Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

It was a rare good day in winter. There was no wind, and the sun was out. It was afternoon. It was very comfortable to sit in the sun after coming out of the house, and the sun was warm on the body.

Outside the inner chamber of Jingfang Palace in Changxing Palace, Huiming watched the little prince lying on the table, staring at the chess record that Eunuch Su had just sent yesterday. She guessed that he would not move for a while, so she went forward and propped up the window lattice for him, so that the sun shone on him obliquely. Then she took the sewing basket and went out to greet Yugan, who came to her specially today, and sat down on the corridor outside the house, leaning against the pillars of the corridor.

Huiming originally thought that after she left Qiande Palace, the old friends who were estranged from her would not pay attention to her anymore. But she didn't expect that Yugan was a nostalgic person. She even took advantage of her duty last night and brought a thick mattress to her during her free time today. She only said that there was no heated brick bed in Changxing Palace, and she was worried that she would be frozen here.

With Eunuch Su's care, Huiming would not be frozen naturally. But when she met Yugan's concern, she was very grateful. In her two lifetimes, because of Consort Wei, she really didn't have any friends in the palace who could talk to her. Now seeing that although Yugan was somewhat ignorant of the world's innocence, she was also frank and lovely. She thanked her well, and hearing that she was free today, she left her in the corridor to bask in the sun and chat.

"Is that the Seventh Prince?" Yugan could only wait outside the corridor because of Huiming's instructions. She saw the little prince concentrating on the chess record from a distance through the wooden window, and asked Huiming with some curiosity.

Huiming nodded, put down the sewing basket, spread a soft cushion under the fence for her, and placed her to sit down.

Yugan couldn't help but look back and whispered, "I heard that the Seventh Prince is stupid? He looks very normal, and he is more handsome than the above ones."

"He wasn't stupid, but he was just different from ordinary people and didn't like to talk." Huiming shook her head. Seeing Yugan's curiosity, she warned, "The little prince is timid. You have to be quiet. Don't keep looking at him. His Highness can sense it."

"Oh." Although Yugan seemed reluctant to hear this, she agreed. After that, she didn't turn her head to look at the Seventh Prince under the window, but picked up a few colored threads from the basket.

Yugan wore a lily bun. After asking about Huiming's situation in Changxing Palace, she played with the silk thread with one hand, and talked to Huiming about the current situation of Qiande Palace: "You know, when Hongyun served tea the day before yesterday, she accidentally soiled the folding paper and was sent to the慎刑司. I was still angry for you a few days ago. How come you both made a mistake at the palace banquet? You rushed out from the presence of the Emperor, but she was fine? It turned out that she was waiting here!"

Hearing this, Huiming raised her head and knew in her heart that this was probably done by Eunuch Su. Although His Majesty had acquiesced in her "partnership" with Eunuch Su, such a thing would definitely not be publicized. In addition, as long as there was no deliberate rumor-mongering by Consort Wei, the trivial matters of several palace servants in Qiande Palace would not have spread all over the place in half a day, and everyone knew it. Therefore, Huiming went to Changxing Palace under the name of being punished for making mistakes at the palace banquet. Even the fact that His Majesty gave Eunuch Su a house was not publicized. Only a handful of people who handled it knew that Huiming was transferred to Changxing Palace to avoid suspicion and to facilitate access to Jing Lane. It was normal for Yugan not to know the inside story.

"She also brought it upon herself." Huiming's face was indifferent. To blame, she could only blame herself for not wanting to let go, and insisted on relying on Consort Wei as her backer.

Just thinking of Consort Wei, Yugan immediately followed up: "There is one more thing you must not know. Just yesterday, Aunt Wei was named a Noble Consort."

Huiming paused for a while, but her expression didn't change much: "I really haven't heard of this."

"The decree has been issued today, but Aunt Wei is not willing to accept such a good thing." Yugan was still somewhat puzzled: "She just cried and shouted that she couldn't bear to leave His Majesty, and said that she would rather not be a Noble Consort, but also stay in Qiande Palace to serve His Majesty. She is still kneeling outside the palace at the moment, begging His Majesty to take back her life. I don't think it's pretending."

But Huiming understood the meaning of this, raised her eyebrows slightly, and lowered her voice: "How can this be a good thing? Aunt Wei was named a Noble Consort, so she can't easily enter Qiande Palace again. His Majesty doesn't need her to sleep with him for several years. Think about His Majesty's current body, will he summon her in the future? An unfavored Noble Consort, there are eighteen if not twenty in the palace, who cares? How can it be more comfortable than being the chief maid in front of the Emperor?"

Yugan blinked her eyes when she heard the words, and although she seemed to understand something, she didn't quite agree: "What's the benefit of serving His Majesty? If it were me, I would be eager!"

Huiming just smiled: "Don't tell me you are not her?"

Yugan also showed a small pear dimple on her cheek, but then continued with some worry: "In this way, you and Hongyun left at once, and even Aunt Wei is not here. The Emperor will definitely bring in new people. Yesterday, I heard from Nanny Xu that she wanted to take this opportunity to replace Yunhua and Buye, the two older ones in the dormitory, with my sister and me."

His Majesty's health has not yet recovered, and it is so fast? Huiming frowned slowly when she heard this.

Speaking of this matter, Yugan threw away the silk thread in her hand, propped her chin and said: "My sister and I have been preparing for the dormitory since we entered the palace, but when this day really comes, I am still a little scared…"

Hearing Yugan's words, Huiming couldn't help but think of less than two years later, because of King Rui's rebellion, the palace servants in Qiande Palace were almost all cut off. Looking up at Yugan's full and energetic face at the moment, she persuaded as if nothing had happened: "If that's the case, you should pay more attention to His Majesty. If His Majesty is happy, you can ask for a favor and give you a title to be released."

According to Huiming's memory of her previous life, after the sisters Yugan and Kuku served in the dormitory, Kuku was just average, but Yugan was relatively favored. Not to mention that she often received various rewards, sometimes it was not her turn, His Majesty would order her to be summoned to the dormitory to serve.

Huiming didn't care about it before, but after she really got acquainted with Yugan, she seemed to understand His Majesty's mind a little bit. Yugan was not only likable, but also lively and clever by nature, even in front of His Majesty, she had the vigor and unrestrainedness of a teenager. Especially now that His Majesty was recovering from a serious illness and was getting older, such a vigorous Yugan was naturally more relaxing and likable than Kuku, who was extra sensible and acted in a well-behaved manner.

Yugan was like this by nature, she was not the kind of person who would pretend and conceal, and the fact that she was favored in the dormitory was something that others could not stop or avoid. In this way, it would be better to persuade Yugan to be more attentive. If she could really get a title by virtue of His Majesty's favor, she would not be involved in the chaos caused by King Rui.

Yugan's eyes lit up when she heard the words: "You are right!"

Seeing her eagerness to do so, Huiming was a little worried, and quickly persuaded: "Don't be impulsive, you have to wait until His Majesty has some affection for you, you serve the Emperor is your duty, and the title is a favor. If His Majesty doesn't mean it, you go to ask for it, I'm afraid it will only anger His Majesty!"

Yugan curled her lips and gave Huiming a disgusted look: "Do you think I'm such a fool? I naturally understand this."

Huiming smiled when she heard the words, that's right, if Yugan was really the kind of innocent and clueless person, she wouldn't be favored in front of His Majesty for so long.

"Not only do I have to wait for His Majesty to be willing to give me the title, but I also have to wait until His Majesty is in the best of mood, and even decide on the place to live in the future. Otherwise, I will be like Aunt Wei, and I will be assigned to Wanxi Palace. Then I might as well be in Qiande Palace."

Hearing Yugan's last sentence, Huiming's smiling face paused slightly: "Aunt Wei, was granted residence in Wanxi Palace?"

Yugan nodded: "Yes, I heard that it was Noble Consort Xian who took the initiative to mention it, saying that she thought Aunt Wei was good, and asked her to have a companion in the palace in the future, and His Majesty agreed." She paused, then patted her chest with lingering fear: "How could Noble Consort Xian think that our palace maids are good? I'm afraid she has disliked Aunt Wei for a long time, and wants to go there to torture her secretly."

Huiming fell silent for a moment.

She was naturally not worried about Consort Wei. After staying in the palace for so long, she had long lost that unnecessary kindness and sympathy. Even if she knew that Noble Consort Xian would never treat Consort Wei well after she went to Wanxi Palace, Huiming didn't care at all.

What she cared about was the relationship between Eunuch Su and Noble Consort Xian that was revealed in this incident.

Huiming certainly remembered that on the night of the winter solstice, after Eunuch Su heard what Consort Wei and Hongyun had done, he said, "Within three days, I will give you an explanation."

Eunuch Su was not a person who broke his promises. Now that three days had not yet come, Hongyun and Aunt Wei had indeed come to an end they deserved, but--

Huiming tightened the colored rope in her hand. Hongyun was fine, just like the bowl of bird's nest she broke in front of the Emperor at the palace banquet. If the higher-ups had the intention, they would find a way to make you make mistakes. Being punished and put into 慎刑司 was just to treat her in her own way. But giving Aunt Wei the identity of a Noble Consort and asking her to move into Wanxi Palace was not something that Eunuch Su could do alone. It could be heard from Yugan's words that almost all of this was done by Noble Consort Xian, and Aunt Wei had been favored in front of the Emperor for nearly ten years. Noble Consort Xian had never paid attention to it before, but yesterday she took the initiative to take action. It was really unbelievable to say that this had nothing to do with Eunuch Su.

Originally, Noble Consort Xian deliberately revealed her relationship with Eunuch Su outside the palace banquet. Huiming thought that Eunuch Su and Noble Consort Xian should have a grudge, but now it seems that Noble Consort Xian personally came forward to solve Consort Wei for Eunuch Su, the connection between them must be more than that.

And Noble Consort Xian was the biological mother of King Rui.

Thinking of this, Huiming's heart couldn't help but feel a little heavy. She originally thought that there would be nearly two years before the Mid-Yuan Festival, which was thirty-five years away from Xuand. She also had the opportunity to live with Eunuch Su by chance, and everything would definitely be in time.

Now it seems that it is too late?

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