Yan Weichi knew that nothing could be accomplished in a single stroke, so she nodded slightly and said, "Then I am much obliged to the Second Prince. I only hope that the power you wield is truly as great as you say, and that you will not deceive me, as that other man did."
"Of course I wouldn't!" the Second Prince insisted, stretching his neck to explain. "I am a legitimate prince, born of the Empress."
To prove that his authority was no empty boast, the Second Prince immediately ordered his subordinates to bring Shangguan Xi out. They removed the hooks from his collarbones, though the chains on his wrists and ankles remained.
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