sbdcsierra Chapter 112 Job Arrangement
Chapter 112 Job Arrangement
He Tingxi, Ling Junqi and Ling Xiyue were the only people having meals in the dining room. In order to facilitate their conversation, the maids and others were waiting outside the dining room.
At the dinner, He Tingxi and Ling Junqi drank some wine together, while Ling Xiyue could only drink the soup to nourish the pregnancy.
"Junqi, quit your job in the cabinet before the New Year, right? You'll officially work by my side next year." He Tingxi suddenly said seriously.
Ling Junqi and Ling Xiyue looked at each other tacitly, with surprise in their eyes.
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Ling Junqi asked cautiously, not daring to make random guesses.
Ling Xiyue also looked at He Tingxi with anticipation.
Seeing Ling Junqi's cautious look, He Tingxi smiled slightly.
"During the few months you've been working beside me, you've performed well and have been diligent. I'm very satisfied with you, so I've decided to officially keep you by my side. At the end of the year, you'll quit your job in the cabinet. Next year, come to Prince Yan's Mansion to help me share some of the official duties and reduce my workload."
"Your Highness, do you want me to help with official business? This is a very important job." Ling Junqi was a little flattered.
"Yes, confidential work cannot be handed over to others casually, so I am very relieved that you are in charge." He Tingxi smiled slightly.
Ling Junqi was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and half-knelt on the ground.
"Thank you, Your Highness. I am grateful for your kindness. I will work hard and will never let you down." Ling Junqi said excitedly with a respectful look.
"Stand up and talk. There's no outsider here, so there's no need to be so polite." He Tingxi stretched out his hand to motion Ling Junqi to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Ling Junqi responded, stood up again and sat back in his original seat.
At this moment, his face was full of smiles and he was excited.
Ling Xiyue watched everything in front of her quietly.
She couldn't help but ponder: Just now, I was talking to my brother about the job, and now His Highness is talking to us about it. So, is this a coincidence? Or did His Highness guess what I was thinking? But, I always feel that with His Highness's intelligence, it is very likely that he guessed what I was thinking, and he must think that I would not want to see Ling Junqi for no reason.
If this is the case, His Highness is really too scary. I have no way to hide from him. If I leave him in the future, he will definitely notice something. What should I do then?
Thinking about this, Ling Xiyue frowned unconsciously and felt depressed.
When He Tingxi saw Ling Junqi smiling, he also smiled.
When he turned to look at Ling Xiyue, he saw that Ling Xiyue had a sad face. His heart couldn't help but skip a beat and he had a bad feeling.
But he did not ask further questions. Instead, he asked gently and caringly: "Xiyue, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
After hearing the voice, Ling Xiyue came back to her senses, looked at He Tingxi, slowly smiled and shook her head.
"No, I just feel a little guilty when I see how nice you are to me and my brother." Ling Xiyue deliberately found some other excuses.
"What is there to feel guilty about? You are my wife and Junqi is your brother. We should take care of each other, right?" He Tingxi said with a smile.
"Okay. Thank you, Your Highness." Ling Xiyue did not refute and responded obediently.
"Enjoy your meal and don't think too much." He Tingxi looked at Ling Xiyue lovingly.
"Yeah." Ling Xiyue smiled slightly and continued eating.
Ling Junqi watched the interaction between He Tingxi and Ling Xiyue with a smile on his face.
After they finished their meal, Ling Junqi returned to the Ling Mansion.
He Tingxi went back to Ling Xiyue's yard with Ling Xiyue.
At night, He Tingxi stayed in Ling Xiyue's room to rest as usual.
The two of them were lying on the bed, and when Ling Xiyue was about to fall asleep, He Tingxi spoke.
"Xiyue, I saw that you were in a bad mood during dinner. It shouldn't be just because of guilt, right?" He Tingxi turned sideways and looked at Ling Xiyue with a serious face.
Ling Xiyue opened her eyes and looked at He Tingxi from the side. She felt a panic in her heart, as if He Tingxi had noticed something.
Feeling guilty for a moment, she pretended to be calm.
"What's wrong? Why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"
"Because I arranged your brother to hold an important position by my side, you should be very happy, but not only do you not look happy, you are also depressed. You said that it was because of guilt, but this reason is hard to convince people." He Tingxi asked.
Ling Xiyue was suddenly speechless and didn't know how to explain.
"At that time, your brother was next to me, and I didn't want him to worry, so I didn't ask any further questions. But now it's just the two of us, so tell me the truth, okay?" He Tingxi continued.
Seeing He Tingxi's relentless pursuit, Ling Xiyue pondered for a moment and thought of a good wording.
"Tingxi, I was upset just now because I think you saw through my thoughts. I did think about what position you were going to assign to my brother. I was just too shocked when I heard you were going to assign such an important position to my brother."
"Too shocked?" He Tingxi looked confused.
"I just feel flattered. I always feel that Tingxi values me and my brother too much, and I feel a little uneasy." Ling Xiyue explained.
He Tingxi felt much better when he heard this.
"So you are worried about this. I thought..." He Tingxi stopped here and said no more.
"Why?" Ling Xiyue pretended not to understand and asked deliberately.
"It's nothing. Now that we've talked about it, it's okay. It's getting late, let's go to bed." He Tingxi smiled innocently, then lay down and closed his eyes.
Seeing this, Ling Xiyue did not ask any further questions. She turned her head and closed her eyes.
But I felt even more uneasy.
I pondered: Your Highness, what does he mean? Can he sense that I am leaving him? That shouldn't be the case, right? Am I overthinking? Then what exactly is he thinking? It's really puzzling.
After thinking for a while, Ling Xiyue fell asleep quickly because she was too sleepy.
The following days were peaceful and nothing special happened.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. In order to celebrate the addition of a new baby to the family next year, fireworks were set off to celebrate.
Ling Xiyue was very excited when she looked at the ancient fireworks. She didn't expect that fireworks could be so beautiful.
Everyone stayed up together until the early morning, and only went back to their rooms to sleep after the bell rang on New Year's Day.
He Tingxi accompanied Ling Xiyue throughout the whole process.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, He Tingxi took Ling Xiyue to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress.
Because of her pregnancy, Ling Xiyue did not need to kneel down, she just had to bow her body.
After He Tingxi and Ling Xiyue paid New Year's greetings to the Queen Mother and the others, He Tingxi did not stay in the palace for lunch on the grounds that Ling Xiyue was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her.
On the way out of the palace, He Tingxi and his friends met He Jingcheng and Qu Xiaowan who were heading to the harem. They simply exchanged a few pleasantries and then went their separate ways.
When Ling Xiyue saw He Jingcheng and the others walking away, she said to He Tingxi, "Your Highness, why do I feel that the Second Prince's Consort has lost her former glory?"