185th Break: Auction

Imperial capital, palace.

Someone who is wearing the minister's uniform is walking on the palace grounds and is on his way to the emperor when he suddenly hears the sound of the horse's footsteps. He immediately turned, then stopped when he saw who it was. "Your Highness." He greeted and respectfully bowed when he saw the fifth prince atop his horse and stopped when it reached the stairs.

Qiu Shiba, or Jiang Li the fifth prince, turned when he heard someone call him. But, when he saw who it was, he almost fell off his horse. "Young minister Lin." He called Lin Hao. No wonder the voice was familiar… he has not seen Lin Hao for a while and so he almost has forgotten the other's voice.

Lin Hao is called the 'young minister Lin' because his grandfather, Lin Fengbo, who is the former minister of rites, is the prime minister.