Chapter 82: The Shady Eunuch
The next day morning after breakfast, Xing was waiting in her father’s study for the person from the Imperial Palace to pick her up. She had the white tiger token with her just in case she has to return it to the Emperor. Shengli was beside her looking impatient and a bit angry about his brother’s secrecy but Xing calmed him down.
"Will you be okay? You don’t have to go if you are not feeling like it", AoTian who was tapping the table with his fingers asked.
"I’ll be fine father. Besides, he won’t do anything to me", Xing was clear about it. The bright aura he has is unparalleled. He won’t resort to silly vengeance and end up against his brother and friend just because he was lied to.
"Exactly!", Rijun was sure of it and he was standing beside his father with his hands held behind his back. He was clearly stressed even though he had faith in his friendship with the Emperor.
"Don’t let him say anything unnecessary to you and don’t stay there for long. I’ll wait for you at the gates", Shengli told her and she could see the frown lines between his brows.
"Okay", Xing said and rubbed his forehead to remove the frown lines only to be stopped by her father’s fake coughing.
This Prince of hers always gets overly jealous when it is his brother for some reason! Xing thought.
Just then AoTian’s page announced that Eunuch Xin is here to get Lord Táng. Xing saw even her father standing up to greet him and wondered why Eunuchs has to be respected. Aren’t they just servants?
But the one who entered and spoke with his shrill voice made Xing frozen and her eyes became dark. She still remembered vividly the day she met Shengli.
Why is the one who tried to kill an unconscious Prince here as an Eunuch? He clearly has aged and fattened. So, What was his part in the attempted assassination on the third prince eleven years back? Why is he with the now Emperor who clearly loves his third brother? Does the Emperor not know what this person is like or is he part of it? Is this one of those games those royals play? Is the Emperor faking his affection towards his brother?
Xing looked at Shengli who was not bothered by the Eunuch as his eyes were fixed on her. So Shengli doesn’t know him? Then again he was a Prince. How could he have known all the eunuchs who worked in the palace? He was too pompous and aloof back then to notice the servants!
AoTian was exchanging pleasantries with Eunuch Xin and Rijun was about to pour tea and Xing’s humourless voice was heard.