Inside the Heart Nurturing Palace, Zu An had Liu Ning sit down first before saying, “You’re injured and should be resting. Why are you running around all over the place?”0

“I wanted to come and see you, that’s all. Whose fault was it that you weren’t even willing to show your real self during your rescue?” Liu Ning still carried a bit of resentment.0

Sang Qien and Zheng Dan snapped out of their daze. 0

Wait, he clearly said he was cultivating, but the empress was here. Was he cultivating together with the empress?2

Zu An said, “I really did have something else going on. How about this? You can rest here, while I’ll take them around the Imperial Palace.”0

“What would an empress dowager like me be doing staying the night in the Heart Nurturing Palace? Even if you don’t care about your reputation, I do! I’ll just go back first, and you don’t need to see me off either. Just take them around. It’s their first time here, so don’t let them feel as if they're getting the cold shoulder now.”0

Zu An naturally didn’t really let her go back...0