"This isn't a question of whether you can hold on. It's that I can no longer stand by and watch you and the soldiers of Xizhou suffer because of me."
Shen Qing, however, cut him off in a level voice, a profound chill swirling in her almond-shaped eyes. "Enduring this and taking a beating isn't my style."
Liu Zhao froze. He seemed to sense something and said anxiously, "My lady, what are you planning to do? We're at the final hour. Whatever happens, you absolutely must not act rashly!
You are Prime Minister Yu's wife. Your safety concerns the future of the Da Qi empire. Protecting you, my lady, is my duty..."
The woman before him, whether as Lady Yu Xiang or Lord Xiao Shen, was someone Da Qi could not afford to lose.
'We've already reached the final moment, how can she give up now!'
But Shen Qing just smiled faintly, her gaze firm. "Don't worry. I'm not giving up. I'm just changing my approach."
