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"Framed? You mean someone deliberately framed Old General Wu?" Your Majesty looked thoughtfully at every word on the paper, then looked up innocently a moment later. "But even if someone deliberately framed him, so what? The point is... Prime Minister Father believed it."

For a moment, Li Danxin stood there speechless and stunned, not knowing what to say.

"Li Household sister should know better than I that to save General Wu now, it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. What matters is how to make your father believe that Old General Wu has no rebellious intent."

"..."

"That shouldn't be too hard. After all, Old General Wu is considered family to Prime Minister Father. As long as sister explains it to Prime Minister Father..."

"Why must Your Majesty force others to do the impossible?" A firm tone cut off Your Majesty's words. Long Ang stood at the doorway, wearing seductive makeup and crimson lips, a hibiscus-patterned dress with peony buttons, and a golden hairpin with hanging tassels, radiating an intensely fragrant, womanly aura straight to the skies.

He paused slightly when his eyes caught sight of Li Danxin in her little eunuch attire. She looked at him and shrank back awkwardly, clearly unwilling to have her strange outfit seen. With soft smiles in his eyes, he walked toward her gracefully, took her hand, and helped her up from the floor, before turning a cold gaze toward Your Majesty, who sat on the high seat with an expression that seemed to say, "You've finally decided to show up."

"Your Majesty clearly knows that Prime Minister Li will never show leniency for the sake of so-called 'family'." Having finished the important words, Long Ang lowered his head and bowed in the court etiquette of subject to sovereign. "Greetings, Your Majesty.