The Beili Emperor's face fell. "Which officials are they?"
"Minister Zhang Jiang and Minister Chen Zhuocheng from the Ministry of Revenue, Minister Huai'an and Minister Li Siyan from the Ministry of War, and..." Mr. Li listed them off.
The longer he listened, the darker the Beili Emperor's expression grew. Several officials from the Ministry of Revenue were Qian Fu's students, and the ones from the Ministry of War were on good terms with Xiang Minghou.
He knew perfectly well what these men, gathered together for an audience on such short notice, wanted to say and do.
"Let them kneel. I'd like to see just how long they can last."
'Just a country girl died. It's no big deal.'
'Ye Qianning had been in the Capital City for such a short time, yet she'd already won over so many people. It's better that she's dead now. After only a few months, any bonds of affection couldn't have run that deep.'
