Chapter 193: Imperial Plaque
It was truly an unending wave of events.
Hearing that people from the Imperial Palace had arrived, the clan leaders, who were halfway through their sacrificial ceremonies, were startled. Then, in fear and trepidation, they ran out of the Ancestral Hall and knelt down in the courtyard.
They were all silent as winter cicadas, terrified beyond words.
Although Zhao Dong was no longer part of the Zhao Clan, the Emperor's decree had to be treated with the utmost respect; they all had to come out and kneel to listen.
At this point, the courtyard was already filled with people kneeling. They all bowed their heads, prostrating on the ground, not daring to look at the visitor for fear of disrespecting the noble from the palace, which could lead to their beheading.
Zhao Dong's family knelt at the very front.
The female official who came to announce the Emperor's decree had already begun.
