In mid-April, Jiaofang Hall suddenly received an invitation.
The Empress took a long time to open it, her frown deepening.
"Who is this Lady Xia Yao? She even dares to send an invitation to the palace!"
Sister Ji, standing aside, thought for a moment and said, "Could it be... Consort Xian Pin's mother?"
The Empress examined the invitation again.
Sure enough, it read: From Lady Xia Yao, wife of the Fifth Rank Salt Transport Envoy Xia of Jiangning Prefecture, Jiangnan...
The Empress scoffed. "Just as I thought!"
Without continuing to read, she tossed the invitation aside.
"Hmph! A mere consort, and she wants her entire household to climb the ladder of success? She even thinks of coming to the palace for an audience!"
"She doesn't even consider if she's worthy!"
Among those who came and went in the palace, who wasn't the wife of a noble family or a Marquis?
And she, the wife of a mere Fifth Rank official, also wanted to enter the palace?
"Send it back!"
