Helian Sheng was completely blunt in his words. He said calmly, "Shouldn't I ask my royal brother about this?"
The emperor said helplessly: "Your brother has other things to do. I have sent him to the frontier. He will not be back in the short term."
Helian Sheng said again: "Call all the ministers to discuss it."
At this time, the Imperial Preceptor chuckled and said, "Ninth Prince, do you have to be so pretentious? You know what the Emperor means, so why bother to embarrass Him? There must be something fishy going on with this disaster. There's no one among the ministers that the Emperor can trust to be sent to the disaster area, except the Ninth Prince."
Duan Qingxi: ...So why not just say it directly?
Helian Sheng glanced at the emperor, then at Duan Qingxi, and said calmly, "You can go if you want me to, but I have a request."
The emperor smiled and asked, "What is your request?"
"Princess Yunle must go with me."
Duan Qingxi: ...
The emperor glanced at Duan Qingxi with a hint of excitement in his eyes, and seemed to hope that Duan Qingxi could go with him on this trip.
Duan Qingxi knew that he had no right to refuse. In fact, it was a good idea to go to the disaster area and do good deeds to accumulate some merit.
She nodded and said, "This humble servant is willing to go to the disaster area with the Ninth Prince, but... this humble servant also has a small request."
"What does Princess Yunle want?"
Duan Qingxi said, "I hope the Emperor can send the Third Prince to work with my father to resolve the issue of the victims outside the city."
The Imperial Master deliberately asked, "Why not the Fifth Prince?"
"As a family, I'm afraid we might be suspected of harboring someone, which would cause criticism from the ministers."
Duan Qingxi's mention of "family" caused the man next to her to look at her unhappily, but unfortunately Duan Qingxi didn't care.
The emperor nodded and agreed readily.
This is not a big deal. Anyway, he is worried that Duan Hong can't handle it alone.
The Imperial Preceptor then said to Helian Sheng, "Ninth Prince, please be careful when you go to the disaster area. For some reason, the victims are very resentful of the imperial officials. Some have even gone so far as to become bandits in the mountains, with nowhere to retreat. Please take care of these matters, Ninth Prince."
Meaning... they are not only going to investigate the disaster area, but are also responsible for clearing out the bandits as well?
Helian Sheng said calmly, "Thank you, Imperial Master, for the reminder."
The emperor continued, "I will issue an imperial decree shortly to start the journey tomorrow morning. How about that?"
"Um."
After responding, Helian Sheng stood up and glanced at Duan Qingxi. Duan Qingxi quickly stood up, saluted the emperor and the imperial teacher, and left with him.
The emperor saw this and shook his head helplessly, but with a smile on his face, "This child is getting more and more rude."
The corners of the Imperial Master's mouth curled up slightly, "It's indeed a bit arrogant..."
Duan Qingxi had just returned to the general's mansion when a eunuch came to announce the imperial decree.
The emperor's reason was indeed very strange. He actually said that as a princess and a disciple of Master Qing Yuan, she had to go to the disaster area to comfort the victims.
What was strange was that Duan Hong and Duan Sijin didn't think there was anything wrong. They were even quite happy about it, thinking that it showed the emperor's attention to her as a princess.
However, after the joy came worry, especially Duan Sijin was worried that she, a girl, would not be able to endure the suffering in the disaster area.
After Duan Qingxi comforted them with a few words, he went back to pack his things.
Xuan Yi and Xuan Er would naturally go with her, and Qiao Yun and Chan Xue would also go.
Duan Qingxi said helplessly, "I was ordered to go and help the disaster victims this time. If I brought so many of you with me, people would think I was just showing off and enjoying myself."
Xuan Yi said, "Miss, don't worry. This subordinate and Xuan Er will not show up. We will only follow you privately. Qiao Yun and Chan Xue are just two maids. It's no big deal for them to follow you."
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