"Your Majesty... Your servant has failed to live up to Your Majesty's high expectations. It is my incompetence!"
Zhao Junyao was a bit stunned, completely bewildered. What on earth? What was the Empress talking about? Incompetent? What was this new act?
Zhao Junyao didn't speak, and sure enough, the Empress continued, "Your Majesty, I don't know when my illness will improve. Regarding the authority over The Six Palaces, I implore Your Majesty to find someone to assist me!"
Authority over The Six Palaces belonged exclusively to the Empress, unless... there was an imperial command!
Zhao Junyao let out a long sigh of relief. So that's what this is about!
"In that case, let... Noble Consort assist. For the sake of fairness, Consort Ning and Consort Hui Pin shall also coordinate."
Qingqing had just given birth; it would be better not to overburden her. More importantly, she had to attend to his needs—that was the truly exhausting part!
