C279 Venerable Sage Expert

"Princess, why put yourself through this? Hurting yourself will only cause the Emperor distress..."

"Hmph, I doubt he'd shed a tear even if I were to die now, wouldn't you agree?"

"Princess, what are you saying? Quick, we need to stop the bleeding! If the Emperor learns of this, my life is as good as gone..."

"Hehe... You're protecting me to save your own skin