Chapter 33 - Palace Banquet
Nan Gongli suddenly turned his head to look at Ye Chuyan, and his eyes met with Ye Chuyan's in the air. He raised the teacup in his hand and nodded, and Ye Chuyan frowned slightly. Pei Xiuyan noticed that Ye Chuyan's face was different and followed her line of sight to look at Nan Gongli, who smiled gently at Pei Xiuyan. Pei Xiuyan squinted at him slightly but did not respond. After the previous emperor abolished the cabinet, the six ministries were directly under the emperor's control. Pei Xiuyan has been above the six ministries in recent years. Zhang Qingman, the Minister of Justice, is the official most favoured by the emperor. He sat below Nan Gongli. He did not bring his wife today but brought his eldest son, Zhang Jing, and his legitimate daughter, Zhang Xiuyu. Zhang Xiuyu sat there in a lost mood, her eyes a little absent-minded. Zhang Jing seemed to be comforting her, and the two kept talking in private with their heads down. After Zhang Jing consoled her for a wh...