Song Jingchen was summoned to the palace the next day. Perhaps because of Shangguan Pu's lesson, not only did the emperor arrange for someone to search any visitors at the palace entrance, but there was also an additional checkpoint at the entrance of the imperial study.
After a body search to make sure that he didn't have a murder weapon on him, he was let in.
When he walked into the imperial study, he saw the emperor eating pills with water. Song Jingchen's eyes moved slightly. He lowered his head and cupped his hands. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
After a long time, the emperor on the dragon throne said, "You're the one who contributed the most to my escape this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
"Your Majesty is blessed with the protection of the True Dragon. I don't dare to take credit."
The emperor looked satisfied. He opened his mouth to praise him.
Song Jingchen continued, "However, I do have a favor to ask."
