Oh, Your Face Is Red!

Huo Yuhao smiled. "This minister naturally has a special method of entering Sun Moon Hall. However, I would like to ask Your Majesty why you bypassed the cabinet and arranged for an imperial guard to deliver a secret letter to Star Luo Empress Xu Jiujiu, requesting that she enter the palace to have an audience with you. Could it be that you wished to discuss something improper?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianzhen's expression changed drastically. Somewhat flustered, she staggered several steps back and glared at him. "Huo Yuhao, I am the Sun Moon Emperor. I merely summoned Xu Jiujiu. Why would I need to consult the cabinet?"

She had never expected Huo Yuhao to know even about this. Could the imperial guard she had sent to deliver the secret letter have betrayed her?

No, impossible. Before choosing the person to deliver the letter, she had carefully screened every candidate. No matter what, that person could not have betrayed her!

Perhaps Xu Jiujiu had informed Huo Yuhao after receiving the secret letter, leading to today's situation?

That had to be it. Damn Xu Jiujiu, what a treacherous woman!

Someone who could even betray her own imperial family was surely already well practiced at betrayal.

Huo Yuhao sighed faintly. "Your Majesty, it seems your understanding of power is somewhat misguided. Even as the Sun Moon Emperor, though you stand above all in name, you cannot act as you please. Tell me, why did you summon Xu Jiujiu to the palace?"

"Otherwise, this minister may recognize Your Majesty, but this minister's hand may not!"

As he spoke, he raised his left hand, forming it into a palm.

The moment his words fell, branching lightning tore through the clouds in the night sky. Accompanied by rolling thunder, white light poured through the window lattice