Chapter 48: A Mission at Night

However, they were in public after all. The empress did not show disdain on her face. She cleared her throat and asked, "Lord Lin, how have you been doing in the palace for the past few days?"

Hearing the empress's voice, Lin Ran came back to his senses and knelt on one knee. "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm doing very well in the palace!"

"Stand up."

The empress waved her hand and said with a faint smile, "In that case, I'll arrange an errand for you."

"Your Majesty, at your service!"

"Recently, I heard from Consort Rong that she's been hearing some strange sounds in the Cloud Prayer Palace every midnight. Consort Rong was so scared that she couldn't eat or sleep well. She also lost a lot of weight, so I decided to accompany Consort Rong tonight. Lord Lin, you are very capable, so I'll let you patrol the area around the Cloud Prayer Palace!"