Chapter 855: Mr. Lin, are you planning to go back on your word?

Zhuang Shihan's face suddenly darkened, "You!"

Lin Tingfeng grabbed her wrist, smiled at the eunuch and said, "Thank you, eunuch. We will leave now."

"Who wants to leave with you?" Zhuang Shihan frowned and shook off his hand.

She asked with disgust in her eyes: "Mr. Lin, are you planning to go back on your word?"

Lin Tingfeng's face darkened, and he whispered, "Shihan, His Majesty has made it clear that he doesn't want to see you or me today. There's no point in making a fuss, and it will only make us a laughing stock."

Zhuang Shihan couldn't help but sneer, "Why, now you're afraid of being laughed at?"

The corners of her lips curled up, and she almost squeezed out two words from between her teeth.

“It’s too late!”

The eunuch pressed down the corners of his mouth and asked in surprise, "What happened to General Lin? It looks like blood is still dripping down."

Lin Tingfeng leaned slightly to the side, shielding the wound on his ear, and chuckled softly, "I was accidentally bitten by a wild cat on the road. It's not a big deal."

"Wild cat?" The eunuch smiled and said meaningfully, "Wild cats are fierce and difficult to tame. General, it's best to stay away from them in the future to avoid being scratched or bitten again."

He stood on tiptoe to take a look at Lin Tingfeng's injury, and said with a sigh, "The general's injury is on his face. It's not a good thing to have a defect on his face."

In Da'an, people with facial defects have been considered unlucky since ancient times.

In the royal family, such a person cannot be the crown prince, let alone the supreme position.

Even if it is an ordinary family, having such a child would only make them feel unlucky, and most of them would secretly find a place to throw the child away when no one is paying attention.

To the outside world, they would just treat it as a stillborn baby and not say a word about the details.

I was afraid that it would get out and cause gossip among the neighbors.

Lin Tingfeng is a third-rank general. When he goes out, he represents not only himself but also the face of the imperial court.

If he had been injured before entering the court as an official, this alone would have doomed him to never hold a high position in his life.

Lin Tingfeng, who has always been eager to work hard and dream of climbing up the social ladder, knows this better than anyone else.

But no matter what, he never imagined that the person who had been close to him countless times would hate him so much that she would bite off a piece of his flesh.

She really wanted to destroy him.

Glancing at his cold eyes, Zhuang Shihan immediately turned her face away, obviously feeling that even one look at him was too much.

The eunuch observed the two's behavior and said with a smile, "If the general and the princess really want to see His Majesty, they should come to the palace gate early tomorrow and wait for them."

Zhuang Shihan couldn't wait to ask, "Is His Majesty free to summon us tomorrow morning?"

The eunuch suppressed his smile and said unhappily, "When is His Majesty free? Whether he will summon us or not is not something we servants have the guts to speculate on.

If you have something urgent to do, just come and wait. You never know when His Majesty will summon you."

Looking at his attitude, Zhuang Shihan reacted belatedly.

From the very beginning, this young eunuch spoke in a sarcastic tone that made people feel uncomfortable no matter how they listened to him.

Just now she thought that maybe she was overthinking it.

Now it seems that this dog slave did it on purpose!

He is just a dog in front of His Majesty, a lowly thing who serves people by serving tea and water. You really think you are giving him face by calling him eunuch.

Zhuang Shihan gritted her teeth, suppressed her anger, and asked, "May I ask if Eunuch De Haide is on duty with His Majesty tonight?"

That old fellow Dehai has been with His Majesty for many years and is deeply trusted. Even the Empress and the Imperial Concubine in the palace have to give him some face when they meet him.

She just couldn't believe that this dog slave dared not give him face!

When the eunuch heard Dehai's name, his expression changed.

But before Zhuang Shihan could say anything else, he suddenly frowned and sneered, "My princess, what you said is interesting. Even if Eunuch De was serving at His Majesty's side, he wouldn't risk his head by waking His Majesty."

As he spoke, he changed the subject, "Could it be that the princess has some other relationship with Eunuch De?"

Hearing this, Zhuang Shihan's expression suddenly changed, and she blurted out, "Who am I, a princess? How could I have anything to do with an old eunuch like him?

If you keep talking nonsense, I will pull out your tongue!"

Lin Tingfeng's face changed slightly, and he pulled her to stop her, but he couldn't stop Zhuang Shihan, who felt greatly humiliated.

She stared at the eunuch who didn't think he had done anything wrong and asked in a cold voice, "What's your name?"

The eunuch covered his mouth and pretended to be apprehensive and asked, "Why does the princess ask for my name?"

As if he had thought of something terrible, he actually plodded to his knees in front of Zhuang Shihan, kowtowed profusely, and said, "It is my fault that I have been blind and have offended the princess. I hope the princess will show mercy."

The attitude changed so quickly that Zhuang Shihan had no time to react.

How could someone who could serve Emperor Xuande be so spineless?

Before Zhuang Shihan had time to feel proud, she caught a glimpse of Lin Tingfeng, whose face changed drastically, rushing forward and trying to help up the eunuch who was kowtowing to her.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but look at him with disgust.

After all, he comes from a small family, so he has a petty mindset when doing things.

Although he was no longer leading an army, he was still a general with an official title. He actually lowered his status to support a servant.

If this gets out, I won’t be afraid of my colleagues laughing their heads off.

Fortunately, she discovered his true face in time and was about to break off the engagement with him. Whether he was embarrassed in the future or not had nothing to do with her.

She now hoped that Emperor Xuande would behave a little more like a human being and, considering that he had taken so many advantages from her, would readily agree to her cancellation of the engagement with Lin Tingfeng.

She really didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

And she didn't want to see his family anymore, who only knew how to ask for things from her and had no sense of gratitude.

If she threw a tael of silver into a beggar's den, she might hear a few thanks and even gain a few loyal supporters.

But after throwing hundreds or even thousands of taels into their general's mansion, not only did it not make a splash, they even complained that what she gave was not good enough.

If you don’t know, you would think she is going to marry and become the old lady of the general’s mansion!

They all just know how to ask her for money. Isn't that like being the mother of their whole family?

Just thinking about it made her feel very unlucky.

Lin Tingfeng forcibly pulled the man up from the ground and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. The Duke's Mansion was robbed today, and Shihan was so angry that she was confused and said something she shouldn't have said."

He glanced at Zhuang Shihan warningly before continuing, "Shihan told me a few days ago that Eunuch De's legs and feet aren't very good, and she's been developing a plaster that can cure it."

Hearing this, the eunuch's expression eased slightly, "I never thought Princess Shihan would be so thoughtful and still care about Eunuch De."

Lin Tingfeng smiled and said, "You are too kind, Eunuch De has been serving His Majesty all year round, and it is very hard.

Shihan always talks about wanting to help His Majesty share his worries, but she can only do small things that suit her abilities."

Zhuang Shihan was listening at the side, her eyes almost rolling to the sky.

Especially when she heard the eunuch say "The general and the princess have a very good relationship", she couldn't help it.

"Are you blind? Can't you see that we are going to ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement?"