Chapter 179: The Trust Between Husband and Wife

Meng Qianqian, Lu Yuan, Zong Zhengxi, and his personal eunuch Xiao Dazi went together to the Supreme Emperor's bedchamber—Zhuanghe Hall.

Zhuanghe Hall was but a quiet little palace, and it was the Supreme Emperor himself who had requested to live there.

After spending years worshipping Buddha in a monastery, he had grown accustomed to tranquility.

The moment they stepped into the hall, Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan immediately sensed an overwhelmingly tense atmosphere.

Eunuchs and palace maids knelt in unison under the corridor, their eyes downcast, hardly daring to breathe. Occasionally, staff from the Imperial Hospital rushed past, their expressions uniformly grim.

"Your Majesty…"

The palace attendant guarding the hall noticed Zong Zhengxi and was about to pay his respects.

Zong Zhengxi raised his hand slightly, and the palace attendant cautiously stepped aside.