Exchange Visit

Exchange Visit

During the time he had been away, setting aside the especially important and urgent documents that messengers had delivered to him at full gallop, quite a pile of other documents requiring his attention had accumulated.

This meant that Zhou Xu, who had just returned to the imperial palace in Xianyang City, barely had time to rest before throwing himself into work.

The work that had piled up over such a long period obviously could not be dealt with easily in just a day or two after Zhou Xu's return, especially since new documents arrived every day.

Inside the Hall of Diligent Governance, Zhou Xu worked until nightfall.

As for Huo Qubing, taking his physical condition into consideration, Zhou Xu had simply sent him back to rest.

After finishing another document, Zhou Xu twisted his stiff neck and happened to see Shilke enter carrying a bowl of soup.

Looking at the bowl, Zhou Xu raised an eyebrow. Shilke immediately understood and quietly explained...

"Consort De ordered someone to send this chicken soup."

The Hall of Diligent Governance was an important workplace, and unrelated people were forbidden from entering and leaving as they pleased. Naturally, the maid who had come to deliver the soup had been stopped outside.

Now, looking at the chicken soup, Zhou Xu pointed to the table beside him.

"Put it over there."

At that moment, two bowls of soup had already been placed on the table beside him. With this one added, there were exactly three.

After night fell, the consorts he had not seen for a month had each ordered the imperial kitchen to stew soup and send it over, while taking the opportunity to probe subtly about where he would be resting that night.

Zhou Xu had already given Shilke instructions about this. The