Gu Mingzhen and the little emperor looked at each other and laughed. The little emperor laughed especially happily. He knew that Sister Xia was a real person!

Gu Mingzhen smiled and explained, "Madam Xia, look here—the passes and roads from the capital are still controlled by the imperial court in this direction and this direction. They're not completely surrounded. Furthermore, there are tunnels here, here, and here. The entrances and exits are firmly controlled by our people, so you don't have to worry. Prince Xin is taking this route. He's mainly there to escort the two late emperors to Luojing to enjoy its prosperity, and his safety is fully guaranteed."

Xia Daohua nodded. It seemed that the Gu family was really different from ordinary royal families. They were very humane.

Xia Daohua hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Since we weren't surrounded and killed, why did we issue an imperial edict to the emperor, urging the princes and generals from all over the country to come to his rescue?"

Gu Mingzhen smiled and said, "Even if we're not surrounded to death, we can't flee in panic! The Gu royal family must live and die with the capital, so naturally we have to let these pillars of the country with troops come to rescue us."

Xia Daohua nodded again. She actually didn't understand what he said. She only understood the literal meaning, but had no idea of Gu Mingzhen's deeper purpose.

Gu Mingzhen looked at her slightly confused expression and knew that she didn't actually understand his subtext. He didn't remind her, but only told Xia Daohua a few people who she could contact in an emergency and whom she could trust absolutely.

Xia Daohua took the paper roll from Gu Mingzhen's hand, opened it and took a look. After she remembered clearly, she immediately stuffed the paper into her mouth. As soon as she closed her mouth and thought about it, she had actually smuggled the paper into the space supermarket.

Both Gu Mingzhen and the little emperor showed expressions of surprise and admiration on their faces.

Gu Mingzhen smiled and pointed at Lao Wei and said:

"This old fellow, relying on his status as the late emperor's servant, now dares to show off to everyone. He keeps saying he wants to leave the palace and spend his retirement in peace, and he even boasts about being related to you!

Later, I asked someone to check on Wei Shiqi, and found out that he was a good kid, so I agreed to the old man's request.

I don't have that much free time on weekdays, so please keep an eye on him for me from now on.

What if Wei Shiqi is unkind and unfilial to this old man, and makes him angry openly or secretly? You can't hide it from me!"

Gu Mingzhen said these words with a smile, but Old Wei burst into tears. He knelt down tremblingly and kowtowed to the ground: "This old slave thanks you, Your Highness!"

Then he turned to the little emperor and kowtowed again: "I am old now, and it is not convenient for me to stay in the palace any longer. It would be bad if I missed my mission. Your Majesty, please take good care of yourself!"

It seems that Lao Wei is really excited, otherwise he would not say this.

But the little emperor was very kind and personally stepped forward to help him up:

"Eunuch Wei, please live a good life after leaving the palace. Eat more delicious food, have more fun, and if you are short of anything or encounter any difficulties, just send me a message and I will send it to you."

Old Wei was crying loudly, and the little emperor gave him a thin and soft handkerchief to wipe his tears.

Xia Daohua went up to Lao Wei and held his hand. "Lao Wei, don't cry anymore. If someone didn't know you, they would think you weren't leaving the palace to retire, but were going to dig coal in the mines!"

Old Wei hiccuped, then burst into laughter through his tears. After a long while, he finally controlled his expression and reluctantly followed Xia Daohua out of the palace.

The organization in Old Wei's hands has been completely handed over to Gu Mingzhen and the little emperor, and he has completely retired.

From now on, his glory days will be gone, and the days when a bunch of disciples surrounded him and showed him their courtesy will be gone forever, but the risk factor in his life has almost been reduced to the lowest level.

He felt a sense of regret, but knew he couldn't ask for too much. After all, being able to reach shore safely was already a stroke of luck. Being able to return to a peaceful and simple life, to enjoy his old age in peace, was a blessing that so many people in the palace could only hope for!