The emperor just looked down at her condescendingly, and in the blink of an eye, his face, which was originally filled with anger, was replaced by a kind and gentle smile.
"You should step back first."
Concubine Ge had not yet recovered from the emperor's inexplicable anger. Seeing this, she hurriedly signaled Yunshuang to support Ge Yuanhui and take her to Cuiwei Palace to rest.
The emperor seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened. He laughed heartily, raised his glass and said, "Today is the Qionglin Banquet. I hope everyone will enjoy it and make it worthwhile."
Although everyone felt that His Majesty's moodiness was so unpredictable that it was chilling, they still raised their glasses and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
After watching all this, the Queen Mother sighed wearily and said, "I am also tired. I will not feast with you and will return to Jianzhang Palace first."
Everyone in the palace knew that the Queen Mother would take a short nap every afternoon, so they did not try to keep her.
The emperor only said: "Take care, mother."
Everyone bowed and said, "Farewell, Queen Mother!"
So Xue Zhiyi bowed to the emperor and the concubines, followed the empress dowager, and went to Jianzhang Palace.
Lan Ying behind her was extremely panicked. Ge Yuanhui had already been punished by His Majesty. If His Majesty took his anger out on her, who knew how terrible the consequences would be.
Now she only hopes that His Majesty will not think of her.
When they arrived at Jianzhang Palace, as soon as the Queen Mother sat down, Lan Ying wanted to explain: "Queen Mother, today I..."
Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother held her forehead and said, "I am tired. Please leave first."
"Empress Dowager..." Lan Ying had lost her backbone at this moment. She just wanted to explain clearly, otherwise she always felt like a knife was hanging over her head.
But the Queen Mother didn't want to listen to her. She just gave Chai Yue a look, and Chai Yue understood what she meant. She urged several palace maids, "Please leave first."
But the Queen Mother said, "Zhiyi should stay and serve me."
Xue Zhiyi's heart sank. As expected, the Queen Mother would inevitably ask her a few more questions.
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