Chapter 526 Only Granny Wang is clear-headed

Ao Xue had already handed the Fourth Prince over to the wet nurse to take care of, and she quickly picked up Xie Ziyan, saying, "Let the Empress sleep a little longer, Xiao Xue will play with the Princess."

Ao Xue is starting to panic. Last night, she personally escorted the Empress and A Yu out of the palace. Because of Ye Ying's token, no one stopped them at the palace gate, and they left without any hindrance.

But Xie Hongyou and Xie Ziyan ignored them and ran to the bedside to lift the curtain, but they didn't see their mother at all.

Xie Ziyan started crying loudly, "Where has Mother disappeared?"

Granny Wang and Hongxiu Lianye hurried over, but the bed was empty; there was no sign of the Empress.

Last night, before going to bed, Granny Wang saw the Empress sleeping soundly before she went back to her side hall to sleep.

For a moment, the group panicked and went to find the Empress.

Ao Xue said, "No need to look anymore, the Empress has left the palace."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Ao Xue then went to comfort Xie Ziyan, "Princess, don't cry. The Empress also misses her mother. She went out of the palace to visit the Princess's maternal grandmother and will be back soon."

Xie Ziyan was very obedient and stopped crying after a little coaxing. "Mother, please come back quickly and let me read to you."

When Aoxue told Granny Wang the truth, everyone was stunned.

Granny Wang said in a deep voice, "Is this Miss Lin's wish, or Her Majesty the Empress's wish?"

"It was Ayu's idea. The Empress doesn't know that she took the medicine that caused her amnesia." Ayu said that if the Empress knew, she would definitely not leave the palace.

Hongxiu asked, "Why did you cause the Empress to lose her memory? What happened?"

Lianye said urgently, "Why didn't you discuss this with us? It's such a big deal."

Granny Wang added, "That's right, if the Emperor finds out about something this big, none of us will survive."

“Ayu said that once the Empress has discussed it, she can’t leave.” Aoxue knew they were worried. “Actually, there’s something you don’t know, and I don’t know if I should tell you.”

In fact, Lianye and Hongxiu had wanted to ask about the sudden commotion between the Empress and the Emperor for a long time.

Even Granny Wang found the Empress's unusual behavior strange.

After Aoxue finished speaking, she added, "I know this is incredible and absurd, but Ayu already knows, and the Emperor already knows too. It's just that the Emperor may not believe such a thing yet, so he has been neglecting the Empress."

What Ao Xue saw was that the Emperor hadn't visited Chenxi Palace for a long time, which meant he was neglecting the Empress.

Tears welled up in everyone's eyes, and Hongxiu suddenly understood something. "So that's how it is. Miss has been very good to us since she was little. Sometimes she would say that she would make it up to us. She has had nightmares since she was little. She must be dreaming about terrifying things from her past life."

Granny Wang said, "The Empress is not in the palace, so this matter cannot be kept secret."

Lianye suddenly knelt down in front of Granny Wang, "My young lady has suffered so much, Granny Wang, please let her go, and don't tell the Emperor."

Hongxiu also knelt in front of Granny Wang, saying, "We can keep it a secret for as long as possible, Granny Wang. You also feel sorry for Her Majesty. You've seen it yourself. Her Majesty isn't really happy every day. She used to practice dancing, but now she just takes care of her children and studies. Her heart and mind are only for her children. The Emperor doesn't care about Her Majesty either. It hurts us to see this, but we are servants and can't help Her Majesty in the slightest."

The group looked at Granny Wang, hoping she could help the Empress.

Before the Empress married the Emperor, she often went out with Lin Yu. Hongxiu helped with the accounting of the businesses they built. They believed that the Empress would be safe after going out and could return to her former happy and carefree self.

Granny Wang said, "If the Emperor finds out, you might all lose your lives. Aren't you really afraid?"

The two shook their heads. "We would be willing to die for our young lady."

Ao Xue said, "Since I have already helped A Yu, I have already thought that one day I will anger the Emperor and I will not be able to escape the punishment. I am not afraid, as long as the Empress can be happy."

Granny Wang had long ago decided to serve the Empress for the rest of her life; she was now the Empress's person. She said, "You don't understand the Emperor. If he knew that the Empress had left the palace, he would do everything he could to bring her back."

“The Emperor doesn’t really like the Empress,” Ao Xue said.

"Who told you that the Emperor doesn't like the Empress?" Granny Wang was more worldly-wise than them. "You young girls don't know what liking or disliking means. It's not that the Emperor doesn't like the Empress."

Rather, it was because he so desperately wanted the Empress's favor, and when she said she didn't like the Emperor, he took it to heart. He cared too much and was currently arguing with her! Think about what the Emperor and Empress's relationship was like before they argued.

Granny Wang had served the Empress Dowager for many years and naturally understood the Emperor. The Empress Dowager and the late Emperor had a bad relationship, even worse than the current Empress and Emperor. The Empress Dowager was also a very controlling person and would even criticize the late Emperor in front of the Emperor in order to get the Emperor to side with her.

She had seen Xie Shang hide away and cry more than once, and of course she couldn't tell these things to the girls.

Standing in the most rational position, Granny Wang analyzed, "I help the Empress manage the harem, and I know that the weight of the concubines in the Emperor's heart is less than one ten-thousandth of that of the Empress. The royal family needs them, and they need the royal family, but as for the Empress, it is the Emperor who needs her, and she also needs the Emperor."

Even if, as Ao Xue claims, the Empress dreamt of her past life, which is why she had nightmares and awakened her memories of that past life, don't forget that she is the Empress now. To leave now would be to relinquish the Empress's position so easily. If the Empress Dowager knew, she would laugh her head off. Miss Lin taking her away like this is far too impulsive.

After hearing this, the others fell silent. Hongxiu and Lianye naturally protected their young lady unconditionally. Even if the Empress had made a thousand mistakes, they would still protect her. If anyone dared to bully their young lady, they would fight them to the death.

Granny Wang said, "First, let Miss Lin protect the person well and find an opportunity to send her back. The Empress is gone, what will happen to her children? The Fourth Prince is still so young. You've let him be born without a mother. The eldest princess and the eldest prince are always clamoring for their mother. No matter how bitter Her Majesty is, she won't have the heart to abandon her children."

This matter cannot be kept from the Emperor, but a good time must be found to let him know. Lin Yu should send the Empress back to the Jiang family as soon as possible, saying that the Empress has gone back to her parents' home to relax.

Granny Wang sighed as well. Last night, the Emperor got drunk and said that he no longer liked the Empress and that he was going to find the woman he truly loved. Wasn't that just something he said in anger?

It was the Emperor who angered the Empress and drove her away; Granny Wang thought this was a good reason.