Chapitre 124: The Confessions of a traitorous official

The Empress's palace

The mood in the Empress palace was mellow, it was even more mellow than usual. The Emperor had the Empress detained in her palace for a month and a half. He had ordered the Empress to stay indoors and pray for the nation after the Crown Prince's marriage.

Empress Lu wasn't surprised by the order when it came in. She had been expecting something like this since she arranged the Crown Prince's marriage. Emperor Zhong wasn't pleased with her intrusion in his plans and he always punished her whenever he was in this type of mood.

 This time was no exception, he placed her on grounded her in her palace. The news came as a surprise to everyone except the few in the know since the Empress never made any mistakes. Empress Lu had gotten used to his temper tantrum, she didn't take this little punishment to heart. Instead, she took it as a vacation since it saved her from having to deal with his ever-expanding Haram.