However, she was still a little worried and wanted to ask something more, but seeing Jiang Jingyue's sleepy appearance, Madam Jiang finally looked at Jiang Jingyue and asked.
"Xiao Jing, what did you do last night? Why are you so sleepy?"
Jiang Jingyue couldn't very well tell her mother that she had a one-night stand last night! She could only shake her head.
"Mother, I spent the whole night in the palace grinding ink for the Emperor, and I'm tired now."
Hearing Jiang Jingyue say this, Madam Jiang could only nod and look at her.
"Since you're tired, go and rest! Get some rest and recharge your energy."
Meanwhile, inside the palace, Fei Leng wasn't surprised when he heard that Jiang Jingyue was unwilling to enter the palace, because he knew that Jiang Jingyue might resent him for what he had done to her the day before.
Thinking of the wonderful night before, Fei Leng's eyes darkened. He hadn't expected that the person who had always called him brother at the border was actually a woman.
If he hadn't suddenly developed unusual feelings for Jiang Jingyue, he might never have discovered such a shocking secret.
"I understand. If she is unwilling to enter the palace, then so be it. I will find a time to go and see her in person."
Fei Leng's words stunned Su De, who hadn't expected the young marquis to be so important in the emperor's heart.
The emperor sent someone to fetch him to the palace, but not only did he refuse to enter, the emperor even planned to go find him himself.
At that moment, Su De suddenly realized that this young marquis was different in the Emperor's heart.
He couldn't help but think that he must not offend the young marquis the next time he saw him, otherwise, if the young marquis was unhappy and complained about him to the emperor, he would be finished.
"Your Majesty, should we investigate the people in the hot spring last night?"
Upon hearing Sude say this, Fei Leng immediately shook his head.
"No need. Don't let anyone know what happened in the hot spring last night. Investigate why I was given medicine last night."
Su De nodded and withdrew. The events of yesterday certainly needed to be thoroughly investigated, to find out why the Emperor had suddenly been poisoned.
Seeing Sude retreat, Fei Leng couldn't help but pick up a pen and start drawing on the paper.
With each stroke, a woman appeared in the painting in no time. If Jiang Jingyue were here grinding ink for Fei Leng, she would have recognized that the person in the painting was her dressed as a woman.
Fei Leng stared at the painting for a very long time, so long that his eyes felt sore and uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, the Empress, unable to wait any longer, led her entourage to the Emperor's study, wanting to see how the Emperor had fared the previous night.
She administered the drug without anyone noticing, so she wasn't worried about the Emperor finding out.
When she arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Study, the Empress hesitated to go in, because she suddenly felt that if she went in rashly like this, it might arouse the Emperor's suspicion.
"Your Majesty, didn't you say you were going to see the Emperor? Why don't you go in?"
The Empress completely ignored the servant's words; it was better for her not to go in to find the Emperor at this time.
When the Empress returned, she ran into Su De, who was rushing over. Upon seeing Su De, the Empress instinctively stopped and looked at him, asking questions.
"Eunuch Su, why are you in such a hurry? Has something happened?"
When Su De saw the Empress, no matter how anxious he was, he had to stop and pay his respects to her. So, when he heard the Emperor call him, he immediately stopped.
"This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty be blessed with long life and peace. This servant has something to report to His Majesty, so I was in a bit of a hurry."
The Empress nodded and immediately began to inquire about Su De.
"Su De, last night I saw His Majesty leave the victory banquet in a hurry. Did something happen?"
The Empress's words made Su De subconsciously raise his head to look at her, then quickly lower his head again.
The main reason is that no one noticed when the Emperor left the banquet last night. He didn't expect the Empress to find out, so he couldn't help but want to see her reaction.
However, since the Empress was the Emperor's concubine, he only glanced at her briefly before continuing to look.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor was just having an upset stomach. He rested for a while and is now fine. Your Majesty need not worry."
For some reason, when the Empress heard Su De say that, she felt a sense of relief. She had been worried that the Emperor would find out that he had been drugged.
Thus, based on the drugging incident, the investigation led back to her. Moreover, since her plan had not yet succeeded, she certainly couldn't let the Emperor know that she was the one who did it.
"Alright, if you have anything important to report, then go and report to the Emperor first! I'm just taking a stroll, you may go now!"
Su De was somewhat puzzled. No matter how casual the Empress was, she wouldn't deliberately walk to the door of the Imperial Study!
However, Su De quickly overlooked this matter, because he felt that the matter of the emperor being drugged the previous night was more important.
Therefore, Su De immediately forgot about the Empress's unusual behavior.
The moment Su De entered the Imperial Study, Fei Leng immediately looked up at him, his icy gaze sweeping over him. Su De couldn't help but shrink back.
"So, what did you find out?"
Sude immediately knelt down, looking at Fei Leng with a face full of disappointment.
"Your Majesty, because last night was a victory celebration banquet, the food was quite varied, so we can't be sure exactly what Your Majesty ate, nor can we be sure if the problem was with what Your Majesty ate last night, so we can't find out."
Upon hearing that they couldn't find the answer, Fei Leng's expression changed instantly. He grabbed whatever was at hand and threw it at Su De.
Su De did not dodge, nor did he dare to. The Emperor was in a fit of anger, and how could he dare to do anything to anger the Emperor again?
"Useless! You bunch of useless people can't even find out such a small thing. What use are you to me?"
Sude also felt that they were indeed somewhat useless; it was a simple case of drugging, yet they couldn't find out who did it.
"Investigate, keep investigating. If you still can't find anything, don't come back."
Sude immediately nodded, knelt down again, and said to Fei Leng.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. This servant will investigate again immediately."
After Su De left, Fei Leng's anger had not subsided. However, he thought to himself that if it weren't for the drug that this person had given him today, he would never have known that Jiang Jingyue, who had always called him brother, was actually a woman.
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