So, as soon as I said I'd send troops to support him, he immediately relaxed. His expression eased, as if nothing was wrong. Was that anxious look he had for the common people just now all an act? His concern for the common people was fake; his concern for himself was real. After all, he was the one who abandoned the common people and scurried back to the Capital City the moment trouble started!
Zhao Junyao glanced at him and said indifferently, "You may return for now. Don't make this matter public yet!"
Zhao Junqi hurriedly agreed.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly remembered something. He turned back and asked cautiously, "Imperial Brother, is the Empress Dowager... doing well?"
"Your subject brother wishes to visit the Empress Dowager!"
The moment Zhao Junyao heard him mention the Empress Dowager, it was as if a long-hidden scar in his heart had been ripped open, both painful and raw.
