ld be no one to offend, so Dongchang and they would have no reason to exist.To be dogs for the royals, that is their reason for existence.Just as there was a constant flow of officials coming and goin...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"g (chief attendant in charge of ceremonies), positions I've held for decades. It was the Emperor's grace that allowed me to reach my current position step by step.""I am illiterate and have no literar...