"Empress, I sneaked out secretly. Right now, the Empress Dowager and everyone at Zhongcui Palace still think I am with Your Majesty!"
Even Su Luo, used to the ways of the world, was exceedingly surprised at this moment.
What a golden opportunity this was, to just leave Wei Shu alone at Zhongcui Palace. She sneaked out and wasted this chance. If one were a bystander, even Su Luo would feel sorry and sigh for her wasted opportunity.
Perhaps it was due to Su Luo's prolonged silence, Liu Mianmian urgently explained, "Empress, truly nothing happened between His Majesty and myself. You can calculate the time, with my walking speed from Zhongcui Palace to here, it would take at least the time for two sticks of incense to burn. His Majesty probably entered my chamber just before those two sticks were burned out... I truly had no intention of vying for favor!"
Su Luo saw that her forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and the tip of her nose was also wet.
