Her reply stumped Long Xuan and Chu Jiu. "These chains look ordinary, but why can't they be broken?"
They were completely baffled.
If the chains could not be broken, were they supposed to take the Empress back to Great Shang in such a state?
What if the locksmiths in the imperial capital were unable to remove them too? Would the Empress have to wear them forever?
"Royal Uncle has tremendous internal strength. I believe he can break them," Long Xuan said after a long silence, though he sounded a little hesitant.
Lu Liangwei thought for a while, then said, "We can't be sure of that right now. What if he can't break them either?"
"Have you thought of something, Your Highness?" Having served her for so long, Chu Jiu could tell from her reply that she had already thought of an idea.
"We'll flush him out!" Lu Liangwei answered slowly and surely, her alluring eyes narrowing.
