C168 Nothing Can Go Back
C168 Nothing Can Go Back
The two of them could only move out of the way. Xiu Er glared at them and brazenly walked in front of them.
Ann Tan was sitting on the Dragon Throne with Su Ann beside him. Xiu Er had seen Ann Tan act amiably in front of Lee Wanning earlier. Now, when she suddenly saw Ann Tan staring at her fixedly, Xiu Er started to feel a little scared.
At this moment, he heard Ann Tan say, "What is it?"
Only then did Xiu Er quickly kneel down and say, "This servant Xiu Er greets the emperor!"
"En!" Ann Tan replied. Xiu Er rolled her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, this servant has a very important secret report!"
Ann Tan still didn't have much of an expression. He thought that Lee Wanning had finally figured out how to call him, but it turned out to be just a small palace maid.
Hearing Xiu Er's words, Ann Tan's face still didn't change much. He only said, "And then? What's the matter? "
Xiu Er looked at Su Ann. Ann Tan thought for a while and said, "If you have something to say, then just say it directly. Don't dilly-dally like this."
Ann Tan's words were obviously filled with impatience. Xiu Er shuddered and continued, "Chenqie wants to report that the empress has colluded with an enemy and wants to rebel!"
Lee Wanning was inside the bedroom. Perhaps because of the weather, she was always drowsy. If it wasn't for the fact that she was no longer with Zhou Qu, Lee Wanning would have started to suspect that she was pregnant.
Just as Lee Wanning was thinking about this, she smelled a faint fragrance. She opened her eyes and saw Chiang Yifeng carrying something in.
Lee Wanning was stunned for a moment before she stepped forward. "Your wound has recovered?"
Chiang Yifeng nodded and knelt down, "This servant thanks the Empress for saving my life!"
Lee Wanning quickly pulled her up and said, "What's wrong with that? You are a member of my palace, so I must save you.
Chiang Yifeng had been in the palace for so many years, but she had never seen a master like Lee Wanning whose face was touched. Lee Wanning smiled as she looked at her and said, "Alright, as long as you're alright. What were you carrying just now?"
"This is the lotus soup that this servant just made in the kitchen. May this lady have a taste!"
Lee Wanning nodded and Chiang Yifeng placed the item on the table. Lee Wanning took a sip and the fragrance assaulted her nostrils. Her mouth was once again filled with sweet and refreshing flavor.
"Delicious." Lee Wanning said, "How come I've never tasted it before?"
"This is a dish from this servant's hometown that not even the imperial chefs in the palace know how to cook. Today, this servant saw that the lotus flower in the lotus pond bloomed well, so I plucked it and offered it to the Empress."
Lee Wanning nodded. As the two of them were talking, they heard a voice from the doorway. "The emperor's arrived!"
Lee Wanning put down the spoon in her hand and bowed along with Chiang Yifeng.
Ann Tan walked in directly and said as soon as he entered, "What's the Queen eating? It smells so good?"
Before Lee Wanning could reply, Ann Tan saw what was on the table and immediately picked it up to eat.
That was something Lee Wanning had used before.
Lee Wanning's eyes immediately darkened. "Your majesty, that's my bowl."
"I'm the emperor and you're the empress. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Lee Wanning was a bit speechless. Ann Tan glanced at Su Ann. Su Ann immediately understood and left with his men, including Chiang Yifeng.
Lee Wanning frowned and looked at Ann Tan, "What kind of play are you singing?"
Ann Tan put down the bowl in his hand and said, "Queen, I heard about something today."
"What is it?"
Ann Tan looked at Lee Wanning with his eyes. On the contrary, she had an open and open expression, showing her displeasure on her face.
Ann Tan chuckled and said, "I heard that the empress said it with Princess Changle. She wants to come to our palace to steal our secret, right?"
Lee Wanning's entire body shook when she heard those words. Then, she suddenly raised her head.
Such a reaction caused Ann Tan to squint slightly.
Lee Wanning remained calm. She hadn't done anything yet, Ann Tan couldn't have felt it herself.
Thinking up to here, Lee Wanning directly said, "Can Your Majesty explain it clearly? Do Princess Changle and I want to rebel? "Who told the Emperor such absurd news?"
Ann Tan stared fixedly at Lee Wanning, as if he was trying to discern the truth from her words. Lee Wanning just stared directly at him like that.
Ann Tan suddenly laughed and said word by word, "It was your personal servant girl who told me this."
Xiu Er!?
Lee Wanning's face was filled with disbelief. Then, she blurted out, "Impossible!"
Even if he didn't let her stay close to him, Xiu Er wouldn't have done such a thing. What's more, Lee Wanning believed that there was still some friendship between the two of them …
Just as Lee Wanning was thinking this, Ann Tan said, "How is that impossible? "What, do you need me to bring that girl up to confront the empress?"
Lee Wanning clenched her fists tightly.
The situation in front of him was very clear.
Either that, or she wouldn't admit it. After all, there was no evidence in Xiu Er's hands, but if that were to happen, then Xiu Er would undoubtedly be executed by Ann Tan. However, it would be even more impossible for her to admit it.
Just as Lee Wanning was thinking this, Ann Tan had already walked up to her and said, "Has the empress thought about how to answer me?"
Lee Wanning raised her eyes, looked at Ann Tan and said, "I was thinking, what did I do to make Xiu Er misunderstand. Your majesty, this is impossible, Xiu Er said that definitely because …"
Before Lee Wanning could finish her words, she was interrupted by Ann Tan. He said, "I believe in the Queen, so I have already ordered the palace maid to be put to death."
Lee Wanning suddenly raised her head.
Chiang Yifeng was outside the bedroom. She didn't know what Lee Wanning and Ann Tan were talking about, but she could tell that the atmosphere inside was unusual. She looked at Su Ann beside her but couldn't find anything.
Chiang Yifeng gritted her teeth and stepped forward, "Eunuch Su, what's going on?"
Su Ann looked at her and said, "I told you before right? Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, and don't look at what happened in front of you."
Chiang Yifeng lowered her head. Su Ann looked at her and said, "Be a bit more quick-witted. Master is your master, but not yours. The last one you have to serve is the emperor, understand?"
Chiang Yifeng's body trembled. When she raised her head, she just happened to see Ann Tan coming out from Lee Wanning's bedroom.
Chiang Yifeng originally wanted to rush up to take a look, but Su Ann, who was beside her, turned around and glanced at her.
Only after Ann Tan had left did Chiang Yifeng enter. She saw Lee Wanning sitting there with an unexpectedly ugly expression.
"What's wrong, Empress?" Chiang Yifeng stepped forward and said.
Lee Wanning glanced at her. She didn't know why her head started to hurt ever since Ann Tan left. Thinking back to what he just said, Lee Wanning felt her head rumbling.
After hearing Chiang Yifeng's words, Lee Wanning said in a low voice, "Take someone outside and bring Xiu Er's body back."
Chiang Yifeng's expression immediately changed when she heard this. She said, "Esteemed Empress, your words mean …"
"I don't want to talk right now. You can leave first."
Looking at Lee Wanning's expression, Chiang Yifeng knew it would be inconvenient for her to say anything, so she could only turn around and leave.
If Lee Wanning hadn't thought that Xiu Er would betray her, Xiu Er probably never would have thought that he would be the first one to die, not Lee Wanning.
No matter what, Lee Wanning had spent some time with her. Furthermore, she had come from Wusun with him, so when she heard this news, besides feeling shocked, Lee Wanning also felt sad.
From that moment onwards, she realized that she couldn't use the gaze she used to look at Ann Tan. Maybe she would accidentally anger him one day and the result would be the same.
Although Lee Wanning wasn't afraid of death, she didn't want to die. More importantly, she didn't want to die in this deep palace. She had a hunch that if she did something wrong, Ann Tan would definitely implicate Zhou Qu.
This was the most important thing.
But now, Lee Wanning couldn't think of anything. Her head hurt.
Just as Lee Wanning was thinking about this, Chiang Yifeng had already returned. Her eyes were completely red. Lee Wanning restrained herself for a moment before she said, "cremate her, then her corpse …" Buried in see of Wusun, that is her hometown, she should like it. "
Chiang Yifeng nodded and retreated.
Lee Wanning walked to the window slowly and looked out at the white wall and red tiles of the palace. It was exceptionally cold.
Lee Wanning closed her eyes for a moment. It was unknown when she had completely blended in with this place. There were people and things that she liked and cared about. She was reluctant to part with everything.
But even if he was reluctant, so what?
Anyway... She couldn't go back.
What was Zhou Qu doing now?
Would he resent her?
Now, Lee Wanning suddenly remembered that back then in the Guxi Village, even if there were many things that were disappointing, at least there were still a few left … Happy.