Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

"Greetings, Your Highness, the Empress."

Huiming didn't delay and went straight into the hall. She greeted the Empress according to the rules.

Although Empress Gu was not very old, she wore heavy makeup, had black hair with a cloud bun, and a phoenix robe of gold and red. She looked mighty, making it impossible to think she was young.

However, the Empress was polite to Huiming. After calling her up, she motioned for Huiming to wait aside. She held a bowl of tea and sat quietly in the armchair in the outer room, as if waiting for something.

Huiming turned slightly and vaguely saw several familiar figures of the imperial physicians through the beaded curtain of the inner room. They were bowing and seemed to be feeling the pulse of His Majesty.

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, imperial physicians would come to check his pulse every ten days. Huiming had chosen several imperial physicians with excellent medical skills and steady and meticulous conduct. After a long time, His Majesty became accustomed to it and didn't care much.

However, today was not the day to check the pulse.

His Majesty was fine when she got off work last night. Was there something wrong with his body?

Thinking of this, Huiming couldn't help but feel a little worried. She didn't care about anything else and bowed to Empress Gu before entering the inner room.

It seemed that the pulse had been checked. Yugan stepped forward and put down the curtain on the dragon bed, blocking the noise from the outside world for His Majesty. However, the imperial physicians did not intend to retreat. After that, they even went to a table one by one and felt Yugan's pulse.

Yugan?

Huiming paused. She looked at Yugan, who was bowing her head with unusual timidity and shyness. She immediately guessed something.

Because of the many changes of Prince Xin, Prince Rui, and others, although Yugan was favored by the late Emperor, she did not become a Noble Consort as she wished and left the Qiande Palace.

Fortunately, after the death of the late Emperor, because of Huiming's care, she was not implicated. Instead, she also became a palace maid in front of His Majesty. Because she was close to Huiming, she lived a more comfortable life than before.

After Yugan came to His Majesty, His Majesty trusted her more than other palace maids. After a long time, Yugan was the closest palace maid to His Majesty besides Huiming. Huiming was a little surprised at first, but after thinking about it, she felt it made sense.

Although His Majesty was not good at words, he was clear and sharp in his heart. Among the people around him, His Majesty could tell whether they really loved him, flattered him, or even had ulterior motives.

Yugan was born pure and unrestrained. She dared to look down on the late Emperor in her heart. Now, with His Majesty's situation, after getting along for a long time, she would often forget His Majesty's identity and treat him as an ordinary younger brother in private.

In addition, Yugan had a good relationship with Huiming before. When His Majesty was the Seventh Prince, they already knew each other. Especially after that, Huiming had to go back to Jing Lane on time every day because of Eunuch Su. She could not accompany His Majesty day and night like Yugan and others.

After a long time, it was not unreasonable for Yugan and His Majesty to become closer.

However, being close was one thing, but could they really be so close? Not to mention, His Majesty was still in that situation…

However, the subsequent development of the matter confirmed Huiming's guess, which she didn't quite believe herself.

After the imperial physicians checked Yugan's pulse, they withdrew to the outer room one after another and reported to Empress Gu that His Majesty and the female official were in good health. Empress Gu nodded and smiled. After ordering the imperial physicians to retreat, she turned around and called Yugan to her.

"Since His Majesty likes you, it is also your blessing. In the future, you don't have to do other chores. Just accompany His Majesty. In the future, if you can give birth to an heir, I will give you a title."

Hearing Empress Gu's words, Yugan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. She quickly knelt down and thanked her respectfully.

Empress Gu waved her hand and left.

When the hall was quiet again, Huiming came back to her senses and had the opportunity to look at Yugan. She opened her eyes wide in a daze. "You, His Majesty…"

Yugan bit her lip. There was still a trace of uneasiness on her face, but her expression was calm. "Yesterday, there was a banquet in the palace, and the Empress sent a table of food and wine. His Majesty drank a few mouthfuls of wine and felt a little hot at night. It happened that I was nearby, and one thing led to another. As a result, Her Highness knew about it early this morning."

This was natural. Although Empress Gu didn't seem to care about His Majesty and didn't care about him, the Qiande Palace was like the lines on her hand. Although she didn't interfere in His Majesty's daily life, even if His Majesty got up once more at night, Empress Gu would know everything clearly.

Huiming paused for a moment, then stepped forward and slowly hung up the curtain in front of the dragon bed. She said with some worry, "Your Majesty… Is he alright?"

Speaking of this, even with Yugan's cheerful and straightforward personality, her face showed a trace of shyness, and her voice lowered. "Your Majesty is fine. I… I was very careful last night."

This was true. Compared to His Majesty, Yugan was an old hand in this matter. With her guidance, even in His Majesty's situation, there should be no mistakes.

As she spoke, the curtain was hung up, revealing the figure of His Majesty, who was kneeling on the bed.

After a few years, the once thin and weak Seventh Prince had now grown into a handsome young man. He still had the same jade-like face as when he was a child, with red lips and white teeth. His pair of dark eyes were like the most transparent gemstones. Although he had grown up, he was still as delicate as a doll.

Looking at His Majesty, Yugan's face showed a pure admiration and love. She took a step forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's time to get up."

Seeing His Majesty agree, Yugan stepped forward and helped him up from the bed.

As soon as Yugan stretched out her hand, Huiming noticed a red string on her white wrist. The red string was ordinary, but the wooden bead hanging in the string looked particularly familiar. It was the same as the one Huiming had.

It was an old Buddhist bead that His Majesty had been used to using since he was a child.

She didn't see it yesterday. It seemed that His Majesty gave it to Yugan last night after the deed was done.

Looking at this old Buddhist bead, Huiming paused for a moment, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. Standing aside, she looked at His Majesty, who was washing his hands under Yugan's care. In her heart, she felt a sigh of relief as if her child had grown up.

Thinking of this, Huiming also stepped forward to help, tidied up His Majesty, and asked someone to serve breakfast outside. Finally, according to her habit, she left His Majesty alone in the room to eat. She took Yugan with her and avoided the side room.

Along with His Majesty's breakfast, Huiming also asked for a bowl of hibiscus egg custard and asked Ruyi to eat it slowly in the side room. Then she looked up and said to Yugan, "In this case, you have to be more careful in the future."

Eunuch Su had explained to Huiming that Empress Gu had the world in her heart. She had no intention of having a romantic relationship with His Majesty, nor was she willing to take the risk of getting pregnant and giving birth. Not to mention, once His Majesty had a son, he would definitely fight for power with her, the legitimate mother, when he grew up. With all these considerations, Empress Gu naturally didn't care much about the heir.

However, no matter what, Empress Gu was only acting as the regent for His Majesty. The harem still needed an heir. Otherwise, not to mention anything else, even the Grand Tutor, who was specially promoted by the late Emperor to balance the power of the court, would not agree. The only thing Empress Gu could do was to wait until the prince was born and control him in her own hands.

But over the years, the palace maids and concubines prepared for His Majesty came and went, but none of them could make His Majesty like them. Until last night, no one thought it would be Yugan.

Huiming told Yugan all this bit by bit. Yugan bit her lip and paused. Her eyes showed a soft warmth. "Huiming, when I served the late Emperor, although I pretended to be happy on the surface, I actually felt disgusted in my heart. But His Majesty is different. I was really happy to be with him yesterday. Even if he was not His Majesty, I would like to stay by his side and take good care of him…"

As she spoke, Yugan lowered her head and gently touched the old Buddhist bead on her wrist. Her voice was firm. "His Majesty really cares about me now. As long as I can be with His Majesty, I am not afraid of anything else and I don't regret it."

Huiming paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded at Yugan. "It's good that you and His Majesty are happy."

Hearing this, Yugan also smiled at Huiming, revealing the small dimples on her cheeks.

"His Majesty may have finished his meal. I'll go and have a look." After a few words, Yugan couldn't sit still and couldn't help but get up and approach the inner hall.

Looking at Yugan's back, Huiming smiled. She was not in a hurry to go over. She just asked Ruyi, who had been sitting quietly beside her, if the egg custard was still to her taste and if she wanted another bowl.

Ruyi shook her head quietly and said she was full.

This time, the "full" was not the same as the humility and caution in the early morning. It really showed a bit of peace and contentment. Huiming reached out and touched Ruyi's temple. Her voice was soft. "If you are not full in the future, you must tell me, okay? My uncle and I treat Ruyi as our own child. Ruyi is being too polite to us."

Ruyi blinked her eyes, looked up at her, lowered her head, and responded seriously, "Yes."

Seeing the relaxed expression on Ruyi's face, Huiming was in a better mood. She stood up and looked at the red lanterns that had just been hung up in the corridor outside the window. It was as if she saw the joy and prosperity of the coming year.

She also knew that she, Eunuch Su, and Ruyi would definitely be as happy and prosperous as they were now.

——————End of Daily Life Side Story——————

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