C11 (1/2)

The emperor suddenly felt a bit sad. He didn't know why, but he felt a bit regretful.

Seeing that, Qiu Rong's eyes became moist, ”General's loyalty to the heaven and earth can be seen, the Emperor has seen it all.”

Since when did the empress become the emperor's voice transmitter, and she even had to answer every single word of hers?

Everyone drank and ate. The relationship between the three of them could last three days and three nights on stage, but no matter how brave they were, they would not dare to say the words of the eighth emperor. In this situation, it was better for them not to interrupt.

The emperor pursed his lips and said, ”Tomorrow, I'll send the imperial physician to General's Estate to treat the general.”

Zhou Leping cupped his hands in gratitude, thanking the Emperor before the Empress. In the time it took for him to raise his eyes, the pity and sadness in the Empress's eyes disappeared, and was replaced with indifference and contempt.

She was still wearing the mask on her face, so she didn't have to ask the empress why her expression had changed so quickly.

People change, especially those who can hone their skills in the palace. It's not like they were young or insensible. A single glance would suffice if some relationships were to change.

Because she knew that Zhou Leping could drink, and since she was the host of the banquet and the celebratory one, Zhu Guanliang's advice was thrown to the back of her mind, she did not reject anyone who toasted her, but after three rounds, she found that there were five or six jugs of wine in front of her.

This wine didn't taste too good, and in just a few sentences, someone poked her in the face, asking all sorts of questions. The words they said were like knives, piercing into her heart.

She had already forgotten who was who. After drinking a glass of unknown wine, she stood up and said that she was going out to get some fresh air.

Outside, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The chirping of insects and the chirping of birds sounded very familiar. Looking down from here, all one could see was the jade pavilion, a strange yet familiar scene.

She sighed as she looked out from the fence. The night was cold and she drank quite a lot of wine. When the wind blew, it actually made her wound ache.

Zhou Leping held onto his chest and gasped. Just as he was about to remove his mask to take a breath of air, someone from behind suddenly spoke out, ”The wound's not fully healed yet?”

Hearing this, she turned around and immediately bowed with her hands cupped around her chest. ”Your majesty.”

”There are no outsiders here, so there's no need to be so polite.”

She took a step back and stood beside the Emperor. ”Why has the Emperor come out?”

”This Emperor also came out to get some fresh air.”

Zhou Leping unnaturally touched the mask on his face, ”Then... ”Then I'll go somewhere else.”

”Do you resent me?”