After Lin Jingyue bid farewell to Wen Bai and returned to her small courtyard, she learned that the Crown Prince had punished several court officials who had arrived in the company of the imperial decree.
Xiao Lingzi reported the news with a touch of schadenfreude: "You wouldn't believe it, Your Highness, those officials had no sense of the situation at all. The Crown Prince has been… ahem, let’s just say he hasn't been in the best of moods lately. As soon as they arrived, they demanded to know your whereabouts and even tried to use the matter to accuse the Eastern Palace of disrespecting the Emperor. Now that they've been sent to repair the city walls alongside Marquis Chengyuan, we should finally have some peace."
Lin Jingyue glanced toward the Crown Prince’s study in the courtyard. "Is the Crown Prince in his study?"
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