As expected, Zhao Shu frowned upon hearing this, "When did this happen?"
"Around 11 PM."
Her gaze fell on the palace lanterns hanging high beside the path. The palace had long since been replaced with bright red lanterns symbolizing good fortune and peace throughout the four seasons. In the cold wind, the palace lanterns swayed slightly, and the candlelight flickered, just like her trembling mood at this moment.
As expected, Consort Hao had a backup plan. The Sun family broke with the Xie family and sided with the Yang family. Since Consort Hao had designs on the inner quarters, she naturally wouldn't let go of Sun Yun, the eldest daughter of the Sun family.
Facing the flickering lamplight, she smiled slightly. Fortunately, she had a backup plan, so she decided to ride the donkey and read the script as she went.
"Go and rest. It's New Year's Eve, so let's all have a happy time and not let anyone spoil our good mood. It only happens once a year. You should rest and recover. Come back to serve me when you're healed." With that, he slowly walked towards the embroidered tower.
After the Empress Dowager left, Granny Zhong finished scolding Chu Chun and the others before letting them come to help Zhao Shu with her hair and makeup. After removing the last hairpin, Zhao Shu lay on the bed with her eyes closed, still holding a pillow in her arms. "You should all go and rest early. Don't get up too early when it's light. Tomorrow I will definitely sleep until the sun is high in the sky. If you get up too early, you'll just be waiting around."
"Yes, we'll take our leave." It was too late for Zhao Shu to hear what they were saying. She simply breathed evenly, exchanged glances, and fell silent. She extinguished the lamp, gently closed the door, and went to rest.
As soon as the others left, Zhao Shu hurriedly got up, put on her cloak, opened the window, and softly called out, "Lord Wei, is he there?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Tingsi flipped over and hung upside down on the roof. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in the house. He was so fast that Zhao Shu didn't even see how he got in.
"My lord, please take me to Jiahan Palace to find out what's going on. Thank you." She was really worried about not seeing it for herself.
“Princess, there’s no need for honorifics when you speak to me. If you don’t mind, I’m a few years older than you, and my courtesy name is Chang’an. You can call me Brother Chang’an.” Throughout, he was well-mannered and polite. Even though he was in Zhao Shu’s boudoir at this moment, he did not look at her or ask questions. His cold appearance and unsavory reputation were known to outsiders, but his extremely gentlemanly side was known to very few.
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