Several people were engrossed in a serious discussion.
It was this scene that Xiao Jizi saw upon returning.
On one side, Nanny Qi and Pang Ya were surrounding the stove, working on their needlework. On the other side, his master was studying a set of chess pieces with Xiao Qing and Xiao Linzi. It was a very warm and harmonious scene, starkly contrasting with the outside.
A rumor had spread throughout the palace, causing a massive uproar in the entire Harem.
It was indeed earth-shattering news. Consort Zhen had confessed to His Majesty, accusing Noble Consort Xue of plotting to harm Beauty Lian and the Imperial Heir and framed Consort Xu De, causing Consort De to be wrongfully accused.
