No matter how much Concubine Oriole pled, Emperor Wu didn't give her another glance, even though they had just shared a bed the night before.
"Your Majesty, help me! Help —"
Concubine Oriole cried and screamed like a crazy person, but Empress Dugu only gripped her handkerchief and looked away, acting as if she didn't know who Concubine Oriole was.
"Her Majesty the empress told me to say all those things… Your Majesty, it was her —"
Infuriated, Empress Dugu gripped her handkerchief so hard that blue veins popped on the back of her hands.
"Your Majesty, what Concubine Oriole is saying is pure slander…" Holding Emperor Wu's hand, Empress Dugu gave the emperor a pleading look with her teary eyes.
But Emperor Wu only waved her off. He only cared about his mother.
When the empress dowager was finally able to breathe normally again, she looked up and stared at Emperor Wu. "What did you do to my Baby Jun?!"
