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The Chief of Staff, faced with the Prime Minister's nosy questioning, also harbored similar thoughts, but since the King had specially summoned him today, there surely was another matter at hand. He quietly waited for Long Hong to speak to him in secret.
"If there's nothing else, why haven't you left yet?"
Seeing Liu Xu's cunning and sly face, Long Hong felt an even bigger headache. Wasn't he supposed to be on leave? How come he appeared the moment there was trouble?
"Yes."
The princes and princesses also wished to know what matter these two ministers sought with the King, but they were just sons and daughters, not yet privy to state affairs.
As royalty, they had no official positions, and at this moment, they could stand in the great hall only because they were the King's sons and daughters.
There were laws of the land, not meant for them to know, yet they were equally forbidden from knowing.
The princes and princesses withdrew.
