บท 332: Confrontation

Si family residence, study room.

Si Ye looked at the Empress, Si Huijing—who was seated before him—in shock. "You said that Elder Meng is dead and that Rong Zhen is missing? When did this happen?!"

The Empress frowned deeply. "Yesterday."

"Then, why are you only telling me this now?!"

"It was already evening when I found out about it. How could I leave the palace then? I had to plead with His Majesty for ages just to come here today." The Empress rubbed her temples frustratedly.

The whole of last night, she had nightmares and didn't sleep well. She felt like her head was about to explode. She was respected as the Empress, but she was restricted as people were watching her every move.

She only managed to publicly leave the palace after she told His Majesty that she felt exhausted by everything that had happened recently and wanted to return to the Si family.

"Then… did His Majesty say anything?" Si Ye asked worriedly.