Li Xueyue had made up her mind. The Empress had made her allegiance clear.
Li Xueyue refused to waste any more time convincing the Empress otherwise. The Empress had said she loved her children, but turned her back on her own son. The Empress had done this in the past, yet, she still did not learn her lesson.
The wind howled. Lady Ge Beining's voice was drowned out as she was dragged before the entrance of the palace. Two tall, enormous pillars stood before them, reaching towards the heavens.
"Unhand me!" Lady Ge Beining snapped as she roughly yanked her elbows away from the guards.
Li Xueyue slowly turned her head. But she was not prepared to see Lady Ge Beining's current state. Yu Zhen had informed her the Thousand Needle poison would be excruciatingly painful. Despite that, Lady Ge Beining was still the most beautiful woman in the entire of Hanjian.
