"No!" the emperor said coldly. He was deeply troubled just then. How could he have time to see an unrelated court official?
The eunuch who had brought the report immediately moved to withdraw.
"Wait!" A thought suddenly flashed through the emperor's mind, and he called the eunuch back, but said nothing for a moment. The eunuch hastily stopped and bowed his head low, waiting for the emperor to speak.
After a brief pause, the emperor asked, "Did he say what he wished to report?"
The eunuch carefully replied, "Your Majesty, Lord Yu said he came to report on the restoration of the Long'an Emperor's Mausoleum."
The Long'an Emperor's Mausoleum-could there be a lead on the formula for the Great Restoration Elixir?
Something stirred in the emperor's heart, but he merely pondered. Silence returned to the hall before he slowly said, "Show him in."
As he spoke, the emperor had already regained his composure and returned to his seat.
"Yes!" Leaving aside the eunuch's departure, Ma Shunde raised his head slightly and glanced sidelong at the emperor. His Majesty's expression had indeed changed when he heard that something had happened to Prince Qi, yet now his face was calm, without the slightest trace of grief. Was this what it meant to be the Son of Heaven?
Outside the hall, Yu Qianzhi stood quietly to one side, waiting.
A hint of unease lay hidden in his eyes, but his self-possession ran deep. To the guards and eunuchs around him, Lord Yu, whom they had not seen for some time, remained elegant and poised, a gentleman as fine as jade.
"Lord Yu, His Majesty bids you enter." The eunuch hurried out of the hall with the reply.
Yu Qianzhi nodded and went inside. Upon entering the great hall, he realized that his timing