272: The Crown Prince's Test_3

The only consolation was that, although she, the Empress, could not interfere with the affairs of the Eastern Palace, His Majesty still granted her full authority over the inner palace.

Thinking of this, the Empress's mood grew even worse. She looked out the window, and the past events came to mind, making her both annoyed and suffocated.

What angered the Empress even more was that the next day, Prince Rong was ordered to go south, but it was not mentioned what he would be doing there.

His daughter-in-law was not yet married to him, and he had to go south now without even knowing what was going on. This made the Empress very uneasy.

In the Eastern Palace, Su Xinyi returned from the martial arts training field and heard about this matter. She hadn't expected His Majesty to act so quickly.

Recalling yesterday's conversation with Yan Junchu, when he told her not to worry about the selection of a new concubine, she couldn't believe that His Majesty had actually agreed to it.