Chapter 1267: Chapter 24: The Emperor Turned Into a Dog

"No! It’s the Imperial Concubine Shu who has taken over the Emperor! That woman is really too much!" Lady Cao suddenly slammed her fist on the table, angrily saying, "She is narrow-minded, selfish, and ruthless, and only the Emperor is kept in the dark."

"Be careful with your words, little mistress." Zi Juan’s face turned pale with fright, urgently reminding.

"What are you afraid of? It’s just the two of us here; who else could overhear?" Lady Cao dismissed the concern.

There really is!

The Emperor raised an eyebrow. So that’s what happened. Back then, the Imperial Concubine Shu always said in his presence that Lady Cao was pitiful and urged him to look after her. It turned out that she had arranged for Lady Cao’s father to assist her in entering the palace, but later, when he favored the Imperial Concubine Shu alone, Lady Cao was no longer of use to her.

Lady Cao continued to complain, saying more bad things about the Imperial Concubine Shu, before gloomily going to wash up and sleep.

The Emperor floated away again, feeling somewhat tired this time, so he floated back to the Empress’s palace, returned to his happy body, and went to sleep.

The next morning, when the Emperor woke up, he saw the familiar bed curtains.

He was stunned for a moment before realizing he had turned back into a human, back into his own body.

He suddenly got up, didn’t call anyone to assist him with washing up, and went straight to the desk.

"Emperor?" Eunuch Xue saw the Emperor, who had been unconscious for a day, awake again and shouted in surprise.

The Emperor didn’t speak, instead quickly ground ink and began writing.

He then turned to Eunuch Xue, saying, "Go, quickly have someone make a dog tag with these words engraved on it, and give it to the Princess’s little dog."

Eunuch Xue stepped forward, took the paper, and after seeing the words on it, was dumbfounded. Has the Emperor gone mad?

The words read: As if I am present.

No, Emperor, that’s a dog, no matter how much you favor the Princess now, that’s not how you express affection! How can a dog compare with the Emperor?

Seeing Eunuch Xue’s troubled face and looking at the words on the paper, the Emperor then realized in his excitement what he had written. Being back in his own body, he thought to quickly make a dog tag to preserve the dog’s life. The greater the deterrent power, the better! As a result, he wrote that phrase, though it’s a fact, no one else knows it is.

The Emperor silently took the paper from Eunuch Xue’s hands, crumpled it into a ball, and then wrote for an Imperial Gold Medal, instructing Eunuch Xue to have a small, light gold medal made for the Princess’s little dog.

The Emperor realized he might turn back into a dog at any time, so preserving the dog’s life was of utmost importance. Being cooked as dog meat for hot pot was too frightening. Thinking of this, the Emperor couldn’t help but shiver.

Having done the most important task, the Emperor thought for a moment, preparing to take Eunuch Xue to the private treasury to find treasures, pondering about bringing more gifts to the Princess soon.

"Emperor, aren’t you going to court today?" Eunuch Xue couldn’t help but remind.

"Oh, just say I’m feeling unwell and have Prince De—oh, wait, I’ll issue a decree, appoint Prince De as the Regent King to temporarily handle the affairs for me." The Emperor’s tone was casual.

Eunuch Xue was so shocked his jaw almost dropped.

Everyone knows how much the Emperor dislikes Prince De, even the lowly eunuchs know that. The Emperor always felt Prince De harbored rebellious intentions. Now, the Emperor is giving Prince De such significant power? And in such a casual tone like asking about dinner?

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