"The erhu which you have promised to show me, did you it bring it along?" The empress's voice drifted into Ren Baqian's ears. Immediately, he was petrified.
"Damn, I have actually forgotten about it. But, the empress still remembered…" Ren Baqian was troubled, and his face turned bitter, almost resembling a bitter gourd.
The empress looked at Ren Baqian's expression, and she understood what was going on. Then, she faintly said, "It's considered lying to me and that's a punishable crime by law!"
Ren Baqian almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty, I have been busy preparing the Chinese-style floor lamps as well as the electrical accumulator these past few days…" Ren Baqian replied promptly.
"It's considered lying to me and that's a punishable crime by law…"
