The River Dragon Demanded a Husband, So the Scholar Stepped Forward novel · Chapter 20 of 24
Chapter 20: The Inspector Arrives
The Inspector's chair came down the water stair at noon, carried by four grey cranes.
It was a plain black chair with a plain black curtain.
The person who stepped out was a small woman in a grey robe and a round bamboo hat.
She had a ledger under her arm and no jewels at all.
The entire river court bowed so low that the turtle Chancellor's hat fell off.
Hongde was already inside, at the best seat, as cheerful as a man at a wedding.
"Honored Inspector!" he boomed. "What a joy. I have so much to tell you."
"I am sure you do," said the Inspector, and sat down on the nearest bench without looking at him.
She looked at Mingjue instead.
He stood beside the throne in a plain gray robe.
His silver hair was tied back with a strip of faded blue cloth.
A red thread was knotted around his wrist and Liyan's.
"Your Majesty is looking mortal."
"I am, nearly," Mingjue said. "By sunset."
"We shall see." She opened her ledger. "First, a complaint has reached my office from the Black Water."
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The River Dragon Demanded a Husband, So the Scholar Stepped Forward are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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