The next morning, after the morning court session, Hong Qifeng went to the Changle Palace to look for Lu Chen.
The retired emperor’s office used to be in the administrative hall. Since Lu Chen ascended to the throne, he had been handling government affairs in the Taiji Palace. However, three out of ten days, he would be working in the Changle Palace.
Usually, the ministers would not come to the harem, but Hong Qifeng was a woman, so she did not have such a taboo.
Lady Qiao was by Lu Chen’s side, grinding the ink for him. Occasionally, they would look at the memorials. Lady Qiao liked to read the memorials from the Ministry of Justice, most of which were written by the people to determine whether a death sentence was necessary.
The Ministry of Justice had already decided on the crime, and only Lu Chen needed to approve it.
