Jiang Yue remained silent from beginning to end.
He knew a little about Gu Shenghan; the man was indeed a person of his word. More importantly, he was a protégé of Prime Minister Xie, who had just summoned him back to the Capital to be appointed as the Minister of Rites.
Jiang Yue had never been entirely clear about the nature of the relationship between the Empress Regnant and the Prime Minister, but there was one thing he was certain of: Her Majesty trusted the Prime Minister deeply. Furthermore, the Great Elder had previously warned him that as long as it did not defy Her Majesty's commands, he should avoid clashing with the Prime Minister and putting the Empress in a difficult position.
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