I Was Justice

The morning court session ended quickly. Before long, Zhao Han spotted Yun Ling'er in secret, seated in the Phoenix Carriage with the Four Guards of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning close behind her as they headed for another palace.

Take the palaces of the imperial harem, for instance. The emperor had far more women than just the Empress and Consort Li. There were three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two consorts.

Zhao Han hurried after them, keeping a reasonable distance so Yun Ling'er wouldn't notice him.

Then he saw Yun Ling'er and the Four Guards enter one of the harem palaces. It belonged to an ordinary consort.

Once inside, Yun Ling'er and the Four Guards met another consort: Consort Shu.

Yun Ling'er had been very frustrated lately.

She had planned to catch the emperor in the act with Consort Li, who was having an affair with the head of the Imperial Guards. That way, the emperor would realize all his harem beauties were putting horns on him.

Then he would see that she alone was sincere, change his mind, and return to Cloud Phoenix Palace to spend the night.

Who could have guessed that both Consort Li and the head of the Imperial Guards would be killed, leaving no witnesses?

Without Consort Li, the emperor still had plenty of other consorts. When he chose a name from the tablets each day, he never chose Cloud Phoenix Palace.

Consort Shu, meanwhile, was chosen more often than anyone except Consort Li.

Yun Ling'er had come to see Consort Shu now because she wanted her to put on a little show.

"Empress, may I ask what brings you to my humble palace?" Seeing the Empress arrive, Consort Shu hurried forward with a thoroughly deferential expression to greet her.

Meanwhile, she cursed the Empress inwardly