“You can talk about anything. Just think of it as a casual conversation. Since becoming the Emperor, I haven’t had anyone I can converse casually with.” Gao Zhijian said, expressing his complaints to Li Huowang.0

Li Huowang threw the stone and dusted his palms. “Heh, you think I’m here just to talk.”0

“No, but you can think of it as just talking to me before we enter the main conversation. After all, I have to watch what I say when I’m in the palace.”0

“You are the Emperor. Who’s controlling you?”0

“As I am the Emperor, there are rules that I need to follow. How I eat, how I speak, and how I greet someone.”0

As he talked, his consorts and wives approached him and complained flirtatiously about how tired they were.0

Gao Zhijian shooed them off. He...0