Grand Tutor Liu, who had been waiting at the entrance of the hall, nodded in greeting as Duke Qin emerged from Yangxin Hall.
Duke Qin, however, merely snorted coldly and strode past him without so much as a glance. He knew all too well of Lu Hanting’s vaulting ambition. Lu was colluding with Grand Tutor Liu in the shadows, and with Consort Jing backing him from behind the scenes, what could his intentions be? Treason? If not for the leverage the Emperor held over his own grandson, he would have dragged Lu Hanting to court for a formal accusation long ago. Thinking of the Emperor’s expression moments earlier, Duke Qin suspected that the verdict on the million-tael case had likely been finalized.
Seeing the Duke depart, Grand Tutor Liu composed himself and entered Yangxin Hall.
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