The word "Scram," a foot square, hovered before Shen Ming. Beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead as his face turned from red to purple, from purple to blue, and from blue to white.
Silence reigned inside and outside the main hall. Nearly a hundred officials and clerks craned their necks to stare at that word.
Ji Zhibai was the Jing Kingdom's Zhuangyuan and a protégé of the Left Prime Minister. For him to be driven to say "Scram" showed just how serious the situation had become.
Tao Dingnian, Lu Hong, Wen Gu, and the others hurriedly grasped their Official Seals.
A moment later, Tao Dingnian jerked his head up and snarled through gritted teeth, "Shen Ming! You old bastard! That niece of yours is worse than pigs and dogs-she actually dared to poison His Excellency's two legitimate grandchildren!"
"An animal!" Lu Hong shook his head slightly.
Wen Gu's eyes were bloodshot. "The Left Prime Minister and Lord Ji trusted you so much that they placed you in an important post, yet your Shen family turned out to have no humanity whatsoever! I wish I could beat that vile wench to death!"
"I heard the Left Prime Minister was so furious that he left the capital on his azure cloud. No one knows where he went!"
"What? Is that true?"
"An old friend of mine in the capital told me. The Ministry of Personnel is a pot of boiling chaos right now. They're terrified the Left Prime Minister might come to harm from his anger over this!"
"The Left Prime Minister recognized our talents and gave us opportunities. I wish I could kill that beast Shen Ming!"
"Even if your entire family died, it wouldn't be enough to accompany the Left Prime Minister's grandchildren to