kling, Xu Changqing said, "Your Highness, this budget is a bit high, and it's not really in line with the rules."Li Chen didn't say a word, flipping open the report to take a glance.He didn't look at...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"f the carriage, Li Chen could hear the sound of waves crashing. He lifted the curtain and stepped out, met with a cold sea breeze carrying the pungent smell of the ocean.People who have never been to...