Chapter 1842

Xiao Yuan looked stunned, not expecting that these words from Wu Zhao were actually a probe of Gao Yang.

"Your Majesty, this... isn't this a good thing? It shows that Prime Minister Gao is more aware of his boundaries and understands the way of the sovereign and subject!"

Xiao Yuan raised her head, looked at Wu Zhao, whose beautiful eyes were narrowed, and said, "Your Majesty, are you overthinking it?"

"Perhaps I am overthinking it."

Wu Zhao lowered her head, lost in thought, and casually picked up a memorial.

"But the Prime Minister Gao of today is too much of a stranger to me. Just today, he mentioned 'eating the sovereign's salary and performing the sovereign's duties' three times! Prime Minister Gao has never been like this before!"

"Even when facing my rewards, he was calm and indifferent, yet back then, just to propose the disaster relief strategy, he shamelessly asked me for my personal token."

"He should have been grinning and asking me for rewards; given Prime Minister Gao's thick skin, that is how he should be."

"Is it that he feels there is nothing left to reward him with, so he has no expectations, or is there another reason?"

Xiao Yuan listened to Wu Zhao's muttering, her expression becoming increasingly uneasy.

"Your Majesty, this servant actually thinks..."

Xiao Yuan hesitated, stopping mid-sentence.

Wu Zhao's hand holding the memorial paused; she raised her head, her face showing confusion.

"What do you think?"

Even though her status was low and she knew this was not her place to speak, Xiao Yuan could not hold back.

She gathered her courage, raised her head, and almost through gritted teeth, said word by word, "Your Majesty, in this servant's view, could it be that you have fallen for Prime Minister Gao?"