Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Xiang Nan pulled down the curtains to make a baggage, packed up all the dollars, jewelry, gold bars, and oceans in the safe, and carried them on his back.

Then he quietly went to the ambassador's wife's room and took two furs from her closet. Finally, I went to the kitchen in the backyard of the embassy and bought some bread, cakes, sausages, fruits, etc.

Then he jumped out of the embassy and found Xiaodouzi, who was huddled in the corner, shivering from the cold.

"Xiaodouzi~" Xiang Nan called softly.

"Senior brother~" When Xiaodouzi saw that Xiang Nan was really back, he was moved to tears. He was really afraid that Xiang Nan would not want him.

"Okay, we got it, let's go quickly." Xiang Nan said, and then took him out of Dongjiaomin Lane and headed straight to the Forbidden City.

Although Xuantong's position as emperor had been overthrown after the Revolution of 1911 and the collapse of the Manchu Qing government in 1911, the Nationalist Government signed the "Qing Dynasty Preferential Treatment Conditions" with him in order to smooth the transition.

It was stipulated that he could continue to live in the Forbidden City and receive four million yuan a year for daily expenses. The various deacons used in the palace can also be retained as usual.

Therefore, he still acts as his own emperor in the Forbidden City, and even retains the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Imperial Household, the Department of Punishment, the Imperial Kitchen, the Internal Prison, the Palace Ladies, the Guards, etc.

But after all, it was a small imperial court that had become outdated, completely incomparable to the Kangxi and Qianlong eras. The Forbidden City is no longer as grand as it once was, with many ruins of bricks and tiles, dead grass and leaves, and abandoned palaces.

Xiang Nan and Xiaodouzi had nowhere to go at night, and it was impossible for the two children to go to a shop, so they had to find a place to make do.

Generally speaking, homeless people like them usually find a place to stay in a fire house or a chicken-feather house.

The so-called fire house means that the shopkeeper will dig a big pit in the middle of the house, light a fire in it, and everyone will sit around the fire. It costs one copper to stay a night, and you will be kicked out early in the morning.

The chicken feather room means that the shopkeeper will spread a layer of chicken feathers on the ground, and the guests will sleep in the chicken feathers. The chicken feathers are used as mattresses and quilts. One to three copper coins are charged for a night's stay.

There was a poem at that time that said, "Wanyu begs for three coins at dusk, and buys a night's sleep in a chicken-feather room. At dawn, when I go out on the street to be a cold insect, I hate myself as much as a chicken with feathers."

If you don't even have a copper, you have to sleep on the streets. And on this cold winter night, if you lie down on the street for one night, don't think about it again the next day.

Therefore, in that era, there were so many dead bodies on the road that they were also called "lying dead". Every morning, people from the government would bury the deceased in a grand manner and send them directly to the mass graves outside the city to be thrown away. Not to mention a coffin, not even a roll of tattered mats.

Although Xiang Nan has money, he can't go to places like the Fire House or the Chicken Feather House.

The reason is also very simple. First, the two children are too conspicuous. Master Guan knew that the two of them had run away, so he would definitely come out to look for them.

It's just a small stone, it's not uncommon for a niche student. Once the key role of Xiaodouzi is gone, it will be extremely difficult to find another one.

In the film, Xiaodouzi and Xiaoshengzi escape from the troupe. When they come back, Master Guan picks up a knife and beats him, cursing "I'll beat you to death and let's disperse", which is not exactly an angry statement.

Because there is no drama without female students, and a major cannot survive without female students. Therefore, Master Guan must look for him and will not give up easily.

His two children went to live in the fire house and the chicken feather house. Master Guan could find them as soon as he looked for them, and he might not be able to escape even for a day.

Secondly, he is carrying a lot of money now, and there are many people in the Fire House and the Chicken Feather House. If something is missed, it will cause a lot of trouble.

After all, wealth touches people's hearts, but the owners of fire houses and chicken feather houses are so poor that their eyes turn blue. Even if Xiang Nan has great martial arts skills and is not afraid of killing people, why bother with this trouble.

Anyway, there are many places to hide in Beijing. For example, the Forbidden City is a good place.

First of all, the Forbidden City now only has a small imperial court of the Xunqing Dynasty. Although there are still maids, eunuchs, guards, etc., they are completely incomparable to the Kangxi and Qianlong eras. There are many palaces that no one lives in;

Secondly, even if Master Guan wanted to break his head, he would not have guessed that Xiang Nan and the others would hide in the Forbidden City. He didn't even dare to think about it. After all, even an old eunuch, Eunuch Zhang, had already made him grovel and dare not resist, let alone the emperor who was ninety-five years old.

Therefore, hiding in the Forbidden City cannot be said to be the best choice, but it is also a relatively good choice.

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Dongjiaomin Lane is next to the Forbidden City, and the two of them soon arrived at the palace wall.

Xiang Nan threw Xiaodouzi's body into the air, and the two of them immediately jumped into the air, crossed the three-foot-high city wall, and entered the Forbidden City. Then they found an empty palace and slipped in.

"Senior brother, where are we?" Xiaodouzi looked at the room and asked doubtfully.

Although the house was somewhat dilapidated, he could still tell that it was carved and majestic and was definitely not an ordinary place.

Of course, he was still young, and his mother was busy with work, so she couldn't take him out every day. Therefore, even though he was from the capital, he didn't recognize this as the Forbidden City, and thought it was some big temple.

"This is the Forbidden City where the emperor lives." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"What?" Xiaodouzi was shocked when he heard this, "Senior brother, you dare to break into the palace at night? Are you not afraid of being beheaded?"

Although he is still young, he also knows what kind of place the palace is. He really didn't expect that Xiang Nan would be so bold.

"What's there to be afraid of? Don't worry." Xiang Nan said with a smile, then took out the fox fur and wrapped it around Xiaodouzi, and then took out bread, cakes, sausages, and fruits, "You are hungry, eat quickly."

The fox fur was on her body, and Xiaodouzi felt much warmer immediately. As soon as he smelled the aroma of bread and cakes, his mouth watered.

There's nothing good to eat at the theater. In order to save money, I eat Bangzhaer porridge every day, and even the steamed buns are good, but not three meals a day.

And these children are greedy and growing in weight. They drink stick porridge every day to satisfy their hunger. How can they not be greedy and hungry?

That’s why the little leper is so eager for candied haws, and even fantasizes about eating candied haws every day when he becomes an adult.

Although Xiaodouzi is not a greedy person, he can't help but move his fingers when seeing so many delicious foods.

"Eat it, don't be polite." Xiang Nan smiled and said,

"Senior brother, you eat first." Xiaodouzi handed the cake to Xiang Nandao.

"Eat together." Xiang Nan smiled with satisfaction.

He didn't mind Xiaodouzi eating first, but Xiaodouzi could still remember his senior brother when faced with so many delicious foods. This alone made him satisfied.

"It's delicious, it's delicious. What is this? Senior brother, why is it so delicious..." Xiaodouzi ate a piece of cake and felt it was crispy, sweet, soft and fragrant. I had never eaten such a good thing before, almost Swallowed all the tongue.