Sensing that Bai Yuanshan's mood was off, the maid quickly bit her lip and tried her best to suppress her laughter. Her face turned red, and the veins on her forehead bulged. Although she didn't make a sound, her hand holding the washbasin was trembling.
Bai Yuanshan felt that this person might have gone mad, and he couldn't help but fear that she might do something to harm him, so he decided to kick her out first.
Before he could even speak, the maid spoke first, her tone strangely unsettling, clearly a lingering effect of trying so hard to suppress laughter.
"Sir, you should go look in the mirror..."
She was about to laugh again after saying that, but to avoid being scolded, she had to quickly free one hand to cover her mouth.
Bai Yuanshan was quite surprised, but he did as instructed anyway.
When he walked up to the mirror, he almost fainted – a huge, dark turtle had appeared on his forehead!
"What, what's going on?!"
Bai Yuanshan swayed precariously, nearly fainting. He angrily rubbed his forehead with his hands, smearing ink all over his head, making him look from a distance like a man with a dark complexion who was about to die.
"This servant doesn't know..."
The maid quickly lowered her head and pretended not to have seen anything. She was terrified, worried that Bai Yuanshan would punish her for laughing out loud.
But she really didn't know anything, because when she first came in to serve him, she didn't even look up. It wasn't until she was about to wipe Bai Yuanshan's face that she saw what was on his forehead.
This maid was at most a teenage girl, so it was understandable that she couldn't control her emotions in this situation. However, despite this, she was still very frightened and felt that her behavior just now was truly courting death.
Bai Yuanshan was currently in a frenzy and had no time to care about anything else. His hands, head, and even his face were covered in ink, making him look extremely comical.
But just then, the door was opened again, and another maid came in carrying a tray with the medicinal soup that Bai Yuanshan drank every morning.
The maid witnessed Bai Yuanshan's disgraceful behavior. She was initially startled, and after staring at each other for a while, she realized she wasn't seeing things.
"Sir, your face..."
The maidservant, struggling to suppress the urge to burst into laughter, asked a somewhat conflicted question.
"Get out! All of you, get out!"
At this moment, Bai Yuanshan wished he could hang himself on the spot!
He's completely lost face!
Those who were serving were naturally quick-witted and tidied up their belongings before fleeing this troublesome place.
As soon as they stepped outside, the two maids looked at each other for a few seconds before bursting into laughter.
But a moment later, the two heard Bai Yuanshan's angry voice from inside the house again: "Someone come here!"
The two maids quickly stopped laughing and went back into the room. This time, they both kept their heads down and avoided looking at Bai Yuanshan, so as not to anger him again or make them burst out laughing again.
However, this time Bai Yuanshan wouldn't give anyone else a chance to see his face. With his back turned, he said in a muffled voice, "Leave the basin and the washcloth behind. If I hear about what just happened from a third person, you two can forget about having your eyes!"
"We didn't see anything!"
The two maids were terrified by Bai Yuanshan's threat and broke out in a cold sweat. They quickly made a promise, put their things away, and hurriedly left.
Bai Yuanshan turned around after hearing the door close. He was seething with anger, but his face was covered in ink, so his emotions were not clear.
After wiping his face clean, the entire basin of water had turned grayish-black. Bai Yuanshan couldn't help but frown, his face filled with undisguised disgust.
Before leaving the house, he carefully looked in the mirror again, afraid that there might be some spot on his face that he hadn't wiped clean.
Inside the Regent's Palace, Feng Beichuan was ready to attend the morning court session. He wore a sky-blue silk brocade robe, a simple jade hairpin in his hair, and a pair of moon-white brocade boots, looking incredibly elegant.
Taking the reins from the servant, Feng Beichuan mounted the horse, a faint smile playing on his lips, clearly indicating he was in a good mood.
Having received reports from Cangyun and Zhuque early in the morning, and hearing about the good deeds they had done, Feng Beichuan had already imagined Bai Yuanshan's embarrassing moment, and felt extremely gratified.
"Chang An!"
When they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, Feng Beichuan spotted Li Chang'an immediately and quickly went over to greet her.
Feng Beichuan naturally learned from Cangyun and Zhuque that Li Chang'an had gone to the Prime Minister's residence last night, but he did not mention it. After all, there were too many people around, and he did not want to cause any extra trouble.
Li Chang'an nodded slightly, subtly glancing at the smiling man beside him, and couldn't help but think to himself: Is he here for the morning court session or for a beauty pageant? His attire is far too exquisite.
The two walked into the main hall side by side. When Feng Beichuan saw that Bai Yuanshan had not yet arrived, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Then, thinking of the tricks Zhuque had played, he began to doubt whether Bai Yuanshan would be able to arrive on time today.
Just then, he caught a glimpse of Bai Yuanshan hurrying into the main hall. After secretly observing him, Feng Beichuan found that the old man was not acting strangely today, except that he seemed a little anxious.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
At this moment, the head eunuch shouted in a high-pitched voice, and everyone immediately returned to their positions and stood respectfully.
Because he had been busy at the manor for half a day, Bai Yuanshan left a little late today. He was in a hurry, so he didn't take a carriage and rode a horse to get here. He was covered in sweat from the bumpy ride.
After hastily wiping away his sweat, Bai Yuanshan was now hurriedly rummaging for his official tablet. As he searched, he was slightly worried that he might have forgotten to bring it, because he usually checked it carefully before going out, but today he was too rushed to check it.
However, he vaguely remembered that after the last morning court session, he put the tablet into his pocket.
After groping around for a while, his fingers touched a hard object, and Bai Yuanshan relaxed and took it out.
But when Bai Yuanshan touched the object in his hand, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. Upon closer inspection, he realized that what he was holding was not a scepter at all, but a teaspoon!
His face immediately turned green, and he felt as if he had really seen a ghost today!
After a moment of shock, Bai Yuanshan quickly stuffed the teaspoon into his pocket, afraid that he would embarrass himself if others saw it.
"What good thing is the Prime Minister holding that he's in such a hurry to hide? Why don't you share it with us..."
Feng Beichuan spoke at just the right moment.
Bai Yuanshan was startled and instinctively turned to look at Feng Beichuan, only to find that the other was also looking at him with a strange smile on his face.
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