Accompanied by Elizabeth's earth-shattering announcement, "I am the Royal Authority!", the entire coronation ceremony came to an end.
Within the hall spread a strange silence, the deadly calm after the storm, mixed with lingering fear, and a trace of forcibly suppressed resentment and humiliation.
Everything settled, Elizabeth, the once underestimated princess, now wearing a platinum crown and holding the Scepter of Royal Authority, stood at the pinnacle of power in the Victoria Kingdom with an undisputed queenly demeanor.
As for Lu Yan, the mastermind behind this incredible upheaval, he remained calmly seated on the Golden Throne that towered above all else, as if returning the Scepter of Royal Authority, which symbolizes the lifeblood of the kingdom, was merely handing over an insignificant toy.
To Lu Yan, it indeed was so.
