Chapter 1042: Chapter 1042: 1040 Dismissed from Office

She changed into new clothes, and applied fresh rouge, murmuring, “You love me so much, you definitely can’t bear not to come see me, in twenty-nine days, you’ll come to see me again, only you… will come to see me.”

Late into the night, at the entrance to the imperial prison.

Leng Yi shivered from the cold; he had waited the entire day before he saw Zhuo Junli emerge from the prison.

This fellow was adorned in a silver robe and jade belt, his short hair fashionably tousled, not showing any sign of distress, and he seemed to have suffered no hardships at all.

Upon coming out, he was even fanning himself leisurely. When he saw him, he broke into a smile, “Father, why have you come to pick me up?”

“You still have the nerve to ask! Is the empress someone you can afford to offend? You should kneel and thank the emperor’s mercy for sparing your life!”

Leng Yi maintained a stern and dignified face, sternly chastising Zhuo Junli.

Zhuo Junli hooked his lips carelessly, “The emperor won’t kill me, you don’t have to worry, go back and rest early.”

As he spoke, he was about to part ways with Leng Yi and return to his own residence.

“Wait, tonight… come back and stay at the Prime Minister’s Estate with me!”

“I won’t go.”

Zhuo Junli had always disliked the lavish grandeur of the Prime Minister’s residence and couldn’t be bothered dealing with those so-called ‘relatives’ inside.

“You have to go whether you want to or not!”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Leng Yi grabbed Zhuo Junli’s wrist and dragged him away directly.

“Hey, old man, let go…”

Zhuo Junli was getting impatient and was struggling to break free when he noticed that Leng Yi was dressed in official clothes but wasn’t wearing a hat, and his neatly combed hair was starting to look disheveled.

“Where’s your official hat? Why did you take it off?” Zhuo Junli asked, amused, and forgot to struggle.

Leng Yi, pulling at his arm, spoke chillingly, “I took it off, so what? Why do you ask so many questions!”

This old man…

Zhuo Junli laughed leisurely, waving his fan, “Your black gauze hat is as prestigious as a prince’s; you would rather not take it off even while sleeping. Now that you took it off, am I not supposed to ask?”

Truly laughable.

Leng Yi felt distressed and helpless in his heart.

But the arm he was gripping, Zhuo Junli’s arm, was very much real.

After thinking for a moment, he let it be.

Without a word, he dragged Zhuo Junli back to the Prime Minister’s Estate and forcibly settled him in.

Zhuo Junli, who wouldn’t argue with him outside, was in essence trapped at the Prime Minister’s residence, his room surrounded and tightly guarded, preventing him from leaving.

His two lively and spirited little nieces came immediately to express their concern.

“Uncle, I’m sorry! Because of us sisters, you were sent to the imperial prison, Qing’er is sorry!”

Leng Shuqing knelt before Zhuo Junli as soon as she entered, apologizing with tears in her eyes.

“Don’t, get up!”

Zhuo Junli pulled her to her feet directly, his handsome face relaxed and unrestrained, “Your uncle just took a little tour of the imperial prison, are you crying for my funeral? Save that for a few decades from now.”

“Exactly, uncle is such a powerful person, the emperor really wouldn’t bear to kill him! If he killed uncle, where would he find another one like him?”

Leng Muling chuckled coyly.

Zhuo Junli nodded in agreement, “Indeed, the little one is clever.”

Upon receiving the compliment, Leng Muling stuck out her tongue playfully.

However, Leng Shuqing’s beautiful brows remained furrowed, “But grandpa is in trouble, his hat was taken off by the emperor, and now he’s been removed from office, he must be feeling so terrible inside!”

“What did you say?”

Zhuo Junli’s joking demeanor stiffened on his face, “The old man has been removed from office?”

“Uncle, don’t be so disrespectful to grandpa,” Leng Shuqing whispered a reminder.