At the same time, images of biting Silver Ingots with teeth from TV shows of later generations flashed through his mind.
This made his teeth itch a bit, thinking maybe he should try biting one too, to see if it's pure!
And as he moved his head closer, the objects inside suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yi's eyes.
But upon closer inspection, Lin Yi's eyebrows instantly furrowed.
"Are you sure this is Silver? Has it been switched out?"
Glancing at the irregular black clumps the size of fingernails in the small box, Lin Yi fixed his gaze on the head eunuch's eyes and asked.
His gaze seemed to say 'don't you dare lie, I know all the tricks you guys usually play'.
The head eunuch indeed trembled internally, and also began waving his hands rapidly:
"I dare not, I dare not, sir, please do not spout nonsense, I would not dare to embezzle Your Majesty's reward silver even if I were exceedingly greedy, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare.
I still have to earn my meals through this shoulder of mine..."
Setting aside whether Lin Yi is a favorite in front of the Emperor or not, just the fact that he is wearing a Eunuch Robe already marked him as a high-ranking second-class official.
This in itself made him higher in rank than oneself.
Though he managed several tasks and a few minor eunuchs, the opponent he faced will later manage all the eunuchs on night duty in the Imperial Study Room.
Such an official, even borrowing ten times the courage, is certainly not someone to provoke.
Seeing the head eunuch's panicked appearance, which hardly seemed feigned, this also caused Lin Yi to grow a bit suspicious.
He once again glanced at the black clumps in the box and carefully examined one.
Dragging it across a stone on the ground, upon close inspection, Lin Yi finally saw that it indeed glittered inside.
This made him come to a sudden realization.
These items could really be Silver; it's just severely oxidized.
As for the thought of biting it as he previously envisioned, seeing the true appearance of the object completely dissuaded him from the idea.
Joking aside, given how black it was, it was certainly clean and hygienic. If he bit into it, it would probably be the end of him on the spot.
Having confirmed the authenticity of these Silver pieces, Lin Yi gave the head eunuch a sheepish smile:
"Hey, don't take it seriously, I was just joking around."
Hearing this, the head eunuch quickly breathed a sigh of relief, raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead while hurriedly offering a smile.
But in his heart, he was already cursing.
A joke? Who jokes like that? If Your Majesty heard and really thought I pocketed the reward silver, wouldn't that mean immediate execution for me?!
It seemed to show that he was sorry for wrongly accusing the other, Lin Yi lifted up the peanut-sized piece of Silver.
Seeing this, the head eunuch's cursing heart instantly felt joy:
'This guy might be a bit unreliable, but he's got the right attitude after all, even knowing to reward me with money.
Forget it, forget it, considering this piece of Silver weighs over three taels, I won't bring up your family in cursing.'
However, just when the head eunuch had cracked a smile, ready to reach out his hand to accept and thank him, he saw Lin Yi directly stretching out his hand and tossing that small piece of Silver back into the box.
This totally stunned the head eunuch on the spot.
His eyes full of disbelief.
What, what, just taking it back like that??
Wasn't it supposed to be for me??
This made the head eunuch feel extremely awkward at that moment.
One large hand still hanging in mid-air.
If there were a crack in the ground, he would definitely want to dive right into it.
At the same time, the other party's movements were also noticed by Lin Yi, who was initially stunned and then quickly understood.
Thus, he gave a very apologetic smile and hurriedly took out the silver piece he had thrown in.
And handed it directly to the Senior Eunuch, whose hand was outstretched in mid-air.
Seeing this, the Senior Eunuch, though quite displeased, couldn't help but show a smiling face considering the silver.
After all, though dignity is important, this silver is indeed more coveted.
This little bit more than three taels of silver could cover his salary for a month.
After feeling the weight in his hand, the Senior Eunuch was ready to happily pocket it.
But at that moment, Lin Yi's voice rang beside his ear:
"Ha ha, I was just joking with Eunuch, if you are worried, have a good look, it's really silver.
Oh right, Eunuch, there's no need to rub it on the ground anymore, I'd be heartbroken, just look what I already rubbed."
This statement completely caught the Senior Eunuch off guard.
He couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Yet, due to Lin Yi's current status, he could only awkwardly examine the silver in his hand with a forced smile.
Then, under Lin Yi's intense gaze, he sheepishly handed it back to Lin Yi.
After that, without paying any more attention to Lin Yi, he greeted him and hurriedly took people away.
Just as he hadn't walked a few steps, Lin Yi behind him sneezed twice in a row.
Following that, Lin Yi's melancholic voice reached the ears of the Senior Eunuch.
"Who is missing me again? Sigh, it's tough being so charming..."
Hearing this, the Senior Eunuch nearly spit out a mouthful of old blood.
He had seen shameless people, but had never seen such utterly brazen shamelessness!
As he walked past that little eunuch who was disrespectful to Lin Yi earlier, he immediately waved to the Eunuch in charge of slapping to signal that it was enough.
For some reason, at this very moment, the Senior Eunuch found the swollen-headed little eunuch rather pleasing to his eyes.
If he had known what had just happened, he definitely wouldn't have ordered the beating of this little eunuch...
Once everyone had left, Lin Yi immediately cheerily stuffed that small box of silver into his chest.
Even though the box was a bit uncomfortable stuffed into his clothes, it didn't affect Lin Yi's mood in the least.
After hiding the silver, he walked into the house carrying a pile of things.
After all, he was now the Senior Eunuch serving directly under the Emperor, how could he be expected to pull weeds here?
That would be a joke!
Humph, just wait until later when I put on this Purple Robe, I'll make that old man come out and pull weeds!
From now on, this etiquette room will bear the name Lin!
Thinking this, he had already walked into the room.
Seeing the old eunuch lying on the bed, fanning himself and resting with his eyes closed, Lin Yi simply ignored him.
As for why he entered this particular room, it was because, apart from this one, spider webs had already 'sealed' the doors of the other rooms...
He put the clothes on the wooden table in the middle and began to change.
Not just the clothes, to completely intimidate that old eunuch, even the Imperial Awarded Jade Belt was also put on!
...End of the chapter…