cough!
The emperor choked on his own saliva, but Chuanwen's attention was entirely focused on the royal gossip, and he didn't notice the emperor's unpleasant expression at all, as he was enjoying the gossip immensely.
At first, he only entertained the concubines in his harem, but later, as ministers began to impeach him, he started to extend his favors to all the ministers as well. He often held banquets that lasted all night, sometimes eight banquets in seven days. The ministers were miserable and all hoped the old man would pass away soon!
cough!
This time it was the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial. The emperor shot him a glare, and the Vice Minister immediately fell silent, his body stiffening and unable to move.
[It turns out that happiness is the only secret to longevity. This old man lived to be over seventy and was still jumping around! Uh... if he hadn't gotten into the mood at the banquet and insisted on lifting a huge cauldron, which crushed him to death, he probably could have outlived a couple more ministers!]
He Lingce: Hahaha! Where's my pen? Where's my pen?!
His excited search for a pen suddenly froze as he felt a pressure on his head. Slowly raising his eyes, he met the emperor's stern, warning gaze. He quickly suppressed a smile, chuckling...hehe...
After the emperor withdrew his gaze, He Lingce slowly exhaled. Luckily, he hadn't brought his pen, or he might have lost his head!
I only realized after posting this that I'd gone off-topic... Let me see how the beast tamer turned into the Holy Maiden of Little Liang Kingdom...
[Um... at a banquet, the old man invited animal trainers to perform. He then took a liking to one of the female trainers. The over-seventy-year-old man pounded his muscles, but he didn't even notice the eighteen-year-old girl. Wasn't his fair-skinned and handsome fiancé at home more appealing?]
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