At this time, the sunset is slanting westward, and from that small window, a warm but sorrowful golden glow spills out.

  The noble consort sat quietly in the corner, gazing at those warm rays of light, as if deep in thought, yet with a hint of wildness.

  "What brings you here?"

  She faintly opened her mouth to ask, the hem of her dark-colored skirt was flying with emerald green phoenixes, all adorned with pearls and jade, shining brightly in the darkness.

  At dawn, 'Lu' imagined that when she was imprisoned by an imperial edict, she must have been calm and composed, slightly raising her head, lonely and proud.

  "Is this the Emperor's decree?"

  The Empress Dowager continued to ask, still with a carefree and nonchalant attitude, as if she was indifferent to life and death, without any other concerns.

  "Is it execution or suicide?"

  Chen 'Lu' smiled slightly: "You thought wrong, I just followed the emperor's orders and came to visit you."

  The Empress Dowager heard this and was unhappy, instead worried, sighing: "It's all over with just a white silk rope..."

  At dawn, 'Lu' saw her sitting in the corner, looking lifeless and uninteresting. A nameless anger rose from her heart: "Are you going to give up like this?!"

  Empress Zhou suddenly saw her speak hastily and sternly, looking at her in surprise: "Now that there are witnesses present, I have nothing to say..."

  She gazed deeply out of the window, as if she wanted to see to the very ends of the earth.

  "Besides, he and I were already in love with each other..."

  "So that's what you're saying, that night, Empress Qi really did see your secret meeting?"

  Morning "dew" a needle pierced the essence of the problem. (Computer Station // . Updated fastest).

  Zhou Guifei smiled wryly and shook her head: "The subtlety of this matter, I also can't explain clearly. Now that I think about it, that one night was like a dream."

  In the morning dew's listening, she spoke eloquently...

  "That day, we agreed to meet at Feiyan Pavilion. We had just exchanged a few words when a shadowy figure flashed by. I reached out and caught something - it was a short letter, written in a slanted handwriting that seemed to be from the left hand."

  "Those were two big characters: Speed Away!"

  We knew that our whereabouts had been discovered, and we hastily departed. Along the way, there was no obstruction. After parting ways at the Xihua Gate, I returned to my own palace and never left again... More than half a time later, the palace suddenly erupted into chaos ---- Qi Fei's maid found her, but she had already died in the pavilion.

  She sighed and concluded: "I didn't expect to lose in such a way!" Chen 'Lu' listened quietly, finally speaking up, but asked a very abrupt question: "Don't you regret it?"

  Facing the slightly 'dazed' gaze of Empress Zhou, she said: "In this harem, your status is noble, almost second to none, so why do you want to secretly meet with that person at midnight and make a mess of things?"

  "The battlefield is unpredictable, I am worried... So many years have passed, he and I are in different parts of the world, now fate 'plays' with people, a narrow margin of chance..." Empress Zhou said softly, until the end, it was almost inaudible.

  The golden light gradually dimmed, and in the corner, her slender and resolute face almost became an illusion. Only a soft sigh was heard coming from nowhere: "Just as you said, who in this world can understand anyone's struggles?"

  Morning 'dew' was silent, also had nothing to say, she thought of the first time they met, that cold and refreshing 'girl', that crane standing out from the crowd, only felt unbearable in her heart---- "Don't worry, I will definitely find evidence to clear your name!"

  As if possessed by a mischievous spirit, she uttered a sentence that almost startled herself, and got up to leave.

  "Wait a minute!"

  Empress Zhou's voice was stern as she stopped him, meeting the questioning gaze of Chen Lu. She lightly bit her teeth and spoke word by word:

  "Let me tell you two things----"

  "It was not my intention to harm Mei Guiren and the imperial heir in her womb."

  "Also...... be extremely careful----my father."

  She finished speaking in one breath and sat back into the corner, without another word.

  The last rays of sunset have finally disappeared, and the small humble room in the iron railing has only one lamp.

  Who in this world understands anyone else's struggles? The study is still bright as day, under the two rows of fine wax candles made from honey, the emperor is writing with a flourish, but his hand has unknowingly slowed down.

  The affair of Empress Zhen caused a great stir in the imperial harem, and numerous officials petitioned for the severe punishment of Noble Consort Zhou to rectify the order of the palace.

  Thinking of Zhou Guifei, his brow furrowed and he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

  This matter itself is suspicious. With Zhou Guifei's superior martial arts skills, how could she be caught off guard by Qi Fei?

  If she really killed someone and destroyed evidence, why would she leave the body at the scene without any disposal?

  Yuanyu quietly gazed at the dripping candle tears, feeling that although the room was bright and refreshing, in this deep and secluded palace, there was a thick and heavy 'mist' wrapped around, as if a huge net, quiet and eerie, was approaching the throne.

  The newcomer is not good...

  He secretly sneered, but was not without worry.

  In the harem, with Zhou Qi's two consorts gone, there would be no one left to counterbalance the Empress Dowager's power!

  He was worried in his heart, and his hand with the red brush paused, and a large drop of bright red cinnabar fell, looking shocking.