Everyone fell silent, too terrified to utter a word.

Xia Xueyi felt extremely flustered, and her scalp tingled.

She always felt that the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor was somewhat distant, unlike that of a typical mother and son.

Unexpectedly, the conflict between the two of them has been brought to the forefront today.

She just couldn't understand whether the conflict between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager was for the sake of the Empress Dowager's health or for Su Wanwan.

It was Empress Dowager Wang who broke the deadlock:

"I am tired, I will go back to rest first, you may continue."

Lu Xingjian spoke up: "Grandson will escort Grandmother back to the palace."

Empress Dowager Zhang chuckled softly and looked at Xia Xueyi:

"The Empress should also go. Husband and wife are one, and it is only right that she be filial to her grandmother."

A large group of people headed towards Ning Shou Palace.

After turning through Longqing Gate, the procession suddenly stopped.

The sky was already dark, and the full moon was slowly rising from the east.

Not far ahead, in the bright moonlight, stood a man and a woman, with a wheelchair beside them.

The woman, with a cane tucked under her arm, was moving her feet carefully.

The man stretched out his hands to protect the woman's sides, slowly backing away step by step, constantly encouraging her.

"Well done, Wanwan. You should exercise more." The man's voice was clear and youthful, full of sunshine and hope.

It was Gu Ziyu.

The woman was Su Wanwan, whose leg injury had not yet healed.

Her voice was soft and filled with fear: "I can't stand up straight, I'm going to fall..."

Gu Ziyu gently supported her slender waist to help her steady herself: "Don't be afraid, you won't fall, I'll support you."

The two people stood very close together; one was tall and strong, the other was delicate and slender.

The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful.

They look like a perfect match.

Xia Xueyi turned to look at Lu Xingjian's expression.

Lu Xingjian stood beside the Empress Dowager's palanquin, his face expressionless, just watching.