Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

Yu Gan worked quickly. Seeing Huiming agree, she immediately got up and went back. Before noon, she brought Huiming some high-quality materials and needles and threads.

Huiming had mentioned that it was nothing and that she could prepare these things herself. However, Yu Gan insisted. Since she had already put in the effort, Huiming decided not to prepare the materials herself.

Huiming saw Yu Gan's insistence and knew that this was indeed the rule, so she accepted them. The two discussed for a while, because it was not appropriate to directly give silver to the嬷嬷for "studying." However, they could not be too simple and rely solely on good intentions.

Finally, they decided to make a pair of forehead bands first, and then embroider two handkerchiefs with high-quality gold and silver threads. After deciding on the style and color, Huiming looked at them and said that they could be picked up in three to five days. Yu Gan agreed and returned to Qiande Palace.

Huiming packed her things and took them back to Jing Alley after work. The closer she got to her residence, the more she cared. In the end, she couldn't help but run.

She had told Eunuch Su early this morning that she wanted face cream. Any kind of face cream would do. It was nothing to Eunuch Su. If all went well, Eunuch Su would bring it back when he returned today.

Thinking of this, Huiming couldn't help but feel a little excited in her nervousness. She took out the materials and needles that Yu Gan had sent her today and started working. At this time, holding these things in her hands, she couldn't help but think of the "fuss" and "attention to detail" that Yu Gan had mentioned. Her heart was even more flustered and she could hardly calm down. She barely managed to sew a few stitches, losing her usual meticulousness and steadiness. She even accidentally pricked her finger, causing a bead of blood to stain the gold thread.

If this continues, it will only be a waste… Seeing this, Huiming simply put away the sewing basket and did not do anything else. She just sat in the small hall, waiting for Eunuch Su to return from work.

When Huiming got off work, the sun had already set, and now there was only the last ray of dim light outside. With something on her mind, time seemed to pass extraordinarily slowly as she waited. Huiming watched as the sky completely darkened and the crescent moon peeked out from the eaves.

It wasn't until the Xu hour bell had rung for a long time that there was finally the sound of someone coming from outside the courtyard.

The moment she heard the sound, Huiming stood up abruptly. Then, after she came to her senses, she turned around and forced herself to put on an ordinary expression before going out to greet him.

"Eunuch Su."

Su Jin, who was returning with the lantern, heard her voice and nodded gently. He entered the house with her, talking about the hard work of the day and the food. However, until he entered the house, he seemed to have forgotten all about it and did not mention bringing the face cream.

Could it be that he was too busy with work today and forgot?

Last night, she had just confirmed her feelings with Eunuch Su from the purse. At this moment, Huiming seemed to have lost her usual calmness.

It was not like the palace servants could do whatever they wanted to do. What's more, Eunuch Su was still serving the Emperor. It was nothing if he forgot today. Huiming immediately thought of a reason for Eunuch Su. However, she had to mention it so that he would remember tomorrow. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you still remember the face cream I asked you to bring?"

Su Jin's face was calm. He turned his head and called out, "Yuan Bao."

It was just a box of face cream, why did he need to call Yuan Bao to give it to her? Even if he had ordered Yuan Bao to prepare it, he should have brought it to her himself before returning…

Hearing this, Huiming felt a little inexplicable displeasure in her heart. However, she also knew that Eunuch Su was originally busy with his work, and the anniversary of the late Emperor's death was approaching. She only controlled herself and did not let her displeasure show on her face.

Just as Huiming was thinking this, she looked up and saw Yuan Bao placing the things in his arms firmly on the table. She couldn't help but change her expression.

The moment she saw this thing, Huiming's heart turned cold. She couldn't help but think, could it be that she had really misunderstood? Eunuch Su really had no feelings for her. It was just that he was much more generous than ordinary eunuchs. She asked for face cream, but Eunuch Su gave her such a dressing case?

That's right, what Yuan Bao put on the table was a rosewood dressing case inlaid with treasures and five bats offering treasures.

The dressing case was very luxurious and exquisite. When the top layer was opened, a glass mirror that could clearly reflect a person's appearance could be propped up. Below were three drawers. Combs, hairpins, jewelry, eyebrow stones, lip gloss, and other items were all in their respective places and arranged in order.

Such a dressing case was perfect as a dowry to be passed down to future generations.

However, Huiming couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. As soon as the third layer was opened, she directly took out the box that looked like face cream.

This face cream was placed in a green jade box carved with plum blossoms. It was the size of a palm. When opened, the inside was divided into two compartments. The face cream on one side was as white as snow, while the other side was as smooth as honey and as bright as gold. However, against the backdrop of the green jade, they were both crystal clear and had a faint fragrance. At a glance, one could tell that they were different from the ordinary things they usually used.

Seeing her actions, Su Jin explained, "This is a high-quality face cream. I asked around and heard that these two are the most commonly used formulas by the consorts in the palace. The white one is called Snow Beauty, and the other is called Flowing Gold. Try them and see which one works better. If neither of them is suitable, just tell me and I'll bring you something else."

It was not until she saw the face cream that Huiming's heart finally relaxed.

She let out a long breath. After she came back to her senses, she felt that her previous behavior seemed a little too impatient. She felt a little ashamed for a moment and lowered her head as if blaming him. "You could have just given me a box of face cream. You brought such a big dressing case, which really scared me."

Hearing this, Su Jin seemed a little baffled. Yuan Bao, who was at the side, seemed to have noticed something as he looked up at his master and grinned, as if he was secretly laughing.

Huiming hadn't noticed that much yet. She closed the green jade box and felt that she didn't know what to say to Eunuch Su for a moment. After a pause, she only used the excuse of having to do needlework. Holding the face cream, she turned around and went back to her room.

Su Jin also looked up in a daze and closed the dressing case that had been opened on the table layer by layer. Although he didn't know the reason, looking at the closed door of Huiming's room, he inexplicably felt that it was inappropriate to knock on the door and send the dressing case over at this time.

Thinking of this, Su Jin only coughed lightly and turned to Yuan Bao and instructed, "Later, you send this dressing case to the east side."

It was rare to see such a scene on his master, who was always as calm as a well. Yuan Bao only smiled and lowered his head. "Master, I shouldn't be the one to send such a thing. If you had said so earlier, you should have personally brought it over when you entered the door. You should have also taken out the face cream and given it to her first. It's fortunate that our Aunt Huiming is generous. If it were someone else, she would have been angry with you!"

Su Jin sat down again and frowned slightly. "Why would she be angry?"

Such a reaction stunned Yuan Bao. He took a step back and didn't dare to speak as frankly as before. He only whispered, "Aunt, didn't she ask Master to bring face cream?"

Su Jin's expression became even more serious. "So what?"

Only then did Yuan Bao finally understand something. He scratched his head and asked cautiously, "Master… Could it be that you still don't know?"

Su Jin really didn't know. This kind of rule, which was passed on by word of mouth, could only be known from the mouths of the eunuchs who were familiar with each other. In other words, not all eunuchs could find someone to be in a 'food-sharing' relationship with. Only those who were doing well in their respective palaces and departments, were older, and had more free time and energy could find a palace maid they liked to be in a 'food-sharing' relationship with.

Su Jin was born a slave. In the first few years after he entered the palace, the endless hard labor had exhausted all his energy. In addition, he was stubborn when he first entered the palace and had offended the chief steward. Not only was he burdened with the heaviest and dirtiest work, but there was no one around him who was close to him. Naturally, no one had ever mentioned such a taboo thing to him.

By the time he got out of hard labor, he had already become the chief eunuch. He had skipped the years of experience of climbing up the ranks step by step. In this palace, other than the Emperor, everyone else was his subordinate. In addition, he had always been aloof and indifferent, so naturally no one would come to him to talk about such taboo matters.

This morning, when Huiming told him that the weather was dry and she wanted face cream, he thought that she had really run out of face cream. Thinking that there was only a small jewelry box in Huiming's room, he simply took this opportunity to go to the palace treasury to choose a dressing case for her and added some small things like rhino horn combs. He had even thought of filling all three layers with all kinds of jewelry and headwear, but then he thought that Huiming might not accept it and might even misunderstand. That was why he gave up.

Therefore, at this moment, after hearing the reason from Yuan Bao, he came back to his senses and understood the meaning behind it. It was as if he had been nailed to his seat. He stood up abruptly and said, "Impossible!"

Yuan Bao was startled. He took a step back and didn't dare to speak as casually as before. He only whispered, "Anyway, that's the rule in the palace."

Su Jin's fingertips had already sunk deep into his palms, but he didn't seem to feel any pain at all. This beauty came too suddenly and overwhelmingly, making him refuse to believe it for a moment. Instead, he looked for other reasons. "Maybe she really just ran out of face cream…"

Hearing this, even if Aunt had a bad reputation because of Master, who would dare to withhold her things? In other words, even if Aunt really ran out of face cream, why would she ask you to bring it for her when she could easily get it herself…

Hey, doesn't this mean that we are even more of a family now!

However, these words could only be thought of in his heart. Even if he had nine lives, Yuan Bao wouldn't dare to joke with his master like this. Hearing this, he only whispered, "According to the custom, since Aunt has accepted your things, she should give you a gift in return. It's usually some small personal item that can't be given to others casually. You'll know if it's true or not by looking at the gift Aunt gave you…"

Yuan Bao's words reminded Su Jin of what Huiming had said when she returned to her room. She had indeed said that she was going to do some needlework. Could it be…

It was for him?

At the thought of this, Su Jin felt as if there was a loud boom in his heart. A wave of heat rushed up from his chest, making his cheeks flush red and almost bursting out of his head.

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