Eunuch An stretched out his hand and spread it open on the table, while Yun Jinnian poured a pill into his palm, "Eat this pill first, and then you won’t feel the pain!"
Having said that, Yun Jinnian turned his head and coughed, his small face flushed red.
In the small hall, the fragrance of lotus instantly became intense.
Eunuch An, as a worldly eunuch, naturally understood where this fragrance of lotus came from.
Looking at the elixir in his palm, his hand trembling slightly, "Fourth Miss..."
"Please take it, Eunuch. There’s only a little, and you must keep it a secret. You cannot tell anyone I gave you this elixir, and even less about what you smelled!" Yun Jinnian said, his expression very serious.
"I don’t have much of this medicine left; it’s meant for saving lives, for critical moments. I hope Eunuch An will accommodate this need!"
Eunuch An’s eyes had already reddened with emotion, and he immediately threw the pill into his mouth, took a few sips of warm water from a teacup, then knelt in front of Yun Jinnian, "Fourth Miss, rest assured, this servant understands and will definitely not speak of it!"
A man without guilt in harboring a jade invites trouble upon himself; Yun Jinnian had not brought out this pill to save the Emperor but had given one to him, a blessing he must have cultivated over several lifetimes.
Naturally, he would keep Yun Jinnian’s secret.
Everyone in Weiyang Palace belongs to the Empress, with Shaoyao and Nanny Ma being utterly loyal to her. Palace maids were not allowed to enter the small hall; they waited outside, ready to run errands as needed.
The people Yun Jinnian brought into the palace, Shi Jiayu knew not many, Ru Yue didn’t know at all, while Hemei and Henuan were utterly loyal and would naturally not betray her.
"Eunuch An, please get up. Your kneeling before me is making me feel terribly embarrassed!" Yun Jinnian said, feigning a helping hand to Eunuch An.
Eunuch An stood up with a smile, "It was this servant’s lapse in decorum. I hope Fourth Miss won’t take offense!"
Yun Jinnian just smiled without a word.
She took up a pen and wrote down a prescription, handing over one copy first, "This is for oral consumption, three times a day after meals, and this one is for soaking in. Pour all the herbs into a big pot of water to boil, then pour it into a medicinal tub. Soak in it every night, and in a month, Eunuch, your health will certainly be greatly improved!"
Eunuch An agreed repeatedly.
He left Weiyang Palace joyfully with the prescription in hand.
Nanny Ma also departed to the main hall to report this matter to the Empress.
"She really knows how to cultivate good relationships!" the Empress exclaimed.
With this development, whatever she wanted to accomplish in the palace was possible with just a word from Eunuch An.
Moreover, Eunuch An was a man who would repay both kindness and grudges in kind.
He would remember those who were kind to him for a long time.
"Empress, that elixir... it seems somewhat inferior to the ones the Empress Dowager sent into the palace!"
The Empress glanced at Nanny Ma, then smiled, "Even if it’s somewhat inferior, as long as it cures Eunuch An’s hidden illness, it is a good medicine. I didn’t expect her to have offended Head Pan earlier, and now she has gained Eunuch An’s favor. Just watch, that Head Pan will likely not escape his fate!"
Even if no one else took action, Eunuch An would teach Head Pan a lesson in front of the Empress Dowager, surely slipping in a good word.
"Empress, do you think the Fourth Miss is truly kind-hearted, or..."
"Whether she is truly kind-hearted or pretends to be, in the end, she’s not a bad child. Besides, if she has caught mother’s eye, it means she is good. Everyone has their limits, even I. On the surface, I appear gentle and kind, but are my tactics really inferior to anyone else’s? These are all just façades after all!"
In her heart, the Empress still believed that Yun Jinnian was good.
Someone with a sincere heart.
Before doing anything, one should treat others with sincerity, then consider gains and losses.
Perhaps this way, one would receive even more.