Household Department.

Minister Lin sat at his desk all night. When it was almost dawn, the door was pushed open from the outside. A young eunuch hurried in and shouted excitedly, "Master Lin, it's done, it's done."

Minister Lin closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were already red.

The young eunuch had already come close and said quickly, "The Empress Dowager said that she would take Consort Xian to the Huguo Temple to pray for blessings. Consort Xian has already arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace. Before going to the Huguo Temple, she will stay in the Empress Dowager's palace to help her pack. His Majesty has also approved it, so everything is fine."

Minister Lin raised his hand and rubbed his brows, and said in a deep voice: "I understand."

It was not until this moment that he felt a sense of relief, as if he had regained his breath.

The young eunuch nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

After he left, Minister Lin did not go to rest, but asked someone to fetch him some water to wash his face, and then tidied up his clothes. The people who served him did not understand why he was making such a fuss since he had not slept all night and it was a good time to rest.

Minister Lin did not explain. After everything was ready, he sat upright in a chair and waited.

About a quarter of an hour later, the door was knocked again. Someone stood outside the door and said loudly, "Master Lin, His Majesty has summoned you."

The person who had been serving Minister Lin before suddenly widened his eyes and turned his head to look at Minister Lin.

Could it be that he had known that His Majesty would summon him, so he waited here specially, as he had gone through so much trouble before?

Minister Lin had already stood up, raised his hand to straighten his robe, and said lightly: "I am here."

He opened the door and followed the man out.

Inside the Yinghua Palace, Mo Xiao was looking down at the memorial.

Minister Lin came in from outside and knelt down to salute: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"

Mo Xiao didn't even raise his head, he just said: "Stand up."

Then he ordered, "Watch the seat."

Minister Lin was helped up, a chair was placed before him, and a cup of tea was also given to him.

Minister Lin looked at the chair, then at the cup of steaming tea, and finally raised his eyes to look at Mo Xiao. He said in a deep voice, "I am ashamed and dare not accept it."

Mo Xiao then dropped the memorial in his hand and looked down at Minister Lin: "I gave it to you, which means you can afford it."

Minister Lin wanted to say more, but Mo Xiao raised his hand to interrupt him: "I don't want to argue with you about these meaningless things."

Minister Lin's words were blocked abruptly, and he could only sit down obediently, but he didn't touch the cup of tea.

Mo Xiao didn't care about these details. He raised his hand and handed the memorial he had just read to the person next to him. After a while, the memorial was in the hands of Minister Lin. Mo Xiao asked him, "Minister Lin, what do you think?"

Minister Lin opened it and took a look. Then his eyes darkened and he immediately stood up: "Your Majesty, I am not aware of this matter. I..."

"Why are you so nervous? I'm asking you what you think, not whether you know or not."

Minister Lin pursed his lips and said nothing for a long time.

This memorial contained nothing else but a recommendation for Minister Lin's eldest son to join the Ministry of Revenue.

Minister Lin came here today, thinking that His Majesty must be here for the matter of Concubine Xian, but now His Majesty did not mention a word about Concubine Xian, but instead mentioned his eldest son.

Minister Lin was silent for a moment before he said, "My son is more stable than capable, and I'm afraid he can't handle such a heavy responsibility."