269. Rejection, Breaking of Maternal and Filial Bonds
"What is going on here?" Empress Hua looked coldly at Noble Consort Liu, who was standing outside the palace with a furious look on her face.
The imperial guard standing at the door quickly reported, "Your Highness Empress, His Majesty has decreed that he will see no one other than Your Highness. When Her Highness Noble Consort arrived, we had no choice but to stop her."
The Empress was also somewhat surprised. She knew that Mo Jingqi had always favored Noble Consort Liu and often had conflicts with the Empress Dowager for her sake. Had she fallen out of favor after only a few years of absence?
But the Empress didn't care about these matters. She nodded and turned to the newly appointed Consort Wise and Consort Virtue. "You two wait outside for a moment; I'll go in and check."
