A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 566: My Family has a Daughter, which Suffices for Everything
Chapter 566: Chapter 566: My Family has a Daughter, which Suffices for Everything
Upon hearing those words, Eunuch Ling was terrified and quickly knelt on the ground to beg for forgiveness.
"I deserve to die! I deserve to die!" He forcefully slapped himself twice. Only then did he seem to recover his wits, his face a picture of misery.
"Your Majesty is just trying to scare me! How would I dare deceive the Emperor?
"What I said is the truth. I just received a message from Captain Long Wu that the Eldest Princess and Lord God Hunter went to investigate the case of the missing disaster relief silver.
"They ended up at Li’s gambling house. The Eldest Princess, out of curiosity, tried her hand a few times and won over one hundred thousand taels of silver.
"The Eldest Princess has been saying that it’s money she won for Your Majesty, her royal father, for disaster relief!"
Oh, the Emperor’s little heart! It was pounding, his eyes sparkling with delight.
"My dear daughter is so thoughtful, truly worthy of being my Eldest Princess! She is the little lucky star of our Great Han!"
"Exactly, the Eldest Princess is our Great Han’s little lucky star. Her arrival has brought our Great Han Dynasty immense fortune.
According to Captain Long Wu, at Li’s gambling house today, the Eldest Princess never lost a single bet. She won every game and, incredibly, rolled triplets herself every single time!
Your Majesty, with the Eldest Princess in our Great Han Dynasty, we have nothing to fear from natural disasters or human calamities anymore."
His Majesty the Emperor laughed joyfully. "As long as I have my precious daughter, I fear no disaster. With a daughter like mine, what more could I ask for!"
The Emperor and Eunuch Ling were talking inside the Great Hall, while the National Master listened from outside.
A little lucky star, huh? If the Eldest Princess is a little lucky star, then what about Li Yanyan?
The National Master’s expression turned terrifyingly grim, and he could not help but look up at the sky, narrowing his eyes slightly.
A sharp cry suddenly rang out overhead, and the sky above the National Master darkened.
Great Phoenix?
The National Master was puzzled, his gaze following the flight path of the Great Phoenix.
Two adults and one child were happily making their way towards the Imperial Study, and the Great Phoenix, incredibly, landed directly before them.
"Great Phoenix..."
The National Master heard a clear, childlike voice. The Eldest Princess had joyfully climbed onto the Great Phoenix’s back and was calling out.
"Great Phoenix, fly high!"
The corner of the National Master’s mouth curled into a sarcastic arc.
Transforming from a pheasant into a phoenix, and even treating this divine bird as a mount? Does she really think it will humor her?
No sooner had the National Master thought this than he widened his eyes in disbelief. The Great Phoenix flapped its wings, and then it...
"It... It’s flying!"
The National Master muttered in disbelief, his face a mask of utter disbelief.
Xiaosuisui, oblivious to the National Master’s inner turmoil, laughed joyfully as the Great Phoenix took flight within the Imperial Palace.
"Look, it’s the Great Phoenix! It’s flying in the palace again."
Some palace maids and eunuchs raised their heads, beginning to whisper among themselves.
"Ah! Since the Eldest Princess left the palace, the Great Phoenix hasn’t flown for several days. I didn’t expect it to fly again today."
"Every time the Great Phoenix flies in the palace, isn’t it because the Eldest Princess is riding its back, making it fly?"
"Yes, indeed. By that logic, the Eldest Princess must be on the Great Phoenix’s back right now!"
Listening to the maids and eunuchs, the National Master’s expression turned incredibly stiff.
He quietly moved behind them and asked softly, "When the Eldest Princess was in the palace a few days ago, did she often ride the Great Phoenix and fly around?"
The palace maids and eunuchs didn’t notice at first, thinking it was a colleague speaking, so they replied casually.
"Yes! A few days ago, the Eldest Princess and Miss Xie often flew around the palace on the Great Phoenix. Everyone in the palace knew about it! How could you not..."
The palace maid’s words died in her throat. "Na... National Master!"
Suddenly realizing that the National Master had joined their group, the chatting palace maids and eunuchs were terrified and hurriedly knelt to beg for forgiveness.
"We deserve death for offending you, Lord National Master! Please forgive us!"
The National Master waved his hand, appearing quite good-natured.
"It’s nothing serious, no need for forgiveness. You just said that a few days ago when the Eldest Princess entered the palace, she often rode the Great Phoenix and flew around. Is this true?"
Feng Wushang was the National Master. His duties included protecting the people of Great Han from demonic entities, communicating between Heaven and Earth, attracting good fortune while warding off calamity, protecting the Emperor, and so on.
To put it bluntly, he had accepted a sect mission to spend some time in the Great Han Dynasty, gain some ’work experience’ to back, and had no intention of truly establishing a career there.
Therefore, within the Great Han Imperial Palace, he hadn’t cultivated any informants or confidants. Unless he actively sought information, no one would eagerly approach him with it.
Now, hearing the palace maids and eunuchs, he became suspicious and asked another question.
The palace maid who had spoken earlier stammered, clearly hesitant, but still forced herself to speak.
"The Empress Dowager and His Majesty have both issued a gag order, forbidding us servants from gossiping about this to outside ministers and titled ladies!"
A sliver of understanding returned to the National Master.
Why would the Emperor and Empress Dowager issue such an order? A princess of Great Han riding a Great Phoenix in the palace – shouldn’t this be a matter of great pride? If word of this reached foreign emperors, they would surely view Great Han as the legitimate successor of the Central Plains, destined to become the future hegemon! But this great opportunity for publicity had been deliberately suppressed by the Emperor and Empress Dowager. Why?
The National Master stood rooted to the spot. Though he pondered for only a moment, a myriad of questions flooded his mind, and a strange cold sweat prickled his back.
"Great Phoenix, fly! Xiaobai, fly!"
Overhead, the vibrantly colored Great Phoenix circled, calling out continuously and flapping its wings, much like a joyous little bird.
Joyous?
The National Master found himself wondering why he’d used the word ’joyous’.
However, the moment understanding dawned, the cold sweat on his back turned into a torrent!
"Are you happy, Xiaobai?
"We’re riding the Great Phoenix and flying in the sky! WHEE!
"What?
"You want to eat Phoenix Meat?
"No way, Xiaobai! The Great Phoenix won’t let you eat it. You can’t even beat it in a fight.
"It says it’ll send you flying back to the heavens with one flap of its wings sooner or later!
"GIGGLE..."
The Eldest Princess’s cheerful voice, like the crisp ringing of silver bells, echoed in the air, leaving the National Master even more aghast.
She... she can communicate with animals?
The National Master was as astounded as if he had discovered a new continent.
He had previously observed Xie Pan’Er communicating with the Great Phoenix, but he had attributed it to her being born with the Phoenix Destiny.
Yet, he had never imagined that this commoner girl, whom the Emperor had whimsically ennobled as a princess, could also converse with the Great Phoenix!
And that rabbit! Wait... a rabbit? The rabbit the Eldest Princess was holding...
Chapter 566: My Family has a Daughter, which Suffices for Everything
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