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Wei Manying was truly busy dealing with these Children of Fortune.

Unsurprisingly, she had also gained a measure of fame in the Imperial Capital.

That meant Wei Manying had to be careful about what she did now. Plenty of eyes were watching her, and she could no longer act as freely as before.

She had only just found a moment to spare when a maid came to report that Lord Xiao Ming had arrived.

To be honest, it was ten in the morning.

Wei Manying was quite puzzled to see the maid announcing his arrival at this hour.

Wasn't the Ministry of Justice the busiest department? With all its daily official duties, how did Xiao Ming have so much free time?

Lin Mo and Fang Qian were so busy they could barely tell north from south. She could only go and "bother" them after they finished work, yet Xiao Ming had nothing to do during working hours?

What she did not know was that Xiao Ming's job was to hunt down the Former Dynasty Remnants-and wasn't she one of them?

So Xiao Ming was not exactly neglecting his work, though he did not seem to be doing any work either.

Her younger sister's identity was sensitive, making it inconvenient for her to show her face. After exchanging a few words with her, Wei Manying left the rear courtyard to deal with Xiao Ming.

Once her older sister had left, Wei Manping returned to the Imperial Palace.

Li Chen had many women in his Imperial Harem. To secure a foothold here, she would have to curry favor with some of the more favored consorts, or those with higher standing in the harem.

Jiang Rong had entered the palace relatively early. Thanks to her exceptional physical gifts and shrewd, capable nature, she