the door."Mother, I seemed to hear your voice from the next room. Is something amiss Would you like me to come in""No! Don't come in!"Li Xuan's sudden voice startled Zhao Qinglan, who was already extr...Chapter 19: If You Can't Wait, Get Out.

From ripples to being tossed by waves, when everything calmed down, deep into the night, dew hung heavy outside. By the window, moonlight flooded into the palace chamber, and all that could be heard was Li Chen's even breathing.

Zhao Rui's face was flushed, she was very tired, but the physical exhaustion couldn't stop the intense mental struggle.

She turned gently, feeling a prickling numbness all over her body, exhaustion weighing her down. But when her gaze fell upon the hidden compartment in the room, Zhao Rui's heart skipped a beat.

Faced with a choice, she didn't know what to do.

On the one hand, there was fear of the capricious prince.

On the other hand, she was even more afraid that she would actually do that unforgivable thing and end up in a more miserable fate.

"Well, since the Chief Minister has told me to wait and see... I suppose I'll just wait. There's no need to make a decision right now... Perhaps there are other solutions..."

Thus thinking, Zhao Rui finally fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, this was the latest Li Chen had woken up since crossing over.

As soon as he opened his eyes, Li Chen was completely sobered by the sight of soft flesh and fragrant warmth spread out before him.

He snuck up on her and woke Zhao Rui with a couple of quick movements.

"Your Highness, you…"

Zhao Rui hadn't even finished a sentence before being interrupted by Li Chen.

"The day's work begins in the morning, don't waste time." Li Chen said excitedly.

Zhao Ruìhóng's face was flushed.

At this very moment, the eunuch Sanbao's voice echoed from outside the hall.

"Your Highness, the Chief Minister Zhao Xuanji, Grand Scholar Wang Tenghuan of Jianjidian, Minister of Dali Temple Sun Berli, and Minister of Punishments Teng Huaoyi…and others, are requesting an audience with Your Highness in Xizheng Hall."

Inside the hall, Zhao Rui, unable to resist, seemed to have received a pardon. She hurriedly said, "Your Highness, important matters are at hand, and moreover, if it's the chief minister and others who have come, they must have something urgent to discuss. Your Highness should go quickly."

"This palace knows what they're here to do, let them wait for now."

Li Chen gently bit Zhao Rui's earlobe and said, "They are coming, this palace will immediately go Is this palace the master or them the masters I don't know what they mean."

After finishing his words, Li Chen released Zhao Rui's earlobe and impatiently said to the three eunuchs outside the door: "Let them wait. If they can wait, let them wait. If they can't wait, get lost."

"This slave obeys your command."

Siba, the eunuch, didn't find it surprising at all. He left respectfully and cautiously.

Inside the sleeping chamber, Zhao Rui was extremely flustered and said, "Your Highness, those are all important ministers of the court. This way, I'm afraid they will say that Your Highness is licentious and unprincipled, unworthy of being a crown prince."

“Who are they to decide if I'm fit to be the crown prince If we were to follow their every whim, no matter how capable I was, they would never be satisfied. Instead, the more incompetent I appeared, the happier they would be. Don't bother yourself with court affairs; they have nothing to do with you. Just focus on serving me well.”

Li Chen said, pulling the blanket and covering both of them.

Inside the Donggong Xi Zheng Hall, Zhao Xuanji frowned slightly upon seeing Sanbao, the eunuch who had promised to report to the prince, return alone.

But he didn't say a word.

There are plenty of people who would speak up for him.

The Minister of the Dali Temple, Sun Boling, by his side immediately understood the Grand Chancellor's thoughts and said to Sanzang unceremoniously: "Where is the Crown Prince Go report to the Crown Prince, why are you the only one who comes back"

Sanzhao glanced at Sun Bol禮, and said nonchalantly, “The prince is busy, and besides, he said to wait if you can, and leave if you can't.”e a continuous stream.On the large table, there were more than thirty dishes already laid out, and over thirty more were waiting to be served once there was room.Du Jianjiang sat serenely on the chair...