Wan Ge tensed up instantly and looked at the head maid beside her, asking softly, "When did His Majesty leave?"
The aunt answered softly, "His Majesty left at dawn."
The hour of Mao (5-7 AM) should have been the time for the morning court session, but His Majesty didn't leave until that hour.
"How was Your Majesty's mood when you left?"
Wan Ge asked tentatively, trying to find an answer she wanted to hear.
The aunt replied softly, "This servant dares not look directly at His Majesty's face, but His Majesty seems quite happy. Why does Your Highness ask such a question?"
"That's good." Then I must not have upset him yesterday.
"Your Majesty, it should be time for the court session to end. Shall we invite His Majesty to have breakfast together?" Everyone could see that the Emperor's attitude towards the Empress was unusual, and if the Empress invited him, the Emperor would most likely come.
Wan Ge shook her head: "No need, help me with my toilette."
Because Ye Zhao exempted the palace ladies from paying their respects to her, and Wan Ge didn't need to get up early in the morning, no one woke her up.
Even though all the palace servants felt that this was against etiquette, not one of them dared to call for Wan Ge to start singing.
Wan Ge had never been taught palace etiquette, and there should have been a matron to teach her, but Ye Zhao did not arrange it, and no one else dared to mention it in front of Ye Zhao.
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When the court session ended, Marquis Jing'an lingered at the entrance of the main hall until someone stood in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, Marquis, requests your presence."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Jing'an's heart skipped a beat, but he still obediently followed his father-in-law.
Inside the Imperial Study, Ye Zhaojing'an Marquis knelt down as soon as he saw her: "Your Majesty, my daughter has been spoiled by me since childhood and is not good at manners. Please forgive her."
"Please rise, Father-in-law. I think the Empress is very good." Ye Zhao rested his head on one hand and looked at Marquis Jing'an indifferently.
He knew his father-in-law well; according to the investigation, he treated Wan Ge very well and was a sensible father-in-law.
"I wonder if the Emperor's father-in-law has heard any rumors before making such a statement?" Ye Zhao thought for a moment. Surely no one would spread rumors that the Empress was ignorant of etiquette?
Marquis Jing'an shook his head. Of course, he hadn't heard any rumors, or even a single piece of news, which made him even more uneasy.
He knew his own daughter well. Given how much she loved Mu Qingzhou, he feared that on their wedding night she might refuse to submit or even harm His Majesty.
So he waited for news all day yesterday but didn't receive anything, which made him even more panicked.
He had imagined all sorts of scenarios, and the fact that the court session had gone smoothly only made him more uneasy. So he paced back and forth at the entrance of the main hall, wondering whether he should take the initiative to apologize, but then the emperor approached him first.
Just then, someone came to report from the door: "Your Majesty, after the Empress's breakfast, she developed a lot of rashes all over her body, and the female physician is examining her now."
"What's going on?" Ye Zhao stood up instantly, seemingly forgetting about the Marquis of Jing'an, and went straight out to Wan Ge's palace.
Marquis Jing'an followed silently, asking the person beside him as they walked, "Did Your Highness develop the rash after breakfast? The rash appeared very quickly?"
"Yes," the palace servant beside him answered obediently.
Upon hearing this, Marquis Jing'an immediately thought of something: "Check if perilla was added to today's meal."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the palace servant immediately headed towards the imperial kitchen.
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