The One Who Collapses

Hanjian

A full moon hung over the enormous palace estate that was the size of a town. The Imperial Palace was the most formidable part of the country. Next came the Capital, which was right outside of the palace gates.

"The details have been finalized, Your Highness," Lu Tianbi reported. She unraveled the heavy scroll in her hands. There were wooden cylinders on either ends of the scroll that ensured the edges of the paper wouldn't scrunch upwards.

"Your Princess will arrive very soon," Lu Tianbi proudly said. She placed the flattened scroll in front of the fussy Crown Prince.

Yu Zhen had a book over his face, and it was unknown if he was awake or not.

Lu Tianbi's attention wandered to his stack of parchments that had shifted in placement. So he had finally finished all of next week's work. She didn't know why he was working himself to the bone like this. Did he want an entire week off? Was that it?