"I ran into someone being hunted down and helped them," Xiang Minghou said.
"Helped."
"Same."
"..."
'Someone?'
'Could it be Minister Qian? Saying they helped sounds like a total lie. Considering how much they hate each other, it's a miracle they didn't stab him a few extra times.'
"In that case, everyone, be seated." The Beili Emperor, of course, didn't believe them, but he didn't want to press the issue in front of the envoys from the three kingdoms.
"Yes."
Xiang Minghou and his men took their seats.
Dean Chen held the highest seniority in Beili, so his seat was placed before those of all the princes and even the Crown Prince.
As Dean Chen led Ye Qianning to their seats, many of the attendees recognized her. They knew she was the young lady of the Xiang family. For someone of her identity, her seat, placed so close to the Emperor's, seemed far too prominent.
