Zhu Hanwen frowned at this. Wasn’t his imperial father being a little too lenient? It was too obvious that he had some vague intentions towards Official Yu. That wouldn’t do! He needed to surreptitiously remind his mother a bit on another day. His imperial father had always respected his imperial mother’s opinions, so he should be willing to listen to her advice. He needed to make sure that this got nipped in the bud before it got too late!

Following that, at the next court session, Yu Xiaocao had been promoted to the fourth rank ‘Clerk of the Capital for Grain’ for her efforts in eradicating the poisoning case at the stud farm as well as the promising results in the rice paddies. She was now completely in charge of crop breeding and her task was to improve the rice paddy yield as well as the winter wheat seeds.

The emperor recalled that Xiaocao was Great General Zhenxi’s fiancée, so he especially summoned her along to leave the capital to welcome him back home. His intention was simple. He wanted to give her the opportunity to see her fiancé as soon as possible. However, he would have never expected that his younger cousin had snuck into the capital earlier and had bummed around the Yu Residence, acting lovey dovey with his future wife, before he finally left.

Regardless, Yu Xiaocao felt a sense of pride and glee rise up within her heart when she saw that familiar dark figure within the army as she rode next to the emperor’s carriage with the envious gazes of...