Song Xian stood with his back to Empress Xu, without turning around.
Empress Xu's eyes revealed a hopeful expression: "Naturally... nothing comes for free, I can offer something else in exchange."
Empress Xu cast her gaze upon the heir of Prince Qi.
The heir of Prince Qi, who was originally slumped there, couldn't help but shiver.
Empress Xu said: "Song..." She suddenly did not know how to address Song Xian, who was once a subject but now led troops into the palace, leaving her a prisoner.
After pondering for a moment, Empress Xu took a deep breath: "What do you plan to do with the heir of Prince Qi? Although he attempted to kill me, he surely lacks the courage to commit suicide. I could do it for you; you can dispose of the heir of Prince Qi here and claim that he attempted to assassinate me, while I have my people take care of him."
A tit for a tat, quite fair.
Empress Xu thought Song Xian should agree; it would be a trivial effort for him.
