Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The solemn imperial court was so quiet one could hear a pin drop. The atmosphere was heavy with tension. Count Jingwen, Fu Shuhan, knelt prostrate on the cold white jade floor, his body trembling uncontrollably beneath his official robes, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
As soon as the morning audience had begun, retainers of the Prince Huan Manor, joined by several civil officials, had submitted a joint memorial impeaching him. They had harshly criticized him for valuing a concubine over his legitimate daughter, and for his failure to maintain discipline or manage his household properly.
Chapter 36