The Distressed Empress
The Golden Chambers were not in a rush to decline the task sat by the Empress.
They knew that when they declined, she would look for other options, and if she did that, then Xue Wei would be in danger.
So they simply held onto the task. Their aim was to at least hold onto it until the festival to celebrate the end of the Ascended’s realm was over.
That was the ideal time to strike at Xue Wei, when there was chaos everywhere.
It was easy to appear and get the job done, but because the Golden Chambers had not given a definite answer, the Empress was not in a hurry to make a move on Xue Wei.
Xue Wei was not a very good person and the Empress had touched his bottom line.
A cunning gleam flashed by Xue Wei’s eyes. Within a short time, rumours about the Empress having hired assassins to deal with Xue Wei was spread all over the capital.
As to how Xue Wei had succeeded in causing the rumour to flourish like this, no one knew, but everyone were aware of the rumours.