When Francis and Owen reached the gate of the Imperial Palace, Andy stopped them.
With a big smile blooming like a flower, Andy greeted Francis, "Your Highness."
"Lord Andy, are you going out of the palace now, or are you waiting for someone here?" Francis asked gently.
After Andy heard that, his smile grew even brighter. "I've been waiting for you here, Your Highness. I wanted to look around for you, but I was afraid our paths would not cross, so I decided to wait for you at this gate," he answered.
"Does Father want to see me?" Francis asked, his voice still mild and gentle.
"Yes, His Majesty is waiting for you in the Imperial Study," Andy said, gesturing with his arm to invite Francis to the Imperial Study.
"Okay, I'll come with you."
In the Imperial Study, the emperor was reviewing some official reports from his ministers, and his poker face revealed no hint of what he was thinking. When Andy led Francis in, the emperor didn't even put down the ink brush in his hand.
"Father, greetings."
heard that you exposed yourself in the rain for two hours at Matthew's mansion," the emperor said, but without any
silence, Francis replied,
you care about your own health?" the emperor asked calmly, raising his head
recently, the foundations of my health are irreparably harmed. My slight convalescence will only give me a few more years of life at the
"Regret?"
Francis said, raising his head. "Father, my illness has been unrelenting. The reason why I went to Uncle Matthew's mansion that day was only because I wanted to request that he let me visit the military camp of the Black Flag Army.
Army except Matthew himself. It would have been an excellent day's work to gain entrance to the
to visit the military camp of the
Francis answered, nodding his head. "I have
someday. Don't think about such nonsense. The Black Flag Army belongs to your uncle Matthew himself, and even I can do nothing about it. If you want to see
to visit their camp. I am only curious to see what they do every day. But I'm not really that interested in going there," Francis said, with his always gentle and innocent look. "Father, you
health and strength," the emperor said with a smile while stroking his beard. "The Longevity Pills have a
ill. As a result, I have a lot of unfinished business and I cannot share your burdens. I always
idea about that. You don't need to worry about it. Just take good care of yourself and focus on your
"Yes, Father."
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