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Ye Zhen didn't know how long she had slept. She only remembered that Mo Rongzhan seemed to have fed her something, and then she fell asleep again. When she woke up, it was already the next morning.
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"Empress, the hot water has been prepared. Do you want to take a bath first?" Hong Ling asked with a red face, not daring to look at Ye Zhen's skin.
"Well, let's take a bath first." Ye Zhen said lazily, still feeling weak.
Hong Ling draped her clothes on her. "Empress, do you still go to the Palace of Benevolent and Peaceful today to pay your respects?"
Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment. She almost forgot to pay her respects to the empress dowager. "What time is it now?"
"It's already early in the morning." Hong Ling replied in a low voice.
"I still have to go and pay my respects." Ye Zhen said lightly. Although the empress dowager wanted to see her, especially after being angered by Mo Rongzhan yesterday, she must have poured all her resentment on her.
Hong Ling answered in a low voice.
Ye Zhen sat in the pool. The hot water washed away the soreness in her body. She felt as if she had sobered up a little. "When did the empress dowager arrive at the Palace of Pure Flowers yesterday?"
Jianjia and Hong Ying looked at each other.
"After you left, the servants sealed the news. Even the palace gate was guarded by Jianjia personally. But an hour later, the empress dowager came with her people and asked you to come out without saying anything." Hong Ying whispered.
Ye Zhen smiled faintly. "Jianjia, then you should check what loophole there is in the Palace of Pure Flowers."
"Yes, Empress, this servant will definitely find out." Jianjia's eyes were slightly cold. Yesterday, the empress dowager knew that the empress had left the palace. Obviously, one of them had become a spy. It seemed that they were still too negligent.
"Help me change my clothes and comb my hair." Ye Zhen said lightly.
After dressing up, Ye Zhen appeared in front of everyone in high spirits and beautiful appearance.
Dai Mei came in with breakfast. "Empress, you'd better eat something before going to the Palace of Benevolent and Peaceful."
Yesterday, the empress dowager left her cold for so long. She had not eaten a drop of water. She can't be like this every day.
"Yes, Empress, what if it's the same as yesterday?" Others also followed to persuade Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen did not intend to continue to starve. She smiled and said, "Prepare the meal."
After breakfast, Ye Zhen went to the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager had just got up when she heard that the Empress had arrived. With a calm face, she refused to see Ye Zhen.
This was expected, so Ye Zhen was not surprised.
She still persisted in waiting outside. Right now, the only thing that could support her standing here and endure the Empress Dowager's hatred and targeting was the Empress Dowager's protection and love for her. She still hoped that the Empress Dowager would wake up one day.
"Has the Empress left?" The Empress Dowager had finished her breakfast and looked at the sky outside. She wanted to go out to the Imperial Garden to relax, but she didn't want to see the Empress.
"Empress Dowager, the Empress is still outside." The palace maid said in a low voice.
The Empress Dowager frowned impatiently. "I don't want to see her. Make her leave."
The palace maid raised her head to look at the Empress Dowager. Seeing the Empress Dowager's impatience, she didn't dare to say a good word for the Empress. "Yes, Empress Dowager."
Ye Zhen stood outside the door. The sun was moving higher and higher, and her forehead was already sweating.
"Empress, are you tired?" Hong Ling asked distressingly.
"It's all right." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
"This slave Jin Ping greets the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager rest in peace!" The palace maid beside the Empress Dowager came out with her head bowed and curtsied to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. "Rise. Has the Empress Dowager woken up?"
Jin Ping looked at Ye Zhen, and her heart flashed with surprise. The Empress Dowager was really beautiful. "Replying to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager said that the Empress Dowager doesn't need to come to pay her respects today. Please go back."
"Oh." Ye Zhen smiled. The Empress Dowager was so angry yesterday that she didn't want to see her today. "Thank you, Miss Jin Ping."
"This slave doesn't dare." Jin Ping hurriedly lowered her body. How could she dare to call Miss Jin Ping in front of Ye Zhen?
Ye Zhen looked at the bedroom faintly. "In that case, this Empress will come again tomorrow."
Jin Ping lowered her head. In fact, she felt that even if the Empress Dowager came tomorrow, the Empress Dowager might not want to see her.
When Ye Zhen returned to Hua Qing Palace, she saw Yu Ping watering the flowers and plants in the courtyard. When she saw Ye Zhen coming back, she hurriedly came over and saluted. "This slave greets the Empress Dowager."
Ye Zhen looked down at her. "Yu Ping, why are you here taking care of these flowers and plants?"
Yu Ping smiled and said, "This slave is used to it."
"You used to take care of the medicine field in the courtyard for this Empress at home." Ye Zhen remembered that it was indeed Yu Ping who looked after the medicine field for her in the Lu family. She looked at Yu Ping, "Yu Ping, how long have you been with this Empress?"
"Replying to the Empress Dowager, this slave has been with you for two years." Yu Ping said.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. "It seems to be two years."
Many of the people around her were given to her by the Empress Dowager when she was a princess. In addition to Yu Ping, there was also Aunt He. However, the people Ye Zhen often brought with her were Hong Ying and others. If she hadn't seen the palace maid named Jin Ping at the Empress Dowager's place today, she would have forgotten that Yu Ping was also one of the Empress Dowager's people.
Yu Ping didn't understand what the Empress Dowager meant. She looked up at her with some apprehension.
Ye Zhen passed by her with a smile and went back to the room. Soon after she sat down, Jianjia came in.
"This slave greets the Empress Dowager." Jianjia saluted with a cold expression on her face.
"Found it?" Ye Zhen raised her eyebrows, a little surprised at the speed of Jianjia.
Jianjia whispered, "Replying to the Empress Dowager, this slave only found a place in the side door that is relatively low and very hidden. It is estimated that the person passed the message from that place."
"Do you know who it is?" Ye Zhen asked faintly.
"This slave hasn't found it yet, so I'm not sure." Jianjia whispered.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. "Then find a way to lure the snake out of the hole."
Jianjia's heart moved. Does the Empress also have someone she suspects? I wonder if the person the Empress suspects is the same person she wants to find.
Letting Jianjia retreat, Ye Zhen went to see the medicine field she had asked people to open a few days ago. She remembered what happened outside Rende Hall yesterday.
"This Empress will go to the Book Tower." Ye Zhen whispered.
She never thought that there was such a thing as being sick and unable to see a doctor. Yesterday, she learned that the people who had no money could only go home and wait for death. There were so many medical centers in the world. She could not use her power to force them to treat the poor.
Is there any way to solve this problem?
Ye Zhen's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Holding Hong Ling's hand, she got into the carriage. The Book Tower was at the back of the palace. It took half an hour to walk there.
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