Bai Shan is still a junior Academic Editor; although he sees various bigwigs before the Emperor daily and even encounters the Emperor more frequently than Zhou Man, because of his unique position, he can't utter a word.
After much consideration, Zhou Man turned out to be the most suitable.
Both position-wise and identity-wise.
However...
Manbao blinked, "It's been a while since I've seen Bai Er; by the way, has he gone to be an official yet?"
There was silence in the room; everyone looked at each other before they finally glanced at Bai Dalang.
Bai Dalang said gloomily, "No, I thought you were instructing him. Why, weren't you the ones advising him to lay low?"
This year, the Bai Family had two successful candidates in the imperial examinations, drawing much attention, especially since Bai Erlang was the legitimate son of a princess consort, which garnered even more attention.
