Lady Deng wiped away her tears, her voice choking as she spoke, "It was your Imperial Father who drove me out of the palace gates..."
"What?!" Pei Shangling was incredulous. "Why?!"
Lady Deng’s eyes were filled with tears as she said, "Pei Yunxi is a murderer, you and Nian'er have disappeared into enemy lines without a trace, and Xiao Yichen has defected. Do you really think a man like your Imperial Father would still tolerate me? It is a miracle he didn't have me killed."
Chapter 241