Early the next morning, Gu Jinzhi went to court.
Li Wei, meanwhile, led Chuntang, the senior palace maid of Phoenix Ceremony Palace, and her lackey Fu Man out of the palace at a leisurely pace.
Officially, she was out to investigate the state of the people. In truth, she had been cooped up in the palace until she was going stir-crazy and wanted to get some fresh air and see what was fun in an ancient city.
She had not brought Zeng Yi this time.
Nominally, that fellow was the Chief Eunuch in charge of Phoenix Ceremony Palace. In reality, she had assigned him to Gu Jinzhi's side.
That way, if she went out for a stroll and came back, the emperor would not inexplicably have "dissolved into water."
Speaking of which, the Zeng Family truly lived up to its reputation as the owners of the Sky-Gazing Mirror.
In only ten days, Zeng Yi had quietly become a First Order martial artist...
She could not help marveling at just how big a back door this mirror had opened for the Zeng Family!?
Li Wei kept a very low profile on this trip out of the palace.
She dressed like an ordinary wealthy young lady, while Chuntang and Fu Man disguised themselves as a maid and a pageboy.
The carriage driver was an inconspicuous young eunuch she had found through the Imperial Horse Administration.
The carriage itself was an ordinary blue-cloth cart without any distinctive markings.
Once the carriage left the palace gates, Chuntang asked Li Wei cautiously, "Madam, would you like to stop by Duke Li's Estate? The madam... must miss you terribly."
Duke Li's Estate?
Li Wei arched a brow.
She had none of the original Empress's memories. To her, everyone in Duke Li's Estate was no different from