"What does the emperor's summons have to do with my meal? Besides, I don't like socializing. I won't go to see those princesses and princes. I don't have that kind of free time!" Ye Lang ate a fried dough stick that was almost as big as him and took a big gulp of thick soy milk, looking quite content.
Meanwhile, Cold-Blooded Fifth was enjoying a simple yet flavorful breakfast with Ye Lang. Breakfast is meant to be simple; it doesn't need to be elaborate.
"Cold-Blooded Fifth ...you've been acting more and more abnormal lately by following this little one..." Cold-Blooded Seventh felt envious and jealous when he saw Cold-Blooded Fifth like this.
"I'm perfectly normal. I'm just eating breakfast. Isn't that what everyone does?" Cold-Blooded Fifth said coldly.
"You eat like this, but what era are we living in now? You would never have done this before..." Cold-Blooded Seventh said.
"What time is it now?" Cold-Blooded Fifth asked, taking a sip of soy milk.
"..."
"Exactly, it's just meeting the emperor, what's the big deal? It's not like we've never seen one before," Ye Lang said nonchalantly.
Yes, it's commonplace for Ye Lang to see the emperor. He used to run around the Imperial Palace in the Soaring Sky Empire, sometimes even going to the wrong place and ending up in the forbidden area of the Imperial Palace.
Often, because of Ye Lang, Ye Chengtian and the others, who were originally discussing national affairs, would only pause briefly, laugh and scold Ye Lang a few times, and then have someone take Ye Lang away and return him to the Seventh Princess.
Therefore, for Ye Lang, it was a very ordinary matter for him that the emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire wanted to see him!
"Whether you've met the emperor or not, you have to go see him. Don't forget, we need to find an opportunity to get close to Princess Longji!" At this point, Cold-Blooded Seventh was no longer in the mood to care about Ye Lang's affairs, and he didn't bother to ask him what he meant by "it's not like I haven't met him before."
"I know, it's not like I'm not going. I'm just going after breakfast! Breakfast is very important, right, Little Five!" Ye Lang said casually as he continued eating.
"Hmm!!" Cold-Blooded Fifth nodded in response.
"I know it's important, but... never mind, do whatever you want." Cold-Blooded Seventh Xueqi had no way to deal with Ye Lang anymore, so he sat to the side and watched him slowly enjoy his breakfast.
Outside, the Vermilion Bird official thought that Lady Lei Di's attire was something that even a rich young lady like her couldn't avoid, so he could understand and sympathize with her.
However, if he knew that Ye Lang was inside just to have breakfast, and even something as simple as fried dough sticks and soy milk that he could take with him on the road, he would be dumbfounded.
The Emperor summons only one person, which is not a large number. You should be aware of the Emperor's boundless grace, yet you dare to be so negligent. This is truly disrespectful, utterly disrespectful...
Regardless of anything else, after Ye Lang finished eating, he and Cold-Blooded Fifth boarded the puppet's body and then controlled the puppet to prepare for departure.
"Wait, are you just going to leave like this?" Cold-Blooded Seventh called out again at this moment.
"If we don't go this way, then how do we go about it?" Ye Lang and Cold-Blooded Fifth were both a little confused, wondering what they had forgotten. Wasn't everything fine?
"Why don't you dress up a bit and wear something more formal?" Cold-Blooded Seventh. These two really didn't treat the emperor like an emperor. How could they leave a good impression and get the opportunity to attend the Empress Dowager banquet, which was of royal caliber, by just going through the motions like this?
"No need! My puppet is naturally beautiful, perfectly formed, and flawless. It doesn't need any embellishment." Ye Lang had great confidence in his puppet, so he directly rejected the idea of makeup and dressing it up.
"Even if you can justify this, you should at least get a formal dress. Don't you think it's impolite to go there in casual clothes?" Cold-Blooded Seventh said. She didn't object to Ye Lang's words. This Puppet Girl really didn't need any embellishment. Anything more would be superfluous.
Unlike Cold-Blooded Seventh, the Puppet Girl always wore casual clothes. In the eyes of ordinary people, it would indeed be very impolite for her to meet the emperor like that!
"It's alright, I often dress casually, it's not like I'm attending a grand occasion," Ye Lang said, referring to his frequent casual meetings with the emperor. Cold-Blooded Seventh, however, interpreted it differently.
"If this isn't a big deal, then tell me what is? You can wear casual clothes normally, but today you absolutely must wear formal attire!" Cold-Blooded Seventh stopped Ye Lang and shouted at him.
"Alright, alright, just give it to me already, this is such a hassle!" Ye Lang picked his ear, not wanting to get entangled with Cold-Blooded Seventh. Anyway, it was just changing clothes, nothing serious. Besides, it wasn't him who wanted to change, it was his Puppet Girl.
"What can I give you?" Cold-Blooded Seventh was stunned, his mind not quite processing it yet.
Ye Lang chimed in, "Nonsense, of course it's a dress! Do you think a grown man like me would carry a girl's dress? Little Five, no need to ask, she definitely doesn't have one either!"
"You don't have one, and mine isn't suitable for you... this..." Cold-Blooded Seventh said with a headache. She had really forgotten about this and hadn't prepared a dress for the Puppet Girl. She had thought that she would have prepared one.
"Stop talking nonsense, bring the clothes over, we'll wear the same thing!" Ye Lang said.
"No, different people have different body shapes, so the way they look in the clothes will be different. Your puppet is smaller than me and doesn't have a better figure than me, so it will definitely look terrible on you..." Cold-Blooded Seventh said, while also praising himself a little.
"It's alright, this can be changed!" Ye Lang said. If it's too big, it's fine; it can be made smaller. If it's too small, then it will be troublesome.
"I won't..." Cold-Blooded Seventh said.
"If you can't even do this, are you even a woman?" Ye Lang said bluntly.
"Women might not, but Cold-Blooded Fifth certainly won't." Cold-Blooded Seventh casually dragged Cold-Blooded Fifth into the mess, but what she didn't expect was—
"Little Five will, that's what she was supposed to change!" Ye Lang stated a fact, but only the two of them knew this fact.
"Impossible, Cold-Blooded Fifth..." Cold-Blooded Seventh exclaimed in surprise, looking at Cold-Blooded Fifth in disbelief. She was about to say something more, but Ye Lang interrupted her.
"Are you going to give it to us or not? If not, we're leaving!" Ye Lang asked Cold-Blooded Seventh, without any impatience or anger, just speaking calmly.
"Here you go, your puppet girl. She should look great in white." Cold-Blooded Seventh took out a white dress. It was simple in design but still exuded a noble air, and it wasn't sexy.
Not sexy is relatively rare for Cold-Blooded Seventh, but as a con artist, she sometimes has to pretend to be a lady, so she wears some very ladylike dresses.
The reason why Cold-Blooded Seventh chose this dress was because it was ladylike enough, and she wanted to leave a good impression on the emperor of the Vermilion Bird Empire. She herself also changed into such a ladylike dress.
Wishing everyone a happy new month, safe travels, and good health...