EBE Chapter 364 The Emperor is here
Chapter 364 The Emperor is here
In the imperial palace, in the meeting hall, the court officials were reporting on the work uploaded from various places as usual. Everything was the same. Emperor Yongshun had long been impatient, but he still suppressed his temper and listened to the ministers' reports.
In fact, his heart had already flown out of the palace. He had received news early that the food street would open at 9:00 p.m. today, and he had been planning for a few days. This time, no amount of Eunuch Mu could persuade him, so he could only let the emperor do whatever he wanted and could only arrange a few more secret guards to follow him.
Emperor Yongshun looked at the ministers who were chattering incessantly below, raised his hand to check his watch impatiently. It was already seven fifty, and he didn't know if he could make it to the opening ceremony of the food street.
When Minister Li and Minister Zhong saw this situation, they knew that the emperor must have something to do. They were already impatient and looked at each other.
Minister Li reached out and pulled his colleague who was still talking, and said softly, "Master Liu, you are done, it's time to call it a day."
Lord Liu was stunned. He knew that Minister Li was a shrewd man. He was reminding him that he had said too much. He stopped immediately, closed the memorial with both hands, and said loudly: "I have finished my request. Please make the decision, Your Majesty."
The ministers were listening to the most exciting part of the speech when it ended halfway through. The ending was too sudden. Lord Liu must have not woken up yet. He must have been scolded by the emperor.
Emperor Yongshun, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was in a better mood, thinking, "You are very sensible." He said righteously, "My dear ministers, this is a serious matter, and we need to discuss it again." After a pause, he asked the ministers if they had anything else to report.
The ministers looked at each other in silence. Lord Liu was not scolded for such an obvious mistake. They couldn't figure out what was wrong with the emperor today.
Emperor Yongshun was more pleased to see that everyone was silent. He said, "If there is nothing else, let's leave the court." He moved his body and asked, "Have you had breakfast, my dear ministers?"
The ministers were even more confused. Emperor Yongshun did not give them a chance to speak and continued, "I am treating you all today. Please bring your casual clothes. If you don't, go back and change. We will gather at the food court at the entrance of the vegetable market later. I will treat you all to a meal. Eunuch Mu, please help me change my clothes."
He did not give the ministers a chance to object to his leaving the palace. He ran away in a hurry with Eunuch Mu, leaving the ministers confused.
Several ministers who knew about the food street quickly took action and went back to change clothes and eat delicious food. Minister Li and Minister Zhong saw that Duke Zheng and his son ran away, and hurriedly shouted: "Duke Zheng, please wait for us."
Without even turning his head, Duke Zheng said, "If you don't hurry up, I'm afraid I won't be able to grab food later."
After seeing them run away, the others realized that today's morning court was over, and they all went back to change their clothes. They decided to go back and ask the servants who were doing the shopping for the place the emperor mentioned.
Sheng Zhen was also stunned when he received the news from the secret guard. He asked, "Where is it?"
The secret guard bowed and said, "They have already left the palace."
Sheng Zhen said helplessly: "I know."
The secret guard hesitated for a moment and said, "Third Prince, the Emperor said that all the ministers should be invited as guests, so..."
Sheng Zhen held his forehead. Isn't this just adding to the chaos? He raised his hand: "I know."
The secret guard immediately disappeared.
Sheng Zhen found Zheng Sisi and explained the situation.
"What, the emperor is here!" She was so surprised that her voice rose three octaves.
Sheng Zhen said: "He has already left the palace. I think he wants to attend the opening ceremony."
Zheng Sisi was speechless, she sighed and said, "Come if you want, we should have arranged for someone to protect us, we just need to do our own thing."
Sheng Zhen didn't expect Zheng Sisi to be so receptive. He smiled, touched her head and said, "Well, someone is responsible for his safety."
There were already many people watching at the entrance of the food court, but because it had not yet opened, the entrance would not let anyone in, so everyone stood at the entrance, smelling the different aromas coming out, and swallowing their saliva. Some people also urged: "Let us in first, so as not to hinder your opening and setting off firecrackers."
When Zheng Sisi received the news that the emperor was coming, she dared not let anyone in.
At 8:50, Zheng Sisi finished her work inside, and she and Sheng Zhen waited at the street entrance with a few people.
Seeing several low-key and luxurious carriages approaching from afar, the two of them felt relieved. The guards following them were all carefully selected, riding majestically on tall horses.
No one knew which family this guard belonged to, they just felt that he was very majestic and had a strong aura.
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of the food street, Eunuch Mu quickly got off and asked the emperor to wait in the carriage. He also changed into casual clothes so his identity could not be seen.