Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

The next day, Huiming finally managed to stick to her previous plan. She woke up early, had breakfast with Eunuch Su, and then went to work together.

On the one hand, Huiming had learned her lesson from the past two days and deliberately woke up earlier than usual. More importantly, Eunuch Su finally did not get up particularly early to avoid her. He finally got up at a normal time.

Strangely, Huiming used to just focus on being clean and tidy when she got up and dressed. She never thought too much about it. However, after yesterday's incident of accepting Eunuch Su's face cream, which could almost be considered a mutual expression of their feelings, she opened her dressing case in the compartment and felt dissatisfied with her plain appearance.

She slightly opened the door and saw that Eunuch Su had just brought water into his room on the west side. There was still some time left. Huiming thought for a moment, closed the door again, sat down at the table, and quickly untied her hair. Then she picked up the horn comb Eunuch Su had given her yesterday.

The clothes worn by the palace maids were all distributed by the palace, all made of the same material and pattern. Except for a few who were particularly favored by their masters and received rewards to change occasionally, most of the palace maids could only slightly adjust the size of their waists to make them fit better. There was really not much room for them to change their appearance.

Therefore, the only thing that could be changed was their hairstyle. Huiming, like most of the little palace maids, used to comb her hair into simple and common styles such as double buns. Now, if she wanted to change, those overly complicated styles were not suitable for her status, not to mention that she could not do it herself. Huiming had just decided to comb a falling horse bun today.

This hairstyle was not too troublesome, but it was less childish than the previous double buns. It added a bit of feminine charm. With this hairstyle, the previous velvet rope and velvet flowers could no longer be used. However, Huiming did not have many hair ornaments. After searching for a while, she fixed her hair with a pine green hairband and could only find a jasper hairpin to wear. Nothing else was suitable.

After tidying up her hair, she heard Eunuch Su coming out of his room and walking around in the main hall. Huiming's hands moved even faster. She gently picked up a small piece of the white face cream Eunuch Su had given her yesterday and applied it to her face. As expected of the good stuff that the concubines in the palace usually used, after applying it, in addition to moisturizing, her face immediately became white, smooth, and tender. At a glance, it seemed as if there was not a single pore.

Huiming's eyes widened in admiration. She quickly drew her eyebrows and could not help but rub a little bit of the bright red lip grease on her cheeks after applying it to her lips. Looking at herself in the mirror under the dim yellow light, she indeed had a rosy and healthy complexion.

By this time, she could hear the sound of breakfast being brought up from the kitchen outside. Huiming did not delay any longer. She closed her dressing case, got up, looked herself up and down to make sure there were no flaws, and then walked towards Eunuch Su, who was already sitting at the table.

The usual millet porridge and a few plates of shredded melon had already been set on the table. The cook was attentive. In addition to these, there was even a small steamer of small and delicate fried bean curd skin buns.

Huiming lowered her head and first said, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Eunuch Su was standing up to set the bowls and chopsticks. When he looked up and saw Huiming like this, his movements suddenly froze. He opened his mouth slightly and paused for a few breaths before finally lowering his eyes and saying concisely, "Not at all." After that, he continued his previous actions, bent down, and slowly placed a pair of bamboo chopsticks on the edge of Huiming's bowl. However, he was not sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that his movements seemed a little stiff and slow.

Seeing that Eunuch Su did not seem to notice that she had changed her hairstyle today, Huiming felt a little disappointed. However, before this secret little thought could clearly surface, she saw Eunuch Su's actions again.

Perhaps it was because of Eunuch Su's demeanor, no matter how one looked at it, he should be a dignified young master who was served by others. Therefore, Huiming had always been very uncomfortable seeing him do these chores, let alone serving her. At this moment, she did not have time to think carefully and hurriedly stepped forward to set up her own bowls and chopsticks. After watching Eunuch Su sit down, she also reached out and picked up her spoon.

Perhaps Eunuch Su had sensed her previous discomfort. He was not as particular about his meal this time and seemed much more casual. However, he was still very quiet. Not to mention speaking, even the sound of porcelain spoons and bowls colliding could not be heard at all.

Influenced by Eunuch Su, Huiming also quietly finished her breakfast. She did not taste much of the food, but she noticed that Eunuch Su's complexion did not look very good. Even the bottom of his eyes revealed obvious dark circles.

They had been quiet during the meal, so Huiming did not have the heart to ask in detail. After they went out, she finally could not help but ask, "Eunuch, did you not sleep well last night?"

Su Jin's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Of course, he did not sleep well! After hearing about such a thing from Yuanbao, he did not even sleep for a moment the entire night!

Clearly, Huiming was only pointing out that he did not sleep well last night. However, Su Jin felt as if she had clearly seen all the thoughts he had been pondering in his heart during the entire night of tossing and turning. For a moment, he did not know how to move his limbs, chest, or even his brain. He was so stiff and helpless that he could not even speak.

Even when the Emperor asked him if he had any resentment in his heart, he had never been so afraid and flustered!

It was not until Huiming also stopped in confusion and looked up at him in bewilderment that Su Jin finally managed to recover from his embarrassment. He hurriedly continued walking, avoiding Huiming's gaze, and replied in a panic, "Yes."

Huiming inexplicably followed him and said with concern, "Eunuch, you have a lot of work to do. You should rest well at night."

Su Jin opened his mouth and really only responded respectfully like he did in front of the Emperor, "Yes."

After saying that, they fell silent again.

It was not until they entered the Xinglong Gate that they had to part ways. After holding it in for the entire night and morning, Su Jin finally could not help but ask, "I saw the light in your room was on for a long time last night?"

Since Huiming had promised Yugan that she would make the embroidery for "studying" within three to five days, and she had to work during the day, the only free time she had was after returning home at night. She did not expect Eunuch Su to notice.

"Yes, but did the light in my room shine on Eunuch's side?" In order to do delicate work like embroidery, she had to see very clearly. Huiming lit quite a few candles at night. Hearing this, she thought to herself, if it affected Eunuch Su's rest, she would light fewer candles tonight, or move the screen over to block it.

Of course, Su Jin did not care about this. He hurriedly shook his head and turned sideways. He lowered his head and asked again, "But you work during the day, you should rest early at night, you really stayed up until…so late."

At the moment when he almost said the specific time, Su Jin finally regained some of the meticulousness that Head Eunuch Su should have. He just vaguely said "so late" and did not expose the fact that he had stayed up all night staring at the east compartment.

Huiming said, "Yes, it's just these few days…there are some needlework that I need to rush."

"What…needlework?" Su Jin clenched his fists, as if his heart was beating too fast and was stuck in his throat. He asked very carefully.

Huiming did not notice. However, these needlework that she was going to give to Yugan were "exquisite" in order to ask her and the嬷嬷about those…things. How could she explain it in detail at this moment? She just casually said, "Just…some handkerchiefs and forehead wipes."

If the handkerchiefs might have been prepared for him, then the forehead wipes, no matter how he thought about it, could not be explained away.

Su Jin paused for a moment when he heard this, and the heart that had been stuck in his throat fell. However, it was not enough to just fall to his chest. It seemed to be sinking all the way down, so much so that he could not see the bottom. Instead, it made his entire chest feel empty and unable to touch anything.

Yuanbao, who was following behind them, could not help but feel sad when he heard this. Looking at his master's expression at this moment, he could not help but cry out in his heart.

However, because she did not know the inside story, Huiming was oblivious. After asking this question, they reached the place where they had to part ways. She stopped and looked up. "What time will Eunuch be back today?"

Su Jin clenched his fists hard and tried to make his voice sound the same as usual, not letting Huiming notice anything unusual. "Tomorrow is the late Empress's death anniversary. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back today. I'll be keeping watch in Yongshou Palace tonight so that nothing goes wrong tomorrow."

So the late Empress's memorial service was tomorrow? Huiming was a little surprised to hear this, but this was indeed an important matter that could not be delayed. She only replied with a few words of "duty comes first".

Just as she watched Eunuch Su nod and turn to leave, Huiming paused for a moment, but could not help but ask again, "What about Yuanbao? Is he free to come back today?"

Su Jin turned around when he heard this, but he still stood sideways, not looking directly at Huiming. He did not say whether Yuanbao was free or not, but only asked with concern, "Is there something wrong?" "It's nothing…" Huiming did not know why, but she lowered her head as if she was a little embarrassed. She said quickly, "I just wanted to ask for a sample of Eunuch Su's shoes. I'll prepare it first, and when I have time, I'll make a pair of shoe soles for Eunuch Su to wear."

As soon as Huiming finished speaking, before Su Jin could react, Yuanbao could not help but smile. He bent down in an exaggerated manner and replied, "Yes, yes! Of course, I have time for Aunt's orders! You go to work first, I'll send it to you later!"

Hearing Yuanbao's agreement, Huiming, whose cheeks were slightly flushed, did not want to stay any longer. She only replied and hurriedly turned around to run.

Watching Huiming's figure disappear before his eyes, Yuanbao smiled and leaned closer. "Look, I told you Aunt really likes Master, right?"

"Shut up." Su Jin lowered his eyes slightly, and just one look scared Yuanbao into silence. He obediently followed behind him.

Su Jin's steps were steady, and his expression was as calm as ever. In the eyes of others, he was still the cold, aloof, and unsmiling Head Eunuch Su. But at this moment, if someone dared to get close, they would find that Head Eunuch Su's palms were trembling uncontrollably. It was just unknown why.

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