The next day, before dawn, Su Juan was woken up by Dongdong. She stood there drowsily, allowing Dongdong to fiddle with her. The official uniform was a little loose on her and didn't fit her well.

After all, the existing official uniforms were all made according to the male body shape, and the emperor wanted her to go to court immediately, so the palace eunuchs had to send her a suit of clothes that was barely big enough for her to wear.

Dong Dong looked more energetic and excited than usual. She shook Su Juan and said, "Master, please open your eyes. It's almost Yin time. It's time to go out."

In the past, at this time, the prince and the crown prince would have already finished their breakfast and boarded the carriage to the palace.

Su Juan rubbed her eyes and forced them open. It was still dark outside and she was cursing.

I thought getting up at 8 a.m. in modern times was bad enough, but when I came to ancient times, I had to get up at 3 a.m. to wake up, which was even worse than getting up at 8 a.m.!

Dong Dong stuffed two steamed buns into Su Juan's arms, and even dragged her onto the carriage, reminding her, "Master, remember to eat the steamed buns while they're hot. They won't taste good if they're cold!"

It is autumn now, and the steamed buns will become cold and hard after a while.

Fortunately, I live close to the palace, so getting up at the hour of Yin is just the right time. If I lived farther away, I would have to get up at the hour of Chou.

In the carriage, Su Juan fell asleep again in a daze.

By the time she was woken up, many officials had already walked into the palace. She then tugged at her official uniform, yawned, and got off the carriage cursing, holding two steamed buns in her pocket.

Song Qianfan was unwilling to go with her as he felt it was embarrassing, so he left long ago. Only Prince Jing was still waiting for her.

A group of people were waiting outside the palace. It was already 7:15 in the morning. Su Juan had just started eating a steamed bun when the palace door was already wide open.

Prince Jing comforted her, "It's your first time attending court, so it's normal to feel uncomfortable. You will get used to it in the future, so don't worry."

Su Juan nodded like a chick, "My daughter-in-law understands."

Then he lowered his head and followed the huge crowd into the hall. He found a corner, stood there, and quietly ate a steamed bun.

Among the officials present, she had the lowest rank, as the others were all officials of the fourth rank and above. She naturally stood at the back, and because of her small stature, she was completely blocked by the people in front of her. Su Juan was very satisfied with this.

[This steamed bun is so hard, and I haven’t ordered any side dishes to go with it. Sigh! ]

[Will I be so miserable every day from now on? ]

[Waking up at 3am to go to court hungry, eating this hard-to-swallow bun? ]

Su Juan began to miss the delicacies in Prince Jing's mansion, the roast duck legs and meat buns that Song Qianhang brought her...

As she thought about it, her saliva was almost flowing out. When she lowered her head, there was only a hard bun.

[Forget it, I'll just eat whatever I can. I don't know how long the old emperor will drag on. I can't go hungry.]

All the officials in the palace could hear this, and many of them looked disdainful, especially Song Qianfan. He was so disgusted. This woman was about to go to court, but she was still eating. It was really inappropriate!

"They say women are not suitable for being officials. Look, what's going on here!?"

"After all, it was His Majesty who issued the order personally..."

The handsome young man in front of Su Juan, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, quietly took out a large pancake from his wide sleeves, handed it to Su Juan, and whispered, "If you don't mind, try my pancake. Even though it's cold, it should taste good."

Su Juan's eyes lit up and he took it immediately, "Thank you, Brother Yuan."

Then he thought it was not nice to take someone else's sesame cake for free, so he handed the remaining steamed bun in his hand to the scholar of the Hanlin Academy and said, "I won't take yours for free either. I'll exchange my steamed bun with you."

The scholar from the Hanlin Academy took it with a smile, feeling a little surprised that she knew his last name was Yuan.

Su Juan got the pancake and took a big bite immediately. [I didn't expect that Master Yuan was such a good person. He even gave away the pancake to fill his stomach.]

A look of contempt flashed across Song Qianfan's face. Whether Prince Jing's Mansion was in need of food or clothes for her, they could bribe her with just a sesame bun.

The scholar of the Hanlin Academy listened and felt a little uneasy. He bought these extra sesame cakes on purpose, as he had already eaten enough on the road earlier. He just thought that Su Juan would go to court today, and buying an extra sesame cake might be of use.

I heard that Mr. Su was a very powerful person, and it was her fault that Mr. Du ended up like this.

Everyone in the capital knows about the Lian family's hobbies, and the Shen family's daughter is now like a rat crossing the street, and everyone is shouting and beating her.

She knows all the secrets of many families.

He thought that maybe he could get some favor from Su Juan by eating a sesame seed bun...

The next second, Su Juan sighed, "This scholar Yuan is a good person, but he is too soft-hearted and inactive. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not harmonious at home, and they quarrel day and night, but he stays in the study all day to avoid trouble. This man is really irresponsible."

The people around immediately pricked up their ears, wow!

It turned out that Mr. Yuan stayed in the guest room all day. No wonder he complained of back pain all day long. I thought he was tormented by his wife at home at night. I used to envy him for his good fortune!

Everyone shook their heads. They couldn't afford such good fortune.

Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy: “???”

For a moment, he felt that it would be better for him to feed the pancake to a dog than to end up in Su Juan's stomach.

"Master Yuan, is everything going well at home recently? I have to say that family harmony is the most important thing, so we must not be careless."

The cabinet scholar cast a sympathetic look at him, but in fact he was gloating over his misfortune.

The scholar from the Hanlin Academy gnashed his teeth and said, "Thank you for your concern, Scholar Wang. Everything is fine."

Su Juan pricked up her ears and listened. She took a bite of the pancake and glanced at the person who was talking to the scholar from the Hanlin Academy. [Oh, it turned out to be Scholar Wang from the Cabinet...]

Mr. Wang, who was named, had no idea that danger was approaching him.

Others had already pricked up their ears.

Su Juan lived up to everyone's expectations.

[You still have the nerve to criticize Scholar Yuan. He is a decent person after all. Your own house is a mess. You invite all your relatives and friends to live in your house, but you are not willing to spend a few more dollars to hire some servants to clean the house.]

[He lets his wife do all the cooking, sweeping and washing. He also has a lover in Chunxianglou. If he gets unhappy, he will go home and beat and scold his wife. He is really a stingy, bad, and evil man! ]

[It's really comparable to Song Qianfan! ]

The cabinet scholar's face turned pale and blue.

Song Qianfan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. If he wanted to scold Bachelor Wang, just scold the Bachelor. Why did he involve himself in this?

Everyone was completely unable to care about Song Qianfan at the moment. They were all shocked. This Scholar Wang usually seemed so generous and hospitable, but they didn't expect that he was such a bad person in private. He beat and scolded his wife and even visited Chunxiang Tower!

The scholar from the Hanlin Academy suddenly felt balanced and relieved.

[But this scumbag didn't end well either. His wife probably ran away with their two-year-old son and went to live with Mr. Wang's close friend who was staying at their house every day.]

Su Juan's words could cause a huge uproar!

All the officials in the court pricked up their ears and kept quiet at the same time, for fear of missing out on this big news!

The cabinet scholar's heart skipped a beat and he was about to faint.

Nonsense!

His wife has always been virtuous and obedient!

His good friends grew up together and are as close as brothers!

How could I possibly cuckold him!

[Tsk tsk, you bring me back home for drinks every day, but you don’t know that you really love drinking and I really love your wife! ]