65 His Majestys Hear (2/2)

Otherwise, why would these pedantic try to pry open her mouth?

She didn't even know what topic they were discussing and didn't have a thick enough face to ask Ning Fu or anyone else to repeat their words.

A person might question: How did His Majesty solve this small crisis?

The answer to that would be that Su Li decided to fall back on an age-old tried and proven method that always helped her in similar circumstances whenever she lost a thread of conversation.

Su Li turned her face blank and her expression dark, not saying a single word.

A person might question: Are you sure this is a foolproof method?

The answer would be that yes it's foolproof because everyone will make of it what they feared the worst in such a situation due to Su Li's position as their sovereign.

True to Su Li's prediction everyone present exchanged glances at the monarch's angry visage and the surroundings became even quieter.

The idiotic girl still didn't seem to understand the precarious position she was in and curtsied to the monarch once again and said, ”Your Majesty, did this female subject's dance upset Your Excellency?”

Hearing the girl's words, it dawned on Su Li what she had missed and what most likely had happened.

It seemed that The Left Prime Minister couldn't wait to stuff one of his own in The Imperial Palace and this girl wanted to attract her by being bold and shy.

An interesting combination to attract the opposite sex but the girl had really gotten the wrong person.

The girl seemed to give off a spirited and heroic feeling with a tint of naivety.

However, Su Li couldn't let this faux pas go without a reprimand or the other girls waiting in the wings would become even bolder and their attacking power would increase.

His Majesty looked at the girl with a frosted layer in his eyes and then dismissively said, ”Zhen never learnt or paid attention to such things while Zhen was held, hostage. It would be more prudent to discuss civil and military matters and not waste time on such frivolous entertainment.”

Su Li hoped she didn't break the fragile heart of the beauty she didn't even know the name of with her mild words.

The beauties in these times seemed to start with their waterworks at a moment's notice and Su Li as the emperor didn't want people to gossip that she was heartless enough to make a girl cry.

Meanwhile, the girl seemed shocked that the monarch would say such callous and dismissive words to her. No one had ever spoken to her in a raised voice ever and the monarch had carelessly said those words as if her reputation didn't matter.

This ignited The Left Prime Minister's daughter's heart and she vowed to make the monarch to fall in love with her and one day make him eat back his words.

With a stiff smile on her face, the girl again curtsied and replied, ”This female subject will remember Your Majesty's teachings.”

Su Li felt that the other girl was akin to a dog with a bone that it didn't want to leave behind. This frustrated her even more and with a wave of her hand, she said, ”Dismissed” and left the gathering on her own as well.

Everyone could hear the coldness in His Majesty's voice and saw how he had left them with a flick of his sleeves.

Hai...

It seemed that it wouldn't be easy for The Left Prime Minister in the court for the next few weeks, at least until the emperor's anger lessened.

Meanwhile, Ning Fu tried not to let his smile show on his face.

These civil officials always seemed to talk about state matters and carelessly comment upon the border matters without giving a thought to the soldiers who were stationed there. Their corruption and greed used to make the military provision either not arrive at the time of need or the provisions would be of the lowest quality.

Hump!

Since they dared to play with the lives of the military men for their gains, he'll get back at them using these indirect methods.

That Left Prime Minister had tried to caution the Late Emperor to cut the army provisions in half a few years back and Ning Fu had marked down his words in his heart all these years.

Today, he got back at him without anybody being the wiser.

As for the daughter - why should it matter to him what happened to her from thereon? It wasn't as if the monarch was going to marry her. His Majesty hadn't even looked once at the girl while she was dancing.

Hump!

Ning Fu took another look at the said maiden and thought scornfully, just these looks, and she wanted to seduce The Emperor.

Did she even know she was akin to a clown jumping around in front of the monarch?

His Majesty had already given his heart to someone else.

How beautiful and inherently good that person might have been to steal the heart of the then Second Prince?

With His Majesty being so hurt even after separation, to be unable to forget them, wouldn't that person have been a unique one?

Ning Fu didn't realise but with each passing day, he seemed to be thinking much about His Majesty and the person who had the liege's heart with an increasing frequency...