The palace maid who entered braced herself and explained what had happened.
It turned out that Jianzhang Palace had presented something called a "loose-leaf notebook" to the Emperor. It was said to be extremely convenient for recording official documents, as one could freely remove any of its pages. After admiring it, the Emperor had urgently summoned the Six Ministers to the palace, and they were all greatly impressed.
"What's the use of that? From the way they were praising it, I thought the Empress had come up with something useful for a military campaign," Noble Princess Consort Rong said, her lips curling in disdain. The Rong Family came from a long line of military generals, and she had always valued martial prowess over scholarly pursuits. She then added, "The Empress, capable of such a clever idea? It's as if I'm meeting her for the first time."
Hearing this, Ma Wan Yi wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
'The Noble Princess Consort truly despises the Empress!'
