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The Empress's outburst silenced the two men.

It took the Empress a full half hour to calm down.

The retired emperor and the emperor could only stand there obediently and listen attentively.

"Who sent this to the palace?"

"Zhou Wu, it was Zhou Wu who delivered it."

"That's right, I told him not to send these junk items, but he wouldn't listen. He's a complete traitor."

The father and son worked together, thinking that since they had already been scolded, Zhou Wu wouldn't be able to escape either.

Zhou Wu was also surprised that these two emperors were so unethical.

. . . . . .

Sure enough, the next day the Empress summoned Zhou Wu alone. It is said that he went in at noon and did not come out until the afternoon.

Zhou Wu left the Empress's palace with a look of utter despair. As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into the Emperor Emeritus and the Emperor, who were whispering to each other in a corner, their faces full of wicked smiles.

Zhou Wu saw it, of course, but in order to get away as quickly as possible, he could only pretend not to see it.

"Good lad, are you really not seeing us, or are you pretending not to see us?"

"Hey, Zhou Wu."

It would have been better if they hadn't called out; the more they called, the faster Zhou Wu ran.

The scene from the first day repeated itself; Zhou Wu ran off again in a flash.

Zhou Wu ran a long way before stopping to catch his breath.

"Damn it, those two bastards are full of bad ideas, not a single one of them is good."

"Who are you scolding?"

A sudden sound startled Zhou Wu. Upon closer inspection, he saw it was Li Xixue.

"Holy crap, that scared me to death! Can't you make a sound?"

"Hmph, you just didn't realize that I was already speaking very loudly."

"You're so scary, you're terrifying, lady."

"Hmph, you're the eldest sister. Were you just cursing my grandfather and my father?"

Li Xixue grinned mischievously, as if she had caught something red-handed.

"No, don't talk nonsense. Even if we're close, I'll still sue you for defamation."

Zhou Wu, of course, could not admit it; he would never admit such a thing, even if he were beaten to death.

"Humph, if you don't want to say it, don't say it."

Seeing that Li Xixue was a little angry, Zhou Wu could only try to change the subject by talking about various topics, after all, he was a grown man.

"Did you like the fruit I brought you last time?"

"Mmm, delicious, I like them all. I didn't expect there to be so many fruits in the South China Sea."

"I like it, I'll bring you some more next time."

"Okay, by the way, where are you going now?"

"I should go back now; I've been scolded by the Empress all afternoon."

"Why did Mother scold you? It must be because you did something wrong, right?"

In Li Xixue's heart, her mother was the most understanding and kind-hearted person, and it must be Zhou Wu's fault.

"Hmph, harmed by treacherous people."

"Hey, come early on the day of Grandpa's birthday banquet."

"Okay."

. . . . . . . . .

Three days later, on the day of the Emperor Emeritus's birthday banquet.

In the eyes of the world, the fact that the retired emperor, who has been living in seclusion for many years, is suddenly going to hold a birthday banquet is a cause for celebration for both the common people and some of the old ministers of the court.

Many of the veteran officials had fought alongside the retired emperor to establish the empire. Although Li Tiancheng was now the emperor and treated them well, their hearts still belonged to the retired emperor.

For ordinary people, the sight of two emperors in one dynasty was unprecedented and would definitely be recorded in history.

This also foreshadows that the Great Dragon Empire will inevitably become more prosperous and flourishing.

"A gift from the Dada Kingdom..."

"Wuji Kingdom, a congratulatory gift..."

"A gift from the Moon Man Kingdom..."

Besides the Emperor's entire court of civil and military officials, there were also many foreign delegations who came to offer their birthday wishes to the retired emperor.

"Hahaha..."

It's been a long time since I've seen such a lively scene; the Emperor Emeritus is all smiles every day.

After the foreign delegations presented their gifts, it was the turn of the princes, grandsons of the emperor, and their ministers.

Everyone had prepared very carefully, but Zhou Wu was in a panic because he hadn't prepared at all.

When I left the South China Sea, I was thinking of just buying something in the capital, since I wasn't familiar with the area and the other party wouldn't mind.

However, in the past few days, the two have become mahjong partners, and based on Zhou Wu's understanding of him, the Emperor Emeritus will definitely make things difficult for him and embarrass him.

"correct."

Zhou Wu suddenly thought of something, but time was of the essence and he needed help. The only person he could rely on in the palace was Li Xixue.

Zhou Wu was originally positioned towards the back, while members of the royal family were positioned towards the front.

Ignoring the strange looks from others, Zhou Wu took advantage of the crowd and quietly ran to the front to find Li Xixue.

"What are you doing?"

Li Xixue hadn't expected Zhou Wu to be so bold, doing this in public.

"Do me a favor."

"what's up?"

"I forgot to prepare a gift for your father. Could you get me something?"

"what!"

Li Xixue was truly exasperated. She knew Zhou Wu was sometimes unreliable, but she never expected him to fail at such a crucial moment.

There was nothing she could do but help him find what he wanted, but Li Xixue didn't understand what these things had to do with the gift.

Seeing that almost everyone in front of him had been delivered, Zhou Wu felt like an ant on a hot pan.

"Lord Zhou, you... what you want..."

The young eunuch promptly brought the items, and Zhou Wu was relieved, at least he wouldn't embarrass himself in that situation again.

"Zhou Wu, where's Zhou Wu? What kind of gift did you prepare for me, you little rascal?"

After all the gifts had been presented, Zhou Wu was nowhere to be seen. The Emperor Emeritus wanted to see Zhou Wu make a fool of himself, so he called out Zhou Wu's name on the spot.

At first glance, one might think the Emperor Emeritus was dissatisfied with Zhou Wu, but those in the know could tell just how close the Emperor Emeritus and Zhou Wu must be for the Emperor Emeritus to call him that in public.

"Yes, yes, here it is,"

"What did you prepare for me, you little brat? Show it to me. If I'm not satisfied, I'm going to throw a tantrum."

After the Emperor Emeritus finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Wu with a smug expression, thinking to himself that no matter what Zhou Wu brought out, he would insist that he was not satisfied.

"Your Majesty, I have prepared a great gift for you."

"Really? What's so mysterious about it?"

Everyone saw that Zhou Wu was carrying a bucket, but it was covered by a cloth, so they couldn't see what was inside.

The emperor and the others were also intrigued by Zhou Wu and were all eagerly waiting for him to reveal the answer.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

When Zhou Wu lifted the cloth, his expectant eyes were instantly filled with disappointment, and he even thought he had seen wrong.

"Zhou Wu, you, you must have picked up the wrong one? Are you sure this is a birthday gift for me?"

"Yes, this is a great gift I prepared for the Emperor Emeritus and for my Great Dragon Empire."

No sooner had Zhou Wu finished speaking than someone stood up to impeach him.

"Your Majesty, today is Your Majesty's birthday banquet. Since Zhou Wu dared to make fun of Your Majesty in public, I humbly request that Zhou Wu be punished."