Upon hearing this, the Empress finally smiled and quickly chimed in, "Four servants escaped from the palace. Miss Chenyu saw them enter the Zuo family's Dongsu Pavilion. I have come to lend Miss Chenyu a hand."
"Butler, quickly go and get the roster."
"And the contracts, they must all be checked one by one."
Mr. Zuo and Mrs. Zuo quickly cooperated.
Oh no!
Gu Xiaoliu panicked. Wouldn't her four lovers be exposed?
At this moment, not only was Liu Yao'er happy, but Hongyu was even more triumphant. Her chance had come. If she could help Prince Yan deal with the Empress this time, Prince Yan would definitely keep her.
She reached out and tugged at Gu Xiaoliu's sleeve, whispering, "I have a way."
Gu Xiaoliu quietly moved behind her and asked in a low voice, "Please speak, Miss Hongyu."
"In a moment, make Young Master Jia faint. While things are in chaos, take your four male concubines to the kitchen to meet me."
Although she didn't know what the red jade gourd was up to, Gu Xiaoliu had no choice but to do as it was told.
At this moment, the steward took the roster and bowed before the Empress, saying, "Your Majesty, this old servant will now take stock of the Zuo family's servants. Please ask Miss Chenyu to keep an eye on them."
"Young Master Jia has fainted!"
Suddenly, chaos erupted in the courtyard. Chen Yu, disregarding social hierarchy and decorum, leaped onto the stone table and peered out under the astonished gazes of the Empress and Prince Yan.
As expected, Hongyu and Gu Xiaoliu slipped away with four servants.
She jumped off the stone table, scooped a ladle of water from the water vat, pushed through the crowd, and splashed the water on Jia Liangyu's face as a form of questioning.
"Young Master Jia has fainted, and Sixth Sister actually ignored him and instead ran away with four men?"
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