Jiang Luoluo breathed a slight sigh of relief and immediately kowtowed in gratitude as if she had been granted a pardon: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager!"

Her tone was filled with cautious gratitude, leaving no room for suspicion.

Before long, Rong Momo escorted her out of Cining Palace.

As soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, Jiang Luoluo took out a thick stack of silver notes from her sleeve and gently stuffed them into Rong Mama's hand with a smile: "Mama, I hope you can put in a good word for me in front of the Empress Dowager."

Rong Momo knew that Jiang Luoluo was generous, but when she saw the thickness of the silver notes, she realized that it was more than her own monthly allowance.

She was overjoyed, and her smile became more genuine: "Princess Yi is kind-hearted, and this old servant is naturally willing to do my best for you."

Jiang Luoluo smiled slightly and walked briskly towards the main hall of the palace.

But her heart was pounding, and her palms were sweating slightly with nervousness.

In fact, she had already prepared herself to be punished this time.

The reason she dared to be so assertive and perform the Empty City Stratagem in front of Empress Dowager Du was because she had read the book and knew the plot.

Of all the spies Empress Dowager Du had around Xie Yizhi, she was now the only one left.

She grasped this point, which is why she concluded that Empress Dowager Du would not easily take her life, and at most let Rong Momo slap her a few times.

As for Granny Rong...

Jiang Luoluo raised her hand and gently rubbed her sleeve, a faint smile playing on her lips.

She had long since catered to Rong Momo's tastes; money is the best thing to warm a person's heart.

"He who takes a man's money is bound to him; he who eats a man's food is bound to him." Since Rong Momo accepted her silver notes, she probably wouldn't use too much force if things really came to a head.