The Emperor had summoned the Empress and I to his chamber. It was common he requested my presence seeing that I was his most treasured concubine. However, I certainly wasn’t expecting him to call for the Empress too; they had grown extremely distant, after all.

The moment the Empress entered the room, I displayed a grin.

“At the moment, the Emperor is stuck in a meeting… I wasn’t expecting him to summon you as well.”

I stated mockingly. To my surprise, I was met with a sharp slap.