Jin Palace.

Duan Jingang reported the matter of Chu Xuanchi.

Prince Jin, who was sipping his tea, almost choked. "What did you say?"

Duan Jin repeated, "Your Highness will begin attending court and participating in government affairs from today."

Prince Jin placed the teacup heavily on the tea table and said, "Not this one, but the one after that."

Duan Jin gritted his teeth and repeated, "Prince Yu was appointed as the Chief of the Supervisory Department, in charge of the Supervisory Department."

The King of Jin angrily swept the teacup he had just put down, along with the teapot on the table, to the ground.

Along with the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, the teapot and teacups shattered all over the floor, and the tea and the fragments splashed everywhere, making the ground a mess.

King Jin roared, "Why? I have been planning for so long but still can't get into the Inspection Department. Why can a useless person like him get in?"

If he had entered the Supervisory Office, he would not have needed to be the Chief of the Imperial Clan, but only the Minister of the Imperial Household, and he would not have been able to be caught.

Since there was no evidence against him, he would not have been removed from all his positions and had to stay at home idle for several months.

Duan Jin lowered his head, "I don't know why your majesty values ​​Prince Yu so much, I only know it was the decree conveyed yesterday."

"Father had already issued an order yesterday, but you just found out today? What do you do for a living? What's the point of me raising you?"

The Prince of Jin had already planted spies in Prince Yu's palace, and even though such a big matter as the eunuch's imperial decree was important, there was not even a response.

Duan Jin explained in a low voice, "The defenses in the backyard of Prince Yu's Mansion are extremely strict, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for our people to get information."

King Jin didn't react for a moment, "What does this have to do with the backyard?"

The backyard was where the female members of the family lived and there were many inconveniences there, so usually orders were received by sending people to the front yard.

Duan Jin reminded, "Because the prince had a leg problem, the eunuch went directly to the backyard to pass on the order, so the news did not leak out."

"What does Father want to do? Do you really want to reuse that useless person? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world?"

When Chu Xuanchi was fighting on the battlefield, King Jin regarded him as a strong enemy, but since he returned seriously injured, he has been treated as waste.

No matter how much favor Emperor Wenzong bestowed on him, Prince Jin believed that it was done for show to the world and to appease the soldiers. Only now did he realize that something was wrong.

If they didn't really want to use him, they could just give him an honorary position. Why would they let Chu Xuanchi enter such an important Inspection Department?

Duan Jin knelt down directly, "Since ancient times, the emperor's mind is hard to predict. Please forgive me for not daring to speculate."

"Useless thing!" King Jin ordered, "Send a letter to the left prime minister's residence, I will visit him tonight."

Since his subordinates could not give him any advice, he had no choice but to go to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion to find Lin Tianzuo, who was his backer.

"Yes, master." Duan Jinru felt as if he had been pardoned and quickly stood up and left.

***

At noon.

A carriage drove towards Xuanhua Gate.

Mu Xueyan lifted a corner of the car curtain and secretly looked outside.

As she looked, she asked Mo Zhaohua, "Sister-in-law, can we really enter the palace from the front door?"

Mo Zhaohua had no interest in the outside world and leaned lazily against the car wall. "Okay, but I need a badge."

Mu Xueyan lowered the curtain and sat up straight. "This tower isn't very high. Can't we just fly in?"

Mo Zhaohua chuckled, "Of course you have great Qinggong skills, but you will most likely be shot into a hedgehog when you land."

When Mu Xueyan heard the first sentence, she was still wondering whether Fengying could fly over with his lightness. But when she heard the second sentence, she was dumbfounded.

She couldn't help but laugh, "Sister-in-law is being naughty again. If Brother Yu Wang was here, I wouldn't be able to suppress my smile."

Mo Zhaohua raised his hand and made a gesture to silence her, "Shh... This is our little secret, don't let your husband know."

Mu Xueyan felt a sense of joy of being trusted, "Great, Xue'er and sister-in-law have more and more little secrets."

While the two were talking, the carriage had stopped at the door of the Inspection Office.

The guard saw the Royal Palace emblem on the carriage and hurried forward.

The driver jumped off the carriage and said, "Please tell your Excellency that we are here to deliver lunch to His Majesty the King."

The guard looked at Mo Zhaohua who was being helped off the carriage, "Are these Princess Yu and Miss Mu?"

The driver replied, "That's right."

The guard gestured for invitation, "His Highness has already told you two to come in directly. I will lead the way."

Mo Zhaohua came over with Huaying and said politely, "Thank you, sir."

The guard said calmly, "You are too polite, Princess."

The woman's hairstyle was different from that of other girls in the boudoir. He could tell who was the princess just by this point.

Mu Xueyan followed with Yueying and the coachman, and each of the three of them was holding a large food box in their hands.

The Inspection Office also has its own official kitchen where everyone can have lunch, but it can also be delivered by family members.

Today is Chu Xuanchi's first day of reporting. Chu Xuanlin guessed that Mo Zhaohua might come, so he came to try his luck.

Sure enough, he saw her not long after coming out of the inner hall. His heart suddenly tightened and he clenched his hands subconsciously.

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and returned to his usual calmness, "I hope the Fifth Princess is doing well. Hello, Miss Mu."

Mu Xueyan couldn't remember his title at once, "Huh? Aren't you the so-and-so king? Why are you here too?"

Her rules were still not very thorough. When she was happy or excited, she would forget the proper etiquette, just like now.

"Seventh brother." Mo Zhaohua greeted first, and then reminded, "Xue'er, don't be rude. This is His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

She had heard before that Chu Xuanlin worked in the Inspection Department, but she didn't expect to meet him on her first visit to the Inspection Department.

"Hello, Your Highness Rui'an." Mu Xueyan bowed first and then apologized, "I was rude just now and I am sorry for the offense. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"No problem." Chu Xuanlin glanced at the food boxes they were holding. "Are the sister-in-law and the young lady here to bring lunch to the fifth brother?"

Mo Zhaohua said in a gentle voice, "Yes, this is the prince's first day in office. I was afraid that he might not be used to the food, so I came to check on him."

Chu Xuanlin made a gesture of invitation, "Fifth brother is taking a nap in the inner quarters, sister-in-law and young lady, please follow me."

Mu Xueyan thanked him politely, "Thank you, Your Highness."

As a doctor, Mo Zhaohua was more concerned about his injuries. "How is Fifth Brother's injury? Is he healed?"

She did not examine him in person at the time, and only heard the report from the imperial physician, so she had no way of judging whether he could recover now.

Chu Xuanlin had been recuperating in Prince Rui's Mansion for many days. Although some people came to visit him, most of them came out of concern for him because of his status.

Even when Chu Xuanhan went to see him, he was speaking on behalf of Concubine Xian so as not to bring trouble to the General's Mansion, and he was not really worried about his injury.

Now that he was cared for by the woman who was secretly in his heart, even if it was just out of politeness, his heart was already in turmoil.

He suppressed his surging emotions, tried his best to remain calm, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I am not fully recovered yet."

Mo Zhaohua disliked patients who showed off their strength the most. "Why are you reporting to the government office when you haven't even recovered yet? Is there anything more important than your own health?"

She was a little angry, but Chu Xuanlin was not angry at all, instead he became even happier, with a smile on his face.

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