"Including the eunuchs and maids serving in the East Palace, there are nearly a hundred people. Although you are the emperor of this palace and nominally supervise all the servants, but there are so many people, how can you supervise everyone?"
"It is better to block things than to block them. Preventing them before they happen is the best way. It is impossible to strictly monitor every palace maid and eunuch."
Li Chen pulled Wan Jiaojiao up and said comfortingly: "So don't worry about these things. In the future, no one is allowed to touch this table in this palace. Just remember this."
Wan Jiaojiao nodded vigorously and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will take good care of it and never let anyone touch this royal table."
Li Chen chuckled lightly, waved his hand and said: "Just wait, I have to handle some official business."
As the actual controller of the entire Great Qin Empire, the burden on Li Chen's shoulders became increasingly heavy, and the official affairs that required him to personally handle and handle became more and more heavy.
Now Li Chen finally understands why emperors have been a short-lived and high-risk profession since ancient times. In fact, if anyone works hard for more than ten hours continuously, all year round, few people can stand it.
But there is no way.
Li Chen now has no one on hand who can help with government affairs, so he can only handle everything on his own.
Wan Jiaojiao came up behind Li Chen obediently. She couldn't help Li Chen much. She could only bring tea and water when Li Chen needed it, and massage his shoulders to help Li Chen relax.
In the side hall of Xi Zheng Palace, Li Chen was handling official duties, while Wan Jiaojiao stood quietly behind, ready to add tea and fragrance at any time.
In such a large hall, there was only the sound of Li Chen occasionally turning over official documents and memorials, and occasionally there was the sound of one or two candles bursting, but other than that, there was no sound.
Nearly two hours passed as Li Chen handled official duties like this.
Li Chen felt his eyes sore and rubbed his temples. Seeing that the sky was completely dark, he picked up the teacup and took a sip and asked, "What time is it?"
Wan Jiaojiao replied: "Your Highness, it's already time."
Midnight is between 11pm and 1am.
"Your Highness, should you go back and rest? It's already very late today." Wan Jiaojiao said in a timely manner.
"Let's wait a little longer."
Li Chen took a big sip of strong tea and felt the hot and bitter tea entering his throat. After he felt a little more energetic, he said: "Go, someone will bring Xu Junlou here."
Wan Jiaojiao had no choice but to respond, turned around and sent someone to call Xu Junlou.
As the Prime Minister of Zhan Shifu, Xu Junlou can be understood as the great steward of the East Palace. He cannot leave the East Palace unless he is on vacation. There is also a courtyard dedicated to him in the East Palace for daily living.
When the news came, Xu Junlou had already fallen asleep.
But when he heard the summons from His Highness the Crown Prince, he put on his clothes and ran towards the side hall of Xi Zheng Palace without any hesitation.
After a while, Li Chen saw Xu Junlou.
Li Chen knew at a glance that Xu Junlou had been called in his sleep, and said with a smile: "I'm disturbing your dream."
Xu Junlou hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Highness has called you, and I dare not neglect you."
Li Chen nodded when he heard this. There was no need to be polite. To put it bluntly, these were Xu Junlou's job responsibilities.
Reclining in a chair, Li Chen said: "In recent times, many officials have been arrested, resulting in a shortage of manpower in various agencies and departments of the imperial court. You know that, right?"
