Chapter 629 - 640 The Absent Person
A woman like her, if placed in modern times, would undoubtedly be a strong figure navigating various high-level social circles, living a very uninhibited life.
Pitifully, no matter how capable she is, she is merely another woman within these high walls and palace gates; to live well, she still has to depend on the whims of men.
As for her, she is already the Empress, having successfully walked half of life’s path, so her next step should be to vie for the Emperor’s position for her son and to seat herself as the Empress Dowager.
Such an enemy is truly fearsome; had it not been for some early words from Jin Zijin, Gu Youyou would have believed her.
The Empress took a sip of her drink, glanced around, and slightly furrowed her brows, asking, "Where is Madam Ru? Why haven’t I seen her here?"
A Palace Attendant replied, "Madam Ru has had a recurrence of her old illness these past few days, suffering from severe headaches. She only had a gift sent as a birthday present but did not come herself."
"Madam Ru is ill?" the Empress mused, and then inquired, "Why wasn’t I informed earlier?"
"It was Madam’s own wish; she said she feared the Empress would worry, affecting the birthday celebration."