The ministers hesitated.
They had feasted on plenty of gossip about their colleagues, but this was the first time the little girl had wanted to dig up gossip about her beautiful imperial father!
Especially...
Their probing gazes slipped furtively toward the Changlan ruler.
Especially since they had long heard rumors that Emperor Mingze and the Changlan ruler had shared an unusual past, so much so that despite Emperor Mingze's years of military campaigns, he had never once set his sights on that neighboring nation.
They wanted to hear!
They wanted to squeeze into the front row, where the view was best, and hear it all!
Jiang Yanchuan, who occupied that prime viewing spot, suddenly gave a low chuckle, its warning unmistakable.
The ministers' excited expressions froze, and their lively schemes immediately quieted considerably-
They could hear from here anyway. It would just take a little more concentration!
True lovers of spectacle overcame every obstacle to get their gossip!!
They feared nothing!!
The little girl was so delighted that even her gossip-revealing tone sounded especially cheerful.
[Wow! Found it!!]
The ministers: Wow! There really was something!!
With unprecedented enthusiasm, the ministers stared eagerly, fervently, at the bright yellow Imperial Carriage ahead.
Hurry, hurry! They couldn't wait any longer!
[Lemme see, lemme see. In the thirteenth year of Qiming, the late emperor personally led a military campaign with Imperial Father, who was only ten... Wow, Imperial Father went to war that young. He had it so hard-]
Waves of heartache rose in Jiang Yingcheng. After a moment of silence, she decisively opened the points shop and extravagantly bought her way through it from beginning to end!
[A vitality-boosting pill. One, please!]
[A bone-regrowing pill. One, please!]
[A barrier-breaking pill. One, please!]
She bought every pill whose name sounded impressive. By the end,