[There were actually this many?!]
Jiang Yingcheng stared wide-eyed at the information System Bro had reorganized and projected onto the translucent panel.
[Uncle Pu recently came across an old man lying unconscious by the road. Seeing that no one was around-]
"Your Majesty!"
Before the little one's inner voice could finish the story, Pu Mingxu, whose name had just been mentioned, abruptly stepped forward and dropped to his knees with a thud- "In that case, this subject also has something to report-"
Behind him came his colleagues' hushed discussion.
"Lord Pu is... being too hasty..."
"Ah... she already said there were plenty more. There was absolutely no need for Lord Pu to do this..."
The two kept their voices just loud enough for him to hear if he paid attention, but too quiet for the little one up ahead to notice. Even so, Pu Mingxu raised his voice slightly as he made his report, hoping to drown them out.
Hmph!
Of course he knew that this scene, in which someone stepped forward to explain himself whenever the little one named him in her thoughts, was far too suspicious. But those were all spies harboring sinister intentions. He absolutely could not let them be linked to his household!!
[Then Uncle Ran-]
"Your Majesty!" Ran Hongyi, the Minister of Works, gave a violent start, immediately fell to his knees, and loudly pleaded his case!
Pu Mingxu, whom he had just accused of being too hasty, turned around and let out an aloof, haughty "Hmph-" that dragged on longer than the entire sentence Ran Hongyi had spoken earlier.
Ran Hongyi: "..."
Next, before the little one could reveal anything else in her thoughts, all the ministers dropped to their knees!
"Your Majesty, hearing what these lords encountered suddenly reminded this subject-"
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