Had these words come from anyone else, the Empress certainly would not have believed them. But Princess Zhaoyang was her own daughter, and Yuwenzhang was her own son; she saw no reason for Zhaoyang to be speaking nonsense.
"Mother, you must stand up for me!"
Zhaoyang began to cry again, her voice sharp and grating. The Empress, annoyed by the commotion, could only nod.
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