"I want to go and see for myself!"

"I am leaving the palace. Zhao Zhongquan, go and make the preparations."

"This old servant will go to the Directorate of Justice right away and tell them to make preparations," Zhao Zhongquan nodded and bowed in agreement.

In Nanyang, if the imperial family wanted to leave the palace, the Director of the Imperial Household Department would prepare the sedan chair and ceremonial guards in advance. The Director of the Imperial Household Department would send people in advance to plan the emperor's route and would also send people to clear the road to protect the emperor's safety.

"The Chief Supervisor?" Yun Beiye frowned.

"Come back!" Yun Beiye called out to Zhao Zhongquan.

"I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

"There's no need for such a grand display. This time, I'm traveling incognito."

"Let's get to know the people's situation and see how the spring planting is going." Yun Beiye looked at Zhao Zhongquan.

"You've made such a grand show of things, and what I see is all pre-arranged by those ministers. What I see is what they want me to see!"

"That's how my eyes have been blinded!" Yun Beiye slammed his fist on the table.

"A bunch of hypocrites! They take the government's salary but do nothing of substance, they don't share the people's burdens, and all they do is think about how to drag their opponents down!"

"Oh dear, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I dare not deceive your eyes!" Zhao Zhongquan's lips trembled with fear, and his knees buckled as he quickly knelt down.

Yun Beiye glanced at him sideways, [This old guy, always kneeling at the drop of a hat, do you think I don't know you?!]

"Alright, get up now. I wasn't scolding you."

"Go and prepare some casual clothes for me to wear when I leave the palace."

"Remember, don't tell anyone, the fewer people who know, the better."

Yun Beiye warned that if those ministers found out, they might try to sabotage his inspection of the people's conditions.

"Yes, this old servant will go and prepare it right away!"

...

Originally, this matter was to be kept secret. Yun Beiye and Zhao Zhongquan did not publicize it. Zhao Zhongquan also instructed the eunuchs serving in the Zichen Palace to keep their mouths shut.

However, when the emperor traveled at night, the palace maids and eunuchs would have to prepare all the necessary utensils and food, and arrange guards to protect the emperor's safety.

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever.

And so, the news that Yun Beiye was going on an incognito visit spread throughout the palace.

...

Inside Fu Shuang Palace, Yun Duoduo was being forced to write on a stool by A Xiang. With a pained expression, she held the unruly brush and practiced writing on the paper with all her might.

Upon learning the news, she immediately dropped her calligraphy brush and ran to the Zichen Palace to ask her emperor father for permission to leave the palace together.

"Greetings, Princess." Xia Zi, standing at the entrance of Zi Chen Palace, bowed to Yun Duoduo.

Yun Duoduo put her little hands behind her back, raised her head and asked Xia Zi with a smile, "Is Father Emperor inside?"

Xia Zi bowed slightly and said, "In response to the Ninth Princess, His Majesty is inside."

"Is Father Emperor in a meeting? Are there other people inside?"

Yun Duoduo thought that if her father was busy, she would not go in and disturb him.

"In reply to Ninth Princess, only His Majesty and Eunuch Zhao are inside."

"Okay!" Yun Duoduo lifted her leg, stepped over the threshold, and went inside.

"Duoduo is here?"

Upon seeing his beloved daughter enter, Yun Beiye's face lit up with joy.

Yun Duoduo ran towards Yun Beiye, who bent down and picked her up with both hands.

"Duoduo has grown taller and heavier. It seems the servants in the Imperial Kitchen have not been negligent and have been diligently preparing food for my precious daughter. Zhao Zhongquan, reward the Imperial Kitchen handsomely!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yun Duoduo looked at Yun Beiye with a smile. For girls, weight is the most sensitive issue, but she is still young and her feminine characteristics have not yet been revealed. Therefore, she is not too anxious about her getting heavier.

"Father, are you going on a secret mission?" Yun Duoduo asked, tilting her head up.

"Yes, Duoduo knows too. Father is going to see the people suffering from famine."

"Father, you truly care about the people! Father, Duoduo wants to go too!"

She was getting sick from staying in the palace all the time.

She longed to see what the outside world was like, to experience the warmth and life there, unlike the cold and impersonal atmosphere of the palace.

"Does Duoduo also want to leave the palace?"

Yun Beiye's brows furrowed immediately.

[It's too dangerous outside the palace. Duoduo is still so young; she can't get hurt!]

[This time we're going to check on the situation of the disaster victims and refugees. Although they are pitiful people, we can't rule out the possibility of troublemakers appearing. What if Duoduo gets hurt?]

"no."

"It's too dangerous outside. When Duoduo is a little older, Father will definitely take you there, okay?"

"Next time, next time, Father will definitely take you out of the palace."

No, Father, don't you know how many years it takes you to leave the palace?

Don't try to make empty promises to us.

"Ah, no, Father, Duoduo wants to go with Father." Yun Duoduo snuggled in Yun Beiye's arms.

"Duoduo, you are still too young. If things get chaotic, your father won't be able to protect you."

"Duoduo knows martial arts, Father, you'll see!"

Yun Duoduo jumped out of Yun Beiye's arms. She slightly gathered her strength, then suddenly stretched out her palm, and the blue and white porcelain vase with intertwined branches opposite her instantly shattered into pieces.

"Well? Father, did Duoduo not lie to you?"

Yun Beiye looked at Yun Duoduo in surprise, "It seems that your royal grandmother has put a lot of effort into your martial arts skills."

[She truly is my good daughter!]

[This cleverness comes from me!]

"Zhao Zhongquan, what do you think of this matter?"

Zhao Zhongquan was watching the excitement with a beaming smile when he was suddenly called out, and he was a little at a loss for words.

"Uh, Your Majesty, this old servant, uh, this old servant..."

Zhao Zhongquan spoke haltingly, observing Yun Beiye's expression, his mind racing as he tried to decipher Yun Beiye's thoughts.

"This old servant will certainly prepare manpower to protect Your Majesty and the little princess!"

"good!"

[Alas, they say serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Serving His Majesty is not so easy; it requires some wisdom!]

"Father is so good!"

Yun Duoduo climbed onto Yun Beiye, hugged his neck, and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

My daughter is so clever; she bears a resemblance to me when I was a child.

[As expected of my daughter.]

Yun Duoduo was quite surprised by Yun Beiye's reaction; her own father was quite narcissistic!

However, regardless of what her father thought, she was very happy to be able to leave the palace.

Finally, I can leave these high walls and see the colorful world outside!

She had long heard that the capital was very lively and prosperous, and she wanted to see this peaceful and prosperous world for herself.

Suddenly, Yun Duoduo felt that the air had become more abundant, and her breathing became much smoother.

Just then, Xiaxiazi's voice came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has arrived."