Novel Full Luo Qianqian didn’t go back to Red Joy Palace, she wanted to confront the empress and make her fall from power.
But it wasn’t that easy to just make the empress fall from power! Luo Qianqian now was clouded by hatred, she wasn’t her usual quick-witted self.
It was not hard to confront Princess Ninth and expose her tricks, the empress could always find a new pawn.
As for the empress… …
Luo Qianqian took the antidote beforehand and made her way to the imperial garden, she dug the two antagonistic flowers and walked to the empress’s palace in haste.
Palace of Earthly Tranquility was where the empress resided in all dynasties, there was only the empress’s residence could have the character ‘Earthly’ in it, earth referred to women in Eight-Diagram, and the empress was the most prestigious in the country.
Murong Yun couldn’t join Luo Qianqian because the emperor didn’t want Murong Yun to get involved. The emperor didn’t think Luo Qianqian was capable of solving this all by herself and he didn’t want Luo Qianqian to make waves in the palaces, so he kept Murong Yun by his side thus Luo Qianqian wouldn’t get any help from Murong Yun.
Plus, it was improper for Murong Yun to get involved in his harem.
Luo Qianqian was happy that Murong Yun couldn’t join her, because she knew Murong Yun wouldn’t let her confront the empress by herself, he would accumulate more evidence and launch a critical strike! But Luo Qianqian couldn’t wait any longer.
Luo Qianqian fumed on thinking about Xue’s condition, that was also why she had disregarded Princess Ninth’s face.
‘Call me dumb, call me reckless, I am going to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility today!’ thought Luo Qianqian, ‘I can always escape if anything shall go south!’
Luo Qianqian didn’t have any trouble in finding the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, with the passing token in hand, Luo Qianqian asked a few maids and walked to the palace straightway.
Somehow, the palace was dead silent, no one could be seen.
‘This is not normal, I better stay alarmed!’ Luo Qianqian walked lightly, she climbed over the walls of the room in the middle of the palace and ran on the roof, she removed a piece of tile on the roof and peeked inside, she learned this move from Su Liancheng.
As a first-timer, Luo Qianqian was lucky that she had picked a perfect location where she could take in everything in a glance, she crouched low and tried to get a better view.
The empress who was in her official robes lay back against the futon while a maid was fanning for her and a mammy was reporting to her.
“Red Joy Palace was in a mess in the beginning, but the Imperial Noble Consort invited Prince Eighth and Doctor Lin after the Imperial Physicians lost their bearings, now Princess Eleventh has turned peril into safety, Doctor Lin says it’s just a matter of time Princess Eleventh wakes up.” the mammy reported.
Informers of the empress’s and the other imperial concubines’ were all over the palaces, therefore news travelled fast in the palaces.
“Oh? She told her son about this?” the empress sat up and a maid soon handed a cup of tea.
The empress rinsed her mouth and handed the cup back to the maid.
“Yes, Your Highness, the news that Prince Eighth is back in the capital city seems to be true, plus, last night was full moon, Prince Eighth must have suffered Frigid Poison attack.” the mammy showed a sinister smile.
“Great, ask our people to get to work, Murong Yun now is still weak from the Frigid Poison attack. You may leave now.” the empress signaled to the maid.
The mammy added before she withdrew as well, “Your Highness… I heard that… Princess Ninth is now in the Maximum Security Prison.”
A flicker of confusion crossed the empress’s face, ‘So fast? Since when the emperor becomes so efficient? Didn’t he evade visiting Murong Xue under the pretext of official duty?’
“By the emperor?” the empress asked with concern, ‘Is the emperor warning me to not go too far?’
‘Princess Ninth is my daughter in name, suppressing her is suppressing me, the emperor always likes to maintain order for appearance’s sake, is this really his doing?’
“No.” the mammy bowed slightly.
“Just tell me the truth.” the empress lifted her hand with impatience.
“It’s Prince Eighth’s fiancee, the Fourth Lady in the Prime Minister’s Manor.” replied the mammy with disbelief, no way did she expect the emperor would entrust this matter to Luo Qianqian.
‘Oh? How come the emperor entrusted this to Luo Qianqian, she is just Murong Yun’s fiancee, not an official princess yet! Plus, the emperor doesn’t seem to like her, but why…’ the empress was lost in thought, then it occurred to her that the emperor was warning her to not go too far by using Luo Qianqian as a weapon.
“Did Princess Ninth confess about me?” that was what the empress concerned the most, she knew Luo Qianqian wasn’t easy to deal with.
“I don’t know yet, I’ve only heard Princess Ninth is arrested in the Maximum Security Prison and she is disfigured, I don’t think she can be of any help in the future.” with that the mammy withdrew the room
A guard came rushing in, “Your Highness, have you seen Prince Eighth’s fiancee?”
Hearing that, the empress sprang to her feet.
Luo Qianqian, who was still peeking on the roof, wished she could slap the guard.
“Luo Qianqian is here?” the empress fumed, “How come that wasn’t announced? Where is she now? Go find her now!”
Luo Qianqian was attacked when she was about to leave.
A man charged at her face with a sword when Luo Qianqian stood up.
‘Why do they always charge at my face? Are they obsessed with ruining my face?’
It was getting dark, the man didn’t couldn’t recognize Luo Qianqian.
“Who are you?”
Luo Qianqian dodged the attack and she withdrew Flesh from her sleeve.
“Is this Flesh?” the man was shocked.
“Who am I fighting?” the man shouted.
‘Haha, it is Mu Chaoyang.’ Luo Qianqian recognized the man’s voice.