"Of course, I made it." Fu Zhen stretched her body and pointed to the plate, "Go ahead and try it!"
Pei Zhan put a piece of that fish into his mouth.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" Fu Zhen leaned her head over.
Pei Zhan looked at her, slowly swallowed that piece of fish, then cleared his throat and nodded silently.
Fu Zhen said, "You don’t have to lie to say it’s delicious. At most, it’s not bad. But I’m still grateful you’re giving face."
She poured him so wine: "I heard you just ca back not long ago. What military report ca from the northwest? Is it serious?"
"It’s not related to us, but we can’t be careless either."
Pei Zhan recited the military report he heard in the Qianqing Palace, then seamlessly transitioned to talking about his and Liang Chen’s endeavors to find King Yan and other matters.
After that, he reached out with his chopsticks to pick up another bite of her fish.
After hearing this, Fu Zhen raised the sa question they had earlier, "That being said, King Yan’s problem is indeed substantial."
"Isn’t it?" Pei Zhan’s gaze was deep, "But to conclude he manipulated sothing is also sowhat hasty.
"For these years, the Empress has spent most of her ti accompanying and caring for him. Logically speaking, even if King Yan had such deep scheming, he lacked the circumstances to act.
"Not to ntion, it would be considerably difficult for him to conceal it so long without slipping up."
Fu Zhen pondered his words before saying, "I want to enter the palace tomorrow morning to see the Empress, do you have a way to help find an excuse?"
Pei Zhan finished his wine and set the cup down: "Why are you going to see the Empress again?"
"Did the maids not tell you, I went to see Li Yi today?"
"They did, what of it?"
Fu Zhen then recounted her eting with Li Yi: "I agree with your thoughts, there are still many unexplained aspects in the palace. As external officials, you can’t linger long at the Empress’s side, but being of imperial decree, as long as the Empress is willing to see , I have ways to loiter for a while."
Pei Zhan saw the logic, picking up another bite of fish: "Then go with your sister-in-law. When we saw the Empress today, She inquired about your sister-in-law, ntioning she hadn’t seen her for a while. Having her by your side, you’ll have more room to maneuver."
Fu Zhen wholeheartedly agreed: "That would be perfect!"
Saying that, she imdiately left her seat: "I’ll have soone send a ssage to the Liang Family right now!"
She rushed out quickly, while Pei Zhan leisurely picked up a large piece of the fish’s belly and ate it.
He truly never expected to taste a dish cooked by Fu Zhen in his lifeti!
Not to exaggerate, the taste was quite good. Certainly not on par with a chef, but it far exceeded expectations.
The bustling business of Wanbin Building run by Mrs. Ning, indeed, has its reasons.
Fearing delays, Fu Zhen specially sent Guo Song to the Liang Family to deliver the ssage.
On the Liang Family’s side, after a day-long cleaning and arranging, the accommodations for Fu Zhen were completely prepared.
The two ladies were eagerly awaiting Fu Zhen’s return when they suddenly heard about so separation dispute she and Pei Zhan were having, causing two days of worry. They had almost personally gone to the Pei family to see for themselves, only to be persuaded by Su Xinger to let the couple spend so ti together first.
With such uncertainty, they were unsure of Fu Zhen’s situation. They were anxious about her acting rashly and also keen to discuss face-to-face the matter of eting Mrs. Ning, truly restless.
Just after their evening al, soone from the Pei family arrived, announcing they were there under Fu Zhen’s order to deliver a ssage, inviting Mrs. Feng to find a way to accompany her into the palace the next day to pay respects to the Empress.
Mrs. Feng imdiately perked up and took the opportunity to question Guo Song extensively. Upon learning that both were well, she finally felt at ease.
The next morning, Mrs. Feng sent a letter requesting an audience in the palace, and as expected, a prompt oral directive from the palace summoned Mrs. Feng and Fu Zhen to enter for an audience.
Fu Zhen set out early, first arriving at the Liang Family, then proceeded into the palace with Mrs. Feng.
The two had plenty to discuss along the way, naturally left unsaid.
The leads provided by Li Yi the previous day left Fu Zhen deep in thought, and the eunuch Li Yi requested Fu Zhen to find made her even more clueless.
She recognized so respectable eunuchs in the palace, but there were several of the age as described, yet the information was too scant to deduce anything.
Thus, Fu Zhen nearly discarded the thought of seeking out the eunuch. Nowadays, those capable of directing eunuchs for such tasks in the palace are none other than the Empress or King Yan, and upon reflection, approaching the Empress first was clearly more logical.
"Will the Empress wonder why my sister-in-law needs to bring along to pay respects?"
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