The next morning, the sun shone on Lanqin's face. She reached out and touched the person next to her, but she couldn't feel their presence. Instead, she felt the hard bed.
Lanqin shifted her body, feeling as if her whole body was about to fall apart. She couldn't understand how Fourth Master, who was already over forty, could still be as fierce as a tiger at night.
Lanqin called Baoqin, who was standing outside the door, into the room. "Baoqin, where is the Emperor?"
"His Majesty left early this morning. Before he left, he told me not to wake Your Majesty so that you could sleep well," Baoqin said, a smile appearing on her face.
Lanqin looked at Baoqin's face, thinking about what happened last night... This man really is...
"Did the Prince go with the Emperor?" Lanqin's heart was in turmoil, but on the surface she remained calm.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lanqin then said to Baoqin, "Then go and tell the principal wife and the secondary wife to leave the palace on their own and not to come to me to pay their respects anymore." After hearing Lanqin's instructions, Baoqin left the room.
Upon hearing the servants' report, Mingyu and Xueying finished their breakfast, each served by palace maids. Lanqin and Xueying left the palace together, with Xueying and A'luo following behind Mingyu.
Mingyu's expression was somber. She recalled what Lanqin had said to her in the imperial kitchen last night: Hongli would be a man who shouldered heavy responsibilities in the future, and therefore he would definitely be the heir to the throne. These words kept echoing in Mingyu's mind.
The Empress is practically deposed, and Hongshi has been demoted to commoner status. Now, Consort Xi is the Emperor's favorite, and Hongli is rightfully the heir to the throne. Moreover, during dinner last night, she noticed the Emperor say, "The affairs of the court will be entrusted to you." Since this was addressed to Hongli, the Emperor must have this intention.
However, she felt that Consort Xi must have a problem with her, and whether she could become Empress in the future was still a question. And all of this stemmed from the third party who came between her and Hongli, Ulanara Xueying.
She still remembered how, before Ulanara Xueying interfered in her relationship with Hongli, Consort Xi doted on her. It was because Su Shi was pregnant that Xueying deceived her mother, which led to her current predicament.
The names Su Shi and Ulanara Xueying kept lingering in Mingyu's mind. Originally, everyone kept to themselves, but now, it's all your fault. Some terrifying thoughts, even those she wasn't aware of, were creeping into Mingyu's mind.
Xueying walked behind, thinking about what Lanqin had said to her yesterday. She clearly wanted to help her, but it seemed like Lanqin was also somewhat wary of her. Xueying didn't understand what Lanqin meant.
Xueying recalled her aunt's words from yesterday, "Do you want to be Empress?" Xueying was startled by her own thought at the time—she wanted to be! If you could win Hongli's heart, you could become Empress. Actually, she wanted Hongli's heart more than the throne. However, she truly didn't know what reason she had to continue getting close to Hongli. Loving someone who didn't love her was truly exhausting.
Perhaps the position of Empress was just a motivation for her to love Hongli more; in truth, she didn't want to let go of her deep love for him.
Suddenly, someone blocked Xueying's way. Xueying looked up and saw that it was Mingyu.
Xueying stared blankly at Fucha Mingyu. She had won Hongli's love so easily.
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