Other officials echoed their sentiments, their voices reverberating in the hall as if delivering a final verdict to Wu Yunyin.
Hearing these words, Wu Yunyin felt a deep sorrow in her heart. She knew she deserved what she had done, but Zhou Xiang's arrogance and his coercion of her made her extremely resentful.
But what could she do under such immense pressure? She could only wait in despair for fate to decide her fate.
On this overcast day, the atmosphere in the capital grew increasingly tense, as if even the air itself had frozen.
Wu Yunyin sat in the imperial study, pen in hand, but no matter what she did, she could not turn the surging emotions in her heart into words.
She picked up her pen three times, and stopped three times. The ink on the pen tip seemed to sense her struggle, and she was powerless to do anything about it.
Just when she was on the verge of despair, a palace maid rushed in, her face showing barely concealed excitement: "Your Majesty, Chen Zhennan has just arrived in the capital!"
These words were like a thunderclap in spring, instantly awakening the hope in her heart.
Wu Yunyin's heart suddenly raced, and the sorrow on her face was instantly replaced by a ray of light, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.
"Quick, go find him!"
However, Zhou Xiang's three-day deadline had already passed, and time would not stand still for her. Just then, the deafening sound of galloping hooves came from outside.
Zhou Xiang, dressed in armor and wielding a sword, strode straight toward the Imperial Study.
With a swift stroke of his sword, he killed the two palace maids at the door, their blood splattering onto the door of the imperial study like a bewitching flower of blood.
Wu Yunyin panicked completely. Looking at Zhou Xiang's cold and ruthless face, endless fear welled up in her heart.
Her voice trembled as she shouted at Zhou Xiang, "I want to see Chen Zhennan!"
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