“I don’t want to hear these platitudes,” Bi Linglong shook her head, thought for a moment and said, “Then let me ask you another question: If there is a conflict between the orders given to you by the Emperor and your Commander-in-Chief, whose order do you listen to?”
Zhang Zitong was shocked; this was a potentially fatal question!
Normally, when the empress asked this question, it was to answer the emperor.
But for some reason, thinking of the great man's imposing figure, she was unwilling to lie: "I follow the Grand Commander's arrangements, and the Grand Commander is also loyal to the Emperor."
Bi Linglong couldn't help but laugh: "You're quite the clever girl, but I've already gotten the answer I wanted."
Zhang Zitong was a little uneasy, not knowing what she meant.
Bi Linglong put away her smile and came to her side, transmitting her voice through her inner energy: "The reason I asked you to come today is because it will be convenient for you to come as a woman, unlike Xiao Jianren's identity which is more conspicuous. Go back and tell Xiao Jianren to find some trustworthy embroiderers to secretly monitor the Emperor."
“Surveilling…the Emperor?” Zhang Zitong felt a chill run down her spine, and in that instant, countless possibilities came to mind.
Bi Linglong stared coldly at her: "Don't tell me that you Embroidered Robe Envoys are completely unaware of the recent changes in the palace. If you do, I will truly be disappointed in your abilities."
“There is indeed something unusual. Recently, the Emperor has replaced many of his staff.” Zhang Zitong also became serious.
“I suspect that the Emperor is no longer the Emperor,” Bi Linglong said calmly.
Zhang Zitong heard a thunderclap: "What?"
"I don't have any evidence either, I just have some suspicions, so I need your help to investigate. You must be careful and don't believe anything they tell you," Bi Linglong solemnly reminded her.
“Okay.” Zhang Zitong finally understood why the other party had summoned her so secretly.
Next, Bi Linglong and Zhang Zitong began to discuss some details.
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Inside the palace, a graceful palace maid was moving swiftly, each time narrowly avoiding the patrolling soldiers, as if she knew the palace inside and out.
If Zheng Dan and Sang Qian were here, they would be greatly surprised, because this palace maid is none other than the missing Empress Dowager!
As Liu Ning hid from the guards, she looked towards the direction of Kunning Palace, her eyes filled with hatred.
It was because of that woman and the Bi family behind her that the Liu family was destroyed and its members died. Today, we must make her pay for her crimes in blood!
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