Xue Mansion Racecourse.
Lu Ying stood by the rail with his hands behind his back, watching as Qian Duobao led a fine horse from afar.
De Sun hurriedly leaned close to his ear and whispered a report: "Your Highness, Madam Shen somehow angered the Crown Princess Consort, and now the Crown Princess Consort has punished her by making her kneel in the courtyard. Several official ladies and young misses saw this. Madam Xue and Miss Xue Mianmian are busy in the back courtyard, engrossed in conversation, unaware of this matter. Your Highness, in such cold weather, what do you think…"
Lu Ying indifferently replied, "With a temperament like hers, she would never suffer a loss, would she?"
"In the past, Madam Shen would never have suffered a loss, indeed. But today, for some reason, Madam Shen seems different from usual; she hasn't uttered a single word in defense. The servants say from afar that she looks somewhat disheartened."
Upon hearing this, Xue Ling laughed beside him.
