77 Confused (1/2)

When Ning Fu was allowed to leave The Imperial Palace - after he had parched his mouth a countless number of times telling, retelling and answering The Empress Dowagers questions he heaved a sigh of relief.

He didn't know what was going on inside that mama-bear's mind but she kept on repeating her questions and even though he would give the same answer every time, she would look at him with the ferocious eyes of a lioness looking after her cub.

Huh!

Why did she keep asking him about how His Majesty met Zhou Sheng that day or how much time they spent together or what they did together?

In the end, he had become so frustrated that he had blurted out that the night of the altercation, he had seen Zhou Sheng lying on The Imperial Bed in the tent.

Thankfully, she hadn't asked him how he knew that since she must already know that nobody had been allowed inside The Imperial Tent that night.

Anyways, it was as if after that she didn't have any heart to ask him any questions and had allowed him to leave.

Looking around himself, Ning Fu couldn't wait to go home and drink tankards of water.

Oh! His life had positively taken a turn for the worse.

Other generals or even soldiers would drink tankards of wine and he was thankful enough if someone could give him a glass of water right now.

He was so thirsty from all that talking earlier.

Today he really gained an appreciation for all those civil officers in The Imperial Court who would talk nonstop until they had either proved their point or His Majesty asked them to stop in annoyance.

However, Ning Fu knew that all these thoughts were pointless and that he was just trying to not think about the crux of the matter.

He hoped that all of this was a dream and that he really hadn't heard what he had just a few minutes ago.

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Yes, it's a dream and nothing else.

Just a dream conjured up by his tired brain.

Ning Fu tried to encourage himself but to no avail.

It has to be a nightmare. That is the only thing that makes sense.

Otherwise, how could things go this wrong?

As soon as Ning Fu reaches home, he enclosed himself in his room and orders not to be disturbed unless there is an Imperial Decree.

Changing his clothes, he sees that his hands are shivering and he clenches them into fists but he can still feel the soft tremors.

Ning Fu grounds his teeth as he cannot help but recall what he heard The Empress Dowager murmur to herself when he had left.

It was just two sentences but those two sentences could rick the foundation of the dynasty if anybody else got hold of this secret.