"Grand Commander!" His Majesty spoke.
"Your servant is here!"
"Sheathe your sword!"
"Yes!"
Grand Commander He Xinzhǔ slowly sheathed his longsword and withdrew to His Majesty's side.
Lin Xiaosu said, "Your Majesty, I meant no disrespect. I merely wished to remind the chief steward not to betray the late emperor's kindness. Please forgive my impertinence."
His Majesty slowly nodded. "My imperial father did indeed issue a decree of favor. The chief steward's actions defied his wishes. There was nothing improper about the Snow-Clad Marquis punishing him."
The chief steward trembled all over as he lay on the floor.
Someone had broken his leg, right in front of His Majesty, yet His Majesty had said there was nothing improper about it...
Lin Xiaosu said, "When Your Majesty ascended the throne, I was outside the Great Wilderness and received no word. Thus, I missed Your Majesty's coronation ceremony. I ask your forgiveness for that as well."
The ministers' hearts all jolted...
Those words carried extraordinary significance.
The message they conveyed was that he supported His Majesty's accession!
He had not missed the ceremony because he harbored other intentions, but because he had never received the news...
Chancellor Li Lie suddenly spoke. "The Snow-Clad Marquis says he was outside the Great Wilderness at the time. Where, then, were you, that you knew nothing even of His Majesty's coronation?"
Song Lifu lifted his gaze.
Was this old bastard stirring up trouble?
Did he not want the Snow-Clad Marquis and His Majesty to reconcile?
Was he digging into this sensitive matter to drive a wedge between the new emperor and the Snow-Clad Marquis?
"I was still in Azure Abyss at the time."
"Azure Abyss?" Li Lie's pupils contracted, and everyone in the hall felt their hearts shudder...
"Yes. On the first day of the third