Time Is Escaping

"Let's not keep the guest waiting," Li Chenyang said. He wondered if Xueyue was on her way home now since Yu Zhen was here. He hoped she would return safely and quickly. 

Li Chenyang wanted to see her before he would leave for his court duties. He vaguely remembered the Palace Courts were opened to guests today; something about exposing the younger generation to the way inner politics worked. 

Nonetheless, Li Chenyang didn't care. It wasn't like he was going to bring Xueyue to tour around the Palace when so many people were after her.

Li Chenyang sighed. There was so much to be done today, and the Court Ministers still had time to bring in people? He scowled. Perhaps it was time he increased their workload.

"What are you doing standing there like a tree? Hurry along now," Duchess Wang Qixing urged him. She was now standing at the end of the hallway, looking back at her son.