Yuwen Xu raised his eyes, his face still pale.

He exchanged a glance with Su Yan.

His facial expression was unreadable, and his voice was indifferent.

"I am discussing state affairs."

If it were anyone else, hearing such a sentence would probably scare them so much they would kneel on the ground.

Su Yan reached out and pushed the bowl of medicine.

"Drink it while it's hot."

Yuwen Xu pursed his thin lips, looking at her with his eyes sometimes bright and sometimes dark, as if he was thinking something.

Before he could speak, the civil officials had already begun to find it unbearable.

"presumptuous!!"

He slapped the chair and stood up.

He raised his finger and pointed it at Su Yan; he was probably too angry, because his finger was trembling.

"Where did this girl come from?! How rude of her!"

The civil official was at a loss for words.

After all, this was the first time they had encountered someone so audacious and disrespectful in front of the prince.

But what made the civil official even more disoriented was yet to come.

The usually ruthless and cold-blooded prince, for some unknown reason, not only did not drag the man out to be beheaded, but instead picked up the thick medicinal liquid and drank it.

Unbelievable... Obedience.

After he finished drinking the medicine in one gulp, he frowned slightly.

Before he could speak, he heard a sound from the side.

A peeled piece of candy was offered to his lips.

A sound came from the side

"It's candy, it's sweet."

Yuwen Xu's eyelids twitched.

He didn't look at Su Yan's expression.

In this silence.

The civil officials watched in disbelief as their prince opened his mouth and obediently ate the pink candy.

Su Yan watched his throat bob up and down, confirming that he was eating candy.

Then, she picked up the porcelain bowl and took a step back.

He bowed, then said nothing more and walked out with the tray in his hand.

Originally, Yuwen Xu's expression was no longer as gloomy as before.

But when he heard Su Yan turn and leave without asking a single question, his expression, which had just softened, became even more gloomy.

His dark eyes swirled as he watched Su Yan's retreating figure.

Suddenly, Su Yan stopped in her tracks.

She turned her head, wanting to say something to Yuwen Xu.

She moved her lips, but seeing so many people staring at her...

Instead, they remained silent.

She hesitated for a moment, as if he had other things to do.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't bother me anymore after taking the medicine.

but····.

After thinking for a moment, she walked back to Yuwen Xu.

He moved closer to him, lowered his voice, and whispered.

"Are you going back to have dinner with me tonight, or are you going to eat here?"

Yuwen Xu lowered his brows, concealing the turmoil beneath his eyelids.

Su Yan noticed that he remained silent for a long time.

Look at how these people are eyeing us covetously.

Could it be that he wanted to go back to eat, but was too tied up with official duties to leave?

She lowered her voice a little more, tugged at his collar, and leaned closer.

"If you want to, just say so. Then I can find an excuse to call you away."

Her voice was gentle as she earnestly offered her suggestions.

Then he said

"And your wound needs changing its dressing. Otherwise, it will get worse."

Having said that, it seems... he has to go back to his room this afternoon.

His tone suddenly changed from being agreeable to being negotiated.

She tugged at his sleeve, her tone hardening considerably.

"Go home for dinner, I'll come and call you."

I thought he would say something to argue back.

Little did Su Yan know, she just happened to see Yuwen Xu curl the corners of his lips and then respond.

"kindness"

She knew it.

Who would enjoy dining in their study?

With the new emperor ascending the throne and wielding immense power as regent, he must be extremely busy with so many eyes watching him.