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But now, she realized that she was wrong, terribly wrong. The allure of the Demon Lord could not be obstructed by any.
Even the Empress had deeply fallen into its trap, unable to extricate herself, and was even more daring than she, the Empress Dowager, could ever imagine. If this were to be exposed, the Empress's reputation would be ruined, no longer the so-called sage ruler celebrated throughout the realm of Tang.
She would become a lowly, absurd figure.
For a moment, she sneered continuously, as if she had grabbed hold of the Empress's weakness, seizing her mortal plight.
However, she did not feel joy over this, but instead a surge of negative emotions arose within her, a feeling of intense violence and bitterness.
It was as though her favorite toy had been snatched away by that woman.
For someone with her strong control, this was an unbearable humiliation.
"No!"
