Imperial City, Rouyi Palace.
"Yu'er, take a look at this." Zhao Rui directly arrived and threw the message sent by Pei Jian to Consort Xue.
Consort Xue, unaware of what had happened, gracefully received it, but upon reading the content, she was instantly terrified, her face turning ashen. She immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
"What are you guilty of? You've been living in the palace for so long. It's likely your audacious brother who's behind this, isn't it?" Zhao Rui asked calmly.
"Your Majesty..." Consort Xue was momentarily at a loss for words. This matter was too sudden, and she had received no news whatsoever and was completely unprepared.
"Colluding with Beihu and betraying the country. If this is proven, it is a capital offense."
