The royal guards checked again, confirming the death, then rolled up the body and took it away.
They then proceeded to the next minister's mansion.
...
Royal Palace.
After dinner, Wu Heng returned to the arranged room.
With the door closed, his four Ghosts appeared from either side.
Glenda's Soul Fire flickered and said, "The Fifth Princess has grown a lot; she purged many people after the meeting, including that Minister of Finance."
Wu Heng raised an eyebrow.
He knew the Fifth Princess would target threats within the city.
But he didn't expect that the meeting would conclude in the morning, and by the afternoon, she had directly eliminated one of the three chief figures of the Imperial Council.
Even more decisive than he imagined.
Piao hovered to one side, somewhat puzzled, "Didn't they all surrender? Why bother killing them?"
