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With that, she tried to close the door.

“Wait!” The Head of Internal Affairs caught the door, crying out, “Sister Huang Ying, you can’t leave me to die!”

Huang Ying laughed: “Eunuch Sun, your words are too much. You’re the prestigious Head of Internal Affairs; so many important people have to beg you for favors. How could I, a lowly servant, save you?”

“My dear sister, those are just outsiders. Who among us doesn’t know each other?” Eunuch Sun clung desperately to the door, “My head is constantly at the mercy of our masters’ whims. Concubine Yu is giving birth, and we need a Blood Ginseng to nourish her energy. His Majesty said if I can’t get the Blood Ginseng, my head won’t be spared!”

“We really don’t have any Blood Ginseng in the East Palace,” Huang Ying spread her hands, sincerely saying, “Eunuch Sun, I really want to help you, but I’m powerless to do so.”

Eunuch Sun cried: “My dear sister, please plead with Princess Consort on my behalf. Last time, all the Blood Ginseng in the storeroom was taken by the Princess Consort.”

“You know very well that was with His Majesty’s permission. It was specifically given to our Prime Minister’s wife.”

“Yes, yes, of course, I’m aware of that. We would give her not just a few ginseng roots, but even dragon meat if she wanted. But it’s a matter of urgency now. If Concubine Yu can’t deliver the baby safely, I won’t be the only one who suffers.”

Eunuch Sun pleaded bitterly and even knelt down.

Left with no choice, Huang Ying said: “Eunuch Sun, please don’t kneel. Shall I plead on your behalf to Master again?”

Eunuch Sun was overjoyed: “Good, good, thank you, Sister Huang Ying. I will never forget your kindness!”

“Don’t forget the kindness of our Princess Consort, that’s what truly matters.”

“As if I could forget in this lifetime!”

“Eunuch Sun, wait here.”

Huang Ying turned and went back in.

Jiang Ning buried her head in the blankets and grumbled: “Li Changgeng is so stingy, taking back what he’s already given…”

Horrified, Huang Ying quickly whispered: “Master, you’re talking in your sleep, you must not say His Majesty’s name directly!”

Jiang Ning sat up, her hair disheveled, and listlessly said: “Go and check the chest, see if there’s any left.”

“Which chest?”

“When my mother returned a few days ago, didn’t she give back the chest containing the Blood Ginseng? I remember it being quite heavy; she must have put something in it.”

“Let me check it.”

Huang Ying quickly fetched the chest, opened it, and found there were indeed Blood Ginsengs inside.

Lin Zizi didn’t want to keep them all and had asked her to bring some back.

Huang Ying hurriedly took one out, held it up with a handkerchief for Jiang Ning to see, and happily said: “Master, how did you know there would definitely be Blood Ginseng in the chest?”

“That is a mother’s love.”

“Madam truly loves you. So, shall I give this Blood Ginseng to Eunuch Sun? I heard Concubine Yu is having a difficult labor.”

“Wait,” Jiang Ning stopped her, “we can’t just give away such a precious thing for free.”

“Then?” Huang Ying asked, puzzled.

Jiang Ning rubbed her face to wake herself up, thought about it, and said: “Bring me my clothes, I’ll deliver it personally.”

“Master, it’s so late and cold outside.”

“I’ve still got to go. When Their Majesties haven’t even slept, how could I, as a junior, sleep? Is it appropriate?”

“…I’ll go get them.”