Emperor Longchang shot Wang Shouzhe a fierce glare, grumbling inwardly. Wang Shouzhe, Wang Shouzhe, you really are lucky. Good thing my self-restraint has improved more and more these days.
If this had been when I was young, with that fiery temper of mine, hehehehe~~~
At once, he could not be bothered to waste any more words on Wang Shouzhe. He simply pretended to regulate his divine soul, closed his eyes, and fell silent.
Prince An, beside him, had gone pale as well, sweat beading across his forehead.
Tonight's banquet was without question the most hair-raising one he had ever experienced in his life.
At every moment and with every breath, he could feel His Majesty's rage surging like tempestuous waves. It felt as though the Emperor might summon several hundred executioners at any time and have Wang Shouzhe chopped into mincemeat.
Outrageously bold!
Prince An had never dreamed that Wang Shouzhe would be so outrageously bold—bold enough to lambast the Emperor to his face for being greedy for great achievements, and to bluntly enumerate the Emperor's merits and faults throughout his reign.
After only a few sentences, he felt his entire back soaked through, terror lingering in his heart.
Fortunately, not long after Emperor Longchang regulated his breath a little, much of his composure returned. He gave Wang Shouzhe a deep look. "Shouzhe's good counsel is worth its weight in gold and jade, striking like a thunderclap to awaken the deaf. It has given me much to ponder."
"Your Majesty overpraises me." Wang Shouzhe rose and bowed with elegant poise. "What Shouzhe has said is merely the talk of a rustic villager. I am grateful for Your Majesty's broad-mindedness and for not taking offense. In truth, over the course of Your Majesty's life, your merits far outweigh your faults. You