Chapter 432 I Have Already Met This Person
"Your Majesty, please stand up for me and the Prince!"
Inside the Imperial Palace, the second Prince, upon hearing the Empress’s tearful plea, couldn’t help but clean out his ears.
After the morning court session, several Princes and the State Preceptor Jiutu had been kept in the Imperial Study Room to discuss the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony that was to be held in three days.
The ceremony stemmed from what Yingruo had said when interpreting the Emperor’s dream: after the construction of Zhaixing Pavilion, they should seek someone born on the night of a full moon, using blood as a medium with the Seven Stars Moon Map to dispel the ominous ’Xueyue’.
Initially, the Princes hadn’t taken the matter very seriously—it was just a dream, after all. Why make such a fuss about it?
But of late, when attending court, they noticed that their father’s complexion was getting worse.
Not only that, but his temper also seemed much more volatile.
In recent days, when civil and military officials attended court, their words were considerably more restrained, fearing that one wrong sentence might displease the Dragon’s Face and bring trouble upon themselves.
At that moment, the three Princes were contemplating how to speak up. They naturally wanted to avoid this thankless and troublesome task if possible.
But the Empress had come, and had even exaggerated the incident where Shi Zhou, Shen Xiheng, and others had threatened her.