After a brief moment of stillness, the atmosphere inside Cloudbrook Hall exploded with a boom, as though someone had lit a fuse!
"A man? This p-palace maid is a man?!"
"Hiss... his disguise was far too convincing-"
"Thank goodness Emperor Mingze received that mysterious person's letter beforehand, otherwise..."
Otherwise... with those slender little limbs and that exquisite makeup, it really would have been difficult to tell at a glance!
Everyone present had spent years steeped in the deceit and intrigue of court. How could they fail to understand what this meant?
This assassin had disguised himself as a palace maid to assassinate the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom, and he carried such a crucial Jade Pendant. Then there was the mysterious letter Emperor Mingze had mentioned earlier...
Good heavens!!
Their gazes swept from the assassin who had infiltrated the palace dressed as a woman to the face of the Ruler of Zhujin Kingdom, before finally settling on the deathly pale Ruler of Danxia, their eyes filled with a peculiar sort of admiration!
Just what sort of man was Emperor Mingze?
Even if his very name did not strike terror into countless rulers, he was, at the very least, someone whose edge no one dared challenge!
And now the Ruler of Danxia had flicked his abacus beads straight into Emperor Mingze's face...
Before long, there would probably no longer be a country called Red Glow in this world!
The consorts of Great Rui also gathered around. There was little panic in their eyes, though several were momentarily startled by this turn of events.
Consort Hui huddled behind Noble Consort Qing, peering over her shoulder toward Shao Xuan.
In the middle of the crowd, Shao Xuan was like a dying fish, his face ghastly pale as he gasped for breath!
Consort Hui's face