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"I, Shangguan Wuji, pay my respects to Your Highness, the Princess!"
Inside the grand hall of Mingyu's palace, Commander of the Hanhai Army, Shangguan Wuji, paid formal respects to Princess Qingyun according to all proper etiquette.
"General Shangguan, please rise. You are offered a seat."
Princess Qingyun, already apprised of the situation, faced the Grand General of the Western Defense, who commanded fifty thousand of the Hanhai Army. Despite being but a teenage girl, she managed to suppress the fear and unease in her heart, displaying the dignity befitting someone of the Royal Family.
Of course, the greatest source of courage beside her was Wang Chen!
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Shangguan Wuji took a seat and then spoke gravely, "Your Highness, my surrounding of Mingyu Palace with the troops was not an act of rebellion, but rather in obedience to the Empress Dowager's decree. I beg your forgiveness for any offense."
The Empress Dowager!
