"Slave and maid thank you for the reward."
Inside the Wanxi Palace, Hui Ming respectfully saluted the concubine Xian on the couch.
Time flies, and it has been a full year and a half since Huiming and Su Gonggong made a two-year appointment. Perhaps the cooks in Jingxiang are good at craftsmanship. The sticks are generally drawn, and they are nearly three inches long.
It is precisely because of his growth that Hui Ming didn't see much flesh on his body, but only showed a slim figure day by day.
The concubine Xian on the couch had a smile on her lips, and she only gestured with a look. Mei Hua, the maid of honor, helped her up, and said, "The lady likes you the most, so why be so polite?"
Having said that, Hui Ming did not dare to be presumptuous at all, as before, he stood up with almost rigid rules, and then lowered his eyes, only standing under the case honestly.
Concubine Xian was not at all annoyed, and even showed a mild expression on her face: "I also watched Director Su grow up since I was a child. If you have anything in the future, feel free to come and find me, even if it's the Empress. If she embarrassed you again, you can just come and find me."
Hui Ming should be respectful in his mouth, but he doesn't agree at all in his heart.
After all, her status is high and low, not to mention that if she really insists on her in the future, whether Concubine Xian can stop her, just from the current point of view, Kun and Gong will definitely not do such a thing.
In fact, not only did Wanxi Palace treat her very politely, but even the Empress was eager to start with her, so that Eunuch Su could be drawn over.
The main reason why such a situation occurs is because the present His Majesty has become more and more suspicious of his temperament since his long illness. He has become more and more irritable and irritable towards King Rui, including the concubines in the harem. .
In contrast, His Majesty is more and more trusting to Eunuch Su.
Today's Eunuch Su is not only responsible for the errand of the head of the imperial front, but a few years ago, His Majesty even issued an imperial decree to add an internal care department in addition to the original four bureaus and twenty-four departments in the palace. The general manager is directly responsible, ignores the rest of the trivial matters, only listens to His Majesty's orders, and does not move easily, but whenever he makes a move, he ignores any yamen inside or outside the palace, and he is ordered to do errands.
Although this kind of behavior has not been mentioned explicitly, it has some meanings of the former East and West factories. Now, there have been some rumors outside. It is not called Neifusi, but simply called "Inner Factory". .
Huiming never thought that after Eunuch Su had secretly drawn him over to the two kings and confessed to His Majesty, there would still be such a thing, but Eunuch Su did not seem to be surprised. It was only half a month after the establishment of the Neifu Company. Following the corruption of the elders in the clan, he was mercilessly thrown into prison.
Everyone knows that Su Jin is His Majesty's eagle and dog. To do such a thing, it must be His Majesty's order. Now everyone in the Kunhe Palace is in danger, and the "illness" has become more and more serious. To avoid suspicion, go to the Kunhe Palace She refused to leave the palace gate, so how could she deliberately trouble her again
After being politely sent out of the gate of Wanxi Palace by Plum Blossoms, Huiming looked at the time, and did not go back to Concubine Kang's Changxing Palace, but went to the west gate of Qiande Palace.
July is hot, the hottest time has passed, and now the sun has moved to the west end, standing at the door, the wind blowing through the hall is very cool, Hui Ming has never entered , I just found a secluded place outside the door and stood for a while. After waiting for about half an hour, I didn't see Eunuch Su, but the stronger Yuanbao led a few boys out of the door.
After seeing Hui Ming from a distance, he just lifted his chin, and the tense Yuan Bao immediately smiled and raised his eyebrows, trotted to meet him, and bowed his knees neatly in front of Hui Ming: "Greet my aunt, you Are you looking for Master?"
Since Eunuch Su took command of the newly established Neifu Division, he has made an exception and has been promoted to one level. Now he is the first official of the fifth rank in this dynasty, and as Eunuch Su's only apprentice Yuanbao, it is naturally rising. In addition to the position of the inner official of the eighth-rank eunuch, he also has errands in the inner court, and he also has three or five small inner prisoners directly under his command. When he came up to salute her, he also became shorter. Still quite powerful.
Hui Ming was still a little unaccustomed to sideways to avoid it, nodded and said, "Yes, Eunuch Su is still busy?"
Yuanbao has grown a bit this year, but he hasn't grown much. Everything he eats has grown into a big head and sticks to his body. At first, he is a bit fierce, but facing Huiming, he still looks extraordinarily well-behaved. He bowed his head and bowed, and his voice was still as attentive and joyous as before: "It should have come out originally, but Your Majesty has something to do, so I left Master to ask questions, maybe it will take a while longer, and my aunt still waits inside and calls someone. I'll give you a bowl of herbal tea to relax a bit."
"Since it's a question, it won't take too long to think about it. I'll just wait here." Hui Ming was a little unwilling to toss any more, but it was just that the Yuanbao didn't see it. Aunt Hui, who was at the heart of the master, put it here alone.
Coincidentally, while the two were retreating, Eunuch Su's figure appeared in the door.
"Eunuch Su." Seeing Su Jin, Hui Ming didn't care about the ingots, and raised his head to meet him, with only a smile on his face.
Su Jin was still wearing a dark crimson official single robe, with a tall and straight posture and a light complexion, as if he had not changed at all.
Just after seeing Huiming, he was like a tree breaking through snow, his indifferent expression was instantly swept away, and his eyes were full of tenderness: "When did you come? Why are you the only one?"
"It's not too long ago. In the afternoon, Concubine Xian summoned and rewarded some things, so I asked Lu'an to send them back first."
Since Su Jin was in charge of the Neifu Division, it was different now. Seeing that everything was in order, he deliberately sent a few more palace servants in Changxing Palace, nominally serving Concubine Kang and His Highness the Seventh Highness, but in reality they were not. Not assigned by the Changxing Palace, he almost exclusively ran errands for Huiming, including getting along well with Huiming at the beginning, and then Su Jin went to the Neifu Division and sent it to Huiming's Lu'an.
Huiming was reluctant to accept it at the beginning, especially Lu'an, a good imperial female company. Because she was assigned to this place that was stronger than the cold palace, even Huiming was not worth it for Lu'an until Eunuch Su explained. Now, because Your Majesty's temper is getting worse and worse, it is not a good thing to be a errand in front of the imperial palace. Moreover, His Majesty intends to pay attention to His Highness Seventh, and sent someone to check it carefully. It is also His Majesty's intention.
Yuanbao has already taken people to work on their own errands, and only the two of them are left to walk slowly behind.
While walking, Hui Ming also asked worriedly: "Your Majesty has never been difficult for you, has it?"
In the eyes of outsiders, Su Jin is now considered to be His Majesty's confidant and close minister, and he is very much used. It was getting harder and harder for Eunuch Su to serve him.
Su Jin shook his head and lowered his voice even lower. No one except Hui Ming would hear him: "Your Majesty only left me to discuss business affairs with me. From tomorrow onwards, he will be seriously ill."
to be seriously ill.
This is an unusual statement, but after the past year, Mr. Su has broken up and explained everything with her little by little, but Hui Ming instantly understood that it is true that His Majesty's body is not good, but His Majesty, But he wanted to be more "severely ill" on purpose, and spread the rumors to see the reactions of others.
Was His Majesty's serious illness in the previous life also intentional? This Hui Ming didn't know, but she knew that the last time King Rui didn't call His Majesty "seriously ill" in vain.
What about this time? Is it still the case
Hui Ming frowned and whispered, "King Rui..."
A ray of light flashed in Su Jin's eyes: "I'm afraid there will be movement."
This year, in front of King Rui, Su Jin played a role that was eager for revenge, unscrupulous, and only wanted to raise the government of the government. , but did not know that Eunuch Su had already reported all this to Emperor Xuande, and now His Majesty is sitting on the bank, just coldly watching what else his sons can do.
Although Hui Ming had long known that the situation this time was different from the last time, even if King Rui really revolted, Eunuch Su, who had already taken refuge with His Majesty, would not necessarily die like the last time.
But for the most important person, how can Huiming be so relieved? What's more, in any case, Eunuch Su's last life was Zhongyuan who died in this year. Seeing that now it's July, she has been in a row for several days, and she feels uneasy in her heart.
Because of this, Hui Ming couldn't help but have some thoughts in his heart these days.
Su Jin didn't know Hui Ming's thoughts, but as His Majesty's body was getting worse day by day, the situation was indeed getting tighter day by day, especially what His Majesty called him to say in the past, but now that I think about it, there are still some mountains and rains to come. The omen, so for a while, I didn't have the heart to say anything to Hui Mingduo.
The two of them went back to Jingxiang in silence.
After entering the back house, Hui Ming finally made up his mind. He regained his usual liveliness. He smiled and ate dinner with Eunuch Su. As soon as the tableware and chopsticks were cleaned up, Hui Ming called to the front. The courtyard prepared water and rushed Eunuch Su to take a bath.
Now that the weather is still hot, Su Jin has always loved cleanliness, especially living in the same room with Huiming. After summer, whenever she sweats, she will definitely take a shower and change her clothes when she gets home.
Therefore, Su Jin didn't think much about it, she got up after agreeing, went into the front yard and placed tooth powder and toothbrush beside the wooden bucket specially prepared for him. I didn't care much, I picked it up and brushed my tongue.
It was not until he returned to the house after taking a bath that he heard the sound of water in the east room in the main hall, and only after knowing that Huiming was taking a bath, did he show a slight embarrassment on his face. Because he was on duty late, Huiming usually They were all bathing before he came back, which is really rare.
Thinking about it, he took up the space in front of him, but instead told Huiming that he could only take a bath in the house. Su Jin thought about it, and she made up her mind that she would take a bath later in the future, saving Huiming from getting wet. It was inconvenient to be in the room, so he hurriedly avoided entering his own west compartment, and closed the wooden door tightly.
But what Su Jin didn't expect was that more than half an hour after he closed the door, he remembered Hui Ming's door calling again.
"The door is not locked." Su Jin heard the sound and immediately stood up behind the table. Since she was looking at some files, she first pressed the paperweight, and then moved up to meet him.
But he hadn't left a few words, and when he saw Hui Ming who had entered the door, he seemed to be struck by lightning, stunned, unable to move again.
Hui Ming... Her wet hair was hanging down her back, and she didn't wear any makeup, but the 28th beauty was naturally a good color. She was only wearing a loose-fitting, plain-colored middle coat with overlapping collars, which could make her look good. I saw the beautiful collarbone of the girl, like the wings of a butterfly.
"Hui, Hui Ming..." Su Jin's voice was dry and scary.
Hui Ming's complexion also turned red, but she thought about the "specialty" she heard from Mammy Song a few days ago, but she clenched her palms hard, looked at Eunuch Su in front of her, and took a few steps forward. .
"Eunuch Su." Hui Ming called out, his voice trembling, but it was like some kind of stringed qin trembling: "I have something to do with my father-in-law, otherwise... I'm afraid if something happens... I will do it in the future. will regret."
At this point, Su Jin finally came to his senses. He spent almost a lifetime of self-control and just opened his mouth, but Hui Ming didn't give him any room to speak—
She stood on tiptoe and kissed him.