"Your Majesty, it's time for morning court!" Jing De came to Wanyan Lie's side and pulled him back to reality from his fanatical fantasy.
"Alright!" Wanyan Lie tidied up his clothes and reminded the man in black before leaving, "Continue to keep an eye on them and report back to me at any time."
During the morning court session, all the officials noticed that the Emperor was in a good mood. From beginning to end, Wanyan Lie had a faint smile on his face. His mind wandered a few times, and he only came back to his senses when Jing De reminded him.
After the court was over, the ministers gathered in groups of three to five. They wanted to know what had happened to cause the usually calm and collected Wanyan Lie to show such an abnormal side.
Some guessed that the emperor had found a new favorite to fill the gap in the Moon Orchid Ganoderma. Some said that the treasury was full and the emperor was happy. Others said that the marriage between Southern Lin Monarch Feng Cang and East Lu Princess Xia Yunxi was imminent and the emperor was happy because he could get Yu Guan through the marriage …
All kinds of discussions eventually converged on Wanyan Yi. Especially when he heard everyone guessing about Feng Cang and Xia Yunxi, Wanyan Yi couldn't help but clench his fists. If Imperial Father really wanted it, what should he do?
In the Southern Lin Mansion, Xia Yunxi was stewing chicken soup early in the morning. She slowly stewed it over a small fire so that she could drink the delicious chicken soup when Feng Cang returned from court. Xia Yunxi sat beside the small stove, reveling in her virtuous and virtuous demeanor.
Murong Qiqi had said in White Cloud Residence that Feng Cang liked virtuous women the most. Not only was she virtuous, but she also had a powerful background and such a rich dowry. Feng Cang couldn't even find a woman like her! Anyone would be charmed by her!
"Princess, His Highness is back!" Hongye ran back, gasping for breath. As soon as she arrived at the Rain-Observing Tower, she reported the information she had gathered to Xia Yunxi.
"It's true!" Xia Yunxi was so happy that she almost knocked over the chicken soup. Feng Cang was back. This was the time for her to perform well!
Xia Yunxi had someone serve the chicken soup and let the little palace maid carry it. She was supported by Hong Ye and the three of them went to Tingsong Tower.
Only after personally making this trip did Xia Yunxi realize that the Rain Observation Tower was actually very, very far from the Tingsong Tower. Although winter had just passed and it was still early spring, she was used to sitting in a sedan chair, so how could she have walked such a long distance?
"Stop — rest, I can't walk anymore!" Xia Yunxi sat on the stone bench and rubbed her legs. Why is the Southern Lin Palace so big! How long do I have to walk to see Feng Cang?
Hong Ye squatted down and massaged Xia Yunxi's legs. Xia Yunxi had been resting the entire time. What should have been an hour's journey had taken her more than two hours, and she was still quite a distance away from Tingsong Tower. According to Xia Yunxi's walking speed, she might not be able to reach there even when it was dark.
"Princess, if you continue to rest, the chicken soup will turn cold when it reaches His Highness's hands!"
Red Leaf cautiously reminded him. Hearing her mention chicken soup, Xia Yunxi immediately stood up. "Right, right, right. How could I forget! Chicken soup doesn't taste good when it's cold! Feng Cang's body wasn't good, so he naturally couldn't eat cold! Hongye, let's go, let's go! "
By the time Xia Yunxi arrived at Tingsong Tower, her legs were nearly crippled. Since young, Xia Yunxi had never walked such a long road. This time, she made an exception for Feng Cang.
Xia Yunxi originally wanted to directly enter, but she was stumped by Ruyi. Knowing that it wasn't that easy to see Feng Cang, Xia Yunxi directly adopted a gentle policy. "This little brother, can I trouble you to go in and inform His Highness that East Lu Country's Princess Yun is requesting an audience."
"His Highness is dealing with government affairs. No one is allowed to disturb him."
"But, this consort walked such a long way just to let His Highness taste the chicken soup that this consort personally stewed. Little brother, please help me and make things convenient for me! "Xia Yunxi gave Red Leaf a meaningful look. Red Leaf immediately took out ten taels of silver ingots and stuffed it into Ruyi's hands.
Ruyi didn't refuse and generously accepted the money. Xia Yunxi originally thought that Ruyi would give way after taking the money, but she didn't expect that he still blocked in front of her and didn't let Xia Yunxi enter.
"His Highness said that he doesn't want to see anyone."
"You —" Seeing that Ruyi had gotten a bargain and still didn't make things convenient for her, Xia Yunxi's face turned red. "This consort is Princess Yun. It was your Majesty who allowed me to live in the Southern Lin Mansion! You're only a servant, yet you're blocking this consort here. What kind of ability is that? Get out of the way for this consort, this consort wants to see Feng Cang! "
"Although I'm a servant, I'm His Highness's servant. I only listen to His Highness's instructions."
Ruyi's arrogant face angered Xia Yunxi to no end. "This consort stewed the chicken soup that His Highness loves the most. You're using all sorts of excuses to prevent this consort from seeing His Highness. When the chicken soup gets cold, will you be able to bear the responsibility?!"
Hearing Xia Yunxi's words, Ruyi burst into laughter.
"Who said that our His Highness loves to drink chicken soup? As long as my His Highness touches chicken, his whole body will be allergic. In his entire life, he hates chicken the most. Not to mention chicken soup, this mansion doesn't even have a live chicken! Princess, where did you hear of this matter? Haha, it's a good thing I stopped you. If you went in and His Highness saw that it was chicken soup, he would definitely flip the table and think that you're trying to harm him! "
Ruyi's half-true, half-false words directly frightened Xia Yunxi. "What? His Highness can't eat chicken? "
"I wouldn't lie to you! If I let you in, I'll also be punished if this chicken soup annoys His Highness. "
Xia Yunxi began to believe Ruyi's words. It was obvious that someone was trying to harm her!
Thinking of this, Xia Yunxi turned around and stared at Hongye. Hongye was shocked by her gaze and immediately knelt in front of her. "Princess, this servant really heard it from someone in this mansion. No matter how bold this servant is, I wouldn't dare to deceive Your Highness!"
"It really wasn't you?" If Xia Yunxi's heart could be described as a calm lake, then Ruyi's heart could be described as a pebble thrown into the lake, creating a 'plop' and creating ripples.
"Your Highness, this servant is the same as Your Highness. We've both just entered the mansion, so how could this servant know that His Highness is allergic to chicken? This servant has been with you for so many years, so I know better than anyone else what kind of person you are! "
Although Hongye had been with Xia Yunxi since she was a child and was her confidant, Xia Yunxi still lost her rationality when it came to Feng Cang. She directly slapped Hongye's delicate face. "Lowly servant! How dare you frame this consort! Fortunately, this little brother told this consort the truth. Otherwise, this consort would have harmed His Highness! "
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