Chapter 463

Chapter 463

In the palace, there was a momentary uproar like the noise of boiling water, and everyone looked in disbelief at the direction of the flames.

“I’m running out of water!”

“Put out the fire!”

“The Dowager Consort’s chambers have caught fire!”

“...”

Hysterical shouts penetrated the silence of the night both inside and outside the Tai’an Palace.

The blazing fire greedily engulfed and burned the west side of the hall, and the scorching heat almost penetrated through the walls to the main hall, while the burning smell permeated the air, making people feel like they were on pins and needles.

An explosion could be heard outside, but the main hall was surprisingly quiet, with three people; one was sitting and two standing in an open hall.

The emperor and Gu Zezhi both had calm and unfazed expressions on their faces, while Dowager Consort Fang’s face was pale.

The emperor paused, his voice colder. “Or, did he bring the wrong person?”

How did the emperor know! Dowager Consort Fang’s eyes widened.

The next moment, as if a thunderbolt suddenly struck her heart, Dowager Consort Fang’s pale complexion turned even paler, and her body trembled slightly.

She suddenly realized that the emperor knew everything; from beginning to end, he knew everything.

The emperor sighed faintly, “It’s a shame that Gu Xi worked so hard to make this trip, but how come he got the wrong person before leaving?”

Dowager Consort Fang: “...”

Dowager consort Fang clenched her teeth tightly, while her complexion was now as white as a corpse, without any blood.

For the past 11 years, she has been living in the capital as if the day passes like a year. She wanted to leave every day, but could not. She was trapped in this small Jiuqu Garden by the emperor.

She misses her son, misses her grandson, and even more misses her past glory.

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