After all, rather than just having Shang Hongyu saying Zu An supported her, having him personally there would make a far greater impact. Thus, their footsteps quickly disappeared into the distance.0

Shang Liuyu didn’t even have time to put on her clothes properly. She bit her lip, and could only give up on heading over in the end. After all, she couldn't really say anything. Could it be that she was supposed to admit that she had been listening to their conversation the whole time, which was why she knew what was going on?3

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Meanwhile, Zu An and Shang Hongyu left their palace. The maids and guards outside were a bit surprised; the queen had spent quite a while inside, after all. If it were any ordinary concubine, there would have already been a scandal. But one was publicly known as a virtuous woman, while the other was the invincible regent, so no one dared to dwell on that any further.1

Soon after, they entered the mourning hall. There wasn’t as somber of a mood inside as they'd expected; it was actually a bit noisy. The people inside all seemed to have been discussing something, and were separated into several groups that maintained a good amount of distance...0