Silence fell for a moment.

Yi Er sensed that something was off about the atmosphere. “Your Majesty, please don’t worry. This isn’t the first or second time I’ve done this. I can say with absolute certainty that I will not put my master in danger.”

Murong Jin coughed lightly. In the past, it was the enemy who was dangerous; when there was no enemy, it was his own men who were most dangerous…

However, she was already used to it, and even if something went wrong, she could handle it calmly.

Seeing Murong Jin's unexplaining expression, Di Junlan probably knew that they often did this.

"Why is the Regent here?"

Murong Jin replied, "I came to take a look. After all, it is my responsibility to protect the peace and well-being of the Great Cheng."

Emperor Junlan could see only the seriousness on Murong Jin's face and could not find any flaws. "Your Excellency has gone to great lengths, but please leave such a small matter to me. You still need to take good care of your health."

Murong Jin nodded slightly: "Your subject understands."

Di Junlan, with that cold gaze, said, "You understand? You just understand like that?! What have you understood?!"

"What I mean is..."

Looking at his expression, Murong Jin suddenly felt that the young emperor was quite honest and simple, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Your Majesty, I didn't mean anything by it."

Di Junlan turned away from Murong Jin and said, "Oh."

The laughter carried a joy that Murong Jin had never experienced before, and for some reason, Di Junlan's lips also curled into a faint smile.

Suddenly, he really wanted Murong Jin to keep that smile every day... Then his face froze. What had he just been thinking?!

When Jin Shisan returned, he saw An Kesen there as well. "Thank you."

An Kesen: "You're welcome. We're all family. When people come to Dacheng, we should naturally treat them well. Leave the rest to me."

Jin Shisan nodded, "Okay."

With someone in charge of the interrogation, they no longer need to create unnecessary tasks for themselves.

"Your subordinate greets Your Majesty."

Emperor Junlan waved his hand, "I dressed like this because I don't want others to know that I am the emperor."

Murong Jin's lips twitched. "Then why do you still refer to yourself as '朕' (Zhen)?"

Wouldn't it have been exposed much earlier?

After the matter was resolved, Murong Jin no longer needed to go to the next place; everything was left to Di Junlan.

Upon returning to the Regent's Palace, Murong Jin looked at the mountain of memorials piled on his desk and fell silent.

Especially with the smiling face of Eunuch Zhao beside her, what else didn't she understand?

"This old servant has met with the Regent. His Majesty said he would handle these matters, so there's no one to review the memorials for him. Therefore, I can only trouble the Regent..."

Seeing the Regent's gaze fixed on him, he felt uneasy, but he could only force a smile.

Your Majesty, the way the Regent looks at me with such cold eyes is terrifying!

When Murong Jin's lips curled into a cold smile, Eunuch Zhao's legs almost went weak. "Then this old servant will come to collect the memorial in a couple of days. Regent, farewell."

He dashed off in a flash, and Yi Er scoffed, "I suspect His Majesty didn't want to review the memorials, so he went to join the fun. It was something his subordinates could have handled, but he insisted on going himself..."

Murong Jin looked at the small mountain of rocks and said, "Never mind."

He was only twenty years old.

Suddenly it occurred to me that she went to the army when she was just a teenager! She endured more hardship than Emperor Junlan had ever drunk milk.

"Yi Er, go and prepare paper and pen."

Regent, isn't that what a regent is?

Yi Er looked somewhat reluctant. "Oh."

They do everything for their master, so why don't they give their position to their master too!

His Majesty is a real headache.

Xicheng, a village on the outskirts of the city.

"There are patients over there, but they are not thieves. Most of them are people from the Western Regions who have come from over there."

Upon seeing this, Di Junlan asked, "Have you arranged for a doctor to treat them?"

Ankesen nodded, "When the Regent discovered it, he had already sent people over, including soldiers and generals, to settle the sick people here to prevent it from being contagious, so the village was quarantined."

Di Junlan looked at the people with red pimples on their faces and asked him, "Is it contagious?"

An Kesen: "Yes, but this is a kind of poison. Doctor Lan Ziyao from Shenyi Valley has arrived. He can cure it, but it will take time for the marks on the skin caused by the poison to slowly heal."

Di Junlan: "Hmm, there's one more place? Didn't you say there were three?"

An Kesen: "Those in the mountains are just thieves who want to rob money. The villagers are all ordinary people. The ones on the other side are thieves who have infiltrated the city... They are not from the Western Regions, but they have come in disguised as people from the Western Regions."

"I've already sent people to investigate, and they'll arrest them immediately if anything is found."

Emperor Junlan: "Hmm."

Three days later.

Murong Jin held a book in her hand, looking at the pictures inside with curiosity in her eyes o(′^｀)o.

Surprisingly, this painting of Longyang is actually quite well done...

When Yi Er rushed in to report, he accidentally caught sight of something truly appalling...

"master!!!!"

Yi Er's scream came from the study, causing the guards outside to glance in that direction.

Murong Jin put down the book and looked at his exaggerated expression. "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

"Master, what are you looking at?! It's absolutely... indecent!!"

Murong Jin raised an eyebrow slightly, "Indecent? Is it better than being harassed by a man?" Although the man was a woman in disguise, it didn't stop her from using it to annoy this kid.

Upon hearing this, Yi Er's face fell. "Master, you're mocking me too. I really don't like men, but that guy comes to see me every day..."

Murong Jin: "Follow your heart. If you really like someone, you won't care what gender they are. If you don't like someone, you won't be moved by either a man or a woman."

Upon hearing this, Yi Er immediately recalled the aggrieved expression Ning Sheng had shown after he rejected her, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable...

"Master, if you met a woman who was pursuing you, would you like her?"

Murong Jin looked up at him, "If I like her, I don't care if she's a man or a woman. There are too many worldly concerns. Freedom comes first. Why care about other people's opinions?"

Furthermore, she is in a position of authority and cannot tolerate others gossiping about her.

Yi Er heard this and said, "Oh [?_??]" He didn't understand, but he had his own opinion: if you like something, go for it and don't care about anyone's opinion or misunderstanding. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters.

Murong Jin: "Go, send the memorial to the palace."

Yi Er immediately went over and wrapped up the organized memorials: "Yes, Master."