"Your Majesty..." After some hesitation, Lin En finally made a decision. "This servant will guard Miss Xi well and not let anyone get close. You see, it's getting late. Should we go to the morning court first? I estimate that Miss Xi should wake up around the time the court is over."
Try to phrase things smoothly so as not to anger An Honghan.
Lin En's little scheme could not escape An Honghan's eyes.
An Honghan clearly saw the eunuchs outside gesturing and talking to Lin En.
These things are insignificant, and An Honghan wouldn't be angry about them.
After taking one last look at Xi Xizhi's sleeping face, An Honghan turned around and instructed the palace maid to help him change his clothes.
When Lynn saw that His Majesty was finally willing to attend the morning court session, a smile appeared on his lips.
Serving His Majesty is more difficult than anything else.
Not only did they have to worry about their own lives and property every day, but they also suffered from the torment inflicted by the ministers.
See, see, no matter what, it's always these innocent lackeys who suffer.
After helping An Honghan change his clothes, Lin En did not go to the morning court with him, but waited outside the door.
Inside the vast Panlong Hall, only Xi Xizhi slept quietly, and no palace maid or eunuch dared to make the slightest noise outside the hall.
For the next two days, Xi Xizhi got up early every day to run with An Honghan.
Despite the unbearable soreness in her legs after each run, Xi Xizhi never uttered a discouraging word and persevered.
Persistence over the long term has paid off.
After at least three to five days, Xi Xizhi gradually adapted to the life of running in the morning and no longer lay panting on the soft couch after running every day.
Under the blazing sun, rays of golden sunlight shone down.
Xi Xizhi lay sprawled on the desk, a calligraphy brush in her hand, seemingly extremely bored. Her azure eyes darted around, showing no interest in anything.
"My little ancestor, would you like something to eat? His Majesty is discussing state affairs with his ministers in the Imperial Study and will probably be gone for quite some time."
Seeing that Xi Xizhi was bored, Lin En was afraid that the little darling would get bored, so he quickly went up to ask her.
The palace maids and eunuchs around her were also afraid of not serving her well, so they all waited meekly for Xi Xizhi's instructions.
This wasn't the first time Xi Xizhi had seen this scene, and she was already used to it. She shook her head at Lin En, indicating that she didn't want to eat, "I'm not hungry."
"Would you like to go out for a walk?" Lynn asked again, trying every possible way to amuse the child.
Xi Xizhi shook her head again, "I don't want to go."
Today, Xi Xizhi just couldn't muster any energy and didn't want to do anything.
An hour had passed since An Honghan and his ministers began discussing state affairs.
Xi Xizhi really couldn't figure out what important matter could warrant An Honghan's reaction...
It's rare to see anything so difficult that it could take up so much of An Honghan's time.
Lost in thought, Xi Xizhi blurted out, "Has anything major happened recently?"
"A big deal?" Lynn muttered to himself, then clapped his hands as if he had just thought of something. "Yes! Yes! The Left Prime Minister, Minister Situ, will be returning to the capital the day after tomorrow. This is the most talked-about topic lately."
Although Situ Feiyu had intended to conceal the flooding in Fengzhou a few months ago, other ministers have said that he has been working diligently to deal with the flooding for the past two or three months.
The floods in Fengzhou are now under control, and he has minimized the losses in Fengze.
Thinking back to that old man Situ Feiyu, Xi Xizhi really couldn't muster any goodwill towards him.
Compared to the Right Chancellor Liu Fuqing, they were worlds apart.
"I see." Xi Xizhi rested her chin on her hand in boredom. No wonder An Honghan had become so busy with official duties lately. It was all about Fengzhou. Fengzhou had just gone through a disaster, so there must be a lot of things to deal with.
The most important thing is to appease the people.
"How is the disaster situation in Fengzhou?" Xi Xizhi wanted to ask about the people there, because the natural disaster had brought them only endless suffering; so many people had been displaced, and their families had been torn apart...
Lin En had absolutely no experience with this question from Xi Xizhi.
In his eyes, Xi Xizhi was incredibly pure compared to the filthy palace, possessing a kind heart.
"The people have settled down, but... many houses in Fengzhou were destroyed by the flood, and it will take a lot of money and time to rebuild them."
During this period, since the disaster has just occurred there, it is easy for diseases such as plagues to break out.
If not handled properly, the consequences could be disastrous.
However, the question of where to house millions of people has become a problem.
Although Lynn did not say these words aloud, Xi Xizhi understood them perfectly.
An Honghan is probably going to be quite busy these days...
Not only do we need to send people to search for Old Man Xu's whereabouts, but we also need to manage all affairs in Fengzhou.
Then she remembered how busy An Honghan was every day, not only unable to sleep in late in the morning, but also having to take time to run with her. Suddenly, Xi Xizhi felt that she had committed a great sin.
Shaking her head, Xi Xizhi felt she should do something to help An Honghan, otherwise how could she face him?
But what could she do? Xi Xizhi thought and thought, but still couldn't come up with anything.
Just then, a eunuch outside the Panlong Hall shouted, "His Majesty is returning to the palace!"
Upon hearing this sound, Xi Xizhi immediately sat up straight, held the calligraphy brush in her hand properly, and pretended to be diligently practicing calligraphy.
When Lynn and the palace maids and eunuchs saw this, they were all astonished and stared wide-eyed as the child instantly went from a lazy state to sitting up straight and writing furiously.
If they didn't know that the child had been daydreaming, they would have really thought she had been reading and writing all day!
An Honghan, dressed in a golden dragon robe, exuded an innate domineering aura. The first thing he did upon entering was to ask, "Lin En, did she slack off during her calligraphy practice today?"
Lynn thought to herself, "Miss Xi spent the whole morning just spacing out. Do you think she's been slacking off?"
Just as he was about to offer this reply, his gaze met that of Xi Xizhi.
The pleading and expectation in his eyes made Lynn's words stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered or swallowed back.
"I didn't slack off." Before Lin En could hesitate and make a decision, Xi Xizhi answered quickly, but she felt extremely guilty. She had filled a page of Xuan paper with writing all morning.
Xi Xizhi's cheeks flushed slightly, and her eyes, like those of a pure fawn, dared not to look directly at An Honghan.
Just by looking at her expression, how could An Honghan not see through the child's lie?
What a child who can't even tell a lie.
But that's precisely why this person deserves my serious attention, isn't it?
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