Mu Yuanxiu and Pei Shenyan left Fengyi Palace and followed Mr. Gao to see Li Can, just as Empress Cui learned of the situation.
But just after the palace maid reported, someone else came to inform her that the Emperor had passed away.
Empress Cui was unsure whether they had been with the Emperor just moments before.
She was rendered speechless by Princess Consort Yu Wen's aggressive questioning, not knowing how to respond.
"Why isn't the Empress answering?" Princess Consort Yu Wen questioned sharply again, "Is the Empress intentionally protecting those two?"
"Empress, where are they?" The Empress Dowager also looked at Empress Cui and asked sharply.
How could Empress Cui know where they went?
If she answered that they went with Mr. Gao, then the Empress Dowager would suspect they harmed the Emperor. If she said she didn't know where they were, it might seem like she's hiding them.
Empress Cui became anxious and uneasy.
