"This humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty and the Ninth Prince." The leading Imperial Guard quickly sheathed his sword and, along with another person, knelt down to greet Shang Xiche and Shang Xiye.
"Your Majesty, son-in-law, you've come at the right time! This scoundrel is forcing these soldiers to carry our young lady away, and he's even forcing this soldier to fight me, otherwise he'll have the Empress Dowager punish them!" Xi Que pointed at Eunuch Li, making a false accusation.
The Imperial Guards: "..."
Eunuch Li: "!!!"
"Is that so?" Shang Xiche asked indifferently, his gaze toward Eunuch Li filled with hostility.
Eunuch Li quickly knelt down and loudly explained to clear his name: "This old servant is innocent! Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's leg ailment has flared up, and she urgently summoned the Ninth Princess Consort for treatment. However, the Ninth Princess Consort has been sleeping for a long time without waking up, so the Empress Dowager ordered this old servant to bring them to invite the Ninth Princess Consort. Otherwise, how could this old servant dare to do so? Please, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly!"
Shang Xiche frowned slightly.
The Empress Dowager's leg ailment has been bothering her for quite some time, but today she just can't bear it to this extent?
Two days have passed since the birthday banquet, and she is still acting like this. Is she trying to let everyone know that she is resenting her son's improper behavior?
Shang Xiye pushed the wheelchair to the little bandit girl and carefully picked her up.
The eunuch Li and the imperial guards standing nearby all turned their heads, waiting for the little bandit girl to be woken up so they could punch the Ninth Prince again.
However, the little bandit did "wake up".
But she stretched out her small hand and wrapped it around Shang Xiye, her voice sweet and soft: "Your Highness, you've finished court? Let me tell you, this place truly lives up to its reputation as the entrance to the Emperor's study. It's protected by the aura of a real dragon, and I slept so soundly!"
Shang Xiye: "..."
Even though he knew she was just putting on an act, he still felt a little uncomfortable hearing her say those words.
The Imperial Guards: "..."
Eunuch Li: "???"
What happened to the promise that he'd be grumpy in the morning, hit people, and even beat up Ninth Prince, leaving two bumps on his head?
Could it be that he was "hit" with his mouth?
Xi Que happily whispered to Lin Shuang, "Oh my, our young lady and son-in-law are getting better and better, I'm so happy!"
Eunuch Li: "!!!"
Damn it, was he fooled by this vulgar bandit girl?!
After Ji Fengyao finished speaking, she looked up and jumped up from Shang Xiye's arms with surprise, as if she had just discovered the emperor: "Your Majesty, you've come at the right time! I've brought you some silver!"
Shang Xiche then noticed that there were more than a dozen large mahogany chests piled up at the door, and a thought struck him: Could it be that these chests are filled with silver?
"Come, come, quickly carry the Emperor inside!" Ji Fengyao commanded the Imperial Guards and eunuchs beside her with great familiarity.
Everyone: "..."
Seeing that the emperor did not object, they only made their move after being secretly signaled by Eunuch De.
Eunuch Li: "Your Majesty..."
He had barely opened his mouth when Eunuch De silenced him with a glare, while Shang Xiche didn't even glance at him before heading straight into the Imperial Study.
Eunuch Li looked aggrieved:
Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is in excruciating pain and is waiting for the Ninth Princess to come and treat her!
Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye ignored Eunuch Li. Ji Fengyao pushed Shang Xiye and followed Shang Xiche into the Imperial Study.
"What's going on with all this?" Shang Xiche looked at the dozen or so boxes that had been opened. Sure enough, they were full of gold and silver jewelry. Although they weren't particularly rare, he was still in a good mood because this gang of bandits had been sending him money one after another these past two days.
"These are all things I stole from those ministers' homes," Ji Fengyao clapped her hands, completely open and honest.
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