Su Lingsheng widened her eyes incredulously. She couldn't believe that this man—who had sworn his eternal love to her—could be so ruthless as to send both her and their child to their graves.
She clung stubbornly onto Lei Min's shirt, staring into his eyes with intense loathing.
"Please understand, I have no other choice. I will die if you don't. The Eldest Princess will also suffer the Emperor's reproach…" Lei Min whispered softly into Su Lingsheng's ear such that no one else could overhear.
Lei Min drew out the red-stained dagger as he finished his words. Fresh blood spurted out of Su Lingsheng's wound, spraying all over him. The thick, metallic smell of blood permeated throughout the grand hall.
However, this coming of death had the Eldest Princess breathing a sigh of relief, while dispelling the sinister glint in the Emperor's eyes.
"Men, clean this up." The Emperor ordered.
