Soon afterward, Zu An patted Bi Linglong’s shoulder and said, “It’s done. I’m leaving first so they don’t see me.”

“But they…” Bi Linglong hesitated when she looked at the two nurses.

Zu An moved closer to her face and asked with a smile, “What, you can’t bear to see me go?”

“Hmph! Get out, go!” Bi Linglong pushed him toward the secret tunnel, blushing as she spoke. When she closed the entrance, she locked it, and then unlocked it, and then locked it again… She was extremely conflicted.

The empress asked from outside, sounding confused, “Are you still not done?”

Bi Linglong jumped in fright. She quickly fixed the bedding and replied, “It’s already done.”

The two older nurses also recovered, and rushed over to open the doors.

The empress came in and saw that Bi Linglong’s clothes were back on. Then, she gave the two older nurses a look.

The older nurses nodded slightly toward her and said with hushed voices,...