On the raised platform, Empress Dowager Yan stood to one side, clutching her sleeve tightly as she stared coldly at Huang Wei.
She had no idea what this Huang Wei was up to!
For days now, she had heard her younger brother say that Huang Wei of the Myriad Sword Sect was wavering, and had even hinted that the other Aristocratic Clans should compete for the position of Empress.
But Empress Dowager Yan just couldn't understand.
The Yan Clan had given Huang Wei plenty, and had treated him with the utmost respect. They had never done anything to wrong him.
Besides, their relationship had always been quite good.
What had made him change his mind?
Empress Dowager Yan turned her head again and looked at Yan Shan'ao, not far away.
Yan Shan'ao was equally solemn as he shook his head, not knowing what was going on either.
In truth, Huang Wei himself was also feeling a little uneasy.
As the saying went, "Better to tear down a temple than ruin a marriage."
He really didn't want to be the villain here.
And it wasn't as if he hadn't already promised to support the Yan Clan.
Yet lately, all he'd been doing was making trouble.
His reputation would probably plummet after today.
But since it was the Sect Master's order, what else could he say?
There was just one thing Huang Wei didn't understand.
If the Sect Master didn't want the Yan Clan's talented beauty to become Empress of the Zhou Kingdom, couldn't the Sect Master settle it with a single word?
Who could go against the Sect Master's wishes?
But the Sect Master seemed to be wary of something.
"Forget it, forget it."
Huang Wei shook his head inwardly.
He would just do his job. After today, he would find