The little eunuch took the order and immediately went to stand guard.
"Want to see the female physician? Well, it depends on whether you’re lucky enough to meet her today!" Eunuch Gui watched the little eunuch’s retreating figure and mumbled to himself.
Just as Eunuch Gui had anticipated, the carriage of Prince Zijin was the first to arrive. Naturally, he wished to meet with the Emperor, but his path was ruthlessly blocked, and the little eunuch who stopped him kept saying it was by the Emperor’s decree.
This left him in a position where he could neither advance nor retreat, standing there in extreme embarrassment.
He did want to see that female physician. The last time he saw her outside the National Teacher’s residence, she was beating up Suyang, which had delighted him for a long time. He thought that if he could make friends with her, his path in the court would surely become much smoother.
But now, looking at the little eunuch in front of him, since he could not enter the imperial study, he could only wait here a bit longer to see if he could exchange a few words with the female physician.
However, just at this moment...
Suyang was well aware of what he was trying to do. He had instructed his coachman to drive as slowly as possible, for he didn’t want to encounter Prince Zijin again at all.
Meanwhile, the little eunuch kept a close watch on Zijin, his gaze seemingly saying that if Zijin did not leave, he would keep watching him, until he did.
Prince Zijin could only take a deep breath, turn around, and leave with his entourage.
After all, since he couldn’t meet the person he intended to, staying any longer would only make him the laughing stock. He let it go; there would always be other opportunities, and he wasn’t worried about missing the right moment.
Not long after Prince Zijin left, the carriage from the National Teacher’s residence arrived on the palace road, and it couldn’t go any slower even if it wanted to.
Because behind them, there was already another carriage hastening them along, and with just a glance backward, Suyang knew whose carriage it was. He turned his head towards Lin Caisang.
"Miss, the carriage behind us belongs to Prince Mo’s Mansion. It seems Prince Mo has also entered the palace," he said.
Lin Caisang did not look at the carriage behind them but spoke with an exceedingly calm tone.
"He should come. After all, we are going to work together for a long time to come. If we are not even familiar with each other, how can we cooperate?" she said.
Miss, just say ’person’; why must you refer to ’the head of a person’? It makes him imagine all those people arriving at White Blind Mountain, ending up as corpses with heads but no bodies. Is it really necessary to speak ?
"Hehe, indeed," he nodded, agreeing with Lin Caisang’s remark.
A little while later, both carriages came to a stop at the same time, and everyone alighted from their respective vehicles.
"National Teacher, were you simply... strolling in the palace just now? Hmm? I didn’t expect you to enjoy such leisure," Ya Molian, dressed in a dark robe, disembarked from the carriage and addressed Suyang directly.
Couldn’t he just admit he was wrong? He should have come here faster earlier, even if he had to run into Prince Zijin face on. It would have been better than engaging in conversation with Prince Mo. Honestly... every sentence is a trap.
"National Teacher, this must be Prince Mo, right?"
Lin Caisang’s light remark timely rescued Suyang from his awkward predicament.
"Indeed, Miss. This is Prince Mo of our kingdom, and Prince Mo, this is the female physician from my residence," Suyang gratefully glanced at Lin Caisang and then introduced her to Ya Molian.