Every official appeared so earnest and serious, each with an expression of concern for the nation and its people, their brows furrowed, all shaken by the current state of the world, genuinely anxious and considering for the sake of Great Chen.
However!
Ten million taels turned into 2.87 million taels.
Nan Hanwen's mind went blank.
The human heart is extremely complex.
Nan Hanwen was in a state of internal struggle, loyal to the land where he grew up, yet yearning for the world that Prince Qin envisioned. He did not want to betray Chen Country, nor did he want to oppose Prince Qin, able only to follow Chen Dingye's orders.
Letting himself drift like a sailboat in these turbulent times of ideology and waves, amidst opposing stances, he could only press down his heart, like a chess piece, to do what must be done.
But after all, people are not chess pieces.
