Chapter 126

"Nothing happened outside," Concubine Xuan smiled slightly, "You are still relatively weak, take good care of yourself these few days, and don't worry about anything else."

Ye Xiaoyuan also smiled and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I will tell the kitchen to make whatever you want to eat."

Qu Watanabe felt like eating some wheat soup.

But I definitely can’t eat here anymore, so I’d better go back to Beijing and think about it later.

"Sour and spicy," he ordered several appetizers with strong flavors, "As long as the taste is similar, I want to eat them all!"

Ye Xiaoyuan responded and went to prepare. Soon he brought over a bowl of rice paste with diced meat, two eggs, and a portion of refreshing and delicious pickled cucumbers.

Qu Watanabe: “…”

Doctor Yang said with a smile: "Let's eat something simple first to slow down the process. We can give Your Highness some greasy and spicy food in a few days."

Qu Dubian was not picky about food. He raised his head while holding the bowl and asked, "Are you guys watching me while I eat?"

Xia Fuyang immediately grabbed Xi Zixing's arm with a smile, "Okay, as long as you're okay, we'll go out."

Qu Dubian: "Banban, Empress Xuan, you and Doctor Yang should go out together, I have something to do."

This is to deal with Yi Twelve's matter. Ye Xiaoyuan understood. Concubine Xuan instructed: "Then I will come in later."

Qu Watanabe: “Okay.”

After they went out, they closed the door, leaving enough space for the people inside to talk.

Qu Dubian took a few bites of the pickled cucumber, which was crispy.

What he just talked about was clearly about Yi Twelve. Now that everyone has left, he just refuses to ask Yi Twelve to come out.

A few minutes later, Yi Twelve came out on his own initiative and stood hesitantly in front of the bed.

"Your Highness."

Qu Dubian couldn't help getting angry when he thought of the stones tied to his body and how he tried to drown himself in the river before the poison took effect.

Well, I was curious about what he looked like but I didn't show him. But before the poison took effect, I was willing to take off his tattered mask and throw it into the water. Wasn't it because I thought that after taking off the mask, no one would recognize him even if his body was fished out?

If it weren't for the simulator that could sense the position within 300 meters when he was a child, and if it weren't for the antidote pill he had taken out earlier that was useful, Yi Twelve would have really died this time and could not be rescued!

One cent difference.

Qu Watanabe: "The poison has been resolved. The secret guards must not know about this. From the moment the poison took effect, Yi Twelve was already dead."

B12: "Well, I can change my shape so that I won't be discovered by the secret guards."

Qu Watanabe: "Don't you want to venture into the martial arts world, like the protagonist in the storybook, and be a free and easy hero? Why don't you go? I'll give you one last chance, go or stay."

B12: "If it weren't for the poison, I would never have thought of leaving."

"Well, then you won't have a chance to leave in the future," Qu Duanbian said viciously, "Work for me until I retire and then I'll hire you back!"

Yi Twelve didn't care much: "Okay."

Qu Watanabe: "No milk tea! No storybook! No monthly silver!"

Three consecutive critical hits.

Yi Twelve was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything for a long time.

Qu Duanbian finally started to eat contentedly, without even using a spoon, drinking porridge from a bowl. He was really hungry, and felt like he could eat a cow.

Yi Twelve did not leave. He squatted down and said, "Your Highness, I will peel the eggs for you."

Qu Watanabe: "I'm angry."

"Well, peel two."

"Liuliu, your way of coaxing people is really bad."

"How come your highness is not angry?"

Qu Watanabe touched his chin. After taking off the mask, Liu Liu seemed a little socially anxious and kept his eyes down. He needed treatment.

"After we return to the courtyard, please show me, Ye Banban and Yidianbai your talents."

"...Talent?"

"Dancing and singing are fine, but don't perform martial arts. It's fine in Shunning Palace, Empress Xuan and Empress Guo will definitely like to watch." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea, and it could also enhance the gracefulness of their Shunning Palace. "That's it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Watanabe saw the shock in Yi Twelve's eyes as he wished.

Qu Dubian chuckled in his heart, thinking it was really fun to bully Liu Liu.

-

Qu Dubian rested for three days.

He was young and recovered quickly, but he lost a little too much dirty blood, so when he stood up, his vision went dark for a moment.

I have lost a lot of weight, but I still need to gain weight slowly. My spirits have completely improved.

Qu Watanabe didn't want to touch the simulator for simulation in the short term. These past few days had really made him feel very uncomfortable, and he needed to take it easy.

After he recovered his spirit, he took a refreshing bath. Under his disgusted gaze, Doctor Yang applied medicine to the cut on his left forearm and wrapped it with a clean bandage.

The ointment he chose had a strong smell, and he would not stop until he could no longer smell the scent of blood when he got close.

The rest of the people were packing up, putting the things they needed to take away into boxes, preparing to set off back to the county government. After taking a short rest in the county government, they would set off directly back to the capital.

The two princes and Concubine Xuan had been out for quite some time. Only after a solution to the plague was found did the people in the capital urge them to return.

Xia Fuyang was responsible for escorting them to the county government.

A soldier came over with a box in his hand and said, "Captain, these are the valuables that the brothers found on the corpse. Do you want to take them back to the county government as well?"

Xia Fuyang: "We probably won't be back. I'll hand it over to Magistrate Hua later."

"good."

"Wait a moment!"

Just before the box closed, Yu Ruo came over quickly. He stared at a certain ornament in the box and said, "Captain Xia, can you let me take a look? There is one that looks familiar. It seems that a commoner in our country asked me to find it."

Xia Fuyang didn't think too much about it. After all, there were indeed people from Nanning who were rushed over to Le'an County and several surrounding counties.

"You see."

Yu Ruo picked out a small silk flower made of silver, about the size of two fingernails.

"That's it."

Xia Fuyang: "Is there anything else to pick?"

Yu Ruo smiled and shook his head.

Xia Fuyang: "You are quite good, a prince who can help the people find things. But your emperor of Nanning only sent people to take the people of Nanning back after the plague was over. He used high-sounding words to fool people. Tsk." He shook his head, "He didn't even return the food we ate."

Yu Ruo cupped his hands: "I am really ashamed."

Xia Fuyang: "If you feel ashamed, just write a letter and ask Nanning to pay more money instead of being a coward."

After a lot of weird talk, Xia Fuyang left.

Gu Xin asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, why did you take the ornaments in the box? I don't see anything special about them."

Yu Ruo held the little flower in his hand and didn't speak for a long time.

"On the way back to the capital of the Great Zhou, send another letter to Nanning."

He had something to verify.

-

After cleaning up, around before lunch.

Everyone ate in advance and set off immediately.

In order to avoid strangulation of the wound, Qu Watanabe did not wear his usual tight sleeves, but rarely wore a smoky blue pleated wide sleeves. After tying his high ponytail, he felt that the color of the hair tie was a bit too monotonous, so he asked Liuliu to pick a flower for him and put it on the top of his head as a hairpin.

This flower is small and slightly blue, and is called Cangyan. You can see the flower but not the leaves, and it matches the clothes he is wearing very well.

Holding the bronze mirror, he said, "Hey! That's right. It would look better with more color on the head."

Ye Xiaoyuan was helpless: "Your Highness, how can you send it like this?"

Qu Watanabe: "We are all leaving, so let's leave a commemoration. Maybe it will start a trend and everyone will follow suit."

After all, he is good-looking.

After showing off his new look for a while, Qu Watanabe followed everyone out the door.

There were no thatched huts outside the county government office, and not a single common person was to be seen.

Qu Watanabe: "Do the people have a new place to settle?"

Magistrate Hua nodded and said, "People from the capital were sent here to control the floods. We need to reclaim the fields. New seeds were distributed yesterday. If we plant them now, we can harvest another crop if we are lucky."

If we can harvest a crop, there will be fewer people suffering from hunger, and the pressure on the government and the court can be alleviated.

Qu Watanabe: "That's good."

Lao Deng's response was quite timely, and he was considered an efficient king in ancient times. There were also many capable officials under his rule, and the magistrate of Hua County was a very good one.

The Minister of Works, who is now in charge of the three counties, and Uncle Xie are both capable.

Fortunately, there was no one on our side who was obviously dragging their feet in this disaster, otherwise the people of the three counties would have suffered.

Magistrate Hua: "Then I won't see you off. Please get on the carriage."

Qu Watanabe: "Well, Lord Hua, please stay."

After he got on the carriage, the convoy slowly drove away, but County Magistrate Hua did not return to the county government office. He grabbed his lawyer and ran away: "Hurry up, hurry up! Otherwise we will miss it!"

…

The carriage took a detour and arrived at Hua'a Mountain, where Concubine Zhou was buried.

She sleeps on the top of the mountain, her tomb facing north, and is not disturbed by the flood.

A cool breeze blew as I looked across the water at Qudubian.

He wanted to go up and take a look, but the water at the foot of the mountain had not yet receded, so he had no choice but to stand on the river bank, gather his strength, and shout towards the mountain:

"Grandma Zhou! I'm leaving. I saw the Cangyan flowers in your hometown. They are very beautiful!"

The boy's shouts echoed through the valley, reverberating again and again.

Concubine Xuan and Ye Xiaoyuan stood beside him.

Concubine Xuan: "Xianghe County was really beautiful before the flood."

Ye Xiaoyuan: "If Your Highness likes it, we can bring some Cang Yan seeds back to Beijing and maybe we can grow it."

Qu Watanabe: "All good, you can send it to Aunt Xiang."

He was looking at the top of the mountain in a trance when a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Seventh Prince."

It was the voice of Magistrate Hua.

"Lord Hua?" Qu Dubian turned back in surprise: "You are not..."

The rest of the sounds disappeared in his mouth, and Qu Dubian looked stunned.

I saw that the carriages and the caravan had been driven aside at some point, and behind Magistrate Hua were thousands of people - men, women, young and old, almost all who could come.

Hua County Magistrate: "Fortunately, we made it in time."

Qu Dubian looked at them, an idea slowly emerged in his mind, and he looked at Doctor Yang.

Doctor Yang coughed lightly and said, "Your Highness, I really couldn't help it. I told everyone about your trial of the medicine after the prescription took effect."

Now, I’m afraid that more than the three counties know about it, even the capital city knows about it.

Concubine Xuan also smiled warmly: "Yes, we all know it."

Qu Watanabe: “…”

Magistrate Hua bowed and said, "I, Magistrate Hua Peng of Le'an County, and the people of Le'an County, are here to see His Highness the Seventh Prince off. We are deeply grateful for His Highness's kindness in testing the medicine!"

Thousands of people fell to the ground and said, "Thank you very much for testing the medicine, Your Highness!"

Gratitude, admiration, and deep thanks hit my heart hard.

The wind in the valley and forest echoes continuously.

Qu Watanabe's pupils slowly dilated, and for a moment, he was unable to describe his feelings at the moment.

In just a few seconds, he quickly suppressed all his emotions in his heart, took three or two steps forward, supported County Magistrate Hua, frowned and said: "Lord Hua, fellow villagers, get up quickly!"

"No, I really didn't do anything. I should thank Doctor Yang and the other doctors."

Magistrate Hua shook his head and said, "We will not forget the efforts of Dr. Yang and other doctors, but if the prescription is developed one day earlier, the spread of the disease can be curbed, and thousands or even tens of thousands of deaths can be avoided."

"Even if it's two days later," he pointed at the people behind him, "how many of these people would be able to stand here?"

"The deceased may be the parents or children of a family, the backbone of the family. One more person alive means one more family alive. Your Highness, you deserve this thanks."

After speaking, he bowed again.

These people have not yet gotten through the difficult period after the flood, and food is still a problem, but they still try their best to dress decently and cleanly on the day of farewell.

Qu Dubian looked at these thousands of people, whose faces were marked with fatigue and exhaustion, but there was a hint of hope in their eyes.

At this moment.

He finally had a tangible sense of what he was doing.

He knew that his actions would save many people, but he always felt he couldn't get the ball rolling.

It was not until this moment, until he faced these emotions himself, that he realized how heavy the fruit of his easy decision was.

Qu Dubian: "Everyone, get up," he exhaled slowly and smiled helplessly at Magistrate Hua, "If this continues, I will really shorten my life."

"Pah! It won't shorten your life!"

Before Magistrate Hua could say anything, Geng Da, who was kneeling in the first row, suddenly raised his head, his features wrinkled together: "We have already agreed to build a longevity temple for you, may you live a thousand years!"

"Yeah yeah."

"After the Changsheng Temple is built, we will burn incense every day."

"God blesses those with good hearts. How can a noble person shorten his life?"

Qu Watanabe: "Changsheng Temple?"

Not really!

"It's OK," Magistrate Hua said with a smile, "Our Changsheng Temple is easy to build. It's made of clay. It just takes some effort and doesn't cost much money."

A question mark popped up in Qu Duanbian's mind: "This is not a question of whether to spend money or not, Lord Hua."

"Please don't be embarrassed," Magistrate Hua called on the people to stand up, "Fellow villagers, the Seventh Prince still needs to hurry on his way, we won't waste his time, and everyone please stand up and see him off!"

"good!"

"There are mud holes ahead. Check them all, they have been filled up. Don't let the carriage get shaken!"

Geng Da stood up and said, "Leave it to us, brothers, let's go and clear the way!"

"Walk!"

Before Qu Dubian could utter a complete refusal, he was pushed into a carriage by Magistrate Hua, his legal advisor, and several common people.

He pulled open the car curtain and looked out.

The ground is muddy and the road ahead is bumpy.

The people of Le'an County gave him a smooth road ahead.

Even after they had left the muddy land, the people still did not turn back, and they picked flowers to see them off for ten miles.

Standing on the edge of Le'an County's ownership, Magistrate Hua once again led the people in a deep bow.

"After this farewell, I hope Your Highness will live a long and happy life!"

"I hope Your Highness lives a long and happy life!"

Qu Dubian waved at them and said, "Let's go!"

He slowly lowered the curtain, and after sitting in the carriage for a while, he finally understood how the favorability was added up. It turned out that when he was unconscious, Doctor Yang told everyone, and after he woke up, this group of people still kept it from him.

He sighed a little worriedly.

Now that things have come to this, we will deal with it as it happens after returning to Beijing.

-

Xia Fuyang escorted the carriage all the way back to the county government.

We didn't stay in the county government for long. After a brief rest and changing the team leader, we were ready to set off again.

Xia Fuyang did not go with them. He was a general of Xianghe County. The aftermath of the flood in Xianghe County had not yet ended, so he needed to stay and await orders.

The Minister of Works and Xie Jingshan did not leave either.

They also have to work out a plan to repair the dam, and they'll probably have to stay here for several months.

Xia Fuyang's farewell to them was brief and to the point, with only one sentence: "The capital city will wait for me. When I return to the capital, I will definitely be promoted."

Xi Zixing sighed, "I don't know how many years I have to wait."

Xia Fuyang's face was dark: "It's not your turn to make irresponsible comments when you didn't even participate in the Spring Examination. I'm waiting for your results in three years."

Xi Zixing said, "Yes, yes, then please open your eyes."

Qu Dubian found it strange, "You two have never met before and you've already had a fight."

What are you arguing about? Are you comparing grades?

Didn’t Xi Zixing say before that Xia Fuyang was very impressive for winning the third place in the imperial examination? How come he has a different attitude when they meet again two years later?

Xi Zixing smiled and said, "Nothing. It's probably because Captain Xia has been in Xianghe for too long and the spicy food here has made him a little irritable."

Xia Fuyang: "..."

Before the two of them started fighting, Qu Dubian hurriedly called out to Xi Zixing, "It's time to set off."

The Sixth Prince poked his head out of the carriage and said, "Xiao Qi, come quickly."

Qu Dubian got into the carriage.

Heading towards the capital.

Their speed was much slower than when they came here, mainly because a county magistrate heard that they were passing by and came to see them off.

Going back and forth wastes time.

After two days' galloping journey, it took ten days to finally enter the capital.

-

When they were approaching the imperial city, Qu Dubian asked Yi Twelve to find Xu Tingfeng.

Please ask Uncle Tingfeng to arrange a new identity for Yi Twelve so that he can serve as his bodyguard openly.

He also asked Ye Xiaoyuan to go to the Marquis Chijian's Mansion to calm his grandmother down and told her that he would come out to see her after he finished dealing with the affairs in the palace.

As soon as the Sixth Prince returned to the palace, he was called away by Concubine Lan.

Ye Xiaoyuan was not there, so Qu Dubian followed Concubine Xuan back to Shunning Palace. From a distance, he saw Zhiyi waiting at the door.

Seeing them, Zhiyi's nose felt sore. She didn't care about her manners and ran over to hug them, "You are finally back! We were so worried!"

"Okay, sister, we are back safe and sound. Look, everything is fine."

Zhiyi glared at him and choked up, "How dare you say that! Don't you know what you did in Sanjun?" She clenched her fist and punched her brother's shoulder, "You've lost a lot of weight since you left. If you do it again, I'll really beat you up!"

Qu Watanabe raised his hand: "Okay! I promise, this is the last time."

Concubine Xuan glanced at him and said, "He's not recovered yet. Let him rest for a while before fighting again."

She pinched Zhiyi's nose and said, "Okay, our girl looks good even when she cries."

Zhiyi burst into laughter and stood between the two of them, pulling one of them with each hand. "Come on, when mother heard that you were going to the capital, she started cooking. Now is the perfect time. There is no rush for other things. Let's eat our fill first."

"Come on, Sister. I really want the food that Lady Guo cooks."

Going back to Shunning Palace is like going home. After a meal, Qu Dubian felt relaxed all over.

He hummed a song while taking a bath, then tidied himself up and changed his clothes.

Not long after I finished cleaning up, Eunuch Yu arrived.

Eunuch Yu smiled and said, "Seventh Prince, it's been a long time since we last met. His Majesty misses you very much and summons you to the Purple Palace to see him."

Qu Watanabe: "Only the father?"

Eunuch Yu: “Yes.”

Qu Watanabe: “Okay.”

He said something to Concubine Xuan, and then went to the Zichen Palace with Eunuch Yu.

On the way, Qu Dubian asked, "How is Father feeling?"

Eunuch Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is the emperor. His emotions are not revealed on his face. How can we guess? However, Your Majesty ate a lot at lunch today."

That means I'm in a good mood.

Qu Dubian smiled and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Yu."

Eunuch Yu said, "Please go in quickly. His Majesty is waiting for you."

Qu Dubian nodded and entered the western warm pavilion next to the Zichen Palace.

-

The Second Prince’s Mansion.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince has been summoned by His Majesty."

"Did you summon anyone else?"

"No."

The second prince seemed to be thinking about something. "I understand. Let's go down."

He made a move and said, "Fifth brother, it's your turn."

The fifth prince played the black pieces. He actually didn't like playing Go very much. He liked Gobang. It was only in recent years that he had persevered and learned Go so that he could play against the guests who came and went and the second prince.

"I thought the emperor would summon us to meet Xiao Qi together."

The Second Prince: "Father's move has two meanings. Xiaowu, guess what we think? See if we have the same idea."

"First, there was no fanfare to welcome Xiao Qi back. Father didn't want the news of Xiao Qi testing medicine for the three counties to spread more and more. Otherwise, when Xiao Qi builds his own mansion two years later, many people will compete to be guest officials, especially scholars from the three counties of Xianghe. This shows that Father has no intention of making any major changes to the current court structure."

"Secondly, even though there is no big fanfare, Xiao Qi's contribution is there, and Father will not ignore it. He will promise Xiao Qi benefits in private."

The fifth prince observed the chess game, and after making his move, he said with a smile, "Congratulations, second brother. It seems that father never intended to let Xiaoqi succeed to the throne. The balance of victory between you and eldest brother has begun to tilt."

The Second Prince did not respond to his words, but held the chess piece in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "But I am very curious about what the Emperor will promise to my Seventh Brother."

-

Inside the west warm room.

Qu Duanbian first greeted him honestly: "Father."

He bowed for a few seconds, but no one responded, so he raised his eyelids and took a look.

Emperor Chongzhao was grinding ink and said, "I have heard about it. The memorials from the three prefecture governors have also been delivered to me. You have done a good job this time and saved so many people."

Qu Dubian put down his hand and said, "I didn't do anything. I was sick, so I should be the first to take medicine. Doctor Yang and the doctors in Le'an County are the ones who deserve praise."

Emperor Chongzhao: "Those who have made contributions should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished. Imperial Doctor Yang has superb medical skills and has developed methods to save the people, so he has made great contributions. He has been in the Imperial Hospital for many years, so it is appropriate for him to be promoted."

"You are not yet sixteen, so you cannot be given any official title. But for your contribution in testing medicine for the common people, I must reward you."

Only then did Qu Dubian notice that there was a piece of black and gold brocade with a white background spread out in front of his stepfather.

He leaned closer: "Dad, what's the reward?"

Emperor Chongzhao ground the ink and wrote a big "No" on this black and white brocade.

Then he stamped his own seal on the side.

"I will grant you a reasonable request. For example, if you want to build a mansion outside the palace in the future, expand the area of ​​the mansion, or want that piece of house, or gold and silver, fiefdoms in the county, and the right to choose the title when you are crowned king... I will give it to you."

Be crowned king.

Qu Duanbian gradually understood that his cheap father's words at this time probably meant that he was kicked out of the candidate for the crown prince. Then this black brocade carrying "a not excessive promise" should be both a reward and compensation.

In this case, as long as what he wants does not threaten the throne and the court, his stepfather will give it to him.

Emperor Chongzhao didn't know whether his youngest son could understand what he meant.

But in his opinion, Xiaoqi is not qualified to be the crown prince.

First, a crown prince who is sick and bedridden from time to time will only make court officials feel uneasy; second, those in power, especially the emperor, cannot be too soft-hearted.

Xiaoqi, you are too soft-hearted.

The situation in the court has become quite stable. He has no plans to change it for the time being, nor does he have the energy to deal with it.

Qu Dubian pondered for a while, "Dad, why don't you give me a yellow brocade? The yellow brocade is the special color for issuing imperial edicts. What you gave me is the emperor's private brocade, which cannot pass the official examination."

Emperor Chongzhao's face darkened: "Isn't that equivalent to giving you a blank imperial edict with a seal on it?"

"Where is the blank? There is clearly a word 'promise'."

Emperor Chongzhao: "Do you want it or not? If not, I will take it away."

"Yes, yes, yes!" After a few playful words, Qu Watanabe took the black brocade away like a treasure. This was something he had been longing for.

"Why don't you want good things? I'll take whatever you give me."

He felt relaxed all over. With this thing, he knew what his stepfather was thinking, and he would have to make fewer guesses and calculations in the future.

Since it is a private gift, it is a benefit given in private and it is impossible to make it public.

But my eldest brother and second brother will definitely be aware of our father's attitude. Under normal circumstances, they will test him less.

Qu Watanabe: "Don't regret it when the time comes. I miss a lot of things from you, hehe."

Emperor Chongzhao looked at him with a genuinely happy expression, and a complex look flashed across his eyes, which finally gradually turned into a little father-son warmth that would never be obvious in his eyes under normal circumstances.

He patted Qu Watanabe's shoulder and said, "This is given to you privately by me. There will be a reward from me in the future. Xiaoqi, I am proud of you."

Qu Watanabe felt embarrassed: "Oh..."

"Okay! Let's talk about the unimportant things and get down to business," Emperor Chongzhao pulled out a long ostrich feather duster from under the table.

"..." Qu Watanabe hesitated, "Dad, what do you mean by business?"

Emperor Chongzhao raised his duster and started to hit him, angrily saying, "I told you to sneak out of the capital! I told you to go to Xianghe quietly! I should have broken your legs and locked you up in the house!"

Qu Dubian ran away.

"You dare to test the medicine on yourself?? Ah? Test the medicine on yourself? I really want to knock your head open to see what you are thinking! If you don't want to live, I will send you to see the Buddha!" ​​Emperor Chongzhao chased after him, "Stop right there!"

The two of them circled across the table.

"Dad! I was just fine! Empress Xuan didn't even hit me!"

Emperor Chongzhao was so tired that he was panting, his eyes were wide open, and he rolled up his sleeves. He no longer looked like an emperor.

"She is she, and I am I. Calling you father is useless. I must teach you a lesson today! The next time you dare to take risks, you will have to think about whether the stick you are hit with will hurt!"

Seeing how tired he was, Qu Dubian slowed down his movements a little. After being hit on the butt, he shouted "It hurts so much" and ran out of the West Warm Pavilion.

That’s enough, Lao Deng. He even offered to be hit!

Emperor Chongzhao stood at the door, pointing at the fleeing figure, trying to catch up with him but failing. He had no idea what to do and angrily threw the duster.

"Little bastard!"

Eunuch Yu picked up the ostrich feather duster and asked, trying not to laugh, "Your Majesty, are you still putting this thing away?"

It was made in a hurry, but it was not used much.

Emperor Chongzhao sneered, "Keep it, no, give it to Concubine Xuan. I don't believe that he took such a big risk and didn't take himself seriously. Can Concubine Xuan bear not to teach him a lesson?"

Eunuch Yu looked at the Seventh Prince's back with pity as he fled happily.

My Lord, I wish you good luck.