The atmosphere in the grand hall gradually settled into a heavy silence. None of the officials dared to speak. Perhaps only Xiao Ling remained perfectly calm.
After a long while, a palace maid serving Noble Consort Shu hurried in, flustered. She fell to her knees as soon as she entered. "Your Majesty, it is terrible! Noble Consort Shu has been pushed and fallen."
"What?"
Chapter 209