Shi Ning's maid nodded quickly, agreeing with a prompt "Yes," then advised her, "Miss, don't overthink it. Even if the Princess of Nanjiang is cunning, she's just a woman from a foreign kingdom. People from Nanjiang are viewed with apprehension in the palace. Even if His Majesty truly develops feelings for her and takes her in, he would absolutely not make her his Empress."
The maid's implication was clear: Shi Ning still had a chance to contend for the Empress's throne against the young lady of the Duke's Mansion!
