Back when Guo An met Qin Li, the latter was just an insignificant eunuch.
Guo An had helped him unintentionally once, so he could be considered to have done him a favor.
When he was demoted, Qin official script was not yet widely used.
During that time, he was thousands of miles away and had no idea what the situation was like in the capital.
It wasn't until he returned to seek refuge with the Shen family that he realized the once easily bullied little eunuch had transformed into an old eunuch who could command the wind and rain!
At that time, he did consider asking Qin Li for help based on past favors, but he felt embarrassed to do so, considering that he had once been an official of the court and now had to humble himself to ask a eunuch for help.
Furthermore, it was clearly impossible for him to expect a eunuch from the other party's harem to get him and his grandson into officialdom.
As for asking him to give some money to live on, that would be a waste of his talents. After all, such favors are rare, and besides, he thought he could rely on the Shen family for his old age.
Now he asks for nothing else but that Qin Li can let him and his son live in peace, and then watch the Shen family be destroyed by Qin Li.
Only in this way can his hatred be relieved.
Qin Li sat in the seat of honor, wearing only a loose white undergarment that vaguely revealed his wrinkled skin. His black and white hair was casually draped over his shoulders, making him look instinctively uncomfortable.
He leaned lazily against a large cushion, surrounded by several handsome young boys.
One person massages the shoulders.
One person is massaging their legs.
A person knelt in front of him and trimmed his nails.
He took a sip of the tea the boy handed him and said slowly, "I understand what you mean."
His voice wasn't particularly high-pitched, but it was too effeminate, and given his age, it sounded somewhat eerie, sending chills down one's spine.
"Not to mention that Shen Cang is now just a commoner, even when he was a royal physician, I never took him seriously."
He glanced at his neatly trimmed nails and said casually, "You were kind to me in the past, so I will certainly not disappoint you with this small request."
Guo An was overjoyed upon hearing this.
He hurriedly got up and knelt on the ground repeatedly, kowtowing to Qin Li and saying, "Thank you, Eunuch Qin, thank you, Eunuch Qin."
"No need to thank me yet, I haven't finished speaking."
“…Huh?” Guo An paused in his kowtowing, raised his head, and looked at Qin Li blankly.
The latter smiled slightly and said, "It is true that you helped me before, but only once. So now that I am repaying your kindness, I can only grant you one request."
"Either I help you bring down the Shen family."
"Or, I'll guarantee you and your grandson a life of comfort and security for the rest of your days."
"You choose for yourself."
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
This isn't a charity!
This put Guo An in a difficult position.
Let's choose the first one. They're all old and disabled, how are they going to live in the future?
But if I choose the second option, I don't have any official position, so how easy would it be to deal with the Shen family? I'm afraid I'll be worn down by them before I can even take revenge.
"I...I choose..."
"How about this, considering the favor you once did me, I'll make an exception," Qin Li said, seemingly out of kindness. "Didn't you just say that your grandson has no heir? Why don't you let him come with me to the palace to serve?"
"With this expert around, no one dares to bully him."
"If he works hard, getting promoted and making a fortune is just a matter of time."
Guo An stared in disbelief, and asked blankly, "You mean... you want him to go to the palace and become a eunuch?"
What's the difference between this and the sky falling down?
Guo Xiuran's current situation is indeed similar to that of a eunuch, but that doesn't mean he's really going to become a eunuch.
What kind of situation is this?
Upon hearing his tone, Qin Li gave him a sinister look and said in an inscrutable tone, "What? You're still not willing? You look down on being a eunuch?"
Guo An dared not admit it; he shook his head so hard it almost fell off: "...No, no!"
Fearing he might offend Qin Li and end up losing more than he gained, he quickly lied and explained, "I was thinking about how much good karma our Guo family must have accumulated in our past lives to have such great fortune."
"Even if others wanted to be that person, they didn't have the connections."
"I...I..." Guo An couldn't make up any more: "I was so excited that I was momentarily stunned and didn't know what to say."
"Then it's settled." Qin Li made the decision directly: "Once his injuries have healed tomorrow, he will come to the palace with me."
Guo An then said, "Eunuch Qin, there is something else."
"When you deal with the Shen family, could you spare the life of the second young lady of that household?"
"To be honest, Xiu Ran has taken a liking to that girl. I want to spare her life so that Xiu Ran can have some fun."
Qin Li said nothing, only lazily raised his hand as if to agree.
Guo An finally felt relieved.
He's calmed down here, but things aren't peaceful at the Shen family's place.
Upon learning that Shen Cang had indeed expelled Guo An and Guo Xiuran from the mansion, Old Madam Shen immediately threw a tantrum. This time, she was truly enraged and even fell ill from anger.
When Shen Qiyin mentioned Madam Shen's illness to Shen Cang, she inadvertently said, "I prepared a calming tea for my grandmother, and she fell asleep peacefully after drinking it."
"If I wake up later, I'm afraid I'll cause trouble again."
She left after she finished speaking.
But as the saying goes, "the speaker may not mean anything by it, but the listener may take it to heart," and after hearing this, a thought inexplicably arose in Shen Cang's mind.
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