Liu Tan frowned slightly. "Is the emperor unhappy? Why? Is it about the Changshou Palace or the government?"

Lu Xuan shook his head: "I don't know."

Liu Tan patted his shoulder and said, "Forget it, I'll go over and take a look first."

Anyway, no matter what the reason is, it’s not because of him, whether he made any mistakes or not.

Liu Tan walked all the way to the gate of Yanshou Palace. Although he was used to being casual with Liu Che, he still had to wait for the young eunuch to go in and report.

Unexpectedly, Bu Fan, the eunuch beside Liu Che, actually went out to greet him personally and whispered, "Your Highness is very kind. Your Majesty was in a bad mood."

Liu Tan was slightly stunned. Even Bu Fan said that Liu Che was in a bad mood, which showed that Liu Che was very unhappy.

He asked in a low voice: "Do you know why?"

Bu Fan said softly, "Your Majesty was not very happy today after receiving the news from the Embroidered Robe Envoy."

The palace servants had been under a low mood all morning and were looking forward to Liu Tan's quick arrival. Now, perhaps only this young man could make His Majesty happy.

Liu Tan nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder."

As he spoke, he stuffed a golden pill into Bu Fan's hand.

This is also one of the reasons why Bu Fan was willing to reveal the news to Liu Tan. This prince is the most generous, and most importantly, he never creates problems for his servants.

When the King of Qi and the King of Changyi were favored, although they would give rewards, they would also often ask questions that they could not reveal at all.

If it's just to inform His Majesty whether he is in a good mood today, it doesn't matter and it doesn't involve any issues of principle.

But the two young masters didn't know how Lady Gouyi and Lady Li taught them, and even asked what His Majesty said during the meeting.

Is this something you can just say casually? The reason Bu Fan was able to stay by Liu Che's side for so long was because he knew what he could and couldn't say!

The money from the two princes was too hot to handle, and in the end Bu Fan simply refused to accept it and refused to reveal anything to them. The King of Qi and the King of Changyi were naturally unhappy, and relying on their favor, they often hinted in front of Liu Che that Bu Fan was not serving them well.

Fortunately, the King of Changyi was sent away by Marquis Jinghuan with a memorial, and the King of Qi was sent away by His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Territory, otherwise their lives would have been even more miserable.

Thinking of this, Bu Fan couldn't help but remind him again: "Your Highness, it seems to be related to the Northern Border Kingdom. Your Highness, be careful."

Liu Tan paused, having a bad feeling.

At this moment, Liu Che said from inside: "What are you dawdling about? Why don't you come in?"

Liu Tan hurried in. He had some idea of ​​what made Liu Che unhappy, but on the surface he pretended to know nothing.

After he entered, he walked up to Liu Che very naturally and asked, "Where would you like to have dinner today, Your Majesty?"

This naturally refers to whether or not to go to the Crystal Palace. Well, Liu Che insisted on calling the glass house the Crystal Palace. Liu Tan couldn't spoil Liu Che's fun, so he just went with him.

Liu Che glanced at him and said, "What are you eating? You're so angry that you're full."

Liu Tan immediately squatted beside him, his eyes wide open, and asked, "Who pissed off Father? I'm going to beat him up!"

As Liu Tan spoke, he rolled up his sleeves. Liu Che looked at his arm with disdain and said, "You?"

Liu Tan looked at his arm, thought for a moment, lowered his sleeve, and said, "I can call for help!"

Liu Che didn't say anything, so Liu Tan had no choice but to ask again: "Why is the emperor angry?"

Liu Che frowned and said, "Don't you know it yourself?"

Liu Tan tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Could it be that the meals these past two days weren't tasty enough? If that's the case, then I'll try to find something new to cook!"

Liu Che was helpless and said, "Can't you pay more attention to the affairs of the Northern Border Kingdom?"

Liu Tan immediately said, "Your son is very concerned. I just came here after reviewing the documents."

Liu Che threw the memorial in his hand in front of Liu Tan and asked, "Do you know about this matter or not?"

Liu Tan carefully picked up the memorial and took a look, and found that it was indeed about the ballad.

Liu Tan knew at a glance that this was the work of the Embroidered Uniform Envoy, and the Embroidered Uniform Envoy seemed to have investigated more thoroughly. At least what Huo Guang had reported before was not so detailed.

He closed the memorial, smiled, and said, "So that's the matter. I've already ordered someone to investigate. Why is your Majesty angry over such a trivial matter?"

Liu Che looked at him coldly and asked, "Someone already wants to kill you, and you still think it's a small matter?"

Tired of squatting, Liu Tan simply sat down next to Liu Che and said, "This man has a vicious mind, but... not very smart."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

Liu Tan said, "This ballad may be called a ballad, but except for the last line, it's completely obscure and full of allusions. Your keen eye saw the sinister nature of it, but what can the common people understand? They might not even understand the allusions of phrases like 'Yunjie Qiangdi.' Therefore, this ballad is destined to never be widely disseminated, let alone cause misunderstandings among the world."

Seeing Liu Tan's nonchalant expression, Liu Che chuckled in anger. He reached out and pinched the back of his son's neck, pinching the flesh like a kitten and asking, "Have you ever considered that their fundamental goal isn't to spread the ballad, but to get it noticed by me and other ministers?"

Liu Tan couldn't help but straighten his back following Liu Che's strength. He smiled when he heard Liu Che's words, "Then there's even less need to be afraid. Your Majesty can see everything I have here. I'm an open and honest person with nothing to hide. I'm afraid this person's plan will fail."

Liu Che snorted and let go of his hand. What Liu Tan said was indeed correct.

Whether it was the Changshou Palace or the Northern Royal Palace, wherever Liu Che was, whether it was security or the kitchen, these two important places would basically be taken over by people sent by Liu Che. Even as long as Liu Che brought enough people, other places would be replaced by his people.

Therefore, Liu Che knew Changshou Palace as well as Weiyang Palace. He was a little less familiar with the Northern Border Palace, but Liu Tan would also give him control of important places like the kitchen, and would report in advance the list of guards on duty at the Northern Border Palace that day.

Anyway, the entire Northern Border Kingdom is basically transparent to Liu Che. He is the only one who is too lazy to understand it and has no right to hide it.

He thought that the person opposite him probably didn't expect Liu Tan to be so frank. In fact, among all his sons, Liu Tan was an outlier.

No matter which son it is, he will have his own little secrets since he can remember, not to mention when he grows up.

Liu Che was not so curious that he had to know all the secrets of each of his sons, but Liu Tan was like a transparent person in front of him and he could see everything at a glance, which made Liu Che feel very novel.

Thinking of this, the anger he had just felt about his son being too stupid and not taking the conspiracy seriously subsided. He couldn't help but reach out and knocked Liu Tan on the forehead and said, "Mind your own business!"

Liu Tan covered his head and said, "I understand."

Liu Che finally calmed down, but although he asked Liu Tan to take care of it himself, he couldn't help but feel worried when he saw Liu Tan's nonchalant look. After thinking it over, he secretly ordered the embroidered robe envoy to continue to investigate secretly.

If it were someone else, Liu Che would definitely not care about such things. Back when he was in Qi, he learned from the embroidered robe envoy about the mistakes Liu Fuling had made in state affairs. He was in a good mood and casually reminded him of something. As a result, Liu Fuling was very obedient in front of him, listened to everything he said, and flattered him. But then he turned around and suspected that Liu Che did not trust him, so he placed many people in Qi.

It is said that after Liu Che left, a bloody storm broke out in Qi State in order to find those people, and several embroidered robe envoys were killed.

Although Liu Che did not reach the point of being furious, he was still very angry.

Thinking about it this way, Liu Tan is actually the one who gives him the least worry.

After lunch, Liu Tan really began to think about whether to get something new to eat. Counting on his fingers, he realized that Liu Che would only stay in the Northern Border Kingdom for less than a month at most.

I have to say, time flies by really fast.

After Liu Tan pondered this for a moment, he turned to Lu Xuan, who was walking beside him, and asked, "Hey, if you were to think about it, what would you most want to eat right now?"

After he finished asking, he noticed that Lu Xuan had his head down, lost in thought, as if he hadn't heard him. He couldn't help but poke Lu Xuan in the waist and asked, "What are you thinking about? So absorbed?"