"Heh, Eunuch Gao!"
In the Main Hall of the Marquis's Residence, Jiang Jingcheng held his teacup and asked, seemingly offhandedly, "How has His Majesty's mood been lately?"
His son had been far too much in the limelight recently.
Especially after his son had led troops to surround the Ministry of Justice, he was very curious about His Majesty's current state of mind.
"Heh!"
Sitting to one side, Eunuch Gao gave a couple of dry chuckles upon hearing this. "Thank you for your concern, Marquis. His Majesty has been in quite good spirits these past few days!"
"His Majesty even praised the Heir Apparent's books as excellent reads. He is particularly fond of leafing through Water Margin!"
"Oh?"
Jiang Jingcheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
He had not read the books, but judging by Eunuch Gao's manner, something about them... seemed rather off.
Before he could think further, Eunuch Gao spoke again. "Also, His Majesty has read the Heir Apparent's Ode to the Goddess of Luo over and over!"
"He even said that Heir Jiang's triumph over the visiting scholars from Northern Yu and Qi at the Drunken Immortal Tower truly brought glory to the nation!"
"Oh..."
Jiang Jingcheng acknowledged this, then lowered his head to sip his tea without saying anything more.
Indeed, with His Majesty suddenly praising his son, he could not shake the feeling that nothing good would come of it.
Before long, footsteps sounded outside, and Jiang Jingcheng looked up.
Jiang Xiaobai walked in first, followed by Tang Ningshuang and the maid.
"Heir Jiang, you're here!"
Upon seeing Jiang Xiaobai, Eunuch Gao immediately stood up, his tone noticeably courteous.
"Eunuch Gao!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled and nodded. "May I ask what brings you here today?"
"Oh, His Majesty has issued an order!"
Eunuch Gao smiled at Jiang Xiaobai. "He