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After leaving Cining Palace, Mo Rongzhan brought Eunuch Fu back to Palace of Heavenly Purity. Not long after, Aunt Cheng arrived.
"Is Empress Dowager resting?" Mo Rongzhan asked Aunt Cheng to rise and even gave her a seat.
"This servant waited for Empress Dowager to fall asleep before coming over," Aunt Cheng said with her head lowered.
Mo Rongzhan nodded faintly, "Ye Yaoyao is really dead?"
Aunt Cheng replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, this servant only saw Noble Yao vomiting blood and fainting in Cining Palace that day, so Empress Dowager sent her out of the palace. A few days later, there was news of her death. This servant did not personally see Noble Yao stop breathing, so it's hard to determine if she's really dead."
"So, no one knows if Ye Yaoyao is dead or not?" Mo Rongzhan's eyes were cold. Although he had sent people to be on guard against Ye Yaoyao, they didn't know where Empress Dowager sent her. Clearly, Empress Dowager didn't want people to know Ye Yaoyao's whereabouts.
Mo Rongzhan frowned slightly. He couldn't figure out how Empress Dowager was fawned over by Ye Yaoyao and why she suddenly treated her so well.
"Has Empress Dowager been acting strangely these days?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
Aunt Cheng said, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager has been the same as usual these days. It's just that when she heard that Your Majesty has returned, she wanted to go to Huguo Temple to fulfill her vows. Previously, when she found out that Your Majesty had personally led the expedition, Empress Dowager personally went to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings. Now that Your Majesty has returned from a great victory, Empress Dowager wants to fulfill her vows."
Could Empress Dowager have saved Ye Yaoyao? Mo Rongzhan's fingers lightly tapped on the table. Ye Yaoyao shouldn't be alive. She was poisoned …
"Aunt Cheng, you should go back first. If Empress Dowager goes to Huguo Temple, you have to serve her all the way," Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice.
After sending Aunt Cheng away, Mo Rongzhan called Shen Yi over, "Go and check if Ye Yaoyao is really dead. Also, check on her maid."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Shen Yi immediately responded.
"Your Majesty, it's impossible for Lady Yao to still be alive, right?" Eunuch Fu asked cautiously. She had already been fed that kind of poison, so how could she still be alive? She wasn't a god, so could there really be a god in this world?
Mo Rongzhan said calmly, "There's always a chance."
Hearing Ye Zhen explain the hypnosis, Mo Rongzhan felt that Ye Yaoyao was not a simple person. He was worried that the Empress Dowager had been completely influenced by this woman.
Eunuch Fu lowered his head and said, "This servant will have someone keep an eye on him."
Mo Rongzhan walked into the bedroom. "En."
Looking at the empty bedroom, he thought about how he had hugged a warm and fragrant jade to sleep last night. Today, he was alone. Thinking about it made him feel a little lonely.
"Your Majesty, is it time to sleep?" Eunuch Fu helped Mo Rongzhan untie his belt.
"Take a break." He wanted to see Ye Zhen, but he couldn't go to her immediately after they parted in the morning.
How could Eunuch Fu not know what he was thinking? He held back his laughter and helped Mo Rongzhan change his clothes.
On the other side of the capital, the Lu family was still brightly lit.
Pei shi personally cooked dinner. After the family finished eating, they gathered around and chatted for a long time. It wasn't until the moon was high up in the sky that they finally dispersed.
Lying in bed, Ye Zhen thought of Mo Rongzhan.
It was as if … she had gotten used to his presence. Without his warmth, it was hard for her to fall asleep.
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The next day, Ye Zhen did not immediately go to the palace to greet the Empress Dowager. After returning home, she thought about it carefully. Mo Rongzhan had just returned to the palace. If she immediately went to the palace to greet the Empress Dowager the next day, she felt that the Empress Dowager would certainly be suspicious.
She spent another two or three days at home comfortably until Mo Rongzhan asked Xue Lin to remind her to go to the palace to see the Empress Dowager.
Although it was not a long time, Ye Zhen was a little afraid to see the Empress Dowager because the last time they met was not pleasant.
In the past, the Empress Dowager treated her like a daughter, but now … she was afraid that it would be impossible.
The Empress Dowager only learned yesterday that Lu Yaoyao had returned to the capital. She knew that with the emperor's return, Lu Yaoyao would return to the capital sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
"Call her in." The Empress Dowager whispered, her expression a little complicated.
She used to like Lu Yaoyao very much, but now, for some reason, she didn't want to see her.
"Empress Dowager, Princess Yao Yao is here." Aunt Cheng whispered beside the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager raised her eyes and saw a slender figure walking into the hall with her back to the light. It was not until she walked in front of her and saluted that the Empress Dowager saw Lu Yaoyao's appearance. She hadn't seen her for a year, but the little girl had grown even more beautiful.
No wonder the Emperor only saw her in his eyes.
"This official's daughter greets the Empress Dowager." Ye Zhen dared not call the Empress Dowager mother anymore. She bowed her head and saluted, feeling a little nervous.
The Empress Dowager looked at her for a while, remembering her former love for her, and her heart was a little sour. "Get up."
Ye Zhen thanked her in a low voice, stood up, and looked at the Empress Dowager hesitantly.
"When did you come back?" The Empress Dowager asked.
"Replying to the Empress Dowager, this official's daughter came back two days ago." Ye Zhen whispered.
The Empress Dowager looked at her timid appearance and said angrily, "Do I look terrible? You don't even dare to look at me? "
Ye Zhen glanced at her cautiously. "I'm afraid that the Empress Dowager doesn't want to see me."
"If I don't want to see you, will you not enter the palace?" The Empress Dowager asked. She didn't want to see Lu Yaoyao. Seeing her made her miss the old days.
She almost forgot that if it weren't for Lu Yaoyao, she might have lost a son.
Ye Zhen said, "Of course not. In fact, I miss the Empress Dowager very much."
The Empress Dowager shook her head in her heart, thinking that Ye Zhen would be her daughter-in-law in the future. If they really fell out, it would make things more difficult for the Emperor. "Sit down and talk with Ai Jia."
"Yes, Empress Dowager." Ye Zhen was actually a little sad. Although she had always told herself that it was normal for the Empress Dowager to treat her not as well as she used to, it was inevitable that she would be sad after experiencing it.
Although the Empress Dowager did not show that she disliked her, the intimacy between them had disappeared. Now, the Empress Dowager was really strange to her.
"How have you been this year in the capital?" The Empress Dowager took the teacup in her hand and slowly scraped the lid.
Ye Zhen replied cautiously, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, it's all good, but I miss the capital a little."
"Ai Jia thought that when you went to the capital, you would be so happy that you would forget home and home. I didn't expect you to still miss the capital." The Empress Dowager smiled. "Lord Ye actually agreed to let you return to the capital, which is really beyond Ai Jia's expectations."
"This official's daughter's biological father and brother are in the capital, and this official's daughter's family is also in the capital. This official's daughter naturally misses them." Ye Zhen bowed her head and said.
The Empress Dowager glanced at her. "Ai Jia heard that the capital was almost captured a while ago. Were you in the city at that time?"
"Yes, but it was more daunting than dangerous. I've let the Empress Dowager worry." Ye Zhen whispered.
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