Xiao Jun'an faced such flagrant defiance without a trace of anger on his face.
He smiled amiably, and his next words completely changed Huo Yuning's expression.
"Beauty An, to desire the Royal Family's Dragon Clan's fortune, one must either be of the royal bloodline, or else only the position of the Empress can grasp it readily at hand."
Huo Yuning was dumbfounded.
She merely wanted to use the Royal Family's fortune and the dog Emperor's blood to open the barrier between Daqian and the modern world.
It seemed, though, that somehow she was expected to dedicate herself to the cause.
"Really? You're not deceiving me?" Huo Yuning looked at Xiao Jun'an with a doubtful gaze.
Eunuch An and Mo Wanqing watched Beauty An's demeanor, with very subtle expressions.
The Empress is the mother of the nation; countless women in the harem exhaust all means to be crowned Empress, yet Beauty An seemed so averse to the idea.