"So long as it harms Heaven's harmony and not me, Wenhe."
"You should appreciate how much trouble I take over you. If it were anyone else, I'd let him remonstrate however he pleased. I wouldn't say half a word to help."
Guo Jia knew Jia Xu's temperament, so he abandoned the idea upon hearing this.
Just then, however, an envoy dressed in embroidered clothes hurried over and dropped to one knee before Jia Xu. "Duke Jia, a Grade A urgent report!"
As he spoke, he presented a confidential letter with both hands.
Jia Xu's heart tightened. Without avoiding Guo Jia, he reached out, took the confidential letter, and read it. Before long, his eyes widened.
"Wenhe, what news is it?"
Seeing this, Guo Jia hurriedly asked. He was intensely curious about the letter's contents, but could hardly take it straight from him to read.
Jia Xu slowly recovered his wits and said with a complicated expression, "Noble Lady Zhen truly saved the entire Zhen Clan's lives... I must return to the palace first."
With that, he tucked the confidential letter into his sleeve, turned, and hurried into the Imperial Palace, leaving a bewildered Guo Jia behind.
Chapter 407: Sima Yi: Zhuge Village Fool, was I part of your plan too?
Inside the Xuan Room, wreckage littered the floor.
After entering the Xuan Room, Jia Xu involuntarily slowed his steps. He glanced at the objects strewn across the floor, then quickly withdrew his gaze and approached with his head lowered.
Liu Xie had already composed himself. Hearing the familiar footsteps behind him, he knew it was Jia Xu without turning around. He drew a deep breath and asked gravely, "What is it?"
"Your Majesty."
Jia Xu bowed slightly and said respectfully, "I have just received word that Censor Fa is not