Then the people from Goryeo began surveying the decorations in the Golden Throne Hall, as though they were already looking at possessions in their own pockets.
Next, they noticed something unusual.
Weren't the people of Great Xia holding court in the Golden Throne Hall? Why was there a little brat here too?
Jiang Nuan had her own little stool behind the Dragon Throne. Since she neither fussed nor made noise and sat perfectly quietly, she kept a very low profile to anyone who could not hear her thoughts. Her presence was so faint that she was easily overlooked.
The people from Goryeo had overlooked her, only noticing her just now.
Then they felt that this was far too frivolous. The imperial court was a place of solemn importance. How could they allow a female—and a little brat at that—to attend? These Great Xia officials were making a complete mockery of things!
The sight made Wu Cu deeply uncomfortable. He had always considered women troublesome and full of petty demands, and he loathed them so much that he wished he had crawled out of a man's belly instead.
Seeing Jiang Nuan appear in court like this made him feel thoroughly ill at ease. Perhaps because he was a great Confucian scholar of Goryeo, even the King of Silla showed him some deference.
This gave him the illusion that he could receive the same treatment in Great Xia. Thus, he knitted his brows and addressed Jiang Yunsheng in a lecturing tone:
"Emperor Jiang, your Great Xia truly knows nothing of propriety. You actually allow a female to pollute such a sacred place as the imperial court. This is outrageous. Have her thrown out at once."
He looked at Jiang Nuan as though she were something filthy.
The moment those words left his