After the Emperor stepped out of sight, Xue Ping hurriedly pulled aside a colleague to inquire about what had just happened.
The colleague was taken aback, "Master Xue didn't hear clearly?"
Xue Ping showed an embarrassed expression, wanting to explain.
Before he could speak, an old official who had mocked him from the Ministry of Rites that morning passed by and heard, he sneered, "Master Xue's virtue is insufficient, yet you wish to imitate Minister Fan? With your so-called 'virtue,' you're far from being deaf."
After speaking, he strolled away.
Xue Ping was annoyed but couldn't be bothered to argue with the stubborn old man.
The colleague looked at Xue Ping with a complex expression and whispered a few words.
