At court the next morning.
Jiang Yingcheng braced both hands on her low table, gazing at Yu Xingmian with little stars sparkling in her eyes.
Then her gaze shifted, meeting Lu Yao's resentful stare head-on.
Jiang Yingcheng: "..."
She swiftly looked away, trying to pretend she had seen nothing.
How strange. Why hasn't Uncle Lu come today?~
Lu Yao ground his teeth so loudly that even Duke Wang, standing at the very front of the ranks, turned to glance at him.
Yesterday, after the Little Highness had snatched Yu Xingmian out from under his nose, not only had his hopes of recruiting the man into the Embroidered Uniform Guard shattered all over the floor, but the little girl had also entrusted him with a whole pile of extra tasks.
Things like uncovering the true identity of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's master, investigating what the Ink Rain Association's deputy leader had been up to recently, and so on...
It was snow piled atop frost for a household that was already far from wealthy.
He had barely slept all night, only to run straight into a thoroughly refreshed Yu Xingmian the moment he arrived.
An unaccountable fury instantly blazed in his heart. He had nearly charged over to fight Yu Xingmian to the death right then and there.
But-
Now, seeing the shock all over the other man's face, he felt a faint surge of satisfaction.
Ha! Taking an official post felt good for a moment, but now you've discovered you've stepped into a whole new world. Dumbstruck, aren't you?!
Hehehe, Uncle Yu is so handsome! Just as handsome as my beautiful imperial father!~
At that thought, quite a few officials in the court looked toward the corner where Yu Xingmian stood, then boldly stole a quick glance up at the Golden