"The East Palace includes the eunuchs and palace maids who serve, and nearly a hundred people. Although you are the emperor of this palace, you are nominally taking charge of all the servants, but how can you supervise each of them with so many people?"

"It is better to lose weight than blocking. Preventing it from the future is the best way. It is impossible to strictly monitor every palace maid and eunuch."

Li Chen pulled Wan Jiaojiao up and comforted her: "So you don't have to worry about these things. In the future, no one is allowed to touch this table in my palace. Just remember this."

Wan Jiaojiao nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, your highness, I must take good care of you and will never let anyone touch this imperial table."

Li Chen chuckled and waved his hand and said, "You serve me, I want to handle some official duties."

As the actual controller of the entire Qin Empire, Li Chen's burden was getting heavier and the official duties that he needed to personally inquire and handle were becoming heavier.

Now Li Chen understands why since ancient times, emperors have been short-lived and high-risk occupations. In fact, anyone who works continuously for more than ten hours in a high intensity, and never stops all year round. If they continue to do this, few people can bear it.

But there is no way.

Li Chen now has no one on hand who can help take on government affairs, so he can only take care of everything by himself.

Wan Jiaojiao came to Li Chen obediently. She couldn't help Li Chen much, so she could only serve tea and water when Li Chen needed it, and pressed her shoulders to help Li Chen relax.

In the side hall of Xizheng Hall, Li Chen was handling official duties, and Wan Jiaojiao stood quietly behind, ready to add tea and fragrance at any time.

In such a large hall, only Li Chen occasionally flipped the official documents and memorials, and sometimes there were one or two bursting sounds of candlelight. Apart from that, there was no sound.

Li Chen handled official business like this for nearly two hours.

Li Chen, who felt his eyes were sore, rubbed his temples. Seeing that the sky was completely dark, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, and asked, "When is it?"

Wan Jiaojiao replied: "Your Highness, it's already midnight."

At midnight, it is equivalent to between 11:00 pm and 1:00 am.

"Your Highness, go back and rest? It's already very late today." Wan Jiaojiao said at the right time.

"Should you wait a little longer."

Li Chen took a big sip of strong tea, and felt the hot and bitter tea water penetrated his throat. After he was slightly boosted, he said, "Go, come here to Xu Junlou."

Wan Jiaojiao had no choice but to respond, turn around and send someone to call Xu Junlou.

As the head of the Zhan Shifu Mansion, Xu Junlou can be understood as the steward of the East Palace. He usually cannot leave the East Palace without taking a vacation. In the East Palace, there is also a courtyard exclusively for him as his daily living place.

When the news came, Xu Junlou had already fallen asleep.

But when he heard that it was His Highness the Crown Prince summoned him, he put on his clothes, ran to the side hall of Xizheng Hall, and did not dare to be negligent.

A moment later, Li Chen met Xu Junlou.

Li Chen knew at a glance that Xu Junlou was called in his sleep, and smiled and said, "I'm disturbing you from the dream."

Xu Junlou hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Highness has been summoned, but I dare not neglect it."

Li Chen nodded when he heard this, and he didn't need to be polite. To put it bluntly, these are Xu Junlou's job responsibilities.

Sitting leaning on the chair, Li Chen said, "In recent times, many officials have been arrested, which has resulted in a very shortage of staff in various institutions and departments of the court. Do you know?"
Chapter completed!