appear.

Later, the old woman was too busy with various things to take care of it. After being "pardoned", the bamboo forest grew wildly and became more lush and green. Some palace servants spread the rumor that it was because of the ghost of Concubine Ling.

Later, for some unknown reason, this forest became the place where some depressed palace maids sought death. Three years ago, the palace maid who could not bear the humiliation of Eunuch Xu also hanged herself in this forest.

Therefore, this bamboo forest has always had a bad reputation, and many people privately call it "Wronged Bamboo Forest", or "Wronged Bamboo Forest" for short. The reason why it is called this is that it is a homophone of the original name of the bamboo forest, "Wronged Bamboo Forest". It is said that this was given by the late Emperor Jingxuan, because when he was digging bamboo shoots, Concubine Ling would always watch with a smile on her face, so he gave it this name.

Later, the old lady Xiao Qian seized power, and naturally no one dared to call it by this name anymore. If anyone mentioned this bamboo forest in public conversations, they would only dare to call it "Huxi Bamboo Forest."

At this moment, in this "unjust bamboo forest" with ever-lasting leaves, a woman dressed as a palace maid was squatting under a thick bamboo tree, digging the ground with a small iron shovel in both hands. During the digging process, she would stop from time to time, wipe her face with the sleeve of one hand, wipe the sweat from her forehead, and then wipe the tears from her face.

The woman digging the soil was Qiao Wan'er. After she returned to the Clothing Bureau from Tingchao Lake, she heard that something happened to Wu Qingyue again before she had even wiped her tears. Without permission, she went to the Palace Master to complain, and was punished by Liu Baihe. Not only was she slapped in the face, she was also whipped, and finally locked up in a small dark room (solitary confinement room), and was not allowed to eat for two days.

Liu Baihe can't wait any longer to take revenge.

So Qiao Wan'er ran to find the nanny who was guarding the girl in a panic and gave her some money for bribes. It turned out that money makes things easier. After receiving the money, the nanny promised to send some food to the girl locked in the small dark room and help treat her wounds.

Qiao Wan'er couldn't see Wu Qingyue, and couldn't help others, so she could only pray to God to bless her. After this matter was settled, she hurried back to her residence, rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and finally found an old thing of Li Shuxiu - a pair of embroidered cloth shoes.

Shuxiu forgot to take those shoes with her when she left the Clothing Bureau. Qiao Wan'er later found them by chance when she was sorting out her things, but she never bothered to send them to her, and now they are no longer useful.

He took the shoes and digging tools to the "Wrong Bamboo Forest", intending to bury Li Shuxiu in a small mound of earth so that he could come to pay tribute to her during the Qingming Festival. She thought that since this place was called the "Wrong Bamboo Forest", it should be a more suitable place for Li Shuxiu's wronged soul to "settle down".

A gust of wind blew, and Qiao Wan'er reached out to wipe the tears from her face again. She didn't know if it was because of the chill in the wind, or because she thought that she would follow in Li Shuxiu's footsteps and be toyed with by others, her silent tears gradually turned into low sobs.

Later, perhaps because all the bad emotions in her heart continued to accumulate and mix together to ferment, Qiao Wan'er could no longer suppress them and simply burst into tears. While crying, she spoke in a sobbing voice like a delirium.

"Xu Shixin, you old bastard, I'm going to kill you! Just wait! I'm going to kill you tomorrow! Wuuuuu!"

"I told you not to hurt people! I told you not to hurt people! If I kill you, you will never be able to hurt anyone again! Wuuwuwu!"

"Shuxiu, I'm going to avenge you! Wuuwuwu!"

While talking to himself, he couldn't help but increase the strength in his hands, and the shovel dug harder and harder, as if he was not digging the soil on the ground, but the heart and lungs of that old pervert.

As she was crying, she suddenly heard a crisp "ding-dong" sound, like the sound of metal colliding. She was so scared that she immediately stopped her hand movements and "cursing" and immediately held back her tears. Then she looked around in panic and found that there was something in the pit she was digging. She picked it up and saw that it was a silver bracelet. The sound was made when the bracelet hit the shovel.

Qiao Wan'er recognized the bracelet at a glance - it was Li Shuxiu's personal belongings, which she had always worn on one of her wrists. But somehow it fell from the sky and landed squarely in the "cemetery" she had just dug!

The woman was frightened - could it really be the appearance of a wronged ghost? Before she could think of the person, she suddenly stood up and looked around. There was no one around, but there was a rustling sound of bamboo branches not far away. After waiting for a moment, she ran in the direction of the movement...

(End of this chapter)