An awkward air filled the room and everyone was silent except a confused and frowning Mudan Hua. "Which Prince Chu? The most powerful man in the Imperial Court? Weren't all the Imperial Presents gifted before you left Dijing? Why would one be sent over such a great distance? And addressed to…"
Her musings came to a screeching halt and her mouth snapped shut as she examined Helian Zheng with a curious eye. The young king turned away, sparing only a few simple words as he left: "Zhiwei, take care of Tsamuttu."
Without a second glance, he marched outwards and began calling out orders: "You, escort Dama Living Buddha to his quarters. Deliver the gift to the Queen's Residence in the Back Palace."
Mudan Hua listened to him go, "murmuring" quietly beside Feng Zhiwei: "My Doggy Ji truly has a generous heart…"