Luckily, the person who came in simply reported something and then left.
The conversation between the Empress and the Late Emperor did not continue, and the Late Emperor left in a hurry.
Cai Yun waited for a long time before daring to sneak out from under the Buddha statue and slip back to her room along the small path.
Initially, she was on edge, unable to sleep all night, and had to feign calm during the day.
A few days later, the palace maid she had replaced went out late at night, slipped into the water, and drowned.
Everyone thought it was an accident, but Cai Yun knew it was no accident!
The Empress must have discovered something, inquired about which maid was on duty that day, assumed she overheard, and got rid of her.
Logically, with the palace maid dead, the matter should have ended; no one knew Cai Yun was the one who heard.
She should be safe.
But for the past few days, she felt uneasy; the Empress looked at her as if she was already dead.
