My heart thundered in my ears, but my body didn't want to move from its spot.
I had been thinking about the Dowager's explanations as to why she treated me the way she did – and I didn't understand why she would force Zheng to become Crown Prince.
But…
If she was trying to keep her relationship with Yi Mu under wraps, then forcing her way into the Palace would be the safest option.
During the rise of Zheng's reputation as Han Wang, he was considered a strong hopeful as the next Crown Prince.
It didn't matter that he didn't want the throne. It didn't matter if his mother was supposedly dead at that point in time.
Zheng's possibly becoming the next Crown Prince had placed me… And the whole Han clan under the Assemblymen's and the Royal family's scrutiny.
My mind was a whirlwind, and I blinked as the two women tightened their hold on each other.
This mess with the Dowager…
Everything that she had done…
All because the Dowager wanted to protect Yi Mu…
