However, it would be ridiculous for Eunuch Li, as the chief eunuch by the Empress's side, to say that he was carrying the food so that he could have something to eat himself.
She could only think of one possibility: that Eunuch Li was delivering food to someone.
This arduous task can only be entrusted to the lotus flower.
Lotus looked puzzled, but she obeyed anyway.
“Alright, but Your Highness, Eunuch Li is someone close to the Empress, so it might not be easy to follow him.”
"It's okay, no rush, just do your best, don't force it."
Lotus nodded emphatically, "My lady, I will definitely find what you are looking for!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Lotus."
Lotus, bearing a heavy responsibility, had just arrived at the entrance of Yunguang Palace when she immediately summoned several trusted palace maids and began giving them instructions.
When Gu Jiangli entered the room, she discovered that the emperor had been waiting there for a long time.
"His Majesty!"
Gu Jiangli was both surprised and delighted.
After the miscarriage, the emperor would only see her in the Guangming Hall, and rarely came to the Yunguang Hall to seek her out!
"You've arrived!" Gu Jiangli ran to the emperor's side with small, quick steps, her eyes sparkling like stars.
The emperor was so engrossed in watching that he didn't speak until after a moment:
"Did it take this long to send my father off?"
Gu Jiangli smiled sweetly; it seemed the emperor had been waiting for her here for quite some time.
She didn't intend to hide what happened on the road, so she told everyone about how Eunuch Li scolded Xiaolian and how she slapped herself.
"Your Majesty...you won't blame me for taking the law into my own hands and using torture on Eunuch Li, will you?"
The emperor took a sip of tea, his lowered eyes filled with joy, as if he were pleased that Gu Jiangli had not hidden this matter from him.
But soon, a shadow fell over his eyes and brows.
"He is, after all, someone close to the Empress. If you have someone slap him, you are still disrespecting the Empress."
Gu Jiangli's face suddenly showed some disappointment.
Is the emperor blaming her?
Unexpectedly, the emperor said the next moment:
"Next time something like this happens, just tell me, and I'll just punish him with a rod."
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