Gu Qingping hurried back to Capital City without stopping. Upon returning to the Gu residence, he freshened up and immediately went to find Gu Xicheng.
As he went, Gu Qingping glanced up at the sky above their courtyard before heading to Gu Xicheng's study.
Gu Xicheng had just returned from court and was sitting at his desk, lost in thought.
That King of Qing, what got into him today? He used to try so hard to curry favor, but today he actually denounced me in court. He accused me, the Senior Grand Secretary of the Daqian Kingdom, of not being wholeheartedly devoted to Daqian. He claimed I don't do enough to alleviate the Emperor's worries and troubles. He said I'm either passively incompetent or just a yes-man in court, completely failing to live up to my position.
