Shen Wei dismissed the palace attendants, leaving only herself, Li Chengtai, and the Empress Dowager in the inner hall.
Li Chengtai lifted his little head, glancing at Shen Wei and then at the Empress Dowager, before recounting the dispute that had taken place at the Guangwen Academy.
Finally, Li Chengtai tugged at Shen Wei's sleeve gloomily. "Master Yang Xuanji refused to take me as his student. Please, Mother and Grandmother, find another tutor for me."
Shen Wei was stunned.
The plan to build dams along the upper river sections to control the water supply downstream in the Eastern Lin Kingdom—water being the source of life—would, if successful, ensure that the Eastern Lin Kingdom would never dare to stir trouble again.
"Did your father approve this strategy?" Shen Wei asked her son.
Li Chengtai scratched his head. "I'm not sure. Father had me escorted back to Cining Palace without saying anything else."
