Imperial Court.
Zhao Douan parted with Mo Chou and, after a walk, arrived at the government office.
He did not head towards Lihua Hall but directly entered Governor Hall.
Crossing the threshold, the layout of Governor Hall was in the shape of the Chinese character "品", with the office of Little Ma occupying the "main seat" at the farthest end.
The two openings on the left and right were the "office" for the officials.
In the middle was a courtyard, housing a large, square flower bed filled with white rocks.
"Master Zhao? What brings you here?"
At that moment, a group of officials in Imperial Court Jinyi looked at him in surprise from the office. Not only were they there, but also two masters who had hurried over to preside over the night shift.
Ma Yan was also in the room, hastily draped in an overcoat — he lived in the government office.
