Lu Yuan entered the inner hall and bowed to the Supreme Emperor. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
The Supreme Emperor cast Meng Qianqian a glance.
Understanding his intent, Meng Qianqian helped him sit up and took a cushion from Jiang Dehai's hands to place it behind his back.
The Supreme Emperor rarely smiled but managed a faint one at Lu Yuan. "Your overly submissive demeanor is a bit unsettling to me."
Lu Yuan remained expressionless and feigned ignorance. "This subject doesn't understand what Your Majesty is implying."
The Supreme Emperor laughed again, his gaze profoundly inspecting Lu Yuan. After a lingering moment, he said, "Recent events—Jiang Dehai and Dean Yang have already explained them to me. Return to court, Lu Yuan. The Imperial Guard will belong to you, and henceforth, my Imperial Guard will serve as my trusted aides."
The Supreme Emperor's trusted aides—wouldn't that place them above the Jinyi Guard and the regular Imperial Guard?
Meng Qianqian: "Wow."