The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my old slave's Majesty!"

The shrill voice was a gentle moan, and the palace maids and eunuchs around covered their ears, unable to bear to hear it.

"What are you yelling about, Xiaokangzi? I'm not dead."

"Oh, Your Majesty, please don't say that. It's dangerous up there!"

Xiao Kangzi hurried over to the other side, and together with a group of guards, eunuchs and palace maids who were wrapped tightly in veils and head scarves, they stood under the tree with their hands spread out, ready to welcome their emperor at any time.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, just keep talking, why are you leaning out?

Ahhhhh!

It's going to fall!

"Stop making noise, I'm almost there!"

Lu Shi, who was on the tree, was fully armed and was clinging to the trunk. With his other hand, he held a branch and stretched out his arm to reach the beehive hanging high up.

"Don't gather around here. If you fall and get stung by bees, I won't be responsible."

How could the servants dare to abandon their master and escape? Even if the master asked them to do so, they would first ensure the master's safety. Otherwise, who knows whether His Majesty would settle the score with them later.

The beehive on the tree was shaking after being poked by Lu Shi, and she herself was trembling as she stood on tiptoe.

Seeing that the honeycomb was about to fall, Lu Shi's eyes lit up, and the next second a clear voice came -

"What are you doing?"

Lu Shi's body stiffened, and the guards and servants below fell to their knees.

Xiao Kangzi's forehead was covered with sweat, and he fell to his knees with a thud.

Lu Shi stopped moving, but the hive, which had been tossed around for a long time, finally fell to the ground with a snap, and the bees inside poured out.

"Ahhhh!"

The beehive fell right on the crowd gathered below, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. Everyone ran in different directions and used their own tricks to avoid the invasion of bees.

Some even jumped into the lake, with only a little hair showing above the surface.

Everyone was prepared in advance, so no one was injured.

Instead, Xiao Kangzi and Xie Yue who came later were unlucky. The swarm of bees couldn't find their target, so they all flapped their wings and flew towards them.

When life is at stake, people will unleash unexpected potential.

Xiaokangzi is closest to the bee colony and is the first to be hit.

In order to save his life, he didn't care about hierarchy at this moment. He ran towards Xie Yue who was surrounded by guards, swinging his short legs very fast.

"Protect the prince!"

The guards around Xie Yue took action one after another, and streams of energy flew out and hit the swarm of bees.

Many bee corpses fell to the ground in an instant, and the remaining bees fled in all directions. Soon the dense swarm of bees disappeared.

"My lord, are you okay?"

Xie Yue waved his sleeves and asked the guards to retreat behind him.

"Where are you going, Your Majesty?"

Lu Shi jumped up from the tree and prepared to sneak away in the panic. Seeing that he was discovered, he had to turn around reluctantly, "Your Highness."

Since ancient times, incompetent rulers have been paired with treacherous ministers. She is well-deserving of the title of incompetent ruler, but the rumors about this treacherous minister are not credible.

After all, the other party did love the people like his own children, but he had too much power and his achievements surpassed those of the emperor, so he was suspected of usurping the throne. Moreover, he was at odds with some royalist ministers, so he was labeled a traitor by the ministers.

From the perspective of the people, the regent is indeed a good official, and all his decisions are made with the people in mind.

But from the original owner's perspective, he was an out-and-out traitor who used his own power to betray his promise to the previous emperor, exploited the monarch, made her a puppet emperor, and wanted to replace her.

Xie Yue was wearing a dark green official robe with cloud patterns. He stood tall and straight, and was followed by a large group of guards.

Lu Shi couldn't help but complain in her heart. Even she, the emperor, didn't have such a big show. This treacherous minister was quite self-aware and knew how much he was hated, so he always brought such a large group of guards with him wherever he went.

If the original owner didn't misunderstand, who else could have misunderstood him? He acted more proud than the emperor himself in front of him.

Xie Yue had a gentle smile on his face, "Your Majesty hasn't answered my question yet."

Lu Zhuang sighed pretentiously, his eyes clear, "I suddenly remembered that the task assigned by the teacher today has not been completed, so I want to return to the palace to complete it. Your Highness, you know that the teacher is very fierce. If I don't complete it during tomorrow's inspection, I will be in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yue's expression remained unchanged, but his tone was very gentle, light and seemingly without any offensive power. "It is very good that Your Majesty thinks so. Then, can you tell me what Your Majesty was doing just now?"

Lu Shi touched his nose guiltily, and after a long while he spoke, "Isn't it the sweet scent of osmanthus in August? I heard that osmanthus cake tastes better when made with honey, so I thought of getting some honey."

Xie Yue looked at the honeycomb in Lu Shi's arms, his eyebrows slightly curved. "Your Majesty's childish interest in these things is understandable, but these palace maids and eunuchs allowed Your Majesty to be in danger. This is truly wrong."

"Pass the order down. Today, all eunuchs and maids in His Majesty's palace will be beaten with fifteen sticks as a warning to others. If this happens again, they will be sold directly."

"As for Xiaokangzi..."

Xiao Kangzi, who was kneeling on the ground, instantly sensed the danger and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"Xiao Kangzi, considering your hard work and contributions by serving His Majesty for many years, I will spare you the caning and instead clean the toilet for one day."

Xiao Kangzi's face turned bitter, but because he lowered his head, no one could see the change in his expression. "Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy."

What's that? Asking him to clean the toilet is worse than being beaten with fifteen sticks.

"Then Xiao Kangzi will go first."

"...Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Kangzi retreated, and the other palace maids and eunuchs were also dragged away and beaten with sticks.

At this time, Lu Shi was the only one on his side, while the other side had more than a dozen powerful generals and a giant Buddha.

Look, look, how outrageous it is.

When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner. The regent dealt with her maids and eunuchs in front of her so easily. Even Xiaokangzi, who had served her for many years, was sent to clean the toilet. Who was he insulting?

Lu Shi looked at Han Yao angrily, and the honey in his arms suddenly lost its fragrance.

"Your Majesty just said you wanted to finish your homework, right? Go ahead."

"Since Your Majesty is alone now, I will leave Ruofeng here to serve Your Majesty. When Xiaokangzi returns, Your Majesty can call him back."

"Ruofeng," Xie Yue waved behind him, and a man in black dressed as a guard came out.

"Your Majesty."

"You will serve His Majesty first and grind for him."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A huge group of people came and went as they pleased, leaving no trace behind...

Oh no, Ruofeng was left behind to supervise her.

Lu Shi had just delivered the honey to the imperial kitchen when Ruo Feng appeared behind him like a ghost, "Your Majesty, it's time to do your homework."

"understood!"

Lu Shi seemed to have been drained of all his strength.

After she returned to Chaoyang Palace, she slumped down on the dragon throne and did not move for a long time.

Ruofeng suddenly appeared again. He stood beside Lu Shi and ground ink mechanically like a piece of wood. The words he uttered were the same as the pre-set program.

"Your Majesty, it's time to do your homework."