Chapter 802
The emperor's eyebrows twitched: "Young Madam Shen...that daughter of the Huo family?"
Consort Qu nodded: "Yes, I knew Madam Shen before I entered the palace. Although... we had some unpleasantness back then, I have been following His Majesty's side recently and have learned a lot from him. So I think... I should talk things out with Madam Shen. It would be best if we could be friends. If not, at least we shouldn't have any misunderstandings."
Not just anyone can enter the palace. Even though Consort Qu already had acquaintances in the palace, when she entered, her subordinates still thoroughly investigated everything about her.
The emperor knew why Consort Qu had entered the palace, and naturally he also knew about the feud between her and Huo Zhao.
However, upon hearing Consort Qu's words, the emperor had no other thoughts but felt immense satisfaction.
Such a clever girl, it's no wonder he's been spoiling her so much lately.
“It’s good that you think that way,” the emperor nodded. “Very well, I will issue an edict tomorrow to summon her to the palace.”
Consort Qu was somewhat surprised.
She repeated Consort Jing's words verbatim.
I thought I'd have to act cute or something, but it went so smoothly.
Consort Qu's eyes crinkled with laughter: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
“However, there are some things you still need to be careful about,” the emperor said. “That girl is a member of the Huo family, and the Huo family has always been protective of its own, especially of that girl. You must be careful in your words and actions.”
Upon hearing this, a chill flashed in Consort Qu's eyes.
Even the emperor, the supreme ruler, had to speak up for Huo Zhao...
However, Consort Qu showed no sign of it on her face: "Of course, I am not an ignorant child, I know what is important, Your Majesty can rest assured."
Seeing how sensible she was, the emperor nodded.
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The next day, the imperial edict summoning Huo Zhao to the palace was delivered to the Marquis's residence.
The eunuch delivering the imperial decree was to take her into the palace, so Huo Zhao dared not delay and hurriedly went back to change her clothes.
While changing clothes, Jixiang couldn't help but say, "Young Madam, Consort Qu's visit this time seems to be ill-intentioned. You'll have to be extra careful after you enter the palace."
Huo Zhao was summoned to the palace, a place of great importance, but Jixiang and Le'an were not qualified to enter and could only wait outside.
Seeing that even Le'an looked worried, Huo Zhao said, "Don't worry, I'm not a fish on a chopping board anymore."
She will no longer be at the mercy of others, and no one in this world can bully her at will anymore.
Ji Xiang and Le An exchanged a glance before both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
After changing his clothes, Huo Zhao left with the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree.
Jixiang and Le'an followed and waited outside the palace gate.
The palace road stretched on and on, seemingly endless.
The eunuch walked slowly, seemingly taking special care of Huo Zhao.
Even so, Huo Zhao was still slightly out of breath as he walked from the palace gate to the unfamiliar palace.
Fortunately, once she entered the hall, a palace servant brought her warm tea.
Huo Zhao took it but didn't drink it.
At this moment, Consort Qu's voice rang out softly: "Drink it without worry, it's not poisoned, this is the palace."
Besides, she was personally brought here by a palace eunuch. If Huo Zhao had died as soon as he entered, Consort Qu would have been buried with him.
The current Consort Qu is different from the Consort Qu of the past; she wouldn't do something so thoughtless.
Huo Zhao looked at her, a smile flashing in his eyes: "Consort Qu now truly has the demeanor of a palace lady."
Consort Qu couldn't tell whether Huo Zhao's words were good or bad; they just sounded strange.
Consort Qu glanced at Huo Zhao again. Huo Zhao had just taken a few sips of water and his breathing had calmed down. He was also looking at her.
The two locked eyes for a moment, then Consort Qu flicked her sleeve and said, "Young Madam Shen, we are in the palace now, and I am of rank."
Huo Zhao looked her up and down: "Rank?"
“Exactly,” Consort Qu raised her chin, “When you see me, don’t you even need to perform the proper etiquette?”
She was young and favored, and was always the center of attention wherever she went in the palace. But Huo Zhao had been here for so long, and he hadn't even shown her the slightest intention to pay his respects!
The palace servants around them looked at each other, hesitant to speak.
Huo Zhao laughed directly: "Then I'm really sorry, but in terms of rank, I think I'm half a rank higher than you."
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