"But..." Just as His Majesty was about to order her to be punished with flogging, Gu Youyou suddenly remembered something.
With his hand raised, the Emperor lowered it and asked in a low voice, "But what?"
On the Empress' end, anxiety turned into astonishment.
Could it be that the girl had really lied to deceive her? Then how did that Jade Pendant end up in her hands?
Gu Youyou thought of the story that Lun Yu had told her, the story's conclusion—Xiao Qinqin still had questions for Jin Moning.
Gu Youyou lifted her head to look at this elderly man with streaks of grey at his temples and suddenly didn't know what to say.
She sighed and said, "There is someone who wants to ask His Majesty whether she has always been treated as a pawn in the struggle for power?"
The Emperor visibly started, staggered, and nearly lost his footing.
Seeing the Emperor's reaction, Gu Youyou suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
