She has the gall to come and ask me?
Emperor Yue, his temper in full blaze, tossed the memorial from his hand downwards, landing it on the Empress' head.
His action was so forceful that it skewed the Empress's hairpin, making it dangle precariously from her hair, presenting an absurd sight.
But she was unfazed as she bent down to pick up the memorandum. After swiftly glancing through it, she continued to question, "Then, how does Your Majesty plan on dealing with Jiuzhong?"
Emperor Yue, aghast, pointed at her and yelled, "Empress, do you really have the audacity to question my decision? Look at the child you've raised, what has he done?"
In the past, whenever he was consumed by his thunderous anger, the Empress would be petrified, kneeling down to beg for forgiveness.
In serious cases, she would even kneel for a prolonged period without the support of her hairpin.
