Chapter 143: Sweet dreams 2 (1/2)

The west side hall, at the Crown Prince's Mansion

”Mistress, it is Ji Yang. His Highness must be back!”

”Finally!” Zhu Fenfang muttered as she felt like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulder. It was like the reward of all her pain and sorrow had arrived. She sat up to appear more regal, image was everything in the royal family. She placed the book she held on the table in front of her and looked up with a serene expression.

Ji Yang was a eunuch registered under Zhu Fenfang at the crown princes mansion. He served as the steward and footman in her courtyard and was well connected since he had worked at the Crown Prince's mansion for over a decade. He came in immediately after the crown Prince moved in but because the Crown Prince already had some reliable workers that served him in the palace while growing up.

Ji Yang wasn't used to his full potential and was abandoned. He was forced to do hard labour which was below his qualifications. He had grown dissatisfied with the crown Prince and even considered applying for a transfer. However before he could make up his mind to apply for a transfer, he was assigned to the new madam of the west side hall.

This madam was very insightful, she called him over two days after she was married to sound him out. Ji Yang was grateful to this concubine for indirectly allowing him to showcase his talent so when she instructed him to collect information for her about his highness and the Princess consort, he agreed.

He grew up at the imperial palace so he understood how the Imperial haram worked better than most servants. He supplied her with whatever she asked for, so far it has been nothing else but information. Ji Yang wasn't a saint neither was he so naive as to think that she wouldn't ask him to do something morally wrong one day.

Even if she asked, he would do that because he knew the only rule in the palace apart from 'Do not get caught' which is 'Efficiency and silence who get you rewards but sympathy would only get you killed.

Ji Yang bowed a few steps away from Madam Zhu's table.

”Raise, Is his highness back?”

”Yes madam, but_”

Zhu Fenfang turned to Xiao Chu, ”his highness will be here soon make sure that everything is set before he arrived”

”Yes, Mistress” Xiao Chu bowed and turned to go in but paused when she heard Eunuch Ji's next words.

Ji Yang didn't like to deliver bad news but, he needed to say this before she got her hopes up. ”Madam, I feat that his Highness will not be coming here today”, he said softly.

Her serene expression broke away at her face squeezed into a frown, ”What! why?”