Chapter 201: What Have You Planned?
After the Envoys left, Minister Sheng was really angry as he knew with the envoy getting attacked in their Palace during negotiations, war is imminent. Sure, the panther attacked the envoy because he tried to attack the empress, still if she wasn’t here, this entire thing would have been avoided.
This Empress! This golden-spooned, privileged daughter of Huang AoTian...! Does she know what war does to the Treasury? WAR COSTS Money!!! A LOT OF IT!!! We are barely getting by lately and now a war..? How wasteful!
Minister Sheng as the finance minister worried about the finances and mumbled under his breath and left shaking his sleeves in anger. Minister Zai who had his wish for a war granted left the place with complicated emotions. He was wondering what made the Great General to call him personally the day before he passed away to tell him to look after the Empress particularly along with other things like to believe in his second son. He thought how good could a Huang Lady be? But this Empress doesn’t seem like an ordinary lady and he decided to observe her closely to find out what made the Great General to ask of him that as a promise.
"Father, drink the soup... Wait... Don’t! It has gone cold. I’ll take it back and make something else for you another day. Bye", Xing gave an awkward grin and turned to leave.
"Your Highness!", AoTian gritted his teeth.
Xing shuddered, ’Oh, Father! Only you can address someone respectfully yet make them shudder in fright!’
"Lord Zhong! Accompany me to the Imperial Study... His Majesty wanted to meet you", Xing just lied through her teeth. In fact she wanted to talk to Seiren and escape her father’s lecture, of course.
"Sure, your highness!", Seiren played along.
"Take that pet of yours with you... Tsk... I have to clean my office now... The troubles you bring...", AoTian grumbled looking at Mo Chen who was cleaning his blood-stained paws with his tongue.
Is she sure having this beast around is not dangerous? AoTian wondered but he could not hide his proud grin seeing her walking along the predator as if it was some imported house cat.
My daughter is the most amazing one!
He turned at Rijun, "You couldn’t keep your sister away?"