Changxin Palace.
The palace maid Little Qin brought news of Princess Donglin's marriage to Consort Lu Xuan, who was currently resting during her pregnancy.
Lu Xuan set down her medicine bowl, her delicate face twisting with a hint of mockery. "Consort Shen is quite cunning—she doesn't want any new faces in the harem, so she arranged for Princess Donglin to marry some minor official."
She had assumed Princess Donglin would enter the palace as a consort, temporarily diverting the Emperor's favor.
But Shen Wei had acted too swiftly, blocking any new additions to the harem.
Little Qin nodded in agreement. "Everyone says Consort Shen is magnanimous. But in my eyes, she's the most petty—she's fooled everyone in the palace."
Lu Xuan closed her eyes briefly.
Sooner or later, she would tear off Shen Wei's hypocritical mask.
