An Imperial Edict?
Inside the Clear Pavilion, everyone froze for a moment.
Wait, why had an Imperial Edict suddenly come to their Clear Pavilion...?
And who was this Imperial Edict for?!
Before anyone could react, a squad of Imperial Guards strode in through the doors.
The Imperial Guards wore forbidding armor, with swords and sabers at their sides, instantly silencing the still-restless Clear Pavilion.
Once the Imperial Guards formed two lines, a figure slowly walked inside.
It was none other than Eunuch Gao.
Eunuch Gao raised his head and swept his gaze around the Clear Pavilion. His shrill voice rang out. "Is Heir Jiang here?"
"Oh, yes, I'm here!"
Jiang Xiaobai hurried down from the second floor.
His expression, however, looked rather startled and confused.
It gave the impression...
That even he had not expected someone from the Imperial Palace to arrive at this moment.
"Heir Jiang, receive the edict!"
Eunuch Gao glanced at Jiang Xiaobai, then unfurled the Imperial Edict in his hands.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai immediately knelt.
The scholars inside the Clear Pavilion followed suit when they saw him.
For a moment, not a sound remained in the entire Clear Pavilion.
"By His Majesty's verbal decree!"
Eunuch Gao's shrill voice carried clearly. "Though Jiang Xiaobai, this examination's Top Graduate, gained his title under the name of purchasing office, he actually entered the game himself to uncover examination fraud!"
"Furthermore, his meritorious proposal before the Imperial Court yesterday demonstrated his talent. Therefore... until the Examination Scandal has been fully investigated, his title of Top Graduate shall not be arbitrarily revoked!"
"Anyone who uses the name of the scholarly community to force an Imperial Inspector to destroy his own title and standing, inciting unrest, shall be punished as a seditious subject!"
After speaking, Eunuch Gao swept his gaze