Chapter 425: First Update on Shangsi Festival (3)_1
Empress Mo snorted and murmured resentfully, "What a shameless man, involving even the devout grandmother in the Buddhist Hall all for a woman. He’s not afraid it’ll drain her life!"
Li Zequan said, "His Highness King Qin must have already known that Your Majesty wants to harm that girl. That’s why he has to resort to such measures. It shows that his highness really fell for that woman this time. Your Majesty, His Highness King Qin is a man of honor and affection. Please don’t hurt your relationship with him because of a woman."
Empress Mo stared coldly at the servant on the ground and retorted, "Li Zequan, why do you speak on their behalf? Don’t tell me you’re also bought by them?"
On hearing this, Li Zequan hastily knelt down, kowtowing relentlessly.
"Your Majesty, I have been wronged! I sincerely am considering your best interests. Just contemplate, His Highness King Qin is so devoted to that woman that he would even risk his life. If Your Majesty were to kill that lady, His Highness will undeniably resent you. Your Majesty, I pledge my loyalty to you..."
The loud whimpering of Li Zequan gave Empress Mo a headache. She waved him away, saying tiredly, "Enough, just go. Let me think..."
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In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. During these past few days, Cai Wei had been staying inside the house, practicing dancing skills with her mother from dawn till dusk. It was not until the morning of the Shangsi Festival that she finally stepped out of her room.
Since she was to enter the palace, her mother had meticulously dressed her up. As Cai Wei stepped out of the house, she saw that her father didn’t go to the restaurant today, and neither Wen’er and Wu’er went to school. They all stayed home to see her off.
"Older sister, you look really beautiful today!"