There is no doubt that Pei Xiaoyuan has a clear and sharp mind, which is enough for him to understand the meaning of her words.
However, in a short moment, too many thoughts rushed to him almost at the same time. He felt confused and dazed until the clear sound of her footsteps passing through the courtyard gradually faded away and disappeared from his ears. In an instant, he woke up, his heart beat wildly, and he jumped up from his seat and chased after her, but her figure had disappeared without a trace.
His figure paused, and his footsteps finally slowly stopped.
When he appeared in front of Han Kerang and told him that the person he was ordered to find last night was safe and sound and had entered the palace on his own, he looked no different from usual. The only thing was that he was probably too busy last night and had not slept for a moment, so he was not in good spirits.
Han Kerang looked at him carefully, his eyes showing concern, and said: "You don't look well, are you too tired recently? Don't take advantage of your youth and don't take it lightly. Just like me, I was just like you in my early years, going up the mountain to fight tigers and going down to the sea to catch dragons. Now..."
He patted his increasingly bulging waist and shook his head, "I didn't sleep all night last night because I was looking for someone. I couldn't stand it anymore. It's best if you're okay. Fortunately, today is a day off. I'm going home to rest. If I don't go back, my wife and mother at home might make trouble again. You don't have to work so hard—"
He looked around, his eyes fell on his subordinate's forehead, which had not yet healed. He leaned closer and whispered, "You got this wound on your head from His Majesty, right? I have worked for His Majesty for many years, and I know His Majesty's temperament to some extent. If you don't know how to relax and just work hard, even a man of steel can't stand being ordered around. There are some things you can do on your own. If you know how to handle them well, His Majesty is not a man-eating tiger, and he won't really do anything to you."
He cordially imparted his experience on dealing with superiors to his subordinate, patted him on the shoulder, and left.
Pei Xiaoyuan was reminded by Han Kerang that today was a day off. He and Ning Wang's grandson Xin'an Wang Li Hui agreed to go out of the city to teach him some riding and archery skills. However, in order to find her last night, he forgot about it because of the chaos.
He glanced at the gradually rising sun and realized that Li Hui and others were probably waiting at the agreed place. He immediately calmed down, ordered his followers to go first, and returned to his residence in the government office first.
Since he had planned to stay here for a long time, he had all his daily necessities here, including the casual clothes he needed for going out today, as well as bows, arrows and other weapons. He hurried over and found a woman's green oil cart parked on the roadside outside the door, as well as a mule cart carrying boxes and other items. Seven or eight servants from Cui's mansion were moving things in, and they were surprised and stopped.
When the servants of Cui's house saw him, they hurried up to greet him and said they were ordered to deliver something. At this time, a young woman came out while directing people to place things. She was wearing a red silk blouse and a bright blue long skirt with small scattered flowers. Her face was painted with a dignified and bright makeup. It was the Wang family girl Zhenfeng who had seen her in Cui's house yesterday. Behind her was Qingtou who was called to help early in the morning.
Wang Zhenfeng saw Pei Xiaoyuan, stopped in the courtyard, and looked at him with a smile. Pei Xiaoyuan then walked in. After the two of them greeted each other, Wang Zhenfeng explained that all the utensils were arranged by her aunt, Madam Wang of the Cui Mansion, and she was ordered to come along to help with the arrangements.