Feng Cailan wondered if there were some ruffians rising up in the neighboring country, causing trouble on the border, and the emperor needed her to lead the troops to fight?
“Cough cough cough…”
"It's not that serious."
"Lord Feng, I've already said it before. You are my aunt, and we are family. There's no need to be so polite in private."
Nalan Yunzhi stood up from the imperial desk, walked to the front, and personally helped Feng Cailan, who was kneeling on the ground, up.
"I am terrified! Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be abolished!" Nalan Yunzhi bowed to Nalan Yunzhi again.
It was one thing for the Emperor to be polite, but how foolish would a minister be to take it seriously? It might be okay if he was in a good mood at the moment, but what about the next time he was in a bad mood and wanted to settle the score later? Feng Cailan thought, anyway, she had done everything she should have done, so no one could find fault with her before or after.
"My secret order is... in addition to bringing back the princess, you must also bring a handsome man in a wheelchair from Hua's house into the palace." Nalan Yunzhi said sternly.
I thought the so-called "secret decree" was about state affairs or military affairs, but I didn't expect it was about the emperor expanding his harem for his own selfish desires.
Feng Cailan suppressed the sadness in her heart. Why did she have to do this kind of thing when anyone else could? This would only make her feel guilty towards her brother Lingyan. However, the emperor was the emperor after all, so she could only obey his orders and carry them out.
"I...obey the order!"
Looking at Feng Cailan who left after receiving the imperial edict, Nalan Yunzhi was hoping in his heart that Feng Lingyan would return to the palace as soon as possible.
If she arranged for someone else to go, Ling Yan might not be willing to come back. And Feng Cailan was his sister. Ling Yan was kind-hearted and would not have the heart to see his sister being punished for not fulfilling the sacred mission...
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