This Side Chamber was nowhere near as lavish as the previous one.
It looked more like a simple sitting room, though an extravagantly generous ring of Luminous Pearls was still embedded around the walls, bathing the Side Chamber in an understated yet expensive-looking glow.
Yu Xingmian carried the little girl inside, ignoring her attempt to reach out and help Liaochen up, and walked straight past him.
Jiang Xingran and the others hesitated briefly at the stone doorway before following him inside.
Liaochen: "..."
Could you be any more childish?!
Jiang Yingcheng let out a bewildered "Ah-"
Had Uncle Liaochen done something to offend Uncle Yu?
Yu Xingmian tugged at the corner of his mouth, producing a rather shoddy semblance of a smile.
A few days ago, he had sent a letter to his deputy. Before the messenger pigeon could even fly out of the palace, this "wine-drinking, meat-eating monk" had shot it down and roasted it.
If he had not happened to go looking for Liaochen and stumbled upon the little pile of bones and pigeon feathers scattered around him, who knew how long he would have waited in vain for a reply!
But that was not the priority now. As soon as Yu Xingmian entered the room, he set the little girl down and let her search for the treasure that "System Bro" had mentioned.
Once on the floor, Jiang Yingcheng first glanced toward her Uncle Liaochen. Seeing that her Seventh Prince brother and Brother Shixu had helped him up, she shuffled away from Uncle Yu, who was receiving a fierce glare from Uncle Liaochen. Farther, then farther still. Only once she had retreated to a safe distance did she begin looking around with peace of mind.
Huh... Jiang Yingcheng's eyes filled with disappointment. *How does this look like