There's no way that his friend will leave the palace in disguise in broad daylight for only some couple of drinks with friends, not especially when they were all trying to avoid the eyes of the Prime Minister on them.
He drunk in silence, hoping the Prince gets over his mood quickly and tells him the real reason for his summon.
"Yuan.", the Prince called after a while.
"Hm?", Yuan responded.
"Father wants me to find a way for him to reduce the Prime Minister's level of power in court. He wants me to find a way to either get him demoted or lessen his influence over the other Minister's and court officials.", Tang Gaozong stated.
"He wants you to clean up after his own mess?", Chi Yuan asked.
"I doubt he thinks of it that way. I do not blame him for some of the decisions he made that I used to hate him for, anymore. After becoming the crown Prince, I sort of get him.
