Pei Zhan and Liang Chen exchanged a glance, and then Liang Chen opened his palm to show Pei Zhan.
Pei Zhan's gaze flickered slightly, like the surface of a lake brushed by a spring breeze.
He nodded slightly to Liang Chen, who then whispered a few more words into the Emperor's ear.
In such a sudden turn of events, the Empress was both shocked and angry. After all, who would have expected their own son, whom they had nurtured, to not only kill his own brother but also have such a sinister contingency plan!
Family ties in the world were no more than this, and when faced with betrayal, all affections turned into knives!
However, in their lifetime, what situation had they not seen? Even though they never expected the power struggle depicted in the annals to happen to themselves, they quickly regained their composure.
