The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 732.2: Long Yi

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The Emperor wasn't quite used to seeing the Imperial Advisor praise someone like this. He hadn't even praised Xuanyuan Li this much back in the day.

"But Zhen doesn’t particularly like him." the Emperor commented.

The Imperial Advisor poured a cup of tea for the Emperor, saying, "Is it because you see no reverence for imperial authority in his eyes? Just like... the Xuanyuan Family once was."

At the mention of the Xuanyuan Family, the Emperor’s expression darkened.

The Imperial Advisor, unfazed, said lightly, "Your Majesty need not be concerned. He is just a student from the State of Zhao. Aside from being skilled in medicine, playing polo, and having some martial ability, there’s not much more to him."

The Emperor frowned, "To be acknowledged by you to this extent, and you still call that 'not much'?"

The Imperial Advisor seemed to be in a good mood. He chuckled and said, "Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from the youth."

The Emperor didn’t continue the topic.

The Imperial Advisor raised his hand slightly.

A disciple, who had been respectfully waiting by his side, stepped forward, intending to reset the chessboard. The Emperor waved his hand, "Forget it, Zhen won’t play anymore. It's getting late; Zhen should return to the palace."

"Your Majesty." The Imperial Advisor glanced at w.a.n.g Xu, who stood nearby.

Only then did the Emperor remember that w.a.n.g Xu had arrived earlier, but he had been so engrossed in the game that he made w.a.n.g Xu wait all this time.

"What is it—" The Emperor started to speak but paused as his voice caught in his throat. He asked with a frown, "What happened to you?"

w.a.n.g Xu had changed back into his official uniform as a Guardian Commandant, but his swollen, pig-like face couldn't be fixed so easily.

He had no intention of tarnishing the Eldest Imperial Grandson's reputation, so he awkwardly explained, "This official took a fall."

The Imperial Advisor sipped his tea and teased, "A martial artist's strength is great, and even their falls are beyond what ordinary people can manage."

After all, not just anyone could fall hard enough to end up looking like a pig... w.a.n.g Xu felt embarra.s.sed, but saying he fell sounded better than admitting he was beaten.

Returning to the matter at hand, w.a.n.g Xu cupped his fist and reported, "This humble official has made some progress in investigating the case of the Crown Princess's injury."

"Oh?" The Emperor had just lifted his teacup to take a sip but set it down again upon hearing this, "Speak."

w.a.n.g Xu took out a clean handkerchief from his chest and unfolded it, revealing a thin strand of hemp thread, "This was found by this humble official in the thorn bushes at the crime scene. It likely comes from the a.s.sailant's clothing."

Zhang Dequan took the handkerchief and handed it to the Emperor and the Imperial Advisor.

After taking a look, the Imperial Advisor said, "It's hemp cloth of medium quality, produced in Huaiyang County. We also use this material to make summer clothes for disciples at the Imperial Advisor's Hall."

The fabric worn by the disciples of the Imperial Advisor's Hall was certainly not ordinary.

The Emperor continued to look at the Imperial Advisor.

The Imperial Advisor picked it up and sniffed, "It doesn't have the scent of the fragrances we use at the Imperial Advisor's Hall. It's not from one of our people."

The Emperor: Who said Zhen is suspecting your Imperial Advisor's Hall?

The Imperial Advisor turned to Zhang Dequan, "Does anyone in the imperial palace wear this kind of hemp cloth?"

"Well…" Zhang Dequan hesitated. He couldn’t deduce much from just a single piece of thread.

The Imperial Advisor turned to a disciple nearby and said, "Go fetch a bolt of identical hemp cloth."

"Yes." The disciple turned and left.

Not long after, he returned with a long piece of hemp cloth.

Zhang Dequan stepped forward, touched it, and exclaimed in surprise, "The clothes I’m wearing are made from this same material!"

The Imperial Advisor remarked, "It seems the person you're looking for is a eunuch from the imperial palace, one with a rank similar to that of Eunuch Zhang."

w.a.n.g Xu added, "The suspect left no footprints at the scene. I suspect they possess a high level of martial skill."

There weren't many eunuchs with both high martial arts skills and rank, but it couldn't be ruled out that the culprit had been hiding their abilities all along.

The Emperor said sternly, "You have one night. If Zhen doesn’t see the culprit by tomorrow morning, your position as the Guardian Commandant is over!"

One night? That was far too——

But the Emperor always meant what he said. If w.a.n.g Xu didn’t figure it out by tomorrow, he really would be stripped of his rank.

He cupped his fist in response, "This humble official accepts the order!"

......

It was getting late, and the Emperor needed to return to the imperial palace.

"Where is the Little County Princess?" He asked Zhang Dequan.

Zhang Dequan replied, "It seems she’s playing in the garden with her little cla.s.smate. Little Zheng is with them."

Little Zheng was a skilled imperial expert.

Since this was the Imperial Advisor's Hall, the Emperor wasn’t particularly worried about the Little County Princess’s safety. He was more concerned that he had neglected her for so long, and she might feel sad and upset.

Whenever she got upset, she would cry. And when she cried, it was earth-shattering.

"The pastries?" The Emperor asked.

"Right here." Zhang Dequan lifted the food box he had prepared earlier.

"Good." The Emperor took Zhang Dequan and the pastries and headed to the garden to find the Little County Princess.

Coincidentally, Gu Jiao was also looking for Little Jing Kong. She had heard that the two children were playing in the garden in the afternoon, so after leaving the library pavilion, she came directly here.

Unexpectedly, she didn’t find Little Jing Kong but instead ran into the Emperor.

When the Emperor saw Gu Jiao, her words “If I cure her, will you bring your head to thank me?" flashed uncontrollably through his mind.

His temper flared instantly.

Shangguan Yan had been injured and finally settled down, so the Emperor had thought no one would provoke him anymore. But now, out of nowhere, this Xiao Liulang appeared.

The Imperial Advisor was right—this young man had no reverence for imperial power in his eyes, and naturally no fear of the Emperor either.

Xiao Liulang stood there, tall and unflinching, and for a moment, the Emperor felt as if he was seeing a young Xuanyuan Sheng.

Why not Xuanyuan Li? Perhaps because when the Emperor first met Xuanyuan Li, he was already no longer a young man.

On the other hand, he had once seen the youthful Xuanyuan Sheng, dressed in fine clothes and galloping on horseback with fierce spirit.

"Why don’t you kneel when you see Zhen?"

"Why should I kneel?"

"Zhen is the Emperor."

"But you’re not my Emperor. I’m from the State of Zhao."

The Emperor, having lived most of his life, had never encountered someone this audacious!

His gaze turned dangerous.

At that moment, a young eunuch hurried over and whispered a few words to Zhang Dequan. Zhang Dequan, as if granted a pardon, said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty! The Little County Princess is in the Qilin Hall! We should hurry and find her! Otherwise, if she doesn't see Your Majesty, she'll start crying again! Doesn’t Your Majesty remember she always looks for you as soon as it gets dark?"

Thinking of Shangguan Xue’s tear-streaked face, the Emperor decided to let this youth off for now.

With a grim expression, he headed towards Qilin Hall.

Gu Jiao also went back to the Qilin Hall.

If the Little County Princess was there, Little Jing Kong must be there too.

The Emperor merely a.s.sumed she was going to take care of the Crown Princess, so he frowned but said nothing.

By now, the sky had completely darkened. Normally, if the Little County Princess hadn’t seen him by this time, she would be crying so loudly that the entire inner palace would be in turmoil.

With these thoughts in mind, the Emperor quickened his pace.

A hundred different ways to comfort the Little County Princess flashed through his mind. However, when he arrived at the entrance of the Qilin Hall, he was completely stunned by the scene before him.

The Little County Princess and Little Jing Kong stood at the entrance, one on each side, their small bodies standing upright, with their little arms clasped behind their backs, resembling two tiny mascots.

Their little heads swayed rhythmically in sync as they adorably sang.

“You love me, I love you~ da-da~ Ice cream and tea~ You love me, I love you~ da-da~ Ice cream and tea~”

They had been singing for almost half an hour, and the entire Imperial Advisor’s Hall had learned the song by now——

The Emperor: "…"

Gu Jiao: "…"

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