Chapter 1177: Chapter 935: The Truth 14 Suisui’s Soliloquy_3
Nanny Xiao, I’m going to the Emperor’s Imperial Study to check the situation. You stay by Her Majesty’s side. If there’s really any upheaval in the Palace, Her Majesty is the Emperor’s greatest weakness."
Xie Pan’Er’s words immediately changed Nanny Xiao’s expression. She quickly said, "Yes! Be careful."
Nanny Xiao had no choice but to let Xie Pan’Er go to the Imperial Study alone. She hurried back to Cining Palace herself!
"Your Majesty!"
Empress Dowager Xiao saw Nanny Xiao come in, held her anxious chest, and said.
"I feel so uneasy, Nanny Xiao. I want to offer incense to the late Emperor again."
Late Emperor: You’re clearly wanting to curse me again!
"The situation outside is unclear, you better not go out."
"That wretched late Emperor, when he was alive, he didn’t give us mother and son any benefits, and now he’s dead, he left behind a treacherous minister plotting regicide and seizing the throne!"
Nanny Xiao: "..."
You can curse the late Emperor even without going to Fengxian Palace, when did you acquire this new skill?
Xiaosuisui: "Yawn! Suisui’s so sleepy, Grandma, can I go to sleep?"
"Go ahead, you’ve worked hard today, child."
Nanny Xiao took Xiaosuisui to her room to rest, while the Empress Dowager continued cursing the late Emperor loudly in the Great Hall of Cining Palace.
Meanwhile, the spies planted by various royal ministers in the Palace: "?"
The Empress Dowager is very unusual today!
Should we write this down and report back to our masters?
Xie Pan’Er finally, trembling, arrived at the door of the Imperial Study with a food box.
The guards at the door of the Imperial Study saw her all in black and shouted, "Who goes there? Stop!"
Xie Pan’Er exhaled sharply, "Finally here."
"Gentlemen, I’m the County Master of Qingping, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager sent me to bring dim sum to His Majesty the Emperor."
"County Master of Qingping! It is you!
But didn’t you just deliver noodles to His Majesty?
Why bring dim sum again?"
"Her Majesty the Empress Dowager saw the lights still on at the Imperial Study, knowing the Emperor is working, so she sent me to bring pastries to counsel the Emperor to stop working so late!"
The guard said: "Wait here, and when Eunuch Ling comes out to refill the Emperor’s tea, we’ll ask if you can go in."
Without the Emperor’s summons, interrupting him while he’s interrogating someone could cost us our heads."
"This can’t wait, how can Her Majesty the Empress Dowager’s orders be delayed?" Xie Pan’Er raised her voice intentionally, "Besides, Chang Rongshun and the Princess asked me to deliver a secret message to her godfather the Emperor!
If you stop me and the Emperor blames you later, you’ll be in big trouble!"
"Stop shouting, why are you shouting? If you disturb the Emperor, you’ll be in trouble!"
The guard got anxious hearing Xie Pan’Er raise her voice and shouted.
The door of the Imperial Study creaked open.
Princess Lianchun stood at the door, "What’s the noise? County Master of Qingping has come on behalf of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager, let her in, you blind fools!"
Only then did the guard step aside, not even checking Xie Pan’Er’s food box.
Xie Pan’Er entered and saluted the Emperor. The Emperor looked displeased, Lin Xiang’s memorials over the years were few regarding the reassignment of officials, but these positions were crucial, affecting the whole situation!
Ji Youze was very tired too, having just returned from the frontier, already exhausted. He thought he could sleep after writing a few exam papers.
Unexpectedly, after the exam papers, he was hauled for such a big project!
"Your Majesty, these pastries are sent by Her Majesty, she instructed you to eat them right away!"
After speaking, she mouthed to the Emperor, "There’s something in the top piece of pastry!"
The Emperor was startled inside, wondering what was happening with the Empress Dowager?
Why did she have to convey a message to him in such a manner? The Emperor was suspicious and said, "Let’s take a break first, elder sister, Youze, let’s go to the Side Palace for some snacks before continuing the inquiry!"
The Emperor signaled Xie Pan’er to carry the dim sum to the Side Palace.
Xie Pan’er complied.
Princess Lianchun suddenly felt that the pastries Xie Pan’er brought were not simple.
Ji Youze remained expressionless and got up to go to the Side Palace as well.
However, before leaving, he lingered a bit, glancing at the four kneeling on the ground, Song Xiang was struggling to remain kneeling.
But it seemed like it was due to physical weakness.
Lu Zezhong showed a fierce expression.
Lin Xiang immediately looked at Liu Yuheng, with eyes as if wanting to devour him.
Liu Yuheng was already trembling with fear.
Ji Youze glanced at the beam and then left after a blink.
In the Side Palace
With no one around now, the Emperor directly took the piece of dim sum on top of the plate, slowly breaking it open, revealing a small slip of paper inside!
