Chapter 684 - The thing. (1/2)

Ji Cheng took a deep breath as he looked at the ceiling. He pulled Xie Ming closer and let out a deep breath before saying.

” That hairpin….Hmm...as I have said earlier we couldn't find that hairpin since that incident. But you don't need to worry about that. Even though it holds great value to it, it doesn't matter as long as you're here. No one can dare to question your authority as an Empress just because of that hairpin.”

Zhao Ming pursed her lips as she failed to get anything from him. She sighed and snuggled into his embrace.

' You don't know what value it holds to me.'

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Two days later,

Zhao Ming and Jia shi decided to visit the chambers of other consorts and see how they are doing. Even though they meet everyone at every harem meeting, Zhao Ming wanted to make it more personal and wanted to have a chat with everyone.

At first, she was annoyed to handle the harem work because she thought that it would be useless to deal with these gossipy women. However, after some time, she realized that harem work is not easy at all. It's like a mini version of the politics of the state.

She sometimes feels that she is the CEO of the palace and Ji Cheng is the President. These days she doesn't get any time for her leisure work and working along with Jia shi is much easier as they come up with different unique ideas to enhance the quality of the living of the consorts.

Moreover, there is a hidden motive behind her surprise visits. It's to check their chambers. She needs to find that hairpin as soon as possible. And that can be done only by entering into their chambers.

At first, they visited two consorts together. However, they felt that it was going to take too much time if they continued to visit them together. So they decided to split up. She sent Jia shi to those consorts where Lu shi comes and goes every time.

She has already checked the places of a few consorts and today she decided to raid the other places.

Zhao Ming went to Xie Mei's chamber followed by Lu shi. Xie Mei is Xiao Li's sidekick who has always supported her and in the past, she also used to bully her along with Xiao Li and Wen Xu.

” Greetings to the Empress.” Xie Mei was standing at the door of the chamber, waiting for her visit.

Zhao Ming raised her brows and asked, ” I haven't even come yet and you're already standing here. News sure travels fast.” She commented while nodding to her greeting and entered the chamber. This was the surprise visit but news spread faster than she expected.

Xie Mei pursed her lips and followed her reluctantly. Since the day Jia shi has become the head Consort, their duo has become more powerful in the palace. Now, no one dares to insult or gossip about them.

Zhao Ming looked at her chamber which was bigger than the previous two consorts. There were more precious sculptures and items than others.

Xie Mei raised her brows seeing her looking around and said, ” These are all gifts given by Consort Xiao Li. Despite being only the head consort in the past, she always treated the consorts under her with love and respect, unlike someone.” She commented while trying to be as polite as possible.

Zhao Ming's lips curled up as she touched one of the sculptures. Respect, my foot. She was just using these luxurious things to lure her and bribe her to do whatever she wants.

However, she didn't say this to her face. ” So, Consort Xie, I came here to know how you are doing these days? Do you have any worries these days?” She asked as she continued roaming around the room, carefully looking at the items around.