The beaded curtain moved. A cold light scattered in all directions like the empress dowager's unfathomable eyes. The empress dowager stared icily at Shu Wu and said each word clearly, "Shu the Scholar, lying about an edict is the great crime of deceiving a monarch!"
Shu Wu's expression changed slightly. After a moment of silence, he respectfully replied, "Today, the Qing Kingdom has no monarch. How can I be deceiving one?" Although he was faced by the empress dowager, the scholar refused to give an inch.
The empress dowager stretched out an old and withered hand and slowly pushed open the beaded curtain. She walked out from behind the curtain and stood next to the dragon chair. The Crown Prince quickly went to support her.
