After thinking for a moment, Elder Chen cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness Prince Ming, you finally asked about this matter."
"Before I set out, Hall Master Hongchen specifically instructed this old man that if Your Highness asked, I was to relay his exact words to you without missing a single one."
Xu Tianyao's brows lifted slightly, and he said in surprise, "What did Grandfather say?"
Elder Chen smiled and said, "Hall Master Hongchen said that for this year, he asks Your Highness Prince Ming to remain at Shrek Academy and cultivate in peace. No matter what happens in the imperial family, you need not let it distract you."
"As for everything within the empire, he and the Grand Elder will naturally be there to handle it."
At this point, Elder Chen's tone grew a little more solemn, and there also seemed to be a hint of displeasure in it, as though he had long been dissatisfied with His Majesty as well.
"As for His Majesty's side..."
"Hall Master Hongchen asked this old man to tell Your Highness to suppress the displeasure in your heart for the time being, and not to be too eager for quick results."
"The time is not yet ripe. Some things still cannot be acted on rashly."
"If you want to solve the problem completely, you must stay calm, lay things out step by step, and work toward it gradually."
Once those words were spoken, the room fell quiet again for a while.
Xu Tianyao was silent for a moment, and a trace of surprise could not help but appear in his eyes.
He had originally thought that he would need to state his position himself before Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen could feel at ease.
Yet he had not expected that before he