Chu Chen heard this and couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head, "Princess, do you truly not understand, or are you pretending not to understand and deliberately provoking me?"
"What is there to understand or not understand, I only speak of what I see."
Li Xinyue said indignantly.
Chu Chen nodded and said, "Alright, Princess, then let's discuss what you see."
"The reason we are sharing a room is so that those people won't suspect anything."
"The锦衣卫 outside basically don't know about this, but His Majesty can't possibly not eat or drink every day, nor can he not have people to serve him."
"Placing His Majesty in my room would definitely be safer."
Li Xinyue, for some reason, felt that something was not quite right about this, but Chu Chen's explanation seemed to have some logic to it.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen immediately nodded and said, "Of course it's true, would I deceive Your Highness the Princess?"
"With His Majesty's profound strength, would I, Chu Chen, dare to have any presumptuous behavior?"
"Or does Your Highness the Princess believe that His Majesty would do such a thing?"
"Silence."
Before Chu Chen could finish speaking, Li Xinyue immediately interrupted him.
Chu Chen smiled and nodded, "Your Highness the Princess is right to reprimand me."
Li Xinyue thought carefully, and what Chu Chen said was quite true.
Chu Chen certainly didn't have the audacity, nor the strength.
As for the Empress, it was impossible for her to actively get involved with Chu Chen.
She remembered Chu Chen had mentioned several times before that the Empress had wanted to kill him.
How could the Empress possibly be actively involved with Chu Chen? This was completely impossible.
"Then fine, I'll assume what you're saying is true."
Li Xinyue nodded, no longer intending to dwell on the previous matter.
After all, it had already passed, and there was no point in pursuing it further. Moreover, there were so many things to do now.
Chu Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief. At least Li Xinyue was willing to listen to him, which was a good thing.
"Alright, Princess, you should hurry back and do what you need to do. That way, His Majesty will be pleased when he knows."
Li Xinyue nodded and gave a smile, "I know. Didn't you ask me to strengthen our defenses earlier? I've been making preparations."
"I brought many people with me when I came, they are all here to protect me."
Li Xinyue pointed outside.
Chu Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief. At least Li Xinyue was no longer fixated on the previous matter, so this issue was temporarily put aside.
Chu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness the Princess, hurry back and handle state affairs. Don't arouse suspicion from others."
Just as Li Xinyue was about to agree, she suddenly thought that if she left now, wouldn't Chu Chen be returning to the bedroom to be alone with the Empress?
Thinking of this, Li Xinyue felt a little awkward. "You hurry back with me now. There are many state affairs that require your opinion."
Chu Chen was stunned for a moment. Remembering that the Empress was still in the room, he hesitated.
Li Xinyue, however, immediately became displeased. "What, you're unwilling to go with me?"
Chu Chen quickly waved his hand. "Your Highness the Princess, it is absolutely not so. I need to seek His Majesty's opinion and dare not make a decision on my own."
Li Xinyue waved her hand, telling him to go in quickly.
Chu Chen returned to the bedroom, hesitated for a moment, and then approached the Empress. "Your Majesty, the Princess wants me to go to the palace with her to discuss and handle important military and political matters. What do you think?"
The Empress waved her hand. "State affairs are important, go quickly. I will be cultivating here, you don't need to worry about me."
Only then did Chu Chen bid farewell to the Empress and follow the Princess into the palace.
The Princess handled memorials in the warm pavilion, while Chu Chen sat idly beside her. Anyone who saw this scene would likely find it a bit foolish.
The Princess could already make decisions calmly regarding these daily memorials, and there were no particularly important or difficult matters to decide.
At the same time, in a very luxurious mansion, several officials were sitting together, drinking tea, with various expressions on their faces.
"Gentlemen, we are not here to drink tea. If we want to drink tea, there will be plenty of time. Shouldn't we discuss some useful matters?"
An official from the Ministry of Revenue looked displeased. He had been sitting here for half an hour, just drinking tea and chatting, and the matters they wanted to discuss had not been mentioned at all.
"Heh heh, Your Excellency, I know you are anxious now, but there is no use in being anxious. We need to deal with Chu Chen and the Princess, so we must be fully prepared."
The official from the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Guangxing, nodded and said, "I know it won't be easy to deal with them, but you also need to propose feasible plans. We cannot just sit here and wait. This will definitely not solve the problem."
Yan Fa smiled and said, "Lord Zhou, we are all here just to chat and relax. Can we really solve this matter?"
Guo Yong, who was beside him, immediately became unhappy. "We absolutely cannot do this. That is Chu Chen. If we are not careful, and this brat turns the tables on us, we will surely perish without a burial place."
Zhou Guangxing sneered, "Hmph, now it all depends on whether His Majesty has had an accident, and whether the two armies have suffered a crushing defeat. These two pieces of news are crucial."
Guo Yong sneered, "Our Ministry of War has sent people to investigate in the State of Wei. We will need a few more days to get the results. However, the people sent to investigate the two armies should be returning soon."
Yan Fa smiled and said, "As long as there is news on one matter, it will basically confirm the other."
"These matters are all chain reactions, one link after another. However, there is one thing that I think everyone will be interested in."
Guo Yong smiled and said, "The defenses of Shuangyue City have been strengthened these past two days. Clearly, something is going on."
Zhou Guangxing sighed and said, "Could it be that they have discovered our actions? We haven't done anything yet?"
Yan Fa scratched his head. "Perhaps it's because Chu Chen has returned and brought some bad news."
Guo Yong's eyes suddenly lit up. "That's right, it must be like this. Chu Chen returned, and there was no change. As soon as he appeared, the defenses of Shuangyue City became extremely strict."
"What do you think, why are they doing this? It must be because he is worried that if this battle fails, and something happens to the Empress, he will lose his position, so he wants to join forces with the Princess to deal with us."
Everyone nodded in agreement. "So, what should we do? We absolutely cannot just sit here and wait to die."
"If this brat controls the defenses and holds military power, he will surely be able to land safely."
"We absolutely cannot let this brat land safely, but what can we do? We can't keep dragging this on like this, can we?"
"Right, didn't Li Mengdie escape before? Should we think of a way?"