Dowager Consort?

Yuan Zhao pondered for a moment, then revealed a look of sudden realization.

How could she forget this person?

Because the Empress Dowager had been away from the capital for many years, she hadn't even thought of this person.

She was Old Madam Zhou's younger sister. In her previous life, she also returned around this time and visited Old Madam Zhou at the Marquis's residence.

Although the Empress Dowager was not the Emperor's biological mother, she raised him, so the Emperor also had feelings for her.

Because of the return of the Dowager Consort, the Emperor has become much more lenient towards the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. In his previous life, the Yongning Marquis's Mansion was riding high.

But this time, she wouldn't allow it to happen again.

"Thank you, Supervisor."

Yuan Zhao looked at Rong Ruo and spoke.

If Rongruo hadn't told her this news, she would have forgotten that such a person existed, and he would definitely have caught her off guard.

The Yongning Marquis's mansion is now barely clinging to life, and she cannot allow them to rise again.

Seeing that she understood, Rongruo didn't bring it up again, and the two lived in peace.

When she went to sleep that night, she felt Rong Ruo getting closer to her. Thinking he was cold, Yuan Zhao carefully moved closer to him.

However, to her surprise, Rong Ruo was no longer as cold as before.

Although his body temperature was still lower than normal, it was much better than before.

She said with some delight:

"Master, has your poison subsided?"

Even in the darkness, Rong Ruo could clearly sense the joy in Yuan Zhao's words.

Is it because you're finally getting rid of him that you're so happy?

Rong Ruo gave a cold laugh, then suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Yuan Zhao: "..."

Yuan Zhao was completely stunned.

Although she and Rong Ruo had been sharing a bed for some time, they remained extremely far apart, with no physical contact whatsoever; the Chu River served as their dividing line.

Even though she had moved a little closer to Rong Ruo, she hadn't touched him at all.

Who knew Rong Ruo would suddenly pull this stunt?

After her initial surprise, she instinctively tried to struggle, but then she heard Rong Ruo's deep voice beside her ear:

"Don't move, go to sleep."

Yuan Zhao froze, too afraid to move.

After a while, she heard even breathing coming from above her.

Her heart was beating a little fast.

Although she knew Rong Ruo was a eunuch, he couldn't possibly do anything to her.

However, she had never been so close to anyone before.

On their wedding night, Zhou Shiyuan was perfunctory with her, and didn't even hold her.

In the following days, the two treated each other with even greater respect.

Then, something happened to the Yongning Marquis's residence.

In both her lifetimes combined, she had never been so intimate with a man.

This person wasn't her father or brother, but Rong Ruo.

Yuan Zhao didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up the next day, it was already dawn, and the person who had held her as she fell asleep was nowhere to be seen.

She thought she was dreaming last night, until she smelled the faint scent of cool bamboo on her clothes, and then she could no longer deceive herself.

The scent of cold bamboo was Rong Ruo's body. It was very faint, and unless you came into close contact with him, it would not stick to your body at all.

Yuan Zhao was somewhat lost in thought all morning.

Seeing this, Wenfeng couldn't help but ask:

"Miss, what happened?"

Yuan Zhao shook her head upon hearing this, but after a while, she suddenly asked again:

What do you think of Rong Ruo?