When Li Qishang saw the letter displayed in the imperial study, he was so angry that he wanted to pinch his own philtrum.
"ah!"
"My brother is too ruthless."
"Shangyao, you need to quickly find out how long my brother and the others have been gone."
Shang Yao accepted the order and left. Li Qishang looked at the letter in his hand and really wanted to roll his eyes at the sky!
He was such a carefree and unrestrained prince; he was the Carefree Prince!
Why should I acknowledge being a prince?
He regrets it, is that okay?
He regretted it!
Good heavens! How could you be so cruel!
Li Qishang was depressed, saddened, shocked, and petrified!
He wants to travel too! He even wants to go overseas!
His brother is a real scoundrel! He actually managed to run away in the middle of the night, and he wasn't even on guard.
Seeing his lord in such a state, Fu Gui was also very worried!
"Your Highness, we should go to court now," Fugui reminded him from the side.
Although he couldn't bear to see his prince so heartbroken, the court still needed to be organized!
A moment later, a young eunuch came running to report that the Empress Dowager and the Prince were no longer in the palace.
Li Qishang was completely shocked. So everyone had left, leaving him alone to guard the imperial city?
Da Huang respectfully reported, "Sir, there is still one person left in the palace. Would you like to see him?"
Li Qishang looked up at Dahuang, "Who is it? The masters of the palace have all left, so aren't the only ones left the servants from the various palaces?"
Da Huang touched his nose and said casually, "The Empress's sworn sister, that is, Miss Guan Er."
"Ah, why is Tuantuan still in the palace?"
"Isn't she at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"
"I heard that she came to the palace last night, but I don't know why she didn't go sightseeing with the Empress and the others."
Li Qishang felt a little flutter in his heart; this Tuantuan still had a conscience.
"Let's go to court first. Your Majesty, go find Miss Guan and tell her she wants to have hot pot with me tonight."
"Let her live in the palace from now on and not go out. We'll still live in Chaoyang Palace."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
After Da Huang left, Fu Gui quickly tidied his prince's court robes and straightened his hair.
Then he strode towards the Golden Palace.
The ministers are still unaware that the Emperor and Empress left a note last night and went off to enjoy the beauty of the land.
They were still in the main hall, chatting in small groups, talking about all sorts of random things.
"The Prince has arrived."
The eunuch's announcement drew the ministers' attention, causing them to turn towards the doorway.
The sunlight shone down, and the person walking along the light exuded a regal aura.
It was as if they were gods who had fallen from the sky.
The ministers bowed and clasped their hands in greeting. Li Qishang nodded to everyone, walked to the second platform on the stage, and looked at the ministers below.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say, and then stood there silently. The ministers were a little curious. How long had it been? Why hadn't the emperor come yet?
Even the chief eunuch serving the emperor was nowhere to be seen, and no one understood what had happened.
"Your Highness, where is the Emperor?"
"That's right! Even Steward Hua didn't see it!"
"Yes, Your Highness, what's going on?"
The ministers all inquired about Li Qishang.
Li Qishang was seething with anger, but he couldn't vent it! He could only pull out a letter from his sleeve.
"My ministers, take a good look at this letter and you will understand."
Fu Gui handed the letter to Grand Secretary Su, the current prime minister.
Su Xu, dressed in a red official robe, glanced at the letter in his hand, reading it in three lines at a glance. His brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. The ministers were all waiting for the next word!
"Lord Su, what does this letter say?"
"That's right, Lord Su, why don't you read it to everyone!"
Su Xu calmed himself down and then muttered something to himself.
"The Emperor and Empress have gone on a trip, leaving the Prince to oversee the country."
Minister: ...So carefree? So willful?
"Lord Duke, why didn't you stop the Empress and the Emperor from going on their travels?"
"That's right, how old is this prince! Why is he being taken on a trip?"
"Yes! Where are we going?"
"Lord Duke, aren't any of you going to stop them?"
Guan Hongsheng was completely bewildered; he had no idea.
If he had known that his daughter was going on a trip, how could he not have stopped her?
Have we brought enough people? Is it dangerous? Do we have enough money?
As a father, he should be concerned about these things!
"My lords, please calm down!"
"I knew nothing about this! I only found out now!"
"Even if I knew about the Emperor and Empress's decision, there was nothing I could do to stop them!"
"Although the Empress is my daughter, here she is the sovereign, I am the subject, and only secondarily I am her father. She is my daughter!"
"I have no reason to stop it, neither morally nor logically!"
"Then this old man dares not disobey His Majesty's will!"
Guan Hongsheng dismissed everyone with just a few words.
The ministers all looked at Guan Hongsheng, no longer wanting to speak, and turned to look at Li Qishang, who was standing on the high platform.
"Your Highness, what should we do?"
Li Qishang: I'd like to know too.
"Ministers, please submit any questions you may have, and then each shall perform your duties accordingly."
Even when the Emperor is not in the palace, we must continue our work; we cannot become lazy and negligent just because the Emperor is not present.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The ministers handed over their memorials and then returned to their workstations.
Their emperor treats each day like a game; alas! Fate is cruel!
Suddenly I feel a little nostalgic for the emperors of the past; they were so cold-blooded and ruthless!
I see him every day at court; the worst part is he always has a stern face.
It's like I owe him a million dollars. Since we got married, it's been a complete 180-degree turn!
Now, they've even started using the disappearing and traveling memes.
The one who suffered the most damage was Li Qishang!
He knows absolutely nothing! Why torture him like this?
That's too cruel! It's not beautiful at all!
However, Xiao Tuantuan, who was in the cold palace, had already woken up from her bed.
She was overjoyed when a servant told her that the prince had invited her to have hot pot that evening!
When her master told her about her upcoming travels, she really wanted to go.
But when she heard that she couldn't go there because of the pure dragon energy, she didn't want to go anymore. She wanted to absorb the dragon energy!
She still wanted to develop! So she decided to stay and accompany that pure dragon energy.
She's such a kind-hearted girl!
That pure dragon energy can help her grow and develop; she also needs to grow up and become an adult!
This is Xiao Tuantuan's true thought: she wants to absorb dragon energy to make herself curvy and become a heartthrob!
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