When she returned to the outer palace, she saw Consort Zhen sitting alone on the couch. Although her eyes were still a little red, she was very calm and did not show any sadness in front of the emperor.
She saw Song Xizhi return, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke to him:
"I have actually accompanied His Majesty to Huaqing Palace many times. His Majesty often uses the excuse of visiting my palace, but he always leaves alone."
Song Xizhi was somewhat lost in thought, but then she sensed Consort Zhen's sudden gaze. She finally gathered her thoughts and heard Consort Zhen continue:
"I was about to speak, but His Majesty suddenly woke up and wouldn't let me. But I think you'd like to know, so please do so for your mother's sake."
Consort Zhen's words were full of implications. She first mentioned the various aspects of the emperor's assassination attempt that day, as well as that forbidden area, all of which were related to the late empress. In turn, the late empress's death was related to her mother.
Song Xizhi was also very puzzled. Since the palace was so heavily guarded, and the emperor could even sense that He Jingyan was right next to him, where did these assassins in the palace come from?
This is the second time; it's as if it appeared out of thin air.
But these things can't be figured out in a short time.
Feeling the warmth of Consort Zhen's hand, Song Xizhi was very grateful to her. She earnestly grasped Consort Zhen's hand in return: "I am very grateful to you today. I will remember everything you said."
Consort Zhen simply smiled and said, "It is I who should thank you, Lord Song. It was a pleasure working with you."
Song Xizhi thought she was an extremely intelligent woman, so she finally asked the question that had been on her mind: "Aren't you curious about who His Majesty summoned to speak with at this crucial moment?"
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