After the four concubines left, Shang Xiancai took a sip of the flower tea brewed by Mu Se.
"Twilight, who do you think will be their next target?" Shang Xian smiled. She was just asking, after all, Shen Yi had left. Although she was not favored by Dugu Qianchen, she was still the legitimate daughter of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion and the Empress Dowager's favorite. The four concubines dared not do anything to her. Now, only that woman was left.
Just as Shang Xian had expected, Mu Se answered without hesitation, "Consort Yin."
"Let's watch them fight. The real challenge is for Dugu Qianchen." Shang Xian gracefully put down her cup, stood up, and walked behind the screen. She changed into a light white casual outfit, removed all her hair ornaments, and replaced them with a wooden hairpin to hold her hair up.
"Where is Your Majesty going?" Mu Shi's cheeks were slightly flushed, and her eyes darted away as she looked at Shang Xian. The Empress she saw every day was always equally radiant and beautiful; it turned out that not only handsome boys blushed, but beautiful girls did too…
Shang Xian noticed her unusual expression and gave her a charming smile: "Go see my parents and younger brother."
She was completely different from the dignified empress in her magnificent phoenix robe.
"If the Emperor finds out in broad daylight..."
Shang Xian held the jade pendant given to her by Dugu Qianchen in her hand and shook it a few times: "The Emperor said I can leave the palace."
And so, the two swaggered out of the palace.
However, someone still reported to Dugu Qianchen, and coincidentally, all four of them were present. Dugu Lianbai looked at his elder brother in surprise: "Brother, you actually let the Empress Dowager leave the palace?"
Dugu Qianchen glanced at him: "She's the Empress, not a criminal, so why can't she leave the palace?"
Rong Ling shook his head at Dugu Lianbai; his communication skills were truly poor.
"What Lian Bai wants to say is, Your Majesty, you actually gave the Double Dragon Jade Pendant to the Empress."
"She is the Empress, what's wrong with giving her the Double Dragon Jade Pendant?" Dugu Qianchen understood their meaning, but the Empress is the Empress. Even if he didn't like her, she was still the Empress.
Dugu Lianbai managed to utter two words: "No."
Indeed, she was the empress.
"Where did the Empress go?" Dugu Qianchen asked, raising his eyes to look at the imperial guard.
The imperial guard thought for a moment before replying, "Your Majesty, it should be heading in the direction of the Left Prime Minister's residence."
"Step down."
After the Imperial Guards left, Dugu Lianbai finally asked, "What can my sister-in-law do when she goes back?"
"Now that you mention it, I'd like to know what kind of affair Ah Ling mentioned between Han Zhi and the Empress." Dugu Qianchen suddenly remembered this incident. He had forgotten to ask about it a few days ago, but now that it had come up, he decided to inquire.
Yu Hanzhi and Dugu Lianbai both looked at Rong Ling at the same time. Dugu Lianbai's heart was pounding, but Yu Hanzhi looked indifferent.
Rong Ling coughed and said, "Let Han Zhi tell you himself." He glanced at Dugu Qianchen's face, which showed no anger but rather seemed to be listening to their story.
"Han Zhi?" Dugu Qianchen's gaze fell on Yu Han Zhi again.
Yu Hanzhi spoke leisurely, "I was once the Empress's tutor."
Dugu Qianchen suddenly remembered this matter: "I had completely forgotten about it. I never expected it to be such a coincidence."
Dugu Lianbai and Rong Ling didn't quite understand their conversation.
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
"I originally intended to arrange a marriage between Han Zhi and the Right Prime Minister's residence, but I didn't expect that in the end I would actually control the Right Prime Minister as well, but I didn't achieve my original intention," Dugu Qianchen sighed regretfully.
He ultimately couldn't trust Right Chancellor Ning Renqing. If Ning Renqing hadn't been the chancellor appointed by the late emperor, he would have removed him from his position long ago.
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