Zhang Xingxian was brimming with grievances and had no idea whom to tell.
His suicidal charge had not only failed to divert the Little Highness's attention, but he had finally discovered that the person in the revelation was not even him.
Zhang Xingxian turned to look at Zhang Zhao, his face full of resentment, and at last found a sliver of comfort in the other man's utterly dejected expression.
Forget it, forget it. Zhang Zhao was already in such a state. What was the point of holding anything against him?
[Hmm... Uncle Si Jianbai's illegitimate daughter is in that lane too, and Uncle Lan Yangyu's...]
"Your Majesty!" another man cried, stepping out of the ranks.
He succeeded in startling Jiang Yingcheng again.
[What's gotten into all the uncles today?]
She gently patted her chest with her little hand, trying to soothe her startled, pounding heart. [Why does everyone seem so strange?]
The officials were suffering beyond words.
How could they not be strange?
The little one had switched on wide-range, indiscriminate attack mode. If they did not stop her wandering thoughts, who knew whose secrets would be stripped bare next?
The ministers who could hear the Little Princess's thoughts achieved an unprecedented level of unity at that moment.
Their gazes were exceptionally resolute.
At the very least, they had to steer the Little Princess's attention away from Spring Fragrance Lane first.
As for that lane, they would investigate it themselves afterward!
"I believe Lord Zhang's proposal has merit," Jian Xianyi said clearly. "The movement of people in the capital has grown particularly complicated in recent years. A large-scale census is indeed necessary."
The other places were negotiable, but this Spring Fragrance Lane had to be uprooted, root and all, by the court!
The officials' plan was lovely, but unfortunately, the