"What?"
Zhao Guangyi stared at Verdant Green Maiden in astonishment.
Zhao Qingyu was stunned as well.
"Lady Qing Nü wants to take me away?"
Hearing her question, Verdant Green Maiden lowered her head to look at her and nodded. "That's right. What, are you reluctant to leave the good life in the Imperial Palace?"
"..."
Zhao Qingyu pressed her lips together and shook her head.
She looked at everything before her and sighed.
"What good life is there?"
"All I do every day is suffer bullying."
She did not know Verdant Green Maiden's background, but someone who could make Zhao Guangyi fear her so deeply was certainly no ordinary person!
Following her might be a good choice.
As Zhao Qingyu pondered this, she added, "Should we tell my Imperial Concubine first?"
"Indeed."
Verdant Green Maiden nodded.
After the two spoke for a while, Verdant Green Maiden turned to Zhao Guangyi and asked, "Where is the Little Girl's Imperial Concubine? She seemed to have gone to plead with someone, yet she hasn't returned these past few days. Go check whether someone has been making things difficult for her."
"...Yes."
Zhao Guangyi nodded.
He immediately ordered someone to investigate.
Not long afterward, Madam Zang returned under the guidance of palace staff.
She still did not understand what had happened.
When she saw her daughter held in the arms of a beautiful unfamiliar woman, her face filled with even greater confusion.
"Th-this... what is going on?"
"Qingyu?"
Zhao Qingyu hurriedly said, "Imperial Concubine, the Imperial Tutor saved me."
Those few words explained the situation, and Madam Zang let out a great sigh of relief.
Only then did she notice Zhao Guangyi standing nearby with a somewhat gloomy expression.
"Your Majesty!"
Madam Zang hurriedly curtsied to Zhao Guangyi.
Zhao Guangyi snorted in response.
"What