Dai Zhen frowned, slapped the table, and said in a low voice, "How could the Empress look down on me like this?"
"If I don't put on a more exaggerated performance, how can I make Heaven Dou's envoys yield in the negotiations? How can I make Spirit Hall believe that our two nations have truly fallen out completely?"
"Besides, although our son is fine, the fact that he has been assassinated twice is beyond dispute. Don't you feel sorry for him?"
Upon hearing this, a trace of murderous intent flashed through the Empress's brows as well.
As a mother, her son had been openly assassinated twice by Spirit Hall. Including the incident in Star Luo City several years ago, that made three times!
Not only that, Spirit Hall had fabricated stories and twisted the truth, pinning the blame on her son.
Thinking of this, Empress Zhu Zitang felt like smashing something too.
Her gaze swept over the table before Dai Zhen, and she found that he had already smashed nearly everything that could be smashed, aside from that square jade seal.
Dai Zhen noticed that the Empress's gaze seemed to have fixed upon something it should not have, so he hurriedly rose and held her back, saying with an ingratiating smile, "The Empress is right. Since our son is unharmed, I truly should not be so angry. I was being too hot-tempered."
At that moment, Consort Lian stepped forward and tried to soothe them. "Sister, didn't you say that His Highness the First Prince had sent gifts to share with His Majesty? Why are you still keeping them hidden?"
Consort Lian truly was the most considerate consort in Dai Zhen's harem. With just one sentence, she interrupted the Empress's anger.
The Empress slapped her forehead, inwardly cursing herself for