Actually, the words the Empress had spoken were already no secret within the palace.
It's just that no one had ever dared to utter them openly.
Hearing the Empress speak out, everyone's faces turned pale with fear, worrying that the Emperor, in his anger, would silence them all.
When the guard attempted to gag the Empress, she frantically bit off one of the guard's fingers, and at last, the Empress was knocked unconscious and carried away.
Seeing the Empress with blood all over her mouth, many felt a chill in their hearts.
Although the Empress got what she deserved, if what she said was true—that everything was the Emperor's scheme, simply to make room for Consort Jing—then no matter how much the others vied for favor, they would never surpass Consort Jing.
Maybe one day, if they were to block Consort Jing's path, they would meet the same tragic fate as the Empress.
What was there left to look forward to in life?
