No one spoke in the carriage on the way to the Palace. Duchess Wang Qixing accompanied Li Xueyue, but both women were displeased by the unexpected summoning.
Li Xueyue told herself to endure it. All of this would be over soon. The Royal family would no longer be able to play her like a pawn. Her eyes shifted to Duchess Wang Qixing who had been watching the passing scenery.
"Mother," Li Xueyue gently called out. "Are you sure you want to accompany me?"
Duchess Wang Qixing fondly chuckled when she detected worry in Li Xueyue's tone. "Silly girl, of course, I'm fine. What will the Emperor do to me?" She rolled her eyes, knowing he'd never lay a hand on her. Not if the Empress Dowager had a say.
Speaking of the Empress Dowager, Duchess Wang Qixing's expression dimmed. A few members of the Royal family would be spared from the massacre that would happen one after the other. The influential Empress Dowager was one of the people who would be spared.
