After crossing over, the demon king rolled in my arms and acted like a spoiled child

Bai Jiyue was puzzled: "Huh? What's wrong with him?"

"The buns are getting cold, eat them quickly." Mingyuan blocked Bai Jiyue's view.

Bai Jiyue glared at him and focused on eating her steamed bun.

After spending the day cooped up in the house, as dusk approached, Bai Jiyue and Mingyuan disguised themselves and left the house.

The Xiao residence was not far from the capital. Xiao Chongyun, having been dismissed from the Hanlin Academy, always walked home.

This evening, just as he turned onto the street where the Xiao family lived, an old woman hurriedly walked towards him and bumped into him.

The old woman cried out "Ouch!" and was about to fall when Xiao Chongyun immediately reached out and grabbed her arm.

Just then, the old woman suddenly called out softly, "Brother Xiao, I am Bai Jiyue."

Xiao Chongyun was startled and looked at the old woman, but there was no trace of Bai Jiyue.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he saw the old woman wink at him.

Her eyes were clear and bright, and when she blinked, she had a playful charm unique to young girls, which was completely unlike what an old person would have.

He quickly lowered his voice: "Are you really Ji Yue?"

"Yes, there's a Xiaoyue Teahouse up ahead. Brother Xiao, I'll go first, you can come later. Find me in the Jiazi private room at Xiaoyue Teahouse, I have something important to tell you."

After Bai Jiyue finished speaking, she made a gesture of utmost respect and apology to Xiao Chongyun in an aged voice, saying, "It was this old woman who was blind and offended such an important person. I'm so sorry, so sorry!"

Xiao Chongyun quickly said, "It's alright, old lady, please take care."

Bai Jiyue bowed repeatedly, then turned and left.

Xiao Chongyun slowly straightened his clothes, and only after watching Bai Jiyue's figure disappear around the corner did he slowly walk away.

He first went to the pastry shop next to Xiaoyue Teahouse and bought a box of pastries before entering Xiaoyue Teahouse, making it seem as if he had bought pastries and was going to go in to drink some tea.

He looked around and, seeing no one nearby, walked to the door of room A and knocked.

A male voice inside responded, "Please come in."

He pushed open the door and went in, and saw an elderly couple sitting side by side. The old woman was the one who had bumped into him earlier, and the old man had piercing eyes and looked like he was not someone to be trifled with.

He instinctively felt that the old man wasn't just sending his money for nothing, so he looked at the old woman and asked, "Sending money for the moon?"

Bai Jiyue stood up and answered in her true voice, "It is I, Brother Xiao. I returned to the capital in secret this time, so I had to hide my identity. Please forgive me, Brother Xiao."

Xiao Chongyun nodded and sat down opposite them. He poured himself a cup of tea to calm his nerves before looking at the old woman and asking, "Jiyue, why did you come back quietly? Did something happen?"

Bai Jiyue didn't hide anything and told Xiao Chongyun everything about her return, including her discoveries at the imperial tomb.

Finally, she said, "Brother Xiao, this matter is of great importance. We do not intend to implicate the Xiao family. We came to you today simply to inquire about some details of the court and some past events."

Xiao Chongyun's expression turned grave: "No wonder the Emperor has recently sent out many spies to the capital to strengthen surveillance of the officials' movements. So that's the reason!"

He looked at Bai Jiyue and said, "I will answer whatever you want to know."

Bai Jiyue inquired about matters of state with him, and what he knew was similar to what the ministers who supported Prince Qing had said, with nothing new.

Then Bai Jiyue asked him, "Brother Xiao, do you know about the case of Grand Eunuch Liang Fu?"

Xiao Chongyun nodded: "I know, so what?"

"Did you know he had married someone else?"