"This..."
The Eighteen Scholars exchanged glances, unable to figure out what Qin Wang was writing.
Still, they knew they had to say something impressive to show off the Eighteen Scholars' prestige and recover from the disappointment they'd made Qin Wang feel.
"Ahem!"
One scholar coughed and said, "In my opinion, Your Majesty must be protecting Qin Wang!"
"What kind of protection is that?!"
Jiang Ling immediately bristled like an angry kitten. "Are you blind? Didn't you see what he did to his own younger brother?!"
"Your Highness, please calm down!"
Another scholar hurriedly explained, "His Highness Qin Wang now commands all of the Qin Family's elite forces, and the matter of Qin Wei has seriously affected unity within the Qin Family. If His Majesty still chooses to gloss over it, His Highness's authority among the Qin Family Army will be greatly undermined."
"Exactly!"
A third scholar continued, "If His Majesty truly wanted to pursue this matter, the best course would be to strip His Highness Qin Wang of his military authority and revoke his title. But His Majesty did neither. That is proof enough that he's protecting His Highness."
Analysis complete...
The Eighteen Scholars' eyes were full of envy.
Whether he let Qin Family Disciples run wild, risked losing the people's support to deliberately favor Qin Wei, or beat his own younger brother—
it all proved that the Qin Emperor was ruthless to outsiders, but truly good to his own family.
To have been born into the Qin Family in this life was a blessing earned through eight lifetimes of good fortune!
"So that means this matter is over!?"
Jiang Ling looked anxiously at the Eighteen Scholars, waiting for an answer.
"It's over!"
The Eighteen Scholars nodded firmly.
Though the Qin Emperor's heart was with the Qin Family Disciples, he