Chapter 442: There's Iron Ore

She carefully swallowed the second half of her sentence.

"From the looks of it, Noble Consort Ji is indeed a trustworthy person."

"It's just a pity that she has completely fallen out with the Third Prince like this. I originally wanted to use her to make an issue out of the imperial examination."

The Empress was still very happy to remove Rong Yan as a threat.

She was happy, but the Emperor was not.

As the ruler of a country, he wasn't so muddle-headed as to lose his rationality because of a dragon robe. However, he was indeed shocked by Noble Consort Ji's actions.

"Does she hate me that much?"

Eunuch De was deaf and mute. He was like an emotionless wooden statue. His presence was so weak that no one could feel him even breathing.

After a while, the Emperor said to Eunuch De, "I want to go to the Xiao Family for a meal."

Eunuch De: …

It sounded like an order.