Although Ji Ruxue knew that his words were basically nonsense, she still felt uncomfortable.
Once a thorn had been buried in her heart, pulling it out would not be so easy.
"Enough! This matter is settled. It is not to be discussed again!"
This time, Ji Ruxue's expression became exceptionally stern, her voice faintly carrying a bone-piercing chill.
No matter how foolish Ji Ping was, he understood by now that he had enraged the Empress.
Yet there was no way to salvage the situation. He could only shoot Mo Yunxuan a helplessly furious glare before returning to his place.
When Mo Yunxuan saw that Ji Ping still dared glare at him, he silently made a note of it.
He decided that once he returned, he would transfer soldiers from the Imperial City Imperial Guard to fill the thousand-man ranks of the Xuan Niao Guard under Ji Ping's command, then make Ji Ping's treason an established fact.
Otherwise, the hatred in his heart would be impossible to vent!
After Ji Ruxue's outburst, the civil officials and military generals present immediately fell silent.
After waiting for a while with no one stepping forward to present a memorial, Ji Ruxue gave Hong Yu a look.
Hong Yu understood and stepped out from beside the throne.
"Your Majesty, the Xuan Niao Guard currently has too few members while bearing too many responsibilities."
"This subject proposes the establishment of the Imperial Guard to ease the Xuan Niao Guard's burden."
The officials, who had been listening in a fog, suddenly felt unease welling up in their hearts.
Every gaze tacitly converged upon one person.
Cold sweat immediately broke out across Ji Ping's body. He knew that today, he was destined to be the bird that stuck its head out.
Otherwise, even if the Empress did not