Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

"What's the matter with you? You look down." Near the end of the day, in the back room of Qiande Hall, Yugan sneaked in while everyone was busy with their work and whispered to Huiming.

Ever since Huiming stood in front of Yugan and spoke up in front of Consort Xian, Yugan had developed a lot of goodwill towards her. Although she was afraid of Aunt Wei and did not dare to befriend her openly, she was much closer to her in private.

Yugan was also an interesting one. She made it clear to Huiming early on - "It's not that I'm deliberately ignoring you outside. I'm afraid that Aunt Wei will give me a hard time. And my sister has also repeatedly told me not to stand up for you. If you blame me, I have nothing to say. I won't come to you in the future. If you don't blame me, we can still have a good talk in private."

Huiming naturally wouldn't blame her. Even Qiunya, who used to live in the same room with her and had some friendship, had been avoiding her since the incident. Not to mention Yugan, a colleague who was not familiar with her on weekdays. On the contrary, she felt that this girl was somewhat frank and cute. She lived a new life, although she could ignore the alienation of others, she was not a person who was born to be a loner. She agreed.

Unexpectedly, Yugan took it seriously. She noticed her depression today and came to inquire specifically.

However, it was about Eunuch Su. The reason was not easy to tell outsiders. Huiming just shook her head and did not speak. Yugan looked at her face and sat down on the camphor wood box beside her. She guessed, "Everything is fine with the work… Are you doing this for Head Eunuch Su?" After that, seeing that Huiming did not refute, Yugan assumed that she had guessed the reason. She lowered her voice and said with a bit of resentment, "Didn't I tell you to coax him well on the surface? You didn't coax him well? Did he bully you?"

Huiming smiled wryly. It was true that she didn't coax him well, but to say that Eunuch Su bullied her… Because she was already acquainted with Yugan, Huiming couldn't help but speak for Eunuch Su, "You misunderstood, Eunuch Su is not that kind of person, and I don't have to lie to him."

"It's not a lie, do you really like him?" Yugan just stuck out her tongue, as if she didn't believe her words, "If you don't want to, you don't want to. What's there to say? I even told you about coaxing His Majesty. Don't you believe me?"

In fact, this was also the reason why Yugan was willing to befriend Huiming. Other people thought that this Song Huiming intended to climb up the ranks of power and wealth. She was just pretending to be worried when she first arrived at the imperial court. Only Yugan understood Huiming's feelings.

Even if she was powerful, good-looking, and noble, she didn't want to serve him. Even the emperor, the Son of Heaven, didn't want to serve him. What was so strange about Huiming not wanting to be with Head Eunuch Su? She clearly didn't want to but couldn't disobey at all. She and Huiming were like what her sister said, they were in the same boat!

Huiming just smiled when she heard this. Knowing that it was difficult to explain to Yugan, she didn't say anything more. She just kept silent and admitted it. She said, "I'm fine. I know you are sincere, but don't mention anything about His Majesty again. Sooner or later, something will happen."

Yugan pursed her lips and revealed her dimples, "I'm not afraid. I've been preparing to serve in the bedchamber since I was ten years old. It's already unpleasant enough. If I'm still as cautious as my sister and don't dare to say anything, then what's the point of living?"

Hearing this, Huiming was also silent for a while. The two Yugan sisters did serve in the bedchamber later on. It seemed that it was because His Majesty's health was better. In the past year or so, she even vaguely remembered that because Yugan was more lively and favored by His Majesty, she was rewarded with a lot of things. In private, she was even talked about by many palace people with envy and jealousy.

As for the end…

By the time the little emperor was in Qiande Hall, almost all the familiar palace people were gone. As for whether Yugan was still alive and went to other places after the emperor's death, or whether she was unlucky enough to die, Huiming really didn't pay attention because she was not familiar with her in her previous life.

However, thinking about how Prince Rui forced his way into the palace in his previous life and how the palace people in Qiande Hall were cut down like leeks, Yugan was probably…

Thinking of this, Huiming's heart sank. She really shut her mouth and didn't mention anything about being careful. She just listened to Yugan's gossip and agreed. Then she locked the gilded boxes containing His Majesty's ornaments one by one, and carefully checked them again. Then she put them back into the yellow pear cabinet against the wall. Then she clapped her hands and turned her head, "Have you packed up your things?"

Yugan heard this and said "ah". She looked at the sky outside and said goodbye, "Not yet, I have to call my sister!"

Huiming understood what she meant and waved her hand, pretending that she was not familiar with her. Seeing that everything was in order, she put on her coat and went out with her hands in her sleeves.

However, Huiming did not go back to her corridor directly. Instead, she stood in the cold wind at the corner gate where the palace people came in and out. After waiting for about half an hour, she saw the person she wanted to wait for from afar.

"Aunt Huiming?"

This time, Huiming did not take the initiative to greet him. Instead, she walked slowly in front. After Eunuch Su and Yuanbao caught up from behind, she heard Yuanbao call out in surprise, "I thought I was wrong. It really is Aunt."

Huiming seemed to have just noticed the two of them. She stopped and bowed slightly to Eunuch Su. Her face was still calm, and she nodded, "What a coincidence."

But after saying that, Huiming did not take the initiative to strike up a conversation with Eunuch Su like before. Instead, she lowered her head slightly and took a step back, waiting. It seemed that she wanted to avoid him according to the rules. After Eunuch Su and the others passed by, she continued on her way.

Seeing this, Su Jin couldn't help but clench his hands. Although he knew that he shouldn't be meddling at this time, at this time…

Looking up at the dark sky, Su Jin took a few steps forward. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to speed up and walk straight past. However, it was as if something was pulling his feet. He actually walked slower and slower until he finally couldn't help but stop. He turned around and waited for Huiming to arrive in front of him. Then he said to the person behind him in a deep voice, "Qiande Palace will be locked in another hour. Where are you going?"

As expected, Eunuch Su still asked.

Hearing this, Huiming couldn't help but smile. The depression she had felt all day seemed to have dissipated a lot. However, she still deliberately kept her face calm and said, "To answer Eunuch, it's been cold and windy these two days. I don't know if Nanny Xu's leg hurts badly. I thought I'd leave early today and drop by to see her."

Where was she going? Huiming lived in the corridor and didn't even have to leave the palace gate. Eunuchs with Nanny Xu's status lived in the west side of the Qiande Palace, which was almost remote. It would take at least two quarters of an hour to go back and forth from the Qiande Hall. If there was anything to see, she could wait until tomorrow during the day when she was not on duty. Why did she have to go in the middle of the night when it was dark?

Su Jin frowned. The words of dissuasion came to his lips, but after a second thought, thinking of his plan, he swallowed them back down.

This was originally a private matter. He and Huiming should not be involved at all… It was inevitable that he would be meddling too much. He had endured it for six days. He could not let his efforts go to waste and say such words to make her misunderstand.

Su Jin gritted his teeth and nodded slightly. Then he walked forward first.

Huiming, who was following behind him, didn't notice Eunuch Su's thoughts at all. After saying that, she just followed behind him unhurriedly. Her steps were almost brisk.

Although she understood Eunuch Su's alienation in the morning, Huiming couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved. After staying in the palace for decades, Huiming was no longer the kind of person who would delay important matters because of her mood.

After she came back to her senses, she also knew that it was never easy to get close to others, especially her superiors. Not to mention, Eunuch Su was now deliberately avoiding her in order to avoid suspicion.

Since she was not willing to give up so easily, then if the mountain would not come to her, she would go to the mountain.

Huiming thought clearly. Since she went to Eunuch Su directly and made Eunuch Su deliberately avoid her, the rules in front of the emperor were strict, and there was no time to talk properly. Then she could only wait until the end of the day and find a way to meet Eunuch Su.

As for visiting Nanny Xu, she naturally found a reason. The eunuchs with high enough status in the palace all lived in the west side, which was slightly remote but open and quiet. Nanny Xu's residence in the palace was not far from Eunuch Su's residence. They were all from the Qiande Palace, so it was naturally on the way. Since it was on the way, it was only natural to greet each other if they happened to meet on the road.

It was often said that seeing someone three times would lead to affection. She would abide by the rules and hold her head high. Would she be afraid of not having a chance to talk? Now that there was still time, as long as she could talk, she would be able to grasp the right amount of propriety and make Eunuch Su feel at ease. Without those unnecessary worries, she would be able to wear down a stone with her persistence. Not to mention, she was dealing with someone as gentle and refined as Eunuch Su.

Because she had already made such preparations for this day, Huiming didn't mind Eunuch Su's silence. In fact, she was already very satisfied with being able to achieve this.

With the lesson from the morning, she was even worried that Eunuch Su would just walk away and ignore her.

Although she had already made preparations, she was still an ordinary person. If she was always avoided and disliked like this morning, although she could hold on, she would still feel uncomfortable in her heart…

Thinking back to the scene in the morning, Huiming couldn't help but touch her somewhat stuffy chest. After she came back to her senses, she forced herself to forget the inexplicable grievance.

It was just a polite alienation. Compared to the disgust and loathing she had shown towards Eunuch Su in her previous life, what was this?

Just like that, both of them were silent with their own thoughts. They had already walked quite a distance away from Qiande Palace. It was not a big deal to walk around Qiande Palace. The floor tiles were flat and clean, and there were palace lanterns hanging at the door. Moreover, there were stone carved lampposts on the palace road not far away, which could illuminate a distance of ten feet. From time to time, they could encounter other guards and palace people. It could be said that they would be fine even if they closed their eyes.

Until they approached the west side, the residences of the palace people immediately became much darker. In addition, there was snow and ice on the ground from time to time. If one was not careful and slipped, not to mention the pain and trouble, this palace was not a place for idlers to recuperate.

At this point, Huiming couldn't care less about keeping up with Eunuch Su's footsteps. She just lowered her head, widened her eyes, and walked step by step with extra care -

Until the light of the windproof lantern suddenly stopped in front of her.

Huiming looked up and saw Eunuch Su's figure hidden in the dark night. Through the warm light of the thick white mulberry paper, she only heard Eunuch Su's cold voice, "Where is the lantern I asked you to bring back last time?"

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