Zhong Li's brows were still slightly frowned, and when she heard the words, she regained her senses and shook her head gently, "It doesn't matter."

She didn't wait for him any longer and turned back to the inner room.

An Lian is the best at observing words and expressions, and naturally saw that she was a little shy, thinking she was worried about the emperor, An Lian said: "The maid need not worry about the emperor, when the servants go to the imperial kitchen in person, Eunuch Huang will definitely be watching. Let him finish his dinner."

Zhong Li nodded, still feeling sorry for him after all, "Let's go now, he has a bad stomach, if it's too late, maybe it will be uncomfortable again, he likes something lighter in the evening, let the imperial kitchen cook some porridge, and use less salt and pepper. , vegetarian dishes can also be made according to the recipe, don't repeat the past two days."

Pei Xing seems to eat everything and feeds well, but in fact, he is very picky.

An Lian responded and walked to the imperial kitchen in person. In fact, the errands were left to the little palace maid, but when it came to the emperor, An Lian was afraid that the little palace maid would not be able to handle the errands, so she always did it herself.

Only then did Zhong Li return to the couch.

She was thinking about things in her heart, and she didn't sleep well. She thought that no matter how busy he was, he should come back when he was approaching the hour, but he didn't come back. Halfway through, Zhong Li glanced at the hourglass, and it was already midnight. .

She frowned involuntarily. After waiting for him for a while, she fell asleep again. The next day, when Zhong Li woke up in a daze, she subconsciously touched the position beside her body. , The bed was also cold, and it didn't look like he had just woken up.

Zhong Li woke up in an instant, she sat up, glanced at the hourglass again, and when Yin Shi was approaching, she stepped on the clogs and got out of bed.

It was Chuxue who was out vigil tonight. She didn't sleep. She just closed her eyes and leaned on one side to rest her mind. When she heard footsteps, she quickly opened her eyes, "Miss? Why are you awake? Do you want to change?"

Zhong Li shook her head, "Didn't the emperor come back?"

Chu Xue nodded, "Your Majesty is too busy to return."

After more than a year of marriage, he only stayed in the Qianqing Palace for three nights. Every time a major event happened in the courtroom. Could it have happened yesterday?

The frontier has just received good news, what can make him have to deal with it overnight? She didn't come back for dinner, and she didn't come back at night. Zhong Li felt a little uneasy in her heart. She knew she shouldn't be thinking wildly, but she couldn't help but think of Li Mingqian's words, saying that a servant had redeemed Iris.

She rubbed her eyebrows lightly, and she stopped thinking about it. Afraid that he would burn her body, she put on her clothes, washed briefly, and went to the Qianqing Palace.

The interior of the Qianqing Palace was not brightly lit. When she came over, except for the guards, there was only a small eunuch waiting at the door. Zhong Li frowned, "When did the emperor rest?"

This little eunuch is Eunuch Huang's godson. He is only fifteen years old this year. He was a little sleepy, so he took a nap. When he heard Zhong Li's question, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly knelt down, "Hui Niangniang , When the emperor and the ministers finished discussing the affairs of the court, it was Hai Shi, and Lord Ling entered the palace in a hurry, and he followed Lord Ling out of the palace and has not yet returned."

When Zhong Li heard this, she couldn't help but stunned, her heart tightened unconsciously, it was almost Hai Shi, he asked Eunuch Huang to go to Kunning Palace, and asked her to rest early, without waiting for him, he actually went out directly palace?

Zhong Li froze in place, only feeling a chill on the soles of his feet, "Do you know why the emperor left the palace for what?"

The little eunuch shook his head and kowtowed in fear, "I don't know this slave."

Zhong Li didn't embarrass him, she turned back to Kunning Palace, she knew she shouldn't think about Iris, but she still couldn't control her thoughts.

Why did he leave the palace? Iris' forefoot had just been redeemed, but he began to leave the palace, and came directly to the house for the night. Is it a coincidence, or is it really related to Iris?

When Zhong Li returned to Kunning Palace, she was still a little stunned. Even though she knew that she should believe him, she still raised her heart unconsciously, lest his departure from the palace was really related to Iris.

She couldn't help hugging her knees, worrying about gains and losses for no reason, and her thoughts drifted to Iris again. As an oiran full of spring, she must be extremely beautiful, right? If Pei Xing really likes her and wants to bring her into the harem, what should she do?

Just thinking about it like this, Zhong Li couldn't stand it.

An Lian entered the inner room, saw her sitting on the couch, and called out to her, "Niangniang?"

It was Chuxue who accompanied her to the Qianqing Palace just now. Chuxue always felt that her state was not quite right, so she couldn't help awakening An Lian.

Zhong Li raised her head when she heard her voice. The little girl's slap-sized face was pale, and her expression was a little dazed. I felt pity for this look.

An Lian said, "Is your maiden worried about the emperor?"

Zhong Li didn't say a word, and after a while, he asked, "When you went to deliver dinner to the emperor, did Eunuch Huang say that the emperor was not in the palace?"

According to the time, when An Lian passed by, Pei Xing had already left the palace.

An Lian replied truthfully: "No, Eunuch Huang only let the slaves come back with peace of mind. He said that he would definitely stare at the emperor to use up, so that the empress need not worry."

Hearing this, Zhong Li's heart sank to the bottom unconsciously.

He clearly deliberately concealed her leaving the palace.

Zhong Li slowly let out a sigh of turbidity, "Go out, it's still early, you guys can rest, and I'll sleep a little longer."

After she finished speaking, she slipped into the bed, obviously not wanting to talk to them any more. An Lian was somewhat worried. At this moment, she hoped that Qiuyue would still stay in Kunning Palace, so Qiuyue was bold enough to chat with her mother. , If she was here, she would definitely be able to coax the empress to be happy at this moment, unlike her, she could not even guess why she was in a bad mood.

After Zhong Li finished speaking, she lay down on her back, "Turn off the lights."

Hearing this, An Lian hurriedly blew the lamp. This lamp was specially reserved for the emperor. An Lian didn't ask much, and went back respectfully.

After Zhong Li lay down, she gradually calmed down.

She thought about the day-to-day relationship between the two of them. He basically stayed in Kunning Palace every day. Even when he was pregnant, he clearly endured hardships and never touched her, lest he would hurt her and the child. There is no doubt about the importance he attaches to her.