"..."
A commotion broke out among the officials present, yet not a single one dared to utter a sound. The atmosphere at that moment had grown utterly dead silent to the extreme, to the point where even if someone breathed a bit too loudly it would be glaringly obvious. Everyone even subconsciously held their breath.
No one wanted to stand out in the spotlight at a time like this!
Yet while a portion of the crowd lowered their brows and kept their eyes fixed downwards, not daring to cast a single glance toward the main seat, there were also those truly bold enough who could not help but quietly gaze up toward the Imperial Grandson at this moment.
Sure enough, they saw the Imperial Grandson's complexion turn ashen. The next instant, he rose directly to his feet, flying into a sudden rage as he flicked his sleeve. "Arrogant!"
He actually abandoned the crowd and stormed off directly.
An uproar instantly erupted at the scene.
"Oh my, why did they both leave! What are we supposed to do then?"
"This—should we chase after them?"
Chase after them? Who was going to chase? Chase whom? Who would dare chase?
The primary imperial commissioner and the deputy imperial commissioner had suffered a complete falling out, staging such a fine spectacle right before everyone's eyes. Under these circumstances, bringing either of them back was utterly out of the question, as both men had clearly lost their tempers.
Especially the Imperial Grandson, who was evidently furious with Zhang Dai.
And rightfully so, for a fellow like Zhang Dai to publicly humiliate the Imperial Grandson was simply far too arrogant!
What the Imperial Grandson had said was truly not wrong at all!
Prefect Xu remained seated, unmoving, forming a stark contrast to the discussions of others.