The Demon Lords

Chapter 1039: Chapter 247: Eunuch Zhao Strikes with Precision, Lord Zheng Meets His Beauty Amidst the Snow (Part 3)

After collecting everyone’s respect money, Zhao Cheng hurriedly went to the outer courtyard to find Eunuch Sun, who had just finished greeting the palace guards and returned.

Zhao Cheng placed a bag of silver in front of Eunuch Sun;

"Godfather, this is yours."

Then, Zhao Cheng took out a silver ingot separately, placed it aside, and pushed it over, saying, "This is my share."

Eunuch Sun squinted, half-smiling, and said:

"The count isn’t right, is it?"

Zhao Cheng immediately knelt down, pointing his finger to the Heavenly Dao:

"To let godfather know, these were just collected, I dared not hide anything."

Though he had not been a eunuch for long, Zhao Cheng was a keen person. He knew he needed to work earnestly and follow the rules; it was not yet time for him to seek silver or favors, so he would certainly not make a mistake now.

Eunuch Sun chuckled and said, "I didn’t say it was less, but more."

With that, Eunuch Sun pushed out the bag of silver and took the silver ingot Zhao Cheng had brought out for himself.

"What does godfather mean by this?"

"What do I mean? That’s the meaning – life is not easy for eunuchs and palace maids, always saving some personal silver. When old and frail, they can leave for the commoner world to buy a few mu of land and take care of themselves.

Thus, do you know why they are so swift and efficient in distributing the silver from above?"

"I beg godfather to instruct me."

"Alas, serving beside the nobility, no matter how cautious you are, mistakes are inevitable. Taking a step back, even if you never make a mistake, what if one day a noble happens to be in a bad mood and insists you have made one?

This silver, though called respect money, is actually life-saving money. Given away, it’s not for nothing; accept someone’s respect, and when they err in the future, you have to help organize things, speak well before the nobles.

Turning heavy penalties into light ones, death into heavy penalties, if the crime is truly unforgivable, you must also help their family.

There is no such thing as free silver in this world;

I heard you saved the princess, and therefore you oversee the inner court affairs. So you can speak before the princess, you have that face to sell favors.

The inner court’s silver, you naturally collect it, and in the future, you naturally have to sell those favors;

I’m not anything special, never served the princess in the palace, so I’m not qualified to take this sum of silver."

Eunuch Sun raised the silver ingot Zhao Cheng had taken out separately, and said:

"As for this, you call me godfather, taking it as your filial respect to me as your father, I should accept it. I never made much of myself in the palace, but at least earned some seniority. Following me, at least you won’t suffer loss in terms of rank.

I accepted your respect money, according to the rules, when you get promoted, I will outfit you with a full set. When you find a partner, though palace maids don’t follow the outside dowry customs, they should still have some jewelry, which I must contribute half of.

This money is clearly accepted, securely accepted;

What is mine, I want, what is not mine, I don’t want.

Little rascal, remember this, working by the master’s side, managing many people, this is how it should be;

When subordinates show filial respect, it should be willingly, not grudgingly behind your back.

Silver is silver, favors are favors;

But since ancient times,

Silver without favor is cold and trembling,

Favor without silver cannot stand."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng immediately kowtowed three times again, the bangs were loud, freёwebnovel.com

saying sincerely:

"Thank you, godfather, for your teachings. I have learned!"

Eunuch Sun helped Zhao Cheng up, speaking sincerely:

"Your godfather, from the palace to here, has been sent over, but you still have the chance to enter the palace in the future; work well, be a good person;

Neither of us has roots,

But we should fight hard to live like decent people."

"Yes, godfather."

"The silver will stay with me, running around with it doesn’t look right. I’ll bring it back to you tonight. By the way, the Fan family’s jade store sent a pair of jade cabbages over, go and find two people to bring them over for the princess, jade can calm the mind."

"Yes, father, understood. I’ll go at once."

Zhao Cheng stood up and took his leave from Eunuch Sun before heading out.

Leaving the inner courtyard, then passing through the outer courtyard, he entered the middle area of the royal garden, the perimeter was surrounded by circles of guards, and the middle circle was mainly made up of various merchants and artisans from the Fan family arranging furnishings, aiming for a grand and dazzling display during the royal wedding on Lantern Festival.

No wonder, since the Sixth Prince of the Yan State got married, it invisibly raised the demand and standards for royal weddings in other countries.

"Where is the jade cabbage?"

Zhao Cheng asked a steward of the Fan Family.

"Replying to Eunuch, it’s on that carriage."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Cheng couldn’t resist walking directly over; around the carriage were seven or eight guards from the Fan Mansion, enough to show the preciousness of those jade cabbages!

"Let me take a look first."

Before becoming an eunuch, Zhao Cheng was someone who coveted riches, but such genuinely rare items were not only hard to have but even hard to glimpse.

Today, firstly because of what Eunuch Sun said to him, he was quite excited;

Secondly, he was still a young man, with the heart of a youth still within.

Therefore,

Zhao Cheng didn’t use others to assist him,

He directly climbed up the carriage, lifted the curtain, and the external light seeped in, the two jade cabbages inside immediately reflected a mesmerizing shine.

Yet Zhao Cheng was not mesmerized,

Not only was he not mesmerized,

He was nearly so scared that his private part was about to rise again!

"I... "

Zhao Cheng pointed at the man sitting between those two jade cabbages, mouth agape, face full of shock.

And that man simply raised an index finger,

Placed it on his lips,

"Shhh."