As soon as Zheng Ji stepped into the palace, he noticed prying eyes from all directions.
She completely ignored these looks, whether they were curious, frightened or worried, and she was not affected by them in any way.
As usual, she went straight to Fuqing Palace.
Only after seeing the four guards guarding the palace did her eyes change slightly.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the two long knives lying in front of her, and said calmly: "Get out of the way."
Her tone was very calm, and her face was not angry, but it made people feel a deep sense of oppression of an approaching storm.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. The Emperor has an order that no one is allowed in or out." A military general said bravely, looking for help at Shi Dingfang behind Zheng Ji.
He is the palace guard Zhonglang General Cao Zhen, who was the one who took over Shi Dingfang's post.
When he received the imperial order to guard Fuqing Palace, he complained in his heart and regretted for the umpteenth time that he had not followed Shi Dingfang to Princess Changding's mansion.
Guarding Fu Qing Palace is a really hard job!
Any soldier who works in the palace doesn't know how much the emperor loves Concubine Jiang?
Even though Concubine Jiang is now demoted to Concubine Jiang and seems to have lost her power, who knows what will happen next moment?
Maybe he will be favored again tomorrow.
And Her Majesty Changding... This is the princess who was able to fight back and kill other soldiers with one against three when Wuge Dingchang was on the verge of despair!
He didn't want to stop His Highness, but it was hard to disobey the emperor's order!
Shi Dingfang sighed secretly in his heart and stepped forward: "Your Highness, why don't you go to Zichen Palace first?"
If His Highness insists on forcing his way into Fuqing Palace, then Cao Zhen won't be able to stop him, but what happens after he breaks in?
In short, the guarding of Cao Zhen and others, and the confinement of the imperial concubine, are all tied to the emperor.
Just as Zheng Ji was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from Fuqing Palace: "Xiaojiu, don't worry, my concubine is fine."
Zheng Ji suddenly raised his head and looked into the palace, and saw his mother-in-law slowly walking out and stopping at the entrance of Fuqing Palace.
Her mother-in-law was looking at her with a smile, her gorgeous face was radiant, her slender eyebrows were shining, she was still breathtakingly beautiful.
Being demoted and grounded was like a breeze that could be blown away by her, without any impact on her.
Even the appearance of this breeze made her feel more relaxed and comfortable.
Seeing such a mother-in-law, Zheng Ji's heart immediately fell back to the distance, quiet and calm.
After Concubine Jiang Gui appeared, Cao Zhen received Shi Dingfang's eyes and after a moment's thought, he and another general retreated to the side.
Right now, just as the emperor ordered, no one enters or leaves Fuqing Palace.
Zheng Ji did not move, only bent down and called: "Mother Concubine."
The mother-in-law's condition was much better than she imagined. Seeing the mother-in-law... she didn't even know what to say.
Jiang Zhao was still smiling and continued to say to Zheng Ji: "Xiaojiu, you still have a competition in the martial arts pavilion. Just concentrate on preparing for it. Don't worry about your mother and concubine."
"Yes, concubine." Zheng Ji replied, obeying the words very obediently.
When Jiang Zhao heard these words, he shook his head helplessly: Xiaojiu agreed too quickly, but would not do what she said.
Also, Xiaojiu has her own way of doing things. Now that she is trapped in Fuqing Palace, how can she do nothing?
That's all, no matter what Xiao Jiu wants to do, the reason why she hurriedly appears here is to let Xiao Jiu know that everything is fine with her now.
The emperor's punishment was really painless to her.
She did not shy away from letting the emperor know this - she was Jiang Zhao. The woman the emperor had favored for so many years always had a temper, wasn't she?
In the Zichen Hall, Emperor Yongning stared at the memorial in his hand without turning a page for a long time.
Xue Gong stood quietly behind him, knowing that the emperor was in confusion and did not dare to make any sound.
After a long time, Emperor Yongning closed his eyes and said casually:
"Xue Gong, has Chang Ding entered the palace?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. His Highness went directly to Fuqing Palace. However, he was stopped by the four generals.
Xue Gong, the chief chamberlain, was very aware of the goings-on in the palace.
However, what he didn't know was the emperor's attitude at this time, so naturally he didn't dare to say anything rashly.
After hearing these words, Emperor Yongning fell silent again.
He still held the memorial in his hand, and he still didn't move for a long time, and his expression didn't change much.
After a while, the chamberlain outside the palace loudly called out: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Changding would like to see you!"
Emperor Yongning seemed to be frightened, and the hand holding the memorial trembled. The tremor passed by quickly. If he didn't look carefully, he would have ignored it.
Xue Gong noticed the trembling in his eyes, but seemed to notice nothing. The whisk in his hand also remained motionless.
Seeing that the emperor didn't reply, Xue Gong recalled the trembling he had just seen, so he respectfully asked, "Your Majesty, Your Highness Changding would like to see you."
Emperor Yongning straightened his body slightly and said in a deep voice: "Xuan!"
As soon as Zheng Ji stepped into the Zichen Palace, she smelled a strong aroma of ambergris. No matter how many times she smelled it, she still felt that the aroma was heavy and unpleasant, making her feel depressed.
She really hates this kind of smell, but emperors of all dynasties like this kind of aroma, including her imperial grandfather and her father.
Perhaps, this fragrance is like the supreme imperial power. Although it is heavy, it is irresistible.
"I've met my father." Zheng Ji lowered his head, unable to see his face, but his voice was still.
Emperor Yongning looked at Zheng Ji in the palace and was speechless for a moment.
The long-term clothes are so different from the past.
In the past, Chang Ding liked warm and bright colors. In addition, she had a slender figure and always had a slight chill in her expression, making her look extremely noble and cool.
But today’s Changding...
Emperor Yongning couldn't find a suitable description, but at this time, Zheng Ji had already knelt down with two "bang bang" sounds.
Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at Emperor Yongning.
She came to the palace today well prepared.
She deliberately put on simple and elegant clothes, and gave up the glittering golden phoenix hairpin on her head, replacing it with a pearl-flowered jade hairpin that she seldom wore.
On the face, naturally no powder or makeup is applied.
But she is a very beautiful person. The less makeup she wears, the more shocking the comparison with the past becomes.
At this moment, Zheng Ji's eyes slowly turned red, and tears fell down. Although he was not crying, he felt unspeakably sad.
Seeing Zheng Ji like this suddenly, Emperor Yongning's heart was stabbed hard, and he looked away almost in embarrassment.
In his heart, he could not help but think of another very similar face.
Will she... be as sad as this in Fuqing Palace?
He knew that she was the strongest and would not cry, but... she still had some resentment towards him in her heart, right?
