At the same time, he recalled the scene of biting silver ingots with one's teeth in television dramas he watched in his other lifetime.
This also made him grit his teeth. He wanted to do the same and see if it was real silver.
As he leaned his head forward, he saw what was in the box.
However, Lin Yi immediately frowned.
"Are you sure this is silver? Did you swap it?"
Looking at the black lumps of varying sizes in the small box, Lin Yi stared straight into the eunuch's eyes and asked.
His gaze seemed to be saying, "Don't f*cking lie. I know your tricks."
The eunuch's stomach lurched. At the same time, he waved his hand repeatedly.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. My master, you're scaring me. No matter how greedy I am, I wouldn't dare to steal His Majesty's reward. I wouldn't even think about it.
"I still want to keep my head on my neck."
Even if Lin Yi wasn't the emperor's favorite, he was already wearing a second-grade purple robe.
Which meant he was a grade higher than the eunuch who came with the decree.
Although that eunuch was in charge of a bunch of affairs and a few eunuchs, Lin Yi would be in charge of all the eunuchs on duty at night in the imperial study in the future.
No matter how bold he was, he wouldn't dare to provoke such a man.
Seeing that the eunuch's panic seemed genuine, Lin Yi was puzzled.
He looked at the black objects in the box again. He took one out and examined it carefully.
He scratched it on a rock on the ground. Upon closer inspection, Lin Yi saw that it was indeed shiny.
This enlightened him.
This thing might really be silver, but the oxidation was too serious.
As for the thought of biting into it, he immediately dismissed that idea after seeing the objects.
Who was he kidding? With how black those things were, biting them would probably get him killed.
After confirming the authenticity of the silver, Lin Yi smiled awkwardly at the eunuch.
"Hey, don't take it seriously. I was just joking with you."
Upon hearing this, the head eunuch immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and smiled apologetically.
However, he was already cursing inwardly.
"A joke? How can you joke like that? If His Majesty hears this and really thinks that I've hidden the reward, he'll kill me!"
As if to express his apology for wronging the other party, Lin Yi raised the peanut-sized silver in his hand.
Seeing this, the eunuch, who had been cursing in his head, was instantly delighted.
"This guy might be a little unreliable, but he's still very sensible. He even remembers to reward me.
"Forget it, forget it. On account of this tael of silver, I'll play nice."
However, just as the eunuch was about to take it and thank Lin Yi, the latter reached out and threw the small piece of silver back into the box.
This made the chief eunuch stunned on the spot.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
He put it back just like that!
It wasn't for him after all…
This made the chief eunuch feel extremely awkward.
His hand was still stretched out in midair.
If there was a crack in the ground, he would definitely want to crawl into it.
Lin Yi naturally saw this. He was surprised for a moment before realizing what was going on.
Hence, he smiled apologetically and took out the piece of silver that he had thrown in.
He handed it to the eunuch's outstretched hand.
Seeing this, although the head eunuch was very displeased, he still revealed a smile on account of the silver.
"Forget it, forget it. Although dignity was important, this silver is indeed a lovely thing."
The three taels of silver was enough to match his monthly salary.
After feeling the weight in his hand, the eunuch prepared to put it away.
But at this moment, Lin Yi's voice rang out in his ears.
"Haha, I was really joking with you just now. If you're worried, you can take a good look. There's indeed silver inside.
"By the way, you don't have to rub against the ground. I can't bring myself to see it go to waste. Just look at what I just rubbed against."
The eunuch was taken aback by those words.
He couldn't help but curse in his head.
However, due to Lin Yi's current status, the eunuch could only smile awkwardly and size up the silver in his hand.
Then, under Lin Yi's intense gaze, he returned the silver.
After that, he ignored Lin Yi and left hurriedly with his men.
However, just as he turned around and took a few steps, Lin Yi sneezed twice in a row.
Then, he heard Lin Yi's voice.
"Who's missing me again? Gosh, I can't help it. I'm so charming…"
Hearing this, the chief eunuch almost choked.
He had never seen such a shameless person!
When he walked past the young eunuch who had been disrespectful to Lin Yi, he gestured to the eunuch who was slapping the young eunuch to stop.
For some reason, when the eunuch looked at the little eunuch with a swollen face, he actually found the latter pleasing to the eye.
If he had known what would happen, he wouldn't have let them hit this eunuch…
After everyone left, Lin Yi immediately put the small box of silver into his arms with a smile.
Although it was a little uncomfortable to stuff the box into his pocket, it didn't affect Lin Yi's mood at all.
After hiding the silver, he carried the pile of things into the house.
No matter what, he was now an imperial eunuch. He shouldn't be clearing the grass anymore.
Wasn't this a joke!
"I'll put on the purple robe, and that old man can clear the grass himself!
"From now on, I'll be the one calling the shots in this etiquette room!"
As he thought about it, he walked into the room.
The old eunuch was lying on the bed, waving his fan and resting with his eyes closed. Lin Yi ignored him.
As for why he entered this room, it was because the doors to the other rooms had already been "sealed" by the spider webs…
He placed the clothes on the wooden table in the middle and began to change.
It wasn't just the clothes. In order to intimidate the old eunuch, he even put on the jade belt bestowed by the emperor.