Chapter 395: The Demon Lord Princess's Daily Slacking Chapter 398: Not Beaten to Death?

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Yan Qianqian walked into Yudi and immediately saw the Emperor yawning.

She said with a smile, "Imperial Uncle, did you just wake up?" Hearing this, the Emperor shot her an annoyed glance and snapped, "You little brat, you're so bold—do you have the leisure to nap at noon? Weren't you beaten to death by your birth mother?"

Hearing the Emperor's words, Qianqain's heart tightened, but she immediately smiled and said, "Imperial Uncle, how could my birth mother possibly beat me to death?"

The Emperor looked at Qianqian with a stern face and said, "Don't try to fool me. Tell me, where have you been gallivanting these past few days? You've made your birth mother anxious like an ant on a hot pot."

Qianqian was about to explain, "My escort carriage was robbed, so I went..." but before she could finish, the Emperor rudely interrupted her.

"Enough, enough. Don't try to fool me with those excuses. I'm not your birth mother; I won't be so easily tricked by you."

Seeing this, Qianqian felt a bit uneasy, but unwilling to give up, she probed, "Imperial Uncle, do you know something?"

Seeing Qianqian's cautious expression, the Emperor secretly chuckled and decided to tease her further, so he deliberately put on a stern face and said, "Hmm, I know everything. I sent Shadow Guards to find you, so naturally I've investigated everything clearly."

Hearing this, Qianqian's heart gave a "thump." She had originally thought she could hide it, but she hadn't expected the Emperor to even know this.

However, since she had already been found out, Qianqian stopped hiding things and frankly admitted, "Imperial Uncle's Shadow Guards are truly impressive—they even found out I went to Nan Liang."

After listening, the Emperor curled his lips slightly and continued pretending, "Of course. Although I'm not entirely clear on the specific details of your time in Nan Liang, I can still find out the general situation. Alright, stop dragging your feet and tell me the specifics."

Without hesitation, Qianqian told the Emperor everything in detail, and the more the Emperor listened, the more alarmed he became.

Only after Qianqian finished did the Emperor slowly say, "You, you—you're afraid of nothing and dare to go anywhere! Even with all the wealth in the world, none of it is as important as you! Your father isn't in Kyoto these days, and your mother is nearly worried sick."

The Emperor was, after all, a man, and his words weren't as delicate as a woman's, but this made Qianqian truly feel the Emperor's full concern for her.

So Qianqian hurriedly apologized and promised she would absolutely never act so impulsively again.

Seeing her sincere attitude, the Emperor naturally felt some pity for her and didn't scold her too much. Especially when Qianqian took out the gift she had specially selected for the Emperor, he was even more moved.

Finally, the Emperor simply asked about the situation and let Qianqian go home. Before parting, Qianqian specially made the Emperor promise that this matter must not be revealed to anyone, not even the Empress.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, Qianqian went straight home. As soon as she entered Qianji Yuan, she saw many letters piled on the table. It turned out that during her absence, Hua Hua had been handling various official duties for her.

However, due to her limited abilities, Hua Hua only dared to handle relatively unimportant matters. Therefore, despite her best efforts, she still left Qianqian with a considerable amount of work.

Qianqian was busy all afternoon in Qianji Yuan, not even stepping out of the garden. Until night fell and it was time for dinner, she finally came out of Qianji Yuan.

During dinner, Yan Si also returned home. As soon as he saw Qianqian, he couldn't help but start nagging her, as if he had endless things to say.

Qianqian just listened silently without interrupting him. Meanwhile, Yan Jie, standing beside them, saw his elder sister being nagged by their father, so he quickly picked up a large chicken drumstick and put it into Qianqian's bowl, saying concernedly, "Elder Sister, eat more. You've lost weight."

Qianqian was immediately moved to tears by her younger brother's gesture, thinking inwardly, "My younger brother is the best!"

Yan Jie then said to Qianqian, "Elder Sister, you must take me with you next time you go out to play!" Seeing her younger brother's cute appearance, Qianqian smiled and coaxed him, "You're still too young now. When you're a bit older, Elder Sister will take you to play together."

Hearing his elder sister's words, Yan Jie was overjoyed and readily agreed, then began eating mouthful after mouthful, as if he wanted to grow up quickly so he could go out to play with his elder sister.

At the same time, A Ming, who had originally planned to return after seeing Qianqian home safely, was detained by Qianqian. Feeling that A Ming had worked too hard along the way, Qianqian let him rest for a night in the residence and leave the next day.

However, early the next morning, urgent military news suddenly arrived from the front. A soldier delivering a letter rode a fast horse, galloping all the way like a sudden storm, rushing straight toward the Imperial Palace.

At this time, the Emperor was attending the morning court. Hearing the horse hooves outside, his heart tightened. The soldier dared not delay at all, rushing nonstop straight to the entrance of Jinluan Hall, then leaping off his horse and reporting the urgent situation from the front to the Emperor, panting heavily.

Holding the urgent report, the soldier rushed into the palace hall in a flurry. As soon as he entered, he knelt on both knees, kowtowed to the Emperor, and shouted loudly, "Long live the Emperor! Long live! Long live!"

The Emperor sat majestically on the Dragon Throne, looking sternly at the soldier below, and said slowly, "Rise quickly. What do you have to report?"

Hearing this, the soldier was as if granted a great pardon. He hurriedly stood up, straightened his back, and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, Emperor Xintong of Nan Liang has been shot dead by General Yan with a single arrow!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Dachang was overjoyed and couldn't help but shout loudly, "Good! Good! Good!"

The ministers below, seeing this, all understood and knelt down to kowtow in unison, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this scene, the Emperor became even more pleased, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. He said loudly, "Eunuch Sun, draft the edict!"

Eunuch Sun hurriedly replied, "This servant is here!"

The Emperor then said, "Today, Dachang Kingdom has achieved a great victory over Nan Liang. This is truly a blessing for the nation and the people. To celebrate, taxes are hereby reduced for one year, to benefit the myriad people!"

Eunuch Sun hurriedly replied, "This servant obeys the edict. I will go draft it now!" After speaking, he turned and left in a hurry.

The Emperor nodded with satisfaction, looked around at the ministers in the hall, and smiled, saying, "Since there are no other urgent matters today, let's adjourn court. I still have other matters to handle."

The ministers naturally dared not be the slightest bit negligent, and all replied in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Eunuch Sun shouted loudly, "Court adjourned!"

With this shout, the ministers, as if relieved of a heavy burden, all stood up and filed out, exiting Jinluan Hall.