"Mr. Li, you may announce the decree." Dean Chen stood at the forefront.
Mr. Li's gaze fell on the coffin in the hall. He hesitated for a moment before unfurling the imperial edict in his hands and announcing in a loud voice, "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: We are deeply grieved by the attack on Ye Qianning of the General's manor at Four-direction Mountain. In consideration of her intelligence, wit, and noble character, We grant a special dispensation: in the name of the Crown Princess Consort, she is to be interred in the imperial mausoleum…"
"What did you say?" Qian Fanji shot to his feet.
Mr. Li was cut off and didn't dare to announce the rest of the decree.
Dean Chen, Qian Fu, Zhan Yi, Lady Zhan, and everyone else from the General's manor reacted, all rising to their feet before the edict was even finished.
"Read that again, if you have the guts." Gu Shuo stepped forward, his eyes chillingly dark.
Mr. Li instinctively took a step back.
