To make Jiang Yingcheng's grand plan of leading a team easier, Jiang Yanchuan specifically arranged for everyone to stay at Lingji Nunnery for another afternoon.
With her "addiction to learning" acting up again, Jiang Yingcheng shyly pulled Yuan Liangping aside. Their two little heads huddled together as they whispered and muttered all afternoon.
Only when the sun sank toward the west did Jiang Yingcheng finally yawn and release the woeful laborer she had bought with two banknotes.
Yuan Liangping watched resentfully as Jiang Yingcheng went back to Emperor Mingze, acting cute and wheedling for a hug. Once picked up, she gave another languid yawn in his arms, and Yuan Liangping felt that his aching wrist, his numb feet, and his dry eyes had all been-
So worth it!!
He contentedly squeezed the fairly thick little stack of papers in his sleeve, the corners of his lips lifting.
That was the envelope the Little Highness had slipped him earlier, thinking he had not noticed. Inside should be the banknotes they had agreed on!
The gloom brought on by an afternoon of toil instantly vanished. Humming a little tune, Yuan Liangping changed direction and headed toward the newly formed group of ministers who could hear the little princess's thoughts.
"Oh, if it isn't Lord Wronged," Gao Siyuan greeted him warmly. "Finished with your work, have you..."
Yuan Liangping deliberately patted the hidden pocket in his sleeve. "How did you know I had secret spending money?"
Gao Siyuan: "..."
"How did you know I was going to sneak off to Snack Street today and eat my fill?"
Gao Siyuan: "..."
"Oh dear, just look at me." Yuan Liangping looked sympathetic. "I forgot you're another man who has to hand over his entire salary."
The smile instantly vanished from Gao Siyuan's face. He pressed