As Da Hei disappeared completely, the old King finally reacted. He quickly propped himself up with his cane and chased after it, "Wait! You wait for me! You're not allowed to go!"
Da Hei, "......" Won't listen, won't listen, a toad chanting scriptures...
Don't ask it where it learned this phrase; just ask a little red pig that taught it.
Soon, Da Hei ran to Ming Li's front. Seeing the woman drinking, Da Hei rolled its eyes ten times in exasperation. One of its heads spoke, "Stop drinking and manage your father! The old man didn't learn anything else, but he learned how to court death. If he wants to court death, he even wants to drag me along?!"
Ming Li, "......"
Upon hearing this, Ming Li raised an eyebrow, put down the wine jug in her hand, and looked at Da Hei in front of her. She asked with interest, "What do you mean by that?"
Da Hei, "I don't know. Anyway, your father said he wanted me to go to the battlefield with him."
Ming Li, "......"
Just as Ming Li was about to say something, she saw the old King running over, panting heavily.
Meeting his eldest daughter's gaze, the old King nervously adjusted the crown on his head, "Li Li'er, don't listen to Da Hei's nonsense. I was just... just..."
The old King paused for a long time but couldn't articulate anything.
Ming Li, "......"
Finally, the old King had a flash of inspiration. He quickly explained, "The Zi Heng Kingdom has suddenly mobilized troops to attack the southern cities. It just so happens that those generals are all stationed in different regions. The army is short-handed. We can't let those scholars who only know how to recite poems and read dead books go, can we? So... so, your father wants to go and have a look. Besides, I've never had the chance to go to the battlefield..."
Hearing this, Ming Li's face was expressionless as she asked, "...And the court affairs?"
The old King, "Isn't there you..."
Ming Li rolled her eyes and said, "The battlefield is dangerous, and your old bones would just be going there to die."
Upon hearing this, the old King became unhappy. In the next second, he threw away his cane, stood in place, bounced a bit, then raised his hand and patted his chest, saying proudly, "See? Your father's body is very healthy, so you don't need to worry."
As soon as the old King finished speaking, a guard in armor ran in, "Your Majesty, several ministers request an audience!"
Hearing this, the old King paused, "What do they want?"
After thinking for a moment, the old King waved his hand and said, "Let them in!"
"Yes!"
...
Soon, several ministers in official robes entered. After bowing, their gazes fell upon Ming Li, and they stared without speaking.
Sensing their stares, Ming Li raised an eyebrow, calmly put down the wine jug in her hand, and asked, "Do you gentlemen have something to discuss?"
Hearing this, the ministers nodded in unison. One of the ministers glanced at the wine jug in Ming Li's hand and secretly swallowed, saying, "Princess, could you please hide your wine better? His Majesty went to steal your wine again, got drunk, and now he wants to go to the battlefield."
Ming Li, "......"