The corners of her lips couldn't help but lift as she sat in front of the soft couch, cradling the handkerchief Xiao Rongyan had left in her palm, scrutinizing his iron-curved, silver-hooked handwriting under the lamp.
The partition was pushed open, and maidservants entered one after another, carrying washbasins and towels.
After Bai Qingyan finished washing up, Wei Zhong ordered someone to serve the meal.
Wei Zhong served Bai Qingyan a bowl of porridge, and then whispered in her ear, "News came at the third watch, saying Xiliang's Li Tianjiao personally went to invite the over-eighty General Cui to lead troops to resist the alliance of the Zhou and Yan countries. The Ninth Prince of Yan, worried about the matters on the battlefield, came to bid farewell to His Majesty. It is said that His Majesty had just fallen asleep, so he didn't let this old servant disturb him, but only instructed me to tell His Majesty that the Ninth Prince had come."
