The saintess sat down in the red pearwood chair at the head of the table, and without even drinking tea, she asked directly, "Zhang Tao, Zhao Hu, have you two found out anything?"
"Yes, Saintess."
Zhao Hu spoke first, "I've heard that Right Chancellor Li Zongmin was imprisoned by the Empress Dowager Da Gan for colluding with the Southern Xiongnu, on charges of treason."
The saintess snorted coldly and said, "Isn't this common knowledge? I didn't come here to hear about this."
Zhao Hu shut his mouth in frustration.
Zhang Tao continued, "I've heard that Her Majesty the Empress of Da Gan did not attend court today; it seems something has happened in Da Gan."
The saintess tapped her long, slender, white fingers lightly on the table, as if deep in thought. After a few moments, she said, "Last night I saw that scoundrel Qin Chuan outside the palace. He seemed to have lost his soul. There are rumors that the Empress has taken a liking to him. Could it be... that this pair of scoundrels are at odds?"
"Does the Holy Maiden not know that Qin Chuan, that scoundrel, has a wife in Jiangzhou?" Zhang Tao said.
"Hmm... I know that. I also know that Qin Chuan, that scoundrel, is hiding a beauty in his golden house..." the Holy Maiden said with a cold laugh.
Zhao Hu and Zhang Tao's gossipy nature was also piqued, and they hurriedly asked what beauty was being hidden.
The Holy Maiden continued to sneer, "That scoundrel Qin Chuan captured the Xiongnu queen alive, yet he kept it a secret from the Great Gan Empress, indulging in nightly revelry with her... Do you think the Great Gan Empress would be even angrier than Su Ruyan if she found out about this?"
Zhao Hu and Zhang Tao exchanged a strange look, as if to say, "Women really do understand women..."
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