Li Rong was seated inside one of the rooms in the Imperial Palace.
Her face was blank but her eyes were filled with resentment and coldness as she remembered how Yi Jie had refused her when she had begged Li Heng to stop Xi Ying.
She raised her head when she heard the sound of the door being opened and immediately stood up from the bed when she saw that it was her husband.
"Qiang, what happened?"
Li Rong asked in a hoarse voice as she walked toward her husband. He had a very grim face.
Hearing the question, Li Qiang raised his head. His eyes had exhaustion as he whispered
"Lu Jianye asked me whether whatever Xi Ying said about Li Na was true or not."
Li Rong's eyes flashed with fear and panic when she heard this. She held her husband's arm as she asked him
"Wh…what did you say?"
Li Qiang shook his head as he pressed his head with his other hand and then answered