Palace, the Empress really didn't know about the daytime events; the Emperor knew, as the Zhou family had Qing Xue and others; today's events related to the Empress, naturally he would report the news.
The Emperor didn't mention this matter during the meal; now, just before going to sleep, he talked about today's incident at the lantern shop, "I specifically checked today; the man the Empress's cousin married holds an official rank from the sixth grade, a rare audacity among the relatives of officials of this rank. Who gave them such confidence?"
The Empress's pupils contracted, "Your servant truly didn't know about this."
The Emperor hmmmed, toying with the string of pearls his father had given him; his father had a pair, and this string was given to him.
