Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

Wei Junmei's expression became complicated and tangled the moment she saw Su Jin.

As soon as Su Jin appeared, she immediately and resolutely shielded Hui Ming behind her. Her face, which had been full of gentleness and guilt when facing Hui Ming, instantly turned cold and disdainful when she turned to Su Jin.

This scene was like a needle piercing Wei's eyes. She took a deep breath and completely abandoned the gentle and considerate pretense she usually put on in front of Su Jin. As if she had suffered a great grievance, she pointed at Hui Ming and questioned Su Jin, "Su Jin, are you really going to be so heartless to me for her?"

Hearing these words, could it be that Aunt Wei and Eunuch Su had really meant it before? Hui Ming couldn't help but look up at Eunuch Su's face. For some reason, just thinking about this possibility made her feel heavy and suffocated, as if something was stuck in her chest.

Su Jin frowned even more at her words, "There has never been any affection between you and me, so how can there be any talk of heartlessness?"

But Wei shook her head violently and took a step closer, "If it weren't for me, how could you have gotten to where you are today? Now that you are the Chief Eunuch, you're turning your back on me?"

"Absurd." Su Jin gave a cold laugh. Seeing her crazed expression, he first protected Hui Ming and took a step back before continuing, "It's true that I, Su Jin, have relied on the influence of many people to get to where I am today, but among them, it has nothing to do with you, Aunt Wei!"

These words were true. Su Jin had been a lowly sweeper in Qianqing Palace for many years. Although Wei had intentionally or unintentionally looked after him so that he had not been bullied, he had truly caught the Emperor's eye only after the Crown Prince's "death". He had gambled on the last bit of guilt the Emperor had as a father, "accidentally" revealing his identity in front of the Emperor, and using the lives of his 163 Su family members to rise to his feet and truly become the Chief Eunuch.

To say that he had climbed to this point because of her support, to put it bluntly, Wei really thought too highly of herself.

However, upon hearing these words, Wei seemed unable to believe it, and her face revealed an even more ruthless look, "You have gone so far for her, yet you are still so obsessed?"

Su Jin didn't look back, but it was as if he could sense Hui Ming looking at him behind him. Thinking of the conversation between Wei and Hui Ming that he had just heard, his expression only grew colder, "I only blame myself for not discovering your vicious nature earlier, otherwise I would never have let you stay in Qianqing Palace until today."

After saying these words, Su Jin ignored Wei's reaction. He just turned to look at Hui Ming, paused, and said in a low voice, "I'll take you back."

In the night, Hui Ming looked up at Eunuch Su. The anxiety she had felt after waiting outside the palace for so long seemed to calm down in an instant. For a time, she couldn't even hear Wei's vicious threats and shouts, only nodding her head in agreement.

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Today was the Winter Solstice Festival, so the curfew in each palace was later than usual. But at this hour, the palace maids and masters were either staying up late chatting in their respective palaces or had already gone to bed early. There were very few people still walking on the palace paths. Although there were lights everywhere, it seemed very quiet.

Although Hui Ming had all kinds of worries and concerns in her heart, after seeing Eunuch Su, perhaps because of her unspeakable trust and peace of mind in him, she fell silent in this silence, only waiting for Eunuch Su to speak first.

Sure enough, after the two had walked for a while, Su Jin slowly opened his mouth, but the first thing he mentioned was an explanation of what he had just said, "Wei and I really have nothing to do with each other. When I first arrived at the Emperor's side, she treated me well, and I only treated her with courtesy and never crossed the line. I don't know why she misunderstood me like this."

Su Jin lowered his eyes slightly. He had never been willing to let anyone know about such things, but facing Hui Ming, he no longer had such scruples. When he thought that Hui Ming might misunderstand him because of Wei's nonsense and think that he was an ungrateful person, even his family background, which he had never been willing to mention to anyone before, seemed to be nothing.

"I was able to gain His Majesty's trust because of my blood ties with the late Empress. His Majesty is not the kind of person who would listen to the words of a mere palace maid by his side and casually promote his servants. I don't know why Wei would say such a thing, but my promotion to Chief Eunuch really has nothing to do with her…"

"Of course I believe you!" Before Su Jin could finish, Hui Ming interrupted him directly, looking up and saying very seriously, "Eunuch Su is definitely not the kind of person who forgets his benefactor. I have never doubted you."

Hearing these words that were spoken without a moment's hesitation, Su Jin looked down and saw her shining eyes, his heart softening as if it had been soaked in warm water.

He touched the brand new peace knot on his waist and asked, "I couldn't help but overhear a few words just now… The mistake you made in front of Noble Consort Xian today, could there be another reason?"

Hui Ming didn't hide it either, and directly explained the reason for Wei, Hong Yun, and the slippery stone powder on the edge of the bowl.

A flash of gloom flashed across Su Jin's face when he heard this, and his heart felt even more guilty. He assured her, "This is my negligence. As for Hong Yun and Wei, I will give you an explanation within three days."

Hui Ming just nodded indifferently, "Those who do evil will eventually reap what they sow. As for those two, there's no need for Eunuch to do anything. They will definitely come to a bad end in the future."

This was true. Not to mention Hong Yun, as for Wei, after the Emperor's death, she "willingly" chose to be buried with him. It was precisely because of this that Hui Ming had always felt that she would be pitiful in the future and had never wanted to bicker with Wei.

But after what happened today, thinking about Wei's end, Hui Ming really didn't have a shred of sympathy, only the words "she got what she deserved".

Su Jin didn't want to mention Wei anymore. He skipped over the matter and stopped walking. He lowered his head slowly and said, "After this incident, I'm afraid you won't be able to work in front of the Emperor anymore. You should wait for a few days, and I will find another respectable and quiet job for you."

Hui Ming was not surprised about being transferred away from the Emperor's side. In fact, this was almost the best outcome she could have expected.

But since she had been transferred away from the Emperor's side, then the matter of their "duìshí" should be over… Hui Ming felt a little more relieved and asked, "What about you, Eunuch? Will you be implicated in this matter in front of the Emperor?"

"No." Su Jin shook his head. Even though he had been delaying it, it was time for him to speak. He stood up straight in front of Hui Ming, looking like he was about to confess, "I admitted it in front of His Majesty. I know I've ruined your reputation. I'm sorry. I can only wrong you for now. I will definitely think of a way to deal with this matter in the future!"

"Oh…"

Su Jin clenched his hands tightly, feeling both guilty and ashamed. He was just waiting to bear Hui Ming's disgust and dissatisfaction after hearing about this. But after staring at him for a while, Hui Ming just slowly nodded her head.

Su Jin didn't relax, afraid that Hui Ming was forcing herself to suppress her emotions and not showing them on her face, but feeling even more uncomfortable inside. He still focused on observing her reaction, but Hui Ming seemed to be still in a daze and suddenly brought up another matter, "After I'm transferred out of the Emperor's service, can I go to Consort Kang's palace? Nanny Wang and Seventh Prince are there, and I'm more familiar with them."

"Of course you can go if you want to." Su Jin almost immediately agreed to Hui Ming's first request to him. He looked at her almost cautiously, not knowing whether he should just wait for her to blame him, or comfort and assure her, so that she wouldn't have to worry too much. For the first time in his life, he was so at a loss.

But he waited anxiously for a long time, and what he heard was Hui Ming's cheerful laughter.

"I'm sorry." Hui Ming laughed happily, raised her head, her eyes shining as if with a spark of fire, "I'm just so happy to know that I didn't implicate Eunuch and that I can still live with Eunuch in the future."

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