There was something wrong with this court.
The longer Jiang Yi'an listened, the more he felt that something strange lurked in every corner of today's court session.
Something kept inexplicably stirring the officials' emotions, yet whenever it happened, the official speaking was spouting utterly pointless drivel. He listened closely several times but still failed to discover what was causing the change.
Besides, today's Morning Court contained far too much drivel.
Seizing a pause among the officials, Jiang Yi'an cupped his hands. "Your Majesty, in my opinion..."
He launched into several lengthy, eloquent passages, all centered on lavish praise for officials who personally attended to every matter. At the end, he tactfully suggested-
Today's Morning Court had already gone on quite long enough. If the officials had no further important matters, perhaps they could submit their advice in writing later, leaving His Majesty time to handle more important affairs...
Jiang Yanchuan naturally knew what the officials were planning. At those words, he merely swept a casual glance across the court. "When affairs of state are concerned, there is no distinction between important and unimportant. Do any of you have further matters to report?"
The officials exchanged glances.
Actually, they did.
If they spoke without restraint, they could easily keep going until tomorrow's Morning Court, but...
But right now, the Little Princess was watching them with eager interest, seemingly ready to seize whichever unlucky soul stuck his head out first and dig furiously into his gossip.
Amid an indescribable silence, Chu Jiaxu, the minister of rites, stepped forward with the resolve of a man marching to his death. "Your Majesty, I..."
[Hehehe-] The little one's sly laughter rang out almost simultaneously.
Despite having braced himself beforehand, Chu Jiaxu still felt his heart tremble. Then he bravely spoke. **"I have a matter to