Yang Chuxia glanced over and noticed that the Emperor's hand gripping the wine cup had a bulging vein.
"Who is that?" Yang Chuxia quietly asked Dongyang, as if she had never seen this person at the palace banquet before.
"That's the Imperial Censor," Dongyang replied. "He was promoted at the beginning of the year. It's said that he was raised up because he dares to speak his mind, and that's why the Emperor promoted him. He used to be a small official of the fifth rank."
"A fifth-ranked small official?" Yang Chuxia was puzzled. "How did the Emperor notice him?"
To be a court minister, one must be at least of the third rank. If one is not of court rank, how would the Emperor even remember such a minor official from the Capital City?
"Recommended by the Tong Family."
"I see."
Their voices were very low, and everyone else was focused on the middle of the hall, so no one paid attention to the two of them.
