"Get up. Sit down and speak."
In the presence of others, Xie Che was adept at controlling his emotions.
Although the palace attendants and Prince Xie knew he had just thrown a fit, his expression was as spotless as the newly cleaned floor, leaving no hint of his earlier anger.
Only the slight rasp in his voice betrayed the fiery outburst that had just passed.
After Prince Xie was seated, the Emperor took a seat as well. When he spoke again, even that last ember of anger had vanished. Xie Che began with official business—the initial stages of the cowpox inoculations had been handled by the Rong Family. Now that the method was proven effective, it certainly couldn't be left entirely in the hands of a family with a different surname.
