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With only one day left, the emperor will lead all the officials to the Taimiao to hold the national sacrifice.

Before daybreak, the ministers waiting at the palace gate for the gate to be opened for court were arguing loudly.

"General Xu, His Majesty has ordered you to take over the garrison for national sacrifices. You must make good arrangements. His Majesty will be in the Taimiao for seven days. If something happens, no one can afford it..." Censor Fu reminded Xu Chengwei.

Xu Chengwei, General of the Cavalry.

The general standing nearby was very upset when he heard this and interrupted directly: "Fu Yushi, what do you mean by this? The national sacrifice hasn't even started yet, and you're hoping for something bad to happen to His Majesty?!"

When the Imperial Censor Fu heard the Grand Marshal say this to him, his face flushed with rage. The two of them were about to quarrel, but the tall Xu Chengwei held them back, "My Lords, please stop arguing. Rest assured, I, Xu Chengwei, took over the garrison around the Imperial Ancestral Temple the night of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. I've had them patrolling day and night for the past two days. Not even a fly can get in, let alone an assassin!"

Outside the crowd, two ministers were whispering.

"The assassin has not yet been identified, and this journey of the State Sacrifice is bound to be dangerous..."

"Why not ask His Majesty for leave? We are too old to go..."

A group of people were noisy and each had their own thoughts.

Some wanted to escape, some wanted to shift the blame, some wanted to find a way out, and some wanted to persuade the emperor to cancel the national sacrifice...

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The palace gate slowly opened and the crowd immediately quieted down. When the palace gate was wide open, a group of ministers entered in an orderly manner.

The hall was completely silent as all officials were reporting on their work as usual. No one dared to mention the matter of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. It was as if the quarrel at the gate of the palace had never happened.

With the order to adjourn the court, all the ministers left in an orderly manner, and the prime minister was the last one to leave.

Someone noticed Jia Shen lagging behind and asked, "Why is the Prime Minister still standing at the entrance of the hall? Is there something important he wants to discuss with His Majesty?"

"The Prime Minister has a lot to do, so naturally there are some things that cannot be discussed in the palace. You, a lowly official, why are you meddling in other people's affairs? Go away, go away. The sun will shine brightly soon, and you will suffer."

Seeing his friend urging him, the adult put aside his doubts and hurried to catch up.

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In Qingxin Hall, Luo Yao had just prepared chicken soup for Bei Zhenting when the emperor's decree arrived.

As soon as the young eunuch from the palace stepped onto the steps at the entrance of Qingxin Hall, a group of ferocious-looking servants sitting inside stood up...

Seeing this, the young eunuch shuddered and swallowed his saliva, then raised his voice and said in a rapid, stuttering voice, "The... the imperial edict has arrived. Princess Yong'an... please accept it!"

A burly waiter pointed at the frail waiter in the shop and said, "You, go ahead and call the princess out."

The guy ran into the backyard.

After a while, Luo Yao and Luo Xinchen came out with confused looks on their faces.

The young eunuch stuttered and repeated, "The imperial edict has arrived...Princess Yong'an, please accept it!"

Luo Yao was frightened and gave a half-bow.

The young eunuch read out the imperial edict, which roughly meant that the Duke had resigned from office and was returning home. The Emperor missed him deeply, and while he missed him, he thought of Luo Yao, the eldest grandson of the Luo family, and asked him to come to the palace to talk...

Luo Yao thought to himself: The emperor is going to the Taimiao tomorrow, and the assassin at the empress dowager's birthday banquet has not been identified yet. How can he have time to talk to him?

Bei Zhenting's warning to him emerged in his mind. It seemed that the emperor had valued his life. Thinking of this, Luo Yao became alert: You must not go!

Luo Yao then said seriously: "Please tell His Majesty that this minister cannot accept the imperial edict."

The guards who were kneeling on the ground, including Ye Qing, Li Qingyun and Zhang Jiji, couldn't help but look up at Luo Yao with shocked expressions.

Luo Yao acted like a young wife. "I'm already married. Although I'm a man, I'm also considered a member of the harem. Now my husband is lying on the hospital bed, his life or death uncertain. If I go into the palace alone at this time, I'm afraid I'll be gossiped about. Besides, I have to take care of my husband day and night, so I really can't spare the time."

The voice was pitiful, helpless and aggrieved, and after saying that, tears came out of her eyes...

The guards said: Is this the same princess who beat up the troublemaker and the ferocious guy that day?

Luo Xiaotuanzi was a little confused when he saw his brother crying, but he immediately stood in front of Luo Yao and opened his little arms to protect his brother.

Little eunuch: I feel helpless when I see Luo Yao, a man who is two heads taller than me, dropping gold beans.

Princess Yong'an disobeyed the order, and the young eunuch returned to Longxin Palace and informed Bei Zhenming.

"Take care of your husband day and night?" The young emperor narrowed his eyes.

Zhu Shengyuan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what Princess Yong'an said makes some sense. Although he is a man, he is also considered a member of the harem. Prince Yong'an's life and death are uncertain, and he entered the palace alone, which would indeed cause controversy..."

Bei Zhenming sighed, "Forget it, forget it. If he doesn't come to the palace to see me, I will go to see him. It's a good opportunity to see Qin Xi as well."

Luo Yao didn't know that the emperor was coming to see him.

Luo Yao was directing Zhang Huao, the strong man who Ye Qing had left in the backyard kitchen to chop firewood, to prepare a big pot of rice for the guards.

Zhang Hu'ao, a farm boy, is the eldest child in his family. His father is deceased, his mother is elderly, and he has a younger brother who was hacked at the age of seventeen. To pay for the "high" medical bills of Divine Doctor Ye, the compassionate doctor was forced to stay at Qingxin Hall to work and pay off his debts. Now, he is just about to sign an indenture to cut wood for the Qingxin Hall.

The burly guards were squatting beside the small potted plants washing vegetables. If Luo Yao came out for a walk, he would receive a wave of burning glances.

Finally, a younger guard couldn't help but ask, "Princess...Princess...the soy milk and tofu yesterday were really delicious...will you still have soy milk and tofu today?"

Luo Yao turned around quietly, giving a death stare.

He worked himself to death to cook for this bunch of people, and they still dared to order food?! Someone leaked the news, but there were suddenly more burly guys in Qingxin Hall today!

The guards trembled and avoided Luo Yao's death gaze.

At this moment, a voice rang out: "I still don't know what this soy milk and tofu tastes like...Isn't there any today?"

I? Luo Yao was frozen in place. Oh my god! Could it be the Emperor?

The emperor really has arrived!

The people washing vegetables stood up in confusion and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see two men lifting the curtain and entering the backyard. One of the men was dressed in gorgeous clothes, exuding a kingly majesty that could scare people at first sight.

Everyone hurriedly saluted, but Bei Zhenming waved his hand. "No need to be so polite. I'm here to visit a patient today, and I just happened to hear the noise in the backyard. I wonder what this 'soy milk' and 'tofu' are?"

The emperor is indeed an emperor, he is cunning and treacherous at such a young age.

He used the excuse of coming to see a doctor, and even though he knew everything, he said he went into Qingxintang and overheard it...

This is because he doesn't want people to know that he is following someone!

He said so, but Luo Yao, Ye Qing and Zhang Jiji didn't believe it.

Luo Yaochun was traumatized by the emperor, and he always remembered what Bei Zhenting said: This dog emperor wants his life!

Ye Qing had been with Bei Zhenting for a long time and had reasonable suspicions about everything.

Zhang Jiji is the worm in Bei Zhenting's stomach. His mind perfectly inherits that of his host and is very deep! He is not as simple as Luo Yao and Ye Qing. He suspects that the emperor is following Luo Yao!

Some time ago, the prince was researching gunpowder, and then he went to the palace for several days in a row. One night, he hurried back to the palace and went to the west courtyard. He asked them to call the princess early the next morning to explain something, and when he was explaining, everyone had to retreat!

The prince was in a coma, and they had just eaten soy milk and tofu yesterday when the emperor's decree reached Qingxin Hall. Emperor Luo Yao went to see the prince in person and specifically mentioned soy milk and tofu...

To Zhang Jiji, this soy milk and tofu is more than just a delicacy. After the beans turn yellow, Dacheng has no other way to prepare them except to make sauce. Soybeans are easy to grow and drought-resistant, so many people know how to grow them. If a famine were to strike, the only thing left in their homes would likely be these rock-hard soybeans!

The emperor probably knows all this as clearly as a mirror!

Zhang Jiji went over all the events in his mind and immediately felt that the problem must be with the gunpowder.

The emperor has been targeting the princess because of gunpowder. They just ate soy milk and tofu yesterday, and today the emperor came to ask about it. It is very likely that someone from the government is following Luo Yao, and there are also people from the government in Qingxin Hall!

Thinking of this, Zhang Jiji immediately winked at Li Qingyun.

Li Qingyun understood that since the prince was not around, they had to protect the princess!

Luo Yao was wary of Bei Zhenming, but pretended to be stupid on the surface.