Bi Linglong was both pretty and elegant, but Zu An couldn't just reply ‘your daughter-in-law is so great’, right? After thinking about it for a bit, he said, “The Crown Princess has always been someone who has cared for her subordinates. She has always handled matters with fairness and without bias… Everyone in the Eastern Palace has only ever spoken praises of her.”

He didn’t know why the emperor would ask him something like that, but he definitely couldn't include anything about her appearance or femininity in his reply.

The emperor remained expressionless as he suddenly replied, “Oh? You’ve spoken so many praises about her, but not a single one was about her treatment of the Crown Prince?”

Zu An was alarmed. This guy came prepared after all. No wonder Eunuch Wen was secretly following me. Thus, he said, “Everyone in the palace knows how well the Crown Princess treats the Crown Prince, so that’s why I didn’t bother to mention it.”

“Did you not mention it, or did you subconsciously choose not...