Empress Tantai Zijun's expression did not change, but her emotions churned wildly beneath the surface.
She thought, Did Xia Chujian not know that emperors were always right and could never be wrong?!
If there was a mistake, it had to be the ministers' fault. The emperor was always the one who had been deceived!
Had she not seen how so many loyal ministers and valiant generals executed by emperors throughout history were ultimately blamed on treacherous ministers?
Not only were the emperors never at fault, but after they rehabilitated those loyal ministers and valiant generals, the descendants of the executed men still had to come out, shout "long live" three times to the emperor, and weep with gratitude?!
So where was Xia Chujian's loyalty?!
Empress Tantai Zijun clenched her fist, feeling that Xia Chujian truly did not know what was good for her.
As she pondered how to patch things up, one of her Personal Secretaries said awkwardly, "Your Majesty, this was my mistake."
"I thought Lieutenant Colonel Xia's record was no different from Zero Casualties. After all, Lieutenant Colonel Xia led an army of more than five hundred thousand, yet only one soldier died."
"None of the other soldiers were even injured. If that isn't 'Zero Casualties,' what is?"
"I took it for granted and caused this misunderstanding. I'm sorry..."
She first apologized to Empress Tantai Zijun, then apologized to Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian knew that this person was definitely taking the blame for someone else. Whether that blame belonged to the Empress or not, it certainly was not this secretary's fault.
She did not make things difficult for her, merely nodding as she said, "Remember this in the future. Her Majesty said that no matter how many troops emerge unscathed, as long as even one person is injured