C94 (2/2)

Zhou Leping was not an old-fashioned person, but as an official, there was not a second person in the imperial court who was more obedient than her.

Since the Emperor had placed her under house arrest, she wouldn't sneak out no matter what. Furthermore, she would even swagger around in the future.

The little Palace Maid by her side asked her what she should do now, whether she should go in front of the emperor and beg for mercy.

She suddenly thought of how the empress had punished her until late in the night, when the night was cold and it was already late autumn, and how many times she had fainted in the middle of the night. When the last time she was on the verge of collapsing, the emperor had suddenly appeared and caught her, even asking for an imperial physician.

At that time, the emperor was wearing a long, brown-green robe and dressed like an ordinary person. At that time, the emperor was wearing a brown-green robe and dressed like an ordinary person.

Thinking about it now, if the emperor changed into his regular clothes, and did not call anyone to follow him, it was most likely because he just returned from outside the palace. As for where he went, combined with Zhou Leping's actions today, he must have gone off to scout General's Estate.

This way, his explanation was clear. Zhou Leping sneaked out of the General's Estate with the permission of the emperor himself.

Zhou Lean laid on the reclining chair, slowly opened his eyes, and said with a glint in his eyes, ”Let's wait and see, isn't the Duke here too? See if there's any news from there. ”

Palace Maid did not want to interrupt further, so he quietly withdrew to investigate.

Originally, the interrogation of the Madam Wang had not progressed at all, since it could still drag on for another two days.

Qiu Rong was also paying attention to every single move in the imperial court. The emperor had never come to Chengde Palace ever since the last big fight with her, but she did not care about anything now, she only cared about the child in her stomach. If she could give birth to a prince, then even if the emperor did not like her, according to the ancestor system, her child would still be the crown prince.

Perhaps she had committed too many sins, but she was living very carefully right now, eating and drinking in her own small kitchen. Every meal required someone to test the poison, and the things given by the other concubines would be accepted and left there, never to be used.

Lin Xiafu moved closer to her all day, compared to other people, she did not have to worry about her own sister. After beating her up yesterday, she would give her a sweet date today, and chat and laugh, but it was as if nothing had happened.

But being able to pretend that nothing had happened was impossible for Lin Xiafu. It was her first time in her life being beaten up by someone, and in front of so many people, she had lost all face. Although she was still able to fawn on them openly, in her heart, she was like everyone else, and did not wish for the empress to be able to give birth to this child safely.

Empress De Xing knew her sister very well. She knew that she might feel resentment, but she was also certain that she wouldn't dare to do anything.

On the way back, he passed by the gates of Zhou Lean Palace, remembered that this morning when he went to pay respects to the empress, he heard the empress talking to him, ”In the future, if Worthy Lady Zhou does anything wrong, we will have our own rewards and punishments.

The empress's voice changed. ”What does the emperor mean by this?”

”The empress is smart. What does This Emperor mean? How can the empress not understand?” ”Let the fourth concubine handle the matters of the six palaces in turn. It's about time for the empress to rest after working hard for so many years.”

No matter if Zhou Lean was a pawn of the Emperor who held the power of the Empress in his hands, the Emperor's attitude towards her was far too unusual.