Chapter 904
The next morning, Zhong Jie and Huo Zhao received the Empress's decree together.
The mother and daughter met at the palace gate, and both were more surprised than the other when they saw each other.
"Mother, what brings you here too?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing, did you also receive an imperial edict from the Empress?"
Huo Zhao nodded: "That's strange. Why would Her Majesty the Empress need both of us to come over?"
Zhong Jie twitched the corner of her mouth.
In short, nothing good is coming.
However, now that the mother and daughter are together, Zhong Jie has nothing to worry about.
The mother and daughter entered the palace together and went to the Phoenix Palace.
Strangely, although the Empress had clearly summoned them, they arrived but did not see her for a long time.
Only the female official beside the Empress came over: "Your Highness, Princess, please wait a moment. Her Majesty was feeling unwell earlier and has just rested."
Zhong Jie frowned.
Why did you call them over if you weren't feeling well?
This empress is becoming more and more inexplicable these days.
However, since they were already there, the mother and daughter couldn't just turn around and leave, so they sat down in the Phoenix Palace first.
It's unclear how much time passed, but Huo Zhao had finished eating his snacks when the Empress finally appeared.
The empress was dressed in a palace gown, her hair was neatly combed, and she did not look like she had just woken up.
The mother and daughter rose and bowed. The Empress glanced at them and then went straight to the head seat: "I suddenly summoned you here and made you wait for so long. You are not dissatisfied with me, are you?"
She asked so bluntly that both mother and daughter naturally said no.
The Empress picked up her teacup and took a small sip: "What's the use of pretending to be respectful on the surface? You two are ruthless when it comes to the underhanded dealings behind the scenes!"
Seeing the puzzled looks on Zhong Jie and Huo Zhao's faces, the Empress slammed her teacup down on the table: "They're still from the Yunnan Prince's Mansion. Do they dare to do it but not admit it?"
Zhong Jie frowned: "We have indeed heard about what's been happening outside lately, but what does that have to do with us? Are the rumors not true? There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. Since Your Majesty has done it, why should you be afraid of what people say?"
The Empress was furious and wished she could drag Zhong Jie away and give her a severe beating!
But she could only think about it in her heart.
After all, although Zhong Jie's words were unpleasant and even offensive, she was not someone who could be dealt with casually. If she really did something to Zhong Jie, the emperor probably wouldn't stand idly by.
Just because his family has some military merits, he thinks he can step on the emperor's head. He's really arrogant!
The Empress wanted to see how tragically the Huo family would end up!
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Although the Empress couldn't touch the mother and daughter, she wasn't willing to let them off so easily. She made them sit in the Phoenix Palace for the whole day without even giving them lunch, and only let them leave when it got dark.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Zhong Jie looked at Huo Zhao with concern: "Zhao Zhao, how are you? Can you hold on?"
Huo Zhao took her arm and shook his head with a smile: "It's just missing one meal, it's not a big deal."
Zhong Jie sighed, "In a little while, I'll take you to a restaurant, and we'll have a proper meal."
The Empress is actually treating them fairly gently now, but she doesn't let them eat. She hasn't used any of the dirty tricks in the palace yet.
However, it's hard to say what will happen after that.
Upon exiting the palace gates, they saw Huo Yue and Shen Rang waiting outside.
Upon seeing them come out, the two men went to greet them.
"I heard the Empress summoned you to the palace early this morning, why are you only coming out now?"
In front of her family, Zhong Jie no longer needed to hide anything and recounted everything that had happened since entering the palace that day.
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