While Lei Xing was having fun teasing someone gullible for a change, the Emperor was in quite a bad mood, dealing with some unpleasant matters. He had just received a message from his contact in Zou kingdom, and the response was irritating. Due to the idiocy of a certain couple, it seems he was about to be forced to take on some losses.
"Your majesty, Princess Nalan is here." An eunuch informed, the Emperor nodded, and the eunuch bowed and went out of the doors. An irritated Princess Nalan was escorted in shortly after with a dozen Imperial guards on her tail. She stopped in the center of the room, glaring up at the Emperor as she folded her arms, "You forgot the shackles..."
"Retreat." The Emperor calmly ordered, ignoring Princess Nalan's words. The Imperial guards bowed and retreated as the Emperor put down his ink brush and silently scrutinized Princess Nalan.
