Chapter 25

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Eunuch Su, Eunuch Su!

Author: Xiao Yao

Chapter 24 – Title – Chapter 26

After Yu Gan said that, she became frightened that others would find out so she turned and ran away, leaving Hui Ming standing there stunned for a moment, she was originally merely listening not knowing whether to laugh or cry, until she reacted to the meaning of when Yu Gan said “make… make it difficult for you with regards to that matter”, which on the surface just made her redder, but was actually burning astonishingly!

To… to be really worthy of originally being a servant supposed to be sent to wait in the bedroom, not looking at her young age, but after passing through and had been specially transferred and taught by the Palace Office, with regards to these matters compared to other ordinary palace maids she was clearly a lot bolder, but for an “old gugu” like her(HM) who was already a dozen years old she felt ashamed for her(HM) shortcomings.

Hui Ming held out her hand and pressed her burning cheeks, originally, she thought that after she finished tidying up His Majesty’s ornaments, she would immediately send the reward of Imperial Concubine Xian to Su-gonggong. But it happened that Yu Gan made such an unscrupulous remark, so she momentarily wasn’t able to leave for a while, otherwise with her face so flushed, if someone discovered this, they would know that there was something wrong with her.

It’s just that from Yu Gan’s words, is Su-gonggong actually such a terribly terrifying person? Hui Ming came back to her senses, and while cooling her cheeks with her outstretched hands, couldn’t help but feel some doubt in her heart.

How come for her, she had never noticed it? Hui Ming recalled Su-gonggong’s deeds and words before and after her two lives.

Not to mention this time, even in her last life, though she treated Su-gonggong with coldness and a lot of disgust, that she couldn’t hold her head up when she thought about it now, but Su-gonggong was still as polite like that time, and never even spoke loudly to her.

Was it a misunderstanding by others, or… had Su-gonggong always treated her differently?

When she just thought of this, Hui Ming promptly patted her face lightly, what was this moment? Su-gonggong’s life was still hanging in the heavens, how could she still have the endeavor to tangle herself with such minor matters!

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At the same time, the other protagonist from Yu Gan’s mouth, Chief Steward Su, Su Jin was looking at the steamed egg in front of him, although he tried his best to cover it up, but he still couldn’t help show a look of hope and uncertainty.

Yuan Bao on the side was unaware of his master’s thoughts, and he built up his hope with one sentence: “It must be Hui-gugu! Coming to our room, beside Hui-gugu there’s no one else!”

Su Jin stepped forward and slowly lifted the porcelain lid, the hibiscus steamed egg1 made by the cook in the palace was smooth and tender, it was lightly decorated with a few pink hibiscus petals, and as soon as it was opened water droplets accumulated on the porcelain lid dripped, slowly sliding down the delicate and bright hibiscus petals then slightly tremblingly unto the jade-like crystal steamed egg in the round-mouth white porcelain cup, swaying increasingly, and making people’s mouth open wide.

It’s enough to deliver the meal to the master, but a palace servant wanting something like this had to speak with varnish, silver and face were even more indispensable, if it was really Hui Ming, how much words of praise did she have to say to the kitchen steward? She was young and gentle, and thin-skinned, she loathed him, but was polite and perfunctory towards him in order to protect herself, how could she lay down her face for him and beg for this kind of food?

Su Jin tightly pursed his lips, he knew that being disappointed after having hope was far more painful than having had no hope from the beginning at all, so at this moment, he simply did not let himself give birth to any slight amount of extravagant thoughts, and turned to think about other possibilities, then coldly said: “This has nothing to do with Hui Ming, go and check, there are nonetheless those that do not have eyes who think themselves as clever and do such stupid things.”

In the past, there were many inner officials inside the palace with little power in their hands that often thought very highly of themselves, every day, they would only ask the kitchen to make meals that were generally the same as their masters, this had even indistinctly become a common practice at the time of the previous emperor, they didn’t even need to take the initiative to ask, so in addition to the preparations for the masters in the imperial kitchen, another stove would naturally be set up to prepare meals for such class of inner officials, at the most rampant time, even the unfavored masters had ranked behind these class of servants.

Not long after His Majesty ascended the throne, there had been a hot-tempered noble master that often got his meals delayed due to this reason, and in anger didn’t have the least misgiving in disclosing this to the empress, the empress was furious when she heard it, and regardless of what kind of honorable qualifications they had, but all those who violated the rules, even the inner officials around the Queen Mother were all detained outside the palace gate, and was beaten with a board for no less than three days making this trend stop.

It’s just now that a few decades have passed, Empress Qi Sheng had left early, the current empress is bedridden all year round and lacks energy, this rule was no longer as strict as before, although no one dared to do it in public, there were always few brave one’s underneath, relying on those above not checking, and turning back to the behaviors of the past.

In fact, just when Su Jin was promoted to Chief Steward, there was already a “clever” person in the kitchen who took the initiative to personally present four dishes and eight bowls for his three meals, but he remembered the previous empress’ admonishment, and not only did he not welcome this, but on the contrary demoted that clever kitchen steward that day, after that incident was spread, there was no longer such a thing as a short-sighted person waiting to slam into the furnace.

It’s these kinds of people that Su-gonggong was talking about.

However, even though he was clear about his master’s meaning, Yuan Bao was an onlooker, in his heart there was still a kind of somewhat unacceptance.

Not to mention whether there was such a silly bug that would flatter the horse’s hooves, to say that even if it was to curry favor with the superior, it definitely wouldn’t be this bland as sending a bowl of steamed egg over? How can this be something presentable?

After much deliberation, the only possibility was Hui-gugu felt distressed for Master and sent it specially!

It’s just that Master insisted that it was not, although Yuan Bao didn’t agree with it in his heart, he would naturally not be so stupid as to refute it, and at the moment, merely responded neatly, then bent down to pick up the steamed egg and went out, let’s find out first.

Su Jin looked down and watched as the little lotus ceramic porcelain bewitchingly move away from his eyes, which he originally considered as nothing, but when Yuan Bao turned around, and was about to leave the door, he still couldn’t help but call out: “Wait a moment!”

In case, what if… it really was Hui Ming? With Su Jin’s intelligence, if Yuan Bao could think that there was something amiss, how could he not notice it? At this moment, he couldn’t help but have some hope in his heart, in case, if it was really Hui Ming that had sent the steamed egg for him, but then he personally instructed Yuan Bao to take it out, doing such a thing, wouldn’t it be too late to regret it?

Seeing the confusion on Yuan Bao’s face, Su Jin imperceptibly grasped the ruyi segment in his hand, and with his voice as calm as before: “Place it down first, let’s find out who sent it first.”

Coincidentally, just as Yuan Bao responded in bewilderment and was about to return, a familiar and melodious voice suddenly came from behind the curtain: “Is Su-gonggong here?”

This voice had a clear sweetness with some degree of calmness, it was Hui Ming.

Su Jin heard the sound and stood up unconsciously, but Yuan Bao who was at the door didn’t notice this and nimbly made space while his hands lifted the curtain, then smiled enthusiastically: “Master is here, Gugu came at the right time!”

Hui Ming also bowed her head and crossed the threshold, she still hasn’t seen Su-gonggong who was inside, but at first glance saw the familiar little porcelain cup in Yuan Bao’s hand, and she couldn’t help but wonder: “This is?”

Although he could be seen by the master, Yuan Bao just hurriedly said, “Gugu has come, we saw this steamed egg as soon as we came back, I had said that it was from Gugu, but Master still didn’t believe me, so I have been asked to investigate.”

“Chen Yuan Bao.” Su Jin abruptly stood behind him, rarely speaking this coldly in front of Hui Ming.

Hui Ming was also startled by this scolding, and looked up with a bit of alarm, when Su-gonggong had just recovered himself, a flash of concern flew past his eyes, and he took a few moments, then with the same somewhat stiffness said: “No, it’s nothing…”

If it was such a Su-gonggong, then there was a reason for Yu Gan’s fear this morning.

Hui Ming blinked, but unlike before where she would secretly wonder in her heart whether she had done something wrong, instead, she waited for a moment, and seeing that Su-gonggong didn’t speak anymore, she simply said: “It’s true I did send it, I am aware that Gonggong does not allow for servants to ask for separate meals from the kitchen, so I didn’t mention Gonggong’s name, the kitchen steward didn’t know who I was, and it was just a steamed egg, such a thing is common inside the palace, I thought that there was no harm in it, if it was wrong, then Gonggong also mustn’t take offense.”

This behavior of hers, was also the result after slowly thinking about it while tossing and turning last night, no matter what, Su-gonggong showed consideration towards her in all aspects, full of benevolence, and she was determined to repay his kindness, also a still more ulterior motive, to try her best to think of a method for Su-gonggong to survive the Ghost Festival rebellion less than two years from now.

Since she wanted to be involved in such a big thing, she also wanted to intervene in Su-gonggong’s decision, and as before she still had many misgivings, so it was absolutely impossible to stay away, at the very least, she could become a person that Su-gonggong trusted like Yuan Bao, only then could she speak up.

And to gain the trust of Su-gonggong, why wouldn’t she rely on herself to take the initiative to approach, is it possible to ask Su-gonggong who is a gentleman to take the initiative to get closer to her by himself? She would be someone seriously muddled then, she had wanted to repay his kindness, but how could she be reserved and scrupulous as if she were a 15-year-old girl?

Even if it was really misunderstood by Su-gonggong, at worst she would just admit it for the time being, compared to Su-gonggong’s conduct, could she really suffer a loss?

In the face of Su-gonggong’s life, this bit of her reputation is really just something trivial, even if it was thrown away, what about it?

After all, she had also been in charge inside the Imperial Palace in her previous life, Song Hui Ming, who had managed the female servants for more than ten years, Song-gugu, once she was convinced of something, she would completely put aside any unnecessary scruples, putting down the wooden box she was carrying, she took the steamed egg from Yuan Bao, then she said frankly in front of Su-gonggong with a smile: “It’s just that I have already brought it, Gonggong should eat it while it’s hot, having a stomach ailment to begin with, yet always being inconsistent when having meals, you will suffer when you grow old.”

Su Jin hadn’t recovered from the surprise that the steamed egg was really sent by Hui Ming, so when Hui Ming spoke such a long series of words without hardly stopping to rest, it all made his chest pound.

Having been caught off guard, the always cheerless and self-controlled unchanging face even when Mount Tai collapsed, Su-gonggong, became somewhat frenetically at a loss, he blankly stood there for a moment before quickly shaking his head: “How could I, what of the matter with the imperial servants, occasionally asking for certain meals is something that had existed since ancient times, where is it wrong, the thing I forbade is not this either, more— moreover, it has nothing to do with you, I should thank you…this, for this inconvenience.”

This was also true, if an imperial servant was unwell and wanted to eat something soft, or if there was a happy occasion and they wanted to celebrate, if they had the ability, it was not uncommon to spend a few silvers to ask for several dishes and snacks from the kitchen, if both were willing, and it was convenient for the servant, there was oil and water in the kitchen, it was also not done every day, so if this was not even allowed, it would be truly unreasonable.

Hui Ming in response to this smiled again, bent down and opened the lid, then said: “I had looked for Steward Zhao in the imperial kitchen for this, though it is said that a steamed egg is something simple, Steward Zhao’s handicraft is unique, Gonggong should give it a try.”

Su Jin certainly knew of Steward Zhao’s craftsmanship, the main wife in the Duke of Zhen’s2 residence was not abundant in producing an heir, after the old madam gave birth to the eldest daughter, that is the previous empress, she had a difficult time giving birth to a son at the age of nearly forty, which was Su Jin’s biological father.

As an older sister with a younger brother, the first empress had the mind of always wanting to care for her younger brother, but only for the reason that she was the empress, the whip couldn’t reach3, so as soon as her first nephew was born, the empress became even more delighted and often called him into the palace to see each other.

At that time, he was still young, but the first prince was already a bright seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and he was already following His Majesty in leaving early and returning late to deal with the affairs of the government, he was so busy that he didn’t even make an exemption to greet her, which made the empress feel distressed.

The previous empress having no children accompanying her4, pitied him for looking frail, and every time he entered the palace, she would prepare a variety of creamy steamed eggs, sweet and soft foods that were suitable for children, telling him to eat whatever he wanted, and would often personally feed him, saying that she regarded him as her own child, so this wasn’t doing too much.

Steward Zhao’s other craftmanship in the imperial kitchen was only mediocre at best, but this steamed egg was no secret, it was something well-known and delicious, such a reputation was naturally consumed by Su Jin when he was young.

It’s just that afterwards…

Thinking of this, Su Jin gradually lowered his eyes, slowly picked up the spoon, and placed the steamed egg in his mouth, it was clearly the same as before, sweet and soft that could be swallowed immediately after putting it inside the mouth, but what arose was only the inextricable thick taste of bitter hardship.

Hui Ming stood nearby, and although Su-gonggong didn’t say a word, she was wholeheartedly paying attention, so she naturally saw his face turn downcast.

For some unknown reason, seeing this kind of Su-gonggong, Hui Ming somehow felt her heart immediately sank as well, she thought about it, then just quietly came forward, and with her voice also lightly unhurried, almost a bit beseeching: “Don’t be angry, I have violated the rules because of my being meddlesome, I won’t be like this again.”

With Hui Ming’s gentle and soft voice, just this one sentence seemed like the clear fragrant spring had rushed through, and vaguely, the bitterness in Su Jin’s mouth seemed to have a faint sweet and sour aftertaste, this sweet and sour bitterness that indistinctly came from the tip of his tongue rushed forth into the rim of his eyes, making his movement stop, then he tightly closed his eyes, resisting the faint moistness inside them.

No, this was too shameful, he had wasted ten years inside the palace, and had long been incapable of showing emotions and anger, how come in front of her, it was unexpectedly unbearable?

Su Jin thinking this tightly clenched the spoon in his hand, even though he used this kind of pain to come to his senses, he could only keep his head down, and say in a slightly hoarse voice: “I’m not angry.” Then after a pause, did he only realize that this short explanation was too casual, and worried that Hui Ming might misunderstand, so just took a slight breath, looked up at her again, and with particular earnest said: “Hui Ming, many thanks.”

Although Hui Ming was aware that Su-gonggong actually had a pair of prominent peach blossom eyes, she never seriously kept it in mind, with his reddish eyes that apparently seemed to be slightly moist and sentimental, looking at him like this, it would make people feel unbearable, even for Su-gonggong who was usually an upright and cold person, it made her heart skip.

No, it should be said that it was precisely because Su-gonggong was like this, calm and serene, that when indifferent people looked over, it made them increasingly more flustered, almost impossible to control themselves.

Hui Ming’s expression stagnated, she stood there blankly for several breaths before compelling herself to turn her head, then hurriedly took the small wooden box she had brought with her, and pulled the conversation to proper business: “Yes, that’s right! I just went to Wan Xi5 Palace, the Imperial Concubine asked who chose me to enter the palace, this— this is the reward that Concubine Xian asked me to bring back to Gonggong.”

Not only did Hui Ming use Imperial Concubine Xian to forget Su-gonggong’s peach blossom eyes, however when Su-gonggong heard this he turned and looked straight at her, then said: “Imperial Concubine Xian?”

Hui Ming feeling flustered having been called just then didn’t dare to raise her head, so naturally, she didn’t notice the somber look on Su-gonggong’s face, hearing what he said she kept her lowered head, looked at her shoes and responded, that Imperial Concubine Xian had just asked who was the person that transferred her, and she explained the matter with Su-gonggong one after another.

Su-gonggong looked at the pear blossom wooden box engraved with the words fortune and longevity, then following Hui Ming’s explanation, he reached out and opened the wooden box, took a five-bats patterned6 gold coin, and turned it a few times in his fingertips, then slowly, gradually exerted more force again, and tightly squeezed it in his hand.

When Hui Ming looked up again, she only saw the calm face of Su-gonggong, and even had a smile on his face, then in a particularly gentle way said, “So that’s the case, then thank you very much.”

Although Su-gonggong always had a gentle attitude with her, but this sentence seemed to be extraordinarily kind and complicated, his eyes also gleamed with dew, as if there was an endless poignant feeling inside, that people couldn’t help but want to fall into those tender bottomless eyes.

This warm sentiment unexpectedly made Hui Ming catch her breath, and opening her mouth she originally wanted to say that it didn’t matter, but for some reason, after she said it, it came out as a low breath and was almost inaudible, a faint red tint also unconsciously appeared on her face, and that easy-mannered steadiness of hers when she first entered the door could actually no longer be seen.

Becoming aware of her own behavior at the moment, Hui Ming after a pause, besides gritting her teeth a little annoyed, lowered her head and inwardly took a breath, then raised her head and repeated: “It’s not a problem, Gonggong is too polite! “

Su Jin hearing this nodded slightly, the deep emotions in his eyes not only did not diminish, but became even more intense, he only looked at Hui Ming and did not take his eyes way: “They’re just some gold coins, you having asked for this steamed egg today must have wasted a lot of persuasion, it would be better to take these coins, it may be useful in the future and save some effort too.”

Facing this kind of Su-gonggong, Hui Ming didn’t know why, yet she couldn’t help but rub the corner of her clothes: “How could I, it’s just saying a few words of praise, anyway I’m also a servant of the palace, it didn’t cost anything.”

Hearing this, in addition to that deep emotion just now, Su Jin’s face showed an all the more distressed look, and his voice seemed to become especially pleasant: “In the future, you don’t have to do this anymore, if you want to do something, just ask Lu An to go, she is also experienced in her conduct and came from the Palace Affairs Office, everyone knows that she is the niece of Steward Liu, and doing things would be more inexpensive.”

Hui Ming hearing this, paused, and when she was about to speak, she heard Su-gonggong both instruct and continue to look at her: “You used to be a female embroiderer at the Bureau of Administration, fortunately there wasn’t anything troublesome and it was peaceful. But you are now in the Hall of Heavenly Virtue and it’s different, to be able to be an imperial palace servant is not simple, even those servants employed to sweep in remote places are relied on, all the more those who can enter to serve inside the palace, do not look at faces of people as nothing out of the ordinary, as who can say for sure what’s inside. You are young and has also always been simple-minded, unable to distinguish the layers upon layers of connections underneath. A few days ago, an incident such as this has happened again, although it’s not a good thing, but it can make you take care of yourself, it can be regarded as having profited from a disaster7, though no one paid attention to it, look it’s become quieter, but as long as you can accept the situation and avoid dwelling on unpleasant things, it’s actually better than forming circles and taking great pains to feel at ease.”

“And Xu-momo.” Su-gonggong paused, he touched the garment he was wearing inside: “You had previously made a pair of knee pads for her, this is very good, Momo is getting older, though she looks stubborn and willful on the outside, but actually quite soft inside, and also has a mutual affection with His Majesty growing up, you treat her sincerely and she can see that, she will also remember this in her heart, she will protect you and won’t let others bully you.”

Up until this time, Hui Ming had also finally noticed something wrong, Su-gonggong had always been cold and reticent, but now he suddenly said such long mouthful of words, it’s just that this careful exhortation appeared like…

Why did it feel like never seeing each other again?

At the thought of this, Hui Ming also secretly shook her head, they were all servants in the Imperial Palace, and they were all in the Hall of Heavenly Virtue, even so, she opened her mouth and asked, “What’s the matter with Gonggong? “

Su Jin hearing this stopped for a moment then smiled warmly at her again, even that pair of prominent peach blossom eyes were bent into crescents, seeming to actually be particularly happy, and in a soft voice: “It’s nothing, you are young, and also came to serve in the Imperial Palace by my hand, afraid that you won’t be mindful and cause others to bully you.”

With that said, calculating it, she was however already several years older than Su-gonggong, Hui Ming hearing him found it a little embarrassing to offer an explanation, Su-gonggong did not refute either, and just quietly watched and listened earnestly.

In this way, seeing the time was not early, both of them were on duty, and it was not good to always delay due to small talks, Hui Ming took the initiative to take her leave.

Su-gonggong didn’t detain her, he just nodded silently, but he still seriously watched as Hui Ming’s figure disappeared out of the curtain in a few steps, ———————————————

It wasn’t until she went beyond the west side door of the Hall of Heavenly Virtue and Yuan Bao had sent Hui Ming out, that he handed the gold and silver coins wrapped in a handkerchief in her hands.

Before leaving, perhaps he saw the somewhat hesitant look in Hui Ming’s face, so Yuan Bao also explained with a smile: “Gugu there’s no need to be modest, the meal you gave Master cannot do without using silver, it’s better to just use these coins, this pattern is unique to Wan Xi Palace, anyone who has eyes can see this, if you use these coins to request for meals, not to mention it being cheap, looking at Concubine Xian’s reputation, no one would dare to be difficult again.”

Hui Ming was a little surprised when she heard this, the gold and silver coins in the palace had no other meaning but auspicious symbols of power and good fortune, the general craftsmanship in the Capital was naturally the same, but she did not expect that Concubine Xian’s to be actually this impressive and prestigious, that her palace has made its own unique five-bat-style coins, there was no one like her in the whole palace!

If this was the case, it was exactly as Yuan Bao said, it would be really useful and honorable to use in the imperial kitchen, and it could save a lot of trivial persuasion, so she nodded and agreed.

But what Yuan Bao didn’t know was that she had also once been a female attendant-in-charge in the Imperial Palace for more than ten years, she knew that an inner official could climb ranks even without relying on the master’s reward, using just their actual monthly salary plus the conventional filial respect, so it’s also unlikely to put these gold coins in their heart.

Therefore, what Hui Ming cared about at this moment was naturally not the reward of this small box, she recalled the dismal appearance of Su-gonggong, and after thinking about it, directly asked: “I saw that Su-gonggong looked seemingly unhappy, is it that he doesn’t like people violating the rules like this?”

“That’s not true.” Yuan Bao was stunned when he heard this, seeming to hesitate for a while before he slowly told the story about the issue of the late empress when she punished the palace servant, explaining: “Master deeply respects the previous empress, so naturally is unwilling for the practice of the former days to repeat itself, but the fact is nowadays there’s no harm in the occasional solicitations, there’s no need for Gugu to mind too much.”

Hui Ming instantly nodded when she heard this, the previous empress was not only the former ruler of the harem, but also the biological paternal aunt of Su-gonggong, this approach of handling this matter was normal.

It’s just that, Hui Ming became somewhat tangled up again, Su-gonggong suffers from stomach problems, she was afraid that he may not be able to drink the spicy soup prepared by the kitchen in the coming few months, she originally wanted to go to the imperial kitchen and send some soft steamed egg congee every few days so that Su-gonggong can have proper nourishment, but since there was this kind of reason, it was contrarily not good for her to ask too often.

After all, there was nothing inescapable inside the palace, merely once or twice was still nothing much, but going more frequently would always make people know that she was serving meals for Su-gonggong, when those broken mouths become aware of it, disgusting words might spread about how on the surface Su-gonggong with regards to indulging in histrionics gave repeated orders against it, but in private, he himself didn’t attach importance to the rules.

“I was thinking about asking Su-gonggong to consume more rice congee to nourish his stomach.” Hui Ming thought in place for a while, and was obliged to say again: “This being the case, I will go to the pharmacy and ask them for some stomach nourishing medicine, it’s better to have some fried crushed millet seeds, mixed with fuling8 herb powder and rinsed in warm water every morning, using a warm bowl is also suitable.”

Hui Ming didn’t formulate this prescription herself, but in the previous life from when after His Highness ascended the throne, he was often reluctant to sit at the table and eat accordingly, so in order for His Majesty not to go hungry, the imperial physician’s hall pondered and ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare his meals like this, as such the young emperor could carry his bowl and hide where no one else was while taking one bite at a time.

It’s only that although millet powder and fuling herb powder were not considered very precious, it took time to finely grind them and was also quite troublesome, Hui Ming fearing that with her status, she couldn’t use it to order those servants in the imperial kitchen, thus, she had to tell Yuan Bao for him to think of a solution.

Yuan Bao, this man of extensive experience naturally understood what she meant in an instant, and simply immediately repeatedly responded, then half respectfully and half flattery said: “Isn’t this why Gugu is amazing? This lowly one has been with the master for several years, I am only able to persuade, and in vain can only make the master chide me for a long time, it is also not a tiny bit useful, not like how Gugu has come up with a method like this!”

Hui Ming just smiled and shook her head, then urged: “I can’t keep watch of Gonggong, yet will bother you to prepare this early every morning, and must persuade him to take the medicine and drink them on time every day.”

“Very well!” Yuan Bao was smiling with happiness again, only without Master around did he dare to make some harmless jesting with Hui Ming: “If I say that this is your, Gugu’s order, Master would definitely not dare to not listen!”

When Hui Ming heard this teasing, her face revealed a sense of loss that she herself hadn’t noticed: “How can you believe in these rumors? Didn’t your master tell you?”

Yuan Bao’s face was full of confusion: “Tell me what?”

Hui Ming was taken aback in response, Su-gonggong haven’t said a word of this to Yuan Bao yet?

Hui Ming opened her mouth to explain, but on second thought felt that since Su-gonggong hadn’t talked about this yet, if she eagerly took the initiative to explain, wouldn’t it appear like she disliked Su-gonggong? What’s more, clearly distinguishing it this way wouldn’t actually be conducive for her to get close to Su-gonggong, in order for her to have a chance to save Su-gonggong’s life from Rui-wang’s matter in the future.

It’s better to just be vague, for her to pretend to be oblivious, and come visit Su-gonggong here a few times!

Thinking this way, Hui Ming swallowed the words she was about to say again, just nodded and said, “It’s nothing, I will return to my duty first, if there’s something the matter with Su-gonggong, please do tell me.”

“Of course.” Yuan Bao bent over with a smile and courteously watched Hui Ming walk away, then turned back towards the room and told Su Jin word by word what Hui-gugu had instructed just now.

“Gugu specifically instructed this and asked this humble one watch you take the medicine every day, even a day can’t be missed!”

But contrary to Yuan Bao’s expectations, after hearing this, Master’s expression didn’t look happy at all, he just stood there like before, tapping his fingertips slightly on the thing that Hui-gugu had just sent, the peony carved wooden box which had contained the gold coins with a heavy complexion, but not saying a word.

Yuan Bao’s intuition was that there’s was something wrong, so he instantly closed his mouth, lowered his head and stood quietly on the side.

“In the future, towards Hui Ming… don’t pay more attention to her again.”

As if struggling for a lifetime, Yuan Bao standing at the door became a little restless, then finally with a heavy voice Su Jin spoke: “Don’t be too obvious to let others make out something and slight her again, don’t worry, just… slowly distance yourself.”

Yuan Bao raised his head in surprise and he looked at Master’s clear straight back, as his figure fell in his eyes and his heart abruptly became sour, he swallowed back the words that had rushed to his mouth, then after a long while, lowered his head and he reluctantly replied: “This one understands.”

TRANSLATOR’S NOTES:

1. 芙蓉花瓣: ↩

2. 镇国公: Duke who Guards the State ↩

3. 鞭长莫及: idiom, the whip cannot reach; beyond one’s influence; too far to be able to help ↩

4. 膝下空虚: idiom; hollow under the knees ↩

5. 万禧: thousand joy ↩

6. 五蝠图样的金裸子: ↩

7. 因祸得福: idiom; blessing in disguise, some good comes out of a setback ↩

8. 茯苓: Fu-ling Chinese herb ↩

If there are any mistakes, please do not hesitate to point it out.

Chapter 24 – Title – Chapter 26

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