[Bonus Chapter] Palace of Rain and Sunshine

Xiao De was waiting for Yan Zheyun at the entrance of Qianqing Palace, wringing the crumpled folds of his sleeves as he craned his neck to peer at the multiple doorways, uncertain which one his little master was going to appear from. His attempts to gather more information about his little master's whereabouts were thwarted when the other servants, who were all in allegiance with Cao Mingbao, ignored him. Xiao De had no choice but to hand the clean set of robes that he'd brought along to a snooty middle-aged maid and wait in nervous anticipation. 

It didn't take long before Yan Zheyun stepped out of the same side door he'd entered Qianqing Palace from the night before.