Su Lixia rubbed her nose, turned over, and went back to sleep!
Xiaolian got up and went to the kitchen to check on the food.
"Breakfast isn't ready yet?" Xiaolian asked.
The cook looked over, then shook his head, saying with a headache, "It's not ready yet. Their cooking is different from the palace's. I've only just gotten used to it, so it's a bit slow."
Xiao Lian hummed in agreement and said, "Then take your time, there's no need to rush. Once it's done, put it in the food box to keep it warm, and I'll come and get it when the princess wakes up."
"good."
And at this moment...
Yi Zexuan hadn't slept well all night and was now taking a nap on his way to the palace.
Upon arriving outside the palace, the ministers they encountered all nodded and bowed, while Yi Zexuan only gave occasional "hmm."
Inside the main hall, a row of curtains hung in front of the dragon throne, obscuring what lay inside. In the original book, the first emperor had no children, so he allowed his sickly younger brother to ascend the throne and become the new ruler. The empress acted as regent, managing state affairs together, but she died suddenly in less than a year.
The sickly ruler was still unable to assume personal rule, and the ministers jointly petitioned to appoint Yi Zexuan as regent to assist him.
"Your Highness must be tired from your long journey. Why not rest for a couple more days before coming?" the lord asked.
"It's alright, we've rested and settled down for a night, nothing serious."
The lord hummed in agreement and then said, "I heard that you and His Majesty discussed the princess marrying you after she has been a hostage for a year. It would be a marriage alliance. Since the princess is of noble birth, it would be better for her to stay in the palace."
"His Majesty said that the princess is used to being idle and cannot stay cooped up in the palace, so he gave a large sum of money to build a princess's residence."
Upon hearing this, the person behind the curtain narrowed his eyes and easily clasped his hands together: "Oh, that's true, then I'll have to trouble the Regent."
"They're all minor matters."
After Yi Zexuan finished speaking about this matter, the other ministers also briefly mentioned some minor matters before leaving the court. They then privately told Yi Zexuan about other important matters, revealing that the emperor truly had little real power.
After the morning court session ended, Yi Zexuan returned to his residence, just as the female lead was returning from outside.
"Your Highness." The female lead gave a simple bow.
"Where did you go?"
"Miss is..." The maid tried to step forward to explain.
The female lead raised her hand to stop her and explained, "The breakfast at the manor today wasn't to my liking, so I went to Liuxianju and had something more delicious."
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement and then said, "Next time, I'll have a servant go out and buy some food for you. It's a bit dangerous for you to go out to eat alone."
The female lead smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Your Highness's concern will be remembered by Yu Rou."
Yu Rou, Xue Yu Rou is the female lead's name.
"Let's go back together."
"Okay." Then the two walked side by side to Yi Zexuan's residence.
Yi Zexuan gestured for her to sit down, and she thanked him and sat down as well.
"Your Highness, have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet. I ate a lot of lamb leg meat with the princess last night, and I still have the taste of lamb in my stomach. I'm not hungry yet."
Xue Yurou nodded and said, "Speaking of which, because of my lowly status and the late hour, I didn't get to pay my respects to the princess yesterday."
Yi Zexuan looked up at her and said, "You don't need to pay your respects to the princess. Not just anyone can visit her."
"yes."
Hearing this, Xue Yurou felt a little down. Didn't this mean that she wasn't of high enough status to pay her respects to the princess, even with the prince's influence?
Seeing that Xue Yurou had stopped moving, Yi Zexuan looked up at her again and explained, "Even when I go to see the princess, I have to announce my presence multiple times, so how much more so for you?"
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