The sedan from Huaying Palace stopped outside a teahouse at the end of a narrow alley.
It was, of course, one of Chongxuan Sheng's properties, used exclusively for private gatherings.
Before Jiang Wang went to Seven Star Valley, Li Longchuan and the others had seen him off here.
They entered the teahouse and went into a private room. Chongxuan Sheng and Shi Si were already waiting inside—not because he had any private dealings with Huaying Palace Mistress, of course, but because the two sides needed to discuss today's events and agree on a plan.
After all, they had both gone to meet Jiang Wang, so he was spared having to go over everything with them separately.
Jiang Wuyou and Jiang Wang took their seats.
Huaying Palace Mistress was naturally the center of attention wherever she went. She raised a hand and said bluntly, "Is there anything else you can tell us that you couldn't conveniently say at the Patrol Inspection Office?"
Jiang Wang thought for a moment, then repeated the exact words "Zhang Yong" had used to challenge him.
Why did the people of small states have to suffer so much, while those of great states could enjoy peace... and so on.
He naturally couldn't have said such things at the Patrol Inspection Office, since he himself had come from a "small state." It might easily have prompted needless speculation and suspicion.
When Zhang Yong had said those things, he had been indignant, despairing, and in pain.
As Jiang Wang repeated them, he tried not to let the slightest emotion creep into his words.
The other three in the room—Jiang Wuyou, Chongxuan Sheng, and Shi Si—listened intently.
When Jiang Wang had finished recounting it,
Jiang Wuyou gave a cold laugh. "Does he think Qi is powerful only because we suck