After a long silence, the Empress slowly sat up and murmured, "So... we don't need to meet anymore, since both of us know it's fake."
"Fake?"
Lin Yue reached out and grabbed her wrist, speaking calmly, "It's true I'm not the reincarnation of Xiahou Shou, but the promises I made to you back then weren't deceptions. I won't forget the times you've helped me."
The Empress was startled, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Are you willing to take me away?"
Lin Yue smiled and said, "Even if I'm a fake prince and you're not my birth mother, even if I were a real prince, you would still just be a puppet empress used to stabilize the Human Clan's fortunes. Why worry about such trivial prejudices?"
The Empress stayed silent for a long while before slightly turning her head and murmuring, "At least formally I am the empress, don't be too insolent..."
"Understood."
Lin Yue smiled, "As your son, I obey."
