Daliang Dynasty, early winter.
Capital, Taifu Xiao's Mansion.
When Xiao Lingchen stayed up late to finish reading the newly delivered official documents, the night was half-dark outside the window, a thin chill surged in the air, and a fish-belly white color appeared in the east.
"Why is it already dawn?"
He frowned slightly, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples with his fingers, a rare hint of fatigue on his handsome face.
Xiao Lingchen hasn't eaten for a day and a half.
But he was always anorexic and did not feel the slightest bit hungry. He closed his eyes and said calmly: "I will not take a bath today. If I don't go to court, I will take a rest first. Call me in an hour."
Xiao Shisan, a close subordinate, agreed, but still looked at Xiao Lingchen's tired face with worry.
You adults are too harsh on yourself!
After staying up all night, but only willing to rest for an hour, how can the adult's body bear it
He quickly packed up the things on the table and asked tentatively: "Sir, would you like me to send someone to inform the eldest girl and ask her to cook you something to eat?"
Xiao Lingchen was noncommittal, but Xiao Shisan was happily afraid that he would regret it, so he hurried out of the main room and sent someone to inform the eldest girl Xiao Qingwan.
A few days ago, Xiao Baishu, the second girl in the house, made such a big mistake and was driven to Zhuangzi by him. Who knew that Xiao Qingwan, the eldest girl, was not happy.
She couldn't cook well without her younger sister to help her, so she kept putting off helping the adults prepare meals. The adults didn't pay much attention to it, but Xiao Shisan was extremely angry.
To put it nicely, she is a step-sister, but to put it harshly, she has no blood and no fate. What kind of master is she in the Taifu Mansion
Especially Xiao Qingwan, who has never been restless, Xiao Shisan is disgusted no matter how much she looks at it. If adults can only eat what she cooks now, Xiao Shisan would not give her any good looks.
The Danzhu Courtyard where Xiao Qingwan lived was not close to the study, but the people from Xiao Shisan's faction arrived very quickly. They were impatient and walked quickly. When they arrived at the door, they asked the maids to rush Xiao Qingwan.
"Who called me so early in the morning?"
Xiao Qingwan was woken up from her dream with a gloomy face. However, when she heard the maid said in fear that it was Commander Xiao Shisan, she was frightened away from most of her sleep.
She hurriedly got up, changed her clothes and went out. Xiao Shisan had already left. Xiao Qingwan sullenly cursed "disturbing people's dreams" and kicked Xiao Baishu's door impatiently.
"Baizhu, are you up? It's already this time, why are you still sleeping? Get up quickly. My sister wants to eat the snacks you made. Please help her make something delicious."
In order to prevent the news from leaking out, Xiao Qingwan concealed the true identity of the person eating the meal and always deceived Xiao Baishu, saying that the meal she cooked was for herself.
There was no response from the room. Xiao Qingwan felt irritated, kicked open the door and barged in. She shouted with a cold face: "Did you hear what I said?"
She opened the curtains beside the bed, but saw no one. She turned around in surprise and looked around, only to see someone walking out of the cubicle unhurriedly.
"Sister, I just came back from Zhuangzi at midnight last night. I didn't even have a good rest, so I wasn't in the mood to cook."
The girl had obviously been up for a long time. Her face was fair and beautiful in the morning light. She lazily combed her hair and walked over. She was wearing a plain white undershirt, which made her look even more thin and frail.
Xiao Qingyuan was startled, then her face darkened. After closing the door and making sure that there was no third person in the room, she stepped forward, glared at Xiao Baishu who was still combing his hair, and scolded him harshly.
"Baizhu, you're disobedient again! You just promised that you would obey your sister's words, but in the end, you just said this and didn't take it seriously?!"