"Huh?"
Jiang Xiaobai's words stunned quite a few of the officials present.
Indeed, Jiang Xiaobai truly was not someone to provoke!
Chen Zhanqiu had provoked Jiang Xiaobai, and the result... the Ministry of Rites had been thoroughly investigated by him!
The Ministry of Justice had provoked him, and now it was undergoing a thorough investigation too!
Now Jiang Xiaobai had set his sights on Chief Grand Secretary Meng.
And he was doing it openly, regardless of the man's rank!
Ruthless!
Moreover, what if Jiang Xiaobai really did manage to handle the delegations successfully?
Then... wouldn't Chief Grand Secretary Meng have to undergo a thorough investigation by Jiang Xiaobai as well?!
At that thought, people drew sharp breaths all around.
Some even felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads.
"Your Majesty!"
When Meng Xiutang recovered, his face was visibly angrier. He immediately raised his head toward Xiao Jinxuan and said, "In my view, Jiang Xiaobai... is plainly making trouble without reason!"
"I'm making trouble without reason?!"
Jiang Xiaobai gave a cold laugh. "Heh, if Chief Grand Secretary Meng has a clean conscience, he has nothing to fear from an investigation."
"As I see it, only someone with a guilty conscience would keep trying to refuse!"
Jiang Xiaobai paused briefly, casually sweeping his gaze toward the Ministry of Rites officials. "Take Minister Chen, for instance. He's been trying every trick he can think of to stop me from investigating!"
"If that isn't a thief's guilty conscience, what is?!"
"..."
Chen Zhanqiu had been standing quietly below, minding his own business. At those words, his face filled with speechless frustration.
Wait, I haven't even provoked this walking calamity today.
How did he turn the corner and come straight at me?
For a moment, Chen