Shen Qing froze for a moment. In the next instant, countless black-clad figures leaped down from the shadows, surrounding her completely!
The Imperial Palace was no ordinary place. Even she and Yu Jiuqing couldn't have snuck Hidden Guards in from the outside without anyone noticing!
By the same token, if someone else had brought Hidden Guards in from the outside, she and Yu Jiuqing would have surely known!
For these Hidden Guards to lie in ambush within the palace without their knowledge, there was only one possibility—they were palace personnel to begin with!
Shen Qing stopped in her tracks, turning to look at Aunt Kang. A mocking smile suddenly crossed her face. "Now that things have come to this, surely you can tell me, Aunt Kang? You work for the Holy Emperor!"
At this point, what was there not to understand?
The ones colluding with Prince Cheng, the ones who had been making moves in the shadows all this time, were the current Holy Emperor and the Empress Dowager!
