To test the old eunuch, Lin Yi purposefully asked, "Eh, why is Xiao Fuzi not seen?"
Xiao Fuzi was practically an invisible existence, hiding in a corner of the Imperial Kitchen every day cleaning up leftover food.
But today, Lin Yi noticed that the person cleaning up leftovers in the corner had changed.
The old eunuch looked toward the corner warily and said with an apologetic smile, "Xiao Fuzi caught smallpox and has been sent back to his home in the countryside."
A glance was enough to tell the old eunuch was lying; if Xiao Fuzi really had smallpox, with people coming and going from the Imperial Kitchen, someone would inevitably have been infected.
Yet there was no news about it in the palace, which could only mean Xiao Fuzi had met with misfortune.
On this point, Lin Yi felt there was no need to verify further; the death of a Palace Maid or eunuch in the palace was basically an event no one would care about.
