At that instant, every official present unconsciously began breathing more shallowly.
They did indeed have matters to report to Emperor Mingze today, but they also had to admit that their visit contained a certain element of "making trouble out of nothing."
They had been working overtime behind the scenes while their colleagues were touring mountains and enjoying the scenery. Who could possibly stomach that?!
But no matter what, none of them had imagined beforehand that Emperor Mingze would set off such a deadly bomb the moment he returned to the palace!
There was still the Inner Court after Morning Court. Couldn't he discuss this sort of thing there, where it had absolutely nothing to do with them?!
The officials who could hear the little girl's thoughts raised their heads, wanting to cry but finding no tears. After glancing at the little girl frowning in thought atop the Golden Terrace, they turned to General Kan, who had been silent for quite some time, and felt somewhat relieved.
There was someone else being pushed into the spotlight! Compared with General Kan's predicament, the little bit of collateral damage they were about to suffer... hardly counted as anything!
His strange, abrupt pause midway through speaking soon attracted attention, and someone asked in confusion, "General Kan?"
Kan Ruifeng came back to himself and hurriedly continued, "Your Majesty, preparations for the expedition to Beiming have reached a critical stage. However..."
The report he had originally intended to deliver took a turn, and by the time the words left his mouth, they had become, "However, during my recent inspections, I discovered that the provisions prepared for the army-"
[Ah!!]
The little girl atop the Golden Terrace let out another earth-shattering yell.
[Not provisions! Medicinal herbs!! Medicinal herbs, aaah!!]
*[Damn them! These people actually tampered with the