The emperor tone carried a touch of sternness, it was clear that he displeased with Yue Mingxuan's answer.
It's over. Why did he say the truth out loud?
Yue Mingxuan screamed silently in his heart.
Sometimes his mouth worked too fast and peaking exactly what his brain thought with no filter at all.
After thinking for a moment, Yue Mingxuan chose his words carefully and answered, "This hairpin is beautiful, but it can only benefit me alone. Gold and silver may be vulgar, but they can help many poor people in the world."
After he finished, he heard nothing from the emperor.
The entire place fell silent because of the emperor's earlier stern tone.
All Yue Mingxuan could hear was his own heart pounding loudly in his chest.
No one knew how long the silence lasted before the emperor finally spoke again.
This time, his voice no longer carried strictness, instead it sounded like he was asking a real question.
"Then tell me, what do you think is the way of ruling as a king?"
