Empress Dowager Li Feng'en seemed to have finally been persuaded. The anger on her face had faded somewhat, but she still did not speak for a long while.
In the dining room of Empress Dowager Li Feng'en's bedchamber, quite a few female officials and Inner Guards stood both inside and outside, along with Shadow Guards hidden who knew where.
As the sun climbed higher, more and more secretaries from the Imperial Palace Secretariat arrived to report their work to Empress Dowager Li Feng'en.
None of them were idle. Though they were waiting, each of them practically wished they could press an ear against the dining room door and catch every word being said inside.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager Li Feng'en and Noble Lady of the Qiu Clan Si Yue did not deliberately lower their voices. They spoke in their usual tones, so their conversation could be heard clearly both inside and outside.
Everyone sighed inwardly, thinking, Your Majesty really had incredible fortune! She had begun with the heavens collapsing around her. Born a proud daughter of heaven, she had been passed off as a fake and cast among the common folk.
Fortunately, even among the common folk, she had not fallen to the level of commoners or even untouchables. She had still been raised among the nobility.
Then, after all those twists and turns, she had ultimately returned to the Empress Dowager's side and taken the throne! Clearly, she had possessed fortune since childhood. No wonder she had fought her way out of the encirclement of all those illegitimate children and ascended the throne!
Everyone listened intently, their heads full of gossip and countless imagined details. They planned to have a good chat with others after work today.
While Empress Dowager Li Feng'en ate breakfast, Qiu Si Yue remained kneeling on