The Empress Dowager closed her eyes. Tears streamed down her fair cheeks, but she paid them no heed. She only said, her voice full of disappointment, "Did your uncle and I put you on the throne just so you could say such things today? You are the Emperor. If you want the lives of the entire Lin family, simply issue the decree and have them taken."
Qi Junmu did not answer. He sat there quietly.
These were, after all, his true feelings—words he had held in and buried until his death in his previous life. In this life, he had finally found the perfect moment to speak them out loud.