It doesn’t matter, my boyfriend is a eunuch!

Originally, Lin Zhihe thought that she would need to stay in her Zhuniao Palace for a few more days, but she didn't expect that Concubine He would act so quickly. After only one day, a eunuch summoned her and said that the Queen wanted to see her.

Xiao Taohong looked at the eunuch who was delivering the message with worry, and quietly took out a silver note from her sleeve, showed it to the eunuch, and quickly stuffed it into his hand, "Why does the Queen want to see my young lady, oh, young lady?"

The young eunuch looked at the banknotes in his hand, and his attitude suddenly became fawning. He no longer had the arrogance he had when he first entered the courtyard. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at Lin Zhihe, "Then I don't know."

You don't know what you're getting paid for?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Lin Zhihe walked up to the eunuch and snatched the banknotes from his hands. "How dare you accept this money without knowing it? Do you know what the nature of currency is?"

The young eunuch shook his head and looked at Xiao Taohong in confusion. Xiao Taohong also shook her head.

"The essence of money is general equivalent. What have you provided me? Do you think we are equivalent?"

"This..." The young eunuch was angry and ashamed. He looked at Lin Zhihe grimly, with hatred almost written on his face.

Well, he is the same as Liu Li.

Xiao Taohong tugged at Lin Zhihe's sleeve and said, "Miss, it's not a big deal. It's not much money."

Oh my God, one hundred taels of silver, how come in her mouth it's not much money?

It seems that Lin Zhihe still underestimated the wealth of the Lin family.

"If you take money from someone, even if you don't help them get rid of their misfortune, at least you should tell me some useful information."

The young eunuch's expression changed quickly, and he immediately put on a kind face and tried to force a smile.

But that smile was placed on a gloomy face, and in order to force out a smile, the face had layers of wrinkles, which looked really incongruous.

"My lady, it's not that I don't want to tell you. I'm just a messenger. I really don't know."

Lin Zhihe hooked his index finger, signaling the eunuch to step forward, "I know, give me a banknote and I'll tell you."

After hearing this, the young eunuch stopped pretending and just looked displeased.

He shook the whisk in his hand and looked at Lin Zhihe in a sarcastic tone, "Hurry up, Madam Lin, the Queen is waiting for you." He said with a sarcastic smile.

No longer entangled with the eunuch, Lin Zhihe followed him out. She touched Xiao Taohong's bangs and said, "It's okay, it must be good news. Wait for me to come back at home and don't think too much."

The words of comfort had some effect. Although Xiao Taohong still looked at Lin Zhihe reluctantly, she didn't cry at least.

This is her second time coming to Qianqiu Palace.

I counted on my fingers and realized that the total time I traveled through was less than five days, and I had been to the Queen Mother's bedroom twice. How could this not be considered an ups and downs experience?

The young eunuch who led the way brought Lin Zhihe to the door, then stepped back and was replaced by another eunuch.

This eunuch must be of a very high rank in their eunuch system, because the clothes he wore were scarlet and the material looked much more luxurious.

This reminded her of the familiar figure...

Realizing that he was distracted, Lin Zhihe shook his head and quickly focused himself.

Today might be the day I get released from prison, so I can’t be distracted.

After bowing, Lin Zhihe raised his head and saw Concubine He who was also kneeling on the ground.

Hepin never made eye contact with Lin Zhihe, but kept looking at the queen.

No one spoke in the huge palace. Everyone was waiting for the Queen Mother to speak first, but the Queen Mother never spoke. There was an eerie silence in the room.

The queen looked at Lin Zhihe with an inquiring look.

She was the queen, and she was just a lady of the lowest rank, just one level higher than a palace maid. Moreover, according to Xiao Tao, an insider, if a palace maid was favored by the emperor, she would usually be promoted to a higher rank than a lady, but she was just a lady.

"Ms. Lin, do you know why I asked you to come here?"

It’s her turn, it’s finally her turn.

"I don't know." Lin Zhihe straightened her back and looked directly at the queen.

The queen stood up from her chair, slowly walked to Lin Zhihe's side, and looked down at Lin Zhihe, "You don't know?"

The sarcasm in his tone was overflowing.

"I don't know." Lin Zhihe was no longer in a good mood, and her voice became cold.

The queen walked around Lin Zhihe again, and then came to the kneeling Hepin and said, "Hepin, tell me why you asked me to find Lin Zhihe who is still under house arrest!" She spoke each word clearly, and each word seemed to be roared from her throat.

Despite the pressure from the Queen, Hepin remained calm and her voice did not weaken. "I want to tell the Queen that the incident a few days ago when Lady Lin pushed Princess Jingyi into the water was a misunderstanding. Someone in my palace failed to take good care of Jingyi, and when Jingyi fell into the water, the palace maid was scared and told me that it was Lady Lin who pushed her. I love my daughter so much that I was anxious and went to Lady Lin without asking her carefully. Everything was just a lie from my palace maids, and that's why I misunderstood Lady Lin."

Hepin kowtowed to the queen and said, "Please punish me, Queen, and clear Lady Lin's name."

The queen did not speak. She looked past Concubine He and towards Lin Zhihe, her eyes filled with many emotions.

When she first arrived, Lin Zhihe had no idea what grudges the Queen had with Concubine He, nor did she know whether the Queen had any "past" with the original owner.

"Why would I punish you? The emperor is busy with his affairs, and we in the harem must be harmonious and share his worries. What's more, as an elder sister, I always love my younger sister the most, so how could I bear to punish you?"

"But..." The Queen changed the subject, "This time Princess Jingyi fell into the water. This is a serious matter. It is not only a family matter, but also a national matter. This matter is of great importance, and I must investigate it thoroughly."

Hepin kowtowed again, but did not stand up. Instead, she lay on the ground and said, "Of course. I believe that the Queen will have a clear mind and will definitely clear Lady Lin's name."

Hearing the words “clear eyes and clear mind”, the corners of the queen’s mouth trembled inadvertently, and her gaze drifted outside the Qianqiu Palace, not knowing what she was looking at.

The room fell into silence again. Lin Zhihe watched the show the whole time, listening to the sound of water dripping from the palace, drop by drop.

"Speaking of family matters, I forgot that Lady Lin is not only His Majesty's concubine, but also of the same clan as His Majesty. Her father, Minister Lin, was the mainstay of the previous dynasty. Our Great Xia Dynasty still has to rely on Minister Lin!"

I don’t know why the queen suddenly expressed such an emotion, and used such a sarcastic tone.

The queen nodded to the old eunuch beside her, and the old eunuch suddenly said, "Xuan Shangshu Lin enters the palace."

What the hell? Her dad, no, to be more precise, the original owner’s dad is here?

Now that the original owner's father was here, Lin Zhihe suddenly felt like he had someone to back him up, and he stood up straight.

A man in his forties walked into the hall. He was not tall, but very tall. He was wearing a court robe embroidered with cranes and a piece of unpolished jade around his waist, which made him look like an immortal and bookish person.

So this is the original owner’s father.