Consort Yu’s eyes were so wide they looked as if they might pop out of their sockets.
Outside, the palace maids and eunuchs, having witnessed Lady Qing show such blatant disrespect to the Emperor, were terrified to even speak to her. No one dared to point the way when she asked for directions. Huo Qing was truly at a loss; the Imperial Palace was so vast that without a guide, she couldn't even find her way out of the Imperial Garden.
She had no choice but to bite the bullet and head back.
Chapter 500