Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

“The wind is freezing. Qiu Ya, what kind of soup is being served today?” Hui Ming, who had just returned from Qian De Palace, stomped her feet and quickly put down the curtain. She thought she could have a warm breakfast when she returned to her room. To her surprise, when she turned around, she only saw an empty table on the kang. Qiu Ya, on the other hand, was dressed neatly in a thick coat, holding a hand warmer, as if she was about to go out.

Seeing Hui Ming, Qiu Ya seemed startled, and her voice was panicked: "Oh, you, you came back early today. I woke up late and haven't gotten the breakfast yet."

Hui Ming paused and smiled: "It's okay, I'll go get it. What do you want to eat?"

"No need!" Qiu Ya immediately shook her head, her eyes dodging Hui Ming's gaze: "Yun Hua was on duty last night, and we planned to go together. I'll be on my way now!"

Yun Hua was the sleeping quarters maid last night and had always been close to Qiu Ya. It was common for them to have breakfast together. However, this attitude… Hui Ming seemed to understand something and smiled to test her guess: "Alright, how about we go together?"

As expected, Qiu Ya refused repeatedly, as if she couldn't bear to see her. She lowered her head and rushed out of the room. Hui Ming watched with a secret smile in her heart, but she also understood that Qiu Ya was deliberately avoiding her.

And the reason why Qiu Ya was avoiding her was naturally because of their immediate superior, Aunt Wei.

She had offended Aunt Wei yesterday, and there was no movement after that. It turned out that she was waiting for her here.

It was a pity that although Qiu Ya talked a lot, she was a straightforward person who couldn't hide anything. They got along quite well this time.

Hui Ming shook her head. Although she saw through Qiu Ya's attitude, she didn't care much as she had lived a lifetime before. Since Qiu Ya intended to avoid her, she simply waited a little longer on the kang, estimating that Qiu Ya and Yun Hua should have gone far away. She then took the small purple gold hand warmer that Yuan Bao had specially given her last time and went to the palace maids' dining room unhurriedly.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Ya was not the only one avoiding her. In the dining room, none of the palace maids dared to chat and laugh with her. It was already good that they were only avoiding her with a hint of guilt, like Qiu Ya. For example, Bai Hao, who considered herself Aunt Wei's confidante, was even more unscrupulous and gathered around to mock and gossip. Her sarcastic tone was as if she was pointing at Hui Ming's nose and scolding her directly.

However, Eunuch Su's name still held some weight. Seeing that Bai Hao was getting louder and louder, the surrounding little palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly swallowed a few mouthfuls of butter tea like starving ghosts and dodged out with their heads down. After just a short while, only Hui Ming and Bai Hao were left in the dining room. Obviously, most people didn't dare to offend either side and were unwilling to get involved in this trouble.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Hui Ming slowly put down the spoon in her hand, raised her head, and asked slowly: "Bai Hao, are you deliberately finding fault with me because Aunt Wei instructed you, or are you acting on your own?"

Hui Ming was genuinely puzzled. She could understand that Aunt Wei didn't like her. In this palace, it was never easy to please others. Wei had been two-faced before, using her status to secretly make things difficult for her. Hui Ming could understand that after she came to her senses. After all, those were all underhanded methods, which only showed that Wei was pretending on the surface, but her true nature was like this.

However, it was one thing to have her subordinates isolate and alienate her, but to openly make things difficult for her like this?

Perhaps Hui Ming in her previous life wouldn't understand, but Song Hui Ming, who had lived another life, naturally understood that no matter what, she was the one brought in by Eunuch Su. Even if they really looked down on her, they should still show some respect for Eunuch Su, the Chief Eunuch, right? Would a dignified Chief Palace Maid offend Eunuch Su, who was of the same rank as her and even faintly superior to her, in public just for her, a little palace maid? Was it worth it? What great hatred did she, Song Hui Ming, have with Aunt Wei that could make her care so much?

Hui Ming, who had been the Chief Palace Maid for more than ten years, naturally knew that it wasn't that she was afraid of stupid subordinates, but that she was most afraid of stupid people who liked to think they were smart. In fact, Hui Ming in her previous life had seen quite a few such "smart people." It was precisely because of this that Hui Ming suspected that Bai Hao in front of her thought she had figured out the "intention" of her superior and was using a chicken feather as an arrow, while the real master, Aunt Wei, was still unaware?

Seeing that there was no one around, Bai Hao became even more unscrupulous and spat: "Bah! Who do you think you are? Aunt Wei is a noble master personally appointed by His Majesty. How dare a lowly slave like you, who only has skin and flesh left, provoke her? Let me tell you, don't think that you can climb onto Eunuch Su's…"

"Enough! You are the one who is shameless! Song Hui Ming and Eunuch Su are innocent, and I will not allow you to slander us like this!" After being the Chief Palace Maid by the little Emperor's side for more than ten years, it had been a long time since any palace maid dared to be so presumptuous in front of her, let alone such filthy language. Even Hui Ming, who originally didn't want to cause trouble for Eunuch Su, couldn't help but stiffen her face after hearing these words. She stood up straight, facing Bai Hao, her voice not loud, but with an unquestionable authority: "You are an old hand in the palace, you should know the crime of spreading rumors. Since you dare to say such things here, do you dare to confront me at the Discipline Department?"

Of course, Bai Hao didn't dare. With her status, she wouldn't dare to shout such words out loud to offend Eunuch Su, let alone go to the Discipline Department. Many things in the palace were like this, even if everyone knew what was going on in their hearts, they couldn't say it out loud.

Seeing that Bai Hao was speechless for a moment, Hui Ming's momentum grew stronger. Her gaze swept across the faces of the few people with a warning, then she straightened her back and walked out of the dining room.

However, Hui Ming's calm expression didn't last long, because as soon as she went out, she saw Yuan Bao and Su Jin standing outside the door, who had been listening for an unknown amount of time.

"Eunuch… Eunuch Su!"

Hui Ming's face stiffened. Why was Eunuch Su here? When did he arrive? Did he hear what she just said?

Innocent with Eunuch Su… Hui Ming had just said these words with such certainty in front of Bai Hao, but now facing the person himself, she was instantly filled with helplessness and embarrassment. Her face flushed red, and her voice was almost inaudible.

Su Jin was still savoring the words "innocent" and managed to maintain a straight face, but he couldn't speak for a moment. Seeing this, Yuan Bao forced a smile and explained: "Someone just sent a message, Master rushed over immediately. Did someone with no sense of propriety offend you, Auntie?"

It seemed that one of the little eunuchs who went out just now had gone to inform Yuan Bao. Hui Ming bit her lip, forced herself to calm down, and bowed: "Thank you for your concern, Eunuch. I'm fine."

As soon as Hui Ming finished speaking, Bai Hao also walked out of the room, but the anger and injustice on her face turned pale the moment she saw Eunuch Su outside the door.

Seeing this, Su Jin lowered his eyes and swallowed the bitterness in his mouth, but his voice was as calm as ever: "It's nothing. You are someone I brought here. Anyone who makes things difficult for you is making things difficult for me. Since someone wants to make things difficult for me, Su Jin, it is only right and proper for me to come and take a look."

These words, it was unclear whether they were meant for Hui Ming or for Bai Hao, who was standing aside. Hearing this, Hui Ming looked sideways and saw Bai Hao's legs go weak as she suddenly collapsed to the ground.

"Since you are so intelligent and have not been bullied, I will take my leave." However, Su Jin didn't even glance at Bai Hao. After saying that, he only nodded slightly at Hui Ming, casually dusted off the snowflakes on his sleeves, turned around, and left.

Intelligent… Such a good word, when spoken by Eunuch Su, always felt like it carried an indescribable feeling. Hui Ming was momentarily dazed upon hearing it and hadn't yet come back to her senses when her sleeve was suddenly grabbed.

"Hui… Hui Ming, Hui Ming!" Looking at Eunuch Su's departing figure, Bai Hao on the ground suddenly reacted and cried out, her words incoherent with fear: "I was wrong! I didn't mean to make things difficult for you, it was Aunt Wei who told me to do so! Please, please go and talk to Eunuch Su, I can leave the palace next year, I can't get into trouble now! Please…"

Hui Ming lowered her eyes slightly: "Aunt Wei? What kind of person is Aunt Wei, to offend Eunuch Su for me?"

Bai Hao's expression changed again, and she gritted her teeth: "It really was Aunt Wei's order! Good Hui Ming, help me, help me plead with him! I will tell you the reason!"

However, Hui Ming acted as if she didn't care and was about to leave. Seeing this, Bai Hao became even more anxious. She grabbed Hui Ming's skirt tightly and said in a low and urgent voice: "Aunt Wei secretly admires Eunuch Su, and she is so angry because you are in a marriage of convenience with him! Believe me!"

Hui Ming's footsteps stopped.

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