Elder Xue's eyelids twitched. He raised his eyelids and did not beat around the bush. "I think what the Empress said makes sense."
Jacob brought them cups of coffee. He gently put them down and stood obediently in the corner.
The middle-aged man did not expect his stance to change so drastically. Reaching for the coffee, his hand stopped midair and he looked at him strangely.
"When did you become so close to the Empress?"
The Conservatives and the Empress had never been on good terms.
His seemingly random words were actually asking about Elder Xue's current position.
"You don't have to test me." Facing his insistence, Elder Xue looked magnanimous. "I'm only loyal to the reclusive families.
