"Bad news! My lady, bad news!" A servant girl ran into the lounge shouting . When she saw Shen Tianyu, she finally stopped and leaned over, her hands on her knees to catch her breath .

"What's wrong?" Shen Tianyu picked up a piece of chocolate and put it in her mouth languidly .

"You guys let your people run around like this?" Rong Jian asked with a quirked eyebrow .

"No, but if it's an important matter, such minor rules can be ignored . Besides, there aren't any guests here so it doesn't matter . "

"Your Palace Master is very kind . "

"One must not only rule with an iron fist or else the people under you will one day snap and rebel . "

"Is that something your Master told you?"

"It's simple logic . " Shen Tianyu didn't answer his question . By now, the servant girl had caught her breath enough to relay the bad news she was shouting about .

She straightened up and bowed, adopting a subservient manner to try to replace the previous disgraceful appearance . "Mistress, news came from the Imperial Palace just now . The Empress has hanged herself . "

Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian stared at the servant girl in silent shock for a while . It wasn't until she started fidgeting that their souls returned to their bodies . "Um . . . is there something weird on me?"

"No, no . We were just shocked sorry about that . " Shen Tianyu spoke first and Rong Jian nodded . She took in a harsh breath of air through her teeth before she asked the servant girl . "Do you know why the Empress hanged herself?"

"Not the whole story, but people are saying it has to do with what happened at the Goodwill Tournament . "

"They would definitely cover this up, did this information come from some of our people in the Palace?"

"Yes . The Emperor is thinking of announcing that she's sick from depression before announcing her death a few days after, once the people from Xi Qi have left . "

Shen Tianyu sighed as she picked up her teacup then took a sip before setting it down again . "How troublesome . . . we're going to have to wait a little more . . . " Though she said so, there was a small smirk at the corner of her lips .

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"Does Wifey want to go and see the show?" Rong Jian asked as he took a break and drank some tea .

"Why do you you think that?" She asked with a teasing smile at him .

"Wifey has a face that says she's really interested . " He replied .

"Well," she sighed . "I Indeed want to watch the show but I don't want to take any big risks . Some monarchs like to practice this little thing called 'silencing witnesses' . Besides, everyone thinks we're workers here or something so there's no way such information would be reported to us so fast, I don't want to blow our cover . Let!s just wait a little more . " She then turned to the servant girl . "You, report to the Manager and a.s.sistant Manager . "

The servant girl bowed to the both of them, excused herself and went to report to her other superiors . The couple continued to chat, eat and drink tea as if they didn't know that a storm was approaching .

"What does Tian'er think will happen?" Rong Jian asked for her take on the upcoming events .

"Something big, maybe even a lot of 'something big's . " She responded vaguely with a gleam in her eyes .

"What 'something big'?"

"Jing Qie and Xi Qi were enemies up until only a decade ago . Naturally, they need to monitor the situation in each other's center of movement, the Imperial Palace . Even established allies do this so former enemies would definitely do so too . "

"Spies . " He said simply .

Shen Tianyu nodded and continued . "Something this big, they can try to keep it from the people but they can't hide it from those inside the Imperial Palace . That's how rumors about the Imperial Palace form sometimes, leaked information . The couple form Xi Qi is sure to have caught wind of this . The Empress seemed quite close with this Empress so she's sure to have a fit of rage and cause a scene . The Emperor may be the official decision maker in Xi Qi's pair politically but the Empress still has the Emperor's heart in her hands . Not to mention, both Empresses have contributed much to their individual countries as well as the current peace so dismissing her would not be a good idea . The Emperor of Xi Qi also can't lock her up all of a sudden like Jing Lan did . She's also smart enough to prevent it if he tried . Though technically the Emperor rules, the Empress also holds considerable power within Xi Qi and outside it!s territory too . She usually just chooses not to utilize it since the couple is on good terms and don't wish to cause distress over some petty personal fights . In addition, the Emperor has had to have interacted with Jing Qie's Empress before while they were working out the peace treaties . He might even consider her a friend of some sort . In that situation, he would be more reluctant in stopping his wife making a scene . Basically, it's drama between two royal couples that could even lead to another war . " Shen Tianyu brought the tea to her lips and drank some mouthfuls .

"Indeed but in such a conservative place, will they really cause so much trouble just for a woman?" Rong Jian questioned .

Shen Tianyu wanted to tease him by asking what he meant but refrained . She knew it wasn't that he thought badly of women, rather he was questioning about the social culture of this continent . "She's not just any woman though . She's the Empress of a kingdom, and someone who has broken boundaries and contributed greatly to both her kingdom and the continent as a whole . She's an important figure . "

"So you're saying they might go to war?"

Shen Tianyu shrugged . "It's just a possibility . They might not end up doing so after thinking some and consider keeping the peace as respecting her wishes and accomplishments but there definitely will be tensions for a long time to come . Especially if Jing Lan promotes that n.o.bel Consort . "