His eyes lit up, and both hands rose slightly, only for reason to return a heartbeat before he could applaud. He lowered his hands reluctantly, yet still could not resist letting out a "Whoa."
-that was Lei Zhixin, the Virtue-Returning General, who had given the first cough earlier.
His brows lifted slightly, satisfaction shining in his eyes. He raised a hand to stroke his beardless chin, then smiled and said, "Good."
-that was Chu Jiaxu, the Minister of Rites, who had given the second cough earlier.
Crunch-
Ooh!
Crunch, crunch-
Is Lifeng finally going to rise up?!
Crunch, crunch, crunch-
There's no future in being a bootlicking puppy! Go, Lifeng!!!
-that was Jiang Yingcheng, who ran wild without restraint because she was only saying it in her head.
The Upright Officials present: "..."
Jiang Lifeng: "..."
That was why they said Great Rui's culture was broad and profound-
Even though they had never heard the term "bootlicking puppy" before, they understood its meaning after rolling it around on their tongues a couple of times.
The eyes of the Upright Officials who could hear the little girl's thoughts shone even brighter.
Jiang Lifeng, meanwhile, gave everyone in the room a live demonstration of face-changing.
His face fell, his inner torment practically written across it.
He was like some unlucky soul the little girl's thoughts had strapped to a roasting spit. One step back, and his bones would be crushed and his ashes scattered. One step forward...
That step really was not so easy to take!
Remembering all the ridiculous things he had done lately, then thinking of the little girl's extraordinary powers, waves of worry rose in his heart. He feared that, in her excitement, she might dig up-
Lifeng, don't just ask about the money!
Jiang Yingcheng bit off another