After asking the question, the Empress Dowager's face changed, as if she had only then realized something troubling.
She glanced left and right. Seeing no one else in the Great Hall, she felt a measure of relief.
"You're saying... that in the Ancestral Worship Hall today..."
"Mother!"
The Little Emperor interrupted her, utilizing only his gaze to communicate that things were indeed as she had deduced.
The Empress Dowager's heart began to pound.
"Who else knows about this?"
Rubbing her chest, she then asked, "Regarding Suisui's affairs, how much more are you hiding from me?"
The Little Emperor thought for a moment, about to say something more, when a strange screech suddenly echoed from the sky.
The mother and son looked up in confusion, just as something seemed to fly overhead.
It was brightly colored, with a long tail, and its cry was somewhat piercing.
"What on earth is flying here in the Palace?"
