The only ones who were a bit better off were Nuan Ming, Ju Long, and Tan Lian. Not necessarily because they were stronger or anything like that, but because they had long grown accustomed to the Emperor's hard-to-please nature. Now, their hearts rarely wavered concerning things like this. They could only tell that the Emperor was in a bad mood and many thanks to Huan Lin, this meeting will start harshly.
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"Huan Lin," The Emperor called out.
Huan Lin almost jerked when he heard his name. It may seem that the Emperor would use him as a topic to start up this meeting. "Y-Yes, Your Majesty," He answered anxiously.
"Could it be that you still don't understand how wrong your explanation could be?" The Emperor asked again.
"Huan Lin is only but a subject. Please enlighten this subject." Huan Lin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, showing his anxiousness.
