"Isn't it about this? Is it about His Majesty's marriage? Then there's no need to worry. This was all expected. If it wasn't the princess, it would be another woman. It's just that we didn't expect it to happen so soon."
Qiu Zhu didn't expect that the Queen Mother had already thought of everything so clearly. Somehow, she felt even more upset.
"Okay, go down and take a look. I want to eat dumplings today." Qingyin said suddenly.
Qiu Zhu left the Cining Palace with a heavy heart and headed towards the imperial kitchen.
Just as she was passing the Imperial Garden, she ran into someone and she quickly bowed, "Master Xiao."
Xiao Wei was a little surprised and a little hesitant. When he first came to the Imperial Garden, he had a slight idea that he might run into her, but halfway through the walk, he laughed at himself. The Imperial Garden was so far away from the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace, how could he possibly run into her?
Just when he was about to give up and leave the palace, he saw her coming from a distance.
He didn't care about anything else, took a few detours, and waited where she was going to pass.
Xiao Wei looked at her deeply for a long while before saying, "Are you okay?"
Qiu Zhu was startled. She looked up and happened to meet a pair of surprised yet cautious black eyes. She suppressed her true thoughts and said calmly, "I am fine, Master Xiao. I have something else to do. I will take my leave first."
As he spoke, he took a step forward.
But just as he took half a step forward, his arm was suddenly grabbed by someone. It was like a bucket of cold water was poured on Xiao Wei's face. He murmured, "How long are you going to hide from me?"
Qiu Zhu was stunned and confused. "I don't know what Master Xiao means by this. Master Xiao and I don't know each other, so why would I hide from him?"
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