Hua Manman didn't know what had happened inside the Imperial Ancestral Temple. All she could see was that the Emperor's expression was absolutely terrible when he emerged.
Ever since ascending the throne, the Emperor had always been impassive, never letting his joy or anger show.
The court officials had never seen the Emperor so discomposed, and a sense of unease filled their hearts.
Of everyone present, only the dauntless Prince Zhao stepped forward to inquire.
"Your Majesty, shall the ancestral worship ceremony continue?"
The Emperor took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the rage churning within him, and said through gritted teeth.
"Of course, it must."
He paused, then added.
"We will conduct the ceremony at the Imperial Mausoleum."
The annual ancestral worship ceremony could not be canceled. But given the state of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, holding it there was out of the question, which made the Imperial Mausoleum the only alternative.
