The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 911

Chapter 911: 419 Confession (two updates)

Nightfall descended heavily.

The three top-ranked officials who had been busy in the Inner Cabinet all night finally finished their official duties.

The three of them came out of the Inner Cabinet; Prince Anjun got into his own carriage and returned to his mansion.

The carriage of the Hanlin Academy was parked outside the Inner Cabinet, planning to take Ning Zhiyuan and Xiao Liulang home in turn.

Ning Zhiyuan was exhausted and really wanted to just take the Hanlin Academy’s carriage home, but his horse was still at the Hanlin Academy. If he didn’t ride it back tonight, he wouldn’t be able to come to the Hanlin Academy for duty tomorrow morning.

Walking was too far, and hiring a carriage was too expensive.

Ning Zhiyuan sighed helplessly, "Never mind, I’ll just make a trip back to the Hanlin Academy first. I’ll ride my horse back."

Xiao Liulang looked at him, "Don’t tire yourself riding the horse."

Ning Zhiyuan waved his hand, "It’s fine, it’s not too far."

The carriage headed in the direction of the Hanlin Academy.

"By the way," Ning Zhiyuan spoke up again, "do you think First Minister Yuan values you quite highly?"

"Does he?" Xiao Liulang said.

Ning Zhiyuan affirmed, "Of course! Today, First Minister Yuan spoke to me a total of three times and five times to Prince Anjun. Combined, that’s not as many as he spoke to you alone!"

Xiao Liulang hadn’t paid attention to this.

Ning Zhiyuan continued, "Also, I noticed that he keeps looking at you."

Xiao Liulang gave him a puzzled look, "Did you actually focus on your work today?"

Ning Zhiyuan sighed again, "You and Prince Anjun finished all the tasks; honestly, I didn’t do much."

Today, First Minister Yuan had called them to the Inner Cabinet mainly to help organize some proposals related to Zhan Country’s legal reforms. Since the founding of Zhan Country two hundred years ago, some laws had been established at the beginning of the country that were suitable for the national conditions at the time but were inappropriate now.

Nearly every emperor of Zhan Country would carry out a reorganization and revision of the laws.

The emperor naturally would not personally go through every revision; instead, the drafts were prepared by the Inner Cabinet before being presented for the emperor’s review.

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When Xiao Liulang returned to Bishui Alley, it was already the middle of the night. Unexpectedly, he found a person standing at the door, wearing a light-colored robe, its solitary silhouette outlined in the thin moonlight.

It was only when Xiao Liulang drew closer that he recognized the person as Liu Yisheng, with whom he had had a brief encounter before.

Liu Yisheng was the orphan of the Liu family, treated like a rat in the street that everyone in the Capital City wanted to hit, but at the same time, he was Gu Jiao’s patient.

Little Jingkong and Minmin, the son of Emissary Prince Yu from Liang Country, had once encountered kidnappers, and it was Liu Yisheng who stepped in to help, sending the two children back to the Medical Hall.

Emissary Prince Yu gave him a hefty reward in gratitude, which he accepted.

But when Xiao Liulang also tried to thank him, he refused.

He said, "Dr. Gu treated my illness, sometimes charging less or not at all. I owe Dr. Gu a favor, so I can’t accept your reward."

This statement made Xiao Liulang have a lasting impression of Liu Yisheng.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Liulang stepped forward and asked.

Liu Yisheng had seen Xiao Liulang enter the alley earlier, and although he had thought about avoiding him, he ultimately decided to stay.