Chapter 38 Flavor (Second Update)_1

The snow in Capital City this year was exceptionally heavy; on this day, yet another great snowfall blanketed everything. The vast expanse was dressed in a pure, silvery white; the ground was covered in three feet of snow, making it difficult for carriages and horses to pass.

Half of the aging officials were late for the morning court session.

The snow in front of the Eastern Palace was cleared every half hour, but even so, Crown Prince Xiao Ze nearly slipped on the accumulated snow before stepping over the threshold. Annoyed, he ordered the butler, "Who is responsible for clearing the snow today? Such laziness—beat them with paddles and drive them out of the Eastern Palace."

The butler hurriedly agreed, thinking to himself that the temper of the Crown Prince had been getting worse these days.