"Xiao Shisan."
"I'm here, sir. What's the matter with you?"
Xiao Lingchen was riding on the horse, his expression unclear.
In the early winter morning, the frost was cold and the fog was white. All the subordinates around him followed him and walked all the way to the palace gate. The morning sun had not yet risen and the sky was still dark.
This was the time of the Shang Dynasty. The morning dynasty of the Kang Dynasty was very early, and it was often not even dark in winter. This was specially set by the founding emperor in order to warn future generations to work diligently.
Several generations of emperors reluctantly followed the rules of their ancestors. However, in the time of the late emperor, he was greedy for pleasure and insisted on changing the morning court time to close to noon, which aroused the dissatisfaction of a large number of loyal ministers.
After the late emperor passed away and Xiao Lingchen became the regent of Taifu, he deliberately changed the morning time back to Mao hour.
Emperor Xuanyi was young and couldn't get up from bed. He cursed and refused many times, but the ministers listened to Xiao Lingchen and no one cared about him.
Xiao Lingchen said slowly: "You said, one person, could it be two people?"
"What?" Xiao Shisan was confused by his sudden question, "Sir, why are there two people on one person?"
Xiao Lingchen said: "Can one person show the personalities of two people at the same time?"
"How is this possible! Sir, you are really joking. One person is one person. If there are two personalities, then they are two people..."
Xiao Shisan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As he spoke, his face suddenly stiffened and he looked at Xiao Lingchen in astonishment: "Sir, you mean -"
"—Xiao Qingwan."
Xiao Lingchen followed his pause and said without hesitation.
The court was too busy during this period, so he had little time to return home, but the few times he saw Xiao Qingwan, he always had an extra layer of suspicion in his heart.
Her behavior was too strange, sometimes greedy, sometimes chic, sometimes perfunctory, sometimes sincere, sometimes sneaky, sometimes polite.
He really doesn’t look like a person!
And in the house, there is another person who looks exactly like her...
Xiao Shisan had a layer of sweat on his forehead, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.
At this time, when we arrived at the Meridian Gate, the Jingyang Bell rang, but it was time for the ministers to gather together and enter the palace. Xiao Shisan could not follow Xiao Lingchen into the palace, so he only braced himself outside the door, thinking to himself.
Xiao Lingchen stood at the head of the civil servants on the left. The ministers greeted him respectfully in low voices. He nodded lightly and led the ministers from the left to the right into the Golden Palace.
Xiao Lingchen actually has his own resting place in the palace. He can directly call the ministers to discuss government affairs without returning to the Taifu's Mansion.
But now is the great court meeting that happens once every ten days. At this time, he still has to give the emperor some face, pretend to be a minister, and go to court according to etiquette.
Three hours later, the court meeting ended and Xiao Lingchen stepped out of the golden palace. Prince Helian waved to him from a distance and walked over with a smile.
"Master Xiao, His Majesty has just ordered you to go hunting in winter together. It will take more than half a month for you to go there. Master Xiao must be prepared. Don't forget to bring your accustomed cook."
The surrounding officials looked sideways with different expressions.
It is well known that Mrs. Xiao has anorexia and has always been in poor health.
In the past month or so, I heard that he had found a cook who was very good at cooking. As he ate more, his face gradually gained color, and his thin figure gradually became leaner and stronger.
Everyone was very curious about what kind of good cooking skills could cure Master Xiao from anorexia.
"The prince is really well informed."
Xiao Lingchen smiled coldly, walked out of the Meridian Gate away from everyone, and was greeted by Xiao Shisan.
"...According to convention, Dongshou should bring his family along with him, but there is no one in the house. Sir, do you want the two girls to go together?"
Xiao Shisan hesitated for a moment and then said, "Sir, do you want a few secret guards to keep an eye on you? In case there is an attempt to kill you..."
"No, it's not enough to use secret guards." Xiao Lingchen shook his head slightly, his deep eyes filled with unclear thoughts, "When the time comes, I will find her myself."