Looking at the man sleeping beside her, who looked somewhat tired, Wan Ge wondered if he was really such a terrifying person.
Wan Ge tried to convince herself otherwise, but that idea was quickly shattered after only a few days.
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Everyone in the palace lived in fear, and no one dared to risk their life in front of the emperor.
The same goes for Wan Ge. After entering the palace, she restrained her temper too much, all for the sake of not provoking the tyrannical emperor.
However, staying in the palace every day was too oppressive, so when the weather was nice one day, Wan Ge left the palace and wandered around.
Then, in the Imperial Garden, I met several concubines.
Wan Ge started chatting with the others, but their demeanor was noticeably different from when they first met.
Although they were puzzled and a little apprehensive at their first meeting, they got along quite well and became much closer afterward.
But this time when they met, they were still very sensible, but they were clearly afraid of her, and even tried to keep their distance as if they were afraid that if they accidentally hurt Wan Ge the next second, their lives would be in danger.
Wan Ge noticed, but she didn't care; she had something else she wanted to ask. She wanted to know what they hadn't finished talking about last time.
However, both of them have chosen to keep quiet. They used to think that the Empress would become like sisters to them, but now it seems unlikely. So how could they dare to talk about the Emperor behind his back?
After they all left, Wan Ge summoned a palace maid she trusted and asked her to investigate what they were hiding and what they originally wanted to tell her.
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Within two days, Wan Ge learned some things.
It turned out that they were all extremely afraid of Ye Zhao, not only because of his authority as a superior, but also because of his cruel methods.
Many of the palace servants in their palace were killed by Ye Zhao himself.
Among them was even a concubine's personal maid, who was pierced through the heart by an arrow and fell directly in front of the concubine, her clothes stained with blood. The concubine was stunned and could not believe what had happened to her.
Upon hearing this answer, Wan Ge recalled how Ye Zhao had once wanted to execute the imperial chefs at the slightest disagreement.
No, this emperor is still too terrifying.
But she couldn't run away, because if he did, it would implicate the entire Jing'an Marquis's mansion.
Thinking that the spring hunt would be approaching soon, he realized he might be able to use this opportunity to fake his death and escape.
She really couldn't stay by Ye Zhao's side any longer. At best, it would only cost her her own life; at worst, it could cost the entire Jing'an Marquis's mansion.
If she were dead, she wouldn't be able to make mistakes, she wouldn't have to worry about her survival every day, and she wouldn't have to affect the Jing'an Marquis's mansion because of her actions.
However… if she wants to fake her death and escape, she will need a corpse that looks very similar to her.
With the addition of a disguise technique that no one can detect, it will be easy to fake death and escape.
When Wan Ge thought of this, she immediately contacted the people she trusted most and asked them to make some preparations.
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"Your Majesty, we don't know what the Empress is planning. Should we investigate?" the man in black said softly again, sensing that it wasn't going to be anything good. Would the Empress anger His Majesty?
Ye Zhao looked at the jade pendant in his hand. It was given to him by Wan Ge. He played with it for a few moments, and finally said softly, "No need. I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing what she'll do."
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