"Yi Liu hasn't returned yet?"

Yi shook his head. "Not yet, but when I was delivering the message just now, I heard someone say that Miss Qiao'er seems to be looking for you."

"The shop is all set up and ready to open."

Murong Jin: "Let her take full responsibility. I will return to the capital in half a month."

Yi Yi: "Okay."

Ankesen appeared out of nowhere behind Yi Yi, and then Yi Yi countered by punching the person behind him.

Ankesen clutched his stomach. "No."

Yi Yi withdrew his hand, his expression indifferent, and said, "Sorry."

Ankesen looked at him, then clutched his stomach: "Treat me to a meal. I want to eat Bo Bo Chicken, or I'll say you hit me for no reason."

Yi Yi said, "The shop is open, go eat by yourself."

"I only made you treat me because I didn't want to spend money. You're so unreasonable, hitting people like that."

"Not as unreasonable as Commander An."

Ankesen: "Okay, actually I want to meet that Qiao'er girl."

Yi Yi: "You want to eat the food she makes, right?"

Ankersen: "..."

"A wicked man with ill intentions."

An Kesen: "...Me, what did I do? I didn't deceive any woman's feelings. I just wanted to have a meal and meet that gourmet chef. Is that wrong?"

Yi Yi: "Mm."

Ankersen: "..."

Suddenly, a figure appeared beside Yi Er.

Yi Er: "...No, you seem to have a lot of free time."

Ning Sheng sat to the side, staring at Murong Jin. "Yi Er, I always feel that the Regent and the woman from that day look a lot alike. Could they be siblings?"

Yi Er paused for a moment, "Oh, Master has a cousin, and they look quite alike."

Ning Sheng nodded, "I see."

If the regent is so handsome, then his cousin must be an angelic woman.

Ankesen watched them chat, ignoring him completely.

Never mind, I'll just go eat at the restaurant myself.

He had hoped to build a good relationship with them, as it would benefit His Majesty in the future, but he didn't expect them to ignore him.

Emperor Junlan is training. He added a few training exercises today, which are even more tiring than yesterday.

Last night was the deepest sleep he had ever had; he felt safe and secure all around him.

The second time he felt this sense of peace was when he was lying with Murong Jin. Now, lying in the military camp, and especially after Murong Jin came here, his somewhat restless heart calmed down.

That's how amazing it is.

Their gaze fell upon the serene and refined person in the distance.

Once he becomes powerful, no one will dare to oppose him.

Although the court appears harmonious on the surface, people's hearts are unpredictable, and who knows what those people might do behind the scenes.

Becoming strong is the only way out for oneself.

I've remembered this sentence for over a decade, and it hasn't changed.

And these were the words Murong Jin had said to him back then.

Ankerson blinked; he thought he saw His Majesty glance in their direction.

It must be my imagination. He watched that guy grow up, how could he possibly show such an extremely gentle look in his eyes?

"Your Highness, the Prime Minister and the others are asking where you are. Should I tell them?"

Murong Jin's voice was indifferent, "Do you want to train too?"

Ankersen: "..."

Then Murong Jin said, "If they also want to train, I will arrange it for them."

Ankesen: "No, I keep my mouth shut."

Murong Jin: "Letting civil officials experience it seems like a pretty good idea?"

Just as An Kesen was about to refuse, he heard Murong Jin's next words: "Yi Yi, go and make arrangements. All civil and military officials are to come to the training camp in three days for a seven-day training. If they do not come or claim to be sick, the Imperial Hospital personnel should be on standby at all times. If there is any deception, I will visit them properly."

Yi Yi looked excited. "Oh ho, this is going to be fun!"

Ankesen looked blank. "But Regent, if we arrange things this way, who will handle the government affairs?"

“When I am reviewing memorials, I have to ask His Majesty to solve these minor issues. If they can solve the minor issues, how can they just sit and watch the major ones? Since you have so much free time, come and experience it for yourself.”

Ankesen: "Yes..." It's clear that the Regent has indeed been angry after seeing so many useless memorials in the past month or so.

It's just that I've been suppressing it all inside, and today it's finally exploded...

So the next morning, the imperial edict arrived at the door of every minister.

"Training camp? What can we civil servants do?"

"Experience? What does that have to do with us civil servants?"

"A special decree from the Regent? Those who disobey are considered to be disobeying the Emperor?"

"This is a serious crime..."

...

Di Junlan lay on the ground, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, with An Kesen beside him. "So, the Regent has arranged everything? Special training starts tomorrow?"

"It's the day after tomorrow. Give them a day or two to prepare. If they're faking illness, a royal physician will personally come to examine them. And this royal physician is none other than Doctor Lan Ziyao from the Valley of Divine Physicians..."

"The people in the Imperial Medical Academy can be bribed, but the physicians around the Regent, especially those from the Valley of Divine Physicians, cannot be bribed..."

Emperor Junlan's eyes held a smile. "Are those special ministers still submitting memorials about simple, trivial matters?"

Ankesen: "No, they were all threatened by the Regent. The Regent even said that if they couldn't even handle this small matter, he would deal with them first."

An Kesen had witnessed firsthand the arrogance and domineering nature of the place.

“Your Majesty, we can only take things one step at a time from now on. If the Regent is truly willing to coexist peacefully with us, then we will be friends. If the Regent is not, then I may not act as Your Majesty expects... because I will target him.”

Di Junlan knew what he was thinking. "Hmm."

He would not allow such a thing to happen, especially when his own people and Murong Jin's people drew their swords against each other. Such a scene would never happen to them.

"I'll head back now. We'll intensify the training tomorrow."

Ankesen looked at him and asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, aren't you tired from this kind of training?"

"Tired." Di Junlan's lips curled up, "But very fulfilling."

Looking at the genuine smile on his face, Ankesen thought, "Fine, let him be."

Anyway, the regent only gave him half a month.

The night was quiet, and I slept without any dreams.

Murong Jin's figure moved through the darkness, disappearing in an instant.

Yi Yi and Yi Er, hiding in the darkness, wondered, "Wait, why is someone suddenly leading our master out?"

Yi Yi: "How would I know? But Master has disguised himself, so he's not afraid of being discovered."

Yi Er glanced down, hoping that Ning Sheng would wake up tomorrow morning and he would already be back at the training camp, otherwise he would definitely be asked where he had gone last night.

He didn't want her to worry.