He could certainly hear the pointed, sour remarks from some of them, insinuating that an external assignment was just an opportunity to line their pockets and bleed the common people dry.
He Nan couldn't speak for others, but Ancient Wen Heng truly had no need for that.
Ning Yuchen composed his expression. "I never realized that, despite being from the same cohort, Mr. He knows Mr. Gu so well. That is an oversight on our part."
The other officials' expressions cooled. They were all colleagues from the Hanlin Academy, yet Mr. He knew things they didn't.
Ancient Wen Heng eyed him coldly. "Brother He and I have similar interests and have always kept in touch through letters. Naturally, we are closer than others."
People naturally have closer and more distant relationships. With that one sentence from Ancient Wen Heng, Ning Yuchen's attempt to sow discord vanished.
