Eunuch Lü's eyes lit up: "Lord Zu, please go in quickly, Her Majesty is getting impatient."
Seeing his anxious look, Zu'an was speechless. This guy was really unbelievable. He was always more anxious than him. He didn't know what was going on with him.
He nodded, pushed open the door, and went inside.
The room was filled with fragrant incense, which was very pleasant. A quick glance around revealed that there were no palace maids or eunuchs present.
Through the beaded curtain, a graceful figure could be seen reclining on a soft couch. Unlike Bi Linglong's grand palace attire, she was now dressed in a silk loungewear dress that intimately covered her skin, making the curves of her hips appear particularly breathtaking.
The whole person is like a ripe peach, so ripe that it seems that with the slightest effort, water will seep out.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Zu An bowed.
"Oh, we don't need all these formalities when we meet in private. Come here quickly." Liu Ning beckoned to him from the couch, her eyes shining with a strange light.
Hearing her coquettish tone, Zu An felt a headache coming on; he had come to the palace today to do serious business.
Passing through the beaded curtain and arriving before the soft couch, Zu An felt more and more clearly the mature charm emanating from her. Every frown and smile, every tremor of her fingertips, revealed an indescribable allure, something that a naive young girl could never achieve.
At this moment, Liu Ning was also looking him over, nodding repeatedly: "It's been a while since I last saw you, and you've become more composed and handsome."
Seemingly able to see the fire in her eyes, Zu'an hurriedly said, "I just came from the Crown Princess's place."
Since Eunuch Lü went there to look for him, the Empress must have known about it.
As expected, Liu Ning's attention was drawn: "Hmph, I knew you would go to see her as soon as you came back. Well, that makes sense. She's young and beautiful, unlike me who's old and faded."
Zu'an couldn't help but laugh and said, "If this is what it means for Your Majesty to be old and faded, I wonder how many women in the world would be willing to become old and faded like this."
"But you still went to see her first. What's so great about that girl that she's made you so infatuated?" Liu Ning was not fooled by his words.
Worried that she might make some connection, Zu'an quickly explained, "After all, I am the Crown Prince's junior official, so it is only right that I go to the Eastern Palace as soon as possible."
"Hmph, what's so great about being a junior official in the Crown Prince's household? I'll transfer you to Kunning Palace to be my Grand Chamberlain." Liu Ning beckoned him to sit down.
Zuan: "..."
"I wouldn't dare steal Eunuch Lü's job."
“That’s right. If you turned into Eunuch Lü, I wouldn’t like you anymore.” Liu Ning got up and leaned on his shoulder, half of her weight pressing down on his back, not caring at all that she was being squeezed and deformed.
Feeling the suffocating pressure behind him, Zu An exclaimed, "I never imagined that Your Majesty has already reached the cultivation level of a Grandmaster."
"Speaking of which, this is all thanks to Lord Zu's hard work." Liu Ning smiled seductively, her fingers lightly gliding over his body. "On the contrary, I can't see through your true nature at all."
"It's not as deep as the Empress's."
"Ugh~"
Zu An sighed: "Your Majesty recovered your cultivation so quickly. You lied to me and said it would take so many times."
"It's because you always avoid me, so I deliberately said more so you wouldn't realize you were completing the task," Liu Ning couldn't help but breathe softly in his ear. "The number of times I mentioned before is still valid, and you can come and redeem it anytime, Master Zu."
"Your Majesty seems much more cheerful than before," Zu'an said with some surprise.
“Of course, the huge weight that’s been pressing on my heart has been lifted,” Liu Ning said, her expression turning serious, her previous charming demeanor gone. “Is he really dead?”
Zuan nodded: "I saw it with my own eyes, it's absolutely true."
Liu Ning's expression suddenly became strange, as if she was happy, yet also a little sad, and as if she was reminiscing about certain times in the past. It was a mixture of various emotions. Finally, she let out a long sigh: "It's good that she's dead. It's all over now."
"Does Her Majesty seem a little sad?" Zu An thought to himself, if she knew he had killed Zhao Hao, she wouldn't seek revenge against him, would she?
"Is your little man jealous?" Liu Ning smiled, then shook her head and said, "I wouldn't say he's heartbroken, but he's a little sad, after all, we used to be husband and wife."
"It's strange, when he was alive I wished he would die sooner every day, but now that he's really dead, it feels a bit empty."
Zu'an replied, "It seems that Your Majesty is a person who values relationships."
“What feelings are left? It’s just that we lived through his era, and he left too many marks on everyone’s memory,” Liu Ning suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly. “I really am a bad woman. My husband is dead, and I am actually mostly happy.”
Zu An thought to himself, "I'm happy too."
"Was it the King of Qi and the Grand Master of Ceremonies who killed him together?" Liu Ning suddenly asked.
"Why does Your Highness ask such a question?" Zu'an asked, somewhat surprised.
“The Emperor is invincible. Who in the world can kill him one-on-one? After thinking it over, only Prince Qi and the Grand Master of Ceremonies have the strength. Prince Qi goes without saying; he has long been at odds with the Emperor. The Grand Master of Ceremonies is a former prince. Although he has always pretended to be calm and collected all these years, I can feel a fire burning in his heart. Once it explodes, it will surely cause the world to collapse.” Liu Ning’s tone suddenly became somewhat wistful. “However, the Emperor is not so easy to deal with. Even if the two of them join forces, at most they will perish together.”
Seeing the other person's expression that seemed to say, "Aren't you smart? Admire me and praise me," Zu An replied expressionlessly, "The truth is completely different from what Your Majesty guessed."
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