Su Qiao tossed aside the book in her hands and rose, puzzled. "Wasn't the Palace Examination today? Why is the Emperor summoning me?"
Marquis Su saw that she still had not moved and anxiously pushed her toward the room:
"Oh, stop talking and hurry up and get ready. We can't keep the Emperor waiting."
"All right."
Su Qiao really did not want to meet any emperor, but at a time like this, the arrow was already nocked and had to be fired.
She could only return to her room and change into a fresh outfit, then have Bi Qiu redo her hair. Only after that did she slowly walk toward the hall in the front courtyard, her hands clasped behind her back.
From afar, Eunuch Quan's eyes lit up when he saw her approaching. He had been waiting at the entrance.
What a dashing young man.
That perfect face, that transcendent bearing, that elegance seemingly radiating from her very bones—
Steward Quan wondered whether that old rascal Su Yuan could really have given birth to such an outstanding son.
"Steward Quan, I'm sorry for the wait."
As he spoke, Marquis Su secretly gave Su Qiao a push from behind, signaling her to pay her respects.
Su Qiao quickly sized up the eunuch before her.
So this was the Emperor's favored Eunuch Quan?
He looked rather like a Smiling Tiger.
She gave him a slight nod and asked courteously, "Steward Quan, may I ask why the Emperor has summoned me? Could you perhaps give me a hint?"
The current Su Marquis Manor had no one of any consequence, nor did it possess any value to exploit.
Yet the Emperor had suddenly summoned her. Could that woman Su Jingya have caused trouble again?
Had she thought of some way to attract the