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As Su Zhi sat in the carriage, she had already made her preparations.

Since An Yang was able to move the Empress Dowager, he would not let the matter rest.

Entering the palace this time would definitely force her to express her stance. If she didn't want to be a lowly person, she would have to let go of this path. Recalling what Xiao Qian had said to her last night, Su Zhi's heart turned sour.

It took a full four hours to go from Xuan City to the Imperial City.

The palace door was towering and heavily guarded. Only when the sounds of guards investigating the situation came from ahead did Su Zhi lift the curtain of the carriage and look outside.

She had peeked into the palace to see how resplendent the palace was. The stone steps below were all paved with fine white jade. The red walls of the jade roof were dazzling to the eyes, and the jade walls were beautiful beyond compare.

Five steps to the ground floor, ten steps to the pavilion; the veranda back, the eaves high peck.

Dressed in beautiful green robes, the palace maid bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows, shuttling to and fro in every corner of the palace. Every hundred meters, there were blade guards patrolling the palace.

At the back of the palace gate, in front of the main hall, carriages were not allowed to pass.

Su Zhi got off the carriage and followed the young eunuch on foot to the Palace of Destiny.

"Madame Su, when you see our empress dowager, you have to understand the rules of the palace. If Mistress doesn't wake you up, you can kneel down even if you want to." "Don't look at what you shouldn't, don't listen to what you shouldn't. Answer whatever you ask, and don't spout nonsense."

Little De raised his thumb and said, "Don't offend Master. When the time comes, you will only end up burying a dried up well."

"Thank you for your reminder, Eunuch."

Su Zhi followed behind the young eunuch. For some reason, her heart had already begun to tighten.

"Little De!"

"Yo, isn't this big sister Qian'Er?" What orders does the empress have? "

A group of females dressed in pink walked over. The leading girl was around 20 or 8 years old and held a jade bottle in her hand.

"The Empress thinks that Tian'er is dry and needs some honey. I just got this from the storehouse."

Little De gave her a bashful smile and poked her shoulder. "Big sister Qian'Er, when are you free? I have a gold-plated bracelet that the empress dowager has bestowed upon me. It suits you quite well."

Qian'er pursed her lips into a smile and suddenly stopped moving. Turning to the side, she said, "I think …"

"Ouch ~"

Before he could finish, his ankle twisted, and the small porcelain bottle in his hand smashed towards Su Zhi's face.

Su Zhi had no time to dodge and was hit in the forehead by the porcelain bottle. A dull pain assaulted her, followed by a spray of the white liquid spilling out of the bottle and covering her entire face.

"Where did this lowly slave come from?"

Su Zhi instinctively touched her forehead, which was injured, and touched the incense on her face.

This woman was not stupid. She was the one that lost her balance and ended up being someone else.

"Elder sister, please calm your anger. The empress dowager wants to see him. Once the honey's gone, hurry to the storehouse for more, don't keep the empress dowager waiting."

"How unlucky."

Qian'er looked at the broken porcelain bottles on the ground in heartache, then glared at the bedraggled Su Zhi and left with the palace servants.

Little De unhappily rolled his eyes at Su Zhi, "Do you have any eyes? Do you know who this person is? Of the maids by the empress's side, no one in the palace dares to offend them. "

"I didn't hit her. She twisted her leg."

"You still dare to talk back!"

Su Zhi shook her clothes and was too lazy to argue with him. Just as her face touched the scented powder, she began to itch unbearably.

She walked on patiently, scratching her face, feeling the pain and itch in the place she touched, like it was on fire.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong with your face?" Little De Zi noticed the commotion and turned to look at her.

"I don't know. It's extremely uncomfortable. Perhaps it's because that thing had just covered me up, so I don't feel well."

Su Zhi didn't know what was mixed inside that honey fragrance. There were very few things that could cause her to feel uncomfortable in such a short period of time, especially now that things had developed to this point. She began to suspect if the contents of that small bottle were really incense.

"Hurry up and cover your face. With your appearance, don't scare the empress dowager later."

She held her breath and took out a silk cloth to cover her face. She felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they finally arrived at the Palace of Fortune.

"Wait here. I'll call you before I go in."

Su Zhi nodded and waited outside the palace.

Little De Zi waved his horsetail whisk and walked into the main hall, leaving behind two palace maids.

Su Zhi lowered her eyes and stood there quietly, looking around at her surroundings. His face was no longer in pain, but the redness and swelling had not yet subsided.

She touched her cheeks. It was still very hot, but it didn't itch anymore.

It was just after noon, and he had not been able to eat on the way here. He had also traveled for so long, so he was already exhausted.

Su Zhi sighed, forcing herself not to feel well, afraid that someone would catch her off guard.

"Pass on Su Zhi!"

After a long while, the young eunuch finally returned to the entrance of the hall. He glanced at the girl outside and said, "Come in quickly."

Su Zhi accepted the order and entered the palace at a leisurely pace.

It was a cold spring outside, and the moment he entered the main hall, he felt comfortable and warm.

She let out a light breath, and her frozen hand regained some sensation.

When she entered the palace, no one called out to her. It was quiet and no one spoke to her.

Su Zhi was somewhat puzzled and couldn't help but raise her head to investigate what was going on. However, there were two palace maids standing around them. She didn't see the empress dowager nor An Yang.

Inside the chamber, the cloud roof sandalwood is used as the beam, the crystal jade wall is used as the lamp, the pearl is used as the curtain, and Fangjin as the foundation. On the six feet wide bed of the agarwood hung a silk cloth, embroidered with beads of silver thread and crabapple blossoms. The wind stirred the silk as if it had fallen into a sea of clouds.

"The empress dowager has woken up. Everyone, come in and serve her."

Su Zhi felt aggrieved. She had been waiting outside for so long, shivering from the cold. Was it because the real culprit had yet to wake up?

"Royal Grandmother, please slow down."

The pearl curtain was lifted by someone, and an elegant and graceful old woman walked out from the room. She wore a golden crown on her head, and was dressed in a brocade robe. She did not get angry, but she still carried herself. Beside him was Princess Anyang. At this moment, she was looking at the woman in the middle of the hall with a complacent expression.

"Why aren't you kneeling when you see the empress dowager!?" Little De raised his eyebrows and glanced at Su Zhi.

"This humble woman, Su Zhi, greets the empress dowager."

Su Zhi was not used to kneeling down. She felt that it was really awkward to impose such a concept of rank on her.

She bent her knees and raised her hands in a bow, not looking directly at the old woman on the high seat.

"You're Su Zhi?"

After a long while, when Su Zhi's legs were about to give out, the empress dowager spoke up. "Stand up."

Su Zhi heaved a sigh of relief and stood up, standing there obediently.

"Raise your head and let This Dowager see."

She raised her head, displeased with the old woman.

"Why did you cover your face? Take it off and let This Dowager see."

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, something happened on the way here. That girl's face is as swollen as a pig's head right now, afraid of staining your eyes."

"How?"

"To reply Her Majesty, perhaps it was due to some discomfort."

When he heard that Su Zhi's face had been ruined, An Yang was obviously very happy. He insisted that she take off the silk.

"Take off your veil as soon as you see the Empress Dowager."

Su Zhi sneered and still took off her veil helplessly. Her small face, which was covered by the white veil, was indeed extremely red and swollen.

An Yang chuckled, wishing he could clap his hands and clap.

This was great! If she were to ruin her face, she would see if she had the ability to seduce a man.

The empress dowager also saw the face beneath the veil and bitterly waved her hand. "It's better if you just put on the veil."

Being despised by others made Su Zhi uncomfortable in her heart, but after all, she was in the palace and her emotions could not be revealed. She could only be careful at every turn to minimize the feeling of being in existence.

Empress Dowager Feng kept feeling a sense of familiarity with the woman in front of her who'd snatched away her grandson's husband, but she couldn't quite place the details. It looked like she'd met her before.

Upon learning that her surname was Su, Empress Dowager Feng thought back to the Su family and the little sister who had been teaching at the palace six years ago.

"Sir Su, can you come in?"

A mysterious sentence was uttered that confused Su Zhi.