The Dragon's Flower Vol 6 - Vol 9 (END)

Vol 7 Chap 239 - Prince Heng

XH 239 - Prince Heng

Every official that had the right to attend the morning court was already inside the hall, waiting for the Emperor to arrive.

They were prepared to fight to change His Majesty's mind, with important points memorized to counter the Emperor's decision. There were even some that sneaked written notes under their sleeves, treating it as textbooks to be viewed if they forgotten what they needed to say.

The officials that were usually separated into different factions were united for once! They were not willing to follow a young and idiot Emperor!

The entrance door opened and everyone's eyes went to it, only to see it was Duke Heng and Young Master Yang Ling.

They were momentarily disappointed, only to then later remember that Duke Heng was the Eighth Prince's maternal uncle!

They were about to surround Duke Heng to fish out information, but their idea was ruined by Yang Ling. 

"Ouch! We are not being welcomed!" Yang Ling said with a hurt expression. "Duke Heng, they must be wondering why you are here when you have already resigned from officialdom. They must be scared that you are here to rob their jobs and money!"

Unfortunately, Advisor Yang was not able to attend and control his son because the 19th Emperor needed his help. They need to have great preparation before putting up Liu Chu Chu on the wanted list, while leaving others to deal with the big fight that will happen in the hall.

Duke Heng did not stop Yang Ling, because messing with them will mess with their momentum. 

"Oh?" Duke Heng eyed the surrounding officials slowly, until they looked away. 

Even if Yang Ling had guessed their motive wrongly, they still could not face Duke Heng with clear conscience as they did want to get closer to him for their own purpose.

But of course, not every official was afraid of Duke Heng, such as Minister of Revenue, Minister Bin. 

"Duke Heng is likely to be here to support the Eighth Prince." Minister Bin smiled until his eyes could not be seen. "The duke is a great uncle that many admires, but one should know not to push forward the wrong decision in the name of family. This is the matter of our Kingdom's future, with more than a million lives at stake."

With someone taking the lead, the other officials echoed their agreement of Minister Bin's words.

"The Emperor and Empress arrives!" The loud guard announced, stopping the beginning of verbal fight. Every official's attention transferred to the Imperial couple, their hearts impatient when they slowly made their way to the throne. 

The officials could not speak before the Emperor took his seat, or they will be punished for breaching the etiquette. 

Their anticipation reached the climax with their eyes glued to the imperial couple, waiting for them to finish seated. Their mouth loosen in preparation to speak, but the loud guard's announcement blocked them.

"The Princess arrives!"

The officials shut their mouth and had to wait for the Princess to take her seat. Yet, she seems happy to take her own sweet time, as if she was strolling in a garden! 

Pissed them off! ٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶

They quickly placed away their anger when the princess finally took her seat beautifully, her long dress spread open like a flower below her feet. The officials cleared their throat, moistened their mouth, recalling the strong points for todays' argument, and finally prepared to start the battle.