The Central Palace Empress was placed under house arrest, and the news spread in all directions, naturally reaching the ears of Ah Jiu and his group.
"This is too sudden." Wufu was also somewhat astonished and said, "Even if he's tempting Commander Zhao, it's unlikely he'd act this quickly without verifying first, right?"
"I suspect mother made a move." Ah Jiu broke off a branch of wintersweet and handed it to her, expressing his view, "Since mother drove us out of the imperial city, I don't think she would sit idly by."
Wufu took it and sniffed at the tip of her nose, the cold fragrance of the plum infiltrating her senses, invigorating her, and she couldn't help but take two more sniffs; it was truly pleasant.
Just as she was about to speak, her eyes suddenly turned sharp, and she barked, "Who's there!" as the branch in her hand shot to the right.
Before Wufu's words fell, Ah Jiu had already jumped over.
