"Well, Eunuch Su, why don't you just put the things down and I'll talk to my princess myself when she wakes up?" Qiu Ju looked at Su Xiaobao, who had been waiting for a while, with an awkward smile.
“No, Miss Qiuju, please don’t make things difficult for this servant. This is the master’s order.” Su Xiaobao shook his head and continued to wait.
"Then should I go and wake Gege up?" Qiuju said helplessly. Why was this kid so stubborn?
"No, that won't do either. Master said we can't disturb Princess Yin," Su Xiaobao continued to refuse.
"..." Well, Qiuju was too lazy to say anything more. If she wanted to wait, she could wait. It was only the beginning of Chenshi (7-9 AM), and it would take at least another hour for the princess to wake up. She had said and advised her, but if the princess didn't listen, she could just sit and wait.
Su Xiaobao initially didn't think much of it; he figured he could just wait a few more quarters of an hour. But after waiting for half an hour and still not seeing her, he became alarmed. Could it be that Lady Yin was making things difficult for him? That shouldn't be the case. He was from the front courtyard, and although he wasn't as powerful as his godfather, he was still a respectable person. Lady Yin didn't seem like someone so brainless.
After patiently waiting for another 15 minutes without seeing anyone, Su Xiaobao became restless.
"Little Jinzi, is Princess Yin still not awake?" Su Xiaobao asked, looking at Little Jinzi who was keeping him company.
"Please forgive me, Eunuch Su, but my princess only gets up early on days when she needs to pay her respects. She usually sleeps until noon. It's not time yet, so why don't you go back first?" Xiao Jinzi was also helpless. She knew her princess well, and she was afraid that Eunuch Su would think that her princess was putting on airs. If that happened, she would really have to cry foul.
"...Let's wait a bit longer, it'll be almost 9 AM." Su Xiaobao's lips twitched. This Princess Yin was truly unique.
Xiao Jinzi smiled wryly. When she saw Qiu Ju's figure appear at the door, she quickly gave Qiu Ju a meaningful look. Qiu Ju knew that this Eunuch Su was determined to wait until the princess woke up. She felt helpless. Although the princess usually woke up at 9:00 AM, it was hard to say whether she woke up at the beginning or end of 9:00 AM.
"Princess, Princess, wake up." Qiuju called softly as she entered Yin Qingyi's room.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Yin Qingyi's eyes were not open, and her voice was still very sleepy.
"It's Eunuch Su from the front yard who's brought some things. He needs you to get up and take a look." Qiuju's voice was gentle.
"Just put it down, I'll check it when I wake up." Yin Qingyi said, turning over to go back to sleep.
"Princess, Eunuch Su said that this is the master's order, and you must see it yourself. Moreover, Eunuch Su has been waiting for you for an hour. Why don't you get up and take a look, and then go back to sleep after you've seen it?" Qiuju patiently coaxed her princess to get up.
“…” Yin Qingyi remained silent.
"Princess." Qiuju turned Yin Qingyi over so that she faced outwards.
"Okay, okay, get up, I'm getting up now. Ah!" Yin Qingyi sat up with a sudden effort, forgetting that her knee was still not healed, and the pain immediately woke her up.
"Princess, be careful." Qiuju quickly helped Yin Qingyi up, then carefully lifted her robe to look at Yin Qingyi's knee, then took some medicine to apply it before putting the robe down.
"You just said that Eunuch Su waited for me for an hour!" After regaining her senses, Yin Qingyi remembered what Qiuju had said.
"Yes." Qiu Ju nodded, her hands moving quickly as she combed Yin Qingyi's hair.
"Why didn't you call me sooner? What if Eunuch Su thinks I'm deliberately ignoring him?" Yin Qingyi was troubled. Eunuch Su was Su Peisheng's godson. If Su Xiaobao complained to Su Peisheng, and then Su Peisheng said bad things about her to Yinzhen, how would she live in the future?
"This servant wanted to call you, but this eunuch Su said not to disturb your rest... saying it was the master's order." Qiuju was also helpless; being a servant was really too difficult.
"You absolutely can't do that again. You have to wake me up immediately, you know?" Yin Qingyi was both amused and exasperated. What was Yinzhen doing? He wanted her to get up and check on her herself, but wouldn't let anyone wake her up.
"Yes, I've got it." Qiuju quickly replied.
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"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting, Eunuch Su." Yin Qingyi came out immediately after getting ready. When she saw Su Xiaobao, she immediately put on a smile, which seemed somewhat ingratiating. How could she not be ingratiating? This was someone from the front courtyard, and a favorite at that. If she offended him, it would be easy for him to make things difficult for her in the future. Yinzhen was only interested in her for the time being and didn't have any real feelings for her yet. In the future, he would definitely trust his own confidants and wouldn't believe the words of a little princess like her.
"You flatter me, Lady Yin. It is only natural for a servant to wait for his master." Su Xiaobao was indeed dissatisfied, so he didn't give Lady Yin a friendly look. However, since Lady Yin knew that he was there to deliver something, he didn't show any displeasure. His expression was indifferent, revealing neither his joy nor anger.
"...You flatter me, Eunuch Su. The master is the master, and I am just a concubine. I have already spoken to them. How could I let you wait here for so long? It's all my fault." Yin Qingyi endured it. She had no favor or power now, and she had to be subservient to a servant.
"Your Highness is too kind. This servant has other matters to attend to. After giving you the items, this servant must return to report." Su Xiaobao's expression improved considerably after Yin Qingyi's words.
"Alright, Eunuch Su, just leave the things there." Yin Qingyi smiled as usual, showing no sign of dissatisfaction.
"A peach blossom screen. This is something from Master's private treasury. As soon as I got back last night, Master ordered it to be delivered to you this morning." After Su Xiaobao finished speaking, he looked at Yin Qingyi and was satisfied to see the joy in her eyes.
"This concubine likes it very much, thank you for the gift, Your Highness." Yin Qingyi really liked this peach blossom screen. The peach blossoms on the screen were so lifelike that it seemed as if a gust of wind would blow the petals down. The embroidery was truly exquisite.
"Then this servant will take his leave." Su Xiaobao bowed and prepared to depart.
"Young Master Su, please wait. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please take it and have some tea." Qiu Ju stopped Su Xiaobao from leaving and stuffed a large purse into his hand. Inside was twenty taels of silver. To appease this young master Su's dissatisfaction, Yin Qingyi had really gone to great lengths.
"You're too kind, Princess. This servant will report back truthfully." Su Xiaobao had a rough idea of how much was in the purse as soon as he touched it. He was surprised that Princess Yin was so generous. Then he realized that Princess Yin was afraid that he would say bad things about her when he got back.
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