Listening to the rain and the wind, "Please forgive me, Eunuch Liang, but Her Majesty is sleeping right now and it is probably inconvenient for her to come out."
Liang Jiugong said, "So that's how it is. No wonder Jingren Palace was so quiet. Nothing's wrong. We're just following the Emperor's orders to deliver a reward to the Empress. If it's inconvenient for the Empress to come out, then she won't."
Tingfeng said, "Thank you for your consideration, Eunuch Liang."
"Tingxue, quickly serve tea to Eunuch Liang."
Listening to the rain, she asked, "Are you busy, Father-in-law? If not, please have a cup of tea before you leave."
Liang Jiugong said, "No, no, I have to go back to report to the Emperor, so I won't have any tea. If I have the chance next time, I must try the tea from Jingren Palace."
At that time, Liang Jiugong was not yet the most trusted chief eunuch of Emperor Kangxi, so he naturally tried his best to please Consort Ming, who was to become his future favorite concubine.
"I'm sorry to trouble you to make this trip, Father-in-law," Tingyu said, taking a purse from her sleeve and stuffing it into Liang Jiugong's hand.
Although Liang Jiugong was not Kangxi's chief eunuch, he was an apprentice of Gu Wenxing and his status in the Qianqing Palace was second only to Gu Wenxing.
So Tingyu respectfully escorted him to the palace gate.
Of course, even if it was a lowly eunuch from the former Qing Dynasty palace, the head palace maids Tingyu and Tingfeng would not see him off, but they would have Tingxue or Tingshuang respectfully escort him to the palace gate. Jingren Palace would never allow anyone to gossip about him, and it would never allow the eunuchs and palace maids of lower rank to feel superior.
Never underestimate anyone, especially low-ranking palace maids and eunuchs; they might strike you hard when you least expect it.
The lives of the lower-class female eunuchs were filled with hardship. Although there was a difference in status between palace maids and eunuchs, they would only feel like real people if they were treated equally.
As the author once said, never underestimate anyone.
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