Murong Feiyan and Zhan Peng had both successfully gained admission to the Divine Strategy Office. Recently, they had been attending its training for new recruits, so Hu Xiaotian's hopes of seeing them would have to go unfulfilled for now.
After returning to the Palace Gardens Bureau, he first visited Liu Yuzhang's room to check on him and deliver the tonics he had bought while out. Naturally, Hu Xiaotian had not needed to spend a penny himself. A word to Cao Qianshan was enough to send the fellow eagerly preparing everything. Of course, Hu Xiaotian would never say these were gifts from the fruit and vegetable merchants. Once they reached his hands, they all became tokens of his own concern. Unfortunately, these good days seemed numbered. Wei Hualin would arrive tomorrow, and once he took over the Palace Gardens Bureau, Hu Xiaotian probably would not enjoy such freedom anymore.
Two young eunuchs were packing things in the room. Liu Yuzhang had already decided to leave the palace to recuperate. He owned a residence in Capital City. In fact, eunuchs with a certain degree of power and official rank all had residences outside the palace. Fine as the imperial palace was, they were still servants here. Only in their own homes could they truly enjoy the happiness of liberated serfs rising up to sing.
Hu Xiaotian set the tonics on the chicken-wing wood tea table beside Liu Yuzhang's bed and asked respectfully, "Eunuch Liu, what are you doing?"
Liu Yuzhang said, "Little Hu, I've submitted my resignation to His Majesty. Tomorrow, I'll leave the palace to recuperate."
Hu Xiaotian already knew this, but deliberately put on a stunned expression. "Why are you leaving? If you stay at the Palace Gardens Bureau, there will be people to look after you. If you're worried