The next morning, a young eunuch arrived at the Prince's residence to deliver His Majesty's oral decree, summoning him to the palace.
Ji Chengjue didn't rush to the palace at the crack of dawn. Instead, he slept his fill, then leisurely enjoyed two bowls of meat congee personally cooked by the young lady from the He family. Only then, thoroughly content, did he board the carriage driven by Master Zhang and set off towards the Imperial Palace.
It wasn't that he was being presumptuous; it was purely because he didn't attend the morning court assembly. Going early would just mean waiting idly in the palace. He would have to wait until his old man finished with the assembly and came over. Since waiting was inevitable, it was naturally more comfortable to wait at home.
As for the crucial matter of attitude before the Emperor, between them, father and son, there was truly no need for excessive, false pleasantries any longer.
