Gu Wenheng finally reached his next scheduled break, having at last taught mental calculation to all the eunuchs he was instructing.
"So, you don't have to go to the palace anymore starting tomorrow?" Jin Qianqian asked, bouncing Gu Ben Can in her arms as she played with him.
Gu Wenheng let out a sigh of relief. "That's right, no more palace visits. I don't know what's been going on lately, but everything from the tea to the meals has been so exquisite it's unnerving. I asked the little eunuchs, and they said it's all being sent over from the harem."
"I've been trying everything to figure it out, but I've gotten nowhere. Even the little eunuchs have their lips zipped shut; they won't breathe a single word."
"Sending them so openly is quite brazen. Could it be the Holy Emperor's idea?" Jin Qianqian didn't believe any of the concubines in the harem would dare to so blatantly send things to a man from outside the court.
