Meeting like this under these circumstances was, to say the least, very awkward.
Before Xia Weibao entered the palace, the harem concubines had all been currying favor with Noble Consort Qi, but now, they were all gathered around Xia Weibao.
Under Noble Consort Qi's icy gaze, those concubines trailing behind Xia Weibao instantly felt like fickle grass on a wall.
Some of them were utterly ashamed.
Xia Weibao herself didn't feel awkward; she just found it strange. Hadn't His Majesty said that apart from her, no other concubines were allowed to enter the Imperial Garden without permission?
So how could this woman appear here?
This was only the second time she'd left Snowflake Palace since entering the palace, so she didn't recognize anyone within the palace.
Yet the richly dressed woman before her seemed oddly familiar.
She thought for a moment, then realization dawned on Xia Weibao. "Oh, it's you. That day in the Imperial Garden—thank you for the qin."
