Zeng Yue brought back news from outside the West City, "Wang Mi's thirty thousand troops were blocked outside the city gates by General Beigong, General Xun, and General Mi, but..."
He looked up at the emperor sitting at the head of the room.
Zhao Hanzhang asked indifferently, "But what?"
Military reports, well, what could change if the emperor knew?
Zeng Yue replied, "My Lady, Gou Xi of Yan State has also arrived and is now outside the western suburbs."
Zhao Hanzhang's temples throbbed. She retracted her previous thoughts, realizing that if not just the emperor, but all the ministers and noble sons in the room pricked up their ears and gazed intently at Zeng Yue, then knowing might indeed matter.
Then they discreetly glanced at Zhao Hanzhang.
She merely responded with an unaffected "Oh," and then asked, "Did you encounter Liu Cong?"
