Du Kang strode past the officials on both sides of the main hall, who were looking at him eagerly, and came to Xie Wanqing to pay his respects.

"Your Majesty, Du Kang, has met with the Empress Dowager. I missed the time because I was snoozing, and I was late for the meeting at Zichen Palace today. I would like to ask the Empress Dowager to punish me."

Xie Wanqing stretched out his hand to help, and said to Du Kang with a smile on his face.

"The Taifu and I controlled the dragon energy last night and had a big battle with Indra. It was really hard work. It doesn't hurt for such a meritorious person to sleep a little longer. Let's recover quickly."

"Thank you, the Queen Mother, for your grace."

Standing next to Xie Wanqing's throne was Du Kang's old acquaintance Yu Feng. He bent down and helped Du Kang up, and then pointed to the three chairs beside him.

Du Kang saw that Lu Shengdao and Grandma Nianci were already sitting on two of the three seats, so he walked over and sat down on the empty one.

As the third Duke of the dynasty, Du Kang had a chair to sit on.

When the ministers saw that their previous attack was ineffective against Du Kang, they collectively withdrew their pressure and continued the topic.

The officials were divided into civil and military groups. The leader on the civilian side was the old man Zuo Xiang An Zhongbang, and the leader on the military attache side was a pot-bellied general covered in heavy armor. He reported to Xie Wanqing with his round general belly raised.

"Just now, the Empress Dowager mentioned that the second prince met with misfortune last night and wanted to make Princess Xuanhuang, the late emperor's sister, the crown prince. I think this proposal is inappropriate."

Xie Wanqing directly raised the tone of his voice. He still had the same handsome face, but now he exuded a sinister and majestic air like a demon.

"Proposal? Grand Sima thinks that I was just proposing just now?"

The replacement of the throne is a family matter of the emperor's own family. Does it require the consent of you ministers to decide who should inherit the throne?"

The dispute in the hall continued, but Du Kang noticed the gaze of Lu Shengdao beside him, and also looked at a woman standing on the edge of the hall...
Chapter completed!