Shen Ruoxi opened her mouth, about to speak, but in an instant, she caught Xu Ci's gaze.
Xu Ci gently shook her head at her, and this gesture made her heart sink sharply. Undoubtedly, her cousin Xu Ci must know the truth.
She swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue and quietly glanced at the Emperor, only to see that he was still in a fit of anger.
The Empress had already been dragged away, yet the anger on his face still had not subsided.
The Emperor casually glanced at his concubines and said sternly, "If I find out that there's any scheming or conspiracy among you, don't blame me for disregarding our ties as husband and wife."
The concubines naturally understood that the Emperor was using this as a warning, and each was filled with fear, hurriedly responding in unison, "We wouldn't dare."
