The Hidden Card

The emperor smiled ambiguously, "Three conditions? What kind of extraordinary secret do you know that you demand three conditions in exchange?"

Princess Mingshou clenched her teeth. Now, she was at the mercy of the emperor, who held great power with his words. Although she had always looked down upon the emperor since he was a fake brought into the palace, after all these years, she had to admit that his actions and words were indeed different from the late emperor's. At the very least, the most discontented imperial censors in the court couldn't find any faults with him, and he never changed his orders or broke his promises.

Mingshou glanced at Xie Ning; her heart filled with malicious thoughts. After hearing such a secret, she wondered whether Xie Ning would be able to see tomorrow's sunrise.

"Don't you want to know who your birth mother is, Your Majesty?"