Chapter 666: Bestowal of an Engagement 2 (1/2)
While the Anyuan Estate was wrapped up in warmth, deep within the palace, Qinzheng Hall was vastly empty and cold in comparison.
A few old members of the cabinet were gathered there. All of them had their heads bowed and none of them were speaking.
The hall was currently enshrouded in a creepy silence.
Seated behind the imperial desk, the emperor’s face was flushed red from the force of his rage. He pushed over a stack of reports, letting the scrolls spill over to the ground, “Well! What capable officials we have here! Fine! Even if you don’t tell us today, we will find out eventually! Scram!”
As the echoes of the emperor’s last word faded in the cavernous hall, the esteemed cabinet members bowed deeply and quickly retreated out of the hall.
The emperor’s chest heaved as he panted for breath.
It was only when there was no one else left in the hall that Eunuch Wei dared to speak up softly, “Your Majesty, please don’t be angry. If Your Majesty is still brooding over the events of that year, then Your Majesty’s health is of the utmost importance. As long as Your Majesty remains healthy, those old foxes won’t be able to have you in the palm of their hands.”
Although Eunuch Wei’s words toed the line between them as master and servant, they were rather effective on the emperor.
As expected, the emperor’s breathing slowly calmed down after a moment.
“Summon He Lin.”
Eunuch Wei heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly rushed off to execute the order.
In less than fifteen minutes, He Lin was already standing in front of the emperor in Qinzheng Hall.
The emperor’s eyes were half-lidded, his entire body clad in a ruler’s fearsome aura. It made him hard to read. Even He Lin felt a little scared of the emperor at this moment.
“How is the task we entrusted to you?”
He Lin quickly pulled out a small scroll from his pouch and offered it up to the emperor with both hands.
The emperor took it and immediately opened it to read.
Although it was a small scroll, it had been made exquisitely.
The words written within were only half the size of a rice grain. While the scroll wasn’t very long, thanks to the small writing, it had a lot of content.
If Chu Lian had been present, she would surely have cried out in alarm.
The scroll recorded every detail of what Chu Lian had done while growing up in the Ying Estate.
From her favourite childhood snacks, to how she had been bullied terribly by her sisters in House Ying when she had grown older…
The emperor had started out with an air of anticipation. However, when he started reading the contents, his brows had furrowed together tighter and tighter until he could no longer control himself and ended up crushing the scroll…
He had never expected that his and Ah-xun’s child would have grown up in such a manner!
His daughter should have been born with a silver spoon. She should have been clothed in the finest fabrics, served by a crowd of servants, tutored by the best teachers, and following that, under his protection, she should have transformed into the most dazzling and eye-catching pearl.
However, reality had been completely different…