Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Hua Manman didn't know what happened in the Taimiao, she could only see that the emperor's face was terribly ugly when he came out of the Taimiao.

Ever since the emperor ascended the throne, he has always been moody and angry.

The courtiers had never seen the emperor lose his temper like this before, and they felt uneasy.

Only King Zhao was present and asked without fear of death.

"Your Majesty, should the ancestor worship continue?"

The emperor took a deep breath, barely suppressed the surging anger in his heart, and gritted his teeth.

"Of course we must continue."

He paused and continued.

"Go to the imperial mausoleum to worship the ancestors."

It is impossible to cancel the once-a-year ancestor worship, but the current situation of the Aether Temple definitely makes it impossible to worship the ancestors, and the imperial mausoleum has become the only backup option.

No one in the room dared to say a word, and quietly watched the emperor get into the carriage.

The emperor opened the window and gave instructions to King Zhao.

"Take someone to clean up the Taimiao. There must be no ancestral tablet, and all of them must be found."

Li Ji clasped his fists and responded, "Here."

The emperor looked at General Wang again.

"You lead people to bring the second and fifth princes back, and they will be taken into custody by Dali Temple. After you find out the truth about the collapse of the Taimiao, you will deal with them."

Hearing this, Concubine Liu Gui and Concubine Xian changed their expressions at the same time.

They wanted to intercede for their son, but before they could say anything, the emperor had already looked away, and Zuo Ji helped close the car window.

Concubine Liu Gui and Concubine Xian's words were stuck in their throats, they couldn't get up and down, it was extremely uncomfortable.

Concubine Liu Gui turned her head to look at her brother with a very eager expression.

There were still many people watching around, so Liu Ze couldn't say much, so he could only shake his head at her, signaling her to stop talking.

At this time, the emperor was angry, if Concubine Liu Gui stepped forward to intercede, it would only be counterproductive.

It's better to let the emperor calm down first.

The others also got into their carriages.

Hua Manman sat in the carriage, poked his head out of the window to see King Zhao.

Li Ji rode to the side of the carriage and said to her.

"You follow them to the imperial mausoleum first, and after the ancestor worship is over, you go directly back to the palace."

Hua Manman asked eagerly, "What about you?"

Li Ji: "I have to stay here to deal with the aftermath, and I may not be able to go back until later."

She can't help with the affairs of the Taimiao, she can only talk.

"I am waiting for you to come back for dinner."

For the first dinner of the new year, she wants to have it with the person she likes.

Li Ji hooked his lips and smiled: "Okay."

...

Ever since the queen was sent to the imperial mausoleum, everyone almost forgot that there was such a person as her.

Today, everyone followed the emperor to the imperial mausoleum, saw the queen again, and found that she was much thinner and haggard than before.

Even though she was still wearing a dress that represented her status as a queen, her spirit was not as good as before.

If it was normal, Concubine Liu Gui would definitely take the opportunity to ridicule her to avenge her old hatred of being suppressed by the empress.

But now Concubine Liu Gui was so worried about her son's safety that she really didn't have the time to think about anything else.

The emperor was not much better, and his mind was full of thoughts about how to deal with the consequences of the collapse of the Taimiao.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, not only did the earth dragon turn over, but the Taimiao where the ancestral tablets were enshrined also collapsed.

No matter how you look at it, this is an extremely ominous sign.

Even if the emperor didn't believe in ghosts and gods, he couldn't help but feel a little restless at this time.

Not to mention the people who are already superstitious among the people.

If they knew about the collapse of the Taimiao, they would definitely have wild imaginations.

If it is not handled well, it may even shake the foundation of Da Zhou.

The whole ancestor worship process is serious and depressing.

Even when they stopped to rest for a moment, no one dared to speak, for fear that they would be angered by the emperor if they were not careful.

There are many royal rules, and the procedure of worshiping ancestors is very lengthy.

It lasted until the afternoon, and the ancestor worship just ended.

Everyone left the imperial mausoleum and returned to Shangjing in a carriage.

During the process of worshiping the ancestors, Hua Manman couldn't eat, and Hua Manman was so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back. After getting in the car, he immediately opened the hidden compartment, took out fruit cakes from it, and ate it with a big mouthful of tea.

She didn't slow down until she was seven or eight percent full.

With the cake in her mouth, she stretched out her hand to open the car window, trying to see where she was?

Just happened to see the Fourth Prince Li Ying riding on horseback.

Li Ying deliberately followed the carriage of King Zhao's Mansion.

He knew that Hua Manman was married, and that it was inappropriate for him to do so, but he still wanted to get close to her uncontrollably.

Even if it's just to look at her more.

The two looked at each other.

Li Ying saw Hua Manman with the cake in his mouth.

She was like a frightened little rabbit, her eyes were round, and she hurriedly took the cake from her mouth.

Crumbs of pastry fell on her rabbit-fur necker because of the haste.

But she didn't bother to clean it up, and quickly reached out to close the window again.

Li Ying looked at the closed car window, her mind was full of her panic just now.

Just cute.

In the carriage, Hua Manman slapped the back of his hand and cursed secretly.

It's all to blame for this cheap hand, why do you want to open the window when you are so good?

The convoy returned to Shangjing mightily.

But because of the earthquake and the collapse of the Taimiao, there are still many things to deal with. The courtiers can't rest, they have to work overtime temporarily.

As a family member, Hua Manman naturally doesn't need to work overtime.

She returned to the palace in a carriage and began to make arrangements for today's dinner.

Immortal Feihe squatted in the kitchen, taking a bite of everything he saw.

It was getting dark.

The dinner was ready, but King Zhao still didn't come back.

Master Feihe held his grumbling stomach and sighed.

"Why hasn't the prince come back yet?"

Hua Manman: "My lord said he won't be back until later today, if you are hungry, eat first."

No matter how greedy Master Feihe was, he couldn't do something like move his chopsticks before the owner came.

He dug out the melon seeds and peanuts for Chinese New Year hospitality, and ate them with milk tea.

The two waited until midnight, but they still hadn't brought King Zhao back.

Hua Manman gradually became uneasy.

Even Master Feihe was a little worried, he asked with a frown.

"It's so late and you haven't come back yet, is it delayed by something?"

Hua Manman stood up: "I'll ask someone to inquire about it."

As soon as she walked to the door, she saw Ruyun hurried in.

"Princess, the prince is back!"

Hua Manman sensed that something was wrong with Ruyun's expression, and she had a bad premonition in her heart.

Sure enough, the next moment she heard Ruyun say.

"My lord is injured!"

Hua Manman ran out quickly holding the hem of her skirt.

When she ran to the front yard, she saw the dusty King Zhao.

He frowned slightly, his face was a little pale, and the cloak on his body was rattling by the cold wind.

Hua Manman rushed over: "Where is your injury?"

Li Ji smiled as if nothing had happened, with a relaxed tone.

"It's just a little scratch on the arm."

Hua Manman didn't believe it, so she insisted on seeing it with her own eyes.