Lu Bei slapped Hu Wan until her eyes welled with tears, suspecting that Hu Wan did it on purpose, that she jumped into the pit herself and tried to drag her disciple down with her.
Hu Wan felt even more wronged, as His Majesty explicitly demanded to see the Empress Dowager, and she who had led the way was slapped for nothing.
However...
How domineering His Majesty looked when he scolded me!
Inside the grand hall, Fox Er's laughter had not yet ceased. Lu Bei, feeling annoyed, silently cursed the old monster a couple of times, urging Fox Er to hurry up as there were important matters to discuss.
"Since it's an important matter, let my son come in and we'll discuss it leisurely," she said.
Without response, Lu Bei found a remote Four-sided Pavilion far away, refusing to give the old monster a chance to tease him any further.
