Bi Yue and the others shuddered in fear. One by one, they waited on the side, trembling in fear that they would be affected by their fury. In Lingbo Hall, Qinfang had just finished cooking the soup to sober up from the kitchen when she saw that the Emperor had already entered. She hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, this servant pays my respects to you." Empress Dowager Chu's words were reasonable. Logically speaking, he had sent Consort Lan back to the palace, so he was likely to stay there tonight. Why did he come back so quickly? "How is your master?" Xia Hou asked thoroughly. "I have a bad spleen and stomach, so I vomited once as soon as I came back." Qinfang replied honestly. Xia Hou frowned and strode into the warm room. As soon as he entered the inner room, he smelled the

