"Commandery Princess Xianyun couldn't make it?" the Empress asked angrily, slamming her hand on the table. She didn't expect Ning Xueyan to be so domineering and defy her order. Had this happened in the past, Ning Xueyan would have been beheaded for her crime, but things were different now. The Emperor was very ill and all the authority was in Ao Chenyi's hands. Her words were no longer useful.

She had planned to wait for Commandery Princess Xianyun to bear a son and find a way ...