Bibi Dong's eyes showed a trace of astonishment. Yue Guan's opposition was something she had never anticipated.
Who was Yue Guan? For so many years, he had been utterly loyal to her and worked tirelessly. He and Gui Mei were her right-hand men.
Why was he humiliating her in public now? A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in Bibi Dong's heart.
Sometimes, when there were too many coincidences, they could no longer be coincidences. Coupled with her deeply suspicious nature, she quickly connected it to Dongfang Yu and Hu Liena's delayed arrival.
"Speak." Bibi Dong coldly spat out a single word, her gaze turning icy.
Yue Guan braced himself and said, "Your Majesty, this subordinate believes that Saintess Hu Liena is unfit to serve as Grand Marshal of the armies, and even less fit to be the Empire's Saintess. This subordinate refuses to accept it!"
Bibi Dong instinctively rose to her feet, staring fixedly at Yue Guan. "You refuse to accept it? So what?"
When Yue Guan did not answer, Bibi Dong swept her gaze over the people below the platform and asked again, "Who else refuses to accept it?"
It would have been fine if she had not asked. But the moment she did, nearly a quarter of the people immediately stepped forward again and shouted in unison, "This subordinate refuses to accept it!!"
"What..." Bibi Dong froze, utterly shaken.
She had never expected that so many people in court would refuse to accept Nana, and that they would all emerge together today to oppose her.
No! They were not merely opposing Nana. They were trying to force her from power!
Otherwise, how could so many people have joined forces? The reason they had stepped forward together was simply because they had someone in mind whom they considered more