The Emperor was fuming as he proceeded to the Eastern Palace when Liuli was expressing her amazement to Ling Hua.
"Miss, you don't know how sharp Minister Shen was at this morning's court assembly?" Liuli said with a laugh. "He silenced and embarrassed the members of the Imperial Censorate, leaving them red-faced and lost for words. Minister Shen has always seemed like a spring breeze—gentle and modest—praised by everyone as a paragon of virtue. Little do they know, when he strikes, his words are like jewels, cutting and incisive. The courtiers were still debating it even after the morning assembly ended."
Ling Hua smiled, "Anyone who underestimates Shen Yian is making a grave mistake indeed."
