Watching him leave in such a bedraggled state, Li Yuanzhi could not help but giggle. We're clearly in love with each other, so why does this feel like we're having an affair?
Sensing someone outside pushing the door open, Li Yuanzhi pulled the blanket over herself and followed the plan, pretending to remain asleep.
"Ah~" A maid's cry rang out in the room. Clearly, that group had seen the scene on the bed as well: rumpled bedding, an embarrassing scent lingering in the air, and Li Yuanzhi lying beneath the covers with her hair disheveled and her cheeks flushed. Even an idiot would know what had just happened.
The crowd immediately erupted. Debauchery in the imperial palace was an enormous scandal! Those who knew nothing of the matter turned pale and trembled where they stood. If something like this happened to their mistress, servants like them would likely be silenced as well. Some of the older women reacted more quickly, quietly slipping away to notify the Imperial Consorts behind them.
Song Qingshu watched from the shadows for a while. Only after seeing that Li Yuanzhi was not in danger for the moment did he leave in relief.
Earlier, he had realized that someone was using Li Yuanzhi to strike at the Jia clan, and he quickly recognized it as an excellent opportunity. He had been worrying over how to leave Lin'an City to support Ajiu and Qingqing without exposing his identity. What had happened in the palace now provided the perfect opening.
All the evidence now pointed to Consort Jia, driven by jealousy, having summoned her nephew to ruin Li Yuanzhi's chastity. Li Yuanzhi was an Imperial Consort personally selected by the emperor, a strong contender to become the future Empress. Behind her stood Prime Minister Wan Qixie and Li