37 Thinking Hard (1/2)
*Sometime and somewhere in the Palace*
Inside a spacious room, there was countless of men standing in columns and varying in the color of their uniforms or clothing, designated for their position inside the imperial court.
Besides the people in it, the designs and structure of the room was exquisite and out of ordinary. The pillars were designed after a coiling dragon, the floor was marbled and the curtain was splendid, that it was sprinkled with specks of gold and silver, for it to shine and glitter.
Unfortunately, the wondrous sight was in contrast of what will partake in the inner court as the court officials bury their heads underneath their official's hat.
A 'THUD!' echoed across the room as a scroll was thrown straight to the head of one of the court officials inside the room.
”Incompetent fool!! I told you to report to me what has happened to the drought in the Eastern Border but this?.. This is what you call a report? Why don't you let your servants or even a footman do your reports everyday and see if they did good in their work than you!” As emperor Li Xiang Di roared inside the inner court, every court official who was struck with fear even lowered their heads.
”Your majesty, there must have been a mistake.” A man in his mid twenties steps forward but no one
knows if his move was right or wrong or was it bravery or foolishness.
The man was the Sixth Prince of the Zhou empire, Li Bei Wu, one of the son of Xiang Di to one of his concubine inside the harem. Though, this sixth prince was one of the candidate for the throne, he had no power or footing inside the Palace as his mother was a simple maidservant.
”A mistake?” The emperor stated as his eyes was fixed towards the man. ”What does the Sixth prince mean that there must be a mistake?”
”There must have been a mishap that happened when the reports was delivered.” The Sixth Prince said as he felt cold sweat on his palm and chest.
”A mishap?” The emperor asked without taking his eyes off from the sixth prince. ”Are you telling me, there is such brave people that do mishaps inside my Palace?!”
”N..No Your majesty but there might've been an accide-”