Consort Ru's mind went completely blank.
The color drained from her face, leaving it a ghastly white. For a moment, she stopped breathing, and the blood in her veins seemed to freeze.
Xiao Lansi grew flustered at the sight of her. She rushed forward to support her, crying out in alarm, "Mother! Mother? Are you all right?! Are you feeling unwell? I'll send for an Imperial Physician right away!"
"No!"
Consort Ru finally snapped back to her senses, her first instinct to refuse.
She gripped Xiao Lansi's hand with all her might, like a drowning woman clinging to a final piece of driftwood.
"I... I'm going to the Ministry of Justice! Yes! I'm going to personally ask them what they plan to do with Cheng Xuan!"
As if suddenly realizing what she had to do, she staggered to her feet and lurched toward the exit.
Xiao Lansi immediately moved to block her. "Mother! Calm down! You can't go there now!"
SLAP!
