"Mother! Please stop talking!" Fu Ruoxi pleaded in agony.
Madam Fu turned a deaf ear and struggled to sit up. The wound on her head burst open. Fresh blood seeped through the thin cotton cloth, and the dark red blood snaked down her face in the damp, dark prison cell.
"Your Highness, my son is loyal to the Emperor, but he is also a famous filial son in Dadu City. He didn't want to die, nor did he want to implicate the entire Fu Family. That's why he sent the Empress the four words 'wait for an opportunity,' hoping to stabilize the Empress and prevent her from harming the Fu Family! He wielded his sword against Your Highness under the protection of many soldiers only to seek a swift death! He thought... if he died, the Empress could no longer use the Fu Family and would spare them!"