"Lady, Consort Hui seems to have guessed something? Shouldn't we warn her?" Qing E has become increasingly astute under Xiao Guizi's instigation, deeply understanding what should be spoken and what shouldn't, and directly asks Ye Qiu for decisions on any uncertainties.
Ye Qiu's eyes were shadowed: "No need, Consort Hui is a smart person, she won't do anything that harms herself and the child in her womb."
"But, Lady, how could you, with such a soft heart, strike against an innocent child?"
Ye Qiu lightly laughed: "Only you all think I'm soft-hearted, others certainly don't think so."
After returning to the palace, Consort Hui pondered much. The irregularities of the previous dynasty's harem that had emerged over these months gradually surfaced in her mind. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed amiss.
The Emperor seems to have fallen under the control of the Imperial Concubine!
The moment this thought surfaced, Consort Hui was greatly startled by her own realization.
