The empress was speechless. No matter how much she flaunted her strong will, she almost broke down under those words.

  Zu An thought to himself, Don’t try these tricks with me. If you knew I really said that in front of the emperor not too long ago, you might just faint from shock!

  “Your highness, what’s happened in the capital while I was gone?” he asked. He had been brought into the palace and kept there ever since he left the dungeon. He had no idea what was happening outsi..