Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 246 - 244: Clearly Understand

Upon hearing this news, Lin Yi was initially stunned; he did not know why the young Emperor was summoning him at this time.

After all, everything had gone quite smoothly over the past days.

Because of this, Lin Yi couldn’t figure out why he was being summoned now. Could it be that something had changed in the palace?

He then ordered someone to bring the eunuch who had delivered the decree.

Soon after, a young eunuch was brought over by a soldier.

Upon seeing Lin Yi, the young eunuch immediately performed a grand gesture of respect:

"Your servant greets Chief Steward Lin Yi and presents his regards."

Suddenly hearing the title of Chief Steward, Lin Yi couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback.

For so long, he had almost forgotten that he was still of eunuch status.

This made him feel somewhat amused and frustrated at the same time.

Of course, as for why the young eunuch referred to him as Chief Steward, it was because Lin Yi still held an official position in the palace.

Furthermore, more importantly, Lin Yi was one of the most trusted eunuchs of the Emperor; thus, it was not excessive for the other party to address him as Chief Steward.

However, facing this title, Lin Yi was somewhat helpless, especially when he wanted to retort, but he couldn’t.

Given his status, refusing it could likely bring unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, he could only give a bitter smile, helplessly shake his head, and then directly asked what the young Emperor needed from him.

The young eunuch didn’t delay and, bending his body, straightforwardly spoke to Lin Yi:

"Chief Steward Lin, His Majesty has sent me to deliver an oral decree to you."

At this point, he even cleared his throat and stood a bit taller, using a strange tone towards Lin Yi:

"Little Lin! Do you think that once you leave the palace, I can’t do anything to you?

I have been keeping count on you, my lad; you haven’t attended duty in the Imperial Study Room for seventeen consecutive days.

What, have you forgotten what your status is?

Hmph, if I don’t see you on duty today, be careful I will drag you out and have you beheaded."

Upon hearing these words, Lin Yi was initially stunned, momentarily unable to comprehend.

Looking blankly at the young eunuch in front of him, he found himself speechless for a moment.

Of course, Lin Yi understood the content of these words very well—this was certainly the young Emperor’s tone.

If not, this young eunuch would never dare speak to him this way.

Certainly, after hearing this message, Lin Yi found it very amusing internally, imagining what the young Emperor’s true intentions were.

Clearly, the young one simply missed him, but didn’t dare say it directly, only beating around the bush instead.

After all, the young one’s status was that of a sovereign of a nation, that is, the Emperor.

To put it bluntly, he was just stubbornly denying the obvious.

However, just as Lin Yi was contemplating, the young eunuch finished delivering the Emperor’s message.

Then, surprisingly, he knelt down with a thud, his head hitting the floor with a bang, and while trembling, he stuttered to Lin Yi:

"Chief Steward Lin, these are not my words. I am merely relaying His Majesty’s decree, please do not blame me."

Understanding the eunuch’s words, Lin Yi naturally knew them well and wouldn’t trouble an insignificant eunuch.

Thus, he nonchalantly waved his hand, then reached into his robe, pulled out a small ingot of silver, and threw it towards the eunuch.

The eunuch hastily caught it, and upon seeing the silver in his hands, he immediately showed a panicked look, hurriedly trying to return it while insisting he dared not accept.

Lin Yi clearly saw that the young eunuch wasn’t feigning politeness, but truly feared him and dared not accept the silver.

However, for Lin Yi at this moment, he lacked nothing except silver, which he had in abundance.

"Alright, keep it. The things I give are never taken back.

You’ve worked hard. Go back and tell His Majesty that I will attend duty tonight."

Upon hearing this, the young eunuch immediately showed a gleeful expression.

This was a large ingot of silver, weighing five taels.

For him, this was a considerable amount.

Even without eating or drinking, it would take him several months to save such an amount of silver.

Thus, he immediately knelt again and kowtowed several times to Lin Yi in gratitude.

As for the inappropriate parts in Lin Yi’s words, such as "Chief Steward," he chose to ignore them, planning to just modify them when he reported back.

After waving the young eunuch off, Lin Yi simply shook his head with a smile.

He knew better than anyone the schemes in the young Emperor’s heart, after all, they had shared hardships together.

Calculating the time, the Emperor’s relatives had probably left just two or three days ago.

But to be honest, having not seen him for a while, he genuinely missed the young Emperor.

Not just the Emperor, but also his precious little darling and the lovely Empress.

Just as things here were getting on track, and his presence or absence made little difference in the short term,

returning now would also conveniently allow him to transfer all the silver from the Emperor’s Inner Hall.

Thus, Lin Yi placed the pen he was holding down on the desk, stood up, and called out:

"Someone, prepare the carriage, I’m returning to the palace."

Indeed, prepare the carriage. It had been mentioned before that Lin Yi’s skills on horseback were only put to use when competing with the Emperor and the Empress during fun times; otherwise, he was terribly unskilled.

Of course, part of this was due to Lin Yi being somewhat lazy.

After all, why ride a horse when sitting in a carriage is more comfortable?

Riding a horse all the way back would leave his legs sore from shaking.

Instead, why not sit in his specially made carriage?

The carriage was lined with over a dozen blankets.

Although it wasn’t as comfortable as modern shock absorbers, it at least reduced the bumpiness.

Leaving aside Lin Yi heading non-stop towards the Imperial Palace, let’s talk about the current situation inside the palace.

In the Imperial Study Room, the young Emperor was examining memorials in front of the desk, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

Until a young eunuch entered and reported to him:

"Your Majesty, your decree has been delivered, and Eunuch Lin has said,"

...the Chapter ends here...