The Sound of Drums and an Unjust Case (3)

Besides, even if the emperor really couldn't hear it, wouldn't the palace servants remind him?

Empress Dowager Wei's words were also interesting. It sounded like she came here casually and indifferently, but she didn't even go out in formal attire when she went to the Hidden Spirit Temple to pray for blessings. Today, she was wearing a phoenix robe. No matter how one looked at it, she didn't seem to be walking around casually.

The emperor was not stupid. The ministers could naturally think of something. He frowned and said, "Mother."

"Emperor." Empress Dowager Wei interrupted him. "Let's set aside the fact that Old Master Song was Great Xia's trusted aide."

"The obligation to listen to anyone who beats those drums is a promise your father made to the world. It's a rule he set. If you don't follow it, what will the world think?"