She soon reached the Dragon Throne and stopped, her bewitching eyes turning razor-sharp as she stared at the Female Emperor without a word.
Yet both their auras grew increasingly terrifying, neither yielding an inch, like needles meeting point to point!
This left everyone even more bewildered.
Could it be...
Had the Empress Dowager come to settle a score with the Female Emperor? But when had the Female Emperor offended her? There had never been much connection between the two.
Just as everyone was puzzling over this in vain, the Empress Dowager suddenly smiled. Her smile was enchanting, so bright and radiant as she looked straight at the Female Emperor.
"Your Majesty, I know you dislike me. That is why I have stayed in Xingqing Palace all these years, never taking so much as half a step outside. But why must Your Majesty keep pressing me so relentlessly?"
Her gentle words were so plaintive as they echoed through Daming Palace. Everyone froze, their brows furrowing even deeper. They all heard the accusation in the Empress Dowager's words.
The Female Emperor, however, spoke without expression.
"I do not understand what you mean, Empress Dowager! The Tang Kingdom has always governed through filial piety. When have I ever pressed you relentlessly?"
"Filial piety?"
The Empress Dowager could not help laughing, as though she had heard the greatest joke in the world.
"With Your Majesty's intelligence, how could you possibly fail to understand? You are merely pretending not to. Very well. Since Your Majesty does not wish to say it, This Palace shall spell it out."
"Your Majesty, why are you fighting This Palace for a man? Life deep within the palace is lonely. After so much difficulty, This Palace finally fell in love with the Demon Venerable. This Palace's love for him is