Chief Eunuch Weng Yi had keen eyes, spotting the Empress from a distance! I guess he couldn't help it, considering how conspicuous Fat Queen's figure was.
He immediately reported to Ning Xu, "Emperor, the Empress is waiting up ahead for Your Majesty's arrival."
Ning Xu had just finished the morning court. Although Dongru Country didn't suffer from regency by the Empress Dowager, he was still too young, so he depended on veteran ministers to assist him. To him, the harem was merely a fixture. His visit to the harem was solely to listen to songs and unwind. So, while he was resting with his eyes closed, Weng Yi's words caught him off guard.
"The Empress? You're saying Yuan Yuan, that fat one, has come out of Yikun Palace?"
Following Weng Yi's gaze, who else could that fat woman standing under the peach tree be but the Empress?
