Chapter 107: The Gloomy Eunuch and the Imperial Concubine (10)
Chapter 107: The Gloomy Eunuch and the Imperial Concubine (10)
As soon as Ruan Guannan arrived at the door of Yuhua Pavilion, the eunuchs from the Shangbao Bureau brought him the queen's reward.
The clothes sent to her were all suitable for her position. Although they were not very luxurious, they were bright in color and youthful and pretty.
The fruits were just half a watermelon and a small plate of grapes. Although the portion was small, Ruan Guannan was still envious.
After giving a signal with his eyes, Fusang quickly gave the leading eunuch some reward money and said with a smile:
"Sir, this is the tea money our master gave to everyone. Thank you for your trouble."
Strangely, the young eunuch had no intention of accepting it, and whispered:
"This is the duty of a servant."
When Ruan Guannan heard this voice, his eyes subconsciously turned to the figure with hunched back and head bowed, and his voice was somewhat surprised.
"This young eunuch looks very familiar."
After saying that, she walked a little closer and looked him up and down.
"It seems like I've heard that voice somewhere before."
Li Huaiyi's heart suddenly tightened, and his hands in his sleeves curled up unconsciously, and his voice became even lower.
"Your Excellency is forgetful. You helped me a few days ago. I am very grateful to you."
Ruan Guannan suddenly realized.
"Are you the eunuch who was troubled by Gu Cairen in the Imperial Garden last time? No wonder you look familiar."
Li Huaiyi felt relieved, but he also felt an indescribable feeling.
"I've seen you with your head down like this several times. Why is that?" Ruan Guannan asked curiously.
Li Huaiyi remained silent, but kept his head down, his eyes fixed on the exquisite and beautiful embroidered shoes of the woman opposite him.
The less he said, the more Ruan Guannan wanted to rebel.
She released her hand from Fuso and moved a little closer.
Under everyone's astonished eyes, Ruan Guannan placed the fan against his chin and slowly lifted it up, and a delicate, gentle, and non-aggressive face appeared in front of her.
Ruan Guannan was stunned and couldn't help laughing.
"You are a handsome young man, but you keep your head down. Are you afraid that others will see your pretty face?"
Li Huaiyi couldn't help but blush at the tips of his ears when hearing the obviously teasing voice. He said softly:
"Master, you are joking. I am just used to walking with my head down."
Ruan Guannan looked at his innocent look, and the smile in his eyes was even more obvious.
She moved the fan away, fanned herself, turned and walked inside without responding to his answer, and the smile in her eyes was invisible to everyone.
Fuso quickly stuffed the reward money into his hands, turned around and followed him in.
Li Huaiyi lowered his head and looked at the silver ball in his hand, and couldn't help but rub it with his fingers.
Then he slowly put it back into his sleeve, turned around and left with his men.
At noon, just as Ruan Guannan woke up from his nap, Yuejian came in to report.
"Master, the Emperor is very pleased and has given generous rewards to the six palaces. The eunuch from the Imperial Treasures Department has come to deliver rewards again."
Ruan Guannan smiled and said jokingly, "This is quite a lot of rewards today."
After simply packing up, he happily followed out to receive the reward.
She took a look at the pearl hairpin in the box, picked it up and played with it for a while. After all, it was a reward from the emperor, so it was of a different grade.
The pearl looked shiny and smooth, and was large in size, but it was a little plain, which she didn't like very much.
She put it back in the box, and Yuejian took the box and put it away.
Ruan Guannan looked at the familiar figure in front of him who was bowing his head respectfully, smiled, took a purse and handed it to him, and said with a smile:
"I have troubled you twice today, young eunuch. I am very happy with the reward."
Li Huaiyi looked at the pair of white and jade hands stretched out in front of him. Against the backdrop of the dark purse, the fingers were even more slender and glowing, firmly attracting his attention.
Ruan Guannan shook his head impatiently, and Li Huaiyi, who had come to his senses, reached out to take it and whispered:
"Thank you, Noble Ruan, for the reward."
Ruan Guannan was also attracted by the pair of slender hands with distinct joints that he had just seen.
She couldn't help but sigh that this man's hands really suited her aesthetic taste.
After delivering the rewards, Li Huaiyi went straight back to the Zhidianjian.
"Eunuch An, you are back?"
The young eunuch from the Shangbao Palace greeted him in a flattering manner.
"Ah."
Li Huaiyi nodded, then turned and went into his room.
The young eunuch curled his lips and muttered to himself:
"What a weird personality! Why does he need to deliver this reward? Is it because Lady Ruan's reward is higher?
The people in the room had no idea that the young eunuch under his command found his behavior strange.
After entering the room, his hunched back slowly stretched out, and his head, which was usually kept lowered, was raised up little by little. He no longer looked as honest and dull as before.
His stretched body was tall and slender, and his eyes suddenly changed from gentle to sharp and cold.
But the handsomeness of his face is out of tune with his whole personality, giving people a weird and absurd sense of contrast.
If there were someone present, they would definitely notice at a glance that Li Huaiyi walked with a very good manner and did not look like a eunuch at all.
Unfortunately, no one saw it.
He walked to the bedside, took out the same silver coin from under the pillow, then carefully took out the purse he had just obtained and put the silver coin in it.
Then he stared at the purse in his hand for a long while, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he suddenly tightened his palm, leaving creases on the originally smooth fabric.
After a while, he casually stuffed the purse under the pillow, turned around and quickly left the room.
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