Initially, these eunuchs thought that Lin Yi would leave after they greeted him. However, they never expected that Lin Yi would actually speak to them.
While they were stunned, they were also a little excited.
They replied in a hurry.
"We're going to the storeroom to take turns. May I ask what instructions you have for us?"
Lin Yi smiled and nodded.
"Oh, so you're going to work. That's great. Well, don't go to the storeroom just yet. Come with me first."
As he spoke, he turned around and walked back to the courtyard of the etiquette room.
When the eunuchs heard this, they looked at each other and didn't understand what was going on.
However, Lin Yi's status was very high, so they still followed him.
Ten minutes later, the group of eunuchs looked at the weeds in the courtyard, and all of them frowned.
The leading eunuch in blue opened his mouth to speak.
However, Lin Yi suddenly glared at them.
"What's wrong? Do you have any objections to my arrangements?"
The group of eunuchs immediately trembled in fear when they heard this. No one dared to speak.
Seeing this, Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction.
"I'm the most reasonable person. If you have any objections, feel free to raise them. I'll definitely listen carefully.
"By the way, I'm not sure if I'll accept it after listening to it."
Hearing this, the eunuchs almost wanted to beat Lin Yi up.
What did he say? If he wouldn't listen, why would they be bothered to say anything? That was so frustrating.
"Actually, you don't have to be conflicted. Let me ask you, did you go to the storeroom to work for the Director of Ceremonies?"
Everyone nodded. Lin Yi went on.
"Then is this ceremonial room part of the Ceremony Directorate?"
Everyone nodded again, and Lin Yi asked,
"Then no matter what, you're still working for the Ceremony Directorate. Does that mean that weeding the ceremonial room is the same as working in the utility room?"
Everyone thought, "Wait. Why does that actually make sense?"
In short, after a while, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile as he watched the eunuchs pulling weeds in the courtyard.
"Work? I'll never work in my life!"
Well, the nighttime activity didn't count.
No matter what, Lin Yi was already a eunuch with ranks now, so he naturally wouldn't go back to do this physical work.
Not only did he have the young eunuchs to pluck the weeds, but he even let them tidy his room.
That had to be done. He had to have a nice, clean room. He couldn't stay in the same room with the old eunuch, could he?
Other things aside, no one could know his biggest secret.
Lin Yi sometimes wondered if the young emperor had sent him here so that his secret wouldn't be discovered.
After all, there might not be another courtyard as quiet as this in the palace.
Seeing everyone working so hard, Lin Yi didn't stay idle. After all, they were helping him clean up the courtyard.
Hence, while everyone was busy, Lin Yi laboriously moved a cushion over and found a cool spot under the tree to lie down.
Seeing this, the eunuchs felt extremely aggrieved.
When he woke up, Lin Yi felt his stomach growling. He took a look and saw that the eunuchs had almost pulled out all the weeds in the courtyard.
Even his own room had been tidied up.
Lin Yi was very pleased. He looked at the sun above his head and waved his hand.
"Alright. Take a break. You've worked hard. We can continue in the afternoon. Let's have lunch first, my treat!"
Hearing this, the eunuchs heaved a long sigh of relief.
At the same time, they used their sweat-soaked sleeves to wipe the sweat off their foreheads.
The young eunuch in the lead hurriedly said, "There's no need.
"This is what we should do. How can we trouble you, my lord? We'll go back and eat first. After lunch, we'll come back and continue tidying up your courtyard."
As he spoke, he bowed and prepared to leave.
But just as they were about to leave, they heard Lin Yi's voice again.
However, the words that came out of his mouth almost choked the young eunuch.
"Alright, since you're going to lunch, I won't keep you.
"While you're at it, bring me back something to eat. That way, I won't need to get someone to cook for me.
"By the way, other than vegetarian food, I can eat anything. Also, I'm tired from working the entire morning. Bring me a big portion."
These words stunned the group of people. They had seen shameless people, but they had never seen someone so shameless.
They had already felt that Lin Yi was thick-skinned, but they had still underestimated him.
Of course, since Lin Yi had given the order, these people had to follow it no matter how depressed they were.
Hence, the young eunuchs bowed again and prepared to leave.
However, just as they were about to leave, the young eunuch in the lead felt something smashing toward him.
This stunned him for a moment before he reached out to catch it.
At that moment, he heard Lin Yi's casual voice.
"Share it among yourselves. Buy some wine if you have the chance. I won't give you anymore in the afternoon."
The young eunuch in the lead looked down and immediately saw a large piece of blackened silver in his hand!
That's right! It was silver!
And it should weigh about a kilo!
Even if they split it equally, each of them would get about one tael!
For eunuchs like them, who only had a monthly salary of 500 copper coins, this was two months' worth of salary!
When they came back to their senses and looked at Lin Yi, they saw that Lin Yi had already walked into the room they had just cleaned.
For a while, their faces were filled with gratitude.
The group of people bowed sincerely in the direction of Lin Yi's room again before biting their lips and leaving.
Although Lin Yi had been quite annoying, he actually gave everyone so much money in the end.
This was a treatment they had never experienced before.
Although they were usually ordered around by various eunuchs, they would consider themselves lucky if they weren't scolded, let alone receive rewards.
In the room, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile and shake his head as he watched the eunuchs bow and leave.
"Although I'm a little talkative and lazy, well, and a little greedy and lecherous, I have my principles. I, Lin Yi, will never bully others…"