章節 1027: Did Not Harbor That Sort Of Interest

The memory of how he had dragged her away by force in the palace made Madam Li seethe even more. "It's all your fault for what happened today. If you hadn't dragged us away so hastily, Tong'er could have had a chance to speak to the Emperor."

Li Wei flared up at the mention of the matter and sneered. "You're so gullible. If we hadn't left in time, we wouldn't have been able to leave at all. Do you take the Empress for a pushover? You think she'd let Tong'er seduce the Emperor in front of her?"

"Seduce? Why do you speak so unkindly? If Tong'er hadn't abandoned the Empress's throne, Lu Liangwei wouldn't have stood a chance at all!"

Li Wei jolted at the sudden rise in Madam Li's volume, and he quickly clapped a hand over her mouth. "Are you crazy? How could you shout the Empress's name like that?"

Madam Li was a little sheepish. She had indeed spoken a little too loudly, but she could not help it when she was so bitter.