"Whoever speaks nonsense is an ominous star."
The words of Meng Daoqing seemed to still be echoing in the ears of all present, yet now, the man who had spoken them knelt pathetically on one knee, his robes stained with blood, while his own granddaughter stood trial for the very "nonsense" he had condemned.
The seven grand secretaries and their protégés retreated in horror, but outside the hall, the Imperial Guards stood in layers; where were they to run? The Grand Secretary had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet—none of them would escape this! They exchanged glances, each seeing the terror reflected in the other’s eyes.
Chapter 154