Although it was late at night, the palace lanterns hanging in Chonghua Hall were as bright as day.
A man in a bright yellow dragon robe sat high on a chair, his head lowered as he read through the mountain of memorials seriously, frowning from time to time.
"Emperor, are we still going to the Empress 'place tonight?”Qing An, who was dressed in a eunuch's uniform, respectfully asked the man on the high seat.
Murong Lingxiang's body paused for a moment, putting down the wolf hair in his hand, and raising his eyes to think.
"Let's go to Yi Fei's place." He said expressionlessly, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
"Yes." Qing An left Chonghua Hall and closed the door.
He leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh. The image of her smiling face appeared in his mind.
At the same time, Yue Yinshuang was sitting on a chair made of pear blossom wood. Her hand on the table was supporting her forehead with one hand, and her eyes were closed tiredly.
"Niangniang, the emperor might not be coming over. Go to bed and rest early.”Jin Xiu picked up the thin cloak hanging on the screen and walked towards her with light steps, putting the cloak on her shoulder.
"Yes." She slowly opened her eyes and nodded at the person beside her.
Jin Xiu helped her into the inner room, waited on her to lie down, and then went out.
Yue Yinshuang woke up at dawn. She turned to look at the seat beside her and sat up on the bed. She reached out to feel the temperature of the blanket. It was cold. He had not been here last night.
Her heart was filled with disappointment, and she could not help but frown. She didn't like the feeling of being passive. She was afraid that she would lose herself.
"Jinxiu." She shouted at the door.
"The Empress woke up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Jin Xiu approached the edge of the bed and lifted the bed gauze.
"No need, just help me change.”She had a strange habit of finding it difficult to fall asleep after waking up.
"Alright." Jinxiu opened the wardrobe to choose clothes for her and called the maid to fetch water.
She wore a peach blossom gown embroidered with a few bright red flowers, a belt inlaid with various gems, a piece of top-grade Hetian jade in the shape of a butterfly on her waist, and a pair of evenly colored white pearl earrings on her ears. Her hair was tied up in a simple bun, and the hair on her cheeks fluttered in the wind. She also inserted a phoenix headdress in her hair, which was a symbol of her status. Two hairpins were inserted at both ends.
This kind of dress was not considered gorgeous in the palace, but rather a little plain. She thought it was very gorgeous, but Jin Xiu could not persuade her, so she could only follow her.
"The Empress Dowager should be up by now. Let's go.”She stood up from the chair on the dressing table and took the lead to step out of the Phoenix Palace. Jin Xiu and Ruyi followed behind her, followed by four palace maids and four eunuchs.
However, on the way to Xiang He Palace, every eunuch and palace maid pointed at her, but she just looked at them coldly and did not say anything.
Shuang 'er pays her respects to mother." She curtsied and raised her head to look at the Empress Dowager with a smile.
"Get up and accompany mother for breakfast.”The empress dowager smiled as she walked down and reached out to help her up.
"The Emperor didn't go to your place last night?" The empress dowager suddenly asked her at the dining table.
"No, I haven't." She almost choked, but she still pretended to be calm.
"Why haven't you properly captured the emperor's heart? Now the palace is abuzz with rumors that you've fallen out of favor.”The Empress Dowager liked this extraordinary woman in front of her very much. She felt very sorry for her for losing favor.
"..." She was speechless. If she said that there was nothing between them, then the Empress Dowager would definitely scold her for the entire morning.
"Do you want mother to help you thread the needle?”the empress dowager suggested.
"No need." She quickly interrupted the empress dowager and stood up in a hurry.
"Mother, Shuang 'er is not feeling well, so I'll take my leave first.”She curtsied and turned to leave.
"If you need any help, just let me know.”The empress dowager shouted at her.
"..." She fled in a sorry state.
She didn't want to be favored at all because she knew that he would never be able to give her what she wanted, so she wouldn't pursue anything.
Although his lonely back made her heart ache, she didn't want to share his love with others. If it was this kind of love, it would be too humble. She was the kind of person who would rather die than live in shame.
It seemed that there was a traitor in Phoenix Palace, and this person knew her every move, but who was it? Yue Yinshuang thought.
Did he want to know all her movements, or did the person hiding in the dark want to give her a fatal blow? The corners of her lips curled up slightly as she smiled coldly. There was no warmth at all.
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