"What? The Emperor is summoning me to the palace?" Lu Yuan asked in disbelief. "What's going on?"
Seeing Lu Yuan's bewildered expression, Jiang Huai gloated internally, 'So the kid does get surprised sometimes.'
Jiang Huai crossed his left arm over his chest, propped his chin on his right hand, and said teasingly, "Lord Lu, this is inside information. I don't know the specific details myself. I'm just here one step ahead of the official notice to tell you to be prepared."
Lu Yuan cupped his hands in thanks. "Much appreciated!"
Lu Yuan pulled a stack of silver notes from his robes, stuffed it into Jiang Huai's chest, and patted him on the torso.
In the faint moonlight, Jiang Huai pulled out a corner of the silver notes and glanced at it. A wide smile spread across his face as he said, "Lord Lu, what... what is the meaning of this?"
"Hey, just a little something for you and your two younger brothers to have some tea. Take it, take it," Lu Yuan said.
