Chapter 1125: Chapter 1125: Does the Emperor Remember Lady?

"After the evening meal, Lady told me that herself."

After hearing this, Zhi’er felt her whole body go a little floaty.

She stomped her foot. "You mustn’t mess around like that!"

She had only come back to the past with Feng Fuce to resolve Fu Xiru’s lingering obsession.

How could she get married here?

Yet Feng Fuce’s thin lips merely pressed lightly together, and in those deep dark eyes, there was actually a faint trace of pleasure.

Looks like the Little Demon Pet was right—this Empress Fu Xiru really is a good person.

Before going to sleep that night, Bai Zhi’er made the bed and lay down beside Jin Lian.

The lamp was already out, and Jin Lian turned over to look at Bai Zhi’er.

She sized Bai Zhi’er up for a long time, then suddenly said, "Zhi’er, you’re really pretty. The more I look, the prettier you get."

"No wonder Guard Ce is so handsome, and so skilled, yet he’s head over heels for you."

Once Jin Lian finished, the remaining little palace Servants who weren’t asleep all chimed in to agree.

Bai Zhi’er’s face flushed red.

She couldn’t very well say that she and Feng Fuce weren’t that kind of relationship.

She could only lower her long lashes, hiding the guilt in her dark eyes.

"I...I like him a lot too..."

Jin Lian sighed. "When I was eight, I started serving at Lady’s side."

Pillowing her head on one hand, Bai Zhi’er blinked her big eyes and asked, "You’ve served Lady for so long, then you must know about Lady and the Emperor’s past, right?"

Jin Lian smiled. "Of course I do. Everyone thinks Lady met the Emperor at some garden outing, but actually, Lady had already seen the Emperor long before that."

Bai Zhi’er was stunned.

She’d never heard Long Xiyuan mention this.

Could it be that Long Xiyuan himself didn’t remember?

"When did they meet?"

"When Lady was seven, she followed Princess Li Zheng into the palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. Because the Empress Dowager wanted to speak with the Princess alone, she had two palace Servants accompany our Lady to fly a kite. And wouldn’t you know it, the kite just happened to fall into a tree and get stuck there."

Jin Lian recounted the past. "Lady got so anxious she started crying, and a few little Palace Attendants were about to climb up to get it."

"But just then, the Emperor, still very young at the time, came walking by. With one burst of Qinggong he was up in the tree, and in no time at all he’d brought the kite down."

"He even told Lady that crying doesn’t solve anything, and she should learn to find someone to help her solve problems."

"After that the Emperor left, but once Lady went home, she kept talking to this servant about what had happened."

Bai Zhi’er’s eyes lit up. "Wow... then does the Emperor remember Lady?"

Jin Lian shook her head. "He definitely doesn’t. To the Emperor, that was nothing but a trivial matter."

"But to Lady, it was the first time she’d done something wrong and someone told her she didn’t need to cry—and she didn’t get scolded."

Zhi’er was puzzled. "Does Prince Li Zheng always scold Lady?"

At that, Jin Lian grew a bit indignant.

"He does more than scold. He often makes Lady kneel and copy books as punishment. He says Lady was born destined to be Empress, and if she doesn’t hold herself to the strictest standards, she’ll only sink into degeneration."

"Lady has never been happy since she was a child."

So when Fu Xiru saw the frank, carefree Bai Zhi’er, she naturally liked her.

Because Bai Zhi’er’s way of dealing with things was what she yearned for yet could never achieve.

"It’s fine. When Prince Li Zheng enters the palace tomorrow, if he dares lecture Lady, I’ll stand up for her!"

Jin Lian laughed. "You mustn’t hit Prince Li Zheng the way you hit Princess Consort Liang. He’s a Prince—he could have you punished!"

Bai Zhi’er lifted her chin. "I’m not afraid. I have a way to make him suffer in silence!"

The other palace Servants didn’t dare respond.

Because you could afford to offend Princess Consort Liang, but Prince Li Zheng’s power was immense—he definitely couldn’t be offended.

They simply took Bai Zhi’er’s words as a joke.