Chapter 292: Emperor Qi Questions Governance

He intuited that this should be a cold-hearted character.

But when Jiang Wang looked over, the person turned their head, responding with a radiant smile. It seemed they were not of the type to keep strangers at bay.

Jiang Wang smiled and nodded in greeting.

To Ji Zhaonan's right stood the three competing for their place in the Outer Building,

from front to back in order: Bao Bozhao, Xie Baoshu, and Chao Yu.

Among them, Bao Bozhao was an acquaintance, and he looked much more proper than his younger brother Bao Zhongqing.

Xie Baoshu, whom he had just met… better left unmentioned.

Chao Yu, a general born from the Winter Silence army, surprisingly turned out to be a woman, which Jiang Wang hadn't expected since her name sounded utterly masculine.

Her medium-length hair was tied into a single braid that hung straight behind her head. Her features were somewhat androgynous.

On the Cinnabar Steps above, sat the Emperor and Queen of Da Qi.