After much deliberation, Yun Xiyao carefully sought out Yutang to request an audience with the Emperor. She knew clearly that if she wanted to save her mother and survive herself, begging the Emperor was her only hope—perhaps the only sliver of a chance she had.
Entering the Council Hall, Yun Xiyao kept her head bowed low, not daring to look up. Upon reaching the center of the hall, she fell to her knees and kowtowed. "Your subject, Yun Xiyao, pays respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, ten thousand years."
"Why do you seek to see Me?" Jiuli’s voice was low and calm.
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