Now I can't go out to eat, so it's just as well to have some light and easily digestible food to get my stomach back in order.
Being ill gives me an excuse not to handle matters.
The case hasn't been concluded, but necessary investigations and organization of evidence still need to be done, including interrogations, reviews, and so on, all of which take time.
As for reporting the case details, this is no trouble for someone like Su Mobai who has navigated the officialdom for over twenty years.
As long as there's no final decision, the report can be delivered impartially without any accusations of deception, leaving the emperor with nothing to criticize.
…
In the capital, inside Yangxin Hall.
The silence was almost terrifying.
Spring recess was over, and court sessions had resumed, yet the emperor himself did not attend, allowing the Crown Prince to place a seat directly below the dragon throne.
The Crown Prince was governing the state.
