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"What? The Emperor Emeritus is celebrating his birthday next month?"

A few days ago, the retired emperor suddenly appeared before everyone, which reminded the empress, who was in charge of the harem, that next month was the retired emperor's birthday. So she immediately told Li Tiancheng.

"Your Majesty, do you think the Emperor Emeritus was too lonely, which is why..."

"impossible"

The Empress's idea was immediately rejected by Li Tiancheng. In order to keep the Emperor Emeritus in the deep palace, Li Tiancheng did not collect beauties to send to the Emperor Emeritus. So the Emperor Emeritus is now over sixty years old and occasionally has a son.

"How about we go all out this time? Let's make him happy?"

"Alright, then let it be as the Empress says."

Although he had some disagreements with the retired emperor, he was still his father, and Li Tiancheng wasn't that cold-blooded.

In the deep palace.

"What? The Emperor is going to hold a birthday banquet for me? This is really strange. He hasn't done it for so many years. Is the sun rising in the west this year?"

Although the retired emperor said this, he was actually overjoyed inside.

In his early years, when he was first placed under house arrest in the deep palace, he was angry, shouted, resentful, and wanted revenge. But time is the best healer, and now he no longer thinks about power.

As he grows older, he is now just an ordinary old man who wants to enjoy family life with his loved ones, rather than being alone and neglected in the deep palace, where he will eventually die in the cold and desolate place.

"The Emperor Emeritus and the Empress request an audience."

Because the palace was filled with eunuchs and maids, the retired emperor dressed very casually, even exposing his breasts in the summer.

Although they weren't exactly naked, they were dressed very casually. Upon hearing that the Empress had arrived, they quickly instructed the palace maids to help them get dressed.

The Empress waited outside for a long time before the Emperor Emeritus came out, but at that time the Emperor Emeritus was still angry with them.

"Your daughter-in-law greets Your Majesty."

"No need for formalities, Your Majesty. What brings you here to see this old man today?"

Although the retired emperor disliked his son Li Tiancheng, he was very satisfied with his daughter-in-law.

"Replying to Your Majesty, next month is Your Majesty's birthday. His Majesty intends to hold a grand celebration, so I have come today to discuss with Your Majesty whether you have any special requests."

As expected, it was for his own birthday celebration. He hadn't celebrated his birthday for many years, so the retired emperor didn't have any special requests. As people get old, they just want to have some fun.

"What more could I ask for? Just make it lively."

As soon as the Emperor Emeritus finished speaking, he thought of someone he had been hearing the eunuchs and maids around him talking about for the past year or two.

But the more he heard, the less the Emperor Emeritus understood this person. Whenever the name was mentioned, many unrelated words would come to mind: fighting, eliminating powerful families, reform, making money, and supplies. The Emperor Emeritus couldn't imagine what kind of person this was.

Moreover, not long ago, the retired emperor heard this person's name again from his own grandson.

The word that appeared this time is "South China Sea," and indeed, the person is Zhou Wu.

"Call Zhou Wu along too."

"Zhou Wu!"

When the Empress heard that the Emperor Emeritus wanted to invite Zhou Wu alone, she was first surprised, and then became curious.

"What, no?"

"No, I'm just curious. How could the Emperor Emeritus, who has lived in the deep palace for so long, know Zhou Wu?"

"I don't know him at all, I just heard about him so much that I became curious."

Hearing the Emperor Emeritus's explanation, the Empress breathed a sigh of relief; so that's how it is.

“Since the Emperor Emeritus has said so, I will definitely send Zhou Wu to offer my birthday wishes to the Emperor Emeritus.”

"Alright, that's all. You can leave now, you must be tired."

"Yes."

After leaving the palace, the Empress immediately sought out Li Tiancheng.

"His Majesty."

"What is it, Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty, I just went to see the Emperor Emeritus to inquire if he has any requests for the birthday banquet."

Upon hearing that it was related to the retired emperor, Li Tiancheng immediately became serious.

"Oh, what did the Emperor Emeritus say?"

"He had no other requests, he just specifically wanted Zhou Wu to participate."

"Zhou Wu? The Emperor Emeritus knows Zhou Wu?"

Li Tiancheng immediately panicked. Zhou Wu was a key minister he was grooming for the next generation, and now he was connected with the retired emperor. This forced Li Tiancheng to reassess Zhou Wu's importance in his heart.

“Your Majesty, you shouldn’t think too much about it. The Emperor Emeritus said that he has been hearing people talking about Zhou Wu recently, so he became curious. Moreover, I have been in charge of the harem, so I am naturally aware of the situation with the Emperor Emeritus. There is no way that Zhou Wu could have any connection with the Emperor Emeritus.”

Seeing her husband's expression, the Empress knew what he was thinking and immediately stepped forward to explain on Zhou Wu's behalf.

Firstly, because it is indeed the case, and secondly, because they did not want Da Long to lose an outstanding talent due to a misunderstanding.

"Your Majesty, you are right. The Emperor Emeritus has been living in the deep palace for a long time, and Zhou Wu is in the South China Sea. When he comes to the palace occasionally, he only sees you and me. It is impossible for the two of them to know each other."

The Empress's persuasion calmed Li Tiancheng down. After calming down, Li Tiancheng realized that it was indeed impossible for the two of them to know each other, and the anxiety he had just felt subsided.

"Then let Zhou Wu make the trip again. Oh, and while he's at it, have him bring back some bananas and such. Didn't the Emperor Emeritus say he wanted to try them last time? And you seemed to have said they were delicious last time too."

"Your Majesty, I will have someone take care of it immediately."

After the Empress left, Li Tiancheng was also somewhat hesitant, wondering whether releasing the Emperor Emeritus again was a good thing or a bad thing.

In Li Tiancheng's heart, he still felt affection for his father, but only if the emperor did not make any further moves; that was his bottom line.

Li Tiancheng did not want to leave a tainted legacy for the world. He cherished his reputation throughout his life, so even when father and son were at war, he still showed mercy and only placed the other party under house arrest in the palace.

. . . . . . .

South China Sea.

Now things are basically on track. After having Benbo'er, Zhou Wu has become a hands-off manager, spending his days wandering around.

Most of the time is spent enjoying the beautiful scenery of the South China Sea with family.

"My lord, look closely at this magical artifact. Why does the sea glow at night?"

Although it was completely dark, Zhou Wu, along with Li Baiwei, Yang Chun, and Hongdou, were admiring this miraculous sight on a glowing beach.

"My lord, why is the sea glowing? Is this the entrance to the Dragon Palace?"

Indeed, this phenomenon was easily associated with gods and ghosts by the ancients.

"The sea surface glows because there are many algae and microorganisms gathered here, and it has nothing to do with the Dragon Palace."

"Dates? There are dates in the sea? Are they sweet?"