He was panicking in his heart, however, because he felt as if someone was pinching his heart with their hands and he could die at any time.
Even now, he still felt a tightness in his chest, but he still forced himself to sit up straight and wave his hand. "Rise."
"Thank you, Emperor." After everyone returned the greeting, they sat back down one after another.
At this moment, the Emperor felt like the clouds had cleared and the sun had appeared. He relaxed a great deal; the Empress Dowager and the others saw that his expression had finally smoothed out and heaved a sigh of relief. They each sat back in their seats.
"I believe that all my beloved ministers know the purpose of holding this banquet today, so I'll get straight to the point."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Eunuch Li.
