Two days.
Sai Zhuo scratched his head.
Is this enough time?
"No problem, you're so good at martial arts, you can definitely do it."
Sai Zhuo nodded.
"Um!"
"Oh right, that Consort Zi will also be on stage."
“I don’t like her,” Saizhuo said.
"Why?"
“I don’t know. My first instinct is always very accurate. I have a bad feeling about people who want to do bad things. I think your father shouldn’t have made her a concubine.”
"Haha, she probably doesn't have the fortune to become a concubine."
"There are so many women in this palace, there must be some jealousy and rivalry! How did your mother deal with those women?"
Ye Qianqian shook her head.
“You can’t control my mother. In this harem, it’s the Empress Dowager and Consort Xu who have the final say.”
"Aunt Xu is an Imperial Noble Consort, currently the highest-ranking consort."
"Where is the Empress?"
"Well, that depends on Father's arrangements. If Father wants to establish an Empress, then it will definitely be Consort Xu who takes that position."
Doesn't your mother worry about it?
“My mother is not as clever as Consort Xu. Even if she were to take this position, she wouldn’t be able to control the women below her. Only Consort Xu is the most suitable to be in this position. Anyway, once she becomes Empress, she won’t mistreat my mother and me.”
"That's strange. From what you're saying, she seems like a good person."
"Hehe, the Imperial Noble Consort's personality is a bit like yours."
You're just a miniature version of Aunt Xu!
When Aunt Xu was little, she was just like you—bright, lively, and mischievous.
"Yeah?"
Sai Zhuo recalled the noble woman who had stood beside Ye Ling earlier that day.
Is it her?
"I was quite impressed with her; she was someone whose eyes held an imposing presence even without anger."
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