She let out a forlorn sigh, wiping her tears in self-pity and self-blame as she held onto Dou Kou's supporting hand.
Just as the Empress Dowager of Great Li bowed her head and softly wept.
Among the civil and military officials and common people of Great Li, there was also a wave of condemnation and opposition!
Great Li holds Confucianism in high esteem; thus, many scholars and learned men had come to observe the grand ritual of sealing and sacrifice.
At this moment, they were all filled with righteous indignation, temporarily disregarding the golden reputation of Linlu's Confucian Scholar atop Zhao Rong's head.
They all denounced his audacity to forcibly hold the grand ceremony amidst the Heavenly Thunder, putting the young emperor's safety at risk for personal gain.
Moreover, they thought his previously haphazardly designed strange ritual process was already excessive enough…
Unlike the boiling crowd at this moment.
