"Your Majesty, this concubine has failed to manage the army properly. Please punish me," Ju zi whispered to Xu Tianran.
Xu Tianran shook his head and turned to look at Ju zi. Compared to when she had left, Ju zi looked significantly more haggard, her originally rosy and tender face now lacking some of its moisture. One could imagine the immense pressure she had been under during this war, especially when facing Shrek Academy. Even Xu Tianran himself found the thought of Shrek Academy to be very troubling.
Later, she also had to face the contradictions between the generals and the Holy Spirit Cult, the internal turmoil and pain she must have suffered were beyond imagination.
This time, leading the army back to the imperial city, she was to hand over her marshal's seal.
"Empress, why hand over your marshal's seal?" Xu Tianran asked Ju zi.