Chapter 51: Four Pillars Hidden in the Heavens
A secluded palace within the Inner Court of the Forbidden City.
The Emperor sat leaning back on a long chair, his gaze cold as he looked down upon Grand Academician Gipyeong of the Inner Cabinet.
“What am I supposed to grant them?” It was not an easy question to answer.
One could easily provoke the temper of an absolute monarch.
Yet Gipyeong replied with perfect calm, as if it were nothing.
“A princely residence should be sufficient.”
“A princely residence?”
The Emperor scowled instantly.
A princely residence referred to the estate of someone granted the title of prince, located outside the Forbidden City.
It meant they were allowed to be called “king” and, near or far, were recognized as part of the imperial family.
“I cannot permit a princely residence to be established in Beijing.”
The Emperor’s refusal was firm.