Long Fei held a meeting with the ministers from noon until nightfall. During that time, he had afternoon tea, dinner, and a late-night snack with them.
The meeting did not end until the early hours of the morning.
As the meeting adjourned, Long Fei told Minister of National Defense Shlaik to come to the palace again the following afternoon to discuss something.
When Long Fei returned to his chambers and went to bed, he was extremely careful not to make a sound, afraid of waking his sleeping wife.
The next morning, when Taoxiang woke up, she glanced at her husband, who was still asleep, then looked at the clock. She picked up her phone and messaged Marika, the chief palace steward, asking whether her husband would attend the morning court session.
After receiving the answer that he would not, Taoxiang carefully got out of bed, washed and dressed herself, and changed into the Empress's formal court attire. Aside from handling certain palace affairs, she also dealt with some of Skywing Group's work, sorting through documents for her husband.
A few months earlier, in order to reduce his workload, Long Fei had directly appointed his second sister, Long Xuan, as Skywing Group's vice chairwoman and president.
Other than the Skywing Mercenary Group and Skywing Arms Manufacturing Company, which continued to follow Long Fei's instructions, the presidents of all other subsidiaries reported to Long Xuan. Basically, most orders were issued by her.
Only important matters were personally reported by Long Xuan to Long Fei, then carried out after receiving his instructions.
Long Fei did not wake up until nearly noon. Taoxiang happened to return to the chambers then and attended to her husband as he bathed and changed.
As Long Fei and Taoxiang ate lunch together, they chatted like an ordinary married