Jiao Hongmiao and Lin Deyun were a merchant and an official respectively. In their everyday lives, never mind well water not meddling with river water-they had never even met.
When Lin Deyun hurried over after the gatekeeper announced his visitor, he and Jiao Hongmiao stared at each other for a long moment, both sinking into wordless awkwardness.
An unfamiliar high-ranking official suddenly arriving at an ordinary household would leave anyone trembling with fear for quite some time. The fact that Lin Deyun hadn't fallen to his knees on the spot with his legs shaking already spoke to his remarkable composure.
In the end, Lin Deyun hesitantly spoke up and broke the deadlock.
"To what do I owe the honor of your visit to my humble home, Lord Jiao?"
Little did he know that this question immediately pushed the situation into even greater embarrassment.
Jiao Hongmiao: "..."
How was he supposed to know?!
He had only learned they would be meeting today a few breaths before Lin Deyun had!
An awkward smile on his face, Jiao Hongmiao discreetly glanced at the Little Highness beside him.
The Little Highness, who knew the whole story, looked at the sky and the ground-anywhere but into his eyes.
Fortunately, after more than a decade riding the tides of officialdom, he had become terrifyingly skilled in the art of lying through his teeth!
"The Little Princess entrusted me with checking on your son Lin Jinshu's condition."
The reason wasn't hard to guess. The Little Highness's study companion had suddenly taken leave, and she had gone to great lengths to trick him into visiting the Lin Residence. It didn't take much thought to work out why.
Looking overwhelmed by the honor, Lin Deyun lowered his gaze to the two little dumplings. "...Then these two are?" Surely they