Li Xuan's visit to the palace was informal; even if word got out, it would just be a friendly Commandery Princess leading him into the palace. And this... only needed to be reported to the palace's internal affairs office.
After the carriage entered the palace, it headed directly towards the harem.
Li Xuan slightly lifted the curtain, revealing a crack.
Along the way, he had felt numerous eyes turning towards them.
Needless to say, those were spies.
However, they were not the Sovereign's spies, but the Prime Minister's.
The Prime Minister wanted to undermine the Sovereign, and for that, he needed to fill the palace with his own people.
The carriage continued forward into the harem and stopped in front of a luxurious garden.
On the small pavilion in the garden, an elderly lady dressed in opulence was admiring the flowers.
Commandery Princess Chunyang pulled Li Xuan over, and with her hands gently tugged behind her back, she softly said, "Empress Dowager."
