Ma Yaosong was also a bit bewildered.
He had only left the Capital City for a little over a month, so how had the Ministry of Revenue changed so drastically? When did these old bureaucratic slickers, who dealt with silver coin accounts every day, become so diligent?
Ma Yaosong secretly grumbled in his heart, but outwardly he was particularly warm, exchanging pleasantries with the officials. Once the accounts were handed over, Ma Yaosong went into the palace to meet the Emperor.
He waited outside Zhaohai Palace for a moment, and then Imperial Attendant Chen Jinyu came out.
After being apart for more than a month, the married couple had a bittersweet moment when they saw each other: "You've gotten a lot tanner."
"And you've gotten a bit thinner."
