"It's getting late, you should head back."
He glanced at the two of them indifferently, but his words were an order to leave.
Wei Yao and Wang Zebang subconsciously looked in Zheng Quchi's direction, only to see her gesturing towards the door, the meaning clear—they were under someone else's roof, so they should retreat first.
"Madam, Your Highness, then I shall take my leave."
They both kept in mind their wife's teachings and made sure to cultivate a good superior-subordinate relationship with him before he rose to prominence, so as to lay a solid foundation for assisting the king in the future.
As the two were leaving, they heard the lady inside the room asking the Crown Prince a question.
"Did you hear our conversation just now?"
"This is the first time I've heard of an adjutant assigning tasks to a commander-in-chief. I'm in charge of troop deployment, and you're in charge of the ordnance department?"
"I wouldn't dare to order Your Highness around. But we're in the same boat now. We each have our own expertise. You take care of the external affairs, and I'll take care of the internal affairs. We'll each do our own job, and the work won't be tiring."
"That makes perfect sense. So, in order for you to take over the military equipment smoothly, Bo Ji will have to give you the golden seal you want, whether she wants to or not."
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, Wei Yao and Wang Zebang lowered their eyes and remained silent, showing no emotion.
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After leaving the Hall of a Hundred Departments, Wei Yao suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed: "Oh no, I forgot to tell my wife that the trial army of Julu Kingdom will arrive in Shengjing tomorrow, and they will also bring the remains of those who drowned in the river for Ye Kingdom to identify."
Wang Zebang was speechless: "How could you forget something so important?"
"Talking about me? What about you? Why didn't you say anything just now?" Wei Yao found it amusing.
“…Let’s talk about it tomorrow. I wonder if Madam will feel sad and upset when she sees that corpse?” Wang Zebang wondered.
Wei Yao, however, understood Zheng Quchi: "She will probably feel bad, but not so much grief. After all, the relationship between the lady and the general was like two separate threads that hadn't been twisted into a single rope yet."
Wang Zebang wasn't blind; they were both married and had children, so they naturally understood matters of the heart between men and women.
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