Chapter 782

Steward Jiang, absorbed in the latest juicy gossip, answered without thinking, "This was not the Empress Dowager's intention. The Sun family did it behind her back."

After speaking, he came to his senses and quickly looked at Pan Yun. Seeing little change in her expression, only a look of understanding, he knew she had guessed it long ago.

He simply stopped concealing it and said directly, "But the Sun family is the Empress Dowager's maternal family. If something happens to the Earl of Huichang because of this, the Empress Dowager will be saddened, and the Emperor will not feel good about it either."

"I never expected Commander Jiang, thousands of miles away, to understand the imperial will so well. Truly impressive."

Steward Jiang said proudly, "Of course. Our lord is deeply trusted by the Emperor."

"Deeply trusted by the Emperor, my ass." Lu Mingzhe turned around and cursed crudely, sneering, "Who doesn't know that Jiang Jinsong and Song Zhang rose to such heights by following Wang Zhen's path? Without Wang Zhen, would the Emperor even know who Jiang Jinsong was?"

Pan Yun gave a light cough and said, "I honestly didn't know that."

Lu Mingzhe turned and glared at her.

Pan Yun spread her hands. "I really didn't know. That's why I cursed Wang Zhen right in front of Steward Jiang today. But when I suspected Wang Zhen of falsely conveying the imperial will, he wasn't angry on Wang Zhen's behalf either, so..."

Lu Mingzhe's expression softened as he mocked, "Of course they won't be angry for Wang Zhen. This isn't the Capital City. The sky is high and the Emperor far away—why should they bother pretending? They may be respectful to Wang Zhen on the surface, but in their hearts, they despise him."

That was true. Among the