Chapter 2309: Chapter 2309: Eunuch Qian
Long Rui was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who has arrived?"
Steward: "It’s Personal Eunuch Qian from The Emperor’s side."
Long Rui: "Eunuch Qian? Isn’t Eunuch Li the Personal Eunuch beside The Emperor?"
Xuexue: "Prince, you forgot, Eunuch Li went mad and was already killed by The Emperor."
Long Rui suddenly realized and said to Xuexue, "Yes, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have completely forgotten."
Xuexue: "Prince has been overwhelmed with work."
During this period, too many things happened in the Capital, and Long Rui was so busy he forgot.
Long Rui turned his head to ask the steward, "Do you know what it’s about?"
Steward: "I do not know, but Eunuch Qian said he was bringing oral instruction from The Emperor, and needs to speak to you face to face."
Long Rui nodded, "Invite him in then!"
The steward secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Yes."
The Little Eunuch paced back and forth in the hall, waiting at the War Prince’s Mansion for nearly four hours, yet there was no sign of the War Prince, and the steward who went to invite the Prince had disappeared without a trace.
Having drunk several pots of tea and visited the bathroom a few times, apart from two young maids, no one came out to greet him. The Little Eunuch became impatient. After all, he was someone from The Emperor’s side, and the War Prince’s Mansion was too arrogant, seemingly disregarding even The Emperor.
The Emperor was still waiting in the palace for him to report back, making the Little Eunuch anxious and feeling as if he was running around in circles. What exactly was the War Prince’s intention?
At that moment, the steward finally walked in.
"Oh my, steward, you’re finally back! Where’s the Prince?" The Little Eunuch looked behind him, seeing nothing but emptiness, with no sign of the Prince, and his smile immediately stiffened.
Having waited so long, Eunuch Qian was certainly not happy inside. After all, he was a person from the Imperial Palace and The Emperor’s Personal Eunuch. As the saying goes, better to offend a gentleman than a small person, so the steward feared he might gossip in front of The Emperor.
Consequently, the steward explained with a beaming smile, "Oh! Eunuch Qian, I’m sorry, the Princess Consort suddenly fell ill, and the Prince is terribly anxious. He’s been inviting doctors and fetching medicine, neglecting Eunuch Qian, please, do not take offense."
Only then did Eunuch Qian calm down a little, as long as the War Prince wasn’t intentionally giving him a hinderance, it was okay. However, having bottled up his frustration for so long, it couldn’t just vanish instantly, he responded somewhat insincerely, "The War Prince and Princess Consort truly share deep affection."
The steward laughed and nodded repeatedly, "Exactly! The Prince is truly fond of the Princess Consort, everyone is quite envious of them, haha...!"
He said it just like that, and the steward actually took it seriously; Eunuch Qian pouted disdainfully as he had heard that The Emperor disliked Miss Situ’s relationship with the War Prince. The root of it all was the military power in Great General Situ’s hands. However, since they were married, The Emperor could do nothing about it.
Eunuch Qian impatiently said, "Steward, where is the Prince? The Emperor is still waiting in the palace for me to report back!"
With a look of sudden realization, the steward smiled while self-blamingly said, "Oh, look at me, upon seeing Eunuch Qian I got so happy that I forgot about it all. The Prince was very pleased to learn of Eunuch Qian’s honored arrival and has instructed me to invite you over."
In the Imperial Palace, Eunuch Qian himself was a bit of a scapegoat, daily getting scolded by The Emperor to the point of disorientation. Being praised by the steward, he felt carried away, his face relaxed immediately, inadvertently showing a trace of a smile, and asked, "Is that so?"
Steward: "Of course, Eunuch Qian, please."
"Mm, good!"
Eunuch Qian was satisfied, striding ahead.
Having heard of The Emperor’s invitation for them to enter the palace for a banquet, Long Rui and Xuexue both found it very strange; there didn’t seem to be any happy events in the Imperial Palace during this period.
Long Rui: "Eunuch Qian, does The Emperor have any happy event? Or perhaps it is a noble’s birthday?"
Eunuch Qian didn’t know either, he once asked The Emperor, who got angry, and he dared not inquire further, hence he said, "This servant does not know; The Prince will find out at the banquet."
Xuexue chuckled, "Eunuch Qian, although you say so, we should always know what’s going on, so we can prepare gifts, shouldn’t we? If it is a Consort’s birthday, it wouldn’t be proper to go empty-handed."
Eunuch Qian also expressed his difficulty, stating he didn’t really know what was happening.
