Cui Yan's face flushed crimson. Eloquent as he was, he could find nothing to refute in Fu Wan's watertight argument.
There was no other reason: Fu Wan had already claimed the moral high ground.
Seeing that none of the court officials in the hall could refute him, Fu Wan's lips curled slightly before he quickly suppressed the smile. "Since that is so, come with me to the Pepper Chamber Palace to see the Empress."
"If the Empress is willing to leave the city as a hostage, we shall proceed accordingly."
With that, Fu Wan was the first to leave the great hall.
He headed deeper into the imperial palace.
Cui Yan and Cui Lin looked grim, while Yang Biao's brow was tightly furrowed. Not one of them moved; instead, they all looked toward Fa Zheng.
"Censor Fa, do you really intend to stand by and do nothing?"
Cui Yan could not help asking.
Jia Xu had sent Fa Zheng to take charge of the situation. His words now carried the most weight, and they could only hope he had some way to turn things around.
Fa Zheng remained silent for a long while before saying, "Go and invite Noble Lady Lü. This matter... only Noble Lady Lü's intervention might stop it."
Clearly, since Fu Wan dared to go so confidently to let Empress Fu decide, he had most likely concluded that she would agree to leave the city as a hostage.
And once Empress Fu agreed, what right would they have to stop her?
Although Lü Lingqi, as a noble lady, had no standing to overrule the Empress either, he could think of no one more suitable now.
Jade Hall Palace.
Although it was already growing late, Lü Lingqi was still practicing with her spear in the courtyard, the