After thinking for a while, Yuan Dan said, "I want to go to the palace."
Yuan Qing nodded slightly: "I'll take you there."
Just before leaving, Yuan Qing suddenly remembered the things Xiao Changqi had asked him to bring back for New Year's Day.
“We didn’t prepare any bamboo seeds for the birds, so His Majesty asked me to bring some back from the palace for you.” Yuan Qing waved his hand, and someone brought up the bundle that Xiao Changqi had given him.
Looking at the pile of bamboo fruits in front of him, which resembled a small mountain, Yuan Dan said helplessly, "I'm not a little bird anymore, I'm a person."
When she was a bird, she loved to eat bamboo seeds, but now that she's turned back into a human, she must be eating human food.
Yuan Qing: "His Majesty said to give it to you as a snack."
New Year:"……"
They're still thinking about her turning back into a little bird.
"Should I have someone prepare some other food for you?"
"When we go to the palace to see His Majesty, surely His Majesty will provide us with a meal?"
Yuan Qing thought so too. His Majesty would never let his pet bird go hungry, no matter who else he might let go.
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All carriages and sedan chairs must stop at the palace gate; those entering the palace must walk in.
Xiao Changqi had sent people to Yuandan's side, so as soon as Yuandan said he was going to enter the palace, Xiao Changqi received the news.
As soon as I got off the carriage on New Year's Day, I saw Gao Zhong standing next to a sedan chair with his hands in his pockets.
“Miss Yuan, you’ve just recovered. His Majesty, understanding your sensitivity to the cold, specifically instructed me to wait for you here,” Gao Zhong said with a beaming smile.
Seeing that there were other people outside the palace gate besides their two carriages, Yuan Dan didn't want to offend Xiao Changqi, so he could only reply, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Eunuch."
Gao Zhong was flattered and said, "Miss, you flatter me."
"Why is there only one sedan chair? Your Majesty is showing favoritism." Yuan Qing walked over and handed Yuan Dan a hot water bottle. "Yuan Yuan, you don't mind if your brother shares a sedan chair with you, do you?"
Holding the warm soup bowl, Yuan Dan chuckled softly upon hearing this: "Of course I don't mind, please, brother."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
After saying that, Yuan Qing lifted his foot and walked towards the sedan chair, but Gao Zhong hurriedly stopped him.
"Prime Minister Yuan, please don't make things difficult for me. His Majesty said that this sedan chair can only be ridden by Miss Yuan Dan alone."
Yuan Qing stood with his hands behind his back, raising an eyebrow with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty is truly biased."
Gao Zhong smiled without saying a word. How could they possibly guess what His Majesty was thinking?
At this moment, Yuan Dan suddenly said, "Speaking of which, how did His Majesty know that my brother and I were going to the palace?"
Gao Zhong: "..."
Miss, you've hit the nail on the head.
"This..." Gao Zhong said with a forced smile, "Miss Yuan, why don't you go and ask His Majesty yourself?"
Yuan Dan glanced at him with a half-smile: "You're quite clever."
Gao Zhong thought to himself that if he hadn't been quick-witted, he wouldn't have kept his head until today.
"Very well, men and women are different, so I will not compete with Yuanyuan."
Yuan Qing had no intention of riding in the same sedan chair as Yuan Dan. If Xiao Changqi found out, he would be punished.
Although Xiao Changqi wouldn't kill him, beheading isn't the only way to punish someone.
And so, everyone watched as Yuan Dan boarded the sedan chair and entered the palace.
The news that Prime Minister Yuan brought a woman into the palace, and that His Majesty had sent a sedan chair and the chief eunuch to fetch her, quickly reached the ears of the ministers.
Isn't His Majesty supposed to be averse to women?
Why would he suddenly become so interested in a woman?
There are even rumors that the woman that Prime Minister Yuan brought into the palace was the same woman who had been favored by His Majesty the night before.
There are also rumors that the woman looks remarkably similar to the deceased fourth young lady of the Yuan family.
Everyone unanimously recalled that the fourth young lady of the Yuan family had once declared that she would not marry anyone but His Majesty.
It now seems that His Majesty was not entirely heartless towards Miss Yuan.
This woman was likely used as a body double.
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