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For beginners, having a mahjong addiction is perfectly normal.

But if the addiction kicks in and can't be satisfied, then it's troublesome; you'll find fault with everyone.

So that morning, the palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard suffered, as the Emperor Emeritus scolded everyone he could find.

But soon a savior appeared.

The emperor, who used to visit only once a year, actually came to see the retired emperor for two consecutive days.

"Father."

"Your Majesty, what brings you here? That's strange, you've never come to see me before."

The retired emperor is now fearless, so he speaks without any restraint and doesn't give Li Tiancheng any face at all. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here.

“In the past, the Great Dragon was beset by internal and external troubles and was simply unable to spare any attention. Now that the Great Dragon has purged the surrounding villains (Gao Li Kingdom) and destroyed the powerful enemy (Da Zi Kingdom), he has time to visit Father more often.”

That's why people say emperors are all movie stars; their acting skills and excuses are truly impressive.

The retired emperor had been an emperor before, so of course he knew these were just excuses. If it were before, he would have kicked the man out immediately. But now, as he got older, he no longer hated his son so much. He let go of his hatred and only wanted his family to live in harmony, with his children and grandchildren by his side.

"Those two kids didn't come today."

"What! Didn't you tell them yesterday that they absolutely had to come today?"

Li Tiancheng regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth; wasn't he being too obvious?

"I'm not here to play mahjong. What I mean is, they have absolutely no integrity."

Li Tiancheng's flimsy excuses were so bad that even the Emperor Emeritus couldn't stand it anymore. However, the Emperor cared about his reputation, so he didn't care; he just wanted to play mahjong.

"Guards, bring Li Zheng or Zhou Wu to me."

"Yes."

The guards were dispatched immediately, splitting into two teams: one heading straight for the Fourth Prince's residence, and the other heading towards Zhou Wu's residence.

. . . . . .

Li Zheng was restless in his own residence. He was supposed to go to the Emperor Emeritus's place today, but when he left the palace yesterday, he casually asked Zhou Wu when he would be entering the palace today.

Zhou Wu replied directly, "I'm not going."

Li Zheng was initially more confident with someone by his side, but now that Zhou Wu wasn't going, he was in an awkward position, unsure whether to go or not.

He was afraid that if he went, his father would be angry; if he didn't go, the Emperor Emeritus would be angry. After thinking it over and over, Li Zheng hesitated. It was almost noon now, and he still hadn't decided whether to go or not.

"Your Highness, someone from the palace has arrived."

Just as Li Zheng was hesitating, people from the palace arrived.

"Your Highness, the Emperor Emeritus requests your presence in the palace."

Zhou House.

Compared to Li Zheng, Zhou Wu completely disregarded the Emperor Emeritus's words from yesterday, eating and drinking as usual.

When they arrived at the palace, Zhou Wu realized that the Emperor Emeritus was truly addicted to mahjong. He could only shake his head helplessly and follow the palace staff.

. . . . . . .

royal palace.

The two happened to meet at the palace gate, their eyes met, and they exchanged a bitter smile.

"Well, you two little brats, do you think my words don't count?"

Before I even got close, I could hear the retired emperor cursing angrily, and the emperor was actually standing next to him.

"In response to Your Majesty, when I went out today, I suddenly felt an unbearable pain in my abdomen and had to go to the outhouse several times. It was really not intentional."

Zhou Wu suddenly answered first, and this was exactly the excuse Li Zheng had prepared, which completely blocked his own path.

"What about you? You have diarrhea too?"

"I...he...uh~~"

Li Zheng could only accept his bad luck.

In the following days, the retired emperor and Li Tiancheng forcibly dragged Zhou Wu and Li Zheng to play mahjong at the retired emperor's place.

Li Tiancheng went straight here after court, and since the Emperor Emeritus's residence was not open to the public, no one knew what was going on inside.

Finally, the matter reached the Empress's ears. Li Tiancheng had not been properly handling official business for several days, and the court was already buzzing with discussion.

That day, the four of them, as usual, hid at the Emperor Emeritus's place to play mahjong.

"Your Majesty, you don't seem to be very busy lately?"

Zhou Wu really didn't want to play mahjong anymore, mainly because it was pointless to play with these old people. So his words were implying that Li Tiancheng should focus on important matters and not get addicted to gambling.

"Now the weather in Dalong is good, the country is peaceful and prosperous, and there's nothing major going on."

Li Tiancheng is currently experiencing withdrawal symptoms and is not listening to any of this advice.

Li Zheng also wanted to complain, but the three people in front of him were all big shots, so he had no right to speak.

"Give me a banana, Zhou lad. These bananas are really to my liking. Remember not to cut off the supply later."

The retired emperor doesn't care about state affairs at all now, because it's not something he should be concerned about.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, there will be plenty of bananas."

Bananas are expensive in mainland China, but worthless in the South China Sea.

"It's terrible! Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus, Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived!"

"what!"

The Empress arrived, and everyone was taken aback.

Zhou Wu was the first to react and ran straight towards the back door. Before the other three could react, Zhou Wu had already dashed off.

By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late; I, the Empress, had caught them red-handed.

"Zheng'er, you can go down now."

The Empress first sent Li Zheng away, after all, she had to save face for the two elders in front of the younger generation.

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Li Zheng felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and quickly slipped away.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus, are you hiding here all day just to play with this little thing?"

The Empress looked at the mahjong tiles and silver coins on the table. Although she didn't know exactly what they were, she was certain they were related to gambling.

The empress, who was already full of anger, was now even more furious.

"Oh, Your Majesty, well, we were just playing around."

When the Empress gets angry, not only Li Tiancheng but even the Emperor Emeritus is afraid of her. Don't be fooled by her gentle and virtuous appearance now; before marrying Li Tiancheng, she was a notorious feisty woman in the capital.

"As the Emperor of the Great Dragon, you neglect state affairs and are instead indulging in this depraved gambling. Do you even realize that the court is now in complete chaos?"

With no outsiders or younger relatives around, the Empress naturally went all out. She knew the father and son too well; if she didn't use some drastic measures, it would be useless.

"Yes, yes, the Empress is right. We won't play anymore, we won't play anymore."

Li Tiancheng nodded repeatedly, promising never to play again, but he was already cursing Zhou Wu in his heart.

That son of a bitch, he ran away without even calling me.

Seeing that his son had backed down, the retired emperor couldn't help but say a few words in his defense.

"Your Majesty, we're just having a little fun, it's harmless, there's no need to make a big deal out of it..."

"Your Majesty, your birthday banquet is just around the corner. Many guests have recently come to the capital. At this time, you must set an example and not let anyone with ulterior motives use this opportunity to criticize you."

Good heavens, the Emperor Emeritus was interrupted by the Empress before he could finish speaking.