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Still, Liu Rong's involvement had made this court session unusual. These past few days, he had simply moved into the Court Deliberation Office to work. Officials from the Hall of Admonition kept coming and going from the inn where I was temporarily staying in the Court Deliberation Office. I was merely a sixth-rank minor official from the Hall of Criminal Law, yet I had accused so many high-ranking officials of the Office of Divine Artifacts. The novelty of it had apparently become common knowledge throughout the divine court's central administration.
Even Zhu Daoqing had taken the opportunity to come watch the excitement and brought me words from the sisters Zhu Dao Essence and Zhu Daohe.
"Heh heh, Brother Xia, you handled this beautifully! Dao Essence is rarely moved, but she's practically moved to tears this time. How can you still claim you aren't the worm in her belly?" Zhu Daoqing patted my shoulder, looking thrilled.
I froze for a moment and thought to myself that Ji Lixin really was finished this time. Zhu Dao Essence was naturally delighted. After all, she had never been fond of this little prince, who was supposedly a fatso. I was also relieved that they had not yet cooked the raw rice into porridge. If she married someone with such rotten character, her future would probably be uncertain. Zhu Daoqing was naturally grateful to me as well, since I had exposed the little prince's true nature ahead of time.
Although no official or close aide of the Divine Emperor could possibly be completely spotless, being dragged from office proved that someone truly was beyond saving. It was understandable that the Zhu family secretly considered itself lucky not to have invested in the little prince. Still, I had never expected Zhu Dao Essence to misunderstand