Seeing her obediently curled up in his arms, the little bit of gloom in Ye Jinghua's heart suddenly dispersed.
With his help, Su Qiao's affairs went quite smoothly.
*
The weather in early spring was especially likely to cause people to catch cold.
He had heard that even the Empress had caught a chill and had been bedridden for several days before finally recovering somewhat.
Yet he had also heard that although the Empress was ill, the King had never once gone to see her, merely sending her some precious medicinal herbs.
That morning, the small and secluded Yushu Pavilion welcomed an honored guest.
"The Empress has arrived."
Seeing the imposing procession approaching the courtyard gate, Fifteen gave a meaningful glance to the little eunuch Sixteen beside her.
The thin and frail little eunuch nodded, then quickly and quietly slipped into the rear courtyard.
A moment later, he pushed off with one foot, vaulted over the wall, and sped northward.
"Greetings to the Empress."
Fifteen led the eunuchs and palace maids in saluting.
Su Yue coldly glanced at her. "What happened to the eunuchs and palace maids who were here before?"
She was asking despite already knowing the answer.
Fifteen respectfully replied, "Reporting to Your Highness, all the palace maids and eunuchs formerly assigned to Yushu Pavilion committed offenses and were taken away by people sent by Prince Jing."
"Prince Jing?"
"Yes." Fifteen lowered her eyes slightly.
A chill flashed through Su Yue's eyes.
It seemed that the vile Su Qiao really had been taken under Prince Jing's wing and placed under his protection.
"Why did he come here?"
As far as she knew, after the King's birthday, Prince Jing should no longer have had any dealings with that vile Su Qiao.
Why had they become connected again afterward?
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